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[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
Transcript of call I placed 3 minutes ago:

Do you have a release date for the nexus tablet?

Hang on let me check. *takatakatak* Yep, it's the 31st for wave 1 and the 7th for wave 2.

Thanks. *under my breath* stupid f√©k...

I know that guy, he is a goddamn lackey sonofabitch and the worst thing about my local GameStop.
[Nexus 7 General] tlegower:
I just called GameStop and to check on the estimated delivery date. He disappeared for a bit and came back and told me that they didn't have a date as of yet, but expected something in the next week or so. I don't know if he meant they expect the N7 to arrive then or they expect a more definitive release date then.

Which is interesting because when I reserved it, the guy told me July 31 and he was then corrected by the other employee and told me that it was August 7. So going from August 7 to we don't have a date is a big change in 2 days.
[Nexus 7 General] NavySpark:
Exactly what i got told today. My store confirmed they have tablets in the back but are not allowed to sell them until a "street date" is announced. Told me that even with me being 2nd wave i will get mine whenever the release date is because it is in the back... :mad:
[Nexus 7 General] tlegower:
This is pretty much what The Verge is reporting. They say they were leaked a Game Stop memo, confirmed with three stores and then got this from GameStop PR:

"Right now, we are waiting for ASUS and Google to coordinate and provide us with an official sell date. In partnership with them, we have instructed our stores to hold the merchandise and not sell until the vendor-approved date, much like we do with street-dated video games."

http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/10/3149867/nexus-7-when-and-where-can-you-get-one
[Nexus 7 General] KCHawkeye02:
Called my local gamestop in KC. they have them but cannot release them for sale. original date was july 12th but that has been pushed. I put 50 dollars down on the pre order and he said 1 of them there was mine. I pre ordered on july fourth for what its worth
[Nexus 7 General] patriot720:
I just pre-ordered my nexus 7 at gamestop and on my receipt it says "SD 7/12". Does this mean ship date 7/12? Hopefully this is good news!
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
Hellz yea fellaz!

THE DAY IS NEAR!

YOUR WAIT IS OVAH!
[Nexus 7 General] Adanedhels:
no cheers yet....

I'll update tomorrow if something changes or the date is officalized. I have my doubts that the tablet is truly street dated what with things being "pushed back"

UMMMMM the Nexus 7 preorder page is MIA on the Gamestop website.... keep checking guys for it to come back up I have a feeling/hoping it will include the street date....

Anyone that finds out post a update the moment someone sees it return.
[Nexus 7 General] CooLoserTech:
All pre orders from gamestop. First or second WILl get the freebies from Google. The guy told me that when I first pre ordered it

Sent on my Llama on my way to the Googleplex Center so I can get 64 Gig N7 Tab
[Nexus 7 General] FiveOhFour:
Im in New Orleans too, which store/area do you go to?
[Nexus 7 General] NavySpark:
Before Gamestop pulled their webpage, it said you would get the $25 credit through 8/7.
[Nexus 7 General] feelinfroggy23:
Cant wait for gamestop to go out of business...i hate that place
[Nexus 7 General] iixiom:
Well technically I'm in Kenner, but you already know Kenner/Metairie/N.O. is all considered the same huge area.

I went to the gamestop on W. Esplanade next to Reginelli's/Starbucks, by Chateau in Kenner.
[Nexus 7 General] stevvveo:
So take this with a grain of salt, but after seeing people mention some GS stores were getting them in, but not allowed to sell yet, I called my local GS store which I pre-ordered from and told them I knew the stores were getting them so to give it to me straight and he told me he has mine at the store but he was told he couldn't sell it to me until tomorrow, July 12th. But seeing as how the Google Play people haven't yet got any word about their orders, hopefully when I call tomorrow or stop in he won't say it's been pushed back again. But at least this gives us hope!

How funny would it be if ordering at GS would get us tablets before Google Play. Not to mention getting free shipping, all the Google Play perks, avoiding the 15% restocking fee and return fees from Google Play if something isn't up to par.

I'll updated tomorrow.
[Nexus 7 General] PhillyFan65:
I was told the exact same thing by my Gamestop
[Nexus 7 General] lightninbug:
Well I called mine here in the chicagoland area...the guy is actually a very good friend of mine, and he said, that there is still NO word from google as to when they can sell them...BUUUUUT corporate told him that if it ends up getting delayed past the end of august that google already promised to offer additional accessories at time of release for no cost...

