Confronted by Hoard of Angry Wal-Mart Shoppers Last Night.
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 11:10 am
Talk about an interesting day yesterday. My wife calls me and asks if I can pick up the Wii-Fit that just came out yesterday. I as the loving husband says no problem I just stop by BestBuy and pick one up.
Yeah well that didn’t go well. They were sold out.
So I go to Toys R Us. Sold out.
Frys, Sold Out
1st Walmart, Sold Out
Ciurcit City, Sold out
2nd Walmart, Sold out
3rd Walmart, Got interesting. (I almost didn’t stop)
I walk back to the Electronics section and see about 2 or 3 customers milling around the counter. There was no Employee there though. So I decide to walk around the corner and I find the Employee for that section and ask him if they have one. Her replay was "YES i have one left and its behind the counter. I said great I will take it. We get to the counter and guess what the other 2 or 3 people there wanted the same thing. Since I found the Employee she promised it to me and that started a whole confrontation. People where mad and started cussing and huffing and what not. I thought I was going to have to defend myself from a hoard of angry middle aged women that probably spent all day looking everywhere for the Wii-Fit for them self’s. Well I wasn't going to be the nice guy and let them have it cause my wife wanted it and I was going to make her happy. I paid for it right then and proceed to the exit. Talk about getting stares and pointing. I make it to the car and leave as quick as possible. I even had a guy on the HWY point and stare as if to say "That’s the guy, He got the last Wii-Fit" I make it home and give it to my wife and kid, She asked what took me so long so tell them the story. My wife’s reply was "You didn't have to shoot anyone did you"
Could you see the headlines now.
Yeah well that didn’t go well. They were sold out.
So I go to Toys R Us. Sold out.
Frys, Sold Out
1st Walmart, Sold Out
Ciurcit City, Sold out
2nd Walmart, Sold out
3rd Walmart, Got interesting. (I almost didn’t stop)
I walk back to the Electronics section and see about 2 or 3 customers milling around the counter. There was no Employee there though. So I decide to walk around the corner and I find the Employee for that section and ask him if they have one. Her replay was "YES i have one left and its behind the counter. I said great I will take it. We get to the counter and guess what the other 2 or 3 people there wanted the same thing. Since I found the Employee she promised it to me and that started a whole confrontation. People where mad and started cussing and huffing and what not. I thought I was going to have to defend myself from a hoard of angry middle aged women that probably spent all day looking everywhere for the Wii-Fit for them self’s. Well I wasn't going to be the nice guy and let them have it cause my wife wanted it and I was going to make her happy. I paid for it right then and proceed to the exit. Talk about getting stares and pointing. I make it to the car and leave as quick as possible. I even had a guy on the HWY point and stare as if to say "That’s the guy, He got the last Wii-Fit" I make it home and give it to my wife and kid, She asked what took me so long so tell them the story. My wife’s reply was "You didn't have to shoot anyone did you"
Could you see the headlines now.
What a world we live in. 
