Ordering off Hmv?

WoollyRedHat

I bought Left 4 dead on the 360 off hmv on the 27, where it was listed as being in stock in early 2009. I presumed that meant the first week of January, so i said fair enough. But then, the day after the product was listed as " back in stock in 21 days". Last time I checked, that wasn't early 2009.

I wouldn't have minded, but they were very vague about the dispatch.
Anyway, now my order is placed under "On special order with our suppliers ".
So what does this mean? Again, completely vague. Does anyone know how long this might take, until they obtain it through special order?

As far as correspondence has gone, they haven't given one email detailing how long it might take, the order was 3 days ago.

Any advice is appreciated, thanks.

RobertFoster

Checking around, it seems to be sold out everywhere (apart from Play-Asia). Might be an issue with the suppliers and not HMV themselves.

WoollyRedHat

Well game.co.uk still has it in stock, as does gamestation. Thanks though

Soundman

Early 2009 would generally mean the First Quarter which would be January to March.

WoollyRedHat

While I realise this, I find it is only relevant for games that are coming soon, available in Early 2009, or Q1.

However, this has been out since November, so surely it won't take 3 months.


Has anybody else had experience of late deliveries with Hmv?

tman

Ordered LocoRoco 2 from them which was also out of stock just before Christmas, it said "expected in 21 days" then, and is now still showing the same thing...
I'd say cancel the order and buy it from elsewhere, they're usually good but seem to be a bit crap for items that they don't have in stock

WoollyRedHat

O.k cheers, I wouldn't mind, but communication is pretty poor.

Thanks for that

segasega

Sorry bit off topic but are gamestations delivery costs good and do they take long to deliver?

Gran Hermano

I've found Gamestation deliver in around 7 days - similar to thehut.com