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I wait until the last possible minute to think of an xmas gift for DH. Then I finally think of one and can't find it anywhere!!! This year it's a stinkin Nintendo Wii. This thing is 2 years old already and NO ONE HAS IT. I have been to every website and store under the sun and NOTHING. I am so annoyed, you have no idea. Does anyone else have these problems??? Anyone have any advice on where to get a Wii for retail price???
I have no idea where to find the wii, but I can empathize with not being able to find the right gift for DH! I'm searching right now for cufflinks (a new thing DH is into) and the style I want for him I can only find in Australia! And while the item is cheap the shipping is I can't decide... do I? don't I?
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This is our advice from our friend that works at Target-- Call Wal-mart, Target, Best Buy and other stores that sell them and ask them when the shipment is expected in. They usually get them in the night before. Then, arrive the night before near closing and ask if they have them in yet. You might get lucky and get one that way. If not, you'll need to get there right at opening the next morning. We got ours from our friend who had a friend in receiving that put one away for us last year. Good Luck with your Wii hunt!
The other trouble you will have will be finding extra controllers and nunchucks. If you plan on getting him one and see the controllers at the store, buy one!
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Check the weekly circulars for the stores that sell it. If they have it advertised, that means they'll have them when they open on Sunday morning. Plan to arrive at the store a few hours before their scheduled opening time so you can be one of the first few in line when they open up and/or distribute tickets.
A month ago, I arrived at Target prior to opening to pick up Guitar Hero 3... there were a dozen people waiting outside and they all went to the electronics counter and purchased a Nintendo Wii. They had plenty to go around that morning.. 36 of them to be exact.
Sign up for a free account on itracker.com. It keeps track of the stores and inventory in your area for "hot items". There is a pay service to call or email you when one is available in your area but I just checked it several times a day and then called the store before I went over. That's how I got a Wii back in April.
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Hate to be Debbie Downer here, but unless there's a small miracle before Christmas (then again, 'tis the season!), there's probably not going to be a Wii under your tree this year. I talked to a client of mine that owns a video game store and he said that Nintendo has purposely held back this holiday season, so that they'll be able to sustain a demand for them long into the summer. The more people that want them + the less there are available = a hysteria over them!
Your best bet is to try on Ebay and see if there's anyone selling them used. Don't buy one new on Ebay - come March, you'll be able to buy them normally and you'll have waaaaay overspent if you buy it for xmas on Ebay.
I talked to a client of mine that owns a video game store and he said that Nintendo has purposely held back this holiday season, so that they'll be able to sustain a demand for them long into the summer.
That's actually not true. Nintendo has been saying all year long that they are running at maximum production capacity and have been warning consumers that they should purchase one when they saw one in stock. I picked one up in April and gave it to the boys as an end-of-school-year gift. I've only seen it on the shelf at the electronics stores twice since then. They have been getting scarfed up by the "circular watchers" each and every time that it's been advertised in a circular all year long.
The only reason they'll be easier to come by in February and March will be because the feeding frenzy of the holiday shopping season will have passed, and all those shoppers who are buying them just to say they got one will no longer be in the market for one.
I still don't know how I lucked out a few weeks ago when I was in Target at about 2 in the afternoon and there was 3 on the shelf. I actually walked around for a while b/c I wasn't sure I wanted to spend that much, then decided to go for it. I had no idea they were still in such demand!! Good luck.
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I am trying to locate a Wii as well. I called every Walmart, Target and Toys R us within a 50 mile radius this morning. I asked them all if they had the Wii and when they are expecting the next shipment. EVERY store but one told me that they were not told when the next shipment would be. A Toys R Us about 20 miles from me told me that they were expecting a shipment on Friday, and to show up at around noon as that is when they were expected to be out. So on Friday I will be traveling to NJ to stand in line for another Wii.
Last week I just happened to be in Toys R Us right in my neighborhood and saw a huge line of people - I knew they had to be waiting for the Wii. I need two as gifts, so I got in the line and after an hour it was my turn. I asked for two and the clerk told me it was one per customer. I asked if I could stand in line again and she said I was welcome to, but judging from the line it would sell out before it was my turn. Oh well, one down one to go!
Hopefully I'll be able to pick the second one up on Friday.
Good luck to you in your search!
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My friend just got one at the Target down by the Blt Parkway in Brooklyn and they are supposed to get more in....you might want to call and check. I know it is a trip but at least you can get it without having to travel too far....(and there is a lot of other great shopping over there so you can make a day of it
I just went on Sears.com and searched for "wii console" and it brought it up. It says in stock for $249.99. Free standard shipping for orders over $49.00
Just a thought.
I just went on Sears.com and searched for "wii console" and it brought it up. It says in stock for $249.99. Free standard shipping for orders over $49.00
Just a thought.
The free shipping deal is only for Sears card holders. And there's no guarantee of delivery before Christmas on orders placed after 11/11 on Sears.com. [My apologies - that dates applies only to APO/FPO addresses.]
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