Gamesenders.ie

quintron

hi all,
don't know if this qualifies as a bargain alert notice or not but I thought I'd post it up anyway in case.
Was browsing on the wiffy.ie forums (think I clicked a link in someones boards.ie sig, anyway..) and I found this new Irish service for renting video games.
SOrt of like Netflix.
Tis here: http://gamesenders.ie
suits me as I'm not much of a gamer and lose interest in games pretty quickly. The Wii I got was an impulse buy :-)
Wii sports is great. Zelda is annoying (got it half price with the console) but I think this site is good to check out some wii games without having to fork out for it and then have it gathering dust!
the two games a month option for €15 suits me grand.

subway

its really odd, they wont let you look at the gamesd until you sign up,
then they wont let you select more than one game for your queue.

after that your free trial is over and you have to sign up...

im tempted but wonder what the wait is like on the games.

zAbbo

you can view the games here - http://gamesenders.ie/getPreviews.do?ct=toptab

subway

opps, out of bed about 5 minutes.
head is not on yet. need cofffeeeee.

thanks

Yellow Dog

Anyone got any Promotion Codes for GameSenders?

Was just about to sign up when I saw there is an option to insert one.

Might not bother, only 19 PSP games listed.

macpaddy

Yellow Dog wrote:

Anyone got any Promotion Codes for GameSenders?

Was just about to sign up when I saw there is an option to insert one.

Might not bother, only 19 PSP games listed.

I was at the WCG a while back and got a GameSenders flyer with a months free rental, here's the code that is on it GSWCG, not sure if it's still valid but worth a try I guess if you do sign up can you let us know if these guys are any good.!!!!

Basq

The code didn't do much.. ah well!

I signed up last night. Will give it a go for a month. Added about 6 games to my queue and they sent out Bioshock (my first priority in the queue) to me this morning.

Will let ye know how i get on.

mcgovern

Is there a bigger selection of games once you registered than is shown in the Preview Games section?
Might go for the €14.99 version also.

Edit: Nevermind, can register without signing up and see them.

Basq

There's not that many games to be honest and they include games that are on pre-order and aren't released yet but they appear in your queue with 'Long Wait' beside them.

But with 2 games / month, it's suits me great as my local Xtra-Vision is like a tenner for a week or something like that.

I was impressed with the status of the items in your queue anyways. The 'In Stock' / 'Short Wait' / 'Long Wait'.

jackbauer

naturally they dont accept laser

muffler

Does anyone know of any similar type company who rent out PS1, PS2 and PC games?

Basq

jackbauer wrote: »

naturally they dont accept laser

Wirecard FTW!

Ahannah

Hi

First post and all, but does anyone know if they are any good? Cos I have been looking around a couple of forums and on the internet, to try and find something like this?

deadl0ck

I'd be interested too if they took Laser.

Wirecard FTW!

What's Wirecard ? Can you use Laser with it ?

Basq

deadl0ck wrote: »

I'd be interested too if they took Laser.

What's Wirecard ? Can you use Laser with it ?

How did you avoid this massive thread on Bargain Alerts for so long? All the details are there. It's, in a nutshell, a virtual Mastercard which is linked to a virtual bank account of yours that you transfer money into from your local bank account (AIB / BOI etc.). Can't be used with Laser Card but as long as you have a bank account, you can register and use it.

GameSenders so far (just been registered since Thursday) have been grand. Have recieved Bioshock in perfect nick and with a nifty case.

deadl0ck

Cool - Thanks for the info

jackbauer

contacted gamesenders over the weekend re the laser and they said it will be included in about 2 weeks. got a reply on sunday. well impressed with that these days.

macpaddy

I emailed GameSenders to ask if the promo code was still valid and they said it was,but the months free is only on their bronze package.

Sad Professor

Cheers, OP, I signed up for this as well. The selection is very small but I'm sure it'll improve in time. I got an email within an hour of signing up saying my first choice had been sent.

Ahannah

Sounds pretty good, is there anyone else out in the market?

bucks73

Signed up too yesterday and received email that game was sent an hour later. Good so far.

Ahannah

I got another code from a competition on PCLive magazine GSPC10, joined up yesterday at about 3 oclock and got a game this morning,it was number 3 in my queue, so that was ok and it's free,
the only this is I have a Wii and there selection isn't great at the moment,

jackbauer

laser card now accepted!

mcgovern

I signed up last Tuesday, got a mail saying #2 game was sent 10 minutes later. Game was waiting for me when I got home on Wednesday. Can't ask for more than that.

eoin2nc

Is there a big selection of 360 games?

Basq

eoin2nc wrote: »

Is there a big selection of 360 games?

There's 71 in total.

madmoe

Hi guys,
Do they have Wii games on this?

Cheers,
M

Ahannah

madmoe wrote: »

Hi guys,
Do they have Wii games on this?

Cheers,
M

I don't know why they don't show you the full catalogue until you sign up,that doesn’t make any sense to me, but they have about 50 games for the Wii .
I just got a mail saying that metroid is on it’s way, pity I won’t get it until Monday,

madmoe

Did anyone sign up for the free month through Pigsback.com, bronze package? It saysd 10 days free trail when you get to the page to give your credit cards deatails. I am not happy about having to give my credit card details for this.

Cheers,
M

Basq

madmoe wrote: »

I am not happy about having to give my credit card details for this.

They ALL do this. What's the point in not asking you for your credit card details? What if you keep a game after the trial period? They've no way to charge you - think logically mate!

madmoe

@bas,
Makes sennse man. Did you get a full month ot 10 days free trial?

