Current Events > I appear to have gotten a free Nintendo Switch 2 from Target.

(+) Yeah! (+)

It's officially been shipped and is in a FedEx facility right now. I placed the order on 4/24 but the charge does not appear anywhere on any statement for my listed payment option.

There was a pending charge that mysteriously vanished without ever being finalized a few days ago. I had been expecting a new pending charge to have been applied but that never happened.

GameStop did something weird where they refunded the things I pre-ordered and then charged me for them again before shipping them out, but Target didn't do that.

Thanks bro I'll take it off your hands

TC thinks hes gonna get a Nintendo Switch 2 but he is really gonna get the Nintendo goon squad.

This guy is coming after you soon.
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They can't charge your payment method until they have prepared to ship it.

Miyamoto's gonna have your legs broke

Paragon21XX posted...

They can't charge your payment method until they have prepared to ship it.

It's literally already been shipped.

I'm just assuming that it's one of those delayed transactions even though that seems pretty unlikely for such a large store

Would congrats you TC but I'd hate to jinx it

That can happen with Target.

I once got PS4 RE4 for free by mistake ... like they just forgot to charge me.

I actually physically went to the store and explained what happened and paid for it. >_>

It kept going on and off my account like 3 times. It's the least they can do after taking so long to send it.

I'm in the same boat, I'm assuming it will reappear. It's weird that it sat as a pending transaction for 1.5 months, then once the thing shipped it just dropped off with no ability to ever pay it off.

RasterGraphic posted...

That can happen with Target.

I once got PS4 RE4 for free by mistake ... like they just forgot to charge me.

I actually physically went to the store and explained what happened and paid for it. >_>

I usually do this kind of thing. Like when I forgot to pay for batteries in walmart and then went in and mentioned it to them and I paid for it.

But maybe I wouldn't do that with the Switch 2. I could always just say I thought it was paid for since I sometimes don't pay attention to my bank account...

but I mostly say that because I can't afford a Switch 2 so I'd probably be willing to just accept this fate.....

*crying*

I'd return it or at least contact Target. Sounds like it could be too good to be true and they might attempt to charge you again at some point.

The catch is they stapled your receipt to it

CRON posted...

I'd return it or at least contact Target. Sounds like it could be too good to be true and they might attempt to charge you again at some point.

I have no problem paying for it and a 40k credit limit or something absurd like that. So if they charge me for it, I'm fine with that, otherwise this is the closest thing to Monopoly Bank Error in your favor that's ever going to happen so I'm just gonna let it ride out.

Charismic_Zach_Gowen posted...

The catch is they stapled your receipt to it

if it still worked, I probably wouldn't complain if it were free. It'll be sitting docked for it's whole lifetime so it doesn't matter.

RasterGraphic posted...

That can happen with Target.

I once got PS4 RE4 for free by mistake ... like they just forgot to charge me.

I actually physically went to the store and explained what happened and paid for it. >_>

Honesty isn't always the best policy lol

Sonixs posted...

Honesty isn't always the best policy lol

It was only a 20 dollar game, worth it to feel like a good person for a few hours.

Shipment intercept is a thing

Trumpo posted...

Shipment intercept is a thing

Then they can intercept it. I don't care. I already got one from Nintendo. Target was just a backup.

Tyranthraxus posted...

I have no problem paying for it and a 40k credit limit or something absurd like that. So if they charge me for it, I'm fine with that, otherwise this is the closest thing to Monopoly Bank Error in your favor that's ever going to happen so I'm just gonna let it ride out.

This is the way

Same thing happened to me.

Says its arriving today but I havent gotten any charge or even pending charge.

Ill check on Monday just to be sure but its definitely odd.

Sorozone posted...

Says its arriving today but I havent gotten any charge or even pending charge.

It arrived. Nothing at all to indicate a pending charge lol.

Like I said, I'll give it till Monday. Business days, ect, but I it also came with no receipt. So uhh. I think I got it for free.

Bad news, Target finally charged my credit card.

Tyranthraxus posted...

Then they can intercept it. I don't care. I already got one from Nintendo. Target was just a backup.

so you may have 2 switch 2s?

opopopza posted...

Bad news, Target finally charged my credit card.

Me too. Weird thing is the charge shows up as having been done 2 days ago and it definitely wasn't there when I checked yesterday.

Sorozone posted...

It arrived. Nothing at all to indicate a pending charge lol.

Like I said, I'll give it till Monday. Business days, ect, but I it also came with no receipt. So uhh. I think I got it for free.

What time did they deliver it?

Tyranthraxus posted...

Me too. Weird thing is the charge shows up as having been done 2 days ago and it definitely wasn't there when I checked yesterday.

wait so it's not free one anymore....boooo ''walks out of tyrant's door and goes home''

RasterGraphic posted...

It was only a 20 dollar game, worth it to feel like a good person for a few hours.

@RasterGraphic

My bad. I thought you got a RE4 edition PS4 (I don't know if one exists I didn't put much thought into it lol)