First Wave of Google Play Nexus 7 Pre-orders Begin Shipping, All Will Ship Within 3 Business Days

by: Tim-o-tato | posted 07.13.12 | News

Finally, orders of the Nexus 7 have began to ship from Google. In an automated recording that can be heard through Google’s Support line, they announce that the first wave of Nexus 7 orders will ship today, with all pre-orders shipping within the next three business days. Once your tablet ships, you will receive a confirmation email straight from Google. Calling them will get you no where – you have to sit back and wait for the shipping email to arrive.

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To hear the good news for yourself, you can listen to the recording by calling Google Support at - 1-855-83-NEXUS (63987). Let us know if your order ships!

Cheers Wayne!

202

http://twitter.com/Herkimer81 Jason

well there goes my weekend plans. anyone else bummed about not being able to watch Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon until next week!?
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_O3LKPUTFT63BIEP3QKNDN7TJ6M Eric
  
  It’s available for streaming on Netflix if you have an account. But that’s not why i’m bummed
nascpats

called gamestop they said they had one went down and got it said someone cancelled there order lol happy friday th thirteenth lol
Ryan Powell

“Merchant: GOOGLE 275.44″ is a beautiful thing to see on my pending transactions. Finally!
- http://twitter.com/belogical2 Be Logical
  
  $275? Shouldn’t it be $281?
  - Ryan Powell
    
    My taxes could be different than yours.
    - http://twitter.com/belogical2 Be Logical
      
      good call, mine was $18
- Trevor
  
  Haha, I felt the same way when I saw the pending charge on my card! It’s a sad day when we’re happy to see our money disappear.
Droid4LifeDawg

So, I ordered the 16g on the first day, then days later went back and ordered an 8g for my daughter, my bank has been debited for the the 8g first just can’t win! And for those that voted down my ‘Receive by Tuesday’ Post. HA! who’s laughing now…
SeanBello

walked into Gamestop and bought one, no pre-order. got the salesperson to take a pic of the sale screen with the street date on it.

Proof: https://twitter.com/sean_bello81/status/223857132582342656/photo/1
- vito
  
  i can no longer be mad with Google as it appears to be the kids working at game stop who have cause all this irritation!
Raven

Pre-ordered during the Google I/O Keynote when it was announced. Google charged my credit card at 2:03 PM CST today. With the 2-day shipping it is a pretty safe bet that I will be getting mine early next week. Woot!
Foe

There was no advantage in pre ordering it, that’s what upsets me, looks like everyone gets the pre order goodies on top of that the postage charge. Good one Google.
- http://twitter.com/alcaron Paul Fulbright
  
  Yeah stupid jerks being even MORE nice to people. Those people should be screwed! I mean you sat there for literally minutes on the internet, probably in a comfy chair, in the air conditioning.
  
  This is DISGUSTING google…
  
  Just handing out Play credit like it’s candy to people who did nothing to earn it.
  - Foe
    
    What are you going on about? My point is there was no advantage as the play store suggested in ordering from them when you could get the same ordering outside the play store and save on postage?
r0lct

That’s it I’m leaving Verizon when my contract it up over this!!!!!
- Chris
  
  Verizon? How are the two related?
  - r0lct
    
    /s
- http://twitter.com/belogical2 Be Logical
  
  lol
- Alex Schechter
  
  I lol’d
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=517729349 Jacob Marsh

Got to love a company that when you sit on the phone for over half an hour, the guy that you get gives no help and when you ask what Google plans to do for their customers who made the mistake of ordering from them, as i did on June 27th, instead of ordering from Game Stop, he avoids the question and just keeps saying that most orders will be processed and shipped in 1-3 days. THANKS GOOGLE I’M SURE I’LL ORDER FROM YOU AGAIN!
http://twitter.com/belogical2 Be Logical

I ordered BEFORE it was even announced, and still nothing. Booooo!

