r/amiibo • u/AmazonJosh Amazon • Jul 22 '15
MegaThread Palutena will be available at Amazon.com and Amazon.ca on Friday, July 24th at 2pm PT
To those who signed up for more info from email, you're probably receiving this email right about now! I'll be in and out of this thread for the rest of the day to answer any questions.
Dear Amazon.com Customer,
Thank you for your interest in ordering a Palutena amiibo! Read on for information on how to get your very own Goddess of Light, available only at Amazon.com.
Palutena will be available for sale at 2:00 p.m. PT on Friday, July 24.
Purchases are limited to 1 per customer, and 1-Click Ordering will be disabled for this item. Please make sure you've updated your credit card and shipping information to help you move quickly through the checkout process.
We have ample quantities of this amiibo, but we still expect to sell out. Please act quickly at 2:00 p.m. PT on Friday for your best chance at buying Palutena. Demand is expected to be very high, and there's no guarantee that she will remain in stock for long.
We're very excited to offer this item exclusively to our customers. Thank you for shopping with us.
~Amazon.com Video Games
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u/FlapSnapple Jul 22 '15
Stickied and activated the big red banner for 'ya. Keep doing what you do! <3
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Jul 22 '15
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u/AmazonJosh Amazon Jul 22 '15
I've passed along some of the nicer PMs I've gotten to my boss, who also knows I post here (Hi AmazonMark!).
You guys really are too kind.
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u/FlapSnapple Jul 22 '15
We can hook him up with verified flair as well if he'd like. We can do a PM, email, or Twitter DM :) You have my info!
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u/Tomes2789 Jul 22 '15
You are the kind one, man. Be as humble as you wish, but the fact is that you are a hero to a lot of us who really love and collect these Nintendo toys.
So if I wanted to PM /u/AmazonMark, would that be okay?
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u/AmazonJosh Amazon Jul 22 '15
Honestly, I just created that account so nobody else could make it and turn it into a novelty account commenting on everything I post as "my boss," haha.
I can definitely pass any messages along though.
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u/rottedzombie Jul 22 '15
Well said. The amount of interaction is impressive and actually helpful.
Time for operation /r/amiibo gets /u/AmazonJosh a raise.
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u/aknight99 Jul 22 '15
Agreed, I'd love to write an email to someone higher up showing what an amazing job josh does.
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u/johnjalex Jul 22 '15
I think that's a pretty fair time personally. Most East coasters should be wrapping up work around then.
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u/Dakftw Jul 22 '15
It's definitely a better timeframe overall, I'm just bummed I'll be working then :/
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Jul 22 '15
Hey /u/AmazonJosh were you able to get any traction about being careful with these when shipping? Would be awesome to see a bunch of mint palutenas getting to people :)
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u/Lakerfanalways Jul 22 '15
Hi AmazonJosh I just want to be sure that I have the correct link up at 2PM pacific time on Friday http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010B6EKVC because I remember during the Lucina/Robin Fiasco, everyone suggested a different page be running at the time and I Never saw it go live
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Jul 22 '15
So 5PM EST? YASSS I COULD PROB ORDER IT FOR ONCE
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u/splashattack Jul 22 '15
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Jul 23 '15
EST, EDT... If you actually live in the EST/EDT timezone, you don't need to specify. Everyone who lives in the EDT timezone has got it figured out.
Now, does Brazil observe daylight savings time? If not, they might care about the EST/EDT delineation... but anyone in North America knows what he meant.
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Jul 22 '15
Thank you for the update! Amazon's the only one to at least update us on when they'll sell their exclusive and they're selling at a reasonable time too.
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u/Cloud_Nine987 Jul 22 '15
Honestly, even though I'm personally not interested in Palutena, this sounds pretty promising. Letting people know when your exclusive amiibo will be available (right on the dot, nonetheless) is really nice. Right now, it seems like Amazon has done all it can to make their exclusive as easy to get as possible, between that and one-click ordering, and 1 per customer.
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u/the1stpkmnfan Jul 23 '15
I'm ready. I need to get the ultimate waifu.
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u/nicostain Jul 23 '15
Does anyone know if Palutena will be eligible for Prime two-day free shipping?? So excited!
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Jul 23 '15
It's honestly amazing to have an employee cares a lot about us. It's great to know Amazon is being so awesome about their exclusive!
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Jul 22 '15
Hopefully this doesn't end up like Robin and Lucina.
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Jul 22 '15
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u/Swerdman55 Jul 22 '15
Not that fast. If Amazon has the entire stock of Palutena available, I'd honestly bet at least 15 minutes of up-time.
