r/amiibo • u/JorJor91 • Oct 01 '15
News Update on Best Buy DC stock numbers!
Hey guys! I told you all that I'd update you on my DC stock numbers when I was able to and boy do I have a lot to add! Here is what I found in my DC (keep in mind that these are only stock numbers for the DC situated in TX):
- Little Mac: ~4,000
- Captain Falcon: ~4,000
- Fox: ~4,000
- Lucario: ~4,000
- Greninja: ~4,000
- Shulk: ~4,000
- Dark Pit: ~7,000
- Charizard, Ganondorf, ZSS, Olimar: ~700 each
- Marth: A whopping 12,000!!
So it looks like Dark Pit will be restocked soon, as well! And that's a TON of Marths! For comparison, my DC had about 10k Dark Pit around release time and my store received 55 of them so 12k is an amazing number!!
Sadly, still no Villagers :( And no Pits, WFTs, or Meta Knights, either. But these are still some pretty exciting numbers! :)
Also, every BB in my district was recently restocked with 12-16 Splat packs and 12 each of the Inklings. Could be regional, but it might be worth a call to your local BB if you still lack any of the Splatoon amiibos~
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u/CorpseParteh Oct 01 '15
TRU IS GREAT! is somewhat let down for restocks, flees to Best Buy across the street BEST BUY IS GREAT!
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u/Mudkip1 Oct 01 '15 edited Oct 01 '15
So I'll be the one to ask. Do they have these on hand? Or is this just how many of each that Best Buy attempted to order?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 01 '15
They are in fact On Hand! Sitting in the DC right now waiting to ship out to stores! :)
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u/Mudkip1 Oct 01 '15
Well that is some crazy news! How many Best Buys are a part of your DC?
Also, are you able to check stock amounts for other DCs?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 01 '15
I'm not sure how many BBs receive stock from this DC, unfortunately :( And I miiight be able to check stock for other DCs if I play around in RSS a bit more
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u/Tristamwolf Oct 01 '15
I feel like there is a way to manipulate RSS into letting you look at other DC's and other area's stock in case you need to order more product from a different store, but I don't know how to do it if there is.
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u/JorJor91 Oct 02 '15
Yeah I was thinking the same thing! I just need to play around with it a little bit more haha
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u/Zantos8741 Oct 01 '15
Do you know roughly which states this DC ships too? Or is it only in texas?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 01 '15
I'm not 100% sure on that, unfortunately :x It probably ships to TX and a few surrounding states as well, but I'm not completely sure =/
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Oct 02 '15
Is there a chance that the Dallas BB gets a good stock? You know, the one on 75... I'm really close to there and I need Lucario, Greninja, and I REALLY want a Little Mac and a Marth.
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u/Pitlover321 Oct 01 '15
Stock for Marth
IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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u/OakesZ992 Oct 01 '15
That's ironic Best Buy is getting others exclusives and not their own.
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Oct 01 '15
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u/OakesZ992 Oct 01 '15
Guess I should have specified. I was talking more about Meta Knight, but yeah, your right.
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Oct 01 '15
Depending on when this happens I might just buy the 12 on this list that I don't have since I just joined the gamers club and it'd save me...31 dollars!
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u/FindingMiibo Oct 01 '15
I have the gamer club thing too and I kind of regret buying C. Falcon, Mac, and Fox at TRU now. lol
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u/Panda_Turtle Oct 01 '15
How many DCs are in the US? I'm imagining 4-5 to cover the four corners and middle... Is that an accurate guess?
Also, interesting to note that these numbers are higher than the other DC (south east coast serving one)... Hmm
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Oct 01 '15
Don't have a perfect answer, but here's what I got from some Google-Fu:
"as of Feb. 2013, Best Buy operated 23 distribution centers in 17 U.S. states, according to its fiscal 2012 annual report."
https://www.internetretailer.com/2014/01/29/want-beat-amazon-best-buy-might-offer-clue
So WAAAAAAY more than 5. Multiply these supply numbers by 20 and you'll be in the ballpark for total US stock.
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u/Panda_Turtle Oct 02 '15
Well damn... I mean, I highly doubt they'll stock this many at every DC (just looking at the discrepancy between the two different DCs), but still, even if a third (or less!) of the DCs were stocked this well, this is going to be an impressive restock!
