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Hey moms!  I know this is a long shot but has anyone seen in stores the Nintendo Switch consoles?Hey moms! I know this is a long shot but has anyone seen in stores the Nintendo Switch consoles? My son's birthday is on the 22nd and he's been asking for one for a while. We weren't able to get him one at Christmas we said for his birthday. Who knew this damn virus was going to cause a surge of people buying the switch. I don't need lectures as I was given in other groups. Its bad enough my son can't have a party at least i can do is find him something he really wants. Yes I've checked online and ones sold online are done by the a-holes who buy them just to price gouge to make a profit, i don't need that. I'm already feeling like a bad mom for not finding one, I don't need anymore nasty remarks. I've already had to tell my son it may not happen and all I get was a teary eyed boy walking away from me. He doesn't understand this whole pandemic mess we are in. So any help would greatly be appreciated. Please no negative remarks.  
Hey moms!  I know this is a long shot but has anyone seen in stores the Nintendo Switch consoles?

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They have been selling out super fast. Have you tried brick seek
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@debate154 no I haven't.  
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@malchy woman! You know brick seek is da bomb  
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@debate154 lol oh I know. I haven't used it in ages.  
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@malchy lol me too. I was about to use it for TP  
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@debate154 jewel is stocked up on TP & paper towels lol  
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@debate154 lmao now that's funny
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@hypozeugma lol thanks! we are good now. But a few weeks ago was a different story  
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@debate154 yes the manager said now they are getting pallets of it all in & not a high demand so they took the “1 only” sign down. so the shelves are super stocked up!  
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@hypozeugma now if they could only do that with Lysol  
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Yea I seen an article about the cleaning company’s saying it’ll be months before we see any of their products stocked again in stores. which don’t make any sense ‍♀️
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My husband trolled Best Buy’s website every morning when they updated their stock. He was able to snag one that way.  
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@cathiecathleen yeah I've been doing that all morning
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@malchy he had to do for a long time. We finally got one around mid April.  
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Target has the switch lite in turquoise that you can have shipped to the store for pick up by May 12th.  
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@mclaughlin3846 yeah I'm not looking for the lite, only the bigger console
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Just looked. You can order on Target website. delivered may 12
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@allelomorph6 do you have a link? I wasn't finding one available on target
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@malchy it’s turquoise or they have a grey one. it popped right up
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@allelomorph6 no that's the lite version. I'm needing the bigger console
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@malchy oh nuts I didn’t realize there was a bigger one. Did you try calling game stop. Maybe they have curbside pickup  
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Available in Oswego
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@blood82 omg I wonder if they will hold one if they really do have it
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@malchy fingers crossed!  
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@blood82 all that can be done
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@malchy my son’s bday is the same day and he hasn’t told me what he wants. It has me worried because things are so tough to find right now. I hope your son has a very happy day!  
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@malchy the one that shows available at Oswego target isn’t really there. It says it’s the discontinued model. I was at the store and showed them and asked. We’ve been looking too.  
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@meroblastic oh ok :( to good to be true
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@blood82 thanks hope yours does as well.  
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They are hard to find! My eight year old’s switch has been our saving grace. She plays within reason and loves it. If all else fails try the Nintendo Store online. Good luck and enjoy!  
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Also. When library opens - Oswego has switch games !  
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Stock Walmart’s website . I got one that way. Late at night
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I don’t have info on a switch, sorry. but have you tried game stop for other game consoles or games? My 7 year old has a wii, and PlayStation 4 . My husband buys used games from game stop for discounted prices. My son loves the different Mario games, Sonic, and plants v. Zombies games! Just a thought‍♀️
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@cornelia8 yeah game stop is sold out
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@malchy oh no ! Of all games consoles?  
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@cornelia8 yup and then there were people who bought them just to jack the price up on ebay and such
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@malchy such a shame people do this ! Good luck in your search.  
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@cornelia8 yup
+31 votes
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Target online looks like they have it and says it should be here may 13.  
