I don’t understand…

I recently made two huge steps towards accepting the influences of my husband: 1. I fully admit that I like the iPhone and 2. I want my first Wii game: WiiFit.  This being admitted, I stopped to fill my car with gas, then swung by Toys R Us to see if they have any WiiFits in stock.  Come to find out, the guy who was helping me informed me that they received a shipment  yesterday, and he just sold their last one “ten minutes ago”!  (If only I had waited for the gas) Now, the part that I don’t understand: when I asked him when they might be expecting more, he told me that they don’t know when more are coming until they show up… So, why don’t they know?  I have asked managers this question regarding other items at other stores and the only answer that I ever get is “We don’t know.” Not: in a couple of days or next week or next month.  They aren’t even able to give me a guess-timate.  Also, I don’t understand why nobody will let me do a rain check for anything Wii related, it is no different than doing a pre-order. I understand that Nintendo thinks that they are better than everybody else and these products are under very high demand, but why won’t they let me pay for one now (or at least a down payment) and pick it up when it arrives (on the truck that they don’t know when it will arrive).

3 thoughts on “I don’t understand…

  1. A post from Amber…hooray!!

    I didn’t really understand the Wii Fit thing either. Our geek friend at Best Buy said that they have no idea what they will get from Nintendo on a daily basis. Stuff just shows up on the truck. It’s frustrating for consumers, but I bet it’s frustrating for the retailers too.

  2. Brad recently called all the retailers in Wichita who carry the Wii…. NOBODY has it right now. Nobody knows anything, and they won’t hold it for you. Sad. 🙁

    But we will be getting one…. make no mistake about that…. mua hahahaha!

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