No early Xbox 360s after all: official Circuit City clarification
by Vladimir Cole 
{ Nov 14th 2005 at 10:31AM }
Circuit City's PR managers have responded to our request for clarification on the confusing
language on the Circuit City website. Here's the real deal:
Circuit City will begin selling a limited supply of Xbox 360 bundles on www.circuitcity.com beginning 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, 2005. These units will ship on 11/21/2005; customers who opt to pay extra for next-day delivery can do so to get their Xbox in their homes on 11/22/2005.
We are not selling them earlier in our stores; I apologize for the misinformation you received from the call center. We will have Xbox 360 units for sale in all Circuit City stores nationwide beginning 10 a.m. local time on 11/22/2005. They are first-come, first-served as we did not allow any preorders.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
puh_fifer @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
So how much for next day shipping?
Hugh Jass @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
Crap. I really wanted to play it this weekend. Next week is Thanksgiving, with its requisite travel, family time, and general lack of video gaming.
nyc @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
That is a load of crap, I called 2 Circuit City stores in my area (Chicago) and they both confirmed they will be selling units on Friday at 2pm.
They even detailed the packages they will be selling and everything. Call them if you like, I called the Elston Av store and the W North Av store. BOTH said they would be selling units on Friday.
vc @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
They may be SELLING them, but will they be giving you the boxes at that time? CC is being tricksy.
Jason @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
Well Ill still preorder from them if im going to be on second shipment from Gamestop. Whom ever gets the system in my hands first will make the sale. Im really Ticked at Gamestop and EB Games for messing up the preorders so much. Dont take a preorder until you know how many you are goig to have.
Pete @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
Maybe those sweet PR reps at the 800 number weren't so right after all...
nyc @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
Ok I just called my CC back again. They confirmed they're just taking PAYMENTS at 2pm on Friday, and you'll get a confirmed unit on launch day with no line or waiting etc.
Sounds like a good option for those not wanting to line up at Wal Mat etc.
bob @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
ohhhhhhhhhhhh youv been faced!!!
oBLIQUE @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
Hey NYC at the local CC is the preorder for the system or the bundle?
thanks
LC_ @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
You mean I have been camping outside of CC for no reason?!?!?!
Matt @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
Would we be able to return the games that come with the bundles and get other games we might actually want rather than having 2 friggin racing games? Seriously... 2 racing games in a bundle? What was the logic? The only logic I can think of is that it will force people to buy games they don't want.
Number1: "How can we make sure and sell as many games as possible?"
Number2: "I have an idea... we'll force people who want to guarantee a system on launch day to buy TWO racing games!"
Number1: "Two racing games at the same time? Brilliant!"
Number2: "Brilliant!"
What a joke.
puh_fifer @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
and now the debate, do I preorder a bundle that is overpriced friday, or wait and pray for one on tuesday. Im still waiting to see how many my cc is getting since i know my bb has 34 premium coming in. Plus I can grab my gf's circuit card and run it up online
K @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
There's one on display at the Best Buy on NoHo B-way in Madhattan. Just bring a small pick axe and cut through the plastic casing and it's yours!
LC_ @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
Matt:
Yah, they should take it, atleast you will get store credit or even exchange if you dont have a receipt.
I use the standard, it was a birthday/xmas gift excuse.
K @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
There's one on display at the Best Buy on NoHo B-way in Madhattan. Just bring a small pick axe and cut through the plastic casing and it's yours!
SKERSEY3 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
so what is the real deal here. can we preorder at the store? how do we do that? Would be nice to have someone who has no idea what is going on and sneak out of the store with it.
SKERSEY3 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
so what is the real deal here. can we preorder at the store? how do we do that? Would be nice to have someone who has no idea what is going on and sneak out of the store with it.
Chris @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
Just thought I'd chime in...local CC really don't have much of a clue. I actually brought it to their attention and they had to call me back. they told me they would sell vouchers on the 18th, and when i asked how many they were getting, they said they wouldn't know until sat or sun???? sounds like they're setting themselves up for the same thing EB and gamestop already did!
Bart Lee @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
Can someone explain to me how the $740 Platinum bundle contains $710 worth of merchandise? Are they counting the universal remote as an item, cause that's part of the $400 system cost. Retards.
David C @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
The universal remote is NOT the one that comes with the console. The remote that comes with console is a smaller than the universal remote and does not have a number pad and I believe it is not an actual universal remote either.
Home Theater Dude @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
Nice publicity stunt.
Now I know where I *won't* be buying mine.
Rootkit Love @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
How much you wanna bet some consoles do get sold early because of all the confusion.
Coletrain @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
They've changed the CC site to reflect:
Web-only: Xbox 360 packages available Friday, 11/18 at 2pm EST*
rats.
Black Ops @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
Pulling this switcheroo is one way to guarantee that I don't buy a 360 at CC.
Susjutsu @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
All I have to post is this
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/genericContent.do?oid=136791&SESSIONLINK&cm_re=Video%20Game%20Microsite-_-navigation-_-Xbox%20360
If they do not sell this by this date, that is false advertisement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is coming straight from Circuit City's website.
Jewlz @ Dec 18th 2005 9:06PM
OK, SOMEONE WITH GREAT KNOWLEDGE, LETS GET THIS WHOLE THING STRAIGHT:
The Web-Only pckge. Thats my only chance, BUT are they up for pre-ordering on that date or NOT?!
Do they ship it to you or do we pick it up?!
How excatly is this "Web Pckages" thing work?!