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[Nexus 7 General] pclov3r:
Who is going to gamestop now to pick them up or attempt to?

It might be true since it seems a bunch of people are getting them.

Oh boy rage is going to go to google if it's true.
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
Just got my text, picking mine up tonight...I think Google play people got bad customer service through all this. Looks like this thread is getting full of meanies anyway, see you guys in the dev section when you get yours, whenever that is...later
[Nexus 7 General] Rugged96:
I just got an automated call from Gamestop telling me to go pickup my preorder....going to call the store to confirm....
[Nexus 7 General] slvdc1:
gamestop send message

just got a text from gamestop...ugh have to wait till i get off work to pick it up!
[Nexus 7 General] tomh1979:
Getting ready to go now.
[Nexus 7 General] Hemidroids:
Sure they do. You paid hundreds more than the product is worth. You paid alot more in shipping than I did.
[Nexus 7 General] ohaaron:
Congrats to you Gamestop guys!
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
The ****ty part? I was there at 10am to pick up my ncaa football pre order. Now I'm at work. FU FRIDAY THE 13TH
[Nexus 7 General] COTorrey:
woohoo! This should be the only thread I read today.... to keep me sane
[Nexus 7 General] KARNAG3:
Its really crazy the hype over this release.

The release date what suposed to be mid july...mid july is

the 15th of july

.

Ever since I started following this thread I feel like I've been betrayed by Google because it isnt released yet...but the truth is I shouldnt be expecting to get it before next week. This thread is really addictive!
[Nexus 7 General] HOLLA575:
Which NY store released? I will go there and pick one up.

This is ridiculous. I will never buy a product directly from Google EVER again.
[Nexus 7 General] kl323:
Gamestop is available. I can confirm.

Will see if its legit when I get to the store.
[Nexus 7 General] churraman:
Just got a text message from gamestop telling me that my nexus 7 is available for pickup.
[Nexus 7 General] chrisjm00:
Hmmm, I don't know then. The real point I was making is that if Google says they can't sell them, they can't sell them. They could sit there for a year, if Google doesn't give them the green light, well there really isn't anything they can do about that without breaking contract. At least that's what I think.
[Nexus 7 General] Rueben_:
If Gamestop guys get there's today I feel like there was really know point in pre ordering with Google and I will move to WP7 from now on ;)
[Nexus 7 General] norman1080:
All we want is for Google to acknowledge the fact that people are upset with how this is being dealt with and to let us know what they know as to when it will be released. They know. So tell us. This would calm the burning question of when and people could rest easy knowing it will be on their door steps.
[Nexus 7 General] utstudent:
My GameStop just told me that they are taking per order for the 2nd wave and it won't be here until now and mid august. So WTF???
[Nexus 7 General] dadoc04:
I thought gamestop wasnt going to release them, however, i just got a text from my local gamestop telling me to come pick it up... if you preordered at GS, i suggest checking just in case yours will release it to you.
[Nexus 7 General] skappy7:
I have a dream that one day Google will rise up and fill everyone's pre-orders equally.

I have a dream that right here in the XDA forums Gamestop pre-orders and Staples pre-orders will one day be able to walk hand in hand with Google Play pre-orders and Office Depot pre-orders.

I have a dream, today
[Nexus 7 General] adomanico01:
Tell that to the people who paid $500-$600 for the:

Motorola Xoom

ASUS Transformer

ASUS Transformer Prime

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10

Should I go on?
[Nexus 7 General] iucidium:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVPYgzt1_X8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Nexus 7 General] biggiestuff:
I'm not mad that I haven't received my google play order, but I am upset that I'm not allowed to cancel my order in order to purchase it somewhere else to save some money. I know I can probably refuse receipt or return it but I really hate to have 280 bucks on hold for an undisclosed amount of time before it gets credited back to my account. Plus I sent it to work so shipping and receiving here is not going to refuse the package unfortunately. Happy for the gamestop buyers. :). Enjoy your tablet. I hope to join your ranks soon :)
[Nexus 7 General] ejkeebler:
meanwhile, no charge, no email and no change to wallet....maybe now google can give us a ship date??
[Nexus 7 General] just lou:
Another thread says this was in error.
[Nexus 7 General] Kaypix:
So I got the text this morning, yay! And I'm stuck at work...dammit....and the store won't answer their phone. Can anyone who got the text confirm that the store released the Nexus to them yet?
[Nexus 7 General] jsebol80:
Congrats to all of you with GameStop preorders. Never thought I'd see the day where I wished I had a preorder at Gamestop.

