Gamefly opens new distribution center
04-16-07, 03:25 PM
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Gamefly opens new distribution center
Just received this email...great news.
Starting this week, you may notice that the return address on your GameFly mailer will be Pittsburgh, PA. We're pleased to open this new shipping location as part of our continued effort to improve mailing times for GameFly members across the entire United States.
Initially, we are launching this new distribution center for only a small subset of our members (including your zip code), so we can complete our testing and training efforts. Over the next several weeks, we'll broaden the reach of this new distribution center to more members.
While we anticipate that the transition will be smooth, we would appreciate your feedback, both positive and negative. Please send any comments about your experience to [email protected].
The GameFly Team
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Online Help: www.gamefly.com/help
Initially, we are launching this new distribution center for only a small subset of our members (including your zip code), so we can complete our testing and training efforts. Over the next several weeks, we'll broaden the reach of this new distribution center to more members.
While we anticipate that the transition will be smooth, we would appreciate your feedback, both positive and negative. Please send any comments about your experience to [email protected].
The GameFly Team
E-mail: [email protected]
Online Help: www.gamefly.com/help
04-16-07, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bravesmg
Crap, Pittsburgh? My gamefly experience was terrible, I don't remember where the games were coming from, but it took 3-4 days one way to Boise.
04-16-07, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by abrg923
They would've been coming from L.A. That's the only other distribution center they have.
04-16-07, 04:23 PM
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Being right in the middle of the country (Iowa), this isn't going to help me out much. I've only been a member for a little over a month, and here is my impression so far:
- It takes forever for a shipped game to get to me from the distro center
- It takes forever for the distro center to show that I've shipped back a game
- 90% of the decent games offered for Xbox 360 aren't available when I want them
- It takes forever for a shipped game to get to me from the distro center
- It takes forever for the distro center to show that I've shipped back a game
- 90% of the decent games offered for Xbox 360 aren't available when I want them
04-16-07, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Mikael79
Being right in the middle of the country (Iowa), this isn't going to help me out much. I've only been a member for a little over a month, and here is my impression so far:
- It takes forever for a shipped game to get to me from the distro center
- It takes forever for the distro center to show that I've shipped back a game
- 90% of the decent games offered for Xbox 360 aren't available when I want them
- It takes forever for a shipped game to get to me from the distro center
- It takes forever for the distro center to show that I've shipped back a game
- 90% of the decent games offered for Xbox 360 aren't available when I want them
When they do ship though, I generally get them next day.
As for availability -- With the Wii, I've been pretty successful.
04-16-07, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Mikael79
Being right in the middle of the country (Iowa), this isn't going to help me out much. I've only been a member for a little over a month, and here is my impression so far:
- It takes forever for a shipped game to get to me from the distro center
- It takes forever for the distro center to show that I've shipped back a game
- 90% of the decent games offered for Xbox 360 aren't available when I want them
- It takes forever for a shipped game to get to me from the distro center
- It takes forever for the distro center to show that I've shipped back a game
- 90% of the decent games offered for Xbox 360 aren't available when I want them
04-16-07, 11:22 PM
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I've actually never had a problem getting any game from Gamefly.
The first time I had it, I canceled, because four of five games were lost in the mail, either coming to me or going to them. After trying Gameznflix for awhile, and being disgusted with the "service"/lack of availability of titles, I came back to GF, and haven't had any problems. I'm in Indiana, so I'm ecstatic about the opening of the PA center.
The first time I had it, I canceled, because four of five games were lost in the mail, either coming to me or going to them. After trying Gameznflix for awhile, and being disgusted with the "service"/lack of availability of titles, I came back to GF, and haven't had any problems. I'm in Indiana, so I'm ecstatic about the opening of the PA center.
04-16-07, 11:48 PM
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The sad thing is, Gamefly is the best of the bunch. My blockbuster never has anything in-stock, Gameznflix just stopped completely sending discs for 2 months until I canceled. Gamefly, while they "lose" and then "find" games 3 weeks later ALL THE TIME, at least gets a game to me now and then.
04-17-07, 12:08 AM
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Anyone tried brightspot.tv? Supposedly you can earn up to $10/mo towards your Gamefly bill. You earn $0.50 per 30 sec commercial you watch. You can probably earn the $10 in a week.
I've been doing it, but they aren't supposed to send the money to Gamefly until the 26th, so it will be until then that I find out if it works. Otherwise I've been doing free market research.
If it does work, this makes Gamefly's 2 at a time a real deal.
I've been doing it, but they aren't supposed to send the money to Gamefly until the 26th, so it will be until then that I find out if it works. Otherwise I've been doing free market research.
If it does work, this makes Gamefly's 2 at a time a real deal.
04-17-07, 12:15 AM
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Anyone tried brightspot.tv? Supposedly you can earn up to $10/mo towards your Gamefly bill. You earn $0.50 per 30 sec commercial you watch. You can probably earn the $10 in a week.
