[Sgian Dubh]

So, being the patient soul I am, I went to the EBgames store where I pre-ordered SH4 - having withstood the temptation of calling yesterday or before to see if things were on target, so to speak.

So I walk in and ask, with confidence, for my pre-order.

The puzzled look on the clerks face was not encouraging. The clerk retires to consult the glowing oracle behind the counter.

"We didin't get it. Its not on my shipping list. Did you pre-order it here? I don't see it on my pre-order list"

This was sounding ominous indeed. I produced my pre-order receipt, issued at that very store.

"We didn't get it. Its a PC title, right? PC titles, not being in demand, are not shipped overnight even as a pre-order. It might be here tomorrow or Friday."

Note: Apparently my money, being destined for a PC-game, is not as good as the money spent on console games.

Hmmmm. Yet another reason to add to my already long list of reasons to hate console games and firming of resolve to never own one of the hedious devices.

So I don't know when I will get it. It won't be tomorrow becasue I will be on the road all day. I apparently am not even in the system as having pre-ordered so who knows if they will reserve one for me, even though I asked them to again today (I'm surprised they didn't ask for another $5 dollars).

I have to go to Columbus tomorrow. I'm going to check in the stores there. If I can find it ANYWHERE but EB, I will buy it and they can keep the $5 Pre-order as it will be the last money they ever get from me.

No other stores near me have it, or expect to get it anytime soon (Best Buy, Target (regular), etc.