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Best Place to Pre Order

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I'd love to pre order L.A. Niore for my girlfriend, but I don't know where I ought to pre order it at. I hate Game Stop and don't want to give them any money. Where should I pre order? I've actually never pre ordered before, so I'm not entirely sure where I should shop!

Thanks in advance for any advice/help.
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Beak wrote:I'd love to pre order L.A. Niore for my girlfriend, but I don't know where I ought to pre order it at. I hate Game Stop and don't want to give them any money. Where should I pre order? I've actually never pre ordered before, so I'm not entirely sure where I should shop!

Thanks in advance for any advice/help.
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If you can wait about a month after the release date, warehouse stores such as Costco usually have new games for around five bucks cheaper. If you are really patient, a year later the preorder game drops down to half price at most retailers. :D
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Amazon can't be beat really.

Sometimes they offer new games cheaper than $60, they often have unique pre-order bonuses, they ship for free (assuming your purchase is over $40, and it is if you're buying a new game), and they offer $10, $15, and $20 credit towards future video game purchases a lot.

L.A. Noire has a $15 credit going on.
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brunoafh wrote:Amazon can't be beat really.

Sometimes they offer new games cheaper than $60, they often have unique pre-order bonuses, they ship for free (assuming your purchase is over $40, and it is if you're buying a new game), and they offer $10, $15, and $20 credit towards future video game purchases a lot.

L.A. Noire has a $15 credit going on.
I've done their release date shipping as well a few times in the past and got games earlier than when they hit shelves (just by a day or so). Pretty awesome.
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Thanks, guys! I really appreciate it.

There's a reason I always head here if I have questions. :D
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I'm pre-ordering my copy on Amazon with the $15 gaming credit which is a nice bonus plus all DLC content will be available later anyways. 8)
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if i preorder it usually always thru amazon. though i'm thinking i may go with Toy R Us for Alice.

but most of the time i buy directly at Kmart, I just can't beat their coupon deals and i have 3 stores near me. they have a $20 coupon for l.a. noire
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Amazon is usually best, and Walmart isn't bad either. They often take $10 off the price of the game in the form of a gift card if you pre-order it.
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