WARNING: Nerd-ranting about getting a stupid video game:Resident Evil Revelations for Switch must be the rarest game released this year, because I had the hardest time getting a copy. The copy I was supposed to get from Amazon got to their local distribution depot yesterday at 3 AM with a scheduled release day delivery. It never came and just sat in the warehouse. This morning the tracking status said it was out for delivery. I got another package from the same distribution depot and carrier this afternoon, but no game package. The status then changed to "A carrier delay has occurred."
My wife went out with a friend this evening, so I went out to get some food. Was right near a Best Buy and decided to just pop in there, get the game, and return the Amazon copy when it arrives. Checked their stock on their website and it said it was available. I walk around their game section and don't see it. Someone asks if I need help, and I would describe his appearance and speech patterns as "lazy Napoleon Dynamite." Napoleon offers to go look in the cages they keep new stock in, but can't find it. He then asks me "if it is available on the digital store." I'm not sure what he means and say yes, it's on your website. But he was instead telling me to just go and buy it digitally instead off the eShop.
He goes and says he's going to check some more and I see him just sort of walking around aimlessly. He returns and says "it's new, so it's probably in the front." Uh...where...?
Aaaand he's gone. I walk around and find some other new-ish games in another area, but no Resident Evil. Well, that was 20 minutes wasted. Hey, the mall is across the street.
It takes another 20 minutes to get across the road because of the wall of traffic. No lie. Some asshole drives up and blocks the intersection, visibly mouthing "I don't give a fuck" over and over again while bobbing his head to music. He looks like B0bby R0berts with his facial hair and kangol.
Asshole finally moves and traffic flows again. Takes a while to find parking and then I go inside to Gamestop. The guy at the counter tells me that "Resident Evil isn't out yet, man. It comes out on December 5th" and starts walking away. I guess he thinks I mean RE7 Gold for some reason. I did say Revelations on Switch. I tell him it came out Tuesday and he sighs and goes to the back room, emerging with a copy.
So sorry to make you work...? Purchase it and leave the store just in time to hear someone walk in and start asking what happened to the Wii U and explain why it is so much better than the Switch. Man, I don't miss those retail days one bit. Grab some crap in the food court, and leave. But we're not done yet! I was able to get out to this area of town in just a few minutes, despite all the traffic, but going home is a nightmare of rush hour assholes doing their best to cause near accidents. I finally get home and eat.
Then I get a notification that the Amazon package has been delivered. LOL, of course it was after I went out to buy a copy.
Except it wasn't. Double-checked again. Nope...nothing outside.
Get on Amazon CS chat and tell them what happened. I get a rep who doesn't appear to be able to speak English very well so I tried calling them. I get transferred to the Amazon logistics people and checking it further, the delivery driver first marked it with "A carrier delay has occurred" (again), but then several minutes later marked it as "Delivered today - Your package was delivered per the instructions. " I guess the instructions were not to actually deliver it and keep it or something? Gonna give it one more day, but something's up with this package. The Logistics rep even mentioned that it seemed suspicious and may have been lost or stolen. Why would anyone working as a delivery driver for these guys lie about a delivery? It's supposedly pretty well known that Amazon is super strict and will fire anyone on the spot who marks a package as delivered and then gets a complaint that the package was not received. A lot of the stuff I get even has a photo included to prove that they left it at the door for this reason.
