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Originally Posted by maximumzero So uh...a order confirmation from KMart just showed up in my inbox. Cool beans.

I'd definitely follow-up with the store to make sure they have one set aside for you, sounds like that whole pick-up thing was a giant cluster

Not to mention both CS's I talked to today seemed fairly confident they wouldn't be honored. Who knows though, kmart is hit or miss hah

Originally Posted by maximumzero So uh...a order confirmation from KMart just showed up in my inbox. Cool beans.

Awesome! I haven't gotten one yet, but that gives me hope!

Originally Posted by vtswordfish I'd definitely follow-up with the store to make sure they have one set aside for you, sounds like that whole pick-up thing was a giant cluster Not to mention both CS's I talked to today seemed fairly confident they wouldn't be honored. Who knows though, kmart is hit or miss hah

Oh yeah, I printed the e-mail and I'll be stopping in on the way home to see what's the dealio.

Got an order confirmation from KMart. Hmm..How confident should I be?

Originally Posted by prim4444 You will. This means your TRU is doing what they are supposed to do.

Nice. Hurry up Sunday! (not used to that way of thinking on a Friday night)

Originally Posted by maximumzero So uh...a order confirmation from KMart just showed up in my inbox. Cool beans.

bloody hell. mine too. well, if all does go smoothly from this point, I apologize for posts I made that would be rendered pointless. I still say however, even if this does go through, I ain't shopping there again lol

Originally Posted by Esmith08 Apparently KMart is useless. Does anyone have a spare preorder in New Jersey? I honestly am not interested in paying too much extra money, mostly a CAG member looking to help another out.

i have a spare reserve card for the basic unit at target edgewater, nj if you are interested and live close, pm me

Originally Posted by Esmith08 Apparently KMart is useless. Does anyone have a spare preorder in New Jersey? I honestly am not interested in paying too much extra money, mostly a CAG member looking to help another out.

I have two deluxe preorders, I did that in case one failed.

Where do you live?

im surprised at how kmart is still even in business

Originally Posted by henry00x FYI some Targets seem like they are going to be real shady about the preorder cards I went to a local target who still had 3 preorder cards left for the deluxe, i called my buddy who is looking to buy one to come get one of the cards, so he shows up and talks to the manager about whether they are going to hold the reserved consoles, the manager tells him that he will still need to line up because they sold more cards than merchandise available but that if hes on the line and theres only 1 left with 2 people ahead of him that he would get the last one i think that is nuts to do it that way, those people who the manager would bypass would want to start a fight after standing in line. Thats going to be a major mess, idk whats so hard about reserving the amount of cards they sold. Oh well i have my deluxe paid off at GS so i will be there sunday to get mine there. Hopefully nice and smooth.

Man, now you have me paranoid. Even though I have a pre-order card, I wonder if showing up at 7:30 (30 minutes before open at 8:00) will be enough lol

Just called KMart. They have no online pickups and, according to them, they have like 5 and it's first come, first serve. That's so lame.

(Knocked out all the sensitive information, obviously.)

The lack of midnight launches is disheartening.

Originally Posted by Esmith08 Just called KMart. They have no online pickups and, according to them, they have like 5 and it's first come, first serve. That's so lame.

that's how it should be. if you want one so badly, go to the store and get it. lazy people are lame.

Originally Posted by jcwkings that's how it should be. if you want one so badly, go to the store and get it. lazy people are lame.

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about

Originally Posted by WhatsYoFlava Do you happen to know anything about preorders that were done online for instore pickup? I'm guessing those are coming in another shipment that is separate from the instore inventory?

If video games are any indication, the online orders that are done with in-store pickup are sent with the regular orders. Even though they send more than enough video games usually.

So if I had to guess, the in-store inventory and in-store pickup inventory is the same. When they get to the store they put all online and in-store pre-orders to the side.

Why should it be like that? I ordered it online through a store that claimed that they have them in stock. If KMart doesn't take in-store preorders, isn't this the next best thing?

On my way to Wallyworld to see how everything is looking

Originally Posted by mBucket Man, now you have me paranoid. Even though I have a pre-order card, I wonder if showing up at 7:30 (30 minutes before open at 8:00) will be enough lol

i would go and speak with store manager at the store you reserved tomorrow

Originally Posted by TimboSliceGB i would never trust retail store to hold it for more then one day lol

Exactly. I always go pick my pre-orders up as soon as possible for this reason, particularly if it is something that is going to be hard to come by. So many in retail are underpaid, and treated as replaceable cattle.

I remember back when I worked in an Electronics Boutique back in college when Super Star Wars came out. Pre-orders were a new thing back then, and there wasn't a strict policy set up yet. I had a cute girl come up and ask for it, so I pulled one out from under the counter for her, and sold it with a smile. The store never treated us like anything other than a number, so why care? Turns out, the guy who reserved it, about my age - a decent guy, came in about an hour later looking for his game, and he was told we didn't have it. I ended up feeling bad so I took another one and sold him that one. I was lucky and the other person never showed up for it. But, to this day, almost twenty years later, I still regret doing it.

Moral of the story is, show up as soon as you can to get your pre-orders. Don't depend on an employee not making a mistake, and it isn't always out of being mean. I just make sure I limit the opportunity to be the victim of that situation, knowing that even I myself have made the mistake before. Of course, over time I have had some pre-orders go sour on me when I show up later on in the day, I guess it's karma. I'll be at the store first thing when they open Sunday, they have one with my name on it - I want to make sure my sons have it under the tree this year.