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Scott
11-23-2007, 10:45 PM
Randy Middleton was a man on a mission.

He had a list of electronic equipment he wanted for his family, and he wasn?t going to take no for an answer.

?Last year, when I went to the sale, the line was so big, I didn?t even go,? the Pensacola father of three said. ?This year, I decided I was going to beat the line.?

And he did. Middleton was the first in line at Best Buy in Pensacola for Black Friday shopping. In fact, he spent Wednesday night and all day Thursday on the sidewalk at Cordova Mall to be the first customer let in to at 5 a.m. today.

?My family had Thanksgiving, and they brought me food,? he said. ?This was the first time I?ve done this. Normally, my wife gets up the day after Thanksgiving and goes out with her mom and does all the shopping.?

His booty: an Xbox 360, a computer and a couple wireless headsets, among other loot.

Middleton employed other electronic equipment to keep busy during his 36-hour wait.

?As far as entertainment, I utilized a portable DVD player, and, of course, the iPod,? he said. ?And with the other people who were camping out, there was entertainment throughout the day.?

Seriously.. he waited to long and the xbox360 has been out for 3 yrs now and im sure hes able to find one anywhere, but there wasnt a price drop for em on black fridays.


im not sure why i posted, but somthing about that article makes me go WTF?

36 FRIGGEN HRS FOR A XBOX360?

jakncoke
11-23-2007, 11:00 PM
What a moron, it's not the Wii..there is no supply constraints.

Riku-Nara
11-23-2007, 11:00 PM
~retardedddd.
srsly, it's like this guy hasn't heard of the internet......or best buy.....miejers...target....kmart....gamestop...ga me crazy, etc.

Mr Cool
11-23-2007, 11:17 PM
Why did he wait for something that's available everywhere?

LiNuX
11-23-2007, 11:18 PM
haha at first i thought it was for the first Xbox reading the title then learned it was the 360 - question in everyones' head - WHY?

i am pretty sure that Best Buy wouldn't have sold out of 360s on black friday lol, the sales aren't as crazy anymore

Great Going!!!

Ghost
11-24-2007, 01:00 AM
Why did he wait for something that's available everywhere?

yeah.
maybe he thought the ad was for a black friday special when really its for all the premiums now.

Blackbird
11-24-2007, 02:53 AM
What'a moron but waiting for it so long for X-box 360 some already is release is really stupid. :D

Master_Dylmo
11-24-2007, 05:53 AM
now thats dedication :D

Toxic
11-24-2007, 10:08 PM
Why did he wait for something that's available everywhere?

Well...

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m243/Batman1940/GIFs/america-ava.gif

lol

Scott
11-24-2007, 10:10 PM
Well...

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m243/Batman1940/GIFs/america-ava.gif

lol

:laugh: That never gets old. I wonder what it came from.

Supermoose
11-24-2007, 10:42 PM
:laugh: That never gets old. I wonder what it came from.

The 1up show episode where they're at the Sony Metreon during the ps3 launch.

Pointless info right there.

Monkeyboy
11-26-2007, 01:40 AM
But wasn't there only like a $50 savings on the 360?

Cov3rt
11-26-2007, 06:29 AM
360 has been out for two years not three.

And there was a sale on them. That's why he waited.