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[Gemini-Phoenix]

I just want to add a few comments as an addendum to my post, after reading all of your posts and spotting a few issues I forgot to mention

Amazon.co.uk / PLAY.com - Their folded card envelopes are not a patch on HMV's cardboard boxes, and offer very little in the way of protection. Light and cheap, yes, but suitable protection? Definitely not!

ShopTo.net / Zavvi.co.uk - Both seem to have recently picked up the habit of selling European imports to the UK market, something which PLAY.com and Amazon.co.uk have previously been guilty of in the past. Definitely a big no-no, especially where Nintendo games are concerned!

Zavvi.co.uk - For some strange reason they seem to be offering items which were formerly HMV exclusives. Not sure why this is, especially when the very same items are showing up as out of stock on the HMV website...

PLAY.com - Often ship larger items (consoles and CE's) in grey plastic mailing bags, rather than a suitable box! Amazon.co.uk are also guilty of this to a lesser extent