Order Date: June 27, 2012 12:36:05 PM UTC-4
- http://twitter.com/belogical2 Be Logical
  
  My bank is down $290+ dollars, should be posting soon it looks like.
  - LionStone
    
    Just checked…$283.00 processing!!
Kevin McClain

On my way to Gamestop to pick up a nexus 7 bcuz fortunately someone decided to cancel their preorder. Try your local store guys. You might get lucky.
Sameer Ahmed

god i ordered the nexus 7 on july 1st is there any chance of getting the tablet today ( friday)
- nhizzat
  
  Nope. I pre-ordered on the 28th and I haven’t received an email from Google.
  - ddevito
    
    same here (06/27)
Trevor

There are tons of complaints about how this Nexus 7 ordeal was handled (I’m upset I don’t have it in my hands yet from the Play store, but whatever, I’ll live), but no one has commended Google on setting a release schedule of mid-July and actually hitting that mark. I feel like so many product releases get pushed back further and further, but it seems that the Nexus 7 will actually come out on time (assuming we get them next week that is…). Kudos to Google for that!
- ddevito
  
  I don’t want to sounds like a downer, but let’s face it – it’s not new hardware. This tablet was (in theory) ready to go months ago, but was pulled by Asus and Google to make the Nexus 7. Yes, it’s nice to see them launch on time, but I’d be impressed when a new Google product (that people want, so exclude the Q) launches on time.
  - http://twitter.com/alcaron Paul Fulbright
    
    I ordered a Q.
    
    I want it more than I want my N7. But I also have a Transformer Prime.
goatodoom

Just got the updated order email from staples (If you prordered, they list your order as cancelled, and then put it as another order when they go to ship it) saying it should be delivered Monday
http://www.facebook.com/PEEACHES Adam Collins

I’ve been getting so anxious and impatient, this is the best news I have heard all day. I almost called Gamestop and Office Depot!
Jeff Tycz

OMG my nexus 7 tablet didnt ship yet….#firstworldproblems
- http://www.facebook.com/PEEACHES Adam Collins
  
  Haters gon’ hate.
JeffE

Google told me that shipments are delayed due to Drew Brees buying a surplus with his new contract.
- http://twitter.com/Herkimer81 Jason
  
  brooklyn nets were buying up the tablets to include in a trade package that would land them dwight howard
KnowYourEnemy462

That guy is British? BRITISH!? I’m cancelling my order!
- Salvatore Bracco
  
  racist
  - Alpha_Axl
    
    Yes, because British people are a race of their own.
    - Chris
      
      lmao! BAZINGA!!!!!!
    - McBain
      
      Thatsthejoke.jpg
  - KnowYourEnemy462
    
    I sincerely apologize for my anglophobic outburst.
Gerret Walczak

You commenters are starting to sound as stuck up and entitled as Apple users.
http://twitter.com/WaynesBNP Wayne Howard

More confirmation:

http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=2667319&topic=2411735&ctx=topic

We’re now shipping Nexus 7 preorders. The first wave of orders are going out today and all preorders are scheduled to ship within the next 3 business days.

Once your order has shipped you’ll receive a confirmation email and tracking number. Though our agents are unable to provide a specific delivery date for individual preorders, please rest assured that our shipping team is working to fulfill all orders as quickly as possible.
RobertStrayer

You can go into SAMS right now and buy the 16gb(as long as they still have stock).
MPS

So when they say, “within the next three business days” do we figure they mean Friday, Monday, Tuesday or do they mean Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday?
- http://twitter.com/Ike_Farmer Chris Franzen
  
  well considering today is friday and “next” means after, that means MTW
  - http://twitter.com/gabrieleromero Gabriel E Romero
    
    So we all get it by next Friday. Yay!
http://twitter.com/Ike_Farmer Chris Franzen

Holy cow I can see who here is a child and who isn’t. Who cares if people got it from gamestop before you. I’ve had mine since IO. You mad?
- Trevor
  
  Haha, technically you paid to get yours that early, plus a bunch of other goodies. I hope you’ve been enjoying it!
- nhizzat
  
  What’s the point in pre-ordering an item only to receive it after people who can simply walk into a retail store and have it before you?
  - http://twitter.com/alcaron Paul Fulbright
    
    Because aside from MAYBE one guy, nobody, and I mean NOBODY, is saying there is retail stock. ALLLL of these stories have said the same thing. Gamestop got it’s first wave in, it’s fufilling MOST of its pre-orders, VERY few MIGHT have a unit or two left. Same with staples.
    