I've been doing it, but they aren't supposed to send the money to Gamefly until the 26th, so it will be until then that I find out if it works. Otherwise I've been doing free market research.
If it does work, this makes Gamefly's 2 at a time a real deal.
I've been doing it, but they aren't supposed to send the money to Gamefly until the 26th, so it will be until then that I find out if it works. Otherwise I've been doing free market research.
If it does work, this makes Gamefly's 2 at a time a real deal.
12-10-07, 09:30 AM
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And yet another one:
Great, Great news for me. I'm in Florida and the mailing to and from City of Industry was dragging the service way down in my book (I just started it last month).
Starting this week, you may notice that the return address on your GameFly mailer will be Tampa, FL. We're pleased to open this new Tampa Shipping Center as part of our continued effort to improve mailing times for GameFly members across the entire United States.
Your area will be supported by this new Shipping Center. Depending on inventory availability, you may continue to receive some shipments out of Los Angeles or Pittsburgh. We expect your shipping times to improve over the next few months.
We would appreciate your feedback, both positive and negative. Please send any comments about your experience to [email protected].
The GameFly Team
E-mail: [email protected]
Online Help: www.gamefly.com/help
GameFly – Ready to Play®
Your area will be supported by this new Shipping Center. Depending on inventory availability, you may continue to receive some shipments out of Los Angeles or Pittsburgh. We expect your shipping times to improve over the next few months.
We would appreciate your feedback, both positive and negative. Please send any comments about your experience to [email protected].
The GameFly Team
E-mail: [email protected]
Online Help: www.gamefly.com/help
GameFly – Ready to Play®
Great, Great news for me. I'm in Florida and the mailing to and from City of Industry was dragging the service way down in my book (I just started it last month).
12-10-07, 09:56 AM
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They need one in or close to TX. I'm probably ending my service after this month but I will gladly give them another shot if I can chance a turn-around time that doesn't make the "one disc out at a time service" useless.
12-10-07, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by PixyJunket
They need one in or close to TX. I'm probably ending my service after this month but I will gladly give them another shot if I can chance a turn-around time that doesn't make the "one disc out at a time service" useless.
The first time my next game didn't ship out until Wed. and arrived the following Monday. So roughly, an eight day turnaround after I clicked, "keep it." The second time was actually a week ago. Again, I decided on a Sat. to keep my game. This time my next one actually shipped out on Monday, but still didn't arrive until Friday, a 5 day turnaround.
I liked the service at first, but $15 a month for one out and 5-8 day shipping is a joke. I'm done after this month.
12-10-07, 10:09 AM
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Just this last week or so things have gotten ridiculously slow. Usually I can get 2-3 day shipping time (either to me or back to them) the last one took a week to get back to them. I'm hoping it's just the holidays and the theoretical increase in the amount of mail in the system right now.
12-10-07, 10:35 AM
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I've never recieved anything from the Philly center, so I'll wait to reserve judgement.
Still, it will be nice to have a center two states away now.
Still, it will be nice to have a center two states away now.
12-10-07, 12:35 PM
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I don't believe they have one yet, but I think that having one in Kansas City would be great for a lot of the Midwest, due to it pretty much being right smack in the middle of the country.
I've had Rainbow Six Vegas for about 8 months now (I cringe at the thought of how many times over I'd paid for that damn game!), so shipping times haven't really mattered to me lately.
I've had Rainbow Six Vegas for about 8 months now (I cringe at the thought of how many times over I'd paid for that damn game!), so shipping times haven't really mattered to me lately.
12-10-07, 05:41 PM
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I find that if you threaten to cancel -- or actually cancel -- your membership. They will cut you a deal for a reduced priced: $14.95 for one month/two at a time.
A little off topic: I managed to snag a copy of Call of Duty 3 (probably should have picked something better) for less than $3 by combining a $10 off coupon they sent me with $5 worth of Gamefly dollars I had acquired. Shipping was free.
A little off topic: I managed to snag a copy of Call of Duty 3 (probably should have picked something better) for less than $3 by combining a $10 off coupon they sent me with $5 worth of Gamefly dollars I had acquired. Shipping was free.
07-09-08, 11:05 AM
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So it seems they have 4 distribution centers open now (CA, PA, FL & TX)... however I'm not sure they have actually purchased enough games to keep up w/ this. My Q is full w/ 50 selections of which only 1 is currently listed as "available now", granted 14 are future releases and 8 are TBD selections that's still 1 out of 28 though. Is this what most people are seeing? Just curious...
07-09-08, 06:32 PM
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gamefly's service is awful. I actually noticed a decline in the service around the time they opened up the extra distribution center and changed to the current availability system. There are only about 15 360 games listed as available now out of the over 300 on their site. its bad. I used to have great service and turn around, but I do live in Southern California.
07-09-08, 08:40 PM
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The Tampa distribution center is pretty cool for me. My beef with Gamefly stems from the fact that they sent me the 2 shittiest games from my GameQ that were all the way at the bottom, while the first 2 games I got were on the top.
