TheSidDog sent in wonderful news of an email that came from Amazon!Hello from Amazon.com.
We are writing to you today because you purchased a pre-order copy of ‘Sim 3.’
We are now able to offer Release-Date Delivery for this video game. This special delivery option is available to you for no additional charge and has been automatically applied to your order. Your copy of Sim 3 will arrive on Tuesday, June 2nd.
We realize that many of our customers are huge Sims fans, and we’re happy to offer Release-Date Delivery to get this title to you even faster.
Thank you for shopping at Amazon.com.
Sincerely,
Customer Service Department
Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com
So users who ordered the game from Amazon should be getting it on June 2nd! Incredible, that must mean they must be shipping them out right now! Hmmm, in that case I wonder if people’s games will arrive earlier then expected! It’d be nice to get a day’s head start with the game!
Does anyone know if this is being offered by EA Store as well? If it’s not, I may cancel my order there and change to Amazon.
Never mind. I contacted them, and it sounds like it will probably arrive after June 2nd… This is going to be a difficult wait.
Another advantage to Amazon, depending on your state, is the lack of a sales tax. California sales tax is 9.25%, so buying the Collector’s Edition though Amazon saves $6.47. 😛 I also noticed my shipping was free. I don’t know if all release date shipping is free (I’m an Amazon Prime subscriber, so I already get free two day shipping). If anyone else is getting free shipping please let us know here.
I just ordered with Amazon, and had to pay for “release date delivery”, which was $5.98. Now I’m wondering if I had gone with standard shipping, if I would have gotten it for free. I’m not an Amazon Prime Subscriber, though.
ok… I preordered mine and choose the relase date delivery but it hasnt been shipped yet 🙁 I better get in June 2 or im going to be VERY ANGRY
I just talked to some Simmers on a forum I frequent and it seems only Amazon Prime members are getting the free “Release Date” delivery. Non Prime members pay $5.98 it seems. Prime is $80 a year. It’s only worth it if you make tons of Amazon purchases a year — pays itself off if you do.
Well, I’m not a Prime member, but I’ve been waiting for almost four months now since EA pushed up the release so I think I can wait a few extra days.
for the release-date delivery will they ship it June 1st and do overnight shipping?
Mine hasnt been shipped yet. Has anyone else who ordered sims 3 on amazon been shipped yet?
i preordered mine from amazon and it has not shipped yet. if i do not get it june 2nd i am getting my 5 dollars back.
i ordered my copy from amazon in december, and today, on the release date, it says it’ll be here in a week.
lovely.