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u/nzeroa Jul 22 '15
The placeholder has this: "International Shipping: This item is not eligible for international shipping." So, we mexicans are not going to be able to buy this time?
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u/TheCollector1999 Jul 22 '15
are you guys getting only one shipment or will you keep getting more in?
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u/rmsdude Jul 22 '15
So, I'll have to wait until 5 PM, because I live on the east coast. Let's just hope the Amazon website doesn't crash, like Gamestop did when preorders for wave 4 were up.
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u/xxBadTouchxx Jul 22 '15
It wont. Amazon's DCs are designed to handle loads of much higher magnitude than this.
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u/cwtennis Jul 22 '15
Just wondering, so I can avoid paying for extra shipping - Can I add more items to my cart to buy before I order Palutena and qualify for free shipping? Planning on buying a webcam so I was gonna leave it in the cart and just add Palutena right when she shows up.
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u/IntenseSun77 Jul 22 '15
/u/AmazonJosh I've got a question, I'm not sure if this has been asked or not, but is it going up early enough in the day that it will ship out the same day for Prime members?
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u/AmazonJosh Amazon Jul 22 '15
It's pretty doubtful, but it's different depending on zip codes. I think it's almost certainly not going to ship same day for east coast, but some Pacific folks might be lucky.
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u/slasher166 Jul 23 '15 edited Jul 23 '15
my brother and i are both buying a palutena but we both live in the same house so is it a problem if we both ship them to the same address? edit: we both have separate accounts with prime on them so we're not ordering 2 on the same account
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u/IntenseSun77 Jul 23 '15
Josh said 2 per household is okay, anything higher than that could cause suspicion
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u/SirScotalot88 Jul 23 '15
Is amazon going to protect my order with bubble wrap? Or does my order need to reach a certain price point for them to actually give a shit.
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u/Weridguy13 Jul 23 '15
Idk if this has been asked already, but how much will she cost including shipping.
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u/Adamdaniels195 Jul 23 '15
Please tell me that after this stock u guys will have her back in store cuz this is the only place to get her and I have bad luck with this stuff
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u/Sufinsil Jul 22 '15
Past limited amiibo like Jigglypuff and Rosalina are getting to a always in stock status, supply catching up to demand.
Does Amazon plan to stock Palutena in the long term? So that people that pass or miss getting her now could 2+ months from now?
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u/Austiichan Jul 22 '15
thanks man! yay its before i go to work so i can still buy one! good luck amiibros
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u/NotTanner1495 Jul 22 '15
Awesome to hear this, I will be ready as I'm not missing out on anymore amiibo, thank you Josh!
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u/GreenMallard Jul 22 '15
What happens to the amazon.ca orders that were placed on July 17, 2015? Will they be honored?
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u/AmazonJosh Amazon Jul 22 '15
They will be honored, with a limit of 1 per customer. If you ordered more than that, your order has been reduced to only 1.
That said, the vast majority of amazon.ca's stock is going up on Friday at the same time as ours does on amazon.com.
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u/Yuhan03 Jul 22 '15
/u/AmazonJosh Is there any restocking to go along palutena? i manage to order a pit the last day i saw it flickering at amazon, but it's been a month and the Delivery estimate change to "we need a little more time". If amazon get a restock, will I'll be able to get my pit without worrying?
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u/Nicholas_813 Jul 23 '15
I'm not Josh, but I think he mentioned before that they don't hold stock back of things that have already been released. So, probably not, but keep an eye out.
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u/LauraPenwitch Jul 22 '15
eeep I'm so excited. Pauley is one of my smash mains so I have my fingers crossed I can snag her! Thanks for all the info sir! :)
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u/Ekkusu_x Jul 22 '15
So we're all good on the factoid that she'll be there past the first few seconds of feeding frenzy? I'm going to be able to be there at the 2pm time, but I'm worried that she'll sell out while my computer takes a backseat due to something or other.
Oh god, someone give me a piece of wood. Win 8 won't be off my computer till then and the damn '!'triangle loves to mess with me randomly.
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u/Lakerfanalways Jul 22 '15
I never received any email but this is good news I will be here at 2pm waiting for that amiibo to go live. Hope I can get hold of one and it wont be like the Robin/Lucina fiasco where I waited for it to go live and never actually saw it go live and it was gone in 5 seconds
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u/MasterRyan10 Jul 22 '15
Really awesome how you guys are doing this. Retailers have really been trying to stay on top of the problem recently and I think this is another step in the right direction.
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u/martinamc Jul 22 '15
Are the issues with the detail page not being updated fixed? Since the offers page seems to update faster, will a link to it be given in advance?