So either way...

It gets released soon and we're all happy....

Or it gets pushed back/held and we get a little angry BUT get extra free stuff when it gets released...

Either way, I'm happy to be getting the BEST android tablet TO DATE! :D:beer::D
[Nexus 7 General] northcutt1023:
Just called my gamestop(11:24 am July 11 central time) he said he wasn't sure then, I told him I had word that some stores have them in stock, but can't sell them till google gives them the green light, he said "yeah, that's how it is here, but we're not supposed to tell customers that, but since you already know, it will probably be the end of the week, or the weekend, no promises though", so hopefully soon!
[Nexus 7 General] lightninbug:
I JUST WANNA PLAY WITH THE DAMN THING LOL :D:D:banghead::banghead:
[Nexus 7 General] michealmikeyb:
I got my preorder from them yesterday and the sales guy said I would be in second wave but on my receipt it says SD 7/12 maybe because I put all the money down

(Sorry for blur)
[Nexus 7 General] lightninbug:
I believe the SD stands for sale date....at least it did at my previous job in retail
[Nexus 7 General] stevvveo:
Well that's reassuring. I see by your name that you're from Philly, I'm also from Philly so maybe it only has made it to a few a states so far.
[Nexus 7 General] Rapscallion16:
As with some other people, my local GameStop manager told me that the Nexus would be available for pickup starting tomorrow! :laugh: I'm so damn excited! After all these rumors and speculations, I'm a little nervous about false information, but I guess I'll find out tomorrow. :p
[Nexus 7 General] bender_123:
Mine said the same thing...northern Wisconsin...he said they have them in stock and we should be able to pick up tomorrow or friday.
[Nexus 7 General] Cl8rs:
Here in Nor Cal, I just paid off the rest of my pre-order and I asked when they are available and he said:

"We have them now, and were suppose to start giving them out July 12th, but we are being pushed back"

I asked him if he had any idea how long and he said:

"No idea, but I dont think it will be much longer"
[Nexus 7 General] jaysus145:
lol, that would suck... I can actually see a GameStop from my office window this very second. Never even considered ordering from them though.
[Nexus 7 General] mikelav456:
My Gamestop says they don't have them and haven't heard anything new, though I think (hope) he's just playing dumb.

I'm in long island NY, Roosevelt field mall Gamestop.
[Nexus 7 General] PhillyFan65:
I actually live in Florida now. That being said I just called the store and they have also been instructed not to sell them tomorrow
[Nexus 7 General] clockcycle:
Totally tubular man!

Adding some more "grains of salt" to the wound..

I called 5 Gamestops near work and home to confirm they're receiving today and availability for tomorrow.

3 stores says they got some boxes in today, but aren't sure what's in them yet, until tonight or tomorrow. I left my contact info at each to call me back and confirm.

1 store said that since they are the largest tourist destination with the largest inventory and selection of tablets and such, they should have the most available, especially for those that pre-ordered. I asked him to check to confirm, that way I would get over there right now and put in my pre-order. He came back and says he just read an email that they received and in the email it says that google has pushed back the "street date" that not only applied to GameStop, but to all retail stores and etailers to "undetermined"..

Exciting enough to make the blood pulsate on the sides of my neck.. :D

FOLLOWUP: So far only the first of the 3 stores actually called me back (even though the others said they'd get back to me if they found out before the end of their shift). Well she confirmed what the other store said, she said her manager had gotten a memo essentially telling them they couldn't sell it tomorrow and were to wait indefinitely.
[Nexus 7 General] stevvveo:
Oh okay. Well I figured there would be some sort of hold up due to Google realizing they wouldn't ship before it was available at retailers. I guarantee that's why they are forcing them to hold. Since the 4.1.1 update was already pushed out, I can't see any other reason why they wouldn't let something that is sitting in a store with someone's name on it be paid for and taken.

Fingers crossed that some Gamestop employee didn't get the memo, and will give me mine tomorrow, he literally told me today mine's the only one in the store.

