Low supply, high demand and even higher
prices on eBay... If you couldn't see a bit of a PlayStation 3 related crime wave
coming then you might want to save your $600 and get some laser eye treatment
instead.
Engadget has the roundup
of muggings, scuffles and even shootings (in Texas
, what?!) Some
stores were robbed. Some folks were mugged. Many more fights broke out in lines
when the doors finally opened. Screw it, 50 people lined up to buy 10 consoles...
You would let your elbows fly, wouldn't you?
The Darwin Award has to go to an assista
nt Wal-Mart manager in West
Bend
, Milwaukee;
who, either
quite stupidly or quite maliciously, set up a lottery of musical chairs to
raffle off the ten consoles. He lined up 10 chairs, got the 50 people to a
starting position and the 10 people in the chairs at the end of the race would
get to buy one of the PS3s. Naturally head injuries followed... I mean, what the
hell?! The people in the line, if not the manager himself, should have copped
that this was stupidity and walked away. It's a Goddamn Games Console,
is it worth breaking your neck and playing it from a wheelchair?
That may not have been breaking the laws
of man, but it sure was a crime of stupidity...
Sheesh. The human capacity for stupidity
never ceases to amaze me - particularly when you get more than two people in the
same space.
Comments (13)
but if you are in a wheelchair (because of an accident at the store) at least
you'll have time off work to enjoy it.
Posted by Anonymous | November 17, 2006 7:46 AM
Posted on November 17, 2006 07:46
Unless you're in the wheelchair reserved for the tetriplegics. Then it might
not be so fun.
Posted by the_other_aaron | November 17, 2006 8:03 AM
Posted on November 17, 2006 08:03
only in america....
Posted by Anonymous | November 17, 2006 8:41 AM
Posted on November 17, 2006 08:41
"only in america..." What a bunch of horse-shit! Violence over PS3's is just
human nature at its ugliest, and anyone who thinks this wouldn't happen in
another country is just a shameless jingoist.
Posted by Anonymous | November 17, 2006 9:33 AM
Posted on November 17, 2006 09:33
I think the WalMart managers idea was great! Hell - if your stupid enough to
camp out for a 600.00 game, you get what you deserve.
Posted by Anonymous | November 17, 2006 9:35 AM
Posted on November 17, 2006 09:35
That is so damned funny, I nearly drowned drinking some water...It could only
have been done with an evil glint in the guys eye...Maybe the BOFH got a new job
at WalMart
Posted by Dave | November 17, 2006 11:01 AM
Posted on November 17, 2006 11:01
I wonder how many of those were Ebay sellers. Must have been a painful way to
earn money.
Posted by Anonymous | November 17, 2006 11:44 AM
Posted on November 17, 2006 11:44
LAO this is insanely funny. I am kicking myself in the ass though for not seeing
this money making opportunity earlier.
Posted by Anonymous | November 17, 2006 7:42 PM
Posted on November 17, 2006 19:42
Lets see ahh fighting over toys? Sounds like something I did when I was 5.
Posted by toad10 | November 17, 2006 8:57 PM
Posted on November 17, 2006 20:57
or what your parents did to get you ticklely me elmo
Posted by Anonymous | November 18, 2006 10:56 PM
Posted on November 18, 2006 22:56
It is only in America. I lined up for my PS3 (In Canada), the lines were
orderly and there was never any pushing or elbows. Perhaps americans have
become blind to the level of violence that pervades their society.
Posted by Anonymous | November 19, 2006 11:05 AM
Posted on November 19, 2006 11:05
Like the anonymous poster mentioned 5 posts up; People weren't waiting in line
for a $600 console, They were in line for their shot to sell the console
at %200+ retail value and make an easy buck. All of you suggesting that they
were being foolish for doing what they did for a meager console need to re-
evaluate the situation.
Posted by Steve | November 19, 2006 7:12 PM
Posted on November 19, 2006 19:12
[Quote]if your stupid enough to camp out for a 600.00 game, you get what you
deserve.[/Quote]$600 doesn't even get you a playable game; it just gets a
console. Toss in another $60-$80 (per game), then you have a (near) $700 game.
Posted by Anonymous | November 21, 2006 12:42 PM
Posted on November 21, 2006 12:42