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Oh mah gawd. Total story for joo.

I underlined it for your reading pleasure. biggrin

One day, my mom, sister and me decide to go birthday shopping. For me. (Ironic, right?) So, we start calling around for Wii's, and, no one has one. (Big shocker!) We call Target next, and they say, that Sunday, they'll be passing out "tickets." If your out there by 7 am, when they open, you'll get a ticket, allowing you to get a Wii first. We decide to take to go at 3 am. When we get there, my sister hopes out of the van to wait for me. (I had a nasty cold, bleh.) It's almost below 0 outside, (it was in January...) and there are already a couple guys outside. My sister looked a little closer at them..
"Rex? Andy? [Another guy who's name I can't remember]?"
Well, whadaya know! It's some of her friends from school!
So, we made a deal with them. They could come in the van and get warm, if we could have their spot in line.
"Nah, it's okay. It's only the 3 of us. I'm sure they have more than 3 Wii's. 4th in line isn't so bad."
Okay, that works. More people eventually show up, and while I'm snuggled in the back of the van, (Which we made into a bed.) I can hear my sister talking to the people in line. There was one kid, a little younger than me, who was waiting for a Wii for a few monthes, and was in countless lines to wait for one, but still hadn't gotten one.
"Kelly, if they don't have enough Wii's, and that kid doesn't get one, we'll give him our ticket, okay?"
My mom was right. This was the first time we waited for a Wii. If that kid didn't get one, then I can wait a little longer.
Eventually, around 5 am, Rex and Andy get in their car.
"Hey, were gonna go get some blankets across the street, okay?
(Wal-Mart was across the street.)
"Yeah, okay!" my sister, and the other 23 people yell back.
My mom starts digging in her purse for something, too.
"Hey, I got, like, 20 bucks, you want me to get some hot coco for anyone? 7-11 is just down the street!"
"Yeah, sure!" My sister yells. No one else yells, but one lady raised her hand.
"I'll take a coffee, if you don't mind."
"Nah, it's okay!" My mom yells.
Meanwhile, I'm in the back, on the bed we made. "Wait, hold on, mom. I gotta get in an actual seat."
"Nah, just stay there. Just cover yourself with a blanket so no one see's you."
... Mama say what now?
"Are you kidding?! There's no seatbelt back here! Their's not even a seat!"
"Ah, quit whining. Just make sure that security guard doesn't see you cover up."
Yup. Just quit whining and cover up while I drive down a highway at 5 in the morning. Just cover yourself with this blanket that's half your size.
Yup. That's my mom, ladies and gentlemen.
So, I cover myself, unassuming that I'm going to make it back to the parking lot with all my philangies. Mind you, I don't own any racing games. Get in the van with my mom, you don't need a racing game.
(Story of my life, Chapter 1,539: Oh, Kelly, were gonna go get your birthday present at Target, but lets go get some coffee. Oh, don't worry about a seatbelt, just cover yourself with a baby blanket while I drive a mile away at 50 miles an hour.)
So, we get there, and my dad just gets out to go get it. I'm still laying back there, because one of the security guards was there, and my mom was talking to me. Next to us, a guy got in his truck, but he was looking at my mom.
"Kel, that guy in the truck next to us is staring at me..."
"Like, staring at your boobs?"
"No, like, he thinks I'm crazy or something."
And as my mom kept talking to me, the guy drove away.
"Oh, wow. That guy thought I was talking to myself!"
Wow! Not only did our stupid and totally insane plan work, but people though my mom was nuts!
Ah, good day.
We eventually returned to Target, and gave the coco to my sister.
"Hey, mom, check it out, Rex and Andy bought everyone these cool toe warmers!" She said, taking her shoe off and showing us.
"Dammit, Em, put your f***ing show back on! It's below zero!"
Once again, story of my life.
We parked next to the curb to talk to everyone, when an employee walked up. (Odd, it's only 6 am. I thought Target employee's hated the rising sun!)
She walked up to the van, and tapped on the window. I'm sorry, did I say tap? I meant almost shattered the window.
"Lady, you can't park here, it's a fire lane."
My mom looked at the sign.
It was a bus stop.
"No it isn't. It's a damn bus stop. The buses don't even run until, like, 10!"
"Move your van, lady!!"
Oh, I guess that's what the morning sun does to Target employee's.
So we move our van, but close enough that we could still talk to everyone.
Eventually, 7 o' clock rolled around, and everyone got their ticket. (Surprisingly, there were 2 tickets left!) The store didn't open until 8, so we decided to stop at Burger King and get something to eat. We went to Wal-Mart after that to pick up TWILIGHT PRINCESS!!!
Anyway...
We return to Target, to find a white lady standing outside her SUV.
The white lady part will come into plat in a minute...
She sighed, and looked as the van pulled up. "Wow, did everyone already get their tickets?" She said.
"Yeah, but their were 2 left." My mom said.
"Oh, thank god!" She sighed, and relieved. she looked toward the door, where Miss Bus Stop stood. She motioned that they had tickets left, but the lady said not until 8.
Later on, 5 minutes later, a black lady comes walking up to the door, and starts talking to Miss Bus Stop.
And she hands her a ticket.
The white lady gawked, as she ran as fast as she could to get a ticket.
Now, let's back up, here. White lady. Harmless ol' white lady. SUV driving, mother of 2 white lady, wants to get a ticket. "Nope, b***h, not until 8 am!" taunts Miss Bus Stop. Now, Black Lady. Stelledo's that could pierce skin, skinny a**, giant pocket coat that can hold any weapon wearing BLACK LADY, walks up to the door to Miss Bus Stop.
"Wha?! No, no! H-Here! Take this ticket! And this watch from the jewelry department! Just leave me beeee!!!" White lady walks up, furious.
"O-Oh, is this your friend..?"
"Ummm.... Yeah! She's been waiting a while to get one." The black lady says to Miss Bus Stop.
"Err... Here, you can have a ticket, too..!!"
"Thanks." She says, as White Lady and Black Lady walk back to the car.
"Man, what a b***h." Black lady says.