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@youthful I'm not looking for the lite only the main console
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Oh I didn't know there was a difference. Not sure what it normally costs. But Walmart has them.  
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@youthful yeah sadly its not sold/shipped from Walmart. It's a 3rd party seller. They retail for $300. This one is a price gouger
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Oh then that's horrible! Sorry. Good luck!  
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I don't know if this means the target in north Aurora has it, or that's just the closest to me, but check on this one.  
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You just have to try tour luck every morning at target and Walmart. I got mine two weeks ago at Walmart. Target said Nintendo stopped the shipments coming due to the pandemic.  
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@latinism7995 all I can do
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Add to check at Target like every morning to get mine
+33 votes
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search Nintendo switch and click the one you’d want. It will alert you when one is back in stock across the web so hopefully you will be able to snag one!  
https://www.zoolert.com
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I drove past GameStop yesterday and saw a sign then says curbside pickup. Maybe check w them?  
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@dicta sold out
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@malchy bummer. Sorry to hear that.  
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And Happy birthday to your little!  
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My husband looked this up the other day and apparently the manufacturing plant for Switch was closed for a while and so no new ones were (maybe still aren't? ) being produced. It's reduced availability and the vultures stepped in and bought up a lot of existing stock to resell for a higher price. The conclusion we came to is that it's either pay the super high price (which no one can really afford these days) or settle for a Switch Lite for now.  
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@allamerican424 they actually released a statement recently that they have no release date for when they will be letting out more consoles. The lockdown happened and everyone ran for the switch! I should’ve gone earlier. My sister went to target the other day in Naperville and the sign at the entrance read “ there are no Lysol wipes, hand sanitizer or Nintendo switches in stock”
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@fireback6 whoa! That sucks
+18 votes
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I’m not sure if they are open but have you tried disc replay? It’s like game stop you could try there?  
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Maybe try eBay? They have at Walmart online in stock but expensive
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@varro eBay is the same with the price gougers
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@malchy good luck hopefully you can find one
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There are a few on marketplace that are new
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We are in the same boat. Our son asked for one for his birthday (June 7th) and the prices are outrageous! Even the people on marketplace are selling them for 500. I put a flag out on target app so when they come back in stock it’ll send me an alert but we did bite the bullet and buy the price gouged one at Walmart. If it comes back to target before his birthday we will return the one to Walmart.  
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I was doing the exact same search. I was checking and rechecking target and meijer and was even willing to drive for it. The issue is that people are lining up each morning at 6 or 7am and just waiting/ hoping to get one and the store gets only 2-3 at a time. I totally understand your frustration bc this is the only thing my son has even actually asked for And I refuse to pay the $500 that jerks are asking for on amazon and eBay. If I see any, I will let you know.  
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@remonstrance9331 thank you. Yeah I'm not paying almost double for it.  
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You can order the Nintendo Switch Lite from GameStop. I know it’s not the original version but it would be the best option at this point
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Try it?  
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@mosquito711 out of stock
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@malchy oh sorry  
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I'm no help with the purchasing of one, but wanted to tell you not to feel bad, you have nothing to feel bad for. Not with your child (life happens and it stinks, but it's not like you're not getting him the system just to be vindictive) and surely not with other people who have 0 room to judge or lecture. Good luck in your search, chin up  
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There’s one for $450 on marketplace
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My daughter has been looking everyday with no luck!  
+31 votes
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They have limited stock right now at Target in Oswego of the Nintendo Switch with gray controller.  
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@reduplication5051 we don’t actually have any at the moment
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She’s been sewing masks and saving up the money, but the only ones around are the $500 bundles and we sure as hell aren’t paying that!  
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Your next best price is Ebay for the Nintendo Switch with red blue controller (refurbished)
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Amazon has them.  
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Amazon has price gougers listing them. They are listing them over $500
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All I see are the lites not the original
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@aleron I wondered if the lite is the only version they are making now. ‍♀️
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