The sad thing is I would have never heard of treasure trucks had it not been for seeing the complaints about Amazon orders on GAF. So in that sense it was an effective advertisement.
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SNES Classic Preorder Shitshow Discussion (Please Read Rules in OP)
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Earthbound64
Banned
Thank you.
purpletentacle
Member
Both U.K. orders (Amazon and Game) arrived today (im In Canada). Pretty happy with that ship times and the lack of customs on both.
Luckydog
Member
Me neither. even worse is that I bet most people signed up for it so they dont miss out next time.....
I Did
Resident Guru
Member
Has anyone received their 8/22 Walmart preorder? My still shows preparing order.
superdeluxe
Member
Thank you, what insanity. I won't be confident until the unit is in my hands
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Not all of us. I still have received nothing aside from three pending charges on my CC.
I knew it. Just got my "back order" email for my 8/22 order, delivery date was 10/5. Pretty sure their system auto emails that message if an order is not shipped by the end of the day before a delivery date. A rep told me it was back ordered like a week ago.
Did the 8/25 order page limit people to 1 and have better anti bot features? Maybe the 8/22 orders were mostly bots and people with huge orders?
What if they realized there was no chance of filling any of the 8/25 orders (assuming 8/25's are orders for 1 unit) if they full filled the 8/22 orders.
Choose 1.
Fill 1,000,000 orders of 1 unit each
Fill 500,000 orders of 2 units each
If you factor in how many pissed of people you want your CS reps to deal then the logical answer is to pick the first option.
Instead of sorting through the 8/22 orders of 1 (me), they choose to just bump the 8/22 orders to the bottom of the list and fill all the 8/25s first. This is the only thing that makes sense to me why they'd ship 8/25 orders before the 22's. This whole theory relies on the 8/25 orders being limited and the 8/22s not being limited, or a much larger limit at least.
Forgive me if there are typos, typed this on my phone.
Did the 8/25 order page limit people to 1 and have better anti bot features? Maybe the 8/22 orders were mostly bots and people with huge orders?
What if they realized there was no chance of filling any of the 8/25 orders (assuming 8/25's are orders for 1 unit) if they full filled the 8/22 orders.
Choose 1.
Fill 1,000,000 orders of 1 unit each
Fill 500,000 orders of 2 units each
If you factor in how many pissed of people you want your CS reps to deal then the logical answer is to pick the first option.
Instead of sorting through the 8/22 orders of 1 (me), they choose to just bump the 8/22 orders to the bottom of the list and fill all the 8/25s first. This is the only thing that makes sense to me why they'd ship 8/25 orders before the 22's. This whole theory relies on the 8/25 orders being limited and the 8/22s not being limited, or a much larger limit at least.
Forgive me if there are typos, typed this on my phone.
This is why you need to live near the US/Canada border and just have it shipped there in the future XD
superdeluxe
Member
Sonthe differenxe between the 8/22 and 8/25 orders is they limited qty to 1 on the 8/25?
I'm about an hour away from the border. Didn't think I would get hit though. Plus wouldn't I have to pay for a PO box and whatnot? I actually don't do that much international purchasing anymore due to the dollar.
Just a conjecture from a guy who works for a tiny e-commerce company. I don't remember if there was a limit or not. I was in too big of a hurry to mess around with quantity when I placed my order.
4th pending charge on my credit card for my 8/22 Walmart order, but no backorder email or anything, just still Preparing. Also still nothing on my Amazon order. I went out on launch day and was able to get one from Gamestop, so I'm not TOO mad, but I was going to sell one to a friend and the other to a coworker, assuming they both came.
sixteen-bit
Member
No, multiple orders on 8/22 were reduced to 1.
Cynn
Member
Mine lands tomorrow (US) and I had no VATs or etc either. 10 pound discount as well.
Mine says the same. I have been refreshing the page like a mad man.
greatnorthern
Member
Walmart shipping is so, so slow.
Shipped last Friday from Indianapolis and currently scheduled to be delivered tomorrow, six days later, to South Carolina.
Package was in Charlotte for ~three days doing nothing.
Shipped last Friday from Indianapolis and currently scheduled to be delivered tomorrow, six days later, to South Carolina.
Package was in Charlotte for ~three days doing nothing.
NeOak
Member
This will play fine in the US right? It's just a USB like regular snes? Picked one up for collection. Actually costs less than the snes mini lol
NeOak
Member
Yes. Yes.
superdeluxe
Member
Sorry man
NeOak
Member
Amazon is OoS. They were ￥ 7,980.
Think that might be a reseller? I bought mine for around 9000 yen shipped from warios link. Did I buy the wrong thing?
Edit: nope. Nice
Tevious
Member
I'm not apologizing for their shitshow, but they did warn us 4 days before the release date. Amazon was certainly vague and hasn't said anything since about what happened. Did you guys not get this email on the 25th?
