What is FastReturn? GameFly Shipping with Fast Return

FastReturn is a new process introduced by GameFly and the United States Postal Service in an effort to get the games inside your console of choice faster. In the past when you rented with GameFly you had to wait for the game you were returning to arrive at the shipping center before they sent you a new game. This takes quite awhile because you essentially have to wait for two shipping cycles before the game gets to you. That all changes with FastReturn however.

With FastReturn the instant your game is sent to be returned to GameFly the Postal Service scans it into their database. When they see that scan is coming from a GameFly envelope they automatically notify GameFly telling you the game has been returned. GameFly sends your new game out, effectively cutting shipping time in half. This is all thanks to that spiffy little barcode on the packaging and a little creative thinking.

Unfornately FastReturn isn’t a 100% deal, it will fail to work on rare occasions. This can happen if your barcode gets mangled, the shipping center doesn’t have a barcode scanner to begin with, or someone just messes up shipping the items. Again this is pretty rare, but this is why FastReturned games can be delayed. Hopefully that clears the subject up a bit.