How is Simply Games ? • Non-Gaming • Online Shopping • Eurogamer.net

oceanmotion 27 Jul 2004 14:24:24 17,358 posts
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Just ordered Chronicles of Riddick for Ł27.99. Great price. Wondering how the service is. Do they deliver on time. Do they get a lot of stock in so I don't have to wait. That sort of stuff.

I usually shop with Play, Amazon and Game UK. Simply Games has now been added. I will find the best deal between them.

What are your impressions ?

thanks

Lutz 27 Jul 2004 14:26:10 48,870 posts
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Good post, I'm hoping they're first class too, as I've got Halo 2 LE pre-ordered with them...

perilikid 27 Jul 2004 14:29:47 1,715 posts
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I've also got Halo 2 LE on pre-order, pretty much on the basis of what people have said here. They'd better be pretty damn good, or else I'm suing everyone here...

Lutz 27 Jul 2004 14:32:05 48,870 posts
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perilikid wrote:
I've also got Halo 2 LE on pre-order, pretty much on the basis of what people have said here. They'd better be pretty damn good, or else I'm suing everyone here...

Just to be safe I pre-ordered from gameseek too.

Mike_Hunt 27 Jul 2004 14:33:02 23,524 posts
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What is the name of that game focused price comparison website again?

[MH]

hulahoops 27 Jul 2004 14:34:13 2,311 posts
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www.gamestracker.co.uk?

Rankin 27 Jul 2004 14:34:47 2,931 posts
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Gamestracker

Whizzo 27 Jul 2004 14:34:59 44,810 posts
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Only used them once, for Spiderman 2, and it arrived a couple of days before it was officially released. Very impressed with that and have pre-ordered Halo 2 from them on that basis.

Chronicles Of Riddick for 28 notes, I think that maybe another order or wait for the PC version? Hmm...

Rankin 27 Jul 2004 14:35:30 2,931 posts
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I ordered the Doom collection from Simply Games and it arrived the very next day. Great service.

Deleted user 27 July 2004 14:36:39

I ordered from them on a Thursday night and received the game on the Saturday morning, and you can't really ask for much quicker than that.

perilikid 27 Jul 2004 14:41:28 1,715 posts
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Lutz wrote:
Just to be safe I pre-ordered from gameseek too.

Well, if I don't get it on the day of release I'll just go out and buy the normal version (or get a friend at HMV to buy it with discount for me, natch).

Deleted user 27 July 2004 14:50:02

Ok I must be the only one thats had a "bad" experience with them!

I ordered FSW after release on a tuesday and it hadn't arrived by saturday so I cancelled the order.

Although they may have been out of stock.

104:23:37:56 +48hours

Mike_Hunt 27 Jul 2004 14:50:52 23,524 posts
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BlankOBlank! wrote:
www.gamestracker.co.uk?

That's it, thanks. Although they don't seem to cover Play.com...

[MH]

oceanmotion 27 Jul 2004 19:51:00 17,358 posts
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Cool, thanks everyone. Great impressions.

You ordered Doom for Ł249.7.

lol.

cheers all.

Wretched-Chin 27 Jul 2004 20:16:47 745 posts
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Glad you posted - I was beginning to think Simply weren't gonna have Riddick in (it wasn't there a few days ago; I thought they were leaving it a little late).

They seem really good. I'm also one of those guys who pre-ordered FSW and it arrived a couple of days early.

I've even spoken to the very helpful Customer services laydee, who seems right on top of things (so to speak).

Aga 27 Jul 2004 23:31:07 2,148 posts
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Whitey McCool wrote:

WooHoo!!! wrote:
Cool, thanks everyone. Great impressions.

You ordered Doom for Ł249.7. lol.

Yeah. Think I got stung a bit there. Ah well, live and learn.

Maybe it was the special special edition of it, with gold covered case

mentat 28 Jul 2004 00:15:12 5,613 posts
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Mike_Hunt wrote:

BlankOBlank! wrote:
www.gamestracker.co.uk?
That's it, thanks. Although they don't seem to cover Play.com...

[MH]

they do, at least they used to, but you have to register and log in to get the best prices...

f311 7 Oct 2013 20:08:41 397 posts
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Wow, nearly 10 years old!

Anyways I did a search for a simply games thread, to tie in with the playstation 4 debacle going on over there and this is the main one i found, so i thought id give it a bump so there is somewhere we can post updates and replys from them.

Syrette 7 Oct 2013 20:20:07 51,181 posts
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To be honest we've been discussing it in the PS4 thread off and on for a while now.

f311 7 Oct 2013 20:28:29 397 posts
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You have? Oh right, I only went onto the latest page to see if there was anything and i couldnt see anything so I just went looking for this, my bad!

Syrette 7 Oct 2013 20:30:20 51,181 posts
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Yeah - they started sending those emails out last week

f311 7 Oct 2013 20:32:43 397 posts
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Oh yeah, i know that, but it seems to have escalated alot more today, and i couldnt really be bothered to scroll down the bottom of the comments section every 5 minutes to see updates!

Syrette 7 Oct 2013 20:41:45 51,181 posts
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Fair enough.

I will say that I've used Simply Games a fair bit over the years and I'll continue to use them despite this situation. I did have a PS4 pre-order there but I'm going to cancel it.

Edited by Syrette at 20:42:07 07-10-2013

beastmaster 7 Oct 2013 20:46:41 22,373 posts
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Simply not the best?

/gets coat

But seriously, what they're doing is just terrible.

f311 7 Oct 2013 20:57:13 397 posts
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I would like to cancel it....but they've got us over a barrel really as i want it day one :/

Syrette 7 Oct 2013 20:59:58 51,181 posts
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f311 wrote:
I would like to cancel it....but they've got us over a barrel really as i want it day one :/

I preordered from ShopTo at the same time just in case... and thankfully they said I'm guaranteed a day one console too.

Not good at all for those who went with just Simply though.

f311 7 Oct 2013 21:04:10 397 posts
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Well I would've gone with shopto, but i have some weird restriction thing on my account where I have to pay like Ł20 for delivery on any game, so god knows what it'll cost on a console, because like 5 of the games they sent me didnt arrive, so they punish me by charging for recorded delivery!

Carlo 7 Oct 2013 21:38:09 21,801 posts
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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-07-simplygames-your-pre-ordered-ps4-now-costs-at-least-65-more

They're dead to me.