    Who.
    
    Cares.
Zuk

Anyone received their email yet? Any idea how they’re going about sending them out? If it’s alphabetical order, that’s not good news for me, but if it’s by date of order that helps a little.
Anonymous

Why is it that someone else getting an item first at retail put a damper on your own purchase? Google did not give a hard release date upon ordering and are still within the 2-3 weeks that you accepted when you purchased from them.

Honestly, is a 2-3 day difference for a device you will own for months or years really something to be worth canceling the order or stopping doing business with Google over? When did everyone become so impatient?
- Salvatore Bracco
  
  I wouldn’t cancel the order, but it’s really hard to wait for something like the Nexus 7. It’s so great.
- Drise
  
  Sounds like first world problems to me
- dhirensavalia
  
  I must agree. Google has never really dealt with such a large amount of retail orders by themselves. While Gamestop, Office Depot, and Staples deal with retail orders/deliveries everyday. But, at the same time, Google should have thought of the people that pre-ordered as soon as they could. Those people should have got their tablets as soon as the retail stores. Google should credit the shipping and handling cost to those customers that pre-ordered the first week.
  - http://twitter.com/alcaron Paul Fulbright
    
    I don’t want my shipping refunded. They flew the damned thing from taiwan, and then to the midwest.
    
    For ~$20…
    
    Bitching about this is bordering on offensive.
    - dhirensavalia
      
      I wasn’t bitching. I was just making a logical conclusion based on the fact that Google usually is a customer/user first business. If they do not issue a refund, it won’t make a bit of difference to me. (I didn’t even order the first week.)
      - http://twitter.com/alcaron Paul Fulbright
        
        I don’t think “logical” means what you think it means.
        
        They said 2-3 weeks. It’s shipped in two weeks.
        
        Random crabby internet people decided this is a travesty. Rational people. Have not. The logical thing to do is ignore the people who have grown accustomed to using any excuse possible (even when nothing that was claimed was left undelivered) to eek a buck back from someone and just let it die.
        
        If they lose business over this, it isn’t the kind of business you want in the first place.
    - soccer42
      
      Uh that is there job. If they did not fly it here no one would buy it and they would have a tablet that failed. Yes it is offensive that they charge that much, you can go to USPS and ship that for 5 dollars priority and have it to anyones house in two to three days. Google rips people off period.
- nhizzat
  
  I’m just trying to figure out why they had us pre-order directly from them before any other retailer only to receive it after other retailers opened their pre-orders.
- Southrncomfortjm
  
  When you preorder a Google product directly from Google you expect to get treated better than this. Why could they ship to retailers at the beginning of this week but can’t ship directly to their customers until the end of the week or beginning of the following week? It doesn’t make sense and the lack of communication from Google makes even more annoying. Also, the lack of a firm release date at any point is bad too. It makes people wonder constantly when the thing is going to start shipping. Then you hear about retailers receiving shipments and you wonder what’s going on, so you double check your order to be sure that it will ship correctly. Then you hear that retailers are selling their units, but you still haven’t heard anything from Google about your order that you placed over 2 weeks ago. Huge anticipation, no direct communication, lots of rumors, and generally just feeling slighted have a way of making people upset.
  - b_to_the_randon
    
    I think too that part of this is compounded frustration from the VZW Galaxy Nexus debacle. Admittedly Google isn’t to blame for that (not directly, but they could have required something firm from Verizon to be the sole release carrier), but it always feels like for me (and perhaps others) that getting hold of a Google product is a real pain.
    - Southrncomfortjm
      
      If I’d been an Android user at the time of the GNEX debacle, and therefore would have know about it, I probably would have not pre-ordered from Google. They simply do not know how to handle hardware distributions, especially for hot items.
  - soccer42
    
    your so right
- http://twitter.com/charlesking33 Chuck King
  
  Absolutely, wait until next week at this time when everybody is happily playing on their nexus 7s and will have forgotten that they got their toy a couple days later than some people.
  
