Why Mii?
It has started. The Christmas Madness. Finding the One Toy that tops the kids’ Christmas list.
2007 is officially the Year of the Wii.
Oh, Mii.
I thought I would get a really early start and not go through what I did last year trying to find a Gameboy. “I’ll just jump online and buy one, no problem” I thought.
Yeah. Whatever.
After searching my WalMart and K-Mart and visiting every online retailer out there I discovered the heat is on. There are no Wii’s.
Except on Ebay.
And what can I say except I got caught up in the excitement and bought one for a stinkin’ fortune a significant amount over retail.
Which leads me to my current rant. What is up with these extortionists who are buying up kids’ toys to resell them to desperate parents at the holidays? There are people with stacks, STACKS I tell you, of Wii’s all with WalMart receipts taped on them for “your holiday shopping needs”.
Dude, I needed you to leave the Wii’s at the store so I could buy them for stinkin’ retail!!!
So anyway, here I am with an overpriced Wii when my friend who works at WalMart calls me and says they have one and I may can get it if I come then. I went, I saw, I bought.
And then there were two.
And now I have made a major dent in the Christmas fund and totally need to get rid of the one I bought from the zit-faced teenager in New Jersey who for all I know could be funding terrorism with his ill-gotten gain.
Isn’t there a verse somewhere about a dog returning to its vomit? Does anyone know if there is one about a crazy momma returning to Ebay? Perhaps selling my Wii seems hypocritical, but I only find comfort in knowing I am not profiting in another’s desperation.
I’ll be lucky if I break even on someone’s desperation which is a different matter entirely.
So, whatever you do, don’t go here. I don’t want to sell this to anyone I know.
I’ll just feel more Christian that way.
UPDATE: YAY!! I got my money back plus enough change to pay my seller fees…We’ll call it a break even! Thank you Lord that Luke doesn’t have to kill me now. That could have gotten messy. Not to mention it would have hurt.
OOOOOOh! I could have helped you!! :)
I did research and found out that every Sunday morning Toys-R-Us has 12. But you have to be there the minute they open their doors. I got mine at Circuit City in much the same way. Waited for their ad in the Sunday paper saying they had some on sale, got there when the doors opened and went straight to Customer Service. They had 6.
LISA…
Oh my gosh girl…you are hysterical! I popped over here to congratulate you on winning Sue’s Praise & Coffee Give Away and got totally sucked in to your post on the wii…
Thanks for the giggles, and congrats again. Girl, you deserve it!
Melissa
Oh wow…Wii stumbled across a Wii last Spring and that’s what I got for Mother’s day! :D It’s so much fun!!
Lisa,
I again UNDERSTAND…first the manicure debacle and now the wii…
my husband has a Dec 1st birthday, a daughter on Dec.22 and another son on Jan.8th…I HAD THE BEST IDEA IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD…get a wii for the whole family…YEAH, right..
Best Buy, Circut City, Wal Mart, Target…spent the cost of the wii in gas…online, no way Jose…unless like you said I bought one from Jose for 3 X the cost!! and all I wanted to do was lighten my load:):)
I promise to stay away from the zit faced teenager from New Jersey, but it’s tempting..:)
misery loves company…
I AM HAPPY FOR YOU…YOU GOT THE WII!!!
SCORE ONE FOR THE GOOD GUYS!!!
I laughed!
you got me again this week!
man, I love coming here…
:)
thanks for the laugh Lisa…
have a great one girl!
lori
Oh how my boys would love one of those. I’d get them one except that I fear I’d lose them to the powers of The Game. They have no self-control and would play 24/7.
LOL, Lisa that is the funniest ad I’ve ever read!
You are so much fun!
Sue
Your crazy middle sibling needs one.
I can so relate. A couple of years ago I did the same thing on a hot Christmas toy, then the same day my mom called me and said she had found one at retail. I had to chalk that one up to a lesson learned the hard (and expensive) way! Oh, the love of a mother!
Your post on e-bay was hilarious! I love your honesty!! I hope it sells for you.
Ok, so now you have 2 wii’s? I feel like I am like in a foreign country, wii, wii! LOL! And I will not post while I am on drugs. I may get shut down!! Thanks for praying!
Life has become nuts hasn’t it???
May God keep our sanity in check please. I feel mine fading fast.
You crack me up girlfriend.
That eBay ad is one of the funniest things I’ve ever read. If that doesn’t sell your extra Wii, I’ll … well, I’ll … I’ll call your local TV station on you and get you some coverage. Because that’s a hysterical story, my friend.
Truly, your cup runneth over.
YEs….we got our WII at Sam’s Club. I’m not sure if this is how they are marketing or what, but it seems like the few times i have come across a WII they have only had 2 or 3 left, and they make it seem like i better hurry up and decide if i want it because they are going fast. I hope you are able to sell your WII for what you want and maybe still find one in the stores in time for Christmas!
What an adorable blog! I don’t even know what a Wii is, and am glad for that. Thanks for sharing!
I am a preacher’s wife, too.
A writer, too.
Other than the Wii, I’d think you were me. ;-)
Blessings to you!
This Preacher’s Wife went to Wal-Mart
After shopping at eBay from home,
Now 2 Nintendo consoles are her blog’s “beef”
After fretting over ending up with none,
Now this Preacher’s Wife is crying Wii, Wii, Wii, all the way home!!
