Rate my PS3 Purchasing Plan

[homeslice]

I spoke with the local Walmart manager here, and he said he'd be lucky if they receive 5, and I live in a town with over 100,000 people.

[imsobroke]

Well I went to the Walmart in my small town of less than 20k (twin cities burb) and there were already 15 kids waiting in line at 4:15 pm today. Good luck with your plan, it's highly likely you're already too late if you aren't in line. Supposedly some of the best buys here already have lines of 30+ people.

[dseiko]

What stuff will you be bringing with you? And is it cold where you are.

I live in Michigan and last I checked it is suppose to be 40 and rainy tomorrow, so I will bring
1 chair
1 backpack to put stuff in
3 Sweathshirts - will keep some in my car
Underarmor
Warm Pants
3 Pairs of Socks
Huge Blanket
Chair
Poncho
Umbrella
Book
The Cash to pay for it
Food

Anything else people can think of?

Also I will be going tomorrow around 3-4 when I get out of school - if there is to many people in line I'll check a couple other close places then go home and forget about it.

[dawade]

Mother and grandmother are #1 and #2 in line in my local Wal-Mart.

They even went so far as to tape paper to their shirts with #1 and #2 wrote on them.

And then, get this, the Wal-Mart manager told them that they can't swap in and out with another person. So like my sister can't give my mom a break of any extended period of time. WTF is up with that?

[BradleyT]

I dunno about cash if you're going to be there overnight. I'm sure at a few places across the U.S. these people are going to get robbed.

[Push_Fold]

Your mother and grandmother camping out overnight @ walmart for a playstation!? What is wrong with this world!?

[dseiko]

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I dunno about cash if you're going to be there overnight. I'm sure at a few places across the U.S. these people are going to get robbed.

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I kind of thought about that - but I don't have really any other options. I'm 16 - I don't have a credit/debit card, or a checking account. Do you have any good idea's where to hide it or any alternatives I haven't thought of? (BTW right now I'm thinking of hiding it in my socks)

[Thremp]

BTW most places will not sell everyone in your family one if they are all their together. Also I'm glad they don't let you swap out. Its [censored].

Enjoy!

(Reasons for this rule is obvious.)

[lippy]

My midnight option is now worthless, that store had 20+ people on TUESDAY night. I guess I am going to have to go from place to place to find a short line tomorrow morning.

[maniacut]

I called the best buy in downtown T.O. canada. Some dude tells me that none of the employees know (which is consistent what other futureshops/best buys have been saying) but he speculates they will have ballpark figure of 50 and qualifies that saying that location is the biggest in the country. Does that # sound absurdly high or about right?