Wii Wiistrictions!
Ok, this is ridiculous! I feel like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Jingle All the Way. For the last two weeks I have taken tremendous amounts of my time going from store to store, asking for the Wii, and standing in lines waiting for delivery trucks, then leaving the stores with nothing.
This morning I was 6th in line at Walmart……… I was so hopeful that THIS time I would get one. But no, this time there was nothing on the truck. We were all SOL.
I’m so mad at Nintendo for putting people through all this. If the car manufacturers can pump a car out every 5 hours, why can’t a game manufacturer make enough product that people, who are willing to fork over the tremendous amount of money that they cost, can get it when they want.
I feel so manipulated. It’s not like this is the first year that this game system has been available either. I purposely did not do this last year because I thought if I waited a year for it, it would be much easier to buy.
Yesterday at the Walmart there was a fist fight. Now how bad is that? I feel terrible for the people who work at these retail stores. They are constantly answering the same questions, and constantly seeing disappointment on people’s faces. How unnerving. All this during a season when people try only to make other people happy.
I may have to give up and wait another year, because this isn’t worth it. 
I think all the folks who are able to get one put them on Ebay. You can always check there (that’s what we ended up doing…. got a fairly good deal as well. At least there was no standing in line or getting out in the cold to get it.) At least our kids will be surprised. They have no idea we were even considering getting one.
Comment by Karen — December 12, 2007 @ 12:37 pm
Sounds very frustrating. I don’t think I’ve ever went after a “toy of the year”, so I’ve never been through that. I hope you can find one on ebay!
Comment by Dana — December 12, 2007 @ 10:22 pm
((((HUGS)))) How frustrating!
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tribeofautodidacts — December 13, 2007 @ 6:51 pm
AAHHHH, ooopppps, sorry not to rub it in but wii have one. It must be something with locations. Although we are not a huge city we had some in town but we got it way before this holiday season when everyone is in a mad dash for the stores. My kids love it. Wait a few months and then look for it. I wouldn’t wait in lines either.
Comment by Martha — December 15, 2007 @ 2:22 pm