Rage.with.Google.Building.
[Nexus 7 General] effingpace:
my buddy just walked into Adorama and bought a nexus 7 https://dl.dropbox.com/u/49833852/563964_10150942594183321_734956870_n.jpg
[Nexus 7 General] dadoc04:
definitely confirmed.... my coworker just got his. :-( im at work still though.
[Nexus 7 General] Seihaku:
Wonder what their policy will be with non-PreOrders or if they got just enough to fulfill pres.
[Nexus 7 General] Speeding Wheels:
Gamestop peeps are going to be upset.

Just got off the phone and they said that text was sent out in error.

No Nexus 7 for you!
[Nexus 7 General] qoncept:
They got free shipping. Where are you trying to go with this?
[Nexus 7 General] Xi2wiked:
YouTube or it didn't happen....
[Nexus 7 General] Logan_M:
At first I was thinking "Wow! A Google rep, maybe some good info" once I got to the second paragraph: "Hmm, this is probably not legit" by the time I was done: " You got me for a second, nice one" :D.
[Nexus 7 General] Landara:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWOzUzJd6wM
[Nexus 7 General] MC153:
Lolz
[Nexus 7 General] CooLoserTech:
LOL. O_O. I'm baffled Google is sneeky. Me no like

Sent on my Llama on my way to the Googleplex Center so I can get 64 Gig N7 Tab
[Nexus 7 General] Xi2wiked:
I like the Operation C.I.A.

I still want to see the video of a guy crying over a nexus 7.....
[Nexus 7 General] rmm200:
I see our Google Indian call center rep makes a lot of posts to the Nook Color forum. Does not sound very legit to me.
[Nexus 7 General] Landara:
I love the Android! What you don't think Indians post on XDA?
[Nexus 7 General] Xi2wiked:
Where do you find crap like this? 0_o

Lol
[Nexus 7 General] Landara:
The Internet is a virtual septic tank full of crap like this!
[Nexus 7 General] Xi2wiked:
Definitely a septic tank.....

This is what this thread needed.
[Nexus 7 General] CooLoserTech:
5..4..3..1..Blast!

Sent on my Llama on my way to the Googleplex Center so I can get 64 Gig N7 Tab
[Nexus 7 General] Landara:
In actuality if you search youtube for "Worst Video Ever" this comes up number 2.
[Nexus 7 General] Xi2wiked:
Would have NEVER thought to search for worst video ever.....

You sir are an evil genius! Well played....
[Nexus 7 General] CooLoserTech:
**Explores forums**

**Comes to Favorites tab and refreshes**

**New post unread! Oh goodie**

**Dang just useless posts**

**Repeats in hope of new light**

My past 2 hours. That's how it went

Sent on my Llama on my way to the Googleplex Center so I can get 64 Gig N7 Tab
[Nexus 7 General] Xi2wiked:
Glad we could be of assistance. :)
[Nexus 7 General] Landara:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-p33001J-0&list=FLmofoHgFoqXcrBEag2fo1Fw&index=10&feature=plpp_video
[Nexus 7 General] CooLoserTech:
'X' stands for "Waiting for Ne'X'us"

Sent on my Llama on my way to the Googleplex Center so I can get 64 Gig N7 Tab
[Nexus 7 General] clintkev251:
Not gonna lie, that's pretty catchy and I may or may not have listened to it multiple times
[Nexus 7 General] hullbay:
Has anyone been able to confirm the cheapest place to order within the US? B&H has free shipping & no tax and from what I've read you still qualify for the $25 play credit upon google account activation?
[Nexus 7 General] razball:
I just called GameStop in Clearwater fl and he said the preorders they have are going out or able to be picked up etc but normal orders are set for Aug 7
[Nexus 7 General] Jaygo7:
Just got a call from associate at gamestop to pick up my tablet.
[Nexus 7 General] chrisjm00:
That text message may very well lead to a Gamestop getting burned to the ground.
[Nexus 7 General] slvdc1:
well i will MAKE them give it to me...even if i just take it without the box...they can scan the box on the correct date then call me to get the box LOL. I will show them the text message.
[Nexus 7 General] truthkillszz:
This is definitely the last time I buy directly from Google since it looks that we will be last to get our tabs
[Nexus 7 General] pclov3r:
What the hell is going on with Gamestop? So many errors and screw up's

The text message is a MAJOR screwup.

Seriously what is the holdup now?
[Nexus 7 General] RawrDuy:
Just picked my tablet up from Gamestop! They said they gave the okay for all Gamestops nationwide to sell starting this morning!
[Nexus 7 General] pclov3r:
Is it an error or not?

