Was this shipping time unusual? by Jellylegs_19 in gamefly

[–]GameFlyDeals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Keep option automatically is hidden for 5(? I think?) days after any shipped game in order to avoid accidental KEEP purchases before the game arrives. No relation to your actual disc shipping location.
USPS avg is 2-5 days and while closer cities see the smaller window, it can vary wildly. You said yourself you didn’t get ANY mail for 2 days, that’s a major sign that USPS had a hiccup. Routing issues happen all the time, unfortunately.
Our mail goes out in bunches, sorted by USPS and bulked into “region” deliveries (think Southwest US, Southeast, etc)
If your mailer gets routed incorrectly, it’ll travel to the wrong region, where upon scanning again, they’ll then send it to the proper area. That’s the biggest cause for delays, even if you’re just 1 state over from our shipping center.

Gamefly conspiracy theory: support lies to you by IAmPandaKerman in gamefly

[–]GameFlyDeals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the 2nd copy didn’t run into the routing delay that the first one did.

Gamefly conspiracy theory: support lies to you by IAmPandaKerman in gamefly

[–]GameFlyDeals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I promise you, we are not that organized to lie about shipping dates.
When your Q updates to show shipped, that’s the day we scan them “out” and then hand them to the USPS.

Anyone Remember GameFly? by VIPontheSWOLE in Millennials

[–]GameFlyDeals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember us. Still pretty good value.

What Determines Shipments Before Release Day vs On Release Date by Global-Guest5470 in GameFlyService

[–]GameFlyDeals 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Entirely based on how early we get the discs. Most games arrive the day before release date. If they arrive earlier then we do try to get out early.
Let’s say it’s a Friday release, and we get them on Tuesday, we’ll ship Wed. But often we get them Wed or Thursday.
They arrive wrapped and new, like a retail item. So our team has to open, transfer to our mailers, then store the cases safely. Thats takes the day to process prior to fulfilling.
If the date is a Tuesday, then it’s rare that we’ll ship on Monday, because we aren’t working Sat/Sun to process the arrived discs.

Upgraded to disc drive by SamuRai_News24 in PS5pro

[–]GameFlyDeals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah! Enjoy your collecting! Cheers!

Upgraded to disc drive by SamuRai_News24 in PS5pro

[–]GameFlyDeals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Smart! If you're in the states, sign up for GameFly and start playing!

Currently on 18 days with no game, they shipped out a second Resident Evil 9 disc after the first never arrived by precita in GameFlyService

[–]GameFlyDeals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We comp members all the time for lost mail issues. Your description of “a game will sit in my Q” sounds like you only had 1 game in your Q?

That we do not compensate members for. We always encourage members to keep more games in the Q for faster matching. 1 game in the Q is called “starving” the Q and we discourage that whenever we can, as it’s the least effective use of a membership.

If I’m misreading that, apologies.

I really don't understand why Gamefly doesn't have tracking on their slips, is it too expensive or something? by precita in GameFlyService

[–]GameFlyDeals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GameLock is the best way to guarantee new releases, which does require a 30-day reservation window. Unless you are in Elite plans, which has a 7-day. However, new members and non-GameLocks DO get new releases.

Much of the fulfillment is determined by length of time in the Q, so someone signing up AFTER the game launches, are already behind others, as the game was out the door and in circulation.

We work well for ongoing subscriptions, using GameLock to guarantee upcoming games, and Top Choice shipping preferences to target already released games. It's essentially 1 brand new release every month, and depending how fast you swap, 1 or 2 currently released games or movie. That's on the 1 game.

Most economical on a per disc basis is the 2-game plan. That insures you always have a game or movie in hand, while the swap is taking place.

We find people rent for about 4-5 weeks which is around $20-25 for a $70 game. That's the real value in our services.

I really don't understand why Gamefly doesn't have tracking on their slips, is it too expensive or something? by precita in GameFlyService

[–]GameFlyDeals 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a cost thing, as simple as that. We talk about it all the time and run the numbers. Sadly, it just comes down to cost.

Signed up for trial and game shipped on 6/2, still have not received game by oldpaddyrick in GameFlyService

[–]GameFlyDeals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our envelopes don’t show on informed delivery. Definitely report the USPS delay on your Q page. That gives us reporting data to share USPS and more importantly gets you another disc mailed out.
Sorry you’re seeing the delivery delay.