I was in Target earlier today (Crossroads Center, St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA), and they had a bunch of Guild Wars pre-order boxes they were selling for 99 cents. Granted, at this point it only gets you one BWE and one day early access, but it's great to pick up for friends who might be interested in trying the game but don't want to shell out any real dough before they're sure they really want to buy it.
I suspect they won't knock $0.99 off your purchase of the retail game, however...
(EDIT: Actually, I was wrong, there's a $1 off coupon in the box.)
Guild Wars pre-order $0.99 at (at least one) Target
Dreamsmith
fawgre
Dang. I was waiting so long for Target to come up with a preorder because I wanted that Censor's Icon and they were the closest retailer that had it (closest by about 20 minutes, too). I even called them up one day, noting that the preoder wasn't on the website, and they said that they wouldn't be preordering the game.
Lies.
Lies.
Auh
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I was in Target earlier today (Crossroads Center, St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA), and they had a bunch of Guild Wars pre-order boxes they were selling for 99 cents. Granted, at this point it only gets you one BWE and one day early access, but it's great to pick up for friends who might be interested in trying the game but don't want to shell out any real dough before they're sure they really want to buy it.
I suspect they won't knock $0.99 off your purchase of the retail game, however... |
Dreamsmith
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I suspect they won't knock $0.99 off your purchase of the retail game, however...
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Aria
Hehe, probably not, but $0.99! What a deal 
(And no, ANet doesn't make any direct profit off of preorders, so there isn't an ulterior motive for my blatant support). Amazon has it at $1 also -- maybe if you order fast enough, they'll ship it to you before the next BWE. But again, like Dreamsmith said, I don't think that the $1 from Amazon would apply to your final purchase either, unfortunately.
EDIT: I just ran to check.. and no coupon in the Amazon preorder box (go to Target!).. and that reminds me.. need to go send someone a key.
(And no, ANet doesn't make any direct profit off of preorders, so there isn't an ulterior motive for my blatant support). Amazon has it at $1 also -- maybe if you order fast enough, they'll ship it to you before the next BWE. But again, like Dreamsmith said, I don't think that the $1 from Amazon would apply to your final purchase either, unfortunately.EDIT: I just ran to check.. and no coupon in the Amazon preorder box (go to Target!).. and that reminds me.. need to go send someone a key.
Armaio
Does anyone have a key they would sell me for $2 over paypal? I want to try out the game and I live in Canada so I cannot go to Target.
Shrapnel_Magnet
You don't live near a Future Shop or Electronic's Boutique, Armaio?
SleepeR
Heh yeah, i went to EB and the price for a pre-order box was $0.01, yes ONE CENT, the guy even pitched in the penny for me. 
Armaio
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You don't live near a Future Shop or Electronic's Boutique, Armaio?
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Dreamsmith
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Actually I do...maybe I will just go preorder the game...what time is the next BWE? during the day? or is it all day? want to see if I can even make it first...
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fawgre
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Heh yeah, i went to EB and the price for a pre-order box was $0.01, yes ONE CENT, the guy even pitched in the penny for me.
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Computer: "You cannot discount this item more than it's total cost."
I told him, man, it's a penny, I fished it out of my purse and handed it over to him but he still wouldn't take it and instead fiddled around on the computer for thirty seconds or so trying to get me my one penny discount.
I'm so glad EB is concerned about saving me money.
Auh
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Heh yeah, i went to EB and the price for a pre-order box was $0.01, yes ONE CENT, the guy even pitched in the penny for me.
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SleepeR
Nope, one penny, i know what i (he) paid for. 
Armaio
Is it possible to get a game key code only a few days prior to the event?
fawgre
Do you mean, like, will it ship from an online retailer in time?
Armaio
No I mean to go to ebgames and purchase it upfront, I would still be able to put in the key? or do you just put in the key on the actual day of the event? in that case I could buy the preorder on april.15th and still participate?
fawgre
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No I mean to go to ebgames and purchase it upfront, I would still be able to put in the key? or do you just put in the key on the actual day of the event? in that case I could buy the preorder on april.15th and still participate?
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Auh
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No I mean to go to ebgames and purchase it upfront, I would still be able to put in the key? or do you just put in the key on the actual day of the event? in that case I could buy the preorder on april.15th and still participate?
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Armaio
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Oh yeah, you can put in the key at any time. You can put it in now, and then everytime you open the client it will say "Your account is all ready but there is no Beta event going on right now...." Or, you can put it in on the day of the event. You can buy the pre-order on the 15th, but then again, that might cut into your playing time.
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fawgre
If that doesn't work out I could lend you a Friend's Pass, I have a spare now that the friend I was going to lend it to pre-ordered.
Nichos Katran
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Lame. I pre-ordered from EBGames, and they said five dollars. Of course, I put down 20 because I was serious about buying the game. The pre-order box still cost a penny, and the guy was freaking out because he couldn't discount me the penny.
Computer: "You cannot discount this item more than it's total cost." I told him, man, it's a penny, I fished it out of my purse and handed it over to him but he still wouldn't take it and instead fiddled around on the computer for thirty seconds or so trying to get me my one penny discount. I'm so glad EB is concerned about saving me money. |
Hehe, when I went and pre-ordered oh so many months ago, I put down a $10 deposit, so the total was $10.01. I handed the guy a 20, he gave me $10 back and fished a penny out of his own pocket because he was too lazy to count out a $5 and $4.99 in change
Now thats what I call service, lol.
Armaio
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If that doesn't work out I could lend you a Friend's Pass, I have a spare now that the friend I was going to lend it to pre-ordered.
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If so can you PM me with info about it?
RealityDesign
When the game DOES come out (28th) do we have to go to the store when they open to buy the game? It doesn't really make sense that the game launches at 12:01 AM but the store doesn't open until 9AM...
I will be playing on the 27th, but do I then have to wait 9 hours to start playing again on the 28th?
You should be able to buy the full game from the retailer before the 28th, since you can't actually log in or use the retail key until the 28th anyway.
I will be playing on the 27th, but do I then have to wait 9 hours to start playing again on the 28th?
You should be able to buy the full game from the retailer before the 28th, since you can't actually log in or use the retail key until the 28th anyway.
fawgre
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When the game DOES come out (28th) do we have to go to the store when they open to buy the game? It doesn't really make sense that the game launches at 12:01 AM but the store doesn't open until 9AM...
I will be playing on the 27th, but do I then have to wait 9 hours to start playing again on the 28th? |
All you have to do is go buy the game sometime on the 28th.
RealityDesign
Oooooh. I thought it ended at midnight on the 27th . I guess I need to learn how to read. Thanks!
. I guess I need to learn how to read. Thanks!
Taranis
Dreamsmith, you wouldn't spare $1 for a random person from the GWG-Forum you probably don't even know to get one of his best online-buddies a key, would you? We don't have target over here hehe....>_>
*just joking.......or maybe not? *
*just joking.......or maybe not?
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