Anyone who’s a Costco (COST) member knows the warehouse-style retailer’s deals are so good that the membership fee is worth paying for to gain access.
Whether you’re a business owner who needs to save money while keeping your establishment stocked, or simply a regular consumer who relishes the prospect of a savvy deal, Costco has you covered.
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It’s also hard not to admire Costco from the business perspective. Aside from its beloved recession-proof $1.50 hot dog, the retailer is also known for paying its employees well and treating them with respect, which is not an easy thing to come by in today’s working world.
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Because of the respect Costco has earned as a company, fans tend to watch it very closely for everything from restocks of popular items to even minuscule changes to its famous food menu.
Those eagle-eyed fans are about to be very excited, because the retailer just added a website listing showing it intends to sell a product that’s about to be in very high demand — and will likely to be impossible to find on release day.
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Nintendo’s new console is coming
Nintendo fans around the world are eagerly awaiting the release of the company’s newest video game console, the Switch 2, on June 5.
While limited retailers opened preorders for the portable console, including Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and GameStop, the preorders are sold out at all four locations, leaving those still wanting one to try their hand at a late-night release or risk going without.
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Those same four stores have promised they will have limited amounts of the console in stock as well, but considering the demand that comes around the release of new video game consoles, it’s likely it will be very hard to get unless you plan to camp out hours in advance to wait in line.
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Demand for the Nintendo Switch 2 is predicted to be high. The original Switch has sold 152.2 million units since its original release in March 2017, making it the company’s second best-selling console of all time (the Nintendo DS comes in first place).
Costco plans to stock a hot new item
Despite it not appearing on Nintendo’s official list of where to purchase the new console come June 5, there is another retailer that will carry it both online and in stores: Costco.
Costco now has listed a Switch 2 bundle on its website, which comes with the new console as well as a copy of the new “Mario Kart World” and a card good for a 12-month membership to Nintendo Online, which is required to play the game online with friends.
It also comes with an Expansion Pack subscription, which grants users access to a wide library of vintage Nintendo games from prior systems, as well as access to downloadable content for specific Nintendo Switch 2 games.
The bundle is limited to one per membership every seven days, likely to prevent scalpers from buying the bundles en masse and reselling them at higher prices.
While the bundle’s price is not listed yet, the site asks interested parties to check back later, so it should be updated soon.
So if you’re dying to get your hands on a Switch 2 and have exhausted all your other options, keep your eye on Costco’s website, and you just might get lucky.
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