My story is pretty funny. I pre-ordered through Gamestop's site for an in store pickup at least a week before the game's release. I called the store yesterday to see if my game was in yet, the guy said they only had 1 pre-order/copy of the game at his store and it wasn't for me. He did say he had 1 extra Slime Plushie since Gamestop sent several to each store.
I called customer service and they said they decided to cancel my pre-order (w/out even telling me) because they ran out of Slime Plushies. They said I can re-order the game but I wont get a Slime though. So I went to the store and told the guy that customer service said I can have his extra Slime and I would get the game mailed to me. I got the Slime from him for free, and then ordered the game off Amazon which is cheaper anyway. The game shipped out today.
So yeah I got the Slime for free without even buying the game from Gamestop, but that's what they get for trying to screw me over.
Here is a photo of the Slime Plushie btw.
http://0.tqn.com/h/ds/1/H/g/3/-/-/dragon_quest_slime_plush.jpg