Quote Originally Posted by justausername View Post
Its not 'false advertising'... you don't know what that means... because if you order it next week, it WILL be instant. It's only NOT instant because they can't process them fast enough. That is NOT what false advertising means. IT IS STILL INSTANT. You get the items the INSTANT they process your order. A delay in processing orders doesn't make that false advertising.
Does standing in line at an event labeled early access mean it's false advertising if you still get in before it starts, just because you didn't get to instantly walk in? No. Same thing applies.
Here we go - the dictionary definition of "instantly" - without the least delay : IMMEDIATELY 2: with importunity : URGENTLY

In logistics or service delivery solutions, "Instant delivery" or "instant cart delivery" is often defined as the delivery of products or items to consumers within shorter time frames, such as 30 minutes or less.

So no 'next week" is not commonly thought of instant. What you are describing is a service delivery issue. The service provider is not able to deliver upon the expected level of service at present. It's NOT the same as your event example because of the advertised level of service in the case for the pre-order. It's on whomever delivers the server to expect a higher volume of orders during this period and adjust OR to not make promises that can't be met during this period. Otherwise it is false advertising, even if it is unintentional.