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View Poll Results: Buy games online
ebgames 6 21.43%
Amazon 5 17.86%
ebay 0 0%
other online stores 2 7.14%
Local retail store for me 15 53.57%
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Default Buying games online - 01-12-2005, 11:13 AM
If you were to buy a game online, would you go with amazon? ebgames? other stores or you would prefer to drive / walk / crawl to the nearest retail store?
  
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Default 01-12-2005, 11:16 AM
Amazon is usually $15-20 higher in price than if I were to go to the local EB or Futureshop for some reason. I don't think i've ever bought a game off the net, although i buy a lot of music and dvd's and such from amazon/ebay.

For games i'd probably just go to the store.
  
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Default 01-12-2005, 11:18 AM
I often get my games/dvds from play.com. any other time i just go to the local shop
  
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Default 01-12-2005, 11:22 AM
id most likely buy them from ebgames

but since I dont have a credit card, I just go there.
  
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Default 01-12-2005, 11:57 AM
I usually just go buy at a store.
  
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Default 01-12-2005, 12:03 PM
Usually buy in store, but when I needed to buy online, i used EBGames.
  
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Default 01-12-2005, 12:07 PM
Usually buy them online from "game".



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Default 01-12-2005, 12:09 PM
I'd only buy a game from the internet if they'd have a good deal on the game I was looking for, and if I was willing to wait or not. If I'd buy from anywhere on the internet, it would likely be Amazon.ca

If I were to buy from a store I'd just go down to futureshop.
  
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Default 01-12-2005, 12:19 PM
Local retail for me..frys electronics has games mostly the first day or two they`ve been released for like 36.88 instead of 49.99 rock:
  
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Default 01-12-2005, 12:25 PM
I buy almost all my games in store at Game.
  
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Default 01-12-2005, 01:27 PM
stores usually are cheaper plus have sales alot. i use amazon.com to buy cds cause what i look for isnt anywhere except there
  
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Default 01-12-2005, 02:00 PM
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Default 01-12-2005, 02:05 PM
I thought about buying a game like Half Life 2 online, but then i figured its a lot safer just going to the store paying cash instead.

Plus, then you have to pay shipping/handling sometimes and then wait a couple days for the game to get to you.
  
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Default 01-12-2005, 02:07 PM
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Youre scottish, why dont you buy stuff at game? Cheapest games I know off, tbh...
  
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Default 01-12-2005, 06:41 PM
EBgames is good for all the extras, like when you preorder and stuff, but Amazon is much quicker and the prices are the same.
  
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