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Went to my local Target with my pre order card and was told they were sold out of deluxe. Apparently they had 30 people waiting when they opened and they all had pre order cards. I told them the pre order was suppose to hold my wii U. All they offer is a refund on the $5 gift card. What to do now?

Originally Posted by dgwillia006 Think I might wait for BB as well just incase it is a high value at first.

If $20/$42 pans out you only payed $8 extra for the deluxe.

No one wants the basic model lmao. Picked up a deluxe, basic, and NSMB. Keeping the basic and I'll see what I can do with the deluxe. Anyway to tell if the box has been opened?

The Porter Ranch Walmart...sucked. Waited about an hour in a layaway line with 3 people in front of me.

Oh well, now I at least get to watch the Wii Update for 2 hours.

I had no issues at my BB. I preordered online with instore pickup. There wasn't even a line when I came in about 10 minutes after they opened.

Typical employee confusion at Walmart in Cincinnati (red bank rd store). Went at midnight to pickup my preorder - asked to comeback at 9am since layaway was closed.

Returned at 9am. About 8 others there to pickup preorders. Told us to comeback at noon - because the systems were buried way in the back. Suffice it to say that didn't stick well with everyone.

After 45 minutes of arguing and waiting - about 15 deluxe systems magically appeared. Left the store around 10:15am.

Just disappointing that no one ever knows what's going on at Walmart.

Originally Posted by klimb22 If $20/$42 pans out you only payed $8 extra for the deluxe.

Hah yeah, though we all know that would likely last less than a day or two. I'd be happen even if it just went for 15/30$

Doesn't seem like much of a demand in my part of Los Angeles. Got to Target 5 minutes before opening and i was 5th in line, and they had a good amount of stock. I decided to drop by Best Buy before going to TRU for the B1G1 40% and they had a good amount of consoles there too even after an hour of being open. I picked up a 2nd one there because i get 5% cash back with my chase freedom this quarter and I'm planning to take back the one i bought at Target. I rather not get stabbed trying to sell the extra on craigslist.

Originally Posted by ShadowAssassin I for sure thought the Wii U's would get up to at least $700, but I guess not. Wii's went for $600+ when they first came out and the console was cheaper. Maybe people just wanted the innovative idea and now that motion controls are standard(ish) now people don't care as much.

Yeah, it's going to be a crapshoot with resale for these things. I think the initial shipment is going to sell-out but after that we'll see how long it takes before there's restocking. I don't see any systems being ready to sell by Black Friday so there might be a small window of opportunity for resale there. I also considered Craigslist since it'll cut down on costs for shipping and fees. If I can make enough back on one to pay for the two games I bought today, I'll be happy.

Originally Posted by htz I can't believe i got a deluxe at gamestop out of all places and for also being on the waitlist. Now I need to find a 2TB drive on sale.

Glad it worked out for you, when I picked up my system at GS a bit ago the manager told me they had a few extra for the wait list. I asked her how that would work and she replied that are going to call the first few and then go down the list if they don't come. I don't know how much time they are going to give them but we will see how this pans out.

Originally Posted by grap3fruitman Why didn't you get Best Buy to match the TRU offer? Go back!

Do you think they'll match the offer even though its technically not a specific item on sale? I have a BB gift card and I'm about to head over to pick up Mario and ZombiU.

Originally Posted by skiizim Glad it worked out for you, when I picked up my system at GS a bit ago the manager told me they had a few extra for the wait list. I asked her how that would work and she replied that are going to call the first few and then go down the list if they don't come. I don't know how much time they are going to give them but we will see how this pans out.

GS employee said the same when I picked up my pre-order, but sold a Basic to a walk-in behind me.

My Best Buy had the Nerf GamePad armor in stock for $19.99. Gave me the perfect opportunity to cash in the $5 bonus reward they sent out recently.

I didn't see it at Target or Walmart, so if you're in the market, hit BB.

Originally Posted by gravel I can't get it to connect to my wireless network. Apparently others are having similar issues.

That's not possible.
A bunch of CAGs were insistent that wireless is always better than wired ethernet.

Originally Posted by Dr. Feel Good Do you think they'll match the offer even though its technically not a specific item on sale? I have a BB gift card and I'm about to head over to pick up Mario and ZombiU.

best buy matched for me with no issue. I printed out the email toys r us had sent, and showed them. I was surprised at how easy that part went down.

Checked out local walmart (Frisco, TX) after church today at around 12:30 and found a lone 8GB Wii U in case. Salesguy said it was found in back stockroom 10 minutes before I arrived. Needless to say, I scooped it up in a hurry! Went to local Target after Wii U score and picked up Batman, Mario, & COD 2 using the target B2 get one half off deal. Also have a 2TB external USB HDD drive I will use to go from 8GB to 2TB for saves. Good day I say!

Originally Posted by whodeycincy Just disappointing that no one ever knows what's going on at Walmart.

My Walmart is staffed by hapless assclowns, but the girl in charge of the Electronics Dept. is on the ball. Going to give her high marks on the receipt survey and drop a line to the store manager/corporate.

I swear the rest of the staff is brain dead, particularly the doofs in automotive.

Bout to head up there myself to try at BB, thats a really good deal for launch day. Though I have no idea what 2 damn games I want......

If you live around Stockton ca, we have over 15 to 20 consoles here at Target.

Originally Posted by grap3fruitman Why didn't you get Best Buy to match the TRU offer? Go back!

they told me they couldn't price match the offer, i asked them before i went to toysrus , >>