NSR.. Yeah, remeber that FRY's thread?

Where is it in stock? Anyone see it at walmart or Sams? Or maybe Target? or online, or??? I had plans to have it by this saturday, GDI. Frys.... or Outpost whatever... These fuggers, no wonder they were almost bankrupt at one time, weren't they? I call to find out why my PRE order is on back order. Remember I got lucky and got the special pre order pricing, since I called and placed the order told them about the webpage that didn't seem to work, free ship and all for $25... also note I didn't beg to get this special price, the guy offered to do it over the phone for me right then and there. So anyway I called last night, after getting a backorder notice last week? and checking the status again online with the order #... I was thinking, hmmmm what gives, everyone else has it shipping or retail shelves by now. Well the phone conversation goes like this... I call press 2 for customer service, existing order, transferred to a gal, she asks the order #, I give it, she says "you wanna cancel this order?" I am flabberghasted, I said I dont know why, wont you get it? She says "yeah, but it is backordered from the 9th. we didnt get any" I manage to clear my head by babling (you all know how good I am at that <wink>) and ask, "now you arent hoping I will decide to cancel just because I got in on the deal right?" (yeah I was instantly thinking black helicopters and extra hoops to discourage me to then cancel the order... ) Well I am going to if I can find it, sux out here in rural America sometimes, becuase I dont have the stores like BestBuy or anything without a 100 mile (one way) road trip. goddam. I know some of you are saying "just a game" yet I see you same people braggin how good it is... LOL

"Plowboy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:mAKQd.42185$EG1.37565@lakeread04... > Where is it in stock? Anyone see it at walmart or Sams? Or maybe Target? > or online, or??? I had plans to have it by this saturday, GDI. > > Frys.... or Outpost whatever... These fuggers, no wonder they were almost > bankrupt at one time, weren't they? I call to find out why my PRE orderis > on back order. Remember I got lucky and got the special pre orderpricing, > since I called and placed the order told them about the webpage thatdidn't > seem to work, free ship and all for $25... also note I didn't beg to get > this special price, the guy offered to do it over the phone for me right > then and there. So anyway I called last night, after getting a backorder > notice last week? and checking the status again online with the order#... > I was thinking, hmmmm what gives, everyone else has it shipping or retail > shelves by now. > > Well the phone conversation goes like this... I call press 2 for customer > service, existing order, transferred to a gal, she asks the order #, Igive

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> it, she says "you wanna cancel this order?" > > I am flabberghasted, I said I dont know why, wont you get it? > She says "yeah, but it is backordered from the 9th. we didnt get any" > > I manage to clear my head by babling (you all know how good I am at that > <wink>) > and ask, "now you arent hoping I will decide to cancel just because I got

in > on the deal right?" (yeah I was instantly thinking black helicopters and > extra hoops to discourage me to then cancel the order... ) Well I amgoing > to if I can find it, sux out here in rural America sometimes, becuase Idont > have the stores like BestBuy or anything without a 100 mile (one way) road > trip. goddam. > > I know some of you are saying "just a game" yet I see you same people > braggin how good it is... LOL Fwiw, I've always pre-ordered via ebworld.com, for years. Never had one problem, delay, etc. Might want to give them a try. >

Also FWIW, no one here in MA has it in stock either. CC lists it for $29.99, but only in stock as of Friday. BB has it listed for $39.99 and still shows it "Backordered" for online orders and OOS for any of the local stores here. It seems as if the "Release Date" is the day that EA sends it out to the retailers, not the day the retailers put it out for sale. Seems odd, but it's the best guess I can offer.

