Do they ship pre-orders on the the Friday or Saturday prior to the Tuesday release date so you get it on or near that day (like Express.com) or do they wait until the release date to ship (like Amazon.com)? Thanks.

I got Planet of the apes set and repo man the friday or saturday before their releases.

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I've placed about half a dozen pre-orders with Sam Goody. In each case, the DVD was shipped on Friday before release date from somewhere in the Midwest. I rec'd each that Monday.