[request] Nintendo DS lite [MERGED]

Smiley012 · 26-11-2007 09:41PM #1

I'm looking for a pink one... any idea?

Any chance of getting one before xmas??

aaf · 26-11-2007 11:47PM

Give Smyths a call. Picked up a Black one there at weekend. Had piles of them behind the counter.

JackieChan · 27-11-2007 05:13PM

Smiley,
I'm in the same boat but hope to have one this week.

If your determined to get one then contact Smyths/Gamestop every 2/3 days and check whether they have them in.

They are available online(ebay) but works out more expensive and you loose out on taking bundle offers.

dollydrops · 27-11-2007 05:17PM

Are they hard to get?
My bf is suppose to be getting me one for xmas and he is a bit of a late shopper. Do you reckon they will be all gone?

davmigil · 27-11-2007 05:20PM

Smiley012 wrote: »

I'm looking for a pink one... any idea?

Any chance of getting one before xmas??

Argus had them recently. Have some good bonus pack offers too (ds lite, nintendogs carry case + pets corner game for 189.00)

JackieChan · 28-11-2007 11:44AM

davmigil,When was this?
I tried 1/2 the Argos in the country last Thursday/Friday and there were none to be found.
Yes, the pink ones are harder to get. No guarantee of getting one through a brick and mortar shop at this stage....but my fingers are crossed that you do.

randombar · 28-11-2007 12:00PM

lads I got mine in two weeks from ebay, reckon if ye sort it this week ye'll be fine for christmas!

davmigil · 28-11-2007 12:33PM

JackieChan wrote: »

davmigil,When was this?
I tried 1/2 the Argos in the country last Thursday/Friday and there were none to be found.
Yes, the pink ones are harder to get. No guarantee of getting one through a brick and mortar shop at this stage....but my fingers are crossed that you do.

Week and a half ago, so maybe stocks depleted since. Went to the Liffey Valley store, had none but staff were able to tell me which stores had stocks and reserved it for me.

joxers25 · 28-11-2007 01:48PM

the have some silver ones in bray

konline · 28-11-2007 01:55PM

I remember last year I had to run around to find a Pink Nintendo for a Chistmas pressie.. eventually I reserverd and bought one in LiffeyValley Argos.
I think Pink ones have a great demand every where...

samo · 28-11-2007 02:48PM

Am just back from Liffey valley, Argos there were out of stock as were Virgin who didnt know when theyw ere getting them back in and game only had black ones but not a massive selection of games for the bundles.

BUT both Virgin and Argos in Blanch had them (saw someone getting a pink in Virgin) , was gonna leave it to a bit closer to Christmas but heard they are starting to get a bit scarce.

Lpfsox · 28-11-2007 03:19PM

have just rung Virgin in blanchardstown; they're sold out now. They're getting some more consoles in before the weekend but can't tell if there'll be pink ones in the shipment.

absolutegroove · 28-11-2007 05:55PM

Yo Lpfsox,

Was in Harvey Normans in Blanch today - they seem to have DS consoles for sale in there.

Dont have there number though.

darraghw · 28-11-2007 08:38PM

Smyths in town have a few pink ones left, €180 plus any game.

JuJuYNWA · 28-11-2007 08:43PM

I got a pink one in New York last week with three games and three extra stylus for 108 euros!!!

Only raging i didnt wait until later to get my dollars and it wouldve been cheaper:D

mcauley · 28-11-2007 08:47PM

Given that this is the bargain thread, does anybody know where I'll get a DS cheap? I want one for myself but not paying more than 120 for one.

Not opposed to a second hand one. Have tried Adverts, Buy and Sell and Gumtree, also eBay but I'm a bit wary of the foreign models......

any advice??

Grawns · 29-11-2007 10:22AM

Back in stock in Argos ( Ilac centre anyway). Not a bargain at €149.99 and not in pink.

DonJose · 29-11-2007 03:45PM

I've had no luck finding a pink DS lite in Ireland so I ended up ordering one from amazon.com, its a special edition Nintendo DS Lite Metallic Rose with a free game Nintendogs Best Friends. Cost me $149.99 which is roughly €100. If I could find the same here I'd pay €180 for it. I'm having it shipped to my PO Box in the states, then shipped to Ireland. Even with customs and shipping it will be a lot cheaper than buying here, thats if I could find one here.