Oh I feel your angst!! The agony of The Perfect Gift Hunt vs. The Bargain. I guess you can always send it to your “favorite” Florida pedicurist. . . maybe he’ll decide to stay home and play video games and quit playing with women’s feet! ;b
I bought my son a Wii last Christmas and I am telling you I prayed and prayed that God would lead me to one. JC Penny sells Wiis and no one really knows that they do. We went online and went to the toy section and typed in Wii and it came up and we bought it. I can say your son and the whole family will have a lot of fun. We love it. Get him the Wii card to go with it. You can download all the classic games on it buy using this card. I bought one with 2000 points on it and my son downloaded Donkey Kong, Pac man etc… you also need a classic controller. I hope you recouped your money.
Love,
Patty
Okay, Linda…
The poem is priceless…I’m laughing my head off!!
Except I’m not crying anymore – I got my money back…YAY!!
:)))
Lisa
Hi lisa,
I am one of those parents who bought a WI last spring on ebay. At that time their were none in any stores. I will not disclose how much I paid because it causes me (and hubby) much bodily pain to think about it. However, I will say it is soooo much fun. I love playing it as much as the kids.
I’m sure your family will love it!
I am sooooo glad you got your money back. I was getting worried we would never get to go to Mi Casitas again. It hasn’t been the same without you guys. Without you to have conversation with, I have been forced to listen to Kareoke. We have been eating some really fast meals. Mario has been asking about you. Maybe one night this next week if schedules allow. Love yall.
Glad I could give you a smile. We gave up on the mad hunt last Christmas and gave our son a promissory note with a similar poem (This little piggy went to Best Buy. . . ) The occasional poem is my one creative gene hidden deep in my organizer brain!
Hooray for those last minute eBayers! Never ceases to amaze me how the last few minutes see such a frenzy of bidding.
BTW, the bowling is a blast! I couldn’t believe how realistic it was when I was standing in my living room. Just be sure everyone uses the wrist straps. The sales lady at Best Buy told me a man was irate because they wouldn’t replace his TV when he destroyed it when the controller went sailing across the room! (Can he say “personal accountability”?!)
Enjoy! I can’t wait to read about your next adventure!!
Oh, Lii-sa!! I’m so sorry!
By the way, I think our kids are each getting a peppermint stick and a shiny new penny (a la Little House On The Prairie…) Ma and Pa didn’t have to go through all of this! LOL
that is too funny I agree with Linda send it to your favorite Florida Pedicurist give him something to do instead of playing pedicirist LOL!!!
Yes I so feel the tension in the air for those gift already!!
marina
So funny! Thanks for sharing! I am a pastor’s wife too and love reading other blogs, I am new at being a blogger but and loving it! Keep making me laugh!
My husband and I wanted to get our kids a Wii last year. We waited until well after Christmas and there were still no Wii s to be found. We had to stalk GameStop out for over a month before we finally got one. Yes, the rest of the crowd was young people, not many (or any) other parents. We waited each day for the UPS truck to come to the store. I’m glad you found one for retail and made your money back on ebay!
Am I in the Dark Ages or what??? I don’t even know what a Wii is? I’ll have to ask my 16 year old—he’ll know. They are all in there playing right now on the PSII — we are so out of date. But they are having fun…maybe I’ll go look for a wii or is it a mii? How did I miss this — I am not that out of it? I did have a pretty ROUGH year…you bring such a gift of laughter, Lisa! Looking for a Wii…whatever it is…
yay for recouping your expenses!! :D :D
a happy ending all around!! :)
I live in Dallas and have 4 kids. This year I decided on a Wii too and here is what I have learned. Frys electronics gets them every Friday but you need to be at the store a few minutes before it opens. You can also call them everyday FIRST thing and they will hold it long enough for you to get to the store if they got them in the evening shipment. My other suggestion is to call a small town Walmart – I got two (I am shopping for friends) this week in a little town in West Texas and then I sent my precious Nana to pick them up as they were held. The big stores are no help in big cities. But, talk sweet and a little begging goes a long way in the little cities. God bless their hearts! I hope this helps.
This is pretty funny – came to help my mother-in-law get ready for Thanksgiving, and lo & behold if CNBC wasn’t doing a story on Wiis today!! Of course I thought of you, dear Preacher’s Wife! You’ll be glad to know you’re contributing to the economy and to these stats they reported, which I couldn’t resist jotting down. . . Nintendo’s stock is up 165% since they started making these things. And they are producing a whopping 1.8 MILLION PER MONTH for the holidays!! Surely there’s enough for everyone! They sold 519,000 in October!
Can someone say “consumer excess”?!?!?
(Of course, when they do their November stats, should we tell them that a certain someone is responsible for one being sold multiple times?! LOL)
I reall am glad I don’t have to do that anymore. My horror story has to do with cabage patch dolls. I am glad I stay far, far away from EBEY. I am glad it all turned out O.K.
I started Christmas shopping in August and they didn’t even have them back then. Luckily we found one awhile ago but I was worried I wouldn’t. Well, Wii wish your son a Merry Christmas. :)
Lisa- We also wanted one for Christmas. Shopped early in September and found one. I wish you luck. We have already wrapped it and can’t wait to play.
Blessings
Well done! It has so many more family-friendly games than the other consoles. The upside of living in Australia is that there are more Wii’s available. The downside is we don’t have the range of game releases you do in the US. I hope your family enjoys it as much as we do! :)
So funny! I can totally relate with the Wii situation although we were so spoiled by my father and he gave the boys a Wii (for a Christmas present) while we were home! They don’t know yet but they are going to be so excited!! Take care!