Pre-ordering in general and from HKFlix.com
 

I have heard of people pre-ordering discs and receiving them before the official release date, implying that the store shipped the DVD with the intention of it being received the day it comes out and it came early, is this the case with HKFlix.com, or do they ship the day a title is released officially

the reason I ask is I really want Versus coming out on R1 in late July (it has come to my attention that HKFlix is now accepting pre-orders), but I am wondering if it is worth pre-ordering if I am not necessarily going to benefit from it, i.e. get it before the people who don't pre-order

I guess this could just be handled as a general what have your experiences been like when pre-ordering