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- eridius, on 10/12/2007, -2/+104You're calling someone else stupid because she values having a wonderful gift for her boyfriend more than she does $500 profit?
Has it ever occurred to you that maybe some people have different priorities than you do? - invader, on 10/12/2007, -1/+58I'm left with one question...
Does her boyfriend read her column?? - xrisnothing, on 10/12/2007, -2/+54Spoken like someone who has never had a relationship with the opposite sex. A few dollars is nothing when you can make the person you love happy.
- gwjc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+43"Hey, I'll give you triple for what you just paid..."
Deal!
Sad that it turned ugly for her; sounds like there were a couple of full on aholes in the crowd.. "You probably don't even know how to play. Here, give it to me." please. - xrisnothing, on 10/12/2007, -2/+41This comment bothers me so much, I had to reply twice.
Just imagine, you wake up on Christmas morning with your girlfriend. You walk to the tree, hand her the gift you bought her. She loves it. Then she tells you, "Oh, I sold you present in the parking lot right after I bought it. Oh yeah, and I love you." - gatorsrule21, on 10/12/2007, -8/+36Weird how these things happen in some parts of the country, while I see 6 Wiis sitting at my local Target store in the display case.
- Pacotheparrot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23Man what a trippy story. I've stood in a few lines for the Wii and so far everyone's been pretty civil. I mean we who didn't get one have been sort of sad....but never to the point of harassing someone who got one. People need to get their priorities straight.
Oh and no I wouldn't resell it for triple the price IF I worked for CNN and made that much in a day. - Ignignokt01, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24For some reason I have a hard time believing this story. Tug-of-war over the Wii? I thought I was a hardcore fanboy, this is a new low.
- Vladamir, on 10/12/2007, -4/+20And I would of dugg you if you had said would have... sheesh people.
- harr, on 10/12/2007, -5/+21"I think that selling it for $750 and then donating that money to charity would of made an awesome present, even if I was pining for a Wii."
It's "would have" not "would of". I know it's picky and annoying, but it's not difficult to get correct. - jtbauki, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17Lol. She made the boyfriend part up. She doesn't want other people at her office harassing her when she goes home and plays with the Wii.
- cazoo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14did you even read the article? she was buying it as a christmas gift for her boyfriend. how do you put a price tag on that?
- StickyShoez, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12I waited roughly 40 hours at a local Wal-mart. I live in Utah it was pretty cold, however the people already in line let me use an extra tent, sleeping bag, pillow, and a heater. They totally rocked. Also Wal-mart made sure to keep us updated on the number of consoles so that the pople in line that would not get one wouldn't have to wait 2 days to find out. Overall it was a great experience and I actually really enjoyed everone in line.
- Inferny, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10In Australia, you can walk into a shop and get one, no pre-order, jsut walk in, and they usually have them in stock (the games are harder to get tho, CoD3 Wii is sold out nearly everywhere i look, oh well, TP keeps me happy.)
- Andicow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10I brought my very large and intimidating father with me when I got my Wii. I was glad I did since I'm a tiny "helpless" girl, I was followed around the store and hovered over by at least 3 families who wanted what I had gotten. It was kind of scary at one point.
- MonkeyFit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8It would be funny if he read digg and now knows what he's getting for Christmas.
- Casfe, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9To all you guys that call fake, just remember this one fact: As of right now Christmas is 8 days away.
And these other few historical events spurring riots: Furby, Tickle-Me-Elmo, etc.
When people get desperate, even for stupid toys (the furbys and stuff), they do crazy *****.
So dont be so fast to call this fake, stupid crap like this really does happen. *****, I almost got trampled when I was in a department store that had Furbys and this WAVE of people flooded towards them.
Could or could not be fake. It really could go either way. - indy500fan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Around here you can get to the stores at 6:30AM and still be too late.
I've spent five weekends getting up early and standing in line only to come home empty handed every time. - TheLlamaIs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I can't wait until humanity kills itself...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Yes its sad to see people succumb to mob mentality but it happens all to often.