----side note: Any Gamestop employees have experience with these kind of orders, is it just obeying orders or is there something in your POS or computer system that would prevent me from literally buying it?
[Nexus 7 General] FiveOhFour:
I never worked at Gamestop but i was a manager at RadioShack for a few years and Im sure its very similar if not identical. Depending on the product and the launch, it can be just a soft rule or it can be fully implemented, as in they can either completely pull the SKU from the system and not have it show as a valid product sku until they want it sold. Another thing they could do is simply have the SKU in a category that when you scan the barcode it comes up with some sort of message along the lines of "This product Cannot be sold Until xx/12 or whatever, and it may even author a manger override but it essentially tells you that if you do that you are taking responsibility for going against what you are supposed to do. You could theoretically just take the cash and put it on the side and not ring the product up until its a valid sale which ive known people to do but at that point you run the risk of someone from corporate showing up to verify the count(not likely but possible) or even as it being labeled as a theft which it technically is, at least at that point. Anyway it all comes together to make it really not worth the risk for the person behind the counter unless of course theyre manager has authorized them to do it and they dont have to fear reprisal.

---------- Post added at 03:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:16 PM ----------

Is my mind playing tricks on me? I thought on the google play store it used to say Pre-Order and not Shop Now for the nexus 7, while im sure even if im right this doesnt signify any tangible change its still curious. https://play.google.com/store/devices
[Nexus 7 General] iixiom:
Still showing Pre-Order status.
[Nexus 7 General] the noan:
I saw someone post a pic of their receipt and it said second wave 8/5. I went to the store today to finish paying it off and mine says 7/12

Hopefully this holds true. I pre ordered yesterday btw
[Nexus 7 General] kl323:
You're not the first to hav the 7/12.

Did you pay it all off at once?
[Nexus 7 General] the noan:
No, I paid more than half yesterday and finished it off today
[Nexus 7 General] cdx008:
Figured I'd give my store a call asking about the preorder. Guy told me that there's still no release day and I heard in the background another guy saying "They're not suppose to know" to him. Said I'd get a call when there's a release date.
[Nexus 7 General] mr1ncred1ble:
Called, guy sounded nervous, and basically stuck to the script. Waiting on Google to pull the trigger. He did tell me that all the preorders from their location is filled, and no more are available for purchase off the shelf.

I call BS, They're waiting for all the orders to be staged and probably try to hit a Friday/Monday window so the google play orders can catch up.. I'm thinking the original go date could've been the 12th but they missed? Maybe they'll get it by the weekend. Maybe they're just efn with us, who knows. Like i said, the 16th is Mid July.
[Nexus 7 General] Censura_Umbra:
A lot of people were told they could pick it up tomorrow. Your stores just suck. But the ones releasing it tomorrow probably are going to cause a PR nightmare
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
Mine also said I could pick mine up tomorrow. I stopped by on the way home and asked about it. Their system said SD (street date) 7/12
[Nexus 7 General] kl323:
You guys are being too optimistic. Or maybe I'm just a skeptic. We shall see tomorrow then.
[Nexus 7 General] Nexcellent:
On a good one, hell yeah to all of you who are going to be playing with their tablets tomorrow! That's awesome, and you should feel awesome lol :good:
[Nexus 7 General] tklotzii:
Tomorrow would be nice! I called my Gamestop and was given the robotic answer "Google has not released a street date yet" Bummed, and they also said they do not have them in, even more bummed....PHX, AZ :crying:
[Nexus 7 General] xTFGx:
My Receipt

So here's my receipt:

I ordered earlier today and it doesn't say I'm second wave so I'm assuming I'm 1st wave. It says SD (Street Date) is still tomorrow 7/12, but when I was in the store I was told August 7th like other people in this thread. The guy said that the release date was supposed to be 7/12, but Google is currently involved in a lawsuit and the tablet can't be released until the court makes a ruling on the case.

---------- Post added at 10:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:19 PM ----------

Mine also said SD of tomorrow (7/12), but I was told 8/7 for a release date.
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
They are not in a lawsuit over the Nexus 7. That would be all over the tech blogs if that was true. Besides, people that already bought one would still get it.
[Nexus 7 General] Censura_Umbra:
Emphasis mine

The Nexus7 is not involved in a lawsuit. At all. In any way. Only the Galaxy Nexus is. Any patch google does to the Nexus 7 is preemptive and not required. Though I doubt the lawsuit is affecting the Nexus7 at all. Many gamestops already have it, and a good many members on here will be new N7 owners tomorrow.
[Nexus 7 General] bballer71418:
Well technically they wouldn't get it. I was apart of the EvoLTE debacle. If this device were to get a permant-ban we would never see it in our hands. But thankfully, they are not involved in any lawsuit. From what is circulating, they are trying to have a same-day release, for all countries involved and Australia is having issues getting shipments or something like that.