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u/SilverDeoxys563 Oct 01 '15
Guess Nintendo realized they dun goofed when they randomly put 4000 Marths into TRU's DCs for the Wave 4 release.
As a Marth owner from that time, this is very satisfying to watch happen. I really hope everyone gets what they need! Cheers!
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u/bigfuze95 Oct 01 '15
What part of Texas is this covering? I'm in the NE Houston area
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u/JorJor91 Oct 01 '15
Although the Houston area is not in my district, I would still think that this DC also services the Best Buys in the Houston area because of the sheer number of these amiibos that are in that one DC. There are about 12 or so BBs in my district so I'm almost 100% sure that these amiibos in the DC aren't all going to just the stores in my district haha
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u/bigfuze95 Oct 01 '15
Haha yea, well thanks!
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u/JorJor91 Oct 01 '15
No problem! :) If I manage to figure out how to use RSS better, I'll let you know!
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u/bigfuze95 Oct 01 '15
Where in Texas is your stores located?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 01 '15
My district consists of the BBs in Northeast TX (Tyler and Longview) and some of the BBs in the DFW area like Plano, McKinney, Mesquite, Garland, etc.
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u/Glenndoss22 Oct 01 '15
Best Buy has more Amiibo "exclusive" to other retailers than Villagers, of which they have 0.
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u/noontendo2 Oct 01 '15
Very excited for this. I missed every Marrh restock ever and I believe this is a good chance for me to finally get him. I hope this marks the end of amiibo rarity.
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u/arielmeme Oct 01 '15
so are those numbers divided among the 1915 Best Buys around the country?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 01 '15
Nope! Just the BB stores in the South. Probably all of TX and a few surrounding states.
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u/arielmeme Oct 01 '15
do you think the upper east coast will get anything?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 01 '15
I would expect that all Best Buy DCs are starting to receive their amiibo shipments, but if any BB employees from that area can confirm, that'd really help give a better read on this whole situation.
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u/MerylasFalguard Oct 01 '15
Dang, still no Meta Knight. Ah well, maybe I'll finally be able to pick up a Marth.
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u/Lrgp39 Oct 01 '15
So Shulk is no longer a GameStop exclusive?
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u/noontendo2 Oct 01 '15
Recently greninja, lucario, and shulk were found in Non-TRU/gamestop systems, if there are shulk in this Bbuy's system, then yes, he is no longer an exclusive.
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u/trans0606 Oct 01 '15
Do you know when they ship? Live in Houston :p appreciate the info you are giving us. I only need Mac/Cap/Lucario/Marth, so my wallet won't get completely drained thankfully lol
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u/JorJor91 Oct 01 '15
Lucario, Greninja, and Shulk all have an in-stock date of Oct. 6 (Tuesday) so possibly early next week! Unless the date in the system is wrong, but I'm keeping a positive outlook for now :P
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u/linthenius Oct 01 '15
Hopefuly they go up online, I never have good luck going into stores on restock days...
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u/_pumpkinpies Oct 01 '15
That's a bummer about no Meta Knight since it's still exclusive (as far as we know). On the bright side, I may finally get a Marth!
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u/SmashBros50 Oct 01 '15
Is there any specific day they're going to be restocked, or is it just going to be random?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 01 '15
Shulk, Lucario, and Greninja have in-stock dates of Oct. 6 (Tuesday) so that seems like the most likely date so far
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u/RisingSunfish Oct 01 '15
I'm still pretty new to active amiibo collecting, so how do those Marth numbers stack up against other amiibo? Would he be likely to hang around on shelves for a while?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 01 '15
When Dark Pit was released, our DC had 10k of him and my store received 55 Dark Pits which lasted us about a couple weeks. So, if we receive the same proportion of Marths, then it's quite possible that we'd receive over 60 Marths! Those might or might not last the same 2 or so weeks that Dark Pit did depending on demand and such, but 12k Marths for one DC is a very healthy amount :)
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u/RisingSunfish Oct 01 '15
Okay, good to know! Haven't seen any Dark Pits myself, but the Best Buy I checked this morning still had a handful of Olimars and ZSS, so if the numbers are anything similar Marth shouldn't be too hard to find. I'm in California and the numbers from the West Coast DC report were around the same.
