So, as I’m sure you’re aware, the Wii came out this morning (Sunday). Now, some stores had midnight launches last night, but there were none in my area. At first, I thought I would stay up, checking Amazon.com. However, there was very little hope that they would ever get them. At around 3:45 A.M., I decided to go to Circuit City to join the line.
I should point out that I never do things like this. Camping out to buy something is sort of a sad activity. However, I really wanted to show my family the Wii at Thanksgiving, so I had no other choice.
When I got to Circuit City, I found out that they had 24 in stock and there were 27 people waiting. With that knowledge, I decided to head next door to stand in line at WalMart (again, not the best choice). I really hate that store. However, I was 4th in line, so that was really good. Rumors were that there were 26 left.
After being lied to by various employees, a woman came out at 6:45 am to tell us that they were having a raffle(!). I mean, come on, a raffle?! She said it was the “only fair way” to sell the systems. Now, for those of us who had been out there for 3 hours already, this was a bit much to take. However, we had no choice. I grabbed my ticket and was ready to be mad.
Seriously, equal opportunity is not fair and neither are raffles. About 5 minutes before the start of the raffle, there were 40 of us in line. In the next couple minutes, a bunch of employees and friends showed up, boosting the line to about 80. Then we found out that there were only 20 units.
Luck went my way this time and I got my Wii! Unfortunately, the woman ahead of me, who had been waiting much longer, didn’t get one. But, I got my system, went home, slept, set it up, and then played. It’s great! Emily and I really, really, really like it. I can’t wait to show everyone! Anyway, that’s my Wii Launch story.
