So I call EB today, wondering if there was any word on the next shipment. The lady on the phone was really nice (I tried to break off the conversation a couple times to hang up, but she extended it further to help me...must've been bored) , and she said they were expecting twelve units this week, but I was sixth after that. She wasn't sure if I'd get one before Xmas.
Feeling even more depressed than ever, I go do some grocery shopping. I figured since I have some time, I'll check out a few stores along the way.
BestBuy. Nadda
Futureshop. Nadda
WillowGames. Nadda
Zellers. Nadda
ToysRus. Nadda
I was in the Best Buy plaza, and I saw the Wal-Mart across the street and figured, hey, may aswell give it a shot. I got right up to the electronics section, and there it was. The light at the end of my tunnel. Five premium X360 boxes in the case. The guy was just putting them in there. After previous false alarms with 'display boxes' at BestBuy (bastards), I figured I'd ask before crapping my pants.
Me, cool as usual: "a-are those real?" (that's what I said *shakes head*)
God. I mean Wal-Mart employee: "yep. You want one?"
Me:"hell yeah. Is it a premium?"
WME:"Uh, I think, take it".
And I grab it, almost drop it cause it weigh 120 pounds, hug it, and then checkout. I know everyone in the store was looking at me whilst I was walking out. I felt like some old lady protecting her purse with a kung-fu grip walking through the red-light district at night. Although I'd probably slaughter most of the soccer moms and grandma's shopping in there, you never know with some of them.
I get to the car. Sweeeet!!!!!
7:30am: Alarm Goes off...............
Just kidding
But I was worried I was dreaming it. I did a bunch of tests to make sure I didn't go through that again. On the drive home I started to read out the car model's infront of me"Okay, Mercury Sable, plate 108GCN"
"Ford F150 2223FA"
etc. etc.
First test passed. Then came the slaps. Whilst waiting at the lights, I gave myself quick slaps to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I'm pretty sure a lady in the opposite car saw me. But I can't worry about that now. Sometimes dreams can get off-track quickly.
I promised myself, if I were sleeping and woke up, I'd punch a hole in the wall. That was another sign I wasn't dreaming.
Luck is rarely on my side. The fact that I entered that store just as the systems were being stocked seemed too good to be true. I had a feeling someone was going to rear-end me, and whilst everyone would be asking if I was okay after smashing my face into the windsheild and bleeding out of my eye, I'd be screaming like a maniac trying to open my mangled trunk just to find a 360 split in two.
But alas, I finally got it home safely. It's downstairs right now, I'll probably set it up tonight. I can finally sleep calmly at night without weird nerd dreams of getting 360's all the time.