Archived Target canceling team member online preorders?

[Kezz]

Myself and another team member both pre-ordered a Nintendo Switch online right after they were made available. Both of us had ours canceled with no reason given almost 3 weeks after we pre-ordered. We weren't able to pay full price (without TM discount) or use other forms of payment. Did this happen to anyone else?

Kinda funny since I ended up spending my target earned money at Walmart instead lol.

 

[SFSFun]

It's not related to being employed by Target. They did it to plenty of others.

 

[Asuras]

I pre-ordered and got mine just fine. Lots of retailers don't have enough to sell.

 

[pinkp2ie]

As SFSFun said, yep - not due to you being a TM. I frequently creep on Target's FB page (yes i have nothing better to do) and lots of people got cancelled.

 

[buliSBI]

Its the gaming companies method of increasing demand, tell stores they are going to receive this number for debut. But they really deliver 1/3 of what they promised.

 

[LUR99]

A lot of them got cancelled. Lots of upset guests.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Spot had done too many preorders.

 

[defang]

Got mine fine - just luck of the draw. I blame Nintendo for all this artificial stock inflation.

 

[Panda13]

Keep an eye on returns. Resellers not getting what they thought they might as they did with Classic. Know we had a return already

 

[Frontlanegirl]

We have a similar problem with the pre-order game cards people bought for the new Zelda game. Not enough games for the pre-order.

 

[H2Owned]

Idk why ppl rush to buy new systems....i always wait a few months so they can fix all the bugs and glitches they always have when first released

 

[signingminion]

A lot of them got cancelled. Lots of upset guests.

Twelve hour window says the tail end wasn't going to get accounted for in the final console vs pre-order tally.

 

[StockerAce]

Idk why ppl rush to buy new systems....i always wait a few months so they can fix all the bugs and glitches they always have when first released

They rush to buy them...to resell them at twice the price. What I don't get is why there is a market that people will pay $450 for a $300 system when if they wait two months, they can have it at 300. I would just rather not have it than give my money to a reseller.

 

[HRZone]

They rush to buy them...to resell them at twice the price. What I don't get is why there is a market that people will pay $450 for a $300 system when if they wait two months, they can have it at 300. I would just rather not have it than give my money to a reseller.

You can blame the instant gratification society. The "I need it before everyone else" line of thinking. An advertisers dream

 

[StockerAce]

You can blame the instant gratification society. The "I need it before everyone else" line of thinking. An advertisers dream

Very much so. I guess I'm "old" now...because I can wait. years if I have to. LOL

 

[Jeremy]

They rush to buy them...to resell them at twice the price. What I don't get is why there is a market that people will pay $450 for a $300 system when if they wait two months, they can have it at 300. I would just rather not have it than give my money to a reseller.

Yep, and I saw a regular person who resells( cant prove its store wise, but have seen his ads online) return his Switch( claiming it was a duplicate for a cousin). Funny enough he ended up buying a hatchimal every time they came in, and same for the NES classics. Gosh I wish if they were found to be buying with intent to resell we could deny the return in the system so they can not do a return and they are stuck with merchandise they cant make tons of money off of.