Thanks BestBuy. You got stock. Told the world. And couldn't process an order. Error message after error message after error message. What an waste of time and effort... I'm just trying give my mom her IOU from Xmas.
Posted Mar 29, 2017, 5:50 PM UTC
A lot of the problem is the Bots the scalpers use - that can overwhelm the site with thousands of orders faster than a normal user can even refresh the page.
Never got one either. I was signed in and ready to go, after 30 minutes straight of trying everything I could never get it to process order. Of course some never even got to that page. Tried visa checkout, tried multiple computers, tried inprivate browser, regular browser, everything.
For some stupid reason, it took 44 minutes for checkouts to work.
I can say I didn't see the product in stock until 8 minutes after the 12pm CT start time, couldn't add it to cart for a few minutes, and then couldn't complete the checkout process until 12:44pm CT. It appears a bunch of people on the Best Buy thread on r/NintendoSwitch posted about successful checkout at around 12:44-12:45 CT as well.
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yeah, total garbage.
As much as I hate Best Buy, Nintendo are the real ones to blame for this. There is no alternative explanation beyond them not actually wanting to sell the NES Classic. If I were in your position, I'd just go buy an original NES that is in good shape and give her that along with some games that she would like.
Take it one step further, just get an original Nes and an everdrive for it.
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I personally have that as well as a Wii with homebrew, and an original NES, SNES, Gameboy, etc. However, for a gift I can see why OP would be hesitant.
I already offered her my original, but she's got her heart set on this. There were only 10 games she really liked & they're all on the classic... plus she doesn't have to keep track of cartridges.
FUCK BESTBUY and NINTENDO
FUCK NESTNUY AND BIBTEBDO
Same here, I'm just trying to find one for my dad. I started getting so excited that the search was finally over! It was a complete waste of time and now I am in a really pissy mood. Thanks Best Buy, you suck... but not as much as Nintendo. I JUST WANT TO THROW MY MONEY AT YOU, WHY ARE YOU MAKING THIS SO HARD?!?!?!?
I'd be happy to just get my name & CC on a wait list. What ever happened to the idea of 'Backordered'?
I know! If I could get on a list to get one when they're ready, even if that's not for a long while, that would make me totally happy. I am just sick of the stress of trying to hunt one down.
I'd be happy with a store that had a system where you pay in full, non-refundable and wait in line for the next available one to ship to you, committing to it even if it takes months. Also, limit orders to one per CC/billing/shipping address.
It took me about a half hour to get it, but I eventually did. I kept reloading the thread here and doing the suggestions that people offered when THEY were successful, so thanks for that, everyone. Namely, I ran the site in Incogneto mode, and ended up paying with PayPal instead of using my card directly. That's what finally cinched it.
I had a similar experience today. I'm also a day one amiibo collector so I truly understand your pain :(
I know how that feels. After trying for 40 minutes I got to the message "Processing Order" but then got an error afterwards. I was frustrated and basically gave up. Somehow I got an email with an order confirmation. Still don't know if it will ship since Best Buy has cancelled orders in the past.
Edit: Wow, just got the shipping confirmation. Good luck to anyone else trying to get one.
To me that's more annoying than not getting it, is the wasted time