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why is it called a "pre-order"? How is that any different from an "order"? -- nm

Posted by zork Jun 27 '12, 11:52

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Becuase you've reserved the item, but until the item is released, you are not fully obligated to the terms specified in the pre-order -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 27, 12:01
and how do you pre-heat an oven?!?! -- nm - G.Carlin Jun 27, 11:58
Probably for the same reason that all other orders you place before the release date are called "pre-orders". -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 11:54 4
- also, this is a new thing. before the last 5 or 10 years, it was just called ordering. -- nm - zork Jun 27, 12:01 2
  - Becuase 10yrs ago, you didn't have webpages that allowed you to buy something that hadn't be created yet. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 27, 12:01 1
    - no, you had to walk or drive to a store (or send something by mail) and order that book before it was released. -- nm - zork Jun 27, 12:03
- I don't always order things before they are released but when I do, I prefer dos orders. -- nm - zork Jun 27, 11:59
How many orders do you make with an estimated ship date of "sometime next year"? -- nm - oblique Jun 27, 11:53

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