Are you serious gamefly?

I returned my first game from philadelphia to pittsburgh last friday afternoon in the mail box which means it started being sent on saturday. Today it is thursday and I still have not been sent a confirmation that they received my game. From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh should it take five days??????? i don't understand

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I am a little bit further than you and it takes 4-6 days for me. That Pittsburgh office must be really small--that's my best guess as to why it is so bad. I wish we--the user--could choose which branch we want to deal with cause I would definitely go back to California.Dracula68

[QUOTE="Dracula68"][QUOTE="Swashyabedneo"] So is it always like this? Then what is the point, 5-6 business days is how long it should take for it to travel all the way to cali or even the texas? distribution center.Swashyabedneo

Netflix has a lot more distribution centers and it's easier to stock DVD's since they cost so much less than a game. Gamefly sucks if you live in the wrong area, but it's still a cheaper alternative to buying any game you want to play or waiting 6 months for Blockbuster to have it on the shelf :\

Strange. I'm in Hawaii, needless to say there's no distribution warehouse on any of the islands, but the turn around is usually never longer than 3-4 days for me, 5 tops. That sucks, sorry to hear about that. I'd think living on the Mainland would expedite things drastically.

Those times are abnormally long. Sometimes games get hung up in the mail though.

Most games from GameFly have what they call a fast scan label on them, it means when they are taken to the mail facility, they get scanned and are supposed to tell GameFly that the games are on the way back. Usually if you call them two days after you put a game in the mail, they can check to see if the game has been fast scanned, and if it is they'll go ahead and remove it from your queque.

Gamefly is pretty notorious for being slower than Oliver Stone. It usually takes at least five days (if not more) for them to receive a game I've sent back to them, and then another five days (if not more) for me to receive the replacement. What makes me even angrier is that they always brag about how they send out your next game the moment your return game is scanned by the post office or something. Yeah, bullcrap.

Yea, GF is definitely a mixed bag. I wouldn't even bother if you:

A) want to rent new titles, or....

B) hate waiting for exchanges.

Other than that, they're OK, albeit a bit expensive.

want to rent new titles, >Rekunta

[QUOTE="Rekunta"]want to rent new titles, >Dracula68

I can never get a new title from them. I had a two game plan, but found that I needed to empty my entire Q so that the game I truly wanted was at the top of my list, like you said. I don't know how that works for you, it never did for me. I'd end up waiting weeks and weeks. Now I only have one game at a time and honestly don't even bother trying to get new games until long after their release date.

[QUOTE="Dracula68"][QUOTE="Rekunta"]want to rent new titles, >Rekunta

I can never get a new title from them. I had a two game plan, but found that I needed to empty my entire Q so that the game I truly wanted was at the top of my list, like you said. I don't know how that works for you, it never did for me. I'd end up waiting weeks and weeks. Now I only have one game at a time and honestly don't even bother trying to get new games until long after their release date.

According to what they told me, it's all about how long you've had any certain unreleased title at the top of your queque. They use seniority in that regard.

Bigboi500

It all really depends on what mail is redirected or prioritized and when, from and to where. Or the people that handle the S&R at gamefly don't give a ****.

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]According to what they told me, it's all about how long you've had any certain unreleased title at the top of your queque. They use seniority in that regard.

Dracula68

I do that too most of the time, removing all other games just to get the one i want. Being a long-time-member also helps a lot. If you're new it's much harder to do that.

Bigboi500

I am a little bit further than you and it takes 4-6 days for me. That Pittsburgh office must be really small--that's my best guess as to why it is so bad. I wish we--the user--could choose which branch we want to deal with cause I would definitely go back to California.Dracula68

I don't like gamefly -.-

They made me pay for my last two games.

Even though I did send them before cancelling my membership.