  Of course we’ll remember this next time google launches a product like this, but we know now how it was handled and can see if this will be the norm or if they will learn from this ordeal.
  
  I do understand a little frustration.. but some people need to relax.
  - b_to_the_randon
    
    I’m patient — I’ll get it next week and I’m sure I’ll enjoy it. But the lesson learnt here is that Google treats brick and mortar’s more seriously than their own storefront. It’ll be a lesson remembered the next time we’re pre-ordering a Google product.
- mike
  
  When did everyone become so impatient?
  
  When the internet went mainstream. duh.
- Anonynoymous
  
  When that difference means not having it to use for a 2-week period away from home.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chad-Ramey/743058655 Chad Ramey

My gamestop is only offering preorders of the 16 gb version
Droidzilla

People are really upset at Google for maybe getting their tablet one or two business days later than others? Wow.
- nhizzat
  
  What’s the point in pre-ordering then if you’re not going to receive the item before those that can walk into a retail store?
Victor Amaya

..I’ll be hitting that refresh button in gmail starting 5 minutes ago…
- Angryunibrow
  
  Gmail is push email, no need to hit refresh :p
  - http://twitter.com/alcaron Paul Fulbright
    
    lol
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=775583284 Anthony Atchley
  
  haha same
Southrncomfortjm

Thing that bothers me most, really, is not that Gamestop got it first, but that I didn’t get it before this weekend when I have lots of time to unlock/root it and play around with any roms floating around. This thing is now going to arrive on Monday or Tuesday when no one is home, so I won’t get it until the following day, and then I’ll have to wait until the weekend to set it up to my liking. Not a huge deal, but lame.
- nhizzat
  
  It doesn’t take all that much time to unlock. Are you telling us that you’re so busy during the week that you don’t have a couple hours to play with your new tablet?
  - Southrncomfortjm
    
    Not that busy, but I have a lot more distractions during the week (full time and part time job, etc). On the weekend I can veg out with a movie on and my laptop, GNEX and N7 and get everything to my liking in an afternoon since I will want to test out a few different Roms. I don’t know what all roms, kernels, etc, do since I’ve only been rooting for about 3 week, so it will probably take me longer since I don’t know what the difference between a “Popcorn” or “Liquid” kernel is just by reading the name. So, yes, I could do it during the week, but I’d like a nice uninterupted time on the weekend to do it all at once.
http://twitter.com/WaynesBNP Wayne Howard

No problem! Glad to spread the info.

- Wayne
- Southrncomfortjm
  
  Kudos on the tip. So you already received your notification? Or you just discovered the recording?
http://www.twitter.com/nblufire12 Nathan Patel

AHHHH CAN’T WAIT!!! I hope it gets here by next thursday…. eeek im going on vacation for a couple days
G-Nex

I ordered from B&H back on 7/4. Today they updated the estimated ship date to 9/1!!!
TheWenger

I just bought mine from Gamestop. They only had pre-orders in, and the guy working there was the only one to pre-order. So he sold me his. It was awesome.
Sorry to all that ordered from Google. That really sucks.
- http://twitter.com/gsuslikesme randy henson
  
  Serious question here…Did it come with the $25 in Play store credit? I am wondering if there was ANY benefit to pre-ordering with Google.
  - http://twitter.com/belogical2 Be Logical
    
    $25 is with everything, no matter where you order.
    - Southrncomfortjm
      
      So, yes to the first one and no to the second one. On the plus side, you got to pay taxes *and* shipping!
DroidzFX

Untwist the panties….
- Trevor
  
  I’m not wearing any…
http://www.facebook.com/Christopher.Raymond.Brown Chris Brown

No email yet. I hope to get it this weekend since I am off work for once!
Jason

Lest we all forget guys and gals, they originally said 2-3 weeks, and 3 weeks is next Wednesday from the annoucement. The only part that ticks me off is that retailers may have it first. I was one of many google-ites that watched IO online and feel like you should reward your most loyal first, However that is awful optimistic these days.

