Heads up, if your friend does this for you, she will be fired.
If no one finds out not but it's clear that it's almost like theft and if they find out goodbye.
Heads up, if your friend does this for you, she will be fired.
Just sent this to a friend and she says they have it in the back but will be putting it out tomorrow morning. Going to try to get her to scan a regular bundle and give me this one instead, but have to wait until close to closing time tonight she said =D
If youve ever worked in retail youll know inventory counts are totally fucked 89% of the time. That 11% being the week before and after inventory.That's thievery isn't it?
Because inventory count will say
X-1 Nintendo Switch
Y Nintendo Switch Odyssey Bundle
but in reality it's
X Nintendo Switch
Y -1 Nintendo Switch Odyssey Bundle
this will go very poorlyJust sent this to a friend and she says they have it in the back but will be putting it out tomorrow morning. Going to try to get her to scan a regular bundle and give me this one instead, but have to wait until close to closing time tonight she said =D
WTH...Just sent this to a friend and she says they have it in the back but will be putting it out tomorrow morning. Going to try to get her to scan a regular bundle and give me this one instead, but have to wait until close to closing time tonight she said =D
If no one finds out not but it's clear that it's almost like theft and if they find out goodbye.
Forreal, it ain't worth risking a jobJust wait another week.
That's thievery isn't it?
Because inventory count will say
X-1 Nintendo Switch
Y Nintendo Switch Odyssey Bundle
but in reality it's
X Nintendo Switch
Y -1 Nintendo Switch Odyssey Bundle
Just sent this to a friend and she says they have it in the back but will be putting it out tomorrow morning. Going to try to get her to scan a regular bundle and give me this one instead, but have to wait until close to closing time tonight she said =D
Oh, it'll be very easy to find out. Each Switch has a unique serial number. Target employees log in to point-of-sale systems to handle customer purchases. It's incredibly easy to trace transactions back to individual employees. Scanning a Switch and then "switching" it out for the Odyssey bundle will also render the standard unit un-sellable, due to the its serial number being activated at the register. Target's gonna' love that.
Why waste your time, Its a download code so you want get the game any earlier.
Oh that's easy then, yes. Didn't know they scan not only the Barcode but also the unique serial number, where I live only Smartphones are scanned this way.
It's possible the serial number isn't scanned (I haven't worked retail for a few years), but even if that's the case, there a many, many other ways to easily track the transaction. Inventory counts will be off, for starters and asset protection employees love keeping up to date with counts on high dollar electronics.
I'm so curious to see if any of these can be sold. I know that the register can prevent early sales of things but I swear I've seen this working with early retail games.
Why waste your time, Its a download code so you want get the game any earlier.
Also, I'm sure local B+M stores will start selling the game when it arrives.
I'm so curious to see if any of these can be sold. I know that the register can prevent early sales of things but I swear I've seen this working with early retail games.
If you have GCU, you can get the game for $38. Tempted by the bundle, but $42 just for the case and color is not worth it.
I'm so curious to see if any of these can be sold. I know that the register can prevent early sales of things but I swear I've seen this working with early retail games.
A user in this thread already tried at Target and the point-of-sale system denied the transaction.
It's possible. But the person who does it will most likely get in trouble.
I know that at my local Target the tech department people are old and not in the know when it comes to video games. Usually if you complain enough, they'll give you what you want so you can just shut up and leave, lol.
Well that answers my question. I wonder why some retails are able to get away with it. Maybe it was smaller stores who don't have advance POS systems.
I can confirm this is the case, she just told me it says "Download Code" on the box.
Glad I read your posts, I mentioned the serial number thing and she said they DO scan it.
If youve ever worked in retail youll know inventory counts are totally fucked 89% of the time. That 11% being the week before and after inventory.
Especially as the price isn't the same, if it was you could say it was a mistake but in this case it's like stealing. It's likely that they won't find out until the last SMO bundle is sold and there should still be one in stock and she'll be fine as it will be hard to find out who it was that made the "mistake".
