I was going to post the same as you but wasn't sure if people were taking the mickey!

What's the difference between an order and a pre-order ?

Don't know, ask the club!

Presumably you can order them on the 8th but they won't be available straight away. So basically you are just ordering them in advance of the result date.

A pre order is an order that is made for delivery at a later date, when the product is released.

An order is for immediate delivery as the product is already released.

No, both of those are orders. Pre-order is just a word invented by marketing types to get you to commit to buying something before it's available. They might call it a pre-order but really it's just an order that sounds more exciting.