Seriously, fuck you EB Games.
Saw store stock was going green on their site, phoned ahead, asked if I could make it in 10 mins if there would be some left and he goes oh for sure. They won't reserve/hold though, even for ten minutes. I walk in just in time to see the lady in front of me finish purchasing the last one.
Anyone still looking for a Pro Controller?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NAWKYZ0/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Ships April 5th or so.
Seriously, fuck you EB Games.
Saw store stock was going green on their site, phoned ahead, asked if I could make it in 10 mins if there would be some left and he goes oh for sure. They won't reserve/hold though, even for ten minutes. I walk in just in time to see the lady in front of me finish purchasing the last one.
Three young dudes working there, I have to say they've gotta be phoning their friends the instant stock comes for everything to fly out the door that fast. Such bullshit, if I even bother hunting for a Switch again I'm skipping that goddamn store.
NEVER had a good experience there.
Seriously, fuck you EB Games.
Saw store stock was going green on their site, phoned ahead, asked if I could make it in 10 mins if there would be some left and he goes oh for sure. They won't reserve/hold though, even for ten minutes. I walk in just in time to see the lady in front of me finish purchasing the last one.
Three young dudes working there, I have to say they've gotta be phoning their friends the instant stock comes for everything to fly out the door that fast. Such bullshit, if I even bother hunting for a Switch again I'm skipping that goddamn store.
NEVER had a good experience there.
Seriously, fuck you EB Games.
Saw store stock was going green on their site, phoned ahead, asked if I could make it in 10 mins if there would be some left and he goes oh for sure. They won't reserve/hold though, even for ten minutes. I walk in just in time to see the lady in front of me finish purchasing the last one.
Three young dudes working there, I have to say they've gotta be phoning their friends the instant stock comes for everything to fly out the door that fast. Such bullshit, if I even bother hunting for a Switch again I'm skipping that goddamn store.
NEVER had a good experience there.
Anyone still looking for a Pro Controller?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NAWKYZ0/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Ships April 5th or so.
Cool, thanks! Will jump on this.Anyone still looking for a Pro Controller?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NAWKYZ0/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Ships April 5th or so.
Walked into GameStop yesterday looking for a screen protector. Walked out with a Pro Controller. They had a bunch of accessories on the rack, including Neon joycons. This was in Charlotte, NC.
NYC Gaf
Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I'm planning on returning my Grey Nintendo Switch to Best Buy this afternoon. I only used it for an hour, but Best Buy will mark it as open and send it to be destroyed.
If anyone in NYC wants to buy it off me, send me a PM. Otherwise, I'll return to Best Buy this afternoon.
That's a very apt analogy actually. Well put.You sound like a real piece of work.
Like this is ANYBODY's fault. It's probably yours, but you're pulling a POTUS and blaming everybody else for your "failure to launch," so to speak.
Sorry if cursory political references are against the rules here, and feel free to remove if so, but it was an apt comparison that came to mind reading about how this guy was blaming other people for doing their job and then complaining and coming up with unfounded conspiracy theories to fit his world view.
I'm a hard out on this poster, and anybody like him.
What is the logic on why they don't just allow back orders?
Why can't amazon and whoever else just have a waiting list of sorts so people can purchase and then just sit back and relax?
You sound like a real piece of work.
Like this is ANYBODY's fault. It's probably yours, but you're pulling a POTUS and blaming everybody else for your "failure to launch," so to speak.
Sorry if cursory political references are against the rules here, and feel free to remove if so, but it was an apt comparison that came to mind reading about how this guy was blaming other people for doing their job and then complaining and coming up with unfounded conspiracy theories to fit his world view.
I'm a hard out on this poster, and anybody like him.
Why would you call and ask you calling made you late. If you see it's in stock then you should just go and buy it.
I guarantee that woman you saw did what I just suggested.
Personally I'd have called on the way there.
Really, a POTUS comparison? Come on now. First:
I'm not blaming the woman who bought the last one, like someone else suggested. I don't think I'm more important than that person, and I never suggested that I was.