M

PaddyM7

Cant find the gamesenders code for a free month on pigsback? Anybody know it? or any other code?

Cheers

Sad Professor

PaddyM7 wrote: »

Cant find the gamesenders code for a free month on pigsback? Anybody know it? or any other code?

Cheers

Hopefully this link works:

http://www.pigsback.com/pages/3/5/269.aspx?pbq=1539%2c1539%2cVOVSR

if not just do a search for gamesenders, it should pop right up.

PaddyM7

Thanks for that.

I don't see a code or anything when I click on the link. Should there be a code or am i just being stupid?

Sad Professor

afaik once you follow the link on the pigsback page it should automatically enter the code for you.

Talisman

What kind of envelope do the discs get delivered in? Is it discreet or is there branding that might tempt some poor unfortunate to liberate the contents before it pops through the letterbox?

The reason I ask is that in the past six months or so I have experienced packages from the likes of Play and SendIt to name but two getting 'lost' in the mail. Have since had things delivered to the work address and have had no problems.

mcgovern

Talisman wrote: »

What kind of envelope do the discs get delivered in? Is it discreet or is there branding that might tempt some poor unfortunate to liberate the contents before it pops through the letterbox?

The reason I ask is that in the past six months or so I have experienced packages from the likes of Play and SendIt to name but two getting 'lost' in the mail. Have since had things delivered to the work address and have had no problems.

Its a small paper/cardboard envelope with gamesenders.ie printed all over it.
Its smaller than a DVD box though, basically its around the same size as normal envelope.

Davy

madmoe wrote: »

Did anyone sign up for the free month through Pigsback.com, bronze package? It saysd 10 days free trail when you get to the page to give your credit cards deatails. I am not happy about having to give my credit card details for this.

Cheers,
M

i was told to ignore this 10 days notice, and when signing up from pigsback you will get a month trial

Rafloution

Yep I emailed them and they confirmed pigsback will get free month regardless

thesteve

Any feedback from any long term users of this site?

madmoe

Signed up the other day and got first game today, not bad.

mcgovern

thesteve wrote: »

Any feedback from any long term users of this site?

Wouldn't say I'm a long term user, but:
Ordered first game, had it next day.
Sent it back on a Friday, they received it on Monday, had new game on Wednesday. Can't complain at all.

Fingleberries

Way to resurrect an old thread ... I'm just curious as most of the entries here are a few months old now what people's experience has been with GameSenders?

Thinking of looking into it, but am just wondering what peoples experiences have been like:
- How long does it take for delivery after you get the e-mail to say that your game has shipped?
- How often do you not get your #1 choice?
- Do they have an option to buy the game for a discount after you have rented it?

Thanks for any feedback

jackbauer

been with them since the start. great service for the first month or so but has rapidly fallen off. lucky to get 2/3 games a month. eg get a game on monday say , have a play post it back tuesday. wont show up as back with them until friday/ following monday. few more days before they send the next. just my experience. will be pulling the plug soon.

Basq

Was asked to setup and maintain a blog for them... but don't have the time or willpower to actually keep it up-to-date.

I had a good experience with them but unsubscribed about 2 months back simply due to lack of time to play their games.

BigglesMcGee

Much the same experience as jackbauer for me.

I cancelled last week.

The games were taking longer and longer to arrive.

Irish post is certainly bad enough to make providing services like this and netflix type services very difficult to get value for money from.


Bad as Irish post is though there is still a massive amount of lag between posting a game back to gamesenders and getting another one.

davemul

Hey guys,
I have joined game senders and so far they have been nothing but brill.
Games sent in no time, up to date e mails telling you they have sent your game and another when you post it back.
I really like que system and as I have read, I was puzzled. I have used a laser card to pay them no problem.
Had a promotional code but i think I put it in the bin!!!
As I also read, €15 a month whereas it €10 a week in extravision!:D
Hope this provides some people with info!

Happy gaming!!!

mcgovern

I'm on the 15 euro a month package, so thats only 2 games a month anyway but...
If I send a game off on a Monday, I'll have a new one before the end of the week.
One game I sent back was never received by them, as a result I didn't receive any games for ~3 weeks (was playing CoD4 non-stop so wasn't too bothered).
I e-mailed them about it and they moved the date of my next bill back by 3 weeks, i.e. wasn't charged for those 3 weeks.
One of the guys in work really wanted 1 game, so removed everything else in his queue. It was down as a short wait, when they hadn't sent it in 2 weeks, he mailed them and also got his bill date moved.

All in all I'm very happy with them, fast postage (as fast as you can expect in Ireland anyway), very good customer service and a decent selection of games.
For €15 I get to finish 2 games a month, if I purchased them and traded them back in after it would still probably cost me €60.

xboxwii60

Hi, i know this thread was a while ago but im hoping somebody could help me, im after signing up and adding games to my que and it says "long wait" how long is this exactly? one of them says "in stock" does that mean it will come straight away?

Donnelly117

€14.99 a month, that aint cheap anyway!

strettie

I actually disagree I have found it well worth the price . I am with Gamesenders
since April 2008. For 180 euros a year ( the cost of 3/4 top titles) in my first year I got to play and finish 8 games and 3 others I partly completed working out for me a lot cheaper than buying .

There are definitely games you will subsequently buy like GTAIV.

In my experience the in stock games are available immediately and the long wait games do vary between 1 and 2 months. But if you set up a long list of games there will always be a game in your list available to send to you.