Sadly they seemed to have learned how to handle product launches from ASUS.
- nhizzat
  
  Google hit their timeline but they really have me scratching my head trying to figure out why I pre-ordered the Nexus 7 when I can walk into 2 Gamestops and walk out with one today instead. I still end up paying tax (I still don’t understand why we pay tax on an out-of-state internet order) but save ~$20 in shipping.
  - Southrncomfortjm
    
    What is with the tax on the Play Store anyway? That came out of nowhere.
rocketpunch

It is pointless now.

Proves Google have not clue how to do retail and I would never order hardware directly from them again.
- SeanBello
  
  me either. one major time is all it takes. shudder to think how this will go when they try to do it with multiple nexus phones later in the year.
Michael_NM

Google: Search for anything but your Nexus 7 order.
- r0lct
  
  I think we have today’s winner.
napppppppz

Psh no shipping conformation yet…doesn’t help either that there’s a gamestop just a short walk away with probably more nexus devices then they know what to do with
Chris

Guys, calm down! You have to understand that Google is not set up for such a wide distribution of product to consumers. They are not (dare I say it…) Apple. They have some things to iron out and I am sure they are the type that learn from their mistakes. Just enjoy your weekend and dont let materialistic “drama” run your life! —-(says the guy hitting *refresh* every 20 seconds….)
- WalterWhite
  
  What’s a few days going to hurt? lol
  - Salvatore Bracco
    
    Are you kidding me?!?!?! I must have it now!!!!
    - WalterWhite
      
      I know…I’m fighting the urge too!
  - nhizzat
    
    I don’t mind not receiving it for a couple more days but I’m trying to rationalize why I pre-ordered the tablet when I can walk into a retail store today and be posting this comment on it. Sure the $25 Play Store credit is nice but I end up paying ~$20 in shipping and for some reason many of us are paying tax on an out-of-state internet order.
    - http://twitter.com/gabrieleromero Gabriel E Romero
      
      What store can you walk into and buy it? GameStop is pre-orders only.
      - Knows Everything
        
        GameStop has Extras, Sams Club has them in stock, Adorama. You obviously know nothing.
      - http://twitter.com/alcaron Paul Fulbright
        
        At least you are polite about it. Adorama isn’t exactly a brick and mortar for 99% of the population. Gamestop MAY have SOME extras.
      - nhizzat
        
        People are walking into several different B&Ms to this day and walking out with a Nexus 7. What were you saying again?
      - http://twitter.com/gabrieleromero Gabriel E Romero
        
        Thanks for the… snarky… tip.
    - http://twitter.com/alcaron Paul Fulbright
      
      I don’t think it rises to the level of “rationalize”. NOBODY is saying that ANYBODY has it in stock (DEFINITELY not reliably so) right now. Everyone they’ve found so far who has gotten one got it because they pre-ordered.
      - Alex Schechter
        
        I just called gamestop and all their preorders were picked up
    - http://twitter.com/MJoeKidd Joe Kidd
      
      I totally agree with you. I was under the impression that the Playstore orders would come in first… not by a couple of days but I thought the playstore would ship maybe weeks in advance of retail store arrivals. If I would have known GameStop and other retailers would get their products out to customers ahead of Playstore preorders I would not have even used the playstore and saved on shipping. What is the incentive to use the playstore for hardware item purchases? Even the retail stores have the $25 playstore credit with the Nexus 7.
- napppppppz
  