I'm trying to get online now.already went to easports to register.Still can't get online.says I need a number? Going to go back & try again "Plowboy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:mAKQd.42185$EG1.37565@lakeread04... > Where is it in stock? Anyone see it at walmart or Sams? Or maybe Target? > or online, or??? I had plans to have it by this saturday, GDI. > > Frys.... or Outpost whatever... These fuggers, no wonder they were almost > bankrupt at one time, weren't they? I call to find out why my PRE orderis > on back order. Remember I got lucky and got the special pre orderpricing, > since I called and placed the order told them about the webpage thatdidn't > seem to work, free ship and all for $25... also note I didn't beg to get > this special price, the guy offered to do it over the phone for me right > then and there. So anyway I called last night, after getting a backorder > notice last week? and checking the status again online with the order#... > I was thinking, hmmmm what gives, everyone else has it shipping or retail > shelves by now. > > Well the phone conversation goes like this... I call press 2 for customer > service, existing order, transferred to a gal, she asks the order #, Igive

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> it, she says "you wanna cancel this order?" > > I am flabberghasted, I said I dont know why, wont you get it? > She says "yeah, but it is backordered from the 9th. we didnt get any" > > I manage to clear my head by babling (you all know how good I am at that > <wink>) > and ask, "now you arent hoping I will decide to cancel just because I got

in > on the deal right?" (yeah I was instantly thinking black helicopters and > extra hoops to discourage me to then cancel the order... ) Well I amgoing > to if I can find it, sux out here in rural America sometimes, becuase Idont

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> have the stores like BestBuy or anything without a 100 mile (one way) road > trip. goddam. > > I know some of you are saying "just a game" yet I see you same people > braggin how good it is... LOL > >

I called, today, Target, WalMart, Best Buy, Gamestop, Software ETC and Meijers. Meijers and Wal Mart had never even heard of it, Gamestop/Software ETC said since no one preordered it, they didn't bother to order any AND, they expect to have it, maybe, by the 20th!!!! Fools, thats raceday!!!! LOLOLOL, Best Buy THINKS they will have a whopping 8 copies tomorrow, and the lady at Target said the phone is ringing off the hook for the sim. Naturally, I sent off an email to EA Sports. But I doubt it will do any good--since they do not have an AUTOMATED DROPDOWN ANSWER MACHINE for the sim, I sent it with the FIFA 'support'. They got my email, but who knows.... I plan on stopping at Best Buy tomorrow in hopes of snagging the mysterious copy. Circuit City announced last night at 6 PM EST they are closing for good. But they will be open Friday, so maybe they will have it for their going out of Circuits Sale.

I called, today, Target, WalMart, Best Buy, Gamestop, Software ETC and Meijers. Meijers and Wal Mart had never even heard of it, Gamestop/Software ETC said since no one preordered it, they didn't bother to order any AND, they expect to have it, maybe, by the 20th!!!! Fools, thats raceday!!!! LOLOLOL, Best Buy THINKS they will have a whopping 8 copies tomorrow, ---------------------- Looks like EA really expected to sell a lot of these. lol Makes me wonder if even they think it might be bad. -- Richard "ZZ" Busch http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/gtrank_banners/14884.gif Member: Screamers Racing League oAo AoA MARA GTR GT Rank +36.233 NGT Rank +49.137 GT Rank Monster +1270.813 GPL Rank + 14.768 MoGPL Rank + 308.654 N2003 Rank -18.8060 ---------------- Remember racecar is racecar spelled backward -----------------

Pre-ordered from EB, they called today and it is installed. "Plowboy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:mAKQd.42185$EG1.37565@lakeread04...

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> Where is it in stock? Anyone see it at walmart or Sams? Or maybe Target? > or online, or??? I had plans to have it by this saturday, GDI. > > Frys.... or Outpost whatever... These fuggers, no wonder they were almost > bankrupt at one time, weren't they? I call to find out why my PRE order > is on back order. Remember I got lucky and got the special pre order > pricing, since I called and placed the order told them about the webpage > that didn't seem to work, free ship and all for $25... also note I didn't > beg to get this special price, the guy offered to do it over the phone for > me right then and there. So anyway I called last night, after getting a > backorder notice last week? and checking the status again online with the > order #... I was thinking, hmmmm what gives, everyone else has it > shipping or retail shelves by now. > > Well the phone conversation goes like this... I call press 2 for customer > service, existing order, transferred to a gal, she asks the order #, I > give it, she says "you wanna cancel this order?" > > I am flabberghasted, I said I dont know why, wont you get it? > She says "yeah, but it is backordered from the 9th. we didnt get any" > > I manage to clear my head by babling (you all know how good I am at that > <wink>) > and ask, "now you arent hoping I will decide to cancel just because I got > in on the deal right?" (yeah I was instantly thinking black helicopters > and extra hoops to discourage me to then cancel the order... ) Well I am > going to if I can find it, sux out here in rural America sometimes, > becuase I dont have the stores like BestBuy or anything without a 100 mile > (one way) road trip. goddam. > > I know some of you are saying "just a game" yet I see you same people > braggin how good it is... LOL >

