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#1 marktmurphy

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Posted 14 May 2008 - 12:22 PM

Quick word to the wise; don't bother with all that silly internet ordering stuff; I just saw some big old posters in Waterstones saying that Devil May Care will be available for half price (I think

#2 zencat

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Posted 14 May 2008 - 02:50 PM

Sweet. Waterstones it is then. Thanks MarkT.

#3 Qwerty

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Posted 14 May 2008 - 05:59 PM

Now on the CBn main page...



Sebastian Faulks' debut Bond novel available at half price for first week


#4 K1Bond007

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Posted 14 May 2008 - 07:07 PM

It shows

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Posted 14 May 2008 - 08:19 PM

[quote name='K1Bond007' post='870453' date='14 May 2008 - 13:07']It shows

#6 marktmurphy

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Posted 28 May 2008 - 09:04 AM

Picked it up just now in Waterstones for

#7 terminus

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Posted 28 May 2008 - 10:40 AM

It seems like, unless you've preordered, they'll only give out the postcards to the first five customers - at least that's what they told me in my local Waterstones.

I was the first person to buy the book there, though.

#8 marktmurphy

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Posted 28 May 2008 - 10:47 AM

Really? Can that be right? Seems a bit rough to advertise them and only give them to a couple of people!

#9 Skudor

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Posted 28 May 2008 - 11:01 AM

I've orderd my copy from Amazon - hopefully it will be waiting for me when I get home Friday night.

Seems a bit odd if Waterstones makes a big deal of the post cards and then limits them to the first five customers only...

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Posted 28 May 2008 - 12:37 PM

I think the postcards were a freebie if you pre-ordered with them, at least that's the way it seemed from the posters I saw.

The first five thing seems to be if you didn't pre-order and just walked into the shop.

#11 Qwerty

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Posted 28 May 2008 - 06:47 PM

It seems like, unless you've preordered, they'll only give out the postcards to the first five customers - at least that's what they told me in my local Waterstones.


Ouch. Seems a tad unfair.

#12 terminus

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Posted 28 May 2008 - 06:56 PM

How is it unfair? Seems perfectly reasonable to me!

#13 marktmurphy

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Posted 28 May 2008 - 08:12 PM

There was no mention of pre-ordering on the in-store advertising.

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Posted 28 May 2008 - 08:39 PM

Yes, there was - on the posters, it said you could pre-order and you got the postcards.

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Posted 28 May 2008 - 08:52 PM

Yes, there was - on the posters, it said you could pre-order and you got the postcards.


Well these are the only ones I saw (photo by ACE) and there was no mention of pre-ordering; just that you got the postcards while stocks last:

http://debrief.comma...p...ost&id=8922

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Posted 28 May 2008 - 08:55 PM

Not the same one that I saw - and even then, those posters DO say the postcards would only be given out whilst stocks last and if they've only got five sets per store, the first five customers WOULD be whilst stocks lasted.

So, still doesn't make it any less fair.

#17 marktmurphy

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Posted 28 May 2008 - 09:33 PM

Not the same one that I saw - and even then, those posters DO say the postcards would only be given out whilst stocks last and if they've only got five sets per store, the first five customers WOULD be whilst stocks lasted.

So, still doesn't make it any less fair.


Five is a bit rough- barely worth advertising. I'd imagine that they had plenty more than that in most stores.

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Posted 11 June 2008 - 04:46 PM

Not the same one that I saw - and even then, those posters DO say the postcards would only be given out whilst stocks last and if they've only got five sets per store, the first five customers WOULD be whilst stocks lasted.

So, still doesn't make it any less fair.


Five is a bit rough- barely worth advertising. I'd imagine that they had plenty more than that in most stores.

I went to Waterstones on my last day in London and they had the postcard packs just sitting on the counter as freebie givaways to anyone.

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Posted 12 June 2008 - 06:14 PM

Looks like they can't make their mind up, eh!