Nintendo DS Lite Metallic Rose with Nintendogs Best Friends (NDS Pink Bundle)
http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Metallic-Nintendogs-Friends-Bundle/dp/B000XJNTME/ref=pd_bbs_6?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1196347105&sr=8-6

ScouseMouse · 29-11-2007 05:41PM

My friend bought one last week but didnt tell her husband. He came home with one this week. Now she has two - unopened and with receipts. She would probably see one at face value. PM me. I dont want to annoy the mods by touting something for sale.

Tallaght Dublin area.

Jeff

oleary91 · 29-11-2007 05:43PM

mcauley wrote: »

Given that this is the bargain thread, does anybody know where I'll get a DS cheap? I want one for myself but not paying more than 120 for one.

Not opposed to a second hand one. Have tried Adverts, Buy and Sell and Gumtree, also eBay but I'm a bit wary of the foreign models......

any advice??

i have one that i never use any more and i have like 5 games with it aswell..you want to buy it:D

Grawns · 29-11-2007 09:34PM

Grawns wrote: »

Back in stock in Argos ( Ilac centre anyway). Not a bargain at €149.99 and not in pink.

Um...I take this back, Won't pay their staff and extra €1 and all. Don't be a scab this xmas:o

Gazza22 · 29-11-2007 11:08PM

Virgin Liffey Valley, had around 20 pink DS's in stock when i was buying one tonight, and a good few black ones too!

Sadly they have withdrawed the €150 for a DS + Game deal

Shifty · 30-11-2007 10:02AM

I have 2 reservations (for argos) for pink ds lites that are no longer required, they need to be collected by close of business tomorrow, 1 is south dublin & the other is NCD, if you would like the reservation pm me , i will only be here for another 10 mins but back again in the afternoon.

Shifty · 30-11-2007 07:59PM

1 reservation for South Dublin gone to Lucifer, still 1 left for NCD

Shifty · 01-12-2007 12:57PM

Pink DS Lite reservation gone to 'Milltown'

Aquos76 · 01-12-2007 01:01PM

So i am guessing there will be some guys passing a picket today so!

Lucifer · 01-12-2007 01:06PM

this ds is 2 important....its 2 hard 2 explain santa couldnt pass a picket...i understand but somethings have 2 be done...i wouldnt do it on an ordinary day

DonJose · 01-12-2007 04:00PM

Aquos76 wrote: »

So i am guessing there will be some guys passing a picket today so!

While this is not the place to discuss this I'd like to point out that I'd have no qualms about passing the picket line. Argos are following the terms of the National Wage Agreement which has been ratified by both the LRC and the Labour Court. The workers union, Mandate, withdrew the from social partnership last year. I'm happy to see Argo flying in workers in order to keep shops open so its customers can go about their business in the run up to Christmas. Well done Argos.

Aquos76 · 01-12-2007 05:57PM

DonJose wrote: »

While this is not the place to discuss this I'd like to point out that I'd have no qualms about passing the picket line. Argos are following the terms of the National Wage Agreement which has been ratified by both the LRC and the Labour Court. The workers union, Mandate, withdrew the from social partnership last year. I'm happy to see Argo flying in workers in order to keep shops open so its customers can go about their business in the run up to Christmas. Well done Argos.

As its not the place to talk about here, All I will say on the matter, look how much argos is worth as a company and then ask yourself is it right that they should only pay their workers the minumn wage.

I'll leave it at that.

lensman · 01-12-2007 08:25PM

There is absolutely no excuse for passing a picket,...NONE,.. it's a cowardly shameful act, when your child unwraps their Argus bought DS,Wii or Xbox on Christmas morning just remember the level you sunk to in order to get it.

DonJose · 01-12-2007 09:24PM

lensman wrote: »

There is absolutely no excuse for passing a picket,...NONE,.. it's a cowardly shameful act, when your child unwraps their Argus bought DS,Wii or Xbox on Christmas morning just remember the level you sunk to in order to get it.

Working in Argos is a non-skilled job, Argos currently pay above minimum wage, Argos are following the terms of the National Wage Agreement which has been ratified by both the LRC and the Labour Court. I hate unions, they threatened us with power cuts last month, they shut the transport system in parts of Dublin cos bus drivers weren't getting paid to travel to work, they threated to stop flights flying out of Dublin. Enough is enough.

[request] Nintendo DS lite [MERGED]

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