  They could make this a lot better by idk maybe giving people who pre ordered through Google play an extra $25 credit?
  - http://twitter.com/alcaron Paul Fulbright
    
    Greedy much?
    - TuckandRoll84
      
      Not greedy, just good business sense. What is my incentive to order directly from google again if I could preorder from gamestop, pick up my order before google even ships their preorders, not have to pay a shipping fee, and still get the $25 play store credit?
      - http://twitter.com/alcaron Paul Fulbright
        
        Honestly, I think if I were them I’d be getting my money either way so if you wanted to bank on a fluke where gamestop gets theirs early then go for it.
        
        For every million units shipped AT COST you want them to fork over $25mil.
        
        I don’t think your business acumen is what you think it is.
      - TuckandRoll84
        
        Well no. Google is giving a store credit to their store. While it is true they would lose some money it would not be the $25 per unit, they would be losing the base value of whatever the customer chooses to buy. Say a $5 movie rental $2.50 covers the license $2.50 Google profit. (Just an example but you see what I’m getting at)
        
        So yes it would cost Google some but only a drop in the bucket. On the other hand word of mouth would spread that Google looks after their loyal customers and acquires more loyal customers as a result making them more money. Or they can continue to drop the ball by letting retailers sell them first. (I’m not knocking them for a mid-July launch. I’m actually really impressed they are getting them out on time.) Bad press spreads by words of mouth and they will lose customers.
      - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=761227657 Chelsea Owen- Kraft
        
        You still got the $25 credit through GameStop
      - gee
        
        you guys need to get a life and concentrate on what’s important in life. it is not who got their device first! grow up!
      - Jon
        
        If you are paying extra to get the device first, then it is a problem. A monetary loss is important in life when you don’t gain something from it.
  - DizoAZ
    
    $13.99 is an awful lot for 2 day shipping on such a small item. I work for a large financial institution and you would not believe how cheap we can ship stuff through UPS or FedEx. I’m talking $5 for something that would cost the normal person $20-30. I would have purchased locally had I known that they would be available there first. I also doubt Google isn’t setup for large distribution. They’ve been selling the regular Nexus line of phones for a while now. I wouldn’t be surprised if some other company is handling their logistics anyways.
- SeanBello
  
  then they shouldn’t have done it or cut pre-orders at a certain amount.
- rocketpunch
  
  The only thing that Google set-up correctly is when they set us up the bomb.
- DizoAZ
  
  I doubt Google isn’t setup for large distribution. They’ve been selling the regular Nexus line of phones for a while now. I wouldn’t be surprised if some other company is handling their logistics anyways.
- tyler.c
  
  beautifully said. no one is going to care how long it took get here once we have one in our hands.
- http://www.matthewdlyons.com/ matthewdlyons
  
  Funny that you admonish people to calm down by shouting at them. (exclamation mark) Your point is valid, however it’s worth noting that this is not Google’s time with direct-to-consumer retail. The sale of the Nexus One was far from a smooth operation (carrier tomfoolery aside). I think that Google has had a couple of years to figure out, and dry-run, a good consumer retail experience. If nothing else, they should have partnered with a retailer or some other third-party known for its execution of order fulfillment. I hate the constant comparison of anything Android with Apple, but this is one area where Apple, perhaps because of vertical integration, is has the process figured out.
  
  I’ve said several times in my comments on this topic that my ‘outrage’ is tempered. There are far worse things that could be happening in my life, or in the world, than to wait a few extra days for, in all intents and purposes, a gadget. With that said, I think even the most zen person can understand why people are pissed off. Google really dropped the ball, and made it worse by not communicating with its customers. The best companies proactively, and preemptively, acknowledge blunders and vow to improve. That is how you maintain a loyal customer base, and impress would be consumers.
EvanTheGamer

Just called my local GameStop and BAM, they have N7′s in-stock ready to be sold to pre-ordering customers! HELL yeah! And on Friday the 13th of ALL days! Almost makes me believe that today isn’t a “bad luck” kind of day at all(almost). haha!

