Talk:GameFly

they now offer a free trail — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.131.108.132 (talk) 23:47, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

=Grammar error I think= In the second paragraph, shouldn't there be a semicolon instead of a comma? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Erikthomp (talk • contribs) 05:00, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

=Wii offerings too early?= "On July 6th, 2006, Gamefly offered games for Nintendo's Wii" The wii did not come out until November of 06?

=Still seems very ad-like= "Wait times may be reduced by using GameFly's "FastReturn®" program, in which customers return a game in the mail, the U.S. Postal Service scans the return and sends a confirmation to GameFly, and GameFly then sends the next available game in the customer's queue before they have received the game in their warehouse. This service is not available in all cities due to the fact that some post offices don't have the proper equipment to transmit scanned data to GameFly." Is that really necessary in the Criticism section? Effj00 13:54, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Baitandswitchfly is what they should call it. Only after you join do you discover that every game released in 2008 is at 'low availability' 10/16/08

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)
 * Two days? Really?  That's amazing.  I'm considering getting rid of my account.  The minimum I've ever had to wait (WITH FastReturn, which they only use about 1 in 10 times here) is 5 days.  I don't actually know the maximum yet.  It's been 10 days since I sent out my last game.  If their site is correct it should be here on monday, bringing the total to 11.
 * 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.

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)

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.

HELL No. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Erikthomp (talk • contribs) 05:06, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

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)

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).

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)

Wikipedia is not a customer complaint system.
I have made edits to the article to restore it to be factual based and more encyclopedic. Previously referenced POV has not been verified. It appears that some disgruntled customers are abusing the integrity of the article by using it as a soundboard for complaints. Please use some other system geared towards customer dissatisfaction for that type of communication. 76.80.1.51 16:48, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Competitors?
Are there any other similar game services? Do Netflix or Blockbuster offer video game rental through the mail? (I see Netflix in the References but havn't checked.) Mentioning the competitors would make the article less "ad-like." Also I wonder if there's any service like this that rents out games on older systems that Gamefly doesn't, like PSX or N64? --70.143.42.197 (talk) 12:18, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Burned Games?
I heard from my freind that Gamefly somtimes shipps Burned Games, is this true? Does anyone by chance have a source where I can look this claim up? And if the claim is common enough, is it worth putting in the Criticism area that people claim and/or have proof of this?--Chipmonk329 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.234.133.101 (talk) 05:55, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

I signed up a few months ago and have only received retail games from them. At this point I've had 7 games at home and all were official discs. --Matt0509 (talk)

Refimprove Tag
I added the refimprove tag because there are two sections that are completely devoid of citation or reference. The criticism section is a particularly noteworthy offender. Darthveda (talk) 13:39, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Removed criticism
I've removed the criticism section because it continues to have nothing but unverified claims, and it's becoming a dumping ground for (what seems like) disgruntled customers. If the article is to continue to have the section, it needs to have non-biased, cited examples in third party publications. Darthveda (talk) 12:57, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

I think the pricing section is criticism enough. How is this cheaper? 16 bucks a month for one game? Anybody with any kind of schedule can't get everything out of a game in one month... So at least two, and that's already over 30 dollars... I'd rather wait 4 months and a new release will only be around 30$ anyways. And I get to keep it forever, not just a month or two. From personal experience, after about 6 months-a year after I beat it, I'll want to play a good game again...so another rent? Not if I bought it... Overall, it seems like a much better investment to just buy the game. Just my opinion, though, I suppose... - Habast 10:22, 6 June 2011