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BestBuy.com PS3 Preorders. "here is a coupon for your troubles PWNED LOL"

F

FlyinJ

Douchebag. Yes, me.
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J

Joates

Banned
What the hell is with my debit being charged still? I thought I saw that it would only be charged once it was shipped?
 
Bog

Bog

Junior Ace
Alright, geniuses. My mocking post was referring to the following.

ArticleYouDidn'tRead said:
To clear up this mess, we at PS3Land were able to get a hold of a Bestbuy sales representative via their public number 888-BESTBUY. The man assured us that the whole preorder process was a system glitch. Informed us that Bestbuy does not do preorders and that everyone who was able to obtain a preorder on their site will not be receiving one and will be given a full refund.
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V

vireland

Member
Alright, geniuses. My mocking post was referring to the following.

Originally Posted by ArticleYouDidn'tRead:
To clear up this mess, we at PS3Land were able to get a hold of a Bestbuy sales representative via their public number 888-BESTBUY. The man assured us that the whole preorder process was a system glitch. Informed us that Bestbuy does not do preorders and that everyone who was able to obtain a preorder on their site will not be receiving one and will be given a full refund.
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Fixed. The important part is now correctly bolded. Straight information from a customer service line on the weekend for something that's not in the speaking script/reply database? Priceless, and more importantly - rare. Hundreds of people have called that same line and gotten wildly different answers. PS3Land didn't try 3 or 4 calls and see if the story changed (as it does), they just ran with the first answer they got.
 
S

sangreal

Member
rikichi said:
i got mines charghed aswell...
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Authorization Process

When you place an online order, we authorize your credit card to make sure sufficient credit is available. A hold is placed on funds equal to your order total until the order is fulfilled.

If your order is canceled, the time required to remove the authorization is determined by the financial institution that issued your card. Following is the estimated amount of time for common methods of payment:

Payment Type Time Required
Debit or check cards 24-72 hours
Visa/MasterCard 7 days
Discover 14 days
American Express/Best Buy Credit Card 30 days

If you need more information, please call your credit card company.
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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=page&contentId=1099396531198&id=cat12098
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Bog

Bog

Junior Ace
vireland said:
Fixed. The important part is now correctly bolded. Straight information from a customer service line on the weekend for something that's not in the speaking script/reply database? Priceless, and more importantly - rare. Hundreds of people have called that same line and gotten wildly different answers. PS3Land didn't try 3 or 4 calls and see if the story changed (as it does), they just ran with the first answer they got.
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Exactly. Everyone else has gotten a different answer when they've called. I really doubt an unknown PS3 site would get the scoop on this. I guess I should've used a sarcasm tag in my original post, but I thought just seeing "Bog" was enough to tip most people off.
 
W

WrathOfOtaibah

Banned
Bog said:
Exactly. Everyone else has gotten a different answer when they've called. I really doubt an unknown PS3 site would get the scoop on this. I guess I should've used a sarcasm tag in my original post, but I thought just seeing "Bog" was enough to tip most people off.
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Not everyone remembers the Xdude days.
 
C

cvxfreak

Member
Hey guys, I can totally go into my GameScience account right now and make a news post calling these legit because my Best Buy CSR said so. :D
 
V

vireland

Member
Exactly. Everyone else has gotten a different answer when they've called. I really doubt an unknown PS3 site would get the scoop on this. I guess I should've used a sarcasm tag in my original post, but I thought just seeing "Bog" was enough to tip most people off.
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I'm too casual a GAFfer to have picked up on that. My bad.
 
B

Bebpo

Banned
Wario64 said:
Xdude becomes a GAF meme, the end.
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Ah the good ole' days. When GAF used to have much humor and sarcasm. NeoGAF humor is like "Dumb poster posts really stupid thread -> everyone laughs -> poster gets banned -> everyone laughs -> move to the next thread". :\
 
J

Joates

Banned
Hmm seems like that about does it for this thread... Of course thats until tomarrow morning rolls around. And afternoon. And evening. With somewhere in there being either the cries of thousands of Gaf brethren screaming in pain, or a joyous celebration into the weeks ahead.
 
S

sugarhigh4242

Banned
I saw this thread last night but couldn't post (on vacation...).

