For those of you that haven't pre-ordered Rift and are still thinking about it, https://www.direct2drive.com has it on sale for 20% off. They're having a President's day sale. Add the game to your cart and then enter the code "hailtothechief" without quotes. $49.95 is now $39.96 with 20% off. This is the one I'm going to get, the $59.95 one is not worth it IMO.
If you're actually planning on playing this and not just trying it out, $10 for things you'll never be able to get again is a small price to pay. Also I've heard too much bad from D2D to worry about the 10-15 dollars I would save. edit: TF2 items with steam DUH!
The only things you get extra for the $10 is a mount, another pet, and a satchel. Mount you can get at lvl 20 by just buying it and the satchel you can get by buying it too. The boggling wastrel and the in game hat are the only things you can't get. And it's not really worth it IMO. The TF2 items you'll be able to make those later on with crafting. I've read some good and bad on d2d. Never tried it before. Anyone here have a bad experience with it?
You can get "a" mount at 20 by just buying it, not the mount it comes with and the satchel replaces your main bag which you cannot replace ever.