Coronavirus and preorders
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Twisterheart
Senior Member
I am. There’s three cases of coronavirus now in the city where I preordered my game. It’s the only Gamestop in the area and that’s the only place I can get it. I’m afraid things will get bad over the next week where everything shuts down. Plus I’m afraid of getting it myself. 
If I hadn’t already paid for the entire game, I would seriously be considering going digital but I guess I’ll just have to hope everything will be okay.
If I hadn’t already paid for the entire game, I would seriously be considering going digital but I guess I’ll just have to hope everything will be okay.melody5697
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I'm not concerned. The coronavirus just reached my city less than a week ago. All the people who have been diagnosed had just come in from areas where it's spreading in the community. While gatherings of more than a thousand people have been banned, I doubt they'll be closing stores anytime soon. If they do, I guess I'll just get a refund and go digital (although I'd really rather not do that because I strongly prefer to buy physical copies and support physical stores). People should really stop freaking out so much about the coronavirus. Swine flu was way worse. My dad blames social media for the panic.
Paperboy012305
Maining Male Villager since 2015
That reminds me of when I got the Swine Flu back in November of 2009. For one thing, it was the first time I ever had the flu. Second, I lived somehow.
Media as a whole is to blame for a large part of the hysteria. Should we take it seriously? Yes, absolutely. Should every store from here to Timbuktu be out of toilet paper? Absolutely not.
melody5697
Member
Most people survive the coronavirus, too. It's just if you're old or already have health issues that it's likely to actually kill you. And what's up with the people buying up all the toilet paper? They should just all get bidet attachments for their toilets. If they can't install that themselves and don't want to hire a plumber, they can always just rinse with water from a watering can.
Imaginetheday
Senior Member
I'm not too worried. I don't believe it will spread enough where I live to cause a complete lockdown in the next week. I realize other people are not so fortunate.
Eh, I've preordered the physical copy online and I'm afraid that the store hasn't gotten their copies yet, but I feel like I would have gotten a notice considering it's less than a week now. I'm pretty sure our stores won't close, but they'll have less staff present (and less customers too because everyone's afraid). I don't think things will become more drastic within a week, like we'll have to see what happens in the summer and fall but for now we have a new routine for a month.
thegunpowderincident
net light side shift
I'm slightly concerned that Best Buy will no longer be open by next Friday. If it does happen, I'll just cancel my preorder and go with digital. But it would still be disappointing, of course; I chose physical intentionally.
Stores generally get a shipment of copies 1 to 2 weeks prior to the release, one shipment the day before and one day of. Your store very likely has copies in their warehouse already.
DJStarstryker
Senior Member
Nah. I'm planning to buy from one of those big Walmarts that has a big grocery section. Since it has groceries, a pharmacy, and other important items (ie baby diapers, bleach to clean, etc), Walmart probably would stay open even if other stores locally have to close.
Not if laws state they have to keep certain departments closed, but its unlikely. Walmart would likely be open entirely.
MeganPenguin
Senior Member
Well, I hope everything will be okay. I've preordered it and I hope it'll be delivered. My mum did turn around to me and told me maybe it wouldn't arrive due to coronavirus._
What am I supposed to play if Boris finally decides to close down the schools?
But nah, I'm not too worried about it all
What am I supposed to play if Boris finally decides to close down the schools?
But nah, I'm not too worried about it all
Kairi-Kitten
Weak Grandpa
My amazon pre-order still says coming release date so i'll be crossing my fingers that they do their utmost to continue deliveries, albeit with utmost safety/precaution to their workers :')
I'm in the same boat; got my email from them to ensure my payment information is in tip-top shape [and they delivered my ac:nh lite case today as well].
The physical version is really what I want, though. I would feel more comfortable with that.
I’m shipping the game to a location that I originally planned on going to next weekend (fairly close by, but still an hour or two away). I’m becoming increasingly concerned that I may have to cancel my plans. I preordered through Best Buy a while ago, when they had their preorder bonus available, and I’m worried that if I try to change the shipping address for the main order, it’ll mess up my delivery for the preorder bonus. Does anyone have experience with updating shipping from them for an item with a sold-out preorder bonus?
That said, if I get quarantined, I won’t be able to pick up my mail, even if I change the address. So that could become an issue.
That said, if I get quarantined, I won’t be able to pick up my mail, even if I change the address. So that could become an issue.