- ModernTenshi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I bought my system for myself, and was one of the last three people in line to get one at the midnight launch. I had been waiting so long for the system and Twilight Princess, that there's no way I would have sold it for triple what it's worth.
- kazuhima, on 10/12/2007, -6/+13makes us 1st-dayers realize how worth it it was for us to line up for 10+ hours.... lol.
- DelMonte, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Are you sure these aren't empty boxes? I know that many stores had fake empty Wii boxes for display...
- lilrabbit129, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6"I think that selling it for $750 and then donating that money to charity would of made an awesome present, even if I was pining for a Wii."
I personally hate it when people do that. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that people shouldn't donate to charities, but they should do so willingly. By giving that money to charity, you're basically depriving them of making that choice. Plus when you tell them, even if they feel this way, they're not gonna say anything about it, for fear of looking materialistic or greedy. Sad as it may sound to you, we do need material things some times. - Lionhart, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"Lionheart - the name of the band that did "the zelda song" is Rabbit Joint, not System of a Down."
My mistake. I don't listen to either of the bands, and System is who they said did the song. So blame them :/.
and actually:: Joe Pleiman created a song parody of the main Zelda theme for his album The Rabbit Joint.[17] The song is commonly mis-attributed to System of a Down or The Rabbit Joint.
source: wikipedia, ^ Josh Spaulding; Joe Pleiman. ZELDA (Flash). Retrieved on 2006-11-08. “Joe Pleiman is a sound editor is Boston. The song "Zelda" was released on his 1998 album "The Rabbit Joint."” - Klisk, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7I was at a Wii launch. There were cops there already. After the PS3 fiasco's, these stores are having police there as a precautionary.
Also, NYC police aren't above driving someone who needs protection to their place of employment. Most the ***** cops are in NJ.
They're not going to bother arresting someone who initiated a mere 'tug of war'.. - R0BBiE, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5what a nice gf :) buys her bf a wii ...:)
- cmdrNacho, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Definitely sounds made up to me.. this chick was just looking for her story to be published so.. ohh she was attacked, and security came, and the police escorted her. I call bull *****. I know people that picked up there wii in compton and it wasn't this bad. give me a f'n break
- gimpbully, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5did she just write an article about what she got her boyfriend? Doesn't that subtract from the whole surprise aspect of a gift..?
- jer2eydevil88, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I wish I lived where you live.. I drop in from time to time at local retail outlets in my area and the message is always the same "We cannot comment on inventory or when we expect to have any".
- harmlessinc, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Lionheart - the name of the band that did "the zelda song" is Rabbit Joint, not System of a Down.
reference
http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR00022/ - aplusbi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I tried to pick one up this morning at the Toys R Us in Times Square. They ended up cutting the line RIGHT BEHIND ME. I was supposed to be the last person to get one. At that point a whole bunch of people started trying to cut the line, claiming they had been waiting all day, etc. etc. The police came and ended up dispersing the crowd, including me.
These people ruined it for me and for all the people on the line with me who actually waited patiently... - TexasCanuck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I live in a, how shall we say, economically diverse area. I lucked out getting a Wii at the EBGames at the local mall here. Got the last one in the particular shipment. It dawned on me that I would need to traverse the mall, holding the seasons #1 sought-after present, amongst all the gangbangers, mallrats, and general low-lifes that shop at Charro King for their Scarface t-shirts, bandanas and oversized shorts.
Me to desk clerk:
"dude, can you double bag that please ? I don't want to get the ***** beat out of me on the way back to my car. thanks."
I ***** *LOVE* Christmas time...
*grumble* - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6"I think that selling it for $750 and then donating that money to charity would of made an awesome present, even if I was pining for a Wii."
wtf raabaco, so rather than give someone you love a gift you make a cash donation to misc charities. ***** that, if youre really that much of a good will person go do some acts of good will. - izzykaubaubau, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I got the last wii reservation from the gamestop near my house. That means I didn't have to wait in line for 10+ hours. More of, I went to Roberto's at 11:30, hung out with friends, waited for midnight, and then picked it up, and proceeded to hang out with friends :P
- QuidnuncQuixot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yeah, now I feel bad for letting my girlfriend wait in line for me at Gamestop this morning while I'm at work. She seemed more than happy to do it (probably more excited to kick my ass at Wii Tennis), but yeah, I'll feel a bit guilty if she gets mugged for it.