I'M CONFUSED AS ****!!!
[Nexus 7 General] 18t:
everyone who preordered from GameStop has no reason to continue posting in this thread. now go away before we really get mad
[Nexus 7 General] blahblahyoutoo:
i actually didn't even notice you said you were refusing the package. makes no difference to me. i have no stake in google (stock or employment), other than the success of their products so that they can continue to build them.

doesn't make what I said any less true though.

you didn't pay more for the N7. you paid the same price as everyone else, but because you saw that another place offered free shipping and aren't collecting sales tax, that you deserve your money back. if you didn't like the shipping charge which was in plain sight when you ordered it, well, then don't order it.

sure, not being able to cancel sucks, but every vendor has a stage in their shipping process where it's too late to cancel.
[Nexus 7 General] Ahmazin:
A friend of mine just called me. He had ordered the N7 from gamestop and called this morning to see if he was allowed to pick it up. They said, sure, why not...

Right when he was about to walk out the door, he got a call back from the gamestop employee apologetic, saying that they made a mistake and that he could NOT buy it today. The system gave a street date of August 7th.

Obviously bombed, he dropped his keys and slumped down in the nearest chair, trying to recover from this enormous let down (I may be adding a little artistic license for a more dramatic affect). A couple of minutes passed and the phone rings. It's an automatic message from Gamestop, saying his order was ready.

Confused, he calls the gamestop back and sure enough, he can come pick it up today. (I swear, you can't make this stuff up!)

Long story short (or may not), if you ordered at gamestop. Go pick up your Nexus. Congrats to you guys. I ordered from the play store, but I'm happy for you guys!

He's gonna stop by my place so I can see it... At least, there's that!
[Nexus 7 General] razball:
Now you guys wont be paying attention here but if you do send pics to give us hope
[Nexus 7 General] flathead031:
This is the first and last time I'm pre-ordering anything from Google Play. I don't like being left in the dark w/o any updates from such a big company like Google.
[Nexus 7 General] tink4u:
Just got VM from Gamestop

I Ordered from Gamestop on the 7th, just got a VM from Gamestop that "My game is ready to pickup for this morning", if I weren't on a conf call at work I would call 'em immediatel;y to confirm. Lucky for me I use a Google voice number, so the proof is attached.

XDA wont let me upload mp3 files so renamed to .txt maybe cos I just registered.

Gonna run to gamestop as soon as I am done with the stupid call, will post pics soon. I can't caontain my excitement!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:victory::victory::victory::victory:
[Nexus 7 General] 18t:
heres to hoping that google gave them the ok because 2 days have passed and they were secretly sent out on wednesday.
[Nexus 7 General] Outrager:
Also, did you Gamestop people get the $25 credit?
[Nexus 7 General] adomanico01:
You said the iPad was overpriced. Nothing to do with shipping.
[Nexus 7 General] jsebol80:
Meanwhile for us waiting for anything from google:
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
I called my store and confirmed it is not an error
[Nexus 7 General] HOLLA575:
There is product sitting at third party retailers for a week now. Third party retailers should not have received ANY inventory until all of Google's pre-orders were fulfilled!

I advised my CC company to block any charges from Google. I'm walking over to Adorama during lunch to pick one up. **** YOU GOOGLE!!!!!!
[Nexus 7 General] qoncept:
And the 10" Android tablets listed above are overpriced, too? What is the disagreement all about?
[Nexus 7 General] Seihaku:
Staples updated their page again, it now states:

Pre-order your Nexus 7 by July 11th, 2012 to reserve one of these limited quantity tablets. Product will ship between July 12th and July 17th. Expected delivery: 1 - 3 business days, arriving no earlier than July 13th 2012. Your credit card will be charged at shipment.

I think a programmer wrote that thanks to the !(arrive < 7/13) aspect.
[Nexus 7 General] clintonroche:
Does Apple charge you way over manufacturing cost?? Yes, you pay for the shipping, nothing is free.
[Nexus 7 General] just lou:
Well, now we have 1/2 the people being told it was an error, and 1/2 being told it is not. :confused:
[Nexus 7 General] maw230:
This **** is getting interesting!

We just need one of you gamestoppers to show us a damn picture of your tablet already!
[Nexus 7 General] adomanico01:
Maybe I misread you or something, and I'm not going back through 25 pages of "ZOMG FU GOOGLE GAMESTOP GOT THEIRS TODAY" to figure it out. Let's agree to agree. :cowboy:
[Nexus 7 General] bleclair:
Yeah, but it's normally not over a week before something ships!

