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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 5:05PM (Unverified) said

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What kind of bs is that.. How are you gonna have service to New Jersey then Rhode Island then skip NY
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 5:09PM (Unverified) said

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@ Kris...I wouldnt worry bout it gamefly isnt that good anyway...they have a good selection and all it just takes way to long to get a game u want...
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 5:25PM (Unverified) said

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Ummmm Jman, I think your missing the whole point of them opening a new east coast distribution center. To reduce the time it takes.
I too think it's stupid not to include New York(where I live), but their distribution center is probably too small to handle the large population.
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 5:22PM (Unverified) said

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How do they leave out New York, when it's BETWEEN the distribution center and Mass, Conn, VT, and NH?
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2007 8:48AM (Unverified) said

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Since they have added IL to the PA shipping center my ship time has gone down to about a 3 day turn around. Totally worth, plus you can keep games for 2/3 the cost of a new, so it pays for itself just in that fact. Gamefly ftw!
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 5:26PM timdorr said

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@jman

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The whole reason why Gamefly takes so long to get games to people is what this article is about. Did you not realize where you were posting or something?
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 5:26PM (Unverified) said

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@3...why do you think he's pissed about it not servicing New York then? if they served NY from the new center, then it wouldn't take long. jeezus.
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 5:28PM (Unverified) said

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anyway, in answer to #1 (I live in NYC too), I'm guessing they don't want to completely overload the new center right off the bat. You gotta figure NY is a huge amount of orders per day. Probably letting the new center get their feet wet first before they slam em.
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 5:32PM (Unverified) said

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everytime i get a freaking game it takes a week and comes form inglewood cali no matter what game i get whether its new or old, its bull crap i hate gamefly and how slow they are im in PA so im right next door to tihs new place but they still all come from cali
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 9:40PM (Unverified) said

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im so glad i ditched those ass faces, when i first heard about the east coast distro i thought i may have acted hastily. sweet vindication.

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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 5:58PM (Unverified) said

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I live in NY and have e-mailed GF repeatedly complaining that it takes roughly 6-9 days from returning my game to receiving the next in queue...its BS. And they still haven't added NY!
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 6:00PM Mr Khan said

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The only reason i wouldn't see the East Coast center getting 1/2 the country is because the West Coast center would be well-established and able to handle a bigger workload

In a logical world, the east coast center would be bigger, because continental America's population center is still slightly east of the Mississippi (near Peoria)
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 6:04PM Rubix42 said

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It's just a matter of time until they open a center in NY. My thought is they get a vast majority of their business from the one state, and want to eventually be able to do turnaround times.

At least they care and want to make it better.
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 6:06PM (Unverified) said

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My problem is this.. Lets say your on that one game plan. You play it for a week then you return it the 8th day. My next game wont come till about the 13th-16th day of the month. If you repeat that cycle half of the month you don't even have a game. If you live near these distribution centers lucky you but nyc anyway it sucks. Your paying the same amount as everyone else but the service depends on where you live so thats sucks.
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 6:15PM (Unverified) said

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I had gamefly back in January, and the games only took about 3 days to get to me. I'm in North Carolina.
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 8:58PM (Unverified) said

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How could they leave out florida? Theres a two week turn around for shipping games back.
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 6:15PM (Unverified) said

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Man, how could they leave out NY again? The only reason I signed up for their stupid service for jerks is 'caused I made the assumption that an East Coast service center must serve some sort of pseudo-important state like New York. Those bastards.
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 6:20PM (Unverified) said

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When you assume...
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 6:50PM (Unverified) said

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Oh...wow i feel dumb now....i thought they were just OFFERRING it to new ppl thats what i read...didnt read the rest...my bad
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 7:38PM (Unverified) said

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I think I had higher expectations for gamefly, which is why I'm a little dissapointed with the turn around time.

It only takes 2 days shipping one way (i'm in Ohio), but double that, add in weekends, and delays in processing and it can add up.

For example, I put a game in the mail last thursday morning and I won't get my next game until next monday, which is a 12 day turn around time.

Also, I'm convinced that if you have a game that's 100% in stock they'll ship it even if it's at the bottom of your queue. My queue has had 5-6 games at medium availablity and they've always sent me the game at the bottom. I'm complaining I know, but I just hoped with 6 games at 50% availablity, at least ONE of them would be in.
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Posted: Jun 21st 2007 8:42PM karmaghost said

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I live 2 1/2 hours away from Pittsburgh and it still takes about a week to get the next game in my queue. I'm in my first trial/month, but I'm gunna quite after this performance (or lack thereof).
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2007 7:56AM fragmit said

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Agreed about Florida. This is stupid. Going to take the state that is practically further from the California center, and pretty much leave it that way. I think I might cancel this stupid service.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2007 9:53AM (Unverified) said

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I'm really glad to hear Gamefly working on this issue. I'm sure FL & NY and others will be added once they get things going. Point is, they're working on improving ship times, and they still have the best damn game selection out there.
I'm in Jersey and shipping speeds have definitely improved, sent a wii game back monday and got a new one thursday, this is how it should be.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2007 10:29AM (Unverified) said

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Okay, wait a minute... isn't this good news? They say they're adding New York (quite possibily one of their largest markets) in 4-6 weeks. The distribution center is new and it would seem the details are being sorted out. I love how everyone just assumes they know how to run a business like this. Obviously there's more to it than meets the eye. I don't know, call me crazy but it sounds like they're committed to improving the service. I'm not getting all the haters. This is good news people. I'm stoked.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2007 2:50PM longhairbilly said

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While I'm upset NY still NOT using the East coast center. I'm happy they mention it's coming. I have had Gamefly almost 2 years now. If I put up with long turn around times this long, I can hang six more weeks. And, to be honest. I have noticed a huge difference in shipping times as of late.
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Posted: Jun 25th 2007 5:13PM (Unverified) said

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try gameznflix......

with 9 distribution centers, game/movie delivery will be quicker than gamefly (only 2 dc)...

and gameznflix is much cheaper.....

but, admittedly....gameznflix has their flaws also (like all online rental companies).....

INVENTORY..... but they are working on it.....i usually get their movies/games that they have in stock within 4/5 days (round trip)

al
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Posted: Jun 28th 2007 12:02PM (Unverified) said

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I've tried gamesnflix but went back to gamefly. if i want movies i use netflix. if i want games i use gamefly. they just have the best selection simple. shipping times have been 3 days pretty consistently.
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