How far in advance does CD Now generally put preorders up for purchase?
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How far in advance does CD Now generally put preorders up for purchase?
They are always behind the game. Anyone know how far in advance they normally put them up. I am waiting on a 12/4 release (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and I want to include it in order this week just in case they stop offerering those 15% coupons.
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It seems to be completely random.
One time I asked when Monty Python and the Holy Grail SE would be added to the site (they already had the VHS listed) and the response I got was that they hadn't heard that their distributor hadn't told them that was being released. Of course it showed up the following week.
One time I asked when Monty Python and the Holy Grail SE would be added to the site (they already had the VHS listed) and the response I got was that they hadn't heard that their distributor hadn't told them that was being released. Of course it showed up the following week.
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Originally posted by fantasia
I haven't checked them recently, but I recall that they usually do preorders up to 2 months in advance.
I haven't checked them recently, but I recall that they usually do preorders up to 2 months in advance.
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Kind of off topic but how is CDNow in terms of shipping pre-ordered items? Two days ago I reserved a copy of Tenchi Universe Collection which is due October 9th, and I'm wondering when I should expect the package to arrive. Any of you have experience with this?
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Originally posted by JinW
Kind of off topic but how is CDNow in terms of shipping pre-ordered items? Two days ago I reserved a copy of Tenchi Universe Collection which is due October 9th, and I'm wondering when I should expect the package to arrive. Any of you have experience with this?
Kind of off topic but how is CDNow in terms of shipping pre-ordered items? Two days ago I reserved a copy of Tenchi Universe Collection which is due October 9th, and I'm wondering when I should expect the package to arrive. Any of you have experience with this?
Typically, pre-orders are shipped the Friday before street date. At least, that has always been the case for me (and others on this forum).
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Originally posted by JinW
Kind of off topic but how is CDNow in terms of shipping pre-ordered items? Two days ago I reserved a copy of Tenchi Universe Collection which is due October 9th, and I'm wondering when I should expect the package to arrive. Any of you have experience with this?
Kind of off topic but how is CDNow in terms of shipping pre-ordered items? Two days ago I reserved a copy of Tenchi Universe Collection which is due October 9th, and I'm wondering when I should expect the package to arrive. Any of you have experience with this?
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Originally posted by ellone
They usually ship the DVDs the Friday before street data, but last week I was supposed to have 3 anime titles shipped to me (Gatekeepers vol. 1, Ceres vol. 3, and Magic Users Club TV vol. 1). All of them went to backorder and they haven't shipped yet.
They usually ship the DVDs the Friday before street data, but last week I was supposed to have 3 anime titles shipped to me (Gatekeepers vol. 1, Ceres vol. 3, and Magic Users Club TV vol. 1). All of them went to backorder and they haven't shipped yet.