Cheapest & best place to buy COD MW2
Cheapest & best place to buy COD MW2
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David A

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3,725 posts

280 months

Sunday 1st November 2009
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OK so I should have pre-ordered months ago but I didn't...

Where's the best place to order/pre-order COD MW2 thats safe and reliable?

Dave

Chris_OCR

5,429 posts

205 months

Sunday 1st November 2009
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Game,

They are doing free upgraded courier delivery so ca guarantee you get the game on release date.

Lurking Lawyer

4,535 posts

254 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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Rumour has it that Asda will heavily discount the RRP (as they did recently with FIFA and Op Flashpoint 2, amongst others) - there's talk on another forum I lurk on of it being offered at £27.

Sounds optimistic to me but I have to drive past one of their stores on the way to work so I have stuck in a reservation. If they're not competitive, I just won't bother collecting it.

Of the online stores, Coolshop seemed to be the cheapest, at £37.96. Plus you can get 8% Quidco cashback on it.

Edited by Lurking Lawyer on Tuesday 3rd November 10:13

Jasandjules

72,586 posts

258 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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Presumably that ASDA thing is in-store only? Just looked at their website and it's £40 or so.

Lefty Two Drams

21,262 posts

231 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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Shopto may not be the cheapest but they normally deliver a day or two early...

TubbyRutter

2,086 posts

235 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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gameplay are doing it for 43, thats where i'm going to order mine from. free courier delivery on that too.

Lurking Lawyer

4,535 posts

254 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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Jasandjules said:
Presumably that ASDA thing is in-store only? Just looked at their website and it's £40 or so.
As I understand it, yes.

One of these loss-leader lines, with the idea that they'll make more money back by dragging folk in store to do their shopping at the same time, I guess.

Silverbullet767

11,256 posts

235 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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Lurking Lawyer said:
Jasandjules said:
Presumably that ASDA thing is in-store only? Just looked at their website and it's £40 or so.
As I understand it, yes.

One of these loss-leader lines, with the idea that they'll make more money back by dragging folk in store to do their shopping at the same time, I guess.
They won't make that much at midnight on release day then, unless they fancy making a killing on pot noodle's!

Lurking Lawyer

4,535 posts

254 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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biglaugh

Yes, I'd had the same thought!

But I suspect most of their sales won't be to hardcore must-have-it-at-midnight gamers but to far more sane people who spot it while doing their weekly shop wink

I have no idea whether the whole loss-leader idea works - but they admit that, at the prices they have been offering recently, they sell at a loss, so I can only assume that it must work out otherwise they wouldn't carry on doing it.

Jasandjules

72,586 posts

258 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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Lurking Lawyer said:
Jasandjules said:
Presumably that ASDA thing is in-store only? Just looked at their website and it's £40 or so.
As I understand it, yes.

One of these loss-leader lines, with the idea that they'll make more money back by dragging folk in store to do their shopping at the same time, I guess.
Righteo, I'll be off to ASDA on the 10th then........

Dan_1981

18,097 posts

228 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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I'll be there at Midnight.

Sad i know.

Lurking Lawyer

4,535 posts

254 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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They told me when I went in to reserve a copy that the price had still to be decided but that they had been told by Head Office that it would be "very competitive".

Don't shoot the messenger if it turns out to be wholly uncompetitive!

(They also said that the pre-order lists were quite long - I don't know how much stock they're getting but it may be worth reserving a copy. You only pay when you collect, and they give you a receipt which means you can avoid having to queue with the heaving masses at midnight smile )

S3_Graham

12,835 posts

228 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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game are doing it cheap if you trade in shift, Cod 4, operation flashpoint and a few others. Something like £20...

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

279 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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Play.com is £35 - quite good i thought

TheStig10

723 posts

205 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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got my PC version from play at £35

im not sure wether to get it on ps3 aswell! biggrin

Jasandjules

72,586 posts

258 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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Lurking Lawyer said:
They told me when I went in to reserve a copy that the price had still to be decided but that they had been told by Head Office that it would be "very competitive".
I might just manage to drive past ASDA tomorrow, as luck would have it........

robuk

2,512 posts

219 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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is it out tomorrow or next week??