Google just announced the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, and you can see both our Pixel 6 Pro hands-on and Pixel 6 hands-on, but good luck actually snagging either on the Google Store today. Between Google's apparent inability to keep the site up and stable during the checkout process and the apparently quite limited pre-orders selling out, you're gonna have a hard time buying one, though the company tells us some hours later that its storefront should now be up and running smoothly.

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Both our readers and those of us at Android Police trying to buy a unit are running into problems with checkout at the Google Store, with the company's own retail store site alternately reporting errors and checkout straight-up failing as items fall out of stock. Although the color selector for both the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro still shows certain models as available, that may not be the case when you try to actually check out.

Apparently, Google couldn't handle the tremendous load of Pixel enthusiasts all hoping to pre-order one today. The company even tweeted out an apology about the site issues:

If you're in the same boat, your best bet is to pick up a Pixel via another retailer. Amazon, B&H Photo, and Best Buy are all selling it, but if you're a Google One subscriber that was hoping for cashback on your purchase, you're out of luck unless the company can get its own storefront working correctly.

For your convenience, we've got a list of alternative retailers below:

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UPDATE: 2021/10/19 20:19 EST BY RYNE HAGER

Google says its store is back up

Google has informed us that its storefront should be up and running now following the prior issues, and a company spokesperson provided us with the following (pretty bland) statement:

"The Google Store was temporarily down but is now back up. We apologize for the inconvenience."

At the time of writing, most Pixel 6 Pro SKUs are sold out, though the 128GB Stormy Black is still available, as are several sizes for the smaller Pixel 6.