Wii U Basic $149.99 @ Target (YMMV?)

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Don't know how regional this is (GTA at least, apparently?) but I sure bit at this price.

I got the last one on display at Square One, Mississauga. There was no indication that it was selling at this price, but I asked the guy to scan it and voila.

 
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YMMV indeed.  I just spoke with a store in Alberta where the Wii U Basic also scanned in at $149.99, but the associate on duty said that it must be an error and wouldn't sell it to me.  Rubbish; I already have a Deluxe, but was thrilled to see that price for a Basic for my sister, who can't afford as much.

 
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QuagsireQing said:
YMMV indeed. I just spoke with a store in Alberta where the Wii U Basic also scanned in at $149.99, but the associate on duty said that it must be an error and wouldn't sell it to me. Rubbish; I already have a Deluxe, but was thrilled to see that price for a Basic for my sister, who can't afford as much.
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Which store in Alberta?

 
arnoldrimmer said:
How did you price match it?
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Even though my Target's employees earn the Wal-Mart Award for Ineptitude, the fact is still that Target is clearing out the Wii U Basic for $149.99. I proffered Future Shop a receipt from another Target that proved the price, FS confirmed with Target that the item was in stock and that the deal was not a one-day door crasher, and they matched, reducing the price by another 10% of the difference (being $99.96), as is their custom.

They may mess up when it comes to shipping things in flimsy bubble mailers, but their in-store customer service is second to none. It's no wonder FS has been my first-stop destination for entertainment for years (for brick and mortar stores, at least).

 
QuagsireQing said:
They may mess up when it comes to shipping things in flimsy bubble mailers, but their in-store customer service is second to none*. It's no wonder FS has been my first-stop destination for entertainment for years (for brick and mortar stores, at least).
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*In Red Deer. ;)

Seriously, some Future Shops are great. Others are terrible. I have one near my house I'm generally happy with. There's a location near my work that I absolutely hate. One time an associate there wouldn't honour a coupon because the game I was buying was on sale.

More recently I tried to price match an item and it took nearly half an hour because the guy clearly didn't want to do it, so he dragged his ass, made the phone call to check on stock and dragged that out... and then ultimately wound up asking his manager, too. I would have left and made the drive halfway across town to buy it at the other store, but I bought it there Future Shop to spite the uncooperative associate and then bitched about the experience in the "Win a gift card by filling out our survey" survey (and the "price beat" was worth another $10 off). I make a point to be very congenial when I'm trying to get a price match, because I read RFD and I know there are tons of people that are smug or pushy about it. I also called around to find a location that had the item in stock so he wouldn't have to jump through all sorts of hoops. Yet still the attitude.

 
would be nice if any Targets actually bothered opening up in the Vancouver region.  Insane that the old Zellers in Oakridge is still being renovated.

 
Hardtarget said:
would be nice if any Targets actually bothered opening up in the Vancouver region. Insane that the old Zellers in Oakridge is still being renovated.
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Oakridge doesn't seem to be flipping into a Target. Knowing how Oakridge does things, they probably demanded an insane price for the lease renewal, and Target told em to go fuck themselves.

The outlier locations are already open, but they're a decent drive out. Not worth spending the entire day driving around and maybe not finding anything IMO.

 
It looks like a good deal but I still prefer the black one since it fits int better with the rest of my systems. My white Wii stuck out like sore thumb.

 
Yeah I wasted a day driving out to Coquitlam Target, was not really worth it. I'll just wait for the other ones to open, won't be long.

ragnar14 said:
Oakridge doesn't seem to be flipping into a Target. Knowing how Oakridge does things, they probably demanded an insane price for the lease renewal, and Target told em to go fuck themselves.

The outlier locations are already open, but they're a decent drive out. Not worth spending the entire day driving around and maybe not finding anything IMO.
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