Comments on: I Tried Out GetJester — the “Try Before You Buy” Board Game Service https://www.boardgamequest.com/i-tried-out-getjester-the-try-before-you-buy-board-game-service/ Board Game Reviews, News and More Sat, 01 May 2021 05:55:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: Rita https://www.boardgamequest.com/i-tried-out-getjester-the-try-before-you-buy-board-game-service/#comment-84678 Sat, 01 May 2021 05:55:51 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=41641#comment-84678 Stitchfix for board games? Yeah, that sounds cool, but the delivery fee is a little high.

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By: Tim Emmerson https://www.boardgamequest.com/i-tried-out-getjester-the-try-before-you-buy-board-game-service/#comment-84507 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 20:58:49 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=41641#comment-84507 My FLGS has a similar program – rent the game for 10% of the list price for X days. If I like it, I get the rental cost applied toward the purchase; AND I get a fresh copy, not the rental one. If I don’t like it, all I’m out is the rental fee. The downside is that I have to drive there. Still, I prefer supporting my FLGS when I can.

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By: Andrew Smith https://www.boardgamequest.com/i-tried-out-getjester-the-try-before-you-buy-board-game-service/#comment-84505 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:06:19 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=41641#comment-84505 In reply to PJ.

Yeah, I’m not sure about their inventory makeup and all that.

And I 100% agree that you will, eventually, find yourself getting a box that costs $20 and you don’t like anything. They will take your current collection into account to make sure you don’t get something you already have. And you can play the games and give them a shot before sending them back.

In theory you still might save in the longer term versus buying games you only play once or twice in the long run. Of course it seems geared mostly towards folks newer to the hobby that might benefit the most from recommendations on things they may like.

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By: PJ https://www.boardgamequest.com/i-tried-out-getjester-the-try-before-you-buy-board-game-service/#comment-84504 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:53:36 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=41641#comment-84504 A few things: Be sure to read their terms. That’s where I had to find out if it’s free to return games, and it is. You don’t pay shipping back. (This actually should be prominently written somewhere on their website because it’s an extremely important point).

The problem comes when let’s say you already have all 3 games that are sent to you, or you open the box and go “EWW! I don’t want these games!” I guess you’re out of $20 then, huh? Apparently yes, and that’s stated on their website. Sure, they’re free to return, but the $20 box fee seems to still stand. That would be a huge negative. It may not be to you, but to me it would be (and I’m sure it would irk other people as well). If one of those two scenarios happened (either I have the games already or have no interest in what got delivered), I don’t think I’ll continue the service unless my $20 was refunded. I must say that it could be fun seeing how long it would take to reach that point, and I’m tempted to try that out.

But before I would even consider trying their service, exactly how many board games do they have in stock? None of this is described on their website. How many are in their inventory? Once I know that, I would have a better idea at the selection. And do you get only new games from, say, 2016 to the present? Do you also get some rare games? Perhaps you can choose to get used games if they’re older and not available anymore in new condition? These are critical questions that need to be answered.

Oh, and they spelled “receive” wrong (“recieve your picks”).

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By: TJ https://www.boardgamequest.com/i-tried-out-getjester-the-try-before-you-buy-board-game-service/#comment-84503 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 18:51:10 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=41641#comment-84503 Board Game Stitch Fix! Sounds cool, though I wish the delivery fee were a little less than $20.

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