Pre-order.

Many bands give us the opportunity to pre-order their CDs.
Do you pre-order the Cds of bands you really like to order?
Or do you order only so now and then Cds of your favorite music?
Or you never pre-order.
It's a nice way to be sure you get the CD of your favorite band.
Sometimes bands give gifts when you pre-order.

I've had a few bad experiences, but the biggest problem with preorders is the wait time.

So, I typically only preorder something that I am really excited about getting. Usually, that will be from an indie artist. If the band is signed to a major label that distributes their music in the Christian bookstores locally, then I'll just wait and pick it up there.

Yep, that's my problem to pre-oder CDs too.
How long I had to wait till finally the X-Sinner CD was in my mailbox.
I like Red and the T-shirt, but I have to wait sooooooooo long before the CD will be released.

If a band offers extra stuff like a free t-shirt then I'll pre-order, but otherwise I usually just wait until it comes out. I like getting the t-shirt with the CD because it just saves me money seeing as how I would've most likely gotten the shirt somewhere along the line anyways.

I only preorder stuff I'm really interested in (Seventh Avenue etc.) Generally I just wait until it's out in the internet shops before I part with my money.

Fundy

I voted "never preorder". But I did preorder once, only because Alldat scared me into doing it.

Usually I am too far behind on new releases to even bother with preorders. If I actually have the money to spend I would rather buy something I will get right away then wait around (sometimes for months or even years) for a preorder.