Enough with this BS Wii crap. Call any damn store in europe and they have thousands all over the market why?? THERE AINT FRIKEN RETURNS THERE!!!! just exchanges.
I work in a big retail electronics store Best Buy ( screw it might as well tell the truth).And we have flatly told the rep why Nintendo forced all retailers to be in the NAR ( Nintendo Auto Replen) program,which means NO MORE ORDERING, Nintendo sends what they want. We told the rep it is to slow down returns. Reps dont say anything back PERIOD!!!! they only smile. In our back room we have not had a WII return well over a year. This is what Nintendo had in mind.
And then 3 months ago Sony did the same AUTO REPLEN. No more ordering.
So again don't be fools.
Here is the breakdown on how all retailers got forced into NAR
Last year in June Nintendo Approached Best Buy and other retailers and told us : You will go into NAR or you are out. WTF did you think retailers would do? say no and watch Nintendo go to Europe where a sale is a guaranteed sale ( No refunds). So all retailers said yes. But Nintendo did have a request they asked some retailers to change to a NO- Refund policy,many retailers did not want that. So Nintendo said fine, we will send you a couple units at a time. That was the deal TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.
Any moron out there thinking there are no Wii's or PS3's are you guys awake? There are MILLIONS available, the problem with is Nintendo and Sony are tired of this North America crap where you can buy-use then refund then go into another retailer and on and on You can go a whole year using product for FREE because before the return date expires you bring it back and get a refund.
So to recap the truth WE DID THIS TO OURSELVES!!! by ordering to much crap in previous years and watching morons using product and never keeping it.
All vendors are doing the same thing 07 is a terrible year for product as Vendors are watching and learning from Nintendo how to do business in North America. F off to the morons who abuse the return policies YOU CAUSED THIS PROBLEM and now you can't do your crap anymore BECAUSE THEIR AIN'T any product available now to keep exchanging then at the end getting your money back..
I am section manager at a Canadian Best Buy and I have had enough of this NonSense. The truth is ugly but it is because in North America you can use product for free then get your money back never needing to keep the product.
Sorry to Rant but enough is enough
You people don't even know wtf Nintendo is up to. All retailers selling Nintendo product are on their NAR program , everyone had to agree to use it or faced not being able to sell Nintendo product Nar is a way to control their product into the market. Anyone living in europe knows the deal you buy it and you own it. Here in North America with these BS return policies allow customers to misuse the products they buy. They figure wtf I can use it then just get my money back, and on and on.
I lived in europe and I know how things work different there.
Being in retail and close to some Nintendo reps NAR is to finally put the returns problem in North America under control. Since November 2006 till now we have not had a single exchange or return for ANY NINTENDO product!!!! Simply put Nintendo is not flooding the market with their products.
There is no damn shortage or Nintendo product people!!! it is NAR ( Nintendo Auto replen) any store on NAR can NOT order any product it comes in AUTO!!! Now SONY is using the same system 2 weeks we got news that we no longer can order Sony games or Consoles. they will come in auto from Sony
Furthermore Disney is the next company doing this. Wild Hogs is a good example.."funniest comedy of the year" they send 10 copies to smaller stores and 30-40 units to bigger stores that is it!! why you ask? well simple they dont trust the market anymore so they are not flooding stores with movies as they get most of them back from when the stores do their second week returns period.
Things are going to get more serious as these are the companies that will not flood stores or have put all stores on auto replen ( no more ordering)
Nintendo - Auto Replen NAR
Sony game and consoles - Auto Replen
Disney - Auto replen can not be ordered
Fox movies - Pay scan
Sony movies - Switched from paid to pay scan
This is just the tip of the ICEBERG.
All these companies know what needs to be done and to fix these moronic return problems in North America is to limit the stock or product available.. create a demand for it by crazy limits.
I work in a big retail company and We have not had a single return or exchange for any damn Nintendo product since last november. Simply put people do not want to return any Wii's or accessories because they know they get a chance to buy another for weeks or even months..
Thanks....
When you create a demand people HOLD ON TO THE PRODUCT!!!!!
