by dcp3y » Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:51 pm
I also preordered launch stuff from the 6 retailers with exclusives.
Target, Amazon, and TRU were all mail ordered and Gamestop, Best Buy,and Walmart were in store pickups. All orders placed early July.
Target sent their package a day early - so Sabine and Yoda a day before I could even play them. A+ for Target mail order (love early)
Amazon - package a day after release as next mail day - Fear - B+ for Amazon (expected - day late and no way to get this character on release day)
TRU - still waiting for Ezra and Inside Out playset - F for TRU mail order (I know I could get these in store - very disappointed with mail preorder)
Gamestop - Zeb character ready at opening on release day - A- for Gamestop store order although listed $1 above other retailers
Best Buy - Saga edition plus 8 characters ready at pickup with buy 3, get one free added at check-out - A for Best Buy store order
Walmart - visit store on launch day and find out Kanan and two power disc packs are not available in order pickup. Ask manager to swap order for what is on the floor. No dice. End up buying another set with mail order price honored ($5 power disc packs). Notified Monday that ordered package is available. Pick up Tuesday and have to wait in long queue at customer service to return now-duplicate Kanan. Apparently website to store is an entirely different line of business than the regular retail. Big hassle all around. D (being generous since they did have in stock on release once I got them to look - website orders are wasted effort)
Ended up giving up on TRU for Inside Out and bought at Best Buy saving $7 from GCU. Now will have to return extra to TRU when arrives. Still waiting on Ezra - last of launch characters needed.
Note since some may not be familiar with this grading scale: A+ = Best effort, A = Good Effort, A- = Met expectations, B+ = Acceptable, B/B-/C+/C/C- not used - varying degrees of acceptable, D = minimally acceptable effort, F = failure to meet expectations.
Hoping future releases come out on Fridays and not Sundays.