Fate got me a Wii

So it is no secret that the Wii is hard to come by since Nintendo chooses to make a limited supply for something a lot of people want. My daughter and I have wanted Wii for some time now, since she is really into the old Mario games and loves playing Sonic the Hedgehog. I started looking for Wii in the middle ofNovember and had no luck since I live in a small town that has one Gamestop and a Walmart. I would alternate back and forth each week trying to get there at just the right time to snag 1. This was ver hard since Walmart would get only 1 a week and sometimes 1 every two weeks. Over at Gamestop they say they would get two in a week but everyday I would find them sold out.

So my daughters birthday was December 18th and I wasnt able to get one by then, so I had little hope I would find one by Christmas. December 25th came and still nothing. So I told her that maybe we would get one by this summer since they might have more available by then. She was disappointed but she smiled and said she could wait a little while longer.

Fast foward to today: I made my usual stop in at Gamestop still wishing on a star that they might have one, and as always no such luck. "Maybe next week?" the clerk tells me. Yeah, right ! I think to myself. So later in the day my wife and I go grocery shopping and stock up on supplies for a dinner party her friend is having Saturday night. We get home and unpack everything and she starts cooking. Suddenly she informs me that she forgot to get toothpicks, and I already had been to the store twice so I wasn't too excited to go back into town especially on a Friday afternoon cause everyone is at the damn store. So I head back to Walmart to grab the toothpicks, and as I grab a box of them off the shelf I convince myself to go to the electronics department and just take one more look since Iwas there already. I round the corner and start glancing at all the Xbox 360 games (this was especially painful since my 360 just got the red ring of death and is now on its way to be repaired) working my way to the Wii stuff. Suddenly, I catch a glimpse of a White box in the case that usually is bare. Could it be? I get a bit closer and I see the three magic letters W-i-i ! I couldn't believe what I was seeing, and just then the clerk comes over and asks if he can get anything for me. Your Damn Right you can get something for me ! He tells me that this was the only one they got this week and it just came out of the trailer 20 minutes ago. I felt like I just won the lottery, and I knew my daughter was going to flip when I come home with a Wii.

As I was leaving I was getting eye-balled by so many people since you could easily see through the white plastic bag. I felt like I was in danger of getting robbed at gun point, but I made it home safely. When I told my daughter that I had a surprise for her she was pretty excited, and then once she saw what it was she practically broke my ribs giving me a huge hug. My wife said I was one lucky SOB, but I new it was fate! All the times I walked away empty handed only made it that much sweeter.

The only problem now is that my wife won't relinquish the Wii controller! She loves Mario Galaxy more then I ever knew.

well done!

i bought like 6 of them when they first came out... and sold 5 of them on ebay... made 250% profit on each one... people are crazy

So it is no secret that the Wii is hard to come by since Nintendo chooses to make a limited supply for something a lot of people want. My daughter and I have wanted Wii for some time now, since she is really into the old Mario games and loves playing Sonic the Hedgehog. I started looking for Wii in the middle ofNovember and had no luck since I live in a small town that has one Gamestop and a Walmart. I would alternate back and forth each week trying to get there at just the right time to snag 1. This was ver hard since Walmart would get only 1 a week and sometimes 1 every two weeks. Over at Gamestop they say they would get two in a week but everyday I would find them sold out.

So my daughters birthday was December 18th and I wasnt able to get one by then, so I had little hope I would find one by Christmas. December 25th came and still nothing. So I told her that maybe we would get one by this summer since they might have more available by then. She was disappointed but she smiled and said she could wait a little while longer.

Fast foward to today: I made my usual stop in at Gamestop still wishing on a star that they might have one, and as always no such luck. "Maybe next week?" the clerk tells me. Yeah, right ! I think to myself. So later in the day my wife and I go grocery shopping and stock up on supplies for a dinner party her friend is having Saturday night. We get home and unpack everything and she starts cooking. Suddenly she informs me that she forgot to get toothpicks, and I already had been to the store twice so I wasn't too excited to go back into town especially on a Friday afternoon cause everyone is at the damn store. So I head back to Walmart to grab the toothpicks, and as I grab a box of them off the shelf I convince myself to go to the electronics department and just take one more look since Iwas there already. I round the corner and start glancing at all the Xbox 360 games (this was especially painful since my 360 just got the red ring of death and is now on its way to be repaired) working my way to the Wii stuff. Suddenly, I catch a glimpse of a White box in the case that usually is bare. Could it be? I get a bit closer and I see the three magic letters W-i-i ! I couldn't believe what I was seeing, and just then the clerk comes over and asks if he can get anything for me. Your Damn Right you can get something for me ! He tells me that this was the only one they got this week and it just came out of the trailer 20 minutes ago. I felt like I just won the lottery, and I knew my daughter was going to flip when I come home with a Wii.

