If you can't tell yet, Yup yup... we actually camped for a night to get our hands on the new game console. The lines for the PS3 were set up days in advance. But the line for the Nintendo Wii began around 12 hours before the launch of the sale. So hubby and I packed some sandwiches, brought two tumblers of hot coffee, some bananas, some chips, a sleeping bag, 3 blankets and homework/paperwork with us to the local store. We settled ourselves behind two groups of boys who had brought foldable chairs which I think was quite a good idea actually. The temperature was around 5°C and dropped to about 2°C by 2am. Since we were lying down on our blankets which were on top of the concrete floor, you could feel the cold seeping in through the many layers and hitting our skin. Brrrr it was cold! I stayed up till about 12am just finishing my homework and chatting with the girl who was next to me in line. The guys at the front of the line had to answer the same questions that the shoppers who were still going in and out of the store were asking.
Shopper1: Are you guys waiting for the PS3?
Guys in line: No, the Wii (pronounced 'we' if you didn't know).
Shopper1: Really? How long have you been here?
Guys in line: 45 minutes.
Shopper1: Oh, (with a disappointed look on his face). Well, that's not long. Good luck!
Shopper2: Oh My GAWD! Are you all sleeping outside the store tonight for some game?
Guys in line: Yeah.
Shopper2: You're crazy!
Guys in line: Well, you're fat.
Shopper2 stomped away but didn't hear the remark.
Shopper3: U boys waiting for the Wii?
Guys in line: Yeah! The WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Shopper3: That's cool. (sees some of the donuts the boys had). Hey can I have one of those?
Guys in line: No man, it's our fuel to sustain us through the night.
Shopper3: laughs while walking away
Guys in front of line: What do you guys think is the number one condiment in the US?
Girl in line: ketchup!
Guy at back of line: mayo!
Guys in front of line: No man! It's mustard. You can eat mustard with anything.
This was followed with 15 minutes of argument about why mustard is better than ketchup
Ahhh yes, so you can see how bored I was with the silly mind flossing discussions that were going on. I was the quiet girl who was doing her homework while everybody else threw out points about why they were nerdier than the other and deserved to be in line.
The rest of the night really wasn't any more interesting than the first 2 hours. The same conversations were repeated over and over (mustard vs ketchup). In the middle of the night I seriously had to use the bathroom. Hubby insisted that I go to the darkness of the bushes and use a bottle to do my business. Wargh no way jose'! I was so not going to do that. And since all of us in line had said that we would be ok with anyone getting out of line for bathroom breaks, I drove over to the 24 hour grocery store across the street and asked if they had a bathroom I could use. Oh thank goodness there was one. Coz if there wasn't one, I was going to drive back home which was 10 minutes away to use my own bathroom. No one said we couldn't leave the line to go back home for the bathroom break. hehehehehehhehe
7 hours to go
Can't believe hubby is asleep. Bloody hell, the girl next to me is still smoking. Wish she would smoke somewhere else.
6 hours to go
Under the covers but wide awake - Hears shrieks of laughter "Oh my god, oh my god, we snuck out of our house!! Eeeeekkkk... ooh, ooh. this is so exciting!". Riiiiggght...
5 hours to
"Hey guys! who has the most annoying ring tone?" asks number 1 in line. Sounds of different types of ring tones start playing. Ok, I'm not going to get any sleep.
4 hours to go
It's getting more quiet. I can actually get some shut eye. Right, dozing off now... aaah..... WTF!!! Where did the ciggie smoke come from? *groan* Pulls sleeping bag over head.
3 hours to go
"Hey everyone's asleep!" says number 1 in line. "C'mon! We're not doing this for me, We're not going this for you. We're doing it for Weeeeeeeeeeeeee". Such lame jokes I tell you. Just shut up and go to bed!
1/2 an hour to go
"Dude, wake up. They're going to hand out the tickets soon". Oh good..... I actually managed to get some shut eye and not get woken up by unnecessary comments and conversation. Hmm.. the smoking girl must be asleep too. Yup, she's asleep alright. Right then, lets' get up and roll up our blankets and sleeping bags and wait out the next half an hour.
The store manager handed our tickets. They had 33 only. I'm not sure if any of the people at the back of the line were disappointed. Imagine spending the night out in the cold only to know that you're going back home empty handed. Anyway, we were number 11 and 12!
Once everyone got their tickets half of the line disappeared to use the bathroom at the grocery store across the street. Hehehehee... funny ok. I didn't have to go coz I made sure I didn't drink anything during the night. Just before the store was going to open, everyone back in line and actually got their systems according to what number you were in line. I thought that was extremely fair. That way the people who actually had to wait longer would get the first pick for games and accessories that were being sold too. Dunno what games number 33 got.
So yeah, here's the system and I don't know yet whether it was worth the wait or not. I kinda feel jet lagged and am happy that it's a Sunday so I can actually go through the day like a zombie. Am sleeping at 9pm today.
So, all 12 hours for this. It better be worth the investment:
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