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  1. 09-30-2004, 10:40 #1
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    Angry UKers This is Petty Minded

    Hi Guys
    Yes We In THE UK are still waiting,but what really gets up my pipe is that today iv got time off tomorrow ill be working,so i went down to the City today i tried to get RTW.....AHHHHHHHH it was there Sitting on the Shelf looking at me BUT OH NO We cant sell it you Sir not until tomorrow......then i herd this shop assitant say yeah dont worry mate its a cool game iv been playing it for 2 days now.....if it wasn't the fact that i had a HAM Roll in my hand i would have Knocked him out .............................PETTY PETTY MINDED PEOPLE I wake up some days and think where the H*** is this Country going to..Realy..........
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  2. 09-30-2004, 10:46 #2
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    Default Re: UKers This is Pety Minded

    Sorry mate....

    You should have thrown the ham sandwich...

    Was it a GAME store???
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    Default Re: UKers This is Pety Minded

    In the States they seem to sell the game as soon as it comes into stock, whereas here in the UK everyone has to wait for the "official" release date.

    Isn't this uncompetitive? To me it seems a bit of a dodgy practice, akin to price fixing.

    Where I live we used to have an EB and a Game shop, now they are both Game. So no incentive to compete there...

    Doesn't anyone know what the consumer law on this states?
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    Default Re: UKers This is Pety Minded

    What did you pussy out for?

    Next time, drag him outside, kick the **** out of him and help yourself to a copy...

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    Bob the Insane.
    Yes Bob it was Game...and how did you know it was game?...lol
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    Default Re: UKers This is Pety Minded

    Quote Originally Posted by boot
    Yes Bob it was Game...and how did you know it was Game?...lol
    Because he works there? And has been playing the game for about two days now?
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    Default Re: UKers This is Pety Minded

    Game has started it's attempts to rule the game shops in the UK, already the mighty EB hath fallen, and gamestation is weak by comparison.

    I had a similar experience today, there it is, on the shelf, awaiting my purchase, there's the sales person, babbling about how great it was when he played it last night, theres my fist moving toward his head....

    Makes me wish I werent to honest to shoplift...
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    No, I don't work there....

    But there is one round the corner from where I work and I by 90% of my games from them...

    Don't know why, I can happily mail order books, DVD and PC Components to get them that bit cheaper (though haggling down on Tottenham Court Road with a handful of cash is often more fun for computer bits.. )...

    But with PC games, got to have then NOW!!!!!
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    Default Re: UKers This is Pety Minded

    I don't mind game especially for mail order. When Zelda the wind waker came out i recieved it nearly a week in advance and with r:tw i got an e-mail from game saying that they've posted it already (this was early wednesday morning i got the e-mail so with a bit of luck it will be at home for me now.
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    Ordered mine from play.com. Was only 25 quid and was apparently shipped yesterday, so come home time tonight...
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    I agree. I think Play is definitely best for mail order. Free shipping and usually save a few squids over virtually anyone else.
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    Default Re: UKers This is Pety Minded

    I usually use play.com but for games i prefer game (plus as a bonus i got a free copy of armed and dangerous which i then sold on afterwards
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    Default Re: UKers This is Pety Minded

    Just tired my local GAME, no luck there though... Lots of boxes on display but no sales until tomorrow...
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    Default Re: UKers This is Pety Minded

    In Portugal, they'd be forced to sell it if it was on display, unless stated otherwise explicitly.
    You could even call a policeman if they still refused to sell the game.


    Anyway, what's keeping Amazon from sending me my copy!?!?


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  15. 09-30-2004, 14:01 #15
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    Default Re: UKers This is Pety Minded

    Quote Originally Posted by Al Shama'ar
    In Portugal, they'd be forced to sell it if it was on display, unless stated otherwise explicitly.

    Well, there are big stickers on the boxes sale it is on sale from Friday so I guess that would count....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Catiline
    Ordered mine from play.com. Was only 25 quid and was apparently shipped yesterday, so come home time tonight...
    Bastige. My play order was shipped today! What gives? I'm hoping it will arrive tomorrow. This missus is on nights so she can collect it from mr postman when he knocks and it'll be waiting for a full weekends play when I get home tomorrow
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