My GT5 has been dispatched

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Rossell2
I phoned up Game and got told my parcel looks set for delivery tomorrow.

Also got told my Parcelforce tracking code should start working by 6PM GMT tonight.
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Don't use the special delivery service if you want it early, they tell the courier to deliver on release date. I always use standard delivery and always get it early and it don't cost extra:)
 
Now in the right thread:

Dutch retailers Eplaza and Dynabyte are selling, I suspect all of the Dutch resellers are doing so now.
 
stjimmy
OK, i sent another email and got thia back, SE edition WILL be delivered tomorrow...
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Dear Jim

Thank you for your email.

I do apologise for any confusion caused but I can confirm that this parcel will be out for delivery on the 24/11/10 rather than the 25/11/10.

Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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PHEW!!!!!!!!!!
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That clears that up then! Spoke to GAME customer service and the woman 'guaranteed' I would have it tomorrow.
 
danowat
+1, I brought my PS3 through Amazon, way back when.

I remember booking the day off work to receive the package, waited all day, and they never arrived, I phoned them at about 5pm, and they had the cheek to say they'd tried to deliver it, but no one was in!!!, lying bastards!!
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you mean bought? right?
 
Chamovski
Well, i got an email from Amazon UK yesterday (early afternoon) to say it had been dispatched by Royal mail 1st class, i have sat waiting while watching GT5 youtube clips all day and nothing has come yet. Every single squeaky brake noise outside, or diesel engine passing has me leaping out of my seat to check, hahaha, but its always a false alarm. I dont expect it to come now, so its looking like tomorrow. Ah well. Im still on for my 24hr playathon this weekend.
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Ok, now I'm worried.
I received my amazon dispatch email at about 1pm today with estimated delivery date being tomorrow. If you had your email yesterday and it hasn't come today, I might be disappointed :(
Did you order using Amazon Prime or first class? I used prime and and am now thinking I should have just gone for normal delivery
 
For anyone in London, I just phoned up an independant game store in Wood Green who told me they have it in stock so I am going to go collect it now :)
 
gazcanuk
Well its gone 15.00hrs here and mine is still with Amazon UK with 'dispatched soon' status yet to update (its been the same since 8.00hrs this morning, Amazon's idea of soon is evidently not the same as mine). I would imagine that I won't be receiving this tomorrow, fingers crossed for Thursday then i suppose. Not very happy, but what can you do? 15.19 update. i take it back just had confirmation of Dispatch, though it is by the home delivery network Ltd who are not great. Oh well fingers crossed for tomorrow!
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Was it a Collector's Edition by any chance?

Mine's been at dispatching soon status all day too and still is :(
 
Mine was dispatched about 3 hours ago, and it only has to travel about 25mins, still not here, i'm guessing i'l see it tomorrow. From Amazon Uk
 
vdude
Ok, now I'm worried.
I received my amazon dispatch email at about 1pm today with estimated delivery date being tomorrow. If you had your email yesterday and it hasn't come today, I might be disappointed :(
Did you order using Amazon Prime or first class? I used prime and and am now thinking I should have just gone for normal delivery
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I didnt use prime, i just selected 1st class in delivery options which is normally very reliable for other orders i have made. Maybe this is the exception? Im going to give it til 5pm anyway, then write it off if it hasnt come and actually leave the house!!. I wouldnt worry too much about yours, i figure the majority of these orders will be fulfilled on release day.
 
papaspurs
Was it a Collector's Edition by any chance?

Mine's been at dispatching soon status all day too and still is :(
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Hey I've got the CE edition pre ordered on Amazon UK too and I've been at dispatching soon all day since I checked at 10am. What delivery method are you using?

My estimate is still tomorrow so fingers crossed it gets dispatched in the next few hours. Does anyone have an idea of when the window closes (roughly) for delivery tomorrow?

Gah I knew I should of paid the £7.00 for the definite release day delivery :scared:!
 
iLex
Now in the right thread:

Dutch retailers Eplaza and Dynabyte are selling, I suspect all of the Dutch resellers are doing so now.
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In Belgium GameMania are alerting their pre-order customers that they can get their copy today. MediaMarkt is already selling in some of its stores. Will be probably the same in the Netherlands for these two retailers.
 
Rofl I just rang Walmart, they said Midnight Thursday Night for FRIDAY release!

Trying another!

Edit: Another one has it at midnight tonight. Guy said "I think its out today isnt it?" I was like "Dont think so but if you tell me you've got it now you'll see me in half an hour!"

Lmao, he confirmed midnight.