Thanks for the heads up, i ordered at 12:40 EST, recieved confirmation, and haven't recieved any cancellation notice.

So far so good.
 
N

no_to_co

Member
looks like people who ordered late are getting the "sorry, it's been backordered" email and people who ordered more than one are getting their extra orders canceled. So far this is looking good for most of us. I guess if the hammer falls it will be tomorrow. Good luck to all of us.
 
V

Vard

Member
Yeah, old. Basically we don't trust what PS3Land's saying because they talked to a random Best Buy rep just like everybody else...

The result being that it's still up in the air.
 
W

Wario64

works for Gamestop (lol)
cvxfreak should really make that Best Buy article on game science...just to see how quickly it takes for someone to report it in this thread
 
M

MindCollizion

Member
Stop posting PS3 Land crap!

it isn't certain until we start seeign cancellation emails and so far, I have not received one. ***knocks on wood***
 
W

Wario64

works for Gamestop (lol)
MindCollizion said:
Stop posting PS3 Land crap!

it isn't certain until we start seeign cancellation emails and so far, I have not received one. ***knocks on wood***
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We've already seen cancellation emails, but very few. Probably for people who didn't have the funds to pay or ordered multiple units...
 
M

Mejilan

Running off of Custom Firmware
My finger is going to fall off from refreshing my BB account page and email page, but so far so good...
 
M

MaverickX9

Member
Mejilan said:
My finger is going to fall off from refreshing my BB account page and email page, but so far so good...
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I don't think they're going to email you at 1am :lol

They'll wait until 10pm tomorrow when you think everything is fine and dandy then they'll kick you in the nuts and thank you for shopping at bestbuy.com.
 
G

GreekWolf

Member
MaverickX9 said:
They'll wait until 10pm tomorrow when you think everything is fine and dandy then they'll kick you in the nuts and thank you for shopping at bestbuy.com.
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If they offer me a $50 gift certificate then my testicles won't be quite as swollen
 
S

sangreal

Member
If we don't get cancellation notices tomorrow, I assume we'll at least get a statement through the media so we should know either way
 
2

2600

Member
Man, if cancellation e-mails are sent out to everyone tomorrow, I will laugh sooo hard
to smother the pain. :(
 
K

kaching

"GAF's biggest wanker"
I'll bet their CSRs are chuckling to themselves as everybody calls in to request different shipping options: "*snicker* Like that's going to make a difference..."
 
J

Joates

Banned
kaching said:
I'll bet their CSRs are chuckling to themselves as everybody calls in to request different shipping options: "*snicker* Like that's going to make a difference..."
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Or their pissed thinking we are a bunch of retards who dont know how to click different radial buttons. Just a thought.:)
 
W

WrathOfOtaibah

Banned
kaching said:
I'll bet their CSRs are chuckling to themselves as everybody calls in to request different shipping options: "*snicker* Like that's going to make a difference..."
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Its like saying the dog ate your homework.
 
C

cvxfreak

Member
kaching said:
I'll bet their CSRs are chuckling to themselves as everybody calls in to request different shipping options: "*snicker* Like that's going to make a difference..."
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Heh, it probably makes a slow weekend go by faster for them. :lol
 
Xenon

Xenon

Member
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Tonight the rain is falling
Full of memories of people and places
And while the past is calling
In my fantasy I remember their faces

The hopes we had were much too high
Way out of reach but we had to try
The game will never be over
Because we're keeping the dream alive

I hear myself recalling
Things you said to me
The night it all started
And still the rain is falling
Makes me feel the way
I felt when we parted

The hopes we had were much too high
Way out of reach but we have to try
No need to hide no need to run
'Cause all the answers come one by one
The game will never be over
Because we're keeping the dream alive

I need you
I love you

The game will never be over
Because we're keeping the dream alive

The hopes we had were much too high
Way out of reach but we had to try
No need to hide no need to run
'Cause all the answers come one by one

The hopes we had were much too high
Way out of reach but we had to try
No need to hide no need to run
'Cause all the answers come one by one

The game will never be over
Because we're keeping the dream alive

The game will never be over
Because we're keeping the dream alive

The game will never be over ....
 
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