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Luke Chasteen posted 02-08-99 09:16 PM ET
Well, I was going to wait until I got to the store and buy Alpha Centauri, but hearing people say that pre-orders have shipped I am going to go directly from the forum to the buy now page. That is really terrible, but man, I can't even call it an impulse buy, the demo has been leaving me wanting so much more I really cannot wait.
BTW, Like the new firaxis.com design.
Lee Johnson posted 02-08-99 11:49 PM ET
Unless you live in the sticks, far from big city stores, this strategy is probably going to backfire in your face. Order now, and I can almost guarantee your shipment won't be rolling off the dock tomorrow, since you'll be last in line for the direct orders. I really think you'd be better off waiting for SMAC to arrive at your local store.
I could be wrong, but I've been burned by the shipment timing of direct orders before. Caveat emptor.
Luke Chasteen posted 02-09-99 12:14 AM ET
But also, living on a college campus with no car makes it difficult to get to a Best Buy.
NuWav posted 02-09-99 12:26 AM ET
The cheapest I've found it is at ebworld.com, 39.95. But that's not including S&H and taxes of course. But it may be the same price in their offline stores.
cousLee posted 02-09-99 09:45 AM ET
take a "multi unit transport rover" (bus) to Best Buy.
Luke Chasteen posted 02-09-99 09:53 AM ET
I could, or I could be lazy and pay online (:
RobKid posted 02-09-99 09:57 AM ET
buygames.com had it for $45.01 US including shipping with no sales tax (at least for me in Illinois). Ebworld's 39.95 + 5.00 shipping + tax would be a little higher.
Ender4000 posted 02-09-99 10:06 AM ET
We pre-paid for it from babbages for 39.95 and its supposed to be in the store today 2/9/99
Mark D posted 02-09-99 11:27 AM ET
I just called the Florida Mall Babbages in Orlando, FL and they said it was coming in tomorrow. I think their web page is a little out of date.
Audrey Two posted 02-09-99 02:51 PM ET
EBWorld also gives a $10 rebate (checkitout: [url]http://www.ebworld.com/ebx/rebates/Rebate-Files/2-28-Alpha.htm[/url]). Of course, the rebate is in the form of a gift certificate, and it takes a *long* time for the certificate to arrive-- but still, that's a little bit of money, which is a Good Thing.
--AMS
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Author	Topic: Impulse Buy
Luke Chasteen	posted 02-08-99 09:16 PM ET Well, I was going to wait until I got to the store and buy Alpha Centauri, but hearing people say that pre-orders have shipped I am going to go directly from the forum to the buy now page. That is really terrible, but man, I can't even call it an impulse buy, the demo has been leaving me wanting so much more I really cannot wait. BTW, Like the new firaxis.com design.
Lee Johnson	posted 02-08-99 11:49 PM ET Unless you live in the sticks, far from big city stores, this strategy is probably going to backfire in your face. Order now, and I can almost guarantee your shipment won't be rolling off the dock tomorrow, since you'll be last in line for the direct orders. I really think you'd be better off waiting for SMAC to arrive at your local store. I could be wrong, but I've been burned by the shipment timing of direct orders before. Caveat emptor.
Luke Chasteen	posted 02-09-99 12:14 AM ET But also, living on a college campus with no car makes it difficult to get to a Best Buy.
NuWav	posted 02-09-99 12:26 AM ET The cheapest I've found it is at ebworld.com, 39.95. But that's not including S&H and taxes of course. But it may be the same price in their offline stores.
cousLee	posted 02-09-99 09:45 AM ET take a "multi unit transport rover" (bus) to Best Buy.
Luke Chasteen	posted 02-09-99 09:53 AM ET I could, or I could be lazy and pay online (:
RobKid	posted 02-09-99 09:57 AM ET buygames.com had it for $45.01 US including shipping with no sales tax (at least for me in Illinois). Ebworld's 39.95 + 5.00 shipping + tax would be a little higher.
Ender4000	posted 02-09-99 10:06 AM ET We pre-paid for it from babbages for 39.95 and its supposed to be in the store today 2/9/99
Mark D	posted 02-09-99 11:27 AM ET I just called the Florida Mall Babbages in Orlando, FL and they said it was coming in tomorrow. I think their web page is a little out of date.
Audrey Two	posted 02-09-99 02:51 PM ET EBWorld also gives a $10 rebate (checkitout: [url]http://www.ebworld.com/ebx/rebates/Rebate-Files/2-28-Alpha.htm[/url]). Of course, the rebate is in the form of a gift certificate, and it takes a long time for the certificate to arrive-- but still, that's a little bit of money, which is a Good Thing. --AMS