What Delivery Options and Free Shipping Threshold Does SimplyGames Offer?

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SimplyGames advertises free next working day tracked delivery on UK orders over £80.00. If your basket total stays below that threshold, the site does not state a standard delivery charge on the page, so the exact cost is confirmed during checkout rather than shown upfront. The offer is tied to UK delivery, and the £80.00 figure is a spend threshold, not a flat fee.

What the free delivery offer covers

Detail What SimplyGames states
Threshold Orders over £80.00
Delivery speed Next working day
Tracking Tracked delivery included
Market UK customers
Exclusions Marked with an asterisk (*) on the site, so check the linked terms

The asterisk next to the £80.00 figure signals conditions attached to the offer. The homepage excerpt does not spell these out, so the reliable move is to open the delivery or FAQ page under Help/Information before relying on the promise for a time-sensitive order.

How to check whether your order qualifies

  1. Add the items you want to your basket. Pre-orders count toward the basket total in the same way as in-stock items, but they ship on release rather than immediately.
  2. Look at the basket subtotal before checkout. Compare it with £80.00 — the offer applies to orders over £80.00, so a basket at exactly £80.00 may not qualify.
  3. Proceed to checkout and review the delivery step. This is where the site confirms whether free next working day tracked delivery has been applied and what the alternative costs if it hasn't.
  4. If you are just under the threshold, weigh the gap against the delivery charge shown at checkout. Adding a low-cost item can be cheaper than paying postage, but only if you actually want the extra item.

A worked example

A basket containing Grand Theft Auto VI at £69.85 falls short of £80.00 by £10.15. Adding AEW: Fight Forever at £13.99 (currently reduced from £14.99) pushes the total to £83.84, which clears the threshold — but you are spending £13.99 more than planned to save a delivery fee. Whether that makes sense depends on the delivery charge the checkout quotes you.

Where to find the full delivery details

The site's Help/Information section links to Terms / Privacy Policy, FAQ's / Contact, Cookies and Console Recycling. Delivery terms, including any exclusions behind the asterisk, are most likely covered under the FAQ or Terms pages. Check these before ordering if you need a guaranteed next-day arrival, since "next working day" normally excludes weekends and bank holidays.

Practical points before you order

  • Working days only. Next working day delivery does not usually include Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays, so an order placed on Friday afternoon may arrive Monday or later.
  • Pre-orders ship later. Titles marked Pre-Order, such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 at £64.95 or Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Day One Edition at £44.95, are charged now but dispatched around release, so the delivery promise applies from dispatch, not from the order date.
  • Payment method. PayPal is listed as a payment platform; have your details ready before checkout so you don't lose a basket while sorting payment.
  • Tracked delivery means a signature or safe-place arrangement may apply. Keep an eye on the tracking link once dispatched.

If next-day arrival is essential, confirm the delivery terms under Help/Information first, then check the delivery step at checkout — that is the only place the site confirms your specific order qualifies.