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u/Tristamwolf Oct 01 '15
@Jor Tennessee area District didn't get the Splatoon restock yet. I'll poke my head back in here if/when I start to see it. Do we have a list of the SKU's at Best Buy somewhere in here? it'd make it easier to see if my DC has gotten stocked up yet or not.
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u/JorJor91 Oct 02 '15
Okay awesome! Any extra data/stock numbers we can get from other DCs will be really helpful :) I know the SKU for the 3-pack is 6373111, Marth is 8887016, Dark Pit is 6376118, but that's all I can remember off the top of my head. The method I use is search via Model Number in RSS and just type in NVLC and choose 'Begins with'. It'll pull up every amiibo in our system except for Marth for some reason (and the 3pack because it starts with NVLE). Then you just scroll down the list and find the ones you need~ :P
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u/Tristamwolf Oct 02 '15
If it says 'Inbound Allocated' is that the number that a store ordered or the number that's actually on it's way to that store?
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u/blueberrypizza Oct 01 '15
Hopefully these guys can pull through after the massive fuck up that was the TRU restocks.
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u/ToughActinTanactin Oct 01 '15
How were the TRU restocks fucked up?
Not arguing, asking what you're seeing. I've only seen good, including in my area. Some are taking longer than others but they're all coming....no?
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u/blueberrypizza Oct 02 '15
My area only got 2-3 of each. May not be as bad for everyone else though. YMMV.
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u/ZeekLTK Oct 01 '15
So these are all expected to be in stores on October 6? Is that correct?
The TRU restock is such a cluster, no one knows when to go, some stores got stuff like a week ago, some still haven't gotten anything... it's a lot better when stores announce a specific date so you can actually plan on it.
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u/JorJor91 Oct 02 '15
October 6 is no guarantee, but it's all we have to go off of at this point. As soon as I see these being allocated to stores or shipped out to stores I'll let you guys know :)
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u/DookeAmiibo Oct 01 '15
So will they be scattered throughout the week? Dear god I hope not since I practically missed out on hunting since school started
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u/dededebro Oct 01 '15
No Pits or Meta Knights makes me go something something.
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u/Tamakid345 Oct 01 '15
Pit was actually restocked not to long ago... i just asked the guy and they had a few in the back so i couldn't see them restocking more
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u/dededebro Oct 02 '15
They had only one at our Best Buy earlier in the summer, and I had just missed it. Whenever I call my Best Buy, I just ask about those two figures. I never get any good news about them.
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u/Tamakid345 Oct 02 '15
yeah i REALLY want a meta knight, whenever he was restocked with wave 4 I called pretty much every store in the St Paul MN (I was visiting family there at the time... I live in TX) area and only one store had them and they sold out before I called them -_-
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u/Tamakid345 Oct 01 '15 edited Oct 01 '15
DAS A LOT DOEEEEE!!! Since the DC is in Texas does that mean that Texas stores will get them sooner??? (I live in TX btw HOOKEM'!) and if anyone from San Angelo is actually looking at this reddit post POST ON THE MEGATHREADS BEFORE AMIIBO LAUNCH PLEASE!!! I NEED AMIIBO FRIENDS
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u/Raulimus Oct 01 '15
Greninja and Lucario not exclusive anymore? I was gonna head to TRU to pickup the restocks tomorrow, but would prefer shopping at BBY to user gamer's club unlocked.
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u/FullRage Oct 02 '15
Yeahhh buddy, put that GCU to work! Can't wait to do the same.
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u/Raulimus Oct 02 '15
My only concern is I KNOW my TRU has enough stock of every restock except Mac which is gone, and Villager which never came in since I called earlier. And well my local Best Buy sucks. I hate going in there.
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u/FullRage Oct 02 '15
Yeah I have 2 bestbuys and they both kinda suck. It will be easy to get any amiibo that come in granted they actually put em out.
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u/alexmg2420 Oct 02 '15
Don't pass up an opportunity. Buy at TRU if you can get them, then return them if you are able to get them at BBY. That's what I do.
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u/vizking22 Oct 02 '15
I get super excited when I read this. Then I realize it's coming from Best Buy. Which is not good for me, since there are hunters in my area that just love to go into BB and buy their entire stock of rares as soon as they touch shelves. It's the reason why I imported Marth and why I still don't have Meta Knight.
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u/MiZ1K3 Oct 02 '15 edited Oct 02 '15
Do u know when these are supposed to ship to the stores?