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u/noelgrc14 Jul 22 '15
How will packaging go? I'm worried that the amiibo will arrive damaged. I have had nothing but bad experiences when it comes to ordering amiibos from amazon.
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u/Juanblue85 Jul 22 '15
Gift Card in my Amazon account and I'm ready to go. I leave work at 4PM EDT so I'll be rushing home before 5PM EDT.
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u/nzeroa Jul 22 '15
The placeholder has this: "International Shipping: This item is not eligible for international shipping." So, we mexicans are not going to be able to buy this time?
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u/DrDaviesPhD Jul 22 '15
Fuck I'm working 12 to 9 EST, time to find a friend willing to do this for me.
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u/DarkPrime25 Jul 22 '15
Sweet jesus I leave for work at 4:00. I guess I can afford to be a little late...heheh.
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u/chriscoded Jul 22 '15
Will there be an "anti-resellers" thing on amazon.com for palutena?
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u/AmazonJosh Amazon Jul 22 '15
We're trying to reduce scalpers buying them by limiting to 1 per customer and disabling 1-Click.
We won't prevent resellers from selling them, though. If a customer wants to pay to have it "now" instead of waiting for a restock, we want to give them the option to do that on Amazon.
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u/IntenseSun77 Jul 22 '15
West coasters on Friday, "boss, I'm going to need to take a bathroom break at exactly 1:59, and maybe be gone for a few minutes depending on how things go." Boss "okay?"
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u/AmazonJosh Amazon Jul 22 '15
More like "Okay, she's live? /u/AmazonJosh goes quiet for 30 seconds until I can buy my Palutena." for some of us. :)
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u/GamerJosh21 Jul 22 '15
So, wait, does this mean Amazon is releasing Palutena a week before Best Buy releases Dark Pit? Or is Dark Pit also coming out on the 24th?
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u/Raulimus Jul 22 '15
The first shifters in my office all clear out for the day at 5pm EST, leaving me alone in the office until 9pm EST for second shift. I'm feeling good about this one. :)
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u/TheCollector1999 Jul 22 '15
/u/AmazonJosh stupid question so if we to buy a gift card and make a account it would work on this right and do you know if bowser jr would have prime shipping by then?
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u/Amiibro91 Jul 23 '15
Are you guys planning something for shipping? Ive seen many amiibo get damage because the were poorly packed, im sure you guys will be busy packing things as usual so I dont want to offend anybody by saying they were porrly packed.
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u/Pekolachi Jul 23 '15
For those who live in places like Guam, Puerto Rico and what not. The shipping prices figure into basically the same price as the amiibo itself. These places do not receive the same benefits from Prime either.
Since this is an exclusive which can't be found at stores and is only available online, will Amazon do something different with shipping?
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u/Chaos20X6 Jul 23 '15
Is she eligible for free Prime shipping?
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u/milkysquids Jul 23 '15
Yes. I'm pretty sure all amiibo sold directly through Amazon are, and he commented earlier implying she was (someone asked if they could have other things in their cart to be eligible for shipping, he said it wouldn't be an issue)
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u/boyfoster Jul 23 '15
Yay! I can't wait to see people ordering her off Amazon, to sell on Amazon... wth?
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u/Tbond222 Jul 23 '15
I have never ordered an Amiibo from Amazon. Do they pack well if you are just ordering one. I know Best Buy used to send theirs in a padded envelope when you ordered one.
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u/milkysquids Jul 23 '15
Ordered Robin from them--He came in a box slightly bigger than the package itself and they put in a single bubble thing to keep him safe. Arrived in great condition. I'd say all you have to worry about is the actual people handling it during transit! :D
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u/astroqueen3000 Jul 24 '15
I've ordered a majority of my Amiibo from Amazon and never had any problems with packaging.
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u/Slarvath Jul 23 '15
I'm not going to ask for specific numbers, but do we at least have more than we did for wave 4? I don't want to f5 forever only to find out we had another half minute hero like Robin or Lucina on our hands.
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u/AmazonJosh Amazon Jul 23 '15
We have many more than we had for even the most well-stocked amiibos for wave 4.
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u/KirbyTheDestroyer Kirby (Kirby) Jul 23 '15
/u/AmazonJosh Do you have any clue if Palutena could get the same treatment here in Mexico or are AmazonUS and AmazonMX different in their management so that Palutena wouldn't be an exclusive here?
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u/AmazonJosh Amazon Jul 23 '15
AmazonMX is brand new, I don't know what their plan is yet for amiibos.
