Locked: The Source restricting XBox Bundles to Bell Customers

This sort of sale isn't new for consoles. GameStop often forces customers to buy a bunch of their accessories with a console, they've done that in the past and are doing it again. This gen, Sony directly offers consoles by invitation only, and I'm not entirely sure how you could get one of those invites. In the US, BestBuy has a paid membership program that allows you access to consoles before they go on general sale, so they also set aside a bunch for paying members only.
Quite honestly though, the XSX seems to be in stock more often than the PS5 ever is, so I don't see this as a huge issue.

No, it is not "monopolistic". It has nothing to do with a monopoly.

I guess I used the wrong term there.

Also, I don't have an issue (as much) of having to buy an extra controller. It would be more like restricting it to people who had an Edge Platinum or Onyx membership at GameStop

Devhux wrote: ↑ I guess I used the wrong term there.

Also, I don't have an issue (as much) of having to buy an extra controller. It would be more like restricting it to people who had an Edge Platinum or Onyx membership at GameStop

Of course they could do that as well... Nothing wrong with that

Devhux wrote: ↑ I guess I used the wrong term there.

Also, I don't have an issue (as much) of having to buy an extra controller. It would be more like restricting it to people who had an Edge Platinum or Onyx membership at GameStop

Lots of retailers do this. Amazon offers tons of sales and discounts that are restricted to Prime members only. Stores like Hudson's Bay and Sephora (and I'm sure many others) have exclusive shopping times for VIP customers so they get first dibs on items that are expected to be popular around the holiday period. I guess the difference here is it's limited to existing customers of a related company rather than the store itself, though it's not that different from how lots of companies have exclusive deals and bundles for Costco members, even though the company isn't part of Costco.

While I despise Bell and have not been a Bell customer for over a decade and will most likely never be one again, in this case there's nothing wrong or shady with a business offering exclusives to their customers, even though Bell is the undisputed King of Shady.

Locked at OPs request - he just goofed, we've all been there and no harm, no foul.