Good one ZZ Nail... meet hammer, "ZZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:4213cdaa$[email hidden]...

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> ---------------------- > > Looks like EA really expected to sell a lot of these. lol > Makes me wonder if even they think it might be bad. > > -- > Richard "ZZ" Busch

You big city guys, rubbing it in... 3 hour trip (without the line) to go get one IF they weren't sold out, and IF they had one... Rightnow I'm just waiting I guess... Wal-Mart acts like sat they have them according to online? "RHinNC" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:LOQQd.41$[email hidden]... > Pre-ordered from EB, they called today and it is installed.SNIP

THIS JUST IN--Well, Best Buy is not so sure anymore...if it is not in today, or Friday....next week at the earliest. As for Target, they are getting a COLOSSAL SHIPMENT OF TWO (2) COPIES. Date unknown. Apparently, EA cannot be bothered to send them the information as to when it will ship to them, so Target has no clue either. Well done, EA--not only have you removed the competition, you are also making it REAL tough to even play your sim. Hats off.

I don't believe it--I called GameStop again for some reason, and they had a copy. One copy. I picked it up as fast as I could and as I watch these taped Gatorade races, the itch to give it a go is strong. Target is still without it, and the guy at Best Buy said that none of the BB stores in our region had a single copy in stock, and he checked the shipments for today and no sim. I imagine it will be there soon, but I certainly consider myself extremely lucky here. He was surprised as well--on an EA game/sim they usually get 12-36 copies right off the bat--but for some reason, his records (as well as Gamestops) seemed to indicate 8 copies at most arriving at one time. The EA representative who responded to my mail honestly did not know why it did not get shipped to those stores yet..who knows what the deal is--I just hope the folks can get their hands on it eventually. Credit to EA for answering the mail as I had to route it through the FIFA pathway. I can only imagine what the soccer guys are thinking of the silly American who can't tell the difference between a racing sim and a soccer game....

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> I don't believe it--I called GameStop again for some reason, and they > had a copy. One copy. I picked it up as fast as I could and as I > watch these taped Gatorade races, the itch to give it a go is strong. > Target is still without it, and the guy at Best Buy said that none of > the BB stores in our region had a single copy in stock, and he checked > the shipments for today and no sim. I imagine it will be there soon, > but I certainly consider myself extremely lucky here. He was surprised > as well--on an EA game/sim they usually get 12-36 copies right off the > bat--but for some reason, his records (as well as Gamestops) seemed to > indicate 8 copies at most arriving at one time. > > The EA representative who responded to my mail honestly did not know > why it did not get shipped to those stores yet..who knows what the deal > is--I just hope the folks can get their hands on it eventually. Credit > to EA for answering the mail as I had to route it through the FIFA > pathway. I can only imagine what the soccer guys are thinking of the > silly American who can't tell the difference between a racing sim and a > soccer game.... >

CompUSA in Richmond VA had a few copies this afternoon. I didn't notice the price though.

"Smokin_Bob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... /snip > Credit to EA for answering the mail as I had to route it through the FIFA > pathway. I can only imagine what the soccer guys are thinking of the > silly American who can't tell the difference between a racing sim and a > soccer game.... He/She probably didn't notice as there isn't that much difference between the fans of both. I mean a soccer "hooligan" and a "redneck" must share some common traits. ;o) Elrikk PS. Now where did I put that 6 pack of Coors ?