Game - small vent

DCFC79

MamaMoo wrote: »

We used to do it at Gamestation. If you wanted pre-order a game that we had no stock of, we took your name and a contact number, and called when it was in stock and reserved a copy for you.
Either way, the game said "pre-order" on it, and you were told you could pre-order it for when they had stock. I'm not seeing the issue?

Neither am i, yes the game is already out but the pre order sticker says you need to pre order it, maybe a label saying "out of stock" or similar would be better.

MamaMoo_2

DCFC79 wrote: »

Neither am i, yes the game is already out but the pre order sticker says you need to pre order it, maybe a label saying "out of stock" or similar would be better.

The main reason they use "pre-order" as opposed to "out of stock" is because pre-order implies that the item's not in stock, but also gives the potential buyer the opportunity to reserve and purchase at Game, whereas if it just said "out of stock" people would usually just turn and leave.

ThumbRemote

MamaMoo wrote: »

There really isn't one. Essentially, with both, you're placing an order before the store has stock.
They leave dummy boxes out saying "pre order" so people know that Game sell the item, they're currently out of stock, but they will be getting more stock which the customer can reserve

Surely to most people an order is for something that is currently out of stock, whereas a pre-order is for something that hasn't been released yet.

It sounds more like the store trying to twist words - which is exactly what the OP was annoyed about.

DCFC79

MamaMoo wrote: »

The main reason they use "pre-order" as opposed to "out of stock" is because pre-order implies that the item's not in stock, but also gives the potential buyer the opportunity to reserve and purchase at Game, whereas if it just said "out of stock" people would usually just turn and leave.

yes i understand why it is used, i did understand that concept,

eyelinerprincess

Exactly, I'm sure most people know a pre-order as an item that hasn't been released yet.

Maybe I'm just venting because it's been a rubbish Christmas and this was just the last straw.