Comments on: In Line… http://www.pcweenies.com/2008/07/07/in-line/ Tech 'toons for tech enthusiasts! Every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:24:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Former wow player http://www.pcweenies.com/2008/07/07/in-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 Former wow player Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:13:58 +0000 http://pcweenies.net/?p=397#comment-1384 I did for the burning crusade, but I had five people come with me and they where giving away stuff and free pizza, most people ignored the pizza so we got to take a box of it home with us. We installed and played until the next day. But no wow is boring and none of us play anymore. Diablo 3 soon!! I did for the burning crusade, but I had five people come with me and they where giving away stuff and free pizza, most people ignored the pizza so we got to take a box of it home with us.
We installed and played until the next day.

But no wow is boring and none of us play anymore.

Diablo 3 soon!!

]]> By: Theala Sildorian http://www.pcweenies.com/2008/07/07/in-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1351 Theala Sildorian Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:48:09 +0000 http://pcweenies.net/?p=397#comment-1351 I never wait in those sorts of lines either, because I hate waiting in lines. People do it for bragging rights, and I have better things to do with my time. The only time I went to a store to get something when it was just released was when Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix came out, and then only because Wal Mart was on the way home from work, and even then only because it was 2 am and I figured the midnight release rush would be over (it was, the store was empty). I never wait in those sorts of lines either, because I hate waiting in lines. People do it for bragging rights, and I have better things to do with my time.

The only time I went to a store to get something when it was just released was when Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix came out, and then only because Wal Mart was on the way home from work, and even then only because it was 2 am and I figured the midnight release rush would be over (it was, the store was empty).

]]> By: Dan http://www.pcweenies.com/2008/07/07/in-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Dan Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:38:03 +0000 http://pcweenies.net/?p=397#comment-1334 My take is that the craze of waiting in line is directly tied to the craze of consumer debt (and defaults). That is, a lot of people can't discern "need" from "want" and therefore need instant gratification at the expense of [financial] logic. I would stand in line for food; I would never stand in line for a gadget. Shoot, I'm deeply involved in gaming technology... and I don't own a console... and I don't plan to get one. But all of you, KEEP BUYING. You NEED a CONSOLE... so I can make my numbers. :) My take is that the craze of waiting in line is directly tied to the craze of consumer debt (and defaults). That is, a lot of people can’t discern “need” from “want” and therefore need instant gratification at the expense of [financial] logic. I would stand in line for food; I would never stand in line for a gadget. Shoot, I’m deeply involved in gaming technology… and I don’t own a console… and I don’t plan to get one. But all of you, KEEP BUYING. You NEED a CONSOLE… so I can make my numbers. :)

]]> By: K3vlar http://www.pcweenies.com/2008/07/07/in-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 K3vlar Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:13:38 +0000 http://pcweenies.net/?p=397#comment-1333 I stood in line for the Wii. Mostly because the only place in my town that sold them did a midnight launch, and only had 7. It wasn't a "wait for three days in the cold and rain" kind of event... I only, personally waited 4 hours, in the warm comfort of the store, with friends, and a bunch of other strangers with whom we enjoyed several awesome matches of Mario Kart DS. The store staff gave us food and swag, and it was pretty fun! I guess I also waited outside for Halo 3, but that was only because I called them an hour before the midnight launch, didn't feel like sleeping, and couldn't think of anything better to do at 11pm on a Thursday night. I stood in line for the Wii. Mostly because the only place in my town that sold them did a midnight launch, and only had 7.

It wasn’t a “wait for three days in the cold and rain” kind of event… I only, personally waited 4 hours, in the warm comfort of the store, with friends, and a bunch of other strangers with whom we enjoyed several awesome matches of Mario Kart DS. The store staff gave us food and swag, and it was pretty fun!

I guess I also waited outside for Halo 3, but that was only because I called them an hour before the midnight launch, didn’t feel like sleeping, and couldn’t think of anything better to do at 11pm on a Thursday night.

]]> By: docstar http://www.pcweenies.com/2008/07/07/in-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 docstar Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:46:35 +0000 http://pcweenies.net/?p=397#comment-1331 depends on the item. With the Nintendo Wii it was more often than not that people waited in line to get one to resell at a profit. depends on the item. With the Nintendo Wii it was more often than not that people waited in line to get one to resell at a profit.

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