Best Buy: Gameboy Advance Roll Cage $.01 (Deal un-dead... possibly)

[EDiT]

Dear EDiT:

Thank you for shopping at BestBuy.com.

One or more of the items that you've recently ordered have cancelled. Please take a moment to contact our Customer Care representatives by replying to this e-mail or by calling us toll-free at 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289) for further assistance.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The details of your order are below.

Order Number: XXXXXXX
Order Date: Dec 26, 2001
Credit Card Used: ***********XXXX

In-store Pick-up Items:
Item Description Type Qty Web Price Total Status
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Mad Catz Accessories Roll Cage --- 0 $0.01 $0.00 Cancelled

Item Subtotal: $0.00
Tax: $0.00
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
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Order Total: $0.00


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[Sanjoelo]

Thanks.. I was able to get in before it died. Just got my confirmation:

Dear JB,

Thank you for shopping at BestBuy.com. We are happy to inform you that your recent order is ready for pick-up at our Williston Vt store.


When you get to the store, check in with the employee posted at the store entrance for directions to the online order pickup area. In order to receive your purchase, you will need to provide the following:


1. A state issued photo ID
2. The purchasing credit card (same name as the ID)*
The store employee will need to take an imprint of your credit card. Rest assured that you are not being charged again;
this is done to ensure that the security of your credit card is protected.
3. Confirmation number (listed below)


Please note: To ensure the security if your online purchases, only the person who made the purchase may pick up items in the store.


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Your credit card has now been charged for these items. We will hold your order for 7 days after today's date, so to ensure that your order is not cancelled, please claim your purchase within this timeframe. Your detailed order information is below.



Order Number: xxxxxxx
Order Date: Dec 26, 2001
Credit Card Used: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Confirmation Number: xxxxxxxxxx for Williston Vt, VT store


In-store Pick-up Items:
Item Description Type Qty Web Price Total Status
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mad Catz Accessories Roll Cage --- 1 $0.01 $0.01 Awaiting pickup at
Williston Vt, VT store


Item Subtotal: $0.01
Tax: $0.00
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
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Order Total: $0.01

 

[EDiT]

<< Thanks.. I was able to get in before it died. Just got my confirmation:

Dear JB, >>



What time did you order? I got in pretty quick, but was denied. Maybe it's a local thing?

 

[y00ycdz]

I got in and got confirmation.... (first to reply on this thread) I ordered like a minute before I posted.... 1:40AM EST

 

[ElGuache]

I got mine, thanks.

 

[Sanjoelo]

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<< Thanks.. I was able to get in before it died. Just got my confirmation:

Dear JB, >>



What time did you order? I got in pretty quick, but was denied. Maybe it's a local thing? >>



Somewhere in the vicinity of 5:45am EST.

 

[ashneel]

didnt get my conformation.

ordered when they had like 6 posts here.

hmmmmmmmmmmm

breastbuys is starting to show the colors.

 

[olouie]

darn my order for two of them got cancelled. this is going to make me think twice about bestbuy's reputation after this.

off topic note: I bought a olympus digital camera for my dad there a while back, but when I found out it did not come with a rechargeable battery I tried to return it. Bestbuy had the nerve to try and charge me a 15% restocking fee becuase I opened the product (which I DID NOT). They claim because the seal was missing that the product was therefore opened, however I pointed out that none of the cameras they showed me had seals to begin with. The manager then told me this did not matter as it was my responsibility to see this. I had asked the cashier if this was going to be a problem and they told me no. Took me over 1 hour of arguing to get my full money back (over $700). Ever since then I have been very VERY careful about buying anything from bestbuy so they do not try and screw me again.

thank sorry about the off topic rant

 

[Sanjoelo]

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<< Thanks.. I was able to get in before it died. Just got my confirmation:

Dear JB, >>



What time did you order? I got in pretty quick, but was denied. Maybe it's a local thing? >>



Somewhere in the vicinity of 5:45am EST. >>



It's in-hand now. Picked it up on my lunch hour. They adjusted the penny off and gave it to me for free. Nobody questioned the price at all.