It will be very obvious that it wasn't a mistake though so all employees could have to deal with consequences. He must be a good friend to her for risking not only her job but also putting her colleagues in harms way.
If the system blocks a transaction due to a Street Date, the only means to sell a customer that item will likely lead to employee termination.
It's actually easy to get something overridden. Last year at Toys R Us I tried to get Magical Kingdom 2 for my wife 2 weeks before release, and when she scanned she told me "it won't let me scan it." She felt bad for me since it was on the floor and manually punched it in as a $39.99 item, and I was able to get it. Boy was my wife happy, lol.
This isn't that great a deal, or am I mistaken? A normal switch with Mario is 360 before tax. This bundle is 380 before tax. ???
I've worked in retail as a manager (GS) and I've made sure our inventory counts were as accurate as possible, especially prior to a major release/console release. The only time we've ever had issues is if someone mislabeled, but even those we caught prior to release day.
I can see Target making that mistake as their inventories are pretty massive, however they have the support staff to back it up their size. Incorrect inventory counts are simply laziness.
Risking someone's job (and potentially their future) and a company's reputation for an object ... seems like a fair trade/s
Target is notoriously good with data, wouldnt be surprised if they were on top of their inventory.
They may be good on data, but a lot of Targets are garbage tier in actually knowing where something is in the back of the store.
Just sent this to a friend and she says they have it in the back but will be putting it out tomorrow morning. Going to try to get her to scan a regular bundle and give me this one instead, but have to wait until close to closing time tonight she said =D
That's why I'm going for it. I like the red color and I think the case is nice. I'm not saving money but I'm getting what I want out of the package. Plus like I said, I'm selling the code and getting a physical copy of Mario so all in all it's fine.It includes a carrying case as well. You're not saving any money with this bundle, but you do get an exclusive joycon set and case (though the joycons can also be purchased separately in Japan).
Do we know when reviews hit?
This seems as good a thread as any to ask.
October 26th, 9 AM ET / 6 AM PT
Oh wow, that is surprising. Didn't BOTW reviews drop like a week or so before release?
Thanks.
Of course it's easy. It's also an easy way to lose one's job. Publishers and retailers take street dates very seriously. The employee who sold you the game deliberately broke street date. There's no way to plead ignorance when the POS system literally instructs the employee to remove the item from the transaction.
Oh wow, that is surprising. Didn't BOTW reviews drop like a week or so before release?
Thanks.
Oh wow, that is surprising. Didn't BOTW reviews drop like a week or so before release?
Thanks.
OMG, I just told her this story and she said she can actually do the same thing and literally no one would be the wiser! I just got a call from her and she said "Happy Early Christmas, you owe me BIG time." Running over to pick it up right now!!! XD
Don't worry, I won't ruin anything for anyone on here, I will have no digital footprint for the next 2 weeks!!! Love & Respect <3
No, BOTW reviews were the same. Day before. BOTW had previews of the first five hours a week prior to release though.
No, the BotW embargo lifted the day before launch as well.
nope they dropped the day before release like odyssey is
OMG, I just told her this story and she said she can actually do the same thing and literally no one would be the wiser! I just got a call from her and she said "Happy Early Christmas, you owe me BIG time." Running over to pick it up right now!!! XD
Don't worry, I won't ruin anything for anyone on here, I will have no digital footprint for the next 2 weeks!!! Love & Respect <3
OMG, I just told her this story and she said she can actually do the same thing and literally no one would be the wiser! I just got a call from her and she said "Happy Early Christmas, you owe me BIG time." Running over to pick it up right now!!! XD
Don't worry, I won't ruin anything for anyone on here, I will have no digital footprint for the next 2 weeks!!! Love & Respect <3
OMG, I just told her this story and she said she can actually do the same thing and literally no one would be the wiser! I just got a call from her and she said "Happy Early Christmas, you owe me BIG time." Running over to pick it up right now!!! XD
Don't worry, I won't ruin anything for anyone on here, I will have no digital footprint for the next 2 weeks!!! Love & Respect <3