Anyway, if the Gamestop thing is true, congrats guys! :highfive:

We'll miss you in this thread... Come back soon and taunt us with pictures! :D

EDIT: With some people being told the text is an error, can we please just agree on the fact this launch ain't Google's finest hour? ;)
[Nexus 7 General] ohaaron:
When I click on the attached file, I just see a bunch of weird letters, haha.
[Nexus 7 General] ajg74:
TBH this is now just feeling like a kick in the teeth from Google, while I was happy to wait along with everyone else until the devcie was released, to have 2 seperate retailers now either shipping or handing these out and nothing at all from GP about the one I ordered from them shipping makes me think I actually might not want this tablet anymore as I dont think I want Google to have ANY money off me at all, I might just wait for the new Amazon Fire..................... :(
[Nexus 7 General] Rugged96:
I'm going now before they change their mind...I had called to confirm and they said come on down.
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
She checked her email while I was on the phone and said yup I can come get it when I'm ready
[Nexus 7 General] chubb16:
just got a phone call and text from gamestop, the tablet I pre-ordered is there, I am going to pick it up before work... yea baby...
[Nexus 7 General] Rugged96:
On my way...they open in 20 and it's a 15 minute drive.
[Nexus 7 General] MaxCarnage:
Im about to leave on a day trip so Google better not have done that ****. I need an idea of when this thing is coming so that I can arrange for its arrival. I am genuinely starting to wish I hadn't preordered; I generally don't because I rarely have people at home who can take deliveries, but I did it because I want to support Google and Nexus and got caught up in the moment.

By the way, I think it's perfectly reasonable at this point to be getting frustrated as a Play Store purchaser. No or misleading information, hidden dates, stores getting and selling stock "early" while we sit here wondering what the hell is going on...it's really uncool. Go take a peek at the #Nexus7 tag on Google+ and tell me that you're genuinely not at all bothered by that. I never wanted mine "first" but I certainly didn't want to be last either.
[Nexus 7 General] Jasmynsway:
I called game stop and they said they can't release until the 31st. Nothing's real until there's a real time proven screen shot/video of a regular consumer having one.

Google never gave a firm date. We're all pissed because a rumor proved to be just that. Rumor.
[Nexus 7 General] jt.one:
damnnnn.

congrats to the best buy/adorama/ebuyer guys!!

now gtfo before we unleash the ultimate rage on you a**holes. :(

i wish i knew to pre-order at gamestop. i have one literally 10 mins walking from my house.
[Nexus 7 General] 18t:
man you showed google up. they are shaking in fear :rolleyes:
[Nexus 7 General] jwiskowski:
I called three GameStops in my area and was told:

1 - First store said shipment due today, call back after Noon

2 - Second store said 3 in-stock but reserved and was not given OK to sell anyway

3 - First stock sold out, second wave due today and told to call back later
[Nexus 7 General] thekillingtree:
just called adorama to see if they had any that they could sell (if gamestop is selling pre-orders then why can't they sell regular stock). they said that they think monday is when they can sell them. the guy transferred me to someone else and the girl told me the same thing. i asked if she had them in stock but just weren't allowed to sell them and she was like 'uhhhh, i think we have a warehouse shipment but can't release until monday.'

at this point, i don't even care that i'm waiting for mine from google, but why the hell are they making retail places hold out from selling them.
[Nexus 7 General] vidanay:
Yeah, while it would be "cool" to suddenly have it show up, it's totally not cool to have noone there to receive it anyway.
[Nexus 7 General] haloimplant:
I get that Google is going for a large coordinated launch but with all the leaks, bad info from reps, and retailers jumping the gun here is how it is going for them.
[Nexus 7 General] bleclair:
I've had it! I'm buying a Jornada! :laugh:

For you youngsters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jornada_(PDA)

I really think Google is going to do something extra for the Play pre-orders.

Mark my words! (And if I'm wrong, forget them.) :D
[Nexus 7 General] __Blaz0__:
10:42 am est. still no update from google. :(

Has anyone successfully cancelled their order?
[Nexus 7 General] drivemethru:
Rename the extension to mp3
[Nexus 7 General] klaus9000:
Just got mine from the UPS driver... Adorama

I did order mine early in the day yesterday before the Verge post and the "order" by Google to not sell them. So maybe they figured it was ok.
[Nexus 7 General] pclov3r:
Seriously WTF

