Amory
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Every 2 years or so I find myself giving Gamefly another shot for some reason. I guess it takes a couple years to forget how shitty Gamefly is. You know, they have a ton of issues with their service, but the only one that is truly intolerable is the time it takes for them to get a damn game to your mailbox.
I live in Boston. The closest shipping facility is apparently in Pittsburgh. I thought they used to have one in Philly but whatever, fine. They supposedly sent out "The Crew" (like the 7th or 8th game on my list, and plenty of titles in front of it are listed as "High" availability, but I can live with that) last Wednesday. Just checked the mail today, and it's still not here.
Now, here's the thing. In my experience, the mail just isn't that slow. If I put a put a letter in the mailbox with an ordinary stamp, it'd get to Pittsburgh in probably 3 business days. Four days max.
So what are they doing? They can't be mailing the game out when they say they are, so I'm guessing they tell you they shipped it and then...hold onto it for an extra day or two? In an effort to control the number of games you can possibly rent per month?
And that's just receiving the first game from them. Turnaround times literally take like 2 and a half weeks. A week for them to receive the game, a few days for them to check it back in and send out the next one, and then another week for it to get to you.
I live in Boston. The closest shipping facility is apparently in Pittsburgh. I thought they used to have one in Philly but whatever, fine. They supposedly sent out "The Crew" (like the 7th or 8th game on my list, and plenty of titles in front of it are listed as "High" availability, but I can live with that) last Wednesday. Just checked the mail today, and it's still not here.
Now, here's the thing. In my experience, the mail just isn't that slow. If I put a put a letter in the mailbox with an ordinary stamp, it'd get to Pittsburgh in probably 3 business days. Four days max.
So what are they doing? They can't be mailing the game out when they say they are, so I'm guessing they tell you they shipped it and then...hold onto it for an extra day or two? In an effort to control the number of games you can possibly rent per month?
And that's just receiving the first game from them. Turnaround times literally take like 2 and a half weeks. A week for them to receive the game, a few days for them to check it back in and send out the next one, and then another week for it to get to you.