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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Thanks to matter-manipulation nanotechnology, instant delivery is a common feature of life in Warren Ellis's ''[[Transmetropolitan]]''.
* [http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i144/bunnyfriend/roger%20rabbit%20toontown%203/RRTT_three0003.jpg A tie-in comic book] to ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'' lampshaded this as one of the better things about living in Toontown. In fact, the item Roger ordered arrived [[Rule of Funny|before he placed the order]], prompting him to declare that the modern world is moving a little too fast.
* Subverted in ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'' Volume 1. Scott orders CD's from amazon.ca so that the girl he likes/is obsessed with/is stalking will deliver them. One scene change later he runs to the door, and no one is there. His roommate reminds him that he put the order in less then three hours ago. In actuality the package arrives the next morning, given amazon, this is damn near uncanny.
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* In ''[[Harvest Moon]]: Animal Parade'' for the Wii your character can order pretty much anything over the phone and have it delivered instantly, but it costs twice as much as if you went to the store and bought it.
* In ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' series, special orders at Tom Nook's store (and, in the first game, fossil identifications) take only one day to show up in your mailbox at no extra charge. That's slower than some of these examples but still several times faster than real-world free shipping.
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* In the Legend of Zelda game ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'', it is possible to acquire a cow from the ranch. This cow will soon show up at your house all the way over in Kokiri Forest ... your ''tree house.'' Which is accessed by a slender vertical ladder. How they get the cow up there is anybody's guess.
* The Labian Terror Beast mating call whistle from [[Space Quest]] 2 shows up almost immediately after Roger places the form in the mail.
* In ''[[An Untitled Story]]'', any furniture bought from landlord in SkyTown will be delivered to your home [[Go Wait Outside|as soon as you leave the screen]].
* ''Sorcerer'', the second game in the ''[[Zork|Enchanter]]'' trilogy, justifies this via [[Time Travel]] and [[Rule of Funny]], as the company promises delivery of the item as soon as you mail out for it.
* An upgrade in the campaign mode of ''[[
* Several examples in ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'', but one of the oldest is the Discount Telescope Warehouse telescope delivery: "You drop the order form in a mailbox in Seaside Town, and see a bolt of light whoosh across the sky over your head, toward your campsite. When you head back, there's a shiny new telescope there!" Upgraded lenses arrive similarly, but after fully upgrading the telescope, "You fill out the form and drop it in a mailbox in town. No sooner has it hit the bottom of the box than a tiny pixie appears next to you" to give you meat compensation instead.
* Somewhat averted in [[Pokémon Channel]], as anything you order will turn up the next day, but played straight if you order a bus pass.
* [[Interactive Fiction]] ''Kurusu City'' has a local store. Since you don't have cash to purchase the item at the store, you have to take the ship and bill option. It takes 43 seconds to be delivered, and as an cruel [[Unwinnable by Design]], can crush an item you forgot to collect from said mailbox.
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