-JB

 

[gambit32]

My orders went through. I had initially ordered 1 for myself and one for my fiance. About 10 minutes later it occurred to me that a lot of my friends had GBAs, and a number of my cousins/neices/nephews got them for xmas, so i placed a second order for 5 more.

I placed my orders probably at 7:10am (eastern) this morning, and My confirmations came about 10 minutes later. I just went down and picked them up at Noon with no problems.

Glad my orders came through. Hopefully they'll screw up again like this

 

[MrCodeDude]

I got the cancellation notice too. Dammit! I wonder if they will still honor it as a Pricematch to their online store price. They have to do that you know.
-- mrcodedude

 

[calibur]

Got my confirmation to pick up at the store

 

[emonkey]

What the hell? I'm the guy that brought the deal and I just got a cancellation notice. I ordered mine 20 minutes before posting the deal here so thats really odd that they screwed me. This sucks too because I bought a few GBA's for cousins and myself this Christmas so I was actually gonna use it.

Best Buy is SUCK! :Q

 

[Sanjoelo]

<< What the hell? I'm the guy that brought the deal and I just got a cancellation notice. I ordered mine 20 minutes before posting the deal here so thats really odd that they screwed me. This sucks too because I bought a few GBA's for cousins and myself this Christmas so I was actually gonna use it.

Best Buy is SUCK! :Q >>



I'm curious.. did the people who got cancelled opt to have them shipped, or use the "in-store pickup" option? I suspect that when "in-store pickup" is used, the local store makes the determination to ship or cancel. Could be wrong, but it would seem to make sense.

-JB

 

[ElGuache]

I ordered to pick up in the store, and I just went there. They didn't even say anything about the price, the clerck did show an eye brouse, when she saw the price, but that was it. I got 3 for my nephews.

At least I have to say thanks to "emonkey" and sorry that they cancell your order bro.

 

[dentalboy]

definetly dead , pretty quickly,

 

[fishie74]

Just got back from picking the 3 I ordered this morning (early am). This deal might not be dead, as the last remaining one on display in the GBA aisle was actually marked at .01 (one penny)?! (orginal price sticker underneath was $3.99 I think). I'm thinking this is definitely a close-out item and not a error.

Just my opinion,

The Fish.

 

[ROXXY]

I grabbed last 3 at B&M.
Had it scanned before the register.
I said"Tell me these are a penny?"
He looked at me weird,scanned it & said"Uh yeah,thought you were joking me"(while still lookin at the price on the scan gun).
Up to register & out the door.
Cashier said "3 cents,WOW!"
Check your B&M's.

 

[JohnMellencamp]

When I orederd it last night it was in stock but they cancelled my order too. Best buy Sucks!!!!

 

[JohnMellencamp]

For those who got in on the deal and actually picked them up you were lucky. This just back from Best Buy
`We understand your disappointment with the recent cancellation of this
order, and we apologize for any confusion. A recent pricing error on our Web
site incorrectly offered Mad Catz Accessories Roll Cage at $0.01. Due to the
nature of this error, we have canceled all orders for this item in
accordance with our Terms of Service`
I asked for a coupon or something for the trouble but nada wish I could of got one so I could stack with the 5 bucks one ooh well Best Buy Sucks!!!

 

[MarquisMark]

Got mine...for those who missed out, don't sweat it too much...these things are pretty $hitty...barely worth the time to pick it up...only value is that you can say, "Hey, I just got a roll cage for my gameboy."

 

[polotek147]

I'm picking up the one that I ordered as an excuse to go to BB.

 

[Sanjoelo]

<< Got mine...for those who missed out, don't sweat it too much...these things are pretty $hitty...barely worth the time to pick it up...only value is that you can say, "Hey, I just got a roll cage for my gameboy." >>



Value for me is that I can say, "Hey, my kids can't destroy my GBA screen by scraping it across whatever surface they set it down on."

Already replaced the screen once; this will save me from doing so again--and for free.

 

[AznRyda]

I finally got a confirmation e-mail and they are ready for store pick up. I hope they set it aside for me.

 

[Nefrodite]

got confirmation for one store, store is out. got option to swithc stores. waiting for 2nd confirmation hope they aren't all out. i ordered very early though