10.29.06
Almost the Best Officemate Ever
At Compusa in Woburn, I found a few copies of FFXII on the shelves. Underneath was a yellow sign saying “$49.99, price valid from 10/29-11/4, release 10/31.” Knowing that Lee was planning on picking up a copy on Tuesday, I tried to purchase it. Unfortunately, it rang up as over $1000. The cashier went to check with a manager and told me that she couldn’t sell it to me. Oh well.
Lee Feigenbaum said,
October 29, 2006 at 8:58 pm
Too bad “almost” only counts in darts, horseshoes, hand grenades, and atom bombs.
Keep trying!
Lee
TravistyOJ said,
October 29, 2006 at 11:56 pm
Only $1000? Where’s your dedication? ;) I saw it at CompUSA too, but I actually didn’t even try to purchase it. I was kind of broke, but I expect I would have had the same problem. I see a lot of retailers are now using the POS to block early sales.
wingerz said,
October 30, 2006 at 12:18 am
Yeah, I guess it’s the only way to guarantee that no one purchases it. I remember a lot of people conning their way into getting DS Lites before the official release date. A lot of stores probably got fined for that.
I suppose I could have made a dash for the front door.