I just received the below email from Costco
Dear Costco Member,
You requested to be notified when the Sony PlayStation 3 Bundle is available for purchase at Costco Wholesale. This item will be available for purchase on costco.com on Friday, November 17, 2006 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The item will be prominently displayed on the homepage of costco.com until it is sold out.
Due to an extremely limited supply, we can accept orders from current Costco members only on a first come, first served basis, with a limit of one unit per household. The Costco warehouses do not have units available at this time.
Orders for the Sony PlayStation 3 Bundle will be shipped via UPS by Monday, November 20, 2006. Tracking information will be available on costco.com.
We hope to receive additional quantities in our warehouses and on costco.com prior to Christmas, but we do not have an estimated arrival date, or approximate quantity at this time. We apologize in advance if you are unable to purchase this item from Costco Wholesale.
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Wal-Mart corporate says, “We currently have plans for a Thursday, Nov. 16 midnight event to launch PS3. In addition, Wal-Mart store #890 in Orlando, FL will host the Playstation Patrol truck Friday-Sunday.” As for the Wii, Wal-Mart corporate says they are currently not accepting online pre-orders due to the popular demand, but are evaluating options for additional pre-orders before the official launch on Nov. 19. The Wii pre-order is online only, not in stores. They will let Joystiq know when a decision is made regarding the pre-order. Although the “Wal-Mart Wire” speaks directly to a midnight launch for the Wii, as does the poster above, details and confirmation can not be given at this time.
Full Story: Official Wal-Mart launch details - Joystiq
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Best Buy’s website accidentally posted a link to PS3 Preorders yesterday. Those who thought they lucked into the opportunity to avoid a wait outside a brick and mortar store on the 17th had their hopes of a warm nights sleep dashed when Best Buy sent out “our bad, we didn’t mean to that” messages. Those who tried to preorder will receive a $10 coupon from the retailer.
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From a tipster to Kotaku.com. This is a rumored list of Best Buy locations that plan to open at 12AM on November 17th for the PS3 Launch. I suggest you call your store to confirm. I’ll post more stores if I come across them.
- Park Lane, TX
- West LA, CA
- Chesterfield, MO
- El Cajon, CA
- Superstition Springs, AZ
- Chapel Hill, OH
- Richfield, MN
- Galleria, TX
- Butterfield RD, IL
- Wester Hollywood, CA <---- West Hollywod I would think......
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Gwinnet, GA
- Hialeah, FL
- South Tampa, FL
- Mt Laurel, NJ
- Manhattan NoHo, NY
- Landmark, MA
- Manhattan Midtown, NY
As many expected, Tiger Direct got in over thier heads….or, they just did an outstanding job of creating a notificaiton list of qualified buyers….. The email they sent out is below.
| We appreciate your interest in purchasing the Sony Playstation 3 from TigerDirect.com. As you probably know, this is a highly allocated item that is difficult to find.
Due to the overwhelming demand for the Sony Playstation 3, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to fulfill your order. As such, your credit card was not charged and we cancelled your account. We do have a task force that is striving to get more Sony Playstation 3’s. You have been added to our Playstation 3 waiting list. As we acquire Playstations, we will notify those on our waiting list 1st prior to making the deal available to the public. Furthermore, to show our appreciation for your business, we would like to offer you a $10 off any order over $100 placed on the TigerDirect.com website. Buy anything from a sexy big screen LCD to our top-selling PSP bundle. I’ll give you 10 bucks off, but only for a limited time until Sunday, November 5th. Simply click this link, and we’ll discount $10 off the product total of any order over $100 placed by Sunday, November 5th. NOTE: Do not forward or share this link. Once used, it cannot be used again. This is a private link intended for you only. Also, if you don’t want to take me up on this offer, I would really like to know why, especially if you can provide constructive feedback to help me make TigerDirect.com even better. Please click here. Regards, Carl Fiorentino PS.: Remember, don’t forward this link to anyone. Once the special offer is used it can’t be used again. If you forward it to a friend and they use the offer, you’ll no longer be able to take advantage of the $10 discount. This offer is valid online only and cannot be redeemed over the phone. |
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UPDATE - It’s still up. But, me thinks it’s been up too long to be legit, probably an error. I’ll keep watching it.
Tiger Direct is listing them as avail. It’s been up for over an hour so who knows if it’s a glitch or they still have them.
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The order page is still up. That makes at least 5 hours by my estimate. Odds are this is a big mistake and many many people are going to be getting cancellation emails. Reports from people Calling Tiger Direct are supporting both the “oops, didn’t mean for that to be up” theory. But, there remains the outside chance that this presale, or at least part of it, is legitimate. Stay tuned…..
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