As I was leaving I was getting eye-balled by so many people since you could easily see through the white plastic bag. I felt like I was in danger of getting robbed at gun point, but I made it home safely. When I told my daughter that I had a surprise for her she was pretty excited, and then once she saw what it was she practically broke my ribs giving me a huge hug. My wife said I was one lucky SOB, but I new it was fate! All the times I walked away empty handed only made it that much sweeter.

The only problem now is that my wife won't relinquish the Wii controller! She loves Mario Galaxy more then I ever knew.

Lostboy1224

Congrats man

So it is no secret that the Wii is hard to come by since Nintendo chooses to make a limited supply for something a lot of people want. My daughter and I have wanted Wii for some time now, since she is really into the old Mario games and loves playing Sonic the Hedgehog. I started looking for Wii in the middle ofNovember and had no luck since I live in a small town that has one Gamestop and a Walmart. I would alternate back and forth each week trying to get there at just the right time to snag 1. This was ver hard since Walmart would get only 1 a week and sometimes 1 every two weeks. Over at Gamestop they say they would get two in a week but everyday I would find them sold out.

So my daughters birthday was December 18th and I wasnt able to get one by then, so I had little hope I would find one by Christmas. December 25th came and still nothing. So I told her that maybe we would get one by this summer since they might have more available by then. She was disappointed but she smiled and said she could wait a little while longer.

Fast foward to today: I made my usual stop in at Gamestop still wishing on a star that they might have one, and as always no such luck. "Maybe next week?" the clerk tells me. Yeah, right ! I think to myself. So later in the day my wife and I go grocery shopping and stock up on supplies for a dinner party her friend is having Saturday night. We get home and unpack everything and she starts cooking. Suddenly she informs me that she forgot to get toothpicks, and I already had been to the store twice so I wasn't too excited to go back into town especially on a Friday afternoon cause everyone is at the damn store. So I head back to Walmart to grab the toothpicks, and as I grab a box of them off the shelf I convince myself to go to the electronics department and just take one more look since Iwas there already. I round the corner and start glancing at all the Xbox 360 games (this was especially painful since my 360 just got the red ring of death and is now on its way to be repaired) working my way to the Wii stuff. Suddenly, I catch a glimpse of a White box in the case that usually is bare. Could it be? I get a bit closer and I see the three magic letters W-i-i ! I couldn't believe what I was seeing, and just then the clerk comes over and asks if he can get anything for me. Your Damn Right you can get something for me ! He tells me that this was the only one they got this week and it just came out of the trailer 20 minutes ago. I felt like I just won the lottery, and I knew my daughter was going to flip when I come home with a Wii.

As I was leaving I was getting eye-balled by so many people since you could easily see through the white plastic bag. I felt like I was in danger of getting robbed at gun point, but I made it home safely. When I told my daughter that I had a surprise for her she was pretty excited, and then once she saw what it was she practically broke my ribs giving me a huge hug. My wife said I was one lucky SOB, but I new it was fate! All the times I walked away empty handed only made it that much sweeter.

The only problem now is that my wife won't relinquish the Wii controller! She loves Mario Galaxy more then I ever knew.

Lostboy1224

So it is no secret that the Wii is hard to come by since Nintendo chooses to make a limited supply for something a lot of people want. My daughter and I have wanted Wii for some time now, since she is really into the old Mario games and loves playing Sonic the Hedgehog. I started looking for Wii in the middle ofNovember and had no luck since I live in a small town that has one Gamestop and a Walmart. I would alternate back and forth each week trying to get there at just the right time to snag 1. This was ver hard since Walmart would get only 1 a week and sometimes 1 every two weeks. Over at Gamestop they say they would get two in a week but everyday I would find them sold out.

So my daughters birthday was December 18th and I wasnt able to get one by then, so I had little hope I would find one by Christmas. December 25th came and still nothing. So I told her that maybe we would get one by this summer since they might have more available by then. She was disappointed but she smiled and said she could wait a little while longer.

