Wobbed of my Wii!

So this morning, I wake up at crazy o’clock (about 4:30 Am..ish) and start bundling up to head down to my local Best Buy to pick up my Wii. That’s right. I planned on waltzing right in and grabbing it because i figured after last nights reconnaisance mission, seeing as only 7 people were camped at 7PM, I was good to go. No such luck. The store had 54 units. I was like 30 people away from getting one. I got there at about 6:00 AM, thinking that two hours would enough, well not at this store.

After being given bad news, I gun it to the Walmart. Turns out they had over a hundred units. If I had lined up there for 2 hrs, I would have had my Wii. Most people showed up about 6’ish, and were good to go. I had no idea that the Walmart opened at 8 AM. What killed me was the fact the Walmart is right down the street. Ai ya!

So instead of grousing, I get in line like everyone else, and eventually, I get to peck at the remaining accessories. I picked up a Wii Points Card, extra Wii-Mote, and The Legend of Zelda (good price at $49.99) and call it a day. They actually had the best prices on accessories by a few dollars. They were out of nunchuk controllers though.

But before I REALLY called it a day, I booted out to the other Walmart on the other side of town, check two EB’s, and run to the Zellers, Superstore, and Sears. Some kid outside the Walmart tried to make a buck off me by offering the system to me at HIS price. I told him with 4 million units, do you think I should even entertain that? I offered him 20 bucks. I don’t think he’ll even get that now that everyone knows that most stores will get an order in before Friday, albeit a much smaller quantity. I even sent Kelly to Costco. No luck. In fact, Costco Canada didn’t put them at all the stores. However, I always have a plan B…

Before I left the house, I placed on order for it at SEARS and considered it Insurance. As I found out by going there later, SEARS actually doesn’t sell gaming stuff at their stores. They only sell it online. Unfortunately, no one knows this…but I did. I placed an order early this morning before I went out. When I got home, I got an email notification saying that my order was in stock, and it would ship to my local SEARS for pick up in 2 – 3 days. Order is confirmed. SWEET! I also know that because there is a major shipping depot near my house, I’d by getting it probably even sooner than that.

So that’s my Wii Story. If all goes well, I’ll be playing by Tuesday. Do you guys have Wii Stories of your own?