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[ReRuss]

Somthing that worries me in a town where half the population lives at wal-mart , so I go at 2 - 3am and I can actually get some shopping done , and even then there's a long line SOMETIMES

I was wondering , if I really wanted to get an X360 as soon as I can so I don't risk the "sold out" factor , should I just go down at very early morning of the release day and get one instead of waiting for one to come in?

I just know how it is when a bunch of nerds buy up somthing for weeks

this is the 1st non-nintendo I'll buy on release day probably , but from what we seen on the xbox (as with a few others) , 1.0 usually has some perks

BTW - Should I have $300 or $400 saved? I was thinking $400 in case I seen a game , controller , mod chip (eventually) , or some other special thing I don't really need

[corridon]

THe art of pre ordering!

[ReRuss]

QUOTE(corridon @ Aug 5 2005, 09:44 AM)

THe art of pre ordering!

I havn't done that since the wind waker  

[NeuroChemist]

walmart stays open until 3am!?!
and id say preordering probably insnt necessary........but it is tempting

[twistedsymphony]

at this point pre-ordering almost guarantees that you DON'T get a console on launch day because most stores have filled reserves for the first 2 sometimes 3 shipments...

you'd be best to camp out at walmart... a few days before launch go in and ask someone in a managerial position where the line will be formed... get there an hour to a half hour early and wait... you'll have no problems getting one  

also think about other stores that might carry it...

Borders... Target... BestBuy... Circuit City... All of which I think are not taking pre-orders

[Achtung]

Someone told me that Toys R Us is not taking pre orders untill the offical date and price are released which is suppost to be sometime in August.

After that they will start their pre-ordering so I think that is what I am going to do.

[CattyKid]

QUOTE(NeuroChemist @ Aug 5 2005, 08:15 AM)

walmart stays open until 3am!?!
and id say preordering probably insnt necessary........but it is tempting

Yeah, many are open 24hrs a day.  Where I live, which isn't even a bad area, I would NOT want to be there at 3AM!

[CattyKid]

QUOTE(NeuroChemist @ Aug 5 2005, 08:15 AM)

walmart stays open until 3am!?!
and id say preordering probably insnt necessary........but it is tempting

Yeah, many are open 24hrs a day.  Where I live, which isn't even a bad area, I would NOT want to be there at 3AM!

[SkateorDie]

pre-ordering is great. Im the first one to pre-order an Xbox360 at my Gamestop. How much more guaranteed can you get? I had a friend on another forum that world at a gamestpo tell me they they started taking pre-orders that exact day.
 

I'd recon going around and asking where they will be selling the 360's at wall mart or k-mart and get there 2 hours early and wait.

[lostboyz]

yea the walmart next to my dorm is open 24/7 i will be going there around 10:30 ish i think night before

[ReRuss]

well stayin at wal-mart till 4am isn't really somthing new to me , my mom works graveyard there , so it gives me somthing to do till they put em out , and seein it'd be a Friday , more than likely she'll be the one to put up with me waiting

But usually they could throw some out at 9am , or wait a week...

I may pre-order at gamestop , but that's a pretty good trip from me , 20-30 minutes one way

But seein as I prolly won't have any games cept a couple I had one xbox... It's probably no rush

[Justincredibal]

I have 5 walmarts in my town, so i dont think ill have a problem, also 2 malls, 2 toysrus, etc....



If ur mom works there, you should be able to get one no doubt.....

[ReRuss]

QUOTE(Justincredibal @ Aug 5 2005, 11:29 PM)

I have 5 walmarts in my town, so i dont think ill have a problem, also 2 malls, 2 toysrus, etc....
If ur mom works there, you should be able to get one no doubt.....

Hopefully she still does by the time I pick one up , that'd save me $27 in taxes  B)

[tNCecil]

Im still going to wait on line even though i have it reserved. I want to get my shit and get home first lol.

[The.Deceitful]

I got my pre-order the day EB Games starting taking the orders.....just the next day, May 13th (my b-day), after the MTV airing on May 12th. My roomate works there so for my b-day he put down $100. Plus it's the first order of the very first shipment. #1 BABY!!!!

Wal-Marts here stay open 24hrs, if not till 12am in some locations. Your best bet is to get there about an hour or so early. Toys R' Us is your next best bet as well. They will start taking orders as soon as they get solid information since they still have a reserve on their allocations per store.