Fast foward to today: I made my usual stop in at Gamestop still wishing on a star that they might have one, and as always no such luck. "Maybe next week?" the clerk tells me. Yeah, right ! I think to myself. So later in the day my wife and I go grocery shopping and stock up on supplies for a dinner party her friend is having Saturday night. We get home and unpack everything and she starts cooking. Suddenly she informs me that she forgot to get toothpicks, and I already had been to the store twice so I wasn't too excited to go back into town especially on a Friday afternoon cause everyone is at the damn store. So I head back to Walmart to grab the toothpicks, and as I grab a box of them off the shelf I convince myself to go to the electronics department and just take one more look since Iwas there already. I round the corner and start glancing at all the Xbox 360 games (this was especially painful since my 360 just got the red ring of death and is now on its way to be repaired) working my way to the Wii stuff. Suddenly, I catch a glimpse of a White box in the case that usually is bare. Could it be? I get a bit closer and I see the three magic letters W-i-i ! I couldn't believe what I was seeing, and just then the clerk comes over and asks if he can get anything for me. Your Damn Right you can get something for me ! He tells me that this was the only one they got this week and it just came out of the trailer 20 minutes ago. I felt like I just won the lottery, and I knew my daughter was going to flip when I come home with a Wii.

As I was leaving I was getting eye-balled by so many people since you could easily see through the white plastic bag. I felt like I was in danger of getting robbed at gun point, but I made it home safely. When I told my daughter that I had a surprise for her she was pretty excited, and then once she saw what it was she practically broke my ribs giving me a huge hug. My wife said I was one lucky SOB, but I new it was fate! All the times I walked away empty handed only made it that much sweeter.

The only problem now is that my wife won't relinquish the Wii controller! She loves Mario Galaxy more then I ever knew.

Lostboy1224

GREAT STORY! I'm happy for you! I got mine launch day and I felt like I was gonna get robbed when I was walking to the car, so I know how you feel. People are going out of their minds for the Wii and probably will be this coming year with it being so popular. Might want to have your daughter keep it on the down-low at school because some kids might actually have the nerve to break in and steal it. People are doing crazy stuff these days.

Back when the 360 came out I got mine launch day and a few days later the pizza guy was delivering to me and heard all the commotion my friends were making and he stuck his head in the door (and a little beyond) and in a deranged "I'm gonna rob you" tone asked if it was the 360. I told him we were playing on regular XBOX and quickly shoved him out the door. And this was in a good neighborhood!

Ok, back to the Wii. Have fun!

Well he has a wife and daughter, so he's not 12 like the most of you :P Our generation knows how to read and write English, not just l33t.boostud

AMEN! I'm not saying that ALL kids are rude and uneducated, but enough of them are that I'm sometimes ashamed to be a gamer and a forum poster because there is noreasoning with children that are ignorant and inexperienced in life. They only see what they want and are against all else. These would be the same kids who tell me I suck at Halo 3, even though I am a Commander rank and am ranked over level 35 on 5 playlists in the game. But, because I have other priorities in life as an adult, I suck no matter if I win or lose the game. Honestly, the kids can have the internet and melt it down for all I care. As long as there are still some decent people out there the future has hope.

Wait a minute...You drove all the way to town for some toothpicks????? Talk about ruining the environment!

Anyways, great story. I never knew they were that hard to come by!

... I didn't like this story... you didn't say if you got the toothpicks or not :P:lol:ZumaJones07

I fell for your link again! Damn....lol!

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TOOTHPICK GET!

So it is no secret that the Wii is hard to come by since Nintendo chooses to make a limited supply for something a lot of people want. My daughter and I have wanted Wii for some time now, since she is really into the old Mario games and loves playing Sonic the Hedgehog. I started looking for Wii in the middle ofNovember and had no luck since I live in a small town that has one Gamestop and a Walmart. I would alternate back and forth each week trying to get there at just the right time to snag 1. This was ver hard since Walmart would get only 1 a week and sometimes 1 every two weeks. Over at Gamestop they say they would get two in a week but everyday I would find them sold out.

So my daughters birthday was December 18th and I wasnt able to get one by then, so I had little hope I would find one by Christmas. December 25th came and still nothing. So I told her that maybe we would get one by this summer since they might have more available by then. She was disappointed but she smiled and said she could wait a little while longer.

