How did you get ahold of the local store? Every time I call I get the call center and they don't know anything and keep disconnecting me when they try to transfer me to the store. This has been such a pain in the ass that I probably won't shop there in the future.
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Nintendo Switch Preorder Thread (U.S.)
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How did you get ahold of the local store? Every time I call I get the call center and they don't know anything and keep disconnecting me when they try to transfer me to the store. This has been such a pain in the ass that I probably won't shop there in the future.
nullpoynter
Member
True. I never trust what they tell me on the phone.
It's always gonna be 12am.
serenewarfare
Banned
I just looked at my order on the BB website, clicked on the store and called the local store number it gave me. It gave me an automated system which I navigated to speak to sales (specifically hit 1 and then 2). It connected me to the local store and I asked. I sat on hold for probably five minutes or so.
I'm still not totally confident in the answer I got, but the person I talked to seemed extremely confident in her answer. Like she reiterated it multiple times.
I did that exact thing and it keeps connecting me to the call center.
Okay, but this is my first product launch and I think it's pretty reasonable to be able to call a specific store to talk to somebody.
O_O
Same! What are the chances of us Best Buyers actually having it on our doorstep by Thursday?
be still my heart
Vyse The Legend
Member
Is anyone's Amazon order for the Charging Grip actually arriving Friday? I ordered it the minute it went up, and it says Tuesday. -_-
You aren't alone friendO_O
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
I always have the worst luck with Best Buy shipping. I see all of these stories about early arrivals but the last two games I pre-ordered from them arrived a day or two late. It's the main reason I switched (hehe) my Switch pre-order over to Amazon.
But I still have the Pro Controller, BOTW, and 1,2 Switch pre-ordered through Best Buy so even though it says processing and "get by 3/3", I'm going to start to get a bit nervous if they don't ship tomorrow.
But I still have the Pro Controller, BOTW, and 1,2 Switch pre-ordered through Best Buy so even though it says processing and "get by 3/3", I'm going to start to get a bit nervous if they don't ship tomorrow.
Flying Toaster
Member
Won't ship till Wednesday at the earliest... You are good.
Mine is scheduled for Friday, I ordered it January 13.
Kenagain240
Member
Anyone know why it says all of my store pick up orders at BB are available Thursday? That cant be correct.... right?
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
No, why would you? They'll hold it for you.
Damn, all my store pick up orders are still in the Pre-Order phase
Stores are going to let you buy it at 11:30pm on Thursday but then keep you locked in the store til midnight. So technically yes you can get it on the 2nd.
Kenagain240
Member
Mine all say Preordered as well, and they are still in the processing phase, but they all say available march 2nd? There is just no way they will honor that right?
ElMexiMerican
Member
That happened to me with my Pokemon N3DS where it said it was ready a day early. Don't get excited though, those are locked to the street date so you wouldn't be able to pick it up until midnight.
wild wild rice
Member
Same. Except the case/screen protector is "In Process" so at least I'll have one of those.
Guess I need to post this again since there are some people who seem to have already forgotten after 2 page. Wow, how the mind slips!
"Allegedly"
Opening admitting to sexually assaulting someone(then banning anyone who called him out for it)
Posting revenge porn with their real full names then another admin(a now jailed pedophile) printed the photos and jacked off over them and sent it to the boyfriend.
You're right, how can we even know if he's guilty or not? HMMMM
Also:
Kenagain240
Member
Well shit. It also says the preorders that I have being shipped to me are supposed to arrive Thursday. Although it's just a pair of Joycons
I live in a CST timezone. All my store pickups show available Fri March 3.
wild wild rice
Member
Same.
My case from Amazon said Arrving Friday for the longest time, now it has no estimate.
EDIT: I'm seeing now that these might be delayed until May? What the fuck? I really wanted this case, I should probably find something else now.
Seems like a lot of Switch stuff from partners was under produced or demand is just crazy. Screen protector set I bought now is warning any orders after Feb 7th will not arrive until like May.
My case from Amazon said Arrving Friday for the longest time, now it has no estimate.
EDIT: I'm seeing now that these might be delayed until May? What the fuck? I really wanted this case, I should probably find something else now.
Which one?
It says that if your store is doing a midnight launch. Mine isn't and says 3/3.
Flying Toaster
Member
bonchooski
Member
That won't change until Thursday.
nikos
Member
My Best Buy is open 24 hours and it says March 3rd. I often pick up preorders at midnight though.
No all targets are opening at 8 friday. One of the ones in Minneapolis
WonkyPanda
Member
For almost all of my recent pickups at best buy, like Gravity Rush 2, the pickup date was the day before launch. But, they wont actually sell the game to you until you get the pickup email, even if the online tracker shows 'available' or whatever it says. Kind of a weird system.
Hmm well then I don't know. I read someone earlier saying the same thing about their order.
I beginning to think the Gamestop customer support deliberately lied to me. My preorder got cancelled on Saturday and I called trying to get it fixed. They tech was no help and didn't seem to be able to do anything so I tried to talk to a supervisor. They said they would call me back that night, which they never did. I tried again yesterday and again waited for a call back which never came. I called back again and told them I wanted to be transferred and I wasn't going to hang up until a supervisor is available to help me out since they never made any of the call backs when they said they would. After about being on the line for about 45 min the support tech came back from hold and told me he was going to put in a reorder for me. He took my updated payment info and confirmed my shipping and billing and let me know how much it would be. He told me I will get an email with the confirmation # and I would be all set. It's now been over 24 hours and I never got an email or a charge on my account. I think he just lied to me about putting in a new order to just get me off the line. I'm trying to call back, but not getting an answer. After this there is no way I will ever order anything from Gamestop. This has been the worst experience ordering something online or dealing with customer support I have ever had.
serenewarfare
Banned
See, I have a similar level of anxiety as others in this thread, but it's directed differently. I'm anxious that the info I was given about my BB doing a midnight launch, no matter how confident the employee I talked to seemed about it, is inaccurate.
Cool news about that Target supposedly getting 50 switches. That seems like a lot. I'm still on the fence about trying for one on Friday but I think it's going to be in better supply than some might expect. I think the NES classic has a lot of people of the opinion that each store is going to have like 3 Switch units but I think they'll get this one right for once.
yeah, unless you did Paypal
PadWarrior
Member
I did PayPal for instore and they took the money but still shows processing. Should see an update Wednesday.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS7AI9G/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I ended up going with the Hori Tough Pouch instead.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MR63I6F/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Clairvoyance
Member
So how does a midnight launch at BestBuy work? Do they just stay open until a bit after midnight, or do they stay open the entire time into Friday morning? Wondering about it since BB doesn't open until 10am and I get out if work at 6am.