Heading to my GameStop now to pick it up! GameStop FTW!!
- Detonation
  
  Probably the only time you will ever see “GameStop” and “FTW” together…
  - EvanTheGamer
    
    Actually, I’ve seen GameStop and FTW quite a bit lately. Again, GameStop FTW!
- Liquidretro
  
  I am tempted to go hit up my local gamestop but don’t want to mess with the return on the Google preorder. I have waited 2 weeks a few more days won’t kill me.
  - SeanBello
    
    calling your credit card company to block the payment from clearing FTW. tell them Google refused to cxl the order and watch how fast they block it.
    - Havoc70
      
      Yep did the same thing CC company immediately blocked it
- JoshGroff
  
  The bad luck is that I pre-ordered yesterday and don’t have the rest of the cash until next week. *smh* Curse you rent and car insurance!!!
http://www.facebook.com/dragon3983 Joseph Miranda

just ordered on office depot website and it says ill receive it next tuesday , but now im hearing some sams club got them in and we just got a sams club membership so might run there after work
Booyah

At least we know now.
capecodcarl

Sounds great. Hopefully this means they will start showing up in the brick and mortar stores soon. No sense in paying for shipping and tax from Google Play when I can just pay sales tax and pick it up locally.
- Droidzilla
  
  Plus it makes it an easy impulse buy. If it wasn’t for impulse shopping, I might not own anything!
- ArrowCool
  
  Unfortunately, once one store starts selling early, all the others will follow suit. Only the first store that starts selling early will face any penalties/admonishment.
  
  Not to date myself, but the same thing happened years ago when I pre-ordered my Nintendo 64. It wasn’t supposed to go on sale for a couple days, but one of the other stores in the mall started selling it, so I got a phone call from the other retailer I had ordered from saying they could now sell it early.
Steve

Except that retailers also get the $25 play store credit…
- ddevito
  
  Really? Son of a bitch
Frank F

Somehow as excited as I should be about this …I am some what dissapointed at how this has went down ..
- nhizzat
  
  Why? They hit their timeline.
  - Trevor
    
    Exactly, that’s what I’m saying!
    - http://twitter.com/MJoeKidd Joe Kidd
      
      No, you are forced to pay for shipping when ordering via the playstore and they also charged tax for an out of state purchase. It would have been cheaper to walk into the store and pick it up but we were lead to believe that google playstore orders would ship thus arrive first.
      - Southrncomfortjm
        
        and you can’t cancel your preorder anymore and try to get it from a regular story and try to save yourself the shipping cost. Also, Google never said that N7s would be available at regular stores in short order, much less at the same time (or earlier as is the case) than Play Store preorders.
BoyBlunder

This is still inexcusable. There is absolutely no reason why Gamestop and other retail outlets should get this device before other people that ordered 2 weeks ago.

Shame on you, Google.
- bkosh84
  
  *first world problems*
  - Salvatore Bracco
    
    Definitely
- Anon
  
  ASUS shipped units to all retailers, including Gamestop and Google, at the same time in the middle of the week. The only shame is that Google did not keep a lid on the fact that other retailers were receiving units as well so that everyone could freak out over the fact that they weren’t getting their toy RIGHT THAT MOMENT.
- JoshGroff
  
  Besides the fact that they order in bulk and thus get higher priority when it comes to shipping. Do you think they would ship to you before someone buying a few thousand/hundred thousand? Get real.
- http://twitter.com/alcaron Paul Fulbright
  
  No reason? Shame?
  
  Man this whole thing is disappointing, and I’m not talking about googles part of it…
http://www.facebook.com/ncusmina Nicholas Alexander Cusmina

Top quality B.S. thank you droid life for the only updates keeping me sane
ddevito

Google saved face with the $25 play store credit – perhaps they already knew this was going to happen (in regard to stores already receiving stock). Bastardos.
Chris

SWEEEETTTTT!!!!!