Ladies.... stop being fan boys here.
You can twist it as you want, it's a horrible advertisement, and wording.
They can't sell the pet until 5.1?
Let's see....
They sold us a a whole year subscription for some perks in advance...
Some of you having short term memory losses? Stop smoking so much weed
To recap:
The diabolo key is active as soon as the game is out. (some month down the road)
The invitation to the MoP beta will be automatically sent to you (a lotta month down the road)
The mount will automatically be in your mail, once available (several weeks)
They did it before, they certainly could do it again, considering the circumstances.
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can't you get a pre-paid credit card at a store?