Or maybe it's time in North America to have a "NO REFUND" policy like in many countries in Europe
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Enough with this BS Wii crap. Call any damn store in europe and they have thousands all over the market why?? THERE AINT FRIKEN RETURNS THERE!!!! just exchanges. I work in a big retail electronics store Best Buy ( screw it might as well tell the truth).And we have flatly told the rep why Nintendo forced all retailers to be in the NAR ( Nintendo Auto Replen) program,which means NO MORE ORDERING, Nintendo sends what they want. We told the rep it is to slow down returns. Reps dont say anything back PERIOD!!!! they only smile. In our back room we have not had a WII return well over a year. This is what Nintendo had in mind. And then 3 months ago Sony did the same AUTO REPLEN. No more ordering. So again don't be fools. Here is the breakdown on how all retailers got forced into NAR Last year in June Nintendo Approached Best Buy and other retailers and told us : You will go into NAR or you are out. WTF did you think retailers would do? say no and watch Nintendo go to Europe where a sale is a guaranteed sale ( No refunds). So all retailers said yes. But Nintendo did have a request they asked some retailers to change to a NO- Refund policy ,many retailers did not want that. So Nintendo said fine, we will send you a couple units at a time. That was the deal TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.
Any moron out there thinking there are no Wii's or PS3's are you guys awake? There are MILLIONS available, the problem with is Nintendo and Sony are tired of this North America crap where you can buy-use then refund then go into another retailer and on and on You can go a whole year using product for FREE because before the return date expires you bring it back and get a refund.
So to recap the truth WE DID THIS TO OURSELVES!!! by ordering to much crap in previous years and watching morons using product and never keeping it.
All vendors are doing the same thing 07 is a terrible year for product as Vendors are watching and learning from Nintendo how to do business in North America. F off to the morons who abuse the return policies YOU CAUSED THIS PROBLEM and now you can't do your crap anymore BECAUSE THEIR AIN'T any product available now to keep exchanging then at the end getting your money back..
I am section manager at a Canadian Best Buy and I have had enough of this NonSense. The truth is ugly but it is because in North America you can use product for free then get your money back never needing to keep the product.
Sorry to Rant but enough is enough
You people don't even know wtf Nintendo is up to. All retailers selling Nintendo product are on their NAR program , everyone had to agree to use it or faced not being able to sell Nintendo product Nar is a way to control their product into the market. Anyone living in europe knows the deal you buy it and you own it. Here in North America with these BS return policies allow customers to misuse the products they buy. They figure wtf I can use it then just get my money back, and on and on. I lived in europe and I know how things work different there. Being in retail and close to some Nintendo reps NAR is to finally put the returns problem in North America under control. Since November 2006 till now we have not had a single exchange or return for ANY NINTENDO product!!!! Simply put Nintendo is not flooding the market with their products. There is no damn shortage or Nintendo product people!!! it is NAR ( Nintendo Auto replen) any store on NAR can NOT order any product it comes in AUTO!!! Now SONY is using the same system 2 weeks we got news that we no longer can order Sony games or Consoles. they will come in auto from Sony Furthermore Disney is the next company doing this. Wild Hogs is a good example.."funniest comedy of the year" they send 10 copies to smaller stores and 30-40 units to bigger stores that is it!! why you ask? well simple they dont trust the market anymore so they are not flooding stores with movies as they get most of them back from when the stores do their second week returns period. Things are going to get more serious as these are the companies that will not flood stores or have put all stores on auto replen ( no more ordering) Nintendo - Auto Replen NAR Sony game and consoles - Auto Replen Disney - Auto replen can not be ordered Fox movies - Pay scan Sony movies - Switched from paid to pay scan This is just the tip of the ICEBERG. All these companies know what needs to be done and to fix these moronic return problems in North America is to limit the stock or product available.. create a demand for it by crazy limits. I work in a big retail company and We have not had a single return or exchange for any damn Nintendo product since last november. Simply put people do not want to return any Wii's or accessories because they know they get a chance to buy another for weeks or even months.. Thanks.... When you create a demand people HOLD ON TO THE PRODUCT!!!!! Or maybe it's time in North America to have a "NO REFUND" policy like in many countries in Europe