Anybody call google to ***** at them and say Gamestop is selling them now?
[Nexus 7 General] qoncept:
Agreed. Got your tablet yet? Me neither. :\
[Nexus 7 General] bleclair:
hateyousomuch :laugh:
[Nexus 7 General] maw230:
You ordered it...YESTERDAY??
[Nexus 7 General] brianbrain:
Actually, it does make what you said less true. Did I know the costs? Of course I did. That's not the point. The point is, there are standard expectations set when you preorder a product (specifically when you preorder direct). The very first expectation is that you will not receive it days later than those who just walk into a store and buy one. This is exactly what is happening right now (See: Gamestop, Sam's Club, & ABT - among others). Furthermore, Google has made zero communication efforts to its customers, and has had our products in a "shipping" state (so that we can't cancel them officially) for almost a week now. Combine the above with the fact that I can (and already am in the process of) walk into a store such as Sam's, buy the same thing for $5 less + no shipping, and it's a no brainer. Google loses. They lost my sale, they'll lose money on me refusing delivery of TWO nexus 7's, and they've lost me as a future customer.

Customer service is bigger than the product itself, and Google should rightfully be held to a higher standard than your average storefront (if not the highest standard). Just accepting this level of service failure and telling others that they're being too picky or entitled, only excuses a company from doing the right thing. I'm making it clear, I don't accept their non-apology.
[Nexus 7 General] klaus9000:
I know it sucks but I bet in the end Google does something special for you pre-order people.
[Nexus 7 General] chubb16:
Awsome. Cant wait to pick mine up from gamestop.
[Nexus 7 General] chrisjcks:
Also, Google said they are aware of some retailers selling early, and that its illegal on pre-order items without a release date and consequences will happen, he talked of motions already in place.

...oh dear.
[Nexus 7 General] ohaaron:
Stay rational. Do you really want to be locked into a closed ecosystem w/ a crummy browser experience?
[Nexus 7 General] 18t:
clearly google gave GS the go ahead to sell them. gotta mean something...if i dont have it in my hands by cob monday i will not be happy as a loyal googleist/androidist
[Nexus 7 General] pclov3r:
I doubt they do anything.
[Nexus 7 General] Speeding Wheels:
If your local Gamestop tells you they cannot sell you the N7 today tell them to check their e-mail system.

They have been given the green light to sell.

Problem for me is I did not pre-order and all the local GS's around me only got enough in to cover pre-orders.

Ugh!
[Nexus 7 General] maw230:
I don't think Google gave the go ahead on anything
[Nexus 7 General] adomanico01:
No, but I have an iPad. I sold both an Acer Iconia a510 Olympic Edition and ASUS Transformer Prime I had laying around, so I don't have an Android tablet at the moment. Makes me sadpanda.
[Nexus 7 General] bisto321:
Ordered mine on the 27th. Just cancelled 8GB with google for a better value 16GB from HMV.

Google are messed up! Why let me cancel if they are on the way, when others have been told too late?
[Nexus 7 General] qoncept:
When Apple customers complain enough they usually end up getting credit. Apparently we just haven't complained enough yet.
[Nexus 7 General] bleclair:
Dude, I was totally kidding. Congrats!
[Nexus 7 General] 18t:
well considering they have been in UPS facilities for a week, not like google is going to throw a nexus Q in the box or anything
[Nexus 7 General] goofball2k:
I thought other retailers were bad for providing realtime order information that I can check online (staples comes to mind) but Google is among the worst thus far. I'm not so anxious that I can't wait but I have had no updates since July 3 purchase. I even sent them a July 6 cancellation, just to see if there was anyone alive on the other side. I'm not impressed.
[Nexus 7 General] JimmyHACK:
Office Depot register still not letting them sell it....
[Nexus 7 General] scooter217:
GameStop folks, please start a new thread so Playstore folks dont have to hear you gloat!!!! :)
[Nexus 7 General] razball:
I'm on hold to do exactly that.
[Nexus 7 General] __Blaz0__:
What's the release DATE??!! According to the play store there is none.
[Nexus 7 General] Saintfyre:
I find it funny all you people who pre-ordered thru Google Play, you chose the vendor - Google - that obviously everyone else would be ordering thru. Delays were inevitable, time frames difficult to maintain.

So you want people who pre-ordered thru B&M Stores to have to wait because you have yet to receive yours since you ordered yours from the vendor who would receive the most orders.

Then you come here and complain about how patient you've been, how you may or may not pursue legal action against Google (looool), How you feel entitled to goodies and freebies for your long long wait, how you're going to tell Google where they can go with their product and never spend money with them again.

You guys are fun.
[Nexus 7 General] pclov3r:
Then what is up with the text message and all the stores? Google must said something or if they didn't it's a major ****up on gamestop.