PS3 at WalMart???

rebateshopper · November 1, 2006

Does anyone know if WM (brick & mortar or web) will be doing presales of PS3? Will they just have them available in stores on the 17th or what. I just wanna know how they handle it. I'd rather be warm and camp out in the aisle inside the 24 hr WM instead of camping outside at BB or something.

Thanks

Deal Grabber · November 1, 2006

I was told at my WM that no preorders will be done but they do go on sale in store on the 17th at 12:00 am.So be prepared to camp at for 2 days.GL

shanni · November 1, 2006

I will be there!

mamapenguin · November 1, 2006

I will be there!

Camp at Super Walmarts, you don't want to catch a cold! 14 hours for a 360 was enough for me. I think PS3 will require more time. GL

Deal Grabber · November 1, 2006

I waited 19 hours for the preorder of ps3.When it actually launches it will be crazy.Im thinking like 36 hours lol.

AndreaInNC · November 1, 2006

For the 360 our SuperWalmart (open 24 hours) had 8 chairs available the day before the release date. You got there early enough, you got a chair. You had to keep the chair with you until the system went on sale and you could not leave the store with the chair ... very clever ..

Gator Pam · November 1, 2006

Any word on if Wal-Mart will have the Wii?

udratherbme · November 1, 2006

Any word on if Wal-Mart will have the Wii?

there is a link to preorder on the home page

m13april · November 1, 2006

there is a link to preorder on the home page

Wii preorder is sold out already and it's a bundle.

AndreaInNC · November 1, 2006

Wal*Mart.com will be doing preorders for the PS3 u have to go to the website and click media then video games...there is link there that u can click on the PS3 and then u will see it asks u to sign up for gamespot newsletter and then if u do that and enter your e-mail address they will send you an emai when the PS3 can be preordered

yeah .. well don't trust that. I had signed up for the Wii preorder email and I didn't get anything when they put the Wii preorders online.

luv2shopnc · November 1, 2006

Yeah I wouldn't trust that either. They NEVER emailed me about Elmo but luckily I got one anyway from them

shanni · November 1, 2006

Camp at Super Walmarts, you don't want to catch a cold! 14 hours for a 360 was enough for me. I think PS3 will require more time. GL

I live in a small town, I bet there will be almost nobody there:D

sleepyshopper · November 1, 2006

I am going to say atleast 36 hours....and I am prepared to stand as long as it takes.

oscar1961 · November 2, 2006

I waited for the email for the wii never came.

Mara · November 2, 2006

any idea how many each store will get on average? An employee told me he thought 25 that seemed high given how few EB pre sold

Mara

Deal Grabber · November 2, 2006

Any word on if Wal-Mart will have the Wii?

Walmart will have WII on launch day...

cotinkandy1 · November 2, 2006

Does anyone know if WM (brick & mortar or web) will be doing presales of PS3? Will they just have them available in stores on the 17th or what. I just wanna know how they handle it. I'd rather be warm and camp out in the aisle inside the 24 hr WM instead of camping outside at BB or something.

Thanks

I agree and I plan on getting there 24-48 hours before midnight on the 17th. I live close by so I will be in and out all the time keeping my eyes on things!!

cotinkandy1 · November 2, 2006

Any word on if Wal-Mart will have the Wii?

I was told yes by an employer...YEA time to stand in line all over again:tired:

sleepyshopper · November 2, 2006

Walmart will have the Wii....won't have to stand nearly as long for that as I plan on standing for the PS3

shockwave · November 2, 2006

Does anyone happen to know the wal-mart Item number for the wii and the ps3? If someone could get me that or the upc number I can find out how many wii and ps3's the walmart 's are getting for the Houston area...I work for the distribution center.

com · November 2, 2006

You can grab the barcode for the PS3 here.....

http://www.upcdatabase.com/barcode.pl?upc=711719800002

And the bar code for the Wii here

http://www.upcdatabase.com/barcode.pl?upc=045496880019

I printed them out and took them to Walmart and scanned them, all that came up was Please see sales associate.

I took them to Target, scanned and they each came up with the respective prices and said there were 0 in the stock room as of yet. I figure I'll keep scanning until it says they are in and how many.

mexicnfmle · November 3, 2006

I plan on camping out for at least 2 days prior to the release. I'm not sure yet if i will be camping out at Walmart or BestBuy.

krobinson98 · November 7, 2006

Why would the walmart website say they are preselling the PS3 if they're not?

michea · November 7, 2006

I have been scanning the barcode daily at work and it doesnt give any numbers yet. I am pretty sure they will come last minute by ups or fedex. the instruction tell us to print tags for the number of units recieved and give them out at 10pm and it is funny because the thing says you will NOT have enough for everyone and you will have loyal PS3 fans showing up very early. DUH.

bfknowitall · November 8, 2006

Thought I would fill everyone in and let everyone know that the PS3's are going to start getting shipped to the stores on Nov. 9th......so the stores should start getting them around the 11th.....games will be shipping and will be able for purchase starting the 14th of November....as I work for wal*mart I have called all the stores around and most every store is getting around 20 of the 60GB and 5 of the 20GB....Sony is sending out more of their 60G because they know that it is going to be them most popular....unlike that of Microsoft when they shipped more of their core models rather than the more popular Premium Model....So hope this helps everyone....

daz · November 8, 2006

Sony is sending out more of their 60G because they know that it is going to be them most popular....

No, it's because the 60gb hard drive only costs them $5 more and they sell the 60gb system for $100 more

turq8672 · November 8, 2006

Much the same as what im hearing at my wal-mart. We are not however letting people line up 2 daqys ahead. They said Thursday the 16th. Anybody lining up before that will be told to move along :)

mrodgers169 · November 8, 2006

I was at the Walmart by me and they said they will only start the line at 6pm on the 16th. NO sooner before that. It makes me wonder what they will do when people hoard over to getting in line since I would assume alot of people to show up.