It’s still impossible to get a Wii
Posted by Skrud at Friday, December 29th 2006 at 12:34pm
I want a Wii, but not as badly as other people.
This morning I got to BestBuy around 7:30am, to wait with Leilani for the store to open for Wii getting. We didn’t see anyone standing outside… and, figuring from asking BestBuy employees that people usually start lining up around 7, and it being after Christmas, we should be able to score a couple of Wiis (one for me, and one for Harley).
We didn’t see anybody outside because the line-up was in the underground, indoor, parking lot. Getting inside there around 8am we managed to spot some thirty people accompanied by two BestBuy employees handing out vouchers to the first people in line. Only the first five people in line actually got one, though.
Because BestBuy had only five Wiis. What a pathetic shipment quantity!
And how early did people start waiting in line? Well, 8pm – 11pm last night.
That means the five Wiis that BestBuy had were essentially sold out some 10 hours before the store even opened.
I think I’m just going to wait until March when they become readily available.
My favourite part of the whole ordeal:
- BestBuy Employee “Uhm … we don’t have anymore Wiis, but we have five PS3s. Does anyone want a PS3?”
- Crowd of about 30 people: silence
- One guy that was pissed off about not getting a Wii and didn’t want to leave empty handed: “Sure whatever.”
I think shortages of the Wii are actually driving up sales of the PS3. The word “pwned” comes to mind.
Which best buy did you to? You might have better luck going somewhere less trafficked, and that has less secret entrances…
I went to the BB at Fairview Pointe Claire, and there was a crowd outside. The manager came and told them that the night before, there had been ppl lining up in sleeping bags, ready to spend the night. Not wanting them to freeze to death, he gave out tickets to the first six, who promptly went home.
The first lady in line was pissed because she had been waiting there for 10 minutes. I’m sure she has no idea what the hell she’s supposed to be buying, just that her chubby little offspring wants one. I think I side with the manager on this one; the woman was a total bitch.
Hehe ;-) Happy New Year!
I got one! After many many attempts to get one, my roommate and brother finally got one a couple of days ago. It’s sooo much fun, I’m thinking of hosting a Wii party sometime soon (once I get another controller for it… they’re still super hard to find)!
BestBuy, Future Shop and Toys R Us get shipments of 5 every friday morning. I want one, but i’m willing to wait till I won’t have ot be in line at 7am in front of a future shop in hte dark to get it.