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The Xbox Series X mini fridge that went up for sale this morning. All stock seemingly sold out in under 15 minutes according to some hopeful buyers on Twitter. This mini fridge is modeled after the Xbox Series X game console and retails for just $99.99 (USD).
Naturally, there are already plenty of listings on eBay from a number of scalpers that are trying to sell the mini fridge for more than double at the cheapest and more than triple the retail price at worst. A look at the eBay listings show prices that range from $230 to $380 at present.
These mini fridges were sold exclusively through Target in the United States and GAME stores in the UK. Microsoft says that they will have more units available for sale later this year. It would probably be a smart move to wait for the stock to come back to avoid these scalper prices.
This fridge actually began as a bit of a meme following the console's initial reveal back in 2019. People said the Series X looked like a fridge. Microsoft then ran with the idea, making a full sized Series X fridge in 2020.
Originally thought to be sold from Target and shipped to Canada, some kind of updated communication has Target saying NO! I'm guessing because they're sold out like hotcakes in the US? Or because Target failed so hard in Canada, that Target wants nothing to do with Canada. Either way, it's going through Microsoft's own merchandise online store, and will more than likely be overrun with scalpers who will DDOS the site.
... I can't tell what I can put on the incredibly shallow door racks. Target's picture shows... A candy bar? For a render it doesn't even look right (the top rack seems misaligned).
But I will say if this is like any other thermoelectric coolers, it does actually work. I use the Koolatron 18 qt. Compact Cooler, and placing it in an open area in my closet gives room to exhaust out heat, while my drinks are almost comparable to refridgerated drinks (don't put perishables in because it's never cold enough). Actually it works so well, that all of them by design need to be turned off and thawed out as frost builds up roughly every couple of weeks or so. Otherwise you might even have a small pool of water in the cooler (of course mine is watertight and vertical so no mess for me) from melted frost. So yeah you'll need to dump out water caused from the moisture in the air that it cooled. Just yesterday I dumped out about a cup of water. Also my closet is very warm as a result of exhausted heat.