Unfortunately all of the savings I got from no sales tax is countered by having to get 2 or 1 day shipping to have the game to me before Thanksgiving. I still feel that if I pay for 1 day shipping I should be able to get it on Sunday but no its Tuesday...
Did you try Prime? They give you like 1 month free, and you can cancel after that month. That way, you can get 2 day shipping for free.
You can get a Prime student account if you're in school and you have a .edu email address to register with. And if you're a parent and buy a lot of baby stuff from Amazon (which you should, since it is often the cheapest price around), then you can get a free "Amazon Mom" Prime account, which is hilarious since our household's Amazon account is in my name.
I did the trial a while back so I'm elegible for it. I was suppose to be able to keep my .edu account from my school as a graduate but they messed that up. Though I might be able to do the Mom one its all in what they consider kids goods.
To qualify as an "Amazon Mom" you sign up for an account, which gives you like one or 2 months free (I can't remember). Then, with every time you buy a qualifying product, it extends your free Amazon Mom Prime membership, depending on the dollar amount. The more you spend in baby stuff at Amazon, the longer your free Prime membership goes, though it maxes out at maybe 9 months? Or a year?
Amazon Mom products are specifically baby stuff (not kids stuff). And it must be products sold by Amazon, not an Amazon affiliated merchant. It seems to be that anything for kids under the age of 2 tends to qualify, things like pacifiers, wipes, diapers, diaper rash creams, infant toys, mobiles, etc.. If you don't have a baby, then you will never purchase enough to qualify, so uncles and aunts need not apply. I think Amazon did this because Diapers.com started to move in and undercut them with free 2 day shipping and the lowest prices around, especially on diapers (duh).