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[edit] Wait Times?

Anybody know where this wait time information is coming from? I'm assuming it's just somebody with personal experience claiming it as a wide-spread problem? The California thing seems a bit ridiculous. From my personal experience I've never had to wait more than two-days to get a game or for Gamefly to receive it, and this is over a period of a year. Of course, I'm not going to add that because it's personal research. Good call for the citations. Tigermave 15:22, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure who added the California part, but i've experienced th long wait times and i've talked to many other people who have run into the same problem(and from different parts of the country). I will try and find a source that says the same thing (which I think i've seen). TJ Spyke 07:08, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
I've seen some posts about this on different forums, though that doesn't meet Wikipedia's criteria as a verifiable source. Every game I received from GameFly came from California, and the return labels were all in California. For what it's worth, I just cancelled my GameFly account on the 10th, because the turnaround time for a new game was about 10 postal days. (I live just outside of Detroit, MI) Kevin 17:56, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
I've added an external link to a GameSpot interview with one of GameFly's co-founders, which verifies (as of September 2006) that GameFly only has one distribution center, and that it is in Los Angeles. The USPS Customer's Guide shows that the average transit time for Media Mail is 2 - 9 days and First Class is 1 - 3 days. So if we assume that it takes a day for GameFly to process a return, we're looking at up to 7 postal days for First Class. Throw in a weekend, and we're up to 9 days for First Class. Adding another day in transit for various reasons (weather, equipment problems, weight limitations, etc.) and it's pretty easy to hit 10 days if you live on the east coast. With all that taken in to consideration, I've removed the CN tag from the Criticism section. Kevin 21:09, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

I live in NJ, and without fast return it usually takes about 7 days from the day I put the game in the mailbox to when I receive a new one. Ex. of the turnaround time- Put a game in the mail on a Wed. Usually takes 3 days for them to get it (sometimes more, but not often.) By Monday the new game is on the way and is here on Wednesday. I have actually been counting the days a new game takes to arrive lately. 6 or so games in about 2 months, all of them have taken 3 days after Gamefly sent them. I guess it depends on where you live, and if you get lucky, though personal experience (or forum posts) are hardly enough to count as a source. I recommend that sources are added to the criticism section, if not it should be changed or have the tag where it says that some parts of the article don't cite its sources. Don't think it should be removed since we can all agree, that it does take a while to get a new game (without fast return) for most people. I get the feeling that this is greatly magnified for those on the one game plan. I'm on the 2 game plan and rarely ever feel like a game is taking too long.

[edit] Ad-like?

A token "criticism" section doesn't make this less of an ad.--Iain 06:49, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Then feel free to make it less of an ad, Iain. Where would you start? -- Joe Beaudoin Jr. Think out loud 19:56, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
I'm not convinced that it looks like an ad. It isn't as though the article says "GameFly is the best game rental service ever! Click here for a free trial!". I'm inclined to remove the tag, if it isn't explained soon. Kevin 21:24, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
Since Iain doesn't seem to be inclined to explain why this article is ad-like, I'm going to remove the tag. More than enough time has passed for similar-thinking people to step forward. Kevin 01:34, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
That's fine. I really don't see how it's "ad-like" myself. -- Joe Beaudoin Jr. Think out loud 02:07, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
In response: thanks for your comments RE my tagging. While it doesn't say "GameFly is the best game rental service ever! Click here for a free trial!", overall tone does seem very positive e.g. "users have the added benefit of...". It does not read like an encyclopedia article to me and pretty much reflects the info on their web site including current pricing etc. I will attempt some tweaks when I get a chance. I will also read up some more on Wikipedia's guidelines RE articles describing commercial entities and presenting current info such as pricing plans etc.--Iain 00:57, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
have made tweaks--Iain 03:41, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Now that you've made the changes, it makes more sense where you were coming from. Good job, by the way! Kevin 03:07, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Indeed. Though minor, I see where you're coming from as well. Good work. -- Joe Beaudoin Jr. Think out loud 23:34, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bightspot.tv?

Just wondering should brighspot.tv be added to this entry. it's a website that a user can use to help pay (up to $5/mo) part of their bill.

[edit] New dist center!

I received an email from GameFly saying they are opening a distribution center in Pittsburgh, PA and that they will be testing it on my account as well as alot of other people on the east coast. I updated the page, hopefully I can find a source for this soon also. Should be official in a few weeks according to the email. —cmsJustin (talk|contribs) 21:23, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Distribution center changed from Inglewood to Los Angeles

Inglewood notation changed to Los Angeles. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.80.1.51 (talk) 07:28, 30 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] References should be backed up if they are to be presented as fact.

I added some citation references to this article. There is apparent POV that needs to be addressed. 76.80.1.51 06:01, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

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