What did you get for Chrimbo?
Dec 28th 2020, 3:15 pm
#31
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Re: What did you get for Chrimbo?
Originally Posted by civilservant
I bought myself an Xbox Series X (the new one, yes I managed to get ahold of one 
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Dec 30th 2020, 8:39 pm
#32
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Re: What did you get for Chrimbo?
Originally Posted by spouse of scouse
I'm not sure why there's so much hype about the new series X being so hard to get, my son in sleepy old Perth got one without too much trouble. Maybe the old advertising ploy, if people think it's hard to get they'll want it more? He started telling me how wonderful it was but I'm afraid my eyes glazed over
Dec 30th 2020, 9:21 pm
#33
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Re: What did you get for Chrimbo?
Originally Posted by lansbury
They are like gold dust here. Tried to get one for my grandson but all I could find were ones sellers on Amazon wanted $1240 for them. They are still priced at about $950.
Try Best Buy, if you still want one. They still seem to have packages available?
Not that I know anything about these things.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/xbox-se...t1586900952752
Dec 30th 2020, 9:24 pm
#34
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Re: What did you get for Chrimbo?
Originally Posted by spouse of scouse
I thought 'you are not alone' was a nice, regal touch. Not sure how all the people who actually are alone felt about it though.
Dec 31st 2020, 12:00 am
#36
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Re: What did you get for Chrimbo?
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
You didn't miss much there. "You've all done very well" and "Things will get better" about sum it up.
Dec 31st 2020, 5:29 am
#37
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Location: Milwaukie, Oregon
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Re: What did you get for Chrimbo?
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
Try Best Buy, if you still want one. They still seem to have packages available?
Not that I know anything about these things.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/xbox-se...t1586900952752
Not that I know anything about these things.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/xbox-se...t1586900952752
Dec 31st 2020, 12:33 pm
#38
Often not so civil...
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Location: The Boonies, GA
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Re: What did you get for Chrimbo?
Originally Posted by lansbury
They are like gold dust here. Tried to get one for my grandson but all I could find were ones sellers on Amazon wanted $1240 for them. They are still priced at about $950.
The closer to Christmas it got, the higher the scalpers went. I ended up paying $625 with shipping, which was only $125 over regular price, the day after release.
I haven't had a new console in years, the Series X replaced my (recently deceased) Xbox 360.
I'm not sure why there's so much hype about the new series X being so hard to get, my son in sleepy old Perth got one without too much trouble. Maybe the old advertising ploy, if people think it's hard to get they'll want it more?
Last edited by civilservant; Dec 31st 2020 at 12:35 pm.
Jan 4th 2021, 1:28 pm
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Re: What did you get for Chrimbo?
Kids got kayaks, bb guns, a board game (Twilight Struggle: The Cold War) and books (i.e. anything possible to get them off the computer screen)
Wife got a weighted blanket (which is actually kind of nice to sleep under).
I got one book. Double Helix: The Discovery of the Structure of DNA
Wife got a weighted blanket (which is actually kind of nice to sleep under).
I got one book. Double Helix: The Discovery of the Structure of DNA