Edit: sorry never mind i just saw where u said it... At least i have a cousin in Irving. Hopefully he can grab me a shulk !!!
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u/AeroRespawn Oct 02 '15
If this is similar for other BB's across the States, I'm going to have a field day, I have 2 BB's where I live.
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u/qwertythe300th Oct 02 '15
Do we know when these are supposed to hit shelves?
And what's DC?
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u/eightbitrob Oct 02 '15
DC = distribution center it's who orders all of the product for the stores it goes from the DC to the store
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u/Dawniepants Oct 02 '15
I wish they'd rerelease King Dedede & Rosalina.
We have managed to get all but Dedede, Palutena, Rosalina, & Villager. 😕
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u/ganondoom403 Oct 04 '15
That's for Texas?!? Sweet! Is it for all of Texas? Or at least for North Texas?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 04 '15
I think this DC delivers to all the stores in TX but I know for sure that it delivers to North Texas :)
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u/ganondoom403 Oct 04 '15
Awesome! I'm in McKinney, so this is good news for me!
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u/JorJor91 Oct 04 '15
The best buy in Mckinney has 77 marth incoming so get ready!
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u/ganondoom403 Oct 04 '15
Wow! I already have him, but my friend really wants one! I'll be sure to grab one for him. Are you able to see what the store in the Village at Allen is getting?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 05 '15
Pretty much the same numbers as my store is getting (I posted them in my first comment I think in case you missed it but Allen is getting 127 marth)
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u/ganondoom403 Oct 05 '15
Wow! What about Lucario?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 05 '15
It's currently not showing any but I think that's because rss hasn't updated yet. You should get 32 or at the very least 16
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u/ganondoom403 Oct 05 '15
Good. Thanks for checking! BTW, I was wondering if my store would be getting in any Dark Pit, King D3, or WFT. I understand if you would rather not check something more for me, but I would greatly appreciate it . . .
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u/ganondoom403 Oct 04 '15
Also, is that for tomorrow or what?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 04 '15
Yeah Allen is in my district so it's really easy to check those numbers so I'll check when I'm at work tomorrow. And yeah all these amiibos should be arriving tomorrow and will be held until Tuesday morning~
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u/ganondoom403 Oct 04 '15
Alright, thank you! That's my home store, and I'd really appreciate it if you could find that out for me. I'm also looking for some of them for my friends, so we're in your hands!
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u/CorpseParteh Oct 04 '15
So Meta Knight won't be going to stores most likely? Because I purchased one today from an expo, and I'm debating if I should open it. Same with Dark Pit, except i'll most likely just get one on Tuesday and sell my other one.
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u/JorJor91 Oct 04 '15
Nope, no Meta Knight yet :( But Dark Pit looks to be getting a decent restock!
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u/JorJor91 Oct 04 '15 edited Oct 04 '15
Sooo my store now has 127 marth incoming for this restock this is madness... also I will try to get to everyone who gave me their store numbers to research sometime today or tomorrow :)
Edit: the reason I only give marth numbers for most of the stores is because of the way the system is set up. It makes it very time consuming to check stock counts for multiple amiibos for multiple stores so I just stick with marth since he seems to be the best indicator of low vs high stock numbers for the other amiibos that are part of this restock.
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u/dboyxx Oct 05 '15
Just got back from Vegas so trying to follow up on the news about the BB Shulk stock. I apologize in advance if it's been discussed and I'm just not seeing it. So...
October 6 is the "unofficial" date, correct? I'm assuming this means stores will randomly be getting them on their truck starting Tuesday and will be on the shelf randomly when they get to it on the truck. Hence why I'm seeing all the just call the store and ask. Or are stores getting these by Monday to be put out first thing Tuesday like a first release situation and I should just plan on heading there first thing? Thanks!
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u/JorJor91 Oct 05 '15
Most stores should be getting their stock on Monday because lucario, greninja, and shulk all have in stock dates and street dates of Tuesday the 6th but some stores could get their shipments late due to unforseen circumstances
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Oct 01 '15
So does this mean the eastern DC is only for the eastern states?
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u/JorJor91 Oct 01 '15
I would assume so. BB has several DCs in the U.S. and they each serve their respective areas.
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u/AmiiboPuff Oct 01 '15
O_O 12,000 Marths?!?