PS5 Restock at Target Leads to Widespread Cancellations

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Another new restock of the PlayStation 5 took place at Target early this morning. The new sale process was divulged by the retail giant ahead of time, and as such, most customers looking to buy the hardware were prepared in advance. Sadly, despite being so prepared, and even completing the purchasing process, Target ended up canceling a fair number of orders that it released today.

As soon as this new PS5 restock kicked off today at Target, social media began to fill up with impressions from customers who were trying to complete a transaction. Per usual, Target's website immediately started to experience various errors, leading a number of customers to be unable to even add the PS5 to their cart. And even if they did get this far, others were never able to finish the buying process later on in the transaction.

By far the worst thing that happened to a number of customers though came about in the hours after this PS5 restock. While some were able to cop a PS5 when the sale began this morning, as time passed, Target began sending out emails informing customers that their order had been canceled. No further explanation was given by Target for this, but it led to a number of buyers being greatly unhappy. Worst of all, this isn't the first time Target has done this, showing that it seems to be a new trend at the storefront.

Did you try to buy a PS5 in this new restock from Target today? And if so, what was your own experience like? Let me know down in the comments or on Twitter at @MooreMan12.

Additionally, keep reading onward if you would like to see more of the reactions that some customers had with today's new PS5 sale process.

Even Banks Are Betraying Customers

Wells Fargo really denied my card on target ps5 drop ???

-- chozz (@Ch_ozz) November 19, 2021

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How Is This So Common?

And @target just sold me a PS5 that is somehow not available in my store.... WTF

-- rogXue (@rogXue) November 19, 2021

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Target Should Adopt Sony's Sale Model

@Target Here's an idea. Why not just send out invites to ppl in the areas where a Target has a PS5 in stock? Kind of like Sony so it's not a waste of time & sleep. This way THOSE ppl have a legitimate chance at getting it. Set a checkout timer of 3 minutes b4 someone else gets it

-- renee gomez (@Failingatthis) November 19, 2021

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Don't You Love it When That Happens?

I love when Target cancels my PS5 orders @Target ????

-- Dwayne (@Asap_Dwayne_) November 19, 2021

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Another L

target restocked ps5 and i took a L SMH

-- Vito (@vern8408) November 19, 2021

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Maybe Next Time

Had it in the cart and doing credit card info when POOF! Maybe next time. ???

-- Spin that Rx Around ? (@PotKttleBlack) November 19, 2021

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Still Can't Add to Cart

This is bullcrap. I hit the link immediately. 1 second flat, out of stock. This is stupid pic.twitter.com/qAlYpOZAlX

-- Stacy Ward (@StacyMarie1279) November 19, 2021

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Cancellations Left and Right

Damn @Target really canceled my PS5 order ??

-- Ruben (@Raider_Rue) November 19, 2021

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Another Order Scrapped

@Target not cool...got to find another ps5 now pic.twitter.com/qlYD2y44mY

-- Benny Hammann (@RealBennyHana) November 19, 2021

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Learn From Walmart's Failure

@Target I really thought you would've learned from @Walmart and their piss poor handling of their PS5 drops. You know how hot of an item that is, and you can't handle the amount of people trying to check out at one time? That was your chance to show you were better pic.twitter.com/HIBUWKpTnO

-- Chelly Cole (@KCchamps2015) November 19, 2021

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