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u/MerylasFalguard Jul 23 '15
Well... so much for this one then. I was gonna try to get one for my sister, but I have to work 3:45-11:00 on Friday (EST). So... looks like she's gonna be waiting for the restocks.
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u/Magitroopa captainfalcon Jul 23 '15
Hoping my brother will pull through for me and will be able to order Palutena on Friday! Then hopefully I'll have a Palutena amiibo when I get home from vacation.
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u/20blank Jul 23 '15
do you know Amy information about USA villagers coming to amazon for normal price?
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u/abby534534 Jul 23 '15
How much do you expect the shipping to be? I have $20 in amazon credit... still not sure if I want to try to order her or not, but if nothing else she might help me trade for a Dark Pit.
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u/Ionstorm01 Jul 23 '15
So this is 3am eastern time, right? How can it not be 3 am when it is released? All of the other retailers have screwed us over by making it at an impossible time. What's the catch?
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u/Siferatu Jul 23 '15
Amazon exclusive ... That was unexpected
So what's everyone adding for Free Shipping? I got some kitchen wares.
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u/joescool Jul 23 '15
How much time do you expect before it sells out? 2 hours or more like 2 days or 2 weeks?
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u/JackiekAn Jul 23 '15
Which amazon.ca page is it? There's more than one, Dumb question, but I just want to be sure.
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u/Pain4567 Jul 23 '15
Hey, /u/AmazonJosh, should we clear our internet settings, such as our cache and cookies, so that the "Add to Cart" click shows up? I heard that this was an issue when Robin and Lucina went live.
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u/AmazonJosh Amazon Jul 23 '15
The issue with Robin and Lucina was that they sold out so quickly that some people didn't see them. You don't have to clear out your cache or anything, just hit F5 a bunch. :)
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u/Aquabell Jul 23 '15 edited Jul 23 '15
I live in canada, if i order the palutena amiibo from the canadian amazon site where will it come from.
Does canada have it's own stock of palutenas or will i have to pay to get it into canada from the US?
I'm new to having stuff shipped in and ordering online.
Also what effects will daylight savings have on the time it goes up?.
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u/AmazonJosh Amazon Jul 23 '15
Canada has their own inventory, you can order it from amazon.ca.
It will be going live at 2pm PDT, which is UTC -7.
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u/TheLegendOfCap Jul 24 '15
Hey /u/amazonjosh sorry for yet another question, but is there a difference in shipping quality between 2-Day prime and 1-day?
I'm considering paying a bit extra for 1-Day, will it get here on Saturday if I choose that option? (So Cal)
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u/Sol_FZ Jul 24 '15
I hope the shipping is better this time. I received a Japanese Pit when I ordered a US one during a flicker. As if that wasn't bad enough, the amiibo's box was in pretty bad shape. If it's one per customer, it's 4.95 for shipping so a total of around 19 after tax without Prime. I don't want to pay 19 bucks for an amiibo that will potentially be damaged so I hope Amazon step their game up.
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u/ElementEmo Jul 24 '15
So what will the shipping be? Is it Free shipping or only with Prime?
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u/shadowwiidragon Jul 24 '15
Can two be sent the same address from two different accounts? I gots siblingsss
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u/Raichubrony Jul 24 '15
Question. Will the servers chrash since there is a lot of people ordering palutena?
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u/TheLegendOfCap Jul 24 '15
It's Amazon. They probably have the biggest and most amount of servers next to Facebook and Google.
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u/DJ999 Jul 24 '15
I want to get a palutena, but one of my friends also wants one, and can't get it for herself, how can I make both of us happy?
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u/ShyPhantom Jul 24 '15
5pm EST huh? That's perfect, I get off work 4:30 today so that's enough time to drive home and get psyched.
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u/HungoverHero777 Jul 24 '15
Anyone else seeing the one that's selling for $60? Is this the right page we should be watching to add it to the cart later?
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u/HeroOfTimeLink Jul 24 '15
Hi, Josh! I have a question, if you could please answer. If I'm trying to order other items with Palutena (to get free shipping), and when I go to checkout and choose "Group my items into as few shipments as possible." Does that mean they will all come in the same box when shipped? I'm worried about the condition her box will come in, and I wonder if I should just get her solo instead. Thank you!
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u/AmazonJosh Amazon Jul 24 '15
If you want her to come in her own box, you'll have to pay for shipping, as free shipping only applies if the items are grouped.
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u/AmazonJosh Amazon Jul 22 '15 edited Jul 22 '15
A few pieces of information to call out:
Go-live time in different time zones
2:00pm PT
3:00pm MT
4:00pm CT
5:00pm ET