Comments | indyselsa: BAH.

indyselsa

BAH.

Feb 10, 2010 11:14

BAH. I've been saving up to get Brian a Wii for his birthday. Having enough stockpiled almost 2 weeks before his birthday I went to order it today, and THEY'RE OUT OF STOCK EVERYWHERE. Amazon has had them in for weeks, I've been looking since Christmas to see if I could find a good bundle deal, so I know I wasn't imagining anything. I saw one ( Read more... )

ranting, holidays, brian

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cursed_genesis February 10 2010, 16:28:48 UTC

Have you tried Toys R Us or HMV (are there HMVs there?). Check Bestbuy tomorrow, not sure if the US is the same but in Canada they restock on Thursdays.

antithiscully February 10 2010, 17:03:13 UTC

and how about video game stores like Game Stop?

Toys R Us is a good suggestion, that's where ours was found.

snmnstrz21 February 10 2010, 17:07:47 UTC

I was going to say I'd go get one at one of our Targets and ship it to you, but they seem to be out of stock here, too!

What we did when we wanted one and they were totally out of stock was make a list of all stores that sold them and called the store every day to see if they had gotten any in. It was a pain, but it paid off.

Also, have you checked the smaller stores like Game Crazy, GameStop or EB Games? Kmart? Meijer?

Nintendo seems to go in spurts. They'll make a whole bunch, send them out, and then wait until they all sell out before sending out more. Newegg.com has an ETA date of 2/23/10 for theirs, by the way.

indyselsa February 10 2010, 21:09:05 UTC

GameStop had a refurb! I paid the $20 to extend the warranty to a year, and feel good about the purchase. I spent what I would have for a new one, but whatever. It's better than not having anything.

Thanks for the excellent suggestion! I always forget about those small places.

snmnstrz21 February 10 2010, 23:52:02 UTC

Glad you found one!!

Jason buys refurb computer stuff all the time. With the warranty it's just like new.

thethinwhtduke February 10 2010, 17:28:34 UTC

i'd second gamestop. try sears, sam's club, kmart, meijer (if you guys have them), kohls, or perhaps even craigslist?

i got mine from the latter. i got a load of games (like 6 games, i think), the wii fit (board and all), 2 wheels (it came with mario kart) 2 nunchucks, 2 controlers, and 4 or 5 covers for them all. i think i paid $250 for everything.

indyselsa February 10 2010, 21:09:32 UTC

GameStop had a refurb! I paid for the year warranty and now can't wait for his birthday. :)

thelilyqueen February 11 2010, 03:49:30 UTC

Glad to hear you worked things out - I'm on the other side of the country, so not much help!