Counted Racial Flaws: ... Wait, hold on, my computer's still counting.

So, White and Black Ladies get their tickets, and walk back to their cars to chit-chat.

The store finally opens, and I swear, 8 o' clock runs around, and a swarm of over 40 people start heading for the door. It was worse than that movie, Locusts.

So, here's the order of the line, in order, which will come into play in a minute. 12 year old kid and his dad, black lady, white lady, us, Rex, and Andy.

"So, Andy, when you get home, what'cha gonna go first, sleep, or play Wii?" my sister says.
"... Man, I dunno. I'll make my Mii and go to sleep." Andy mumbled back.

As 12 year old kid, checks out, I smile at him, and pat his shoulder. "Hey, have fun, okay?"
And he just blankly stares at me. I think I gave that kid an instant crush on me.
White lady checks out, and Miss Bus Stop is checking her out. White Lady was holding a Coke the whole time. As Miss Bus Stop finished, she slammed the box on the counter, and angrily took the check. And, I swear to god, White Lady splashes the Coke in Miss Bus Stop's face. It was like watching Scary Movie, or something, but it was great.

As we check out, me and my sister go over to look at the pretty toys for our Wii.

So, that morning, was the first time I was awake for 36 hours straight. 30 of those hours involved playing the Wii/ eating/socializing with my family for once.

So, not only did I get a Wii, but it made me realize something.
Target is nothing but a bunch of ungrateful, racist pussies.
They could of at least gave cookies, or orange juice to the people they were about to take cash from.
Bastards.
Anyway, The End. Go play your Wii.

Well... I casually walked into Future Shop bout a week after it came out and they had 5 left. The end. Exciting, eh? xp

Also, one time while my dad was waiting in line at EB games, the store opened and everybody went in. My dad was 3 in line. The store only had 2 wii's stare

My reaction was a little different than yours. I froze, looked at the camera, and started yelling I got a Wii!!! really loud. I then ran down my basement satirs to go set it up with by brother-in-law on my heels. He's 23 and he wanted the wii for himself, but his wife (my sis) said that it was for me^^ha

I had wanted one as soon as they had been released, but my oppertunity didn't show up untill December 20th. ><

I had gone to work at 1:00, and not long after recieved a phone call from my Brother, who lives in a city an hour and a half away from mine, saying that the Best Buy near where he lives was getting 50 Nintendo Wiis' in that night, and that if i wanted to get one, i would have to find a way to get to said Best Buy to purchase one of the Wiis.

I then procedded to call up the local greyhound station, and found that their last bus out of my city, and into the one that my brother lives in leaves at 9:30, which would have to work, cause i worked till 9:00.

I rushed from work across the city to the Greyhound station to catch that last bus out of my city, and sat on the bus for the hour and a half to get to this other city. Met up with a friend of my brothers', who proceeded to drive me to the afore-mentioned Best Buy.

Got there, met up with my bro, and we ended up being the 24th and 25th people in line. Did i also mention the fact that i live in Canada? And at this point in the winter.. Good old December is the coldest month of the year, there was probably 3 or 4 inches of snow already on the ground, and it was still snowing, with the general temperature being about -25 degrees celcius. Was not a pleasent night sitting outside of Best Buy...

So in the morning, they came out to all of us cold, patient, half asleep frozen people, and announced that they had only recieved 25 Wii's, out of the estimated 50. Well.. there was 25 really really REALLY pissed off people behind me. But me and my bro both got our Wiis.

And as soon as i had it securely in my posession... wrapped securely in my arms, i was then driven back to the good old bus station to catch the next bus back to my city so that i could go to work at 1:00...

Cant even explain how desperately badly i wanted to call in sick to work. Had gotten no sleep whatsoever, and i wanted so badly to just play the Wii... but none the less, i worked all day, with a big huge grin on my face, and told everyone that would listen that I Had A Wii!!! heart

And that is my story... i love my Wii