BlizzCon pre-sale starts Wednesday
by Adam Holisky 
Jul 31st 2009 at 5:12PM
If you were lucky enough to go to last year's BlizzCon, you'll know that the lines for the shop were insanely long. People stood for hours in them waiting to get their merchandise. That meant a lot of time away from all the rest of the exhibits, and a lot of frustration if you just gave up waiting in line for three hours.
This year things are being done a bit differently, in that you'll be able to preorder all the stuff you want and have it shipped right to your home. There are a lot of special BlizzCon only items, so it's worth taking a look
The pre-order online sale will begin this Wednesday at 10:01 a.m. PDT / 1:01 p.m. EDT. It will last for 48 hours, which means it ends on Friday at 10:01 a.m. PDT / 1:01 p.m. EDT. If you know what you want to buy before you get to BlizzCon, take advantage of this and do it now. I know that I'm going to pickup a poster I wanted.
Because I really need to make my office more nerdy. Seriously.
The announcement email and additional details after the break.
This year things are being done a bit differently, in that you'll be able to preorder all the stuff you want and have it shipped right to your home. There are a lot of special BlizzCon only items, so it's worth taking a look
The pre-order online sale will begin this Wednesday at 10:01 a.m. PDT / 1:01 p.m. EDT. It will last for 48 hours, which means it ends on Friday at 10:01 a.m. PDT / 1:01 p.m. EDT. If you know what you want to buy before you get to BlizzCon, take advantage of this and do it now. I know that I'm going to pickup a poster I wanted.
Because I really need to make my office more nerdy. Seriously.
The announcement email and additional details after the break.
The email from Blizzard reads:
Heading to BlizzCon 2009? Planning to purchase some souvenirs at the show? For the first time ever, you'll be able to shop for items from the BlizzCon 2009 store BEFORE the event during our limited-time-only, online BlizzCon 48-Hour Sale!
For a limited time beginning August 5 at 10:01 a.m. Pacific time, BlizzCon 2009 ticket buyers* will have the opportunity to purchase select BlizzCon 2009 store merchandise online. Items purchased through this sale will be shipped directly to your home, allowing you to avoid store lines at the show and giving you more time to take in the panels, tournaments, and other events at BlizzCon 2009.
HERE'S HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
- Between 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on August 5 and 10:00 a.m. on August 7, log in to the online Blizzard Store (www.blizzard.com/store) using the Battle.net account you used to purchase your BlizzCon 2009 tickets.
- Click the special "BlizzCon Sale" button in the lower-right corner of your screen.
- Browse new BlizzCon 2009 items created especially for attendees, add them to your cart, and then proceed to check out.
- Items will be shipped directly to your home.
- Enjoy the show!
It's that simple! Enjoy, and we look forward to seeing you at BlizzCon 2009!
*Please note: Only the ORIGINAL TICKET PURCHASER will have access to BlizzCon 2009 merchandise during this online sale, and the Battle.net account used to purchase the tickets is required. If you received BlizzCon 2009 tickets through another attendee, you will need to coordinate with the original ticket purchaser to participate in this sale.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
mark Jul 31st 2009 5:23PM
I just hope trying to buy something on this online store is not going to be as stressfull as buying the tickets online.
Item: Wow plastic bags
Timestamp: 10:00:00 - Avaliable Quantity 14,930
Timestamp: 10:00:14 - Sold Out!!
Mep Jul 31st 2009 5:23PM
I'm confused... only items I see are the figurines and some shirts... can't you normally buy those?
Fish Jul 31st 2009 5:26PM
between August 5th and 7th you have to log in..
Prophetik Jul 31st 2009 5:26PM
They don't have the items up yet.
Tom W Jul 31st 2009 5:31PM
/fail
Fuseitana Jul 31st 2009 5:31PM
I, of course, am not going to Blizzcon. But I wanted to look at the stuff.
SteelSeries 5C Limited Edition Wrath of the Lich King - $49.95 seriously??? The description reads like a mouse pad. Really??? $50 for a mouse pad?
t0xic Jul 31st 2009 5:36PM
If you have money to burn on BlizzCon I'm sure you can afford a $50 mouse pad.
John Jul 31st 2009 5:47PM
I'm holding out for a Lady Sylvanas blow up doll.
mrs_carth_onasi Jul 31st 2009 5:53PM
John...you win haha
Charlie Jul 31st 2009 5:48PM
Awsome! My guildmates were telling me that this was the first thing I need to do after the opening ceremony. I won't have to bother with it now! Yay!
Daniel Jul 31st 2009 5:55PM
Perhaps this is self-evident but...
for the purpose of this promotion are people who buy the pay-per-view considered "attendees" or not. I assume not, but you never know.
Lyncis Jul 31st 2009 6:58PM
Seconded - I pretty much got it just to watch if I have spare time and get the nifty pet, but if there's an opportunity to order interesting collector's items it would be neat - and keep it from just being Luck deciding who gets to send Blizz more $.
Stormtamer Jul 31st 2009 6:03PM
Like to point out:
'will have the opportunity to purchase select BlizzCon 2009 store merchandise online'
Can see this being the more expensive and the bigger stuff, so you will likely still have to get in line for some stuff.
Went last year and 2 friends from the UK, and they tried getting back a stein each and had to be careful with it, and stuff like the Starcraft Board Game looked big, and looked a pain to lug around all day.
Sounds like a good idea though, less hassle for some people, and for others it might get everything done shopping wise for them 2 weeks before the con.
Neodarkmatter Jul 31st 2009 6:14PM
FYI, went to the gift shop after the closing ceremonies last year. Had no issues getting some stuff. Yeah there were some things that were sold out but plenty of stuff still available.
tabardsrock Jul 31st 2009 7:01PM
this is really cool for everyone that will be going, but i assume those of us unable to get (or win) tickets and will be watching on directv won't be able to take part in any special sales
no worries though... there's always next year :)
Josh Jul 31st 2009 7:23PM
Just looking at that picture, I'm like hoping Ray Mohr will host again this year, if not already planned. He's great.
Grant Jul 31st 2009 9:32PM
lol..
Who?
Cheese Rations Jul 31st 2009 9:32PM
You spelled his *first* name wrong? Impressive.
Josh Aug 1st 2009 7:42PM
whoops, my bad. Just imagine if I was called Rosh.. lol. Jay, Jay Mohr. Thanks for heads up, guys.
Cheese Rations Jul 31st 2009 9:32PM
Ticket buyers only? Wow. I wasn't able to grab BlizzCon tickets this year but was hoping to drop a few hundred on merchandise as usual anyway. Would've been nice if they could've thrown those of us that missed out on tickets a tiny bone by letting us at least buy pre-sale merchandise. Thanks Blizz. I feel the love.