The Return Of Mechasmack

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Thanks to my buddy Jason I have a Wii. But I've been looking for one for my parents for months. Yeah, there are plenty available on eBay, but I figured with a little effort I could find one for the retail price.

A few months back I heard about a big shipment of Wii's at Best Buy on a Sunday. So I decided to get there about an hour before the store opened. I certainly underestimated the demand because people had been lined up since 8am to get vouchers and none were available by the time I got there.

Lesson learned.

So this past Sunday I got to Best Buy at 6am and stood in the freezing cold with snow blowing in my face with about 100 other Wii seekers. The store had 57 available. I was number 48 in line.

My parents better appreciate the sacrifice. Knowing my mom, she'll probably tell me some story about how much trouble she went through to get me a Millenium Falcon 25 years ago. But then I can just remind her how much it would be worth today if she hadn't sold it at a garage sale.