NEARLY HERE! 13 hours (EST America XD)
 
PzR Slim
That clears that up then! Spoke to GAME customer service and the woman 'guaranteed' I would have it tomorrow.
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The package I mentioned earlier was dispatched by Game at 1.50pm yesterday and is currently showing on ParcelFarce's website as at the national hub at 12.51pm and still scheduled for delivery today...
 
Coolicus
Hey I've got the CE edition pre ordered on Amazon UK too and I've been at dispatching soon all day since I checked at 10am. What delivery method are you using?

My estimate is still tomorrow so fingers crossed it gets dispatched in the next few hours. Does anyone have an idea of when the window closes (roughly) for delivery tomorrow?

Gah I knew I should of paid the £7.00 for the definite release day delivery :scared:!
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I have prime so get next day for free.
 
Famine
The package I mentioned earlier was dispatched by Game at 1.50pm yesterday and is currently showing on ParcelFarce's website as at the national hub at 12.51pm and still scheduled for delivery today...
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My Black-ops was the same but didn;t come till release day. PF said they'd been told to hold them in the local depot until release day.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
 
I hope everyone who already has their copy is having fun. I just thought I would register here (after a few months of being a lurker and reading lots!), share my Amazon experience to try and help a few others who might be in the dark or feeling a little aggrieved about delivery dates.

I ordered the CE on 8th November and paid extra for expedited delivery in the hope of getting it a day early or worst case the morning of day of release. Immediately the order status page was displaying estimated delivery date 23rd - 24th, and all was well is in my simple little life! Over the last couple of days I've been getting progressively more excited and nervous of lack of activity, even more so after reading of people receiving their copies 1 or 2 days early.

This morning the status changed to dispatching soon, and I waited until 3 PM before finally breaking and emailing Amazon customer service. Tried to keep it polite, but I did want to stress the fact I had been keenly waiting for this!

Your name:xxxxxxxxxxxx
Order No: xxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx

Hi,

I placed a pre order with you for Gran Turismo 5: Collector's Edition (PS3) a couple of weeks back and paid £7 for the game to be shipped by the fastest means.

I have read a lot of reports on the web of people ordering from Amazon after me, opting for supersaver or 1st class delivery who have already recieved their copies. This has left me feeling that i have not recieved expidited delivery at all and paying extra was a waste of money. I have not recieved confirmation that this has even shipped today and the later it gets, the less confidence I have that this is going to sent out at all today. The whole point of paying the extra shipping was to get the game as soon as possible, otherwise i would have kept my money and just gone and picked it up from a shop at 9AM tomorrow.

Although i have not had any issues with Amazon in the past i do feel a little let down on this occasion.
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To give them credit, i had the following answer in my inbox within 5 minutes.

Dear xxxxxxxx,

Thank you for contacting Amazon.co.uk.

Our latest information indicates that "Gran Turismo 5: Collector's Edition (PS3)" has not yet been released and the expected release date is not known. As soon as a release date has been determined for this item, we will add that information to our website.

While we are confident that copies will be made available, we cannot provide more precise information about the fulfilment of the order. In light of this uncertainty, we will understand if you would prefer to cancel your order. As of yet we have made no changes.

We fully understand that you relied on us to deliver this order in time for you, and clearly we are letting you down. Although we also understand that a small compensation can not really make amends for this delay in delivering your orders and for the time you have spent trying to resolve this matter, please accept a 5.00 GBP Promo Certificate which I have applied to your account and which will be automatically deducted from the total of your next purchase as long as all items ordered are directly sold by Amazon.co.uk and not by other sellers in our site.

Also, we will refund your shipping charges that you paid once the video game has been dispatched.

You may cancel un-dispatched items through Your Account, located at the top of any page of our website. Simply click on the link, enter your e-mail address and password, and click "Cancel items or orders". Here, you will be able to view your order history and cancel an order for any item that has not yet entered the dispatch process.

You would then receive an e-mail from us to confirm the cancellation.

Thank you for shopping at Amazon.co.uk.
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So Amazon aren't going to get me playing any time soon... Ah well ;( Intersting they have told me something different to others have been told.

So I've decided, seeing as I was going to buy a 2nd copy for work anyway (company PS3 in the lunch room FTW!) to nip into town and pick up a copy at the local Gamestation midnight launch, leave it installing and patching overnight and enjoy my day off tomorrow!

P.S. The veyron needs to be premium! And add my car - VW Mk5 R32!
 
Famine
The package I mentioned earlier was dispatched by Game at 1.50pm yesterday and is currently showing on ParcelFarce's website as at the national hub at 12.51pm and still scheduled for delivery today...
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My signature edition is saying the same thing. Where is the National Hub?

At least my normal edition has arrived.
 
I'm starting to panic now. I'm an hour into the install and still not finished. Its said 45 seconds remaining for the last 10 minutes.

My PS3 is making some strange sounds though
 

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