Telltale Games

fatjoem · 06/14/2009, 11:59 pm

I want to order Tales of Monkey Island as a gift for a friend. My problem is, I cannot use his contact data (email etc) for the order, because this should be a surprise gift. How does ordering as a gift work? How/when is the ordered game linked to a specific email address?

Emily · 06/15/2009, 10:44 am

Tales of Monkey Island isn't available as a gift right now because our gift system can't deal with the pre-order bonuses.

Once the first episode is released on July 7, you'll be able to buy it as a gift by checking the "buy this as a gift for someone else" box on the shopping cart. You will receive a gift code that you can then send to the recipient. When they redeem the code, the game will be attached to their email address and Telltale account.

fatjoem · 06/15/2009, 03:29 pm

Very sad, my friend's birthday is next week.

Cooperboom · 06/26/2009, 05:38 am

Hmm, same problem here. Are you working on getting the pre-order bonuses insync with the gift system? Pre-ordering a game as a gift would be a very nice feature!

I guess I'll have to wait till the game is realeased and give it as a gift then, but that will strip the birthday kid from the bonuses, right?

/me is a sad monkey

lucifon · 07/05/2009, 07:04 am

For this cant you just technically make someone an account, buy it on their account then give them the details then they can change the email+password? Assuming they don't already have a Telltale account? When the collectors edition dvd comes out will you be able to change the address that it gets sent too when we pay for postage so that he could make it go to him?

As it's my friends birthday tomorrow and a few of us on our community site are putting some cash together

giant_frying_pan · 07/05/2009, 08:37 am

You could always create a new e-mail address for your friend and buy it through that.

EG: happybirthdaychum at googlemail.com (then just give them the e-mail account details and when they login, they'll see the surprise.)

pallarim · 07/07/2009, 10:16 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emily

Once the first episode is released on July 7, you'll be able to buy it as a gift by checking the "buy this as a gift for someone else" box on the shopping cart.

Monkey Island has now been released, but I still can't see the "buy this as a gift for someone else" box on the shopping cart.

06/14/2009, 11:59 pm	#1
fatjoem Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 30	Ordering Monkey Island as a gift I want to order Tales of Monkey Island as a gift for a friend. My problem is, I cannot use his contact data (email etc) for the order, because this should be a surprise gift. How does ordering as a gift work? How/when is the ordered game linked to a specific email address?

07/05/2009, 07:04 am	#5
lucifon Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	For this cant you just technically make someone an account, buy it on their account then give them the details then they can change the email+password? Assuming they don't already have a Telltale account? When the collectors edition dvd comes out will you be able to change the address that it gets sent too when we pay for postage so that he could make it go to him? As it's my friends birthday tomorrow and a few of us on our community site are putting some cash together Last edited by lucifon; 07/05/2009 at 07:09 am.

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06/15/2009, 10:44 am	#2
Emily Formerly of the Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,549	Tales of Monkey Island isn't available as a gift right now because our gift system can't deal with the pre-order bonuses. Once the first episode is released on July 7, you'll be able to buy it as a gift by checking the "buy this as a gift for someone else" box on the shopping cart. You will receive a gift code that you can then send to the recipient. When they redeem the code, the game will be attached to their email address and Telltale account.

06/15/2009, 03:29 pm	#3
fatjoem Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 30	Very sad, my friend's birthday is next week.

06/26/2009, 05:38 am	#4
Cooperboom Sword Master Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: In the Tri Island area Posts: 6	Hmm, same problem here. Are you working on getting the pre-order bonuses insync with the gift system? Pre-ordering a game as a gift would be a very nice feature! I guess I'll have to wait till the game is realeased and give it as a gift then, but that will strip the birthday kid from the bonuses, right? /me is a sad monkey

07/05/2009, 08:37 am	#6
giant_frying_pan Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 40	You could always create a new e-mail address for your friend and buy it through that. EG: happybirthdaychum at googlemail.com (then just give them the e-mail account details and when they login, they'll see the surprise.)