- mr.hostility, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4People are truly pathetic. I can only imagine the fat nerd, complete with pimples, and smudged glasses who'd rather steal a video game system from a girl than ***** one.
- Geekbeard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Any Australian electronic sites to buy it from online?
- typobox43, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Maybe it was written under a false name. It'd explain why she's not a recognized name.
- shiftless, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Yikes... at launch it wasn't bad at all. Everyone in my line was happy, smiling and friendly. Then as the weeks come and follow the crazies trying to get it for their kids at the last minute come out. And man are they uninformed.
- PureHeretic, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5well its a CNN reporter, i doubt half of what she said was true.
- TonySki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I waited in my car for 20 minutes and then 10 minutes outside the store. and I was 4th in line.
great thing about reserves. and the reserve part only took about 15 minutes from my house to the shop and back. - PoeticRasling, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I camped with my boyfriend for 15 hours on launch so he could get a Wii... I was also the only chick to camp out for that long. All the people in our line-up were freakin' awesome, though! The front of the line all sat around and watched DVDs, the back of the line took turns hiding out in my friend's tent. And when it came to getting the Wii's, sure, there were some disappointed faces when people didn't get them, but no one behaved in that manner, and that's after them freezing their butts off in Canadian weather. *It was bloody cold that night*
But yeah, this is the first I've heard of angry men attacking poor defenseless women for Wii's... - ThankTheCheese, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2that's very disappointing about the other shoppers. I will say though, the store selling the Wiis should not have left people hanging like that. The responsible thing to do woul dbe to count up how many systems they have, then hand out tickets to people in line, rather than making people wait for hours for nothing.
- marcan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I waited for some 4 hours at my local Toys 'R Us on Black Friday, although I could have popped up only two hours before opening time and still have gotten it. They had 18, and when I came by I was second in line. People began to trickle in eventually, but only a fraction were looking for the Wii. The last hour was chaos, with the line growing from some 30 people to several hundred, but everyone who came before that had a good chance of getting one. Definitely well worth it; besides, I got to talk to some fellow gamers and get good recommendations for what games to get.
It was slightly chaotic inside with all the people, but I had a guaranteed Wii as they had taken note of the people in line, and everyone was reasonably civil.
All this as opposed to say, Circuit City right next to me, which had a huge line ever since I came with people literally camping in tents, and it got worse by the minute. - Ugoff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2People take things too seriously when they don't get what they want. I just got mine a few moments ago (after waiting since 3 AM outside of Best Buy) and we finally got our tickets an hour before the store opened so I decided to chill in my car for a while and read for my mid-terms. Well I was sitting there and I saw a woman walk by and I was thinking that she's going to be pretty disappointed. Moments later, she walks by again and she's crying. I felt really sorry for her but if you're planning on buying something that everybody wants, don't expect that you'll get it.
- Andicow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I got in line an hour before store open on launch day and got it.
And they gave us free coffee.
Handed out tickets guaranteeing the Wii, so we could go somewhere else and be warm. It was great. - JorgeGonzalez, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6@Anth, in Omaha, I'd expect every black person that bought one to be shot dead for it.
- lilrabbit129, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2From what I've been hearing, everyone that has stood in line to get one has been very civil, never tense. I'm guessing that the ebay resellers have found out that there's money to be made with the Wii, so they're getting into buying them now. Same thing happened when the PS3 came out. Greedy bastards
- HappyScrappy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Another nail in the coffin of the myth that Wii customers are all some kind of free-love hippies, while PS3 customers are foul cretins.
Folks, there are ***** in every crowd. Dividing them by choice of gaming machine does not eliminate them.
I have a similar story about waiting in line the first day, from the other side. All in all, it was a decent day, but when I didn't get one, the comments from the people at the front of the line who did get them were every bit as as nasty as the comments this person was receiving from people who didn't. -
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