# Early release of HP7, big deal! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 19, 2007, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-release-of-hp7-big-deal/412378 "2007-07-19T13:44:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-release-of-hp7-big-deal/412378/61 "2007-07-20T01:06:07Z")
[QUOTE=Morelin] Normally, a book on reserve should be held for three days only. The thing about Harry Potter(and this was done last year, as well, you only had the first weekend to pick it up) is that each store only gets so many books. It’s usually in excess of the reserves, but we’re talking upwards of a thousand at larger stores. [/quote] As it turns out, I should be able to go in Saturday and pick up my copy anyway. But it should be noted that I don’t have _the first weekend_ to pick it up. but only **until closing of the first day it is available** to pick it up. Incidentally, I also have the option of going to the store any time after 9am Friday to pick up a wristband that will secure my place in line for the midnight handout. But I have no intention of trying to face the madhouse that I’m sure the store will be then. > [@Morelin](#): > > And it will be 40% off to everyone the first weekend, probably the first week or two, that’s how it usually goes. I don’t remember what I paid for HP #6, but I know it was at a substantial discount. I think I did buy it within two weeks of the initial release. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-release-of-hp7-big-deal/412378/62 "2007-07-20T01:57:49Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] Woosh. Stranger [/QUOTE] I knew I should comb my bangs up. :o ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-release-of-hp7-big-deal/412378/63 "2007-07-20T06:04:22Z")
[QUOTE=Little Plastic Ninja] Does it count if I’m just wearing my cute little pleated skirt?\* Or do I have to add the school scarf? \*er, not _just_. I’ll have a blouse and shoes and stuff. [/QUOTE] [A likely story.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8797795&postcount=62) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-release-of-hp7-big-deal/412378/64 "2007-07-20T14:40:31Z")
[QUOTE=LurkMeister] But I have no intention of trying to face the madhouse that I’m sure the store will be then. [/QUOTE] My daughter is banking on it being a madhouse. She’ll be there with business cards in her pocket, wearing a Dobby hat and knitting another while her sister knits cell phone cozies in various house colors. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-release-of-hp7-big-deal/412378/65 "2007-07-20T21:26:24Z")
I like the way your daughters think, **dropzone**. I had a friend who used to sell hand-knitted scarves like the ones Tom Baker wore as Dr Who; she would go to science fiction conventions and sit in a relatively high-traffic area knitting them and taking orders. There was a story on the news last night that a local couple received their pre-ordered HP from [DeepDiscount.com](http://DeepDiscount.com) on Tuesday. Apparently about 1200 (IIRC) books were mailed out early through a “clerical error”. They got a call from DeepDiscount asking them not no divulge the contents to anyone. Scholastic, Inc is suing the distributer for releasing the book early. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-release-of-hp7-big-deal/412378/66 "2007-07-20T23:03:58Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Great Oogly Moogly, I just went to eBay to see whether there were any Advanced Reader Copies available - they’ve got one, and it’s already up to $500. With five days left in the bidding. :eek: [/QUOTE] What’s the point of that? By the time the auction closes, the book will have been out for sale for several days. The handful of Buy It Now listings I found say they’ll ship by Priority Mail on Sunday. Gee, you want $100, and I won’t get it until next Thursday? There is no Priority Mail pickup on Sunday, so it goes out on Monday. I’ll pass… I’m not a Pottermaniac, but there is one in the house. I pre-ordered through Amazon back in March, and the book will magically appear sometime via UPS tomorrow without needing to stand in line or pay outrageous charges. Silly people… ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-release-of-hp7-big-deal/412378/67 "2007-07-20T23:25:55Z")
[QUOTE=mhendo] Of course, if **Lib** does decide he wants to start the series, he has now had a major plot development spoiled by someone complaining about assholes who spoil endings. But i guess if _you’ve_ already read it, then that’s OK. [/QUOTE] Indeed. I was (and still am) gonna borrow the books from a friend to read them, having had no exposure other than the movies. But since _HP and the HBP_ hasn’t been filmed yet, I didn’t know that was going to happen. But thanks anyway to **Tahssa** for her contribution. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-release-of-hp7-big-deal/412378/68 "2007-07-21T06:10:21Z")
You have thousands of pages full of stuff that didn’t make it into the flix to forget. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-release-of-hp7-big-deal/412378/69 "2007-07-21T09:27:13Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] Great idea! **Silver Members** : Never read any of the books **Gold Members** : Never read any of the books and never saw any of the movies **Platinum Members** : Never read any of the books, never saw any of the movies, and never opened a Cafe Society thread about Harry Potter **Tritium[sup]1[/sup] Members**: Never read any of the books, never saw any of the movies, never opened a Cafe Society thread about Harry Potter, and thought this thread was about Hewlett Packard. [sup]1[/sup]The price of Tritium is about $30 thousand per gram. [/QUOTE] Me, me! I wanna sign up for a Tritium[sup]1[/sup] Membership. Seriously. I saw the thread title and wondered to myself, “What the hell is a Hewlett-Packard Seven? And is it that much of an improvement over my ze4200?” ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-release-of-hp7-big-deal/412378/70 "2007-07-21T09:43:17Z")
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