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« on: September 17, 2012, 10:31:29 PM »
We getting a Wii story is a lot less interesting than yours. Much like now I wanted one but could not possibly afford it. On Christmas morning my Mother told my wife and I she was buying us one as a present, as soon as she could find one. Knowing how bad the shortages were I was prepared to wait a while. A week or so later I came home from work and sat down on the couch. I glance over at my pile of presents waiting to be put away and noticed something new. A Wii. Apparently my Mom had stopped at Walmart on her way home and while shopping they announced that they had 1 Wii available, first come, first serve. She drag raced some other lady to the department, got their first and scored it. I quickly set it up and popped in Zelda (which I had bought on sale at Target in November, the price was too good to pass up even though I did not have the system).
The only thing I have ever waited in line for like that was the 6th Harry Potter book. We preordered it and got to Barnes and Noble around 5pm. They had several people handing out numbers, announcing they were going to be letting us in in batches, so the number was not our exact place. I scouted them out and saw who had the lowest numbers and jumped in their line. We ended up number 12. Once 11 hit they had us line up in our sections and I forced my way towards the front. We ended up being the 3rd into the building. I had the exact amount in cash ready and put it on the counter. I was the first person out the door. I held the book aloft like you did your Wii and the 600 or so people waiting let out a cheer. I will never forget that moment.
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