2007.01.21
Wiispotting
There was a rumour online that Best Buy stores were holding Wii stock for Sunday, January 21 since the Wii would be featured in a flyer. Since I was up early enough, I figured I’d go check it out – I’m in the market for a Wii, and now that the holiday season is over, I figure I might actually be able to get my hands on one.
Turns out that the rumour was either false, or only applied to stores in the USA or something. I showed up at the nearest Best Buy just before they opened (along with about 12 other folks). There was no long line up or anything, just a few people waiting outside for the store to open. Most of us moved pretty quickly for the Wii section of the store only to find that the store was out of stock. Obviously these other people had picked up the same rumour that I had.
Since there was a Zellers, EB Games, and Walmart nearby, and since I wanted to hit T&T for some Pocky goodness and coconut milk anyways, I thought I would check all of them. No luck. Nada. No Wii for me.
Apparently EB Games got a shipment on on Friday – a whopping 5 consoles. They all sold the same day (duh).
So, now I’m wondering when the stock will stabilize at the local retailers. The Wii has been out for a couple of months and it still can’t be found anywhere.
Maybe if I wait another month…
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