October 17, 2001, 11:13
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Chieftain
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Chips&Bits Pre-order BAD NEWS!
Just received this response from Chips&Bits, having asked for info on when my preorder of Civ3 LE would ship:
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Dear Sir,
This title has been delayed until the later part of 11/2001 although please be aware that the date may again change to a later time without notice.
Sincerely,
Customer Service Department
Chips & Bits, Inc.
PO Box 234
Rochester, VT 05767-0234
Telephone: 802.767.3033
800.699.4263
Fax: 802.767.3382
EMail: cbiserv@cdmag.com
Our website address is http://www.chipsbits.com
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WTF! Anyone else hear anything like this? 
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October 17, 2001, 11:18
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Born Again Optimist
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Could be they are back-ordered?
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October 17, 2001, 11:19
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If the demand for LE has been unexpectedly high they may not have been planning to have 75,000 units ready to ship on 31/10. Cafes around America have been urged to sell more biscuits and return the tins to help make up the shortfall 
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October 17, 2001, 16:54
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King
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Horror stories like that tend to keep me from preordering anything.
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October 17, 2001, 17:06
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Warlord
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Yeah, I've got an order for mine w/ Amazon. I may just cancel though and buy at the store...
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October 17, 2001, 17:22
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Deity
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Well I think I will just make sure I am at the shop at just after 9 in the morning to get my copy  Race home and put it on my computer...as I will be 'on holiday' from work
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October 17, 2001, 17:22
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Chieftain
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Quote:
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Originally posted by Grumbold
If the demand for LE has been unexpectedly high they may not have been planning to have 75,000 units ready to ship on 31/10. Cafes around America have been urged to sell more biscuits and return the tins to help make up the shortfall
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LOL
anyways, I just went in to EB at the mall, and they said I'm first on the list for them to call when they get it in 
no pre-ordering, just getting a call when it comes in
(it just so happened the clerk had the same last name as me as well, lol)
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October 17, 2001, 17:34
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King
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my reservation is for the LE at Babbages, i hope this isn't affected
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October 17, 2001, 19:29
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King
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Re: Chips&Bits Pre-order BAD NEWS!
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Originally posted by gremalkin
Just received this response from Chips&Bits, having asked for info on when my preorder of Civ3 LE would ship...
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I've learned my lesson in the distant past: Don't pre-order anything from Chips&Bits. They take forever to get items in stock (apparently they are at the absolute bottom of whatever the distribution chain is.......) and then they take a couple days to "Process" orders.
If you want a game with anything resembling timeliness, order from ebworld.com. They ship the day they get games, and usually get games the first day a game is out.
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October 17, 2001, 19:47
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Prince
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You should call then and ask what the problem is. You might get lucky and get someone who is competent.
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October 17, 2001, 23:39
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I pre-ordered my copy from Best Buy (got a reciept ).
But even at that, I wonder when they will be getting any copies of CivIII in... 
Usually, Gamestop (Babbages) gets new games in a day or two before the other retailers in my area, but they also usually charge on average $5 more for their products.
However- if I go to Best Buy on the release day and they don't have any copies in, I will quickly go over to Gamestop; and if they DO have some copies in, I will most likely buy one from them.
Basically then, I will have paid $15 dollars MORE for my copy ($10 pre-order; $5 extra price) if I buy my copy from Gamestop as opposed to Best Buy.
We shall see... 
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October 18, 2001, 02:37
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Prince
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You have, of course, thought this out way too much for your own good.
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October 18, 2001, 02:41
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Born Again Optimist
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Well, he hasn't told us the relative driving distances, so if you ask me, some crucial information is still missing.
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