I highly doubt anybody will be picking up their tablets tomorrow. And if so, some managers will probably get thier ass-chewed out later that day. Play Store preorders will most likely be in early next week and gamestop a short while after.
[Nexus 7 General] Censura_Umbra:
Well either Aussy has been given the middle or Google worked it out, because over in the playstore thread, everyone is reporting that google is telling them that Wave 1 ships tomorrow, and a lot of detailed posts have claimed that gamestop has tomorrow as their SD. So it is happening, at least some of us are getting it/ having it shipped tomorrow.

My lucky day too! Nexus7 movement AND OTA ICS for me both tomorrow! :D
[Nexus 7 General] FiveOhFour:
I was just talking to the guy at my local gamestop and i asked if he'd call me if he wound up with any that were accounted for and he laughed and pulled one out from behind the counter and said he can gurantee me that the only two they recieved were the pre-orders for him and his other employee both of whom very much wanted theirs and obviously already had it in hand all day today. :laugh::crying:
[Nexus 7 General] JackBauer11:
First post in XDA in months, and I signed in just to tell you guys:

I JUST called my Gamestop (I'm in Orange County, Cali), and asked if a release date was ever announced. The guy on the phone replied without hesitation, "Yep it's tomorrow - we open at 10am, and we'll hold your preorder for up to a month if you can't make it in the morning."

It. Is. ON!!!!!
[Nexus 7 General] tklotzii:
Congrats, hope it works out for you! ...and I hope my Gamestop gives me some love tomorrow too, guessing not based on my call this evening....:crying:
[Nexus 7 General] stevvveo:
I hope tomorrow is the day. Although I can't make it in at 10, I'll have to wait until noon. Hopefully by then the angry Google emails and GS corporate emails won't be coming in that hour and a half timespan, After they start releasing them... that = my nightmare. Thanks for the update.
[Nexus 7 General] clockcycle:
Dude that's a huge receipt, that's a huge quote of that receipt..

So I walked up to store #2 #3. #2 Girl that attends me says, they got no preorders, they didn't get any in stock and SD is still 7/12 and they didn't get any email. #3 Manager that attends me tells me he got a couple pre-orders in and 1 cancelled. He got a pre-order earlier today and didn't notice anything about "wave" on the receipt. He checked his system, confirmed SD 7/12. Told me he didn't get is delivery in yet, but they might come in tomorrow. He double checked with another team member about any word of a delay. He checked his system for any emails, and says, nope SD still 7/12. He also told me stores would only get the quantity in their preorders delivered.
[Nexus 7 General] xTFGx:
Well this isn't necessarily a lawsuit, but I did find this story about Nokia complaining about patent infringements.
[Nexus 7 General] SimbaDC650:
Called my Gamestop, told me for sure tomorrow, but to call and confirm at 10am ill show up after work. So we will see, also asked if 2nd wave order can grab there, was told to come by anyway. So who knows.
[Nexus 7 General] xTFGx:
See, I just ordered mine today and my receipt says nothing about being "second wave" so I'm assuming I'm first wave. Maybe my Gamestop got more devices than preorders so I'm still 1st wave. I'm gonna call tomorrow and ask.
[Nexus 7 General] kl323:
I'll be going tomorrow at 10AM. If I manage to wake up... Will report back.
[Nexus 7 General] FiveOhFour:
Every gamstop i call is saying they only have exactly as many as were pre-ordered which is bumming me out, hopefully ill find a store that has a decent "tablet market" and reason to have some in stock.
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
Yeah. That's pretty standard with all of them. They definitely won't be selling them out of store for a while. Possibly not until August.
[Nexus 7 General] chris.wueste:
I used to work for Gamestop for a short time. When you preorder something, it goes on your account which is pulled up on your next visit to trade or buy something. It shows up when your phone number or card is entered into the system. There is no way to add money to a preorder without cancelling the preorder first, and then re-preordering the item on the account for the updated amount. That means that in all likelyhood, when you added money to your preorder, you actually lost your first wave preorder. I actually thought of this a few hours ago and wondered if it was gonna happen to someone. I only put $50 down and will pay of the rest when I pick up my tablet. Good luck to you and I would most definitely complain.
[Nexus 7 General] clockcycle:
+1 exact stock, only shipped enough for pre-orders in each store. Those without pre-orders didn't receive any.

