If I pre-order a game at Gamestop (at the store, not online) will I be able to go pick it up the day it is released or do I have to wait a certain amount of time? The game is The Sims 3 Pets and it comes out on October 18th, I pre-ordered it two weeks ago.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, it is just the first time I have ever pre-ordered a game :)
Anonymous
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yes you will most definitely get your game the day it releases provided the store you pre-ordered it at has all of there freight done and placed properly in there stores, also you don't need your receipt all reserve information is kept in the computers all they will need is a phone number/last name and some form of i.d. as a matter of fact if you want to roll into your local gamestop at 10am when they open the doors they should have it stashed either in the back or a drawer specifically for pre-orders.
Anonymous
No you can pick it up the day it comes out.
all you will need is the reciept proving you bought the game. you need to show the cashier the reciept and tell him you preordered the game.
PS- if you lost the reciept you might be able to still get the game. go back to the original gamestop you preordered the game from and tell them you lost the reciept and the day you preordered it im sure they can look up in their database for their copy ( yes they have a copy of your reciept) if not then that gamestop is just a facepalm failure)
also you can pick up the game at midnight on october 17 IF... and i repeat IF.. they have a midnight release for this game ( they only usually have midnight releases for games that are supposedly good and have a lot of preorders say idk.. this is just an example Black Ops. obviously it came out already but that was just an example) to find out ask your local gamestop all gamestops will have a midnight release IF they are having one. no gamestop would be closed if their is a midnight release.
also you must pick up your game within 2 weeks or else they wills ell your copy of the game.
also.. if you didnt fully pay for the game this is when you will have to pay for it. idk if youer gamestops do this but mine lets me put down a $5 downpayment to preordered games and they give me the reciept and when i pick it up i pay the rest off. if not they will give you a refund.
Anonymous
You can pick it up from the store right when the game is released
Feed Me More!
Usually people pick it up the day it comes out because a copy is already reserved for that person and since they paid for it.
Eric
If you paid full you can pick it up right away on release date. if you just put $5 down you pay the rest on the release date.