I called that particular store because it was on my way home, so I didn't sit around calling until I reached a store with stock THEN headed out, or something. My point was that I asked the guy straight up if it was even worth my while to stop at that store given how much stock he has (their site never says numbers and neither do the employees when asked), so I'm relying on an honest answer from the guy on the phone.
Some context might help for those jumping onto the pile-on here. EB Games in my area has always been a terrible experience. Just as an example, they straight up sold a preordered item I had to someone who walked in waving cash some years back, after calling me to my item was ready to pick up (others I know had similar issues). It's been a long time since I bothered giving them any attention when it came to gaming, but I figured I'd give them another chance here. Since they keep stock information so close to their chests you rely on honest answers from whoever picks up the phone.
That's why I'm frustrated.
The thing is there's literally no way in my area to order/reserve/etc. a Switch in my area. Amazon.ca's out, Bestbuy.ca has locked off the reserve and store stock indicators for this area, as has EBGames. And for the record, it's not like I gave the kid at the store or the lady a hard time or anything of the sort; we both sort of "welp!"ed about it and moved on.
Canadian deals too?Do you use Twitter? if so, follow @wario64 and put his updates on alert.
Canadian deals too?
Oh awesome. Followed then, thanks for the tip man.Believe it or not, yes, especially for consoles. I've seen him tweet out Amazon.ca stuff.
Oh awesome. Followed then, thanks for the tip man.
Depends on the products, most electronics won't ship to Canada. There's rarely a customs cost when buying from Amazon.com though, just the conversion from USD to Canuckbucks.NP. He's extremely helpful in these trying times. Shit he's helpful all the time and I've been following him for a couple years now.
Anywho, weird question, but are Canadians able to buy off Amazon.com? Do you have to pay some sort of import tax or really expensive shipping?
Unless Nintendo has a history of ceasing shipments to a retailer altogether, I don't see the concern?Backorders usually entail a guarantee of product.
With the way Nintendo has historically handled these situations, I can't blame retailers for not bothering.
Any other company having shortages this far from launch I could forgive, but this is Nintendo.
They have a long history of never shipping enough units.
Seriously get your shit together! Don't try a global launch if you can handle it.
NYC Gaf
Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I'm planning on returning my Grey Nintendo Switch to Best Buy this afternoon. I only used it for an hour, but Best Buy will mark it as open and send it to be destroyed.
If anyone in NYC wants to buy it off me, send me a PM. Otherwise, I'll return to Best Buy this afternoon.
One Walmart near me has 15 unsold switches since launch. Not one person has picked up their pre-order? Very confused but I guess I can wait for the number to go down.
Reminder that Walmart is allegedly releasing pre-orders that haven't been picked up tomorrow, April 1. Check with your local store.
Also, I don't understand why scalpers include pics of their giant stacks of consoles when posting on craigslist. It's like they're openly advertising how much of an asshole they are.
Silly me, you're right.Tomorrow is March 31. April 1 is Saturday
Except for their last two systems, which they wildly overshipped.
This is probably the same scalper under different names (family members/friends, etc) all keeping them there until they sell for high profit. (I'm happy consumers are getting smarter and waiting)
I've heard from some scalpers that they are not selling as well and for as much profit as they had hoped for this time around (similar to the Wii-U)
And yes, after 30 days, Wal-Mart refunds pre-orders and releases the consoles back onto the shelves at different times. (Sat. 4/1)
Could you let me know which target that is? I might try driving out there tonight since I still can't find the console anywhere near me.For four days in a row now, the Target about 3 minutes from me has had stock. Best Buy 5 minutes away has stock. I've already got mine, but it looks like demand is starting to be met in Ft. Worth.
Thanks, I didn't have a chance to drive out that way yesterday. I'm thinking they are probably out of stock by now. I actually have to go to Plano tonight anyway so I might just stop by.Check Fry's in Plano. There were 4 left at 1.