Hello,
We're contacting you about order #xxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx for Super NES Classic.
We recently learned that we may miss your delivery promise and apologize for the inconvenience. You will still receive your order of Super NES Classic. We are working hard to ensure you get this item as soon as it is in stock. You can track the status of, or make any changes to, your order under Your Orders on Amazon.com.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/css/your-orders-access
We hope to see you again soon.
Sincerely,
Customer Service
Amazon.com
NeOak
Member
Nope
I didn't get that email.
Dark_3nergy
Member
Status update on my end:
Target pre order I put in arrived today, and Wal Mart (ordered 8/25) will be here Tuesday next week.
The SNES that Target sent was in great condition, granted they threw one thing of padding, the receipt, taped up the box and sent it on its way.
Target pre order I put in arrived today, and Wal Mart (ordered 8/25) will be here Tuesday next week.
The SNES that Target sent was in great condition, granted they threw one thing of padding, the receipt, taped up the box and sent it on its way.
TheShampion
Member
Got my ThinkGeek order finally, and they gave me TWO calendars by accident, so I think I made it out preeeetty good. Also, my SO thinks the mushroom plush is adorable.
I beat the first route of Starfox immediately after hooking it up. It is sooooo good. Already liking it more than the Famicom mini I have (though I'll go back to it eventually).
I beat the first route of Starfox immediately after hooking it up. It is sooooo good. Already liking it more than the Famicom mini I have (though I'll go back to it eventually).
The most disturbing thing, is that none of the gaming media has covered this fiasco, as like is nothing to see here (only Damiani from EZA will cover on the next ep of Friend Code next week, a little too late but it's something)...
We need to put this shady tactics in the eyes of regulator office's or similar agencies to put at least a little pressure on Amazon (even when, in my specifically case, I can't do nothing since i'm an international customer with 0 knowledge in US law)...
We need to put this shady tactics in the eyes of regulator office's or similar agencies to put at least a little pressure on Amazon (even when, in my specifically case, I can't do nothing since i'm an international customer with 0 knowledge in US law)...
Earthbound64
Banned
People's 8/22 orders from Wal-Mart haven't shipped?
My 8/25 order shipped a few days ago, and is scheduled for delivery tomorrow...
My 8/25 order shipped a few days ago, and is scheduled for delivery tomorrow...
sotojuan
Member
FFVI: Does the save state Veldt trick not work with the SNES Classic save states?
For those who don't know, if you save state before a battle from a pack that has a monster you want, and when you fight you don't get that monster, you can load save state and fight a battle off the Veldt and the next Veldt battle will be another one from that same pack.
Doesn't seem to be working, and in general the Veldt RNG is a bit weird if I do anything with saves/loads (when you reset the game it's supposed to jump 13 packs up, doesn't always happen?).
For those who don't know, if you save state before a battle from a pack that has a monster you want, and when you fight you don't get that monster, you can load save state and fight a battle off the Veldt and the next Veldt battle will be another one from that same pack.
Doesn't seem to be working, and in general the Veldt RNG is a bit weird if I do anything with saves/loads (when you reset the game it's supposed to jump 13 packs up, doesn't always happen?).
So is there any indication of any more of these coming to the UK ever? Or do I just get to enjoy post after post after post of people thousands of miles away who somehow managed to get them from the UK when I had multiple orders summarily cancelled from every vendor I tried?
apieceofstrange
Member
My 8/22 Walmart shipped on Monday and is arriving tomorrow (ahead of the original estimate, which was Friday)
Target and Amazon UK orders came today (both early). Target was supposed to come Friday and Amazon order not until next Friday.
The Amazon packaging was beat to shit so I expected the worst for SNES box, but its only slightly dented one corner and not that noticeable.
Anyway going to setup and play some Super Mario World and SF II since those were the first 2 games I originally got with my SNES back in the day.
Target and Amazon UK orders came today (both early). Target was supposed to come Friday and Amazon order not until next Friday.
The Amazon packaging was beat to shit so I expected the worst for SNES box, but its only slightly dented one corner and not that noticeable.
Anyway going to setup and play some Super Mario World and SF II since those were the first 2 games I originally got with my SNES back in the day.
SecondVariety
Member
I got in very late in the day Target preorder, and it finally arrived today. (Woo!)
I struck out on a half dozen different preorder windows, and I wouldn't really gave been able to try to get on Friday morning, or even take advantage of the Treasure Truck. (For shame on Amazon for not fufilling orders even close to on time.)
Just nuts all around.
I struck out on a half dozen different preorder windows, and I wouldn't really gave been able to try to get on Friday morning, or even take advantage of the Treasure Truck. (For shame on Amazon for not fufilling orders even close to on time.)
Just nuts all around.