Fast foward to today: I made my usual stop in at Gamestop still wishing on a star that they might have one, and as always no such luck. "Maybe next week?" the clerk tells me. Yeah, right ! I think to myself. So later in the day my wife and I go grocery shopping and stock up on supplies for a dinner party her friend is having Saturday night. We get home and unpack everything and she starts cooking. Suddenly she informs me that she forgot to get toothpicks, and I already had been to the store twice so I wasn't too excited to go back into town especially on a Friday afternoon cause everyone is at the damn store. So I head back to Walmart to grab the toothpicks, and as I grab a box of them off the shelf I convince myself to go to the electronics department and just take one more look since Iwas there already. I round the corner and start glancing at all the Xbox 360 games (this was especially painful since my 360 just got the red ring of death and is now on its way to be repaired) working my way to the Wii stuff. Suddenly, I catch a glimpse of a White box in the case that usually is bare. Could it be? I get a bit closer and I see the three magic letters W-i-i ! I couldn't believe what I was seeing, and just then the clerk comes over and asks if he can get anything for me. Your Damn Right you can get something for me ! He tells me that this was the only one they got this week and it just came out of the trailer 20 minutes ago. I felt like I just won the lottery, and I knew my daughter was going to flip when I come home with a Wii.

As I was leaving I was getting eye-balled by so many people since you could easily see through the white plastic bag. I felt like I was in danger of getting robbed at gun point, but I made it home safely. When I told my daughter that I had a surprise for her she was pretty excited, and then once she saw what it was she practically broke my ribs giving me a huge hug. My wife said I was one lucky SOB, but I new it was fate! All the times I walked away empty handed only made it that much sweeter.

The only problem now is that my wife won't relinquish the Wii controller! She loves Mario Galaxy more then I ever knew.

Lostboy1224

wow that seems great i got me the wii voucher at gamestop got up at 5 am to be first in line anyways that was a sweet story i guess those guardian angels were looking after u

[QUOTE="boostud"]Well he has a wife and daughter, so he's not 12 like the most of you :P Our generation knows how to read and write English, not just l33t.Deominator

AMEN! I'm not saying that ALL kids are rude and uneducated, but enough of them are that I'm sometimes ashamed to be a gamer and a forum poster because there is noreasoning with children that are ignorant and inexperienced in life. They only see what they want and are against all else. These would be the same kids who tell me I suck at Halo 3, even though I am a Commander rank and am ranked over level 35 on 5 playlists in the game. But, because I have other priorities in life as an adult, I suck no matter if I win or lose the game. Honestly, the kids can have the internet and melt it down for all I care. As long as there are still some decent people out there the future has hope.

I'm only 14 and I feel that I write and express my opinion fairly intelligently. :(

I feel your pain dude. This time last year I had a really nice HDTV, a 360 AND PS3 but no Wii, which I wasn't to bummed about. But then the next thing I knew I was taking all this coolstuff back to the store since my rent had to be paid -_-

A few months went by and at that point my wife and I were thinking about getting a Wii. Luckily I have a friend who is the coolest guy ever and gave me a hint about a GameCrazy that had 8 Wii's in stock. So off we went and we finally got one with TLoZ:TP and Elebits. Soon enough we had a small collection of games and our Wii and we were ecstatic. Unfortunatly **** hit the fan back in late August last year and I foolishly sold my Wii, which after a few weeks found my self kicking my ass over, cause then we had no form of entertainment besides a small collection of DVD's and a PSone -_-.

But then last year our friend decided he'd buy one for us for Xmas. Yet he should have realised they would be in high demand. So my wife made calls everywhere and finally a BestBuy near us gave us a staright forward answer instead of the usual ("Maybe next week", or "We don't know") and told us they would have 70 Wii's on their last shipment before xmas. So my poor wife camped outside this BestBuy for 8 hours straight from 12 midnight til the store opened. She was the first one there and the first one to get her Wii ticket.(We managed to get one partly thanks to our friend and myself since he had his debit card stolen with the money for the Wii on the there, and only had 160$ and I had 135$ to put towards it) And so we now have another Wii and more games than we did when we first got it (I bought my wife 6 Wii games for Xmas alone) and already were getting a 360 either monday or tuesday :)

Sorry, but your story inspired me to tell my own, but it's scenarios like yours that really make me appreciate what I've got, So congrats on getting yours :D :D :D

Wow, that is an amazing story ;)

Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :P

Nice story. :)

I'm still waiting for my Rainchecked-Wii from GameStop to arrive. :(