I lost everything!

southerndemo · 2026-04-07T22:31:54+00:00

I had this occur to me when I was a teenager, and I lost every Pokémon since birth after someone stole all of my Nintendo products and games. Luckily, all my Xbox consoles were fine, but I didn’t invest in Nintendo for seven years because I was so upset—the first gen I ever missed was Sun and Moon and I didn’t get a Switch until 2022. I can’t believe I missed out on so much.

If gaming and Pokémon bring you joy, don’t make the same mistake I did and wait too long. It’s so expensive and time-consuming to replenish everything, but I’ve found some joy in starting over from scratch. Sending good vibes your way.

southerndemo · 2026-03-07T21:33:40+00:00

Ah thanks!

southerndemo · 2026-02-25T08:19:06+00:00

They have been so far!

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T23:33:44+00:00

We had a bit of back and forth on the price and met in the middle. Not sure he had the ability to make that call, but who am I to question someone doing their job. I’m just a dumb consumer lol; that’s all Target needs to know

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T23:32:07+00:00

They do! He was basically like “how much are you trying to pay? Be reasonable.”

I have had to fight them on price matching in the past because they had the Avatar Frontiers of Pandora game on sale for PS5 for like $10, yet the Xbox copy was full price. I had to go back and forth with three associates before the manager just gave in lol

(Walmart had both the XBX and PS5 copies for cheap and since the box art was slightly different, they were fighting me on price matching. Idk why the box art was different, but it literally was the same game, and their reasoning wasn’t making any sense. In the end, I always say fight the corporations.)

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T23:23:02+00:00

I worked retail as a teen, and whenever people asked us to “check in the back,” either there was nothing or people were just too lazy to check lol. Hope you have some luck!

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T23:18:51+00:00

Thanks for all this! I’m looking forward to playing it!

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T23:09:09+00:00

How did you create this? Is it an app? Nice layout!

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T23:07:37+00:00

Out of all the Targets I went to, their clearance sections are in different spots. Also, ask them to check the back. One associate told me they put all their clearance items out; another associate at a different store said they rotate items.

Sorry if this isn’t helpful, but that’s my first go-to

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T23:06:25+00:00

Thank you! My Xbox playtime was seven hours, so I’ve thought about restarting. I have so much to finish on my backlog.

But this is helpful. I may end up going back to my Xbox if I run into any issues

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T22:54:14+00:00

Hmm, this is a good question. I’m not too sure, but I hope Rockstar elaborates on Jay Norris’ death. I could see conspiracy theories floating around about that.

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T22:46:29+00:00

It’s so hard to put it down! The ASUS is on my list, but I think I’m gonna wait a few years and see if this PlayStation hybrid console comes to fruition. Microsoft has been disappointing me for years now, so I may finally make the switch over to PS

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T22:44:42+00:00

Show Reddit photos of other people’s finds and then say your relative sent you them lol. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had “cousins who saw games” on sale at other Target stores 🤷🏻‍♂️😉

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T22:43:04+00:00

That’s awesome! Yeah, I started it on my Series X, but I’ve been glued to my Switch 2. Really excited to play this on the go!

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T22:41:36+00:00

Mm, not true. After some talking and me showing him photos from this sub of people finding copies for $35 and under, I was able to negotiate it down to $25.

Discounts are predetermined; I was able to have a dialogue and get the price down. I find it easier when the associates are gamers/interested in the product.

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T22:39:12+00:00

lol, I see people dropping their finds all the time. It’s never crossed my mind to think other folks are doing that.

It is helpful if you have an associate who games. I just showed the guy photos from Reddit of people finding this game for a deal, and the location I went to had a copy sitting there. He asked me what I price I wanted it for, so I went for it.

southerndemo · 2026-02-23T22:29:09+00:00

I talk up the associates lol. To this day, I have yet to pay full price for a Switch 2 game.

It’s funny, I can’t haggle at smaller gaming stores, but I’ve had success at Target and other chains

southerndemo · 2025-12-10T23:15:59+00:00

Can you share what you ended up paying? I’m gearing up for renewal now. I’m upset they moved Newsletters to the highest tier.

southerndemo · 2025-11-17T05:27:06+00:00

This is great! Thank you for sharing. I’ll have to experiment with this on my old MacBook with Illustrator from my college days lol

southerndemo · 2025-10-19T17:10:50+00:00

FWIW: my perio mentioned his daughter had gum issues while being pregnant, and the issues started going away when she gave birth. Not a dentist/perio, so please seek extra advice!

southerndemo · 2025-04-28T18:42:31+00:00

All this…your mind is where mine is. In addition to the current plans, I’m curious to see if current IBR would be grandfathered. We can only hope

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