Game.co.uk + 8 - Every pre-order i've ever got from them has turned up on time or early, condition is generally fine and its also convenient for me that i have a store 5 minutes walk from my house so any unwanted items can easily be returned, loyalty system is pretty fair also, overall good retailer
HMV.co.uk + 7 - I haven't ordered too much from these, but i did get the helghast edition from them which was fine, i've traded a console and games with them and got fair prices, again they seem to have a pretty fair loyalty system, good experience
Amazon.co.uk + 7 - Never had any problems ordering directly from amazon, generally fair prices, easy returns and i cant remember getting anything damaged, mostly positive experiences when ordering from the independent sellers too
thegamecollection.net + 6 - Cheap prices, good and quick communication and i like how they state that an item is new/sealed and the region/stock availibility next to the majority of items, packaging wasn't the best in my experience which places it slightly below the big hitters, mainly positive though
Gamestop.com + 7 - Really fast service considering im an international customer, reasonably priced item which arrived un-damaged, cant fault them on my first order
Play.com 0 - Im staying neutral because i've only ever had 2 items from them, 1 was fine and 1 order got cancelled without notification. i know they have a poor reputation so id only ever order an exclusive or an item at a great price, jury is out
Zavvi.co.uk -5 Well what can be said about these guys, virtually every single item i've ordered from these clowns has arrived with some form of damage, if its anything cardboard related then forget zavvi it will get squashed and bashed about, they are very slow and basically ignore any form of communication through there online messaging service, the only good thing which holds them up is the prices...Poor
Shopto.net - 10 Alot of people seem to rave about these but i dont know why, my one and only order failed to arrive which i know is down to the postal service but the way they dealt with it was very bad...rude communication and id certainly never order from them again i hate them so much i wish this was a real hammer
Game4game.at - 8 After a good start with this retailer (Sniper GW SE) it just went from bad to worse, COJ is one of the worst CE i own, cheaply made and significantly different to what i thought would be a nice item, misleading picture and just a huge disappointment!!!! then we come to Dead Island Treasure Edition, again what can you say when an edition is labelled as "lavish" "handmade" "unique" "numbered" and "COA" it didnt contain either a COA or numbering of any kind...quality again leaves alot to be desired imo, im sure its in there T&C's about content changing etc but i dont think im the only one feeling ripped off here?
Good Thread BTW Gemini
