Did any of you try to camp for the PS3, or the Nintendo Wii (Later on) yet? I lostabout 20 bucks from gas money, and 20 bucks from ps3stocktracker.com. Not to mention around 9 hours of time I could have been working. I guess I under-estimated my chances of getting a PS3. We head out at 7:00 AM EST. Here is what happened at each store:
(At Target) From what I could tell... The manager at my local Target got a group of his friends together to camp for the PS3, thus limiting the chance of others getting one to an absolute zero. Very fucking lame, and in my opinion illegal.
(At Circuit city) There was a group of family members that all knew each other but denied it. There was 10 units available, and 11 family members and friends. I asked the manager at CC why they allowed more than (1) unit per household, and he said, "There is no way to prove it" Absolute crap... left after 20 minutes.
The worst part of the story: (CompUSA) A group of FOUR redneck friends snugged in a corner with a foul mouthed preteen (they were not even in a line!) Some asshole's son said, "We have 9 of us total, and 5 of us are in the store. Too late bitches!" My brother went in and asked the manager how many units they were getting in, and he said, "Exactly 9"... My bro also asked what their policy was about line formations, etc.
The manager replied, "First come, first serve basis." I decided to camp there while my bro went to look for more locations. The jerk's son kept shouting shit at me for an entire half-hour! I asked him to tell his son to please stop on too many occasions, and he said, "fuck off, you've already lost!" I took the chance, and went to talk to the manager about their misconduct, and was told to call the cops in a laughing manner... I went back, and you have probably guessed... The rest of their clan shows up in a van. There was no chance of me getting a PS3 from this place. I was overly pissed off.
What could I do? I wanted to camp out there, but I knew I had little to no chance of getting a PS3 to resell. They had lawn chairs setup for friends to arrive. They were not in a line, and the manager did not give a rat's ass. We checked out several other retailers and by that time it was already too late. I don't want to give the details of the other stores, but they were ALMOST as equally bad.
I was almost able to get 2 units off the web, but found out it was a huge scam before even entering my information.. Do not use ps3stocktracker.com
(Long story short most of the campers were large groups of friends and family members reserving spots for their friends. Leaving no chance for others to get a PS3. Making another pretty craptastic day for MetalLizard) All I wanted to do was get just one to resell on eBay to go towards my college fund, or a new car. Guess I'll have to stick to painting for a few more weeks. =(
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