According to the receipt they hold pre-orders for 48 hours once available. So if you don't get one, keep note which stores claimed to have pre-orders after 2 days see if they have any cancellations..

YMMV,

-CC

P.S. There's always STAPLES, no one ever shops there :highfive:
[Nexus 7 General] Dsmforlife92:
I have no wave on my receipt just says nexus 7 7/12 on both receipt and I been trading games in and I have never seen first or second wave weird.
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
They haven't filed anything though, so at the moment it's irrelevant.
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
So are they not selling today?

Or are they not supposed to, but are?

Lots of conflicting information here.
[Nexus 7 General] stevvveo:
We won't know until 10am...and even then it might vary from each store location.
[Nexus 7 General] bridgy84:
You did not lose your first shipment status. Yon CAN add money to a existing pre order.
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
I'll let y'all know after 10am EST :) That's when they open.
[Nexus 7 General] JimmyHACK:
Curious to see what happens in an hour
[Nexus 7 General] bleclair:
Gamestop, redeem your immortal soul (giving some poor kid $25 for a used game and reselling it for $54.99) and just sell the tablet. Let the chaos out! :)

Google is f'ing up this release. They said mid-July... fine, but either ship or LET US CANCEL. Tried to cancel about a week ago, they said I couldn't because it was too close to shipping. Right...

And then to charge $14 for expedited 2 day shipping, and then just not ship the tablet? Weak.
[Nexus 7 General] Censura_Umbra:
Who I'd standing outside gs right now?
[Nexus 7 General] mikelav456:
Who is at work right now earning money to pay for this?
[Nexus 7 General] JimmyHACK:
If you are earning the money today and don't already have it. You should really save your money :)
[Nexus 7 General] mikelav456:
Very true indeed.

I didn't mean I can't afford it unless I work today, just that I'm working and don't understand how so many people who are spending 250 on a toy, like I am, can be at Gamestop at 10 instead of at work. But of course, it's not as funny now that you made me explain it... :)
[Nexus 7 General] rapperjk:
I really can't sleep!! its only 4am here in Hawaii. yesterday i went to GS to pay the rest for my tablet because last week they told me i can pick it up today(Thursday). BUT! instead when i paid for it, they told me that i can't get it today because Google haven't given them the go yet.. BS! i want my N7! I'm hoping someone will actually get it and post picture or something so that i can push the GS employees to give me my tablet since others are getting them.
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
I don't have to be at work until 10:30.
[Nexus 7 General] JimmyHACK:
OK I get it now. I also was thinking why can't people just go into work late if they want to pick up a toy. I guess I am just lucky with my work situation that if i wanted to pick up a toy and come in late I could no problem.
[Nexus 7 General] mikelav456:
True, that is lucky.
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
Gamestop is a no go. They had the email this morning and he couldn't even look up how much I owed because the system has blocked them from selling it.
[Nexus 7 General] stevvveo:
My order that I was told yesterday could be picked today, they now can't give it to me until quote "TBD" she said that Gamestop corporate is basically Google/Asus's ***** right now, and until they pull the trigger we wait. No chance of picking this up today without possibly getting an employee fired, hense if we all remember the Galaxy Nexus dilemma, getting it early and having to return it to the Verizon Store.

I'll post back if I get a phone call.

I'd be interested to see what other Gamestops say.
[Nexus 7 General] kmyerslp:
Work at 10 :/ Since I am a delivery driver, I may just swing by on my route. :)
[Nexus 7 General] JimmyHACK:
Well new it would happen, was just optimistic for you guys that preordered them at gamestop
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
Just called my GameStop and they said they'd be receiving their shipment in about an hour and I could go and pick it up then. They definitely haven't received any email. I have my fingers crosses this turns out well, but I have a feeling it won't :(
[Nexus 7 General] mike5411:
I am tempted to drop by my gamestop. I preordered yesterday and my receipt does say 7/12. Apparently I was the first (and only) person to preorder at this location...