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Vennt
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I couldn't resist temptation any longer, between the Burnout Legends videos, GnG announcement and impending Pro Evo release I decided it was time to go plunk down the cash and buy a PSP, so I head off into the city, with one question for the sales staff, "Do you have any PSP's in stock?".
Gamestation:
Response - "Sorry, Out of Stock until the 14th of Sept."
Hardly surprising, it was my first choice of store due to their "any game" bundles policy, oh well, it's not sold out everywhere yet according to everyone, not to worry.
GAME:
Response - "Uhm, No, Yes, Uhm, Kinda... One Sec..."
He then proceeded to explain that yes, they are out of stock, however the reason for the "maybe" was that the manager had said that they had 4 or 5 PSP's held for pre-orders and that as they hadn't been collected yet the manager was going to put them on the shelves at 1pm, So I made arrangements to return at that time.
Comic/Game Store:
Response - "Sorry, out of stock, try next week."
Not looking as good as I hoped, maybe it would be difficult after all, I had no idea...
Virgin Megastore:
Response - "Sorry, out of stock, delivery due in two weeks time"
Ouch, 2 weeks? Sony are shafting you, others are getting them next week
HMV:
Response - Same as above.
Not looking good, that's all the "1st string" stores down, now we're onto the also-rans.
Dixons:
Response - "Out of stock - delivery due next week."
Managed to get them to phone both of local PC World's from the store for me to check stock there and save me a visit...Also notice a special offer worth remembering, Lumines for £10 if bought with any other game - deal!
PC World 1 & 2:
Response - (To Dixons sales staff) - "Sorry, No stock, delivery within the next 2 weeks."
Oh, but I thought... Someone said... Grrrrr.......
GAME Pt. II
I return @ 1pm, or at least thiought I did, turns out my watch is 15 minutes slow... Oh fuck...
Response - "Sorry, you missed them mate."
ARRRGHGHGHGHGH - Vennt owned by a timepiece, FUCKINGUNBELIEVABLEGFDGC!
The 3rd String stores:
These are the stores that I'll usually avoid at all costs due to insane bundling prices, gouging etc. but what the hell, I want one TODAY!
Response - "Sorry - Out of stock, try in a few weeks."
Shit, This not a small city, this is beginning to look baaad for my chances today, in fact looking impossible, until I remember somebody mentioned Argos was flooded with boxes & stock....
Argos:
Response - (From computer terminal thingy) - "Sorry, the item you requested is out of stock, please look at page 1162 for alternatives."
Alternatives? What alternatives, I want a PSP damn, and nothing else!... Grrrr.
Time for a break, a cuppa and a rethink, I've been up town for nearly 1 and a half hours and have run out of stores, even the market gougers selling value packs at £230 have sold out (I kid not, scumbags.) so I go outside the café and punch the first chav I see in the nose.
I can't fail damn it!
Then I think "fuck it, may as well look at the Xbox sections..." & see if I can't pick up a consolation item, and head back towards the Comic/Gme store, which is one my way home, I get inside, and had been looking at the Xbox games for 2-3 minutes when the sales droid comes over...
"Hey! - You're the guy who was looking for a PSP earlier aren't you?"
"Yes" I respond, getting ready to remove his facial features with my knuckles if he mocks me or gloats over my predicament.
"Have a word with the manager, hang on a sec...."
Turns out that they have one pre-order that has failed to be collected since launch last week, and I can have it. So I do, along with Virtual Tennis, then headed back to Dixons for the offer and picked up Ridge Racer & Lumines for £44, bargain, well at least relatively
I bought the last PSP available at retail in the whole of my city, and I bought it from under the nose of a poor schmuck too lazy to pick up his pre-order, ahahaha, part of me hopes it was the chav I imagined myself punching after leaving the café.
But damn my feet hurt.
PSP - Not quite sold out, but as good as, and with deliveries 1-2 weeks away I think it's going to stay that way for a week or two.
Gamestation:
Response - "Sorry, Out of Stock until the 14th of Sept."
Hardly surprising, it was my first choice of store due to their "any game" bundles policy, oh well, it's not sold out everywhere yet according to everyone, not to worry.
GAME:
Response - "Uhm, No, Yes, Uhm, Kinda... One Sec..."
He then proceeded to explain that yes, they are out of stock, however the reason for the "maybe" was that the manager had said that they had 4 or 5 PSP's held for pre-orders and that as they hadn't been collected yet the manager was going to put them on the shelves at 1pm, So I made arrangements to return at that time.
Comic/Game Store:
Response - "Sorry, out of stock, try next week."
Not looking as good as I hoped, maybe it would be difficult after all, I had no idea...
Virgin Megastore:
Response - "Sorry, out of stock, delivery due in two weeks time"
Ouch, 2 weeks? Sony are shafting you, others are getting them next week
HMV:
Response - Same as above.
Not looking good, that's all the "1st string" stores down, now we're onto the also-rans.
Dixons:
Response - "Out of stock - delivery due next week."
Managed to get them to phone both of local PC World's from the store for me to check stock there and save me a visit...Also notice a special offer worth remembering, Lumines for £10 if bought with any other game - deal!
PC World 1 & 2:
Response - (To Dixons sales staff) - "Sorry, No stock, delivery within the next 2 weeks."
Oh, but I thought... Someone said... Grrrrr.......
GAME Pt. II
I return @ 1pm, or at least thiought I did, turns out my watch is 15 minutes slow... Oh fuck...
Response - "Sorry, you missed them mate."
ARRRGHGHGHGHGH - Vennt owned by a timepiece, FUCKINGUNBELIEVABLEGFDGC!
The 3rd String stores:
These are the stores that I'll usually avoid at all costs due to insane bundling prices, gouging etc. but what the hell, I want one TODAY!
Response - "Sorry - Out of stock, try in a few weeks."
Shit, This not a small city, this is beginning to look baaad for my chances today, in fact looking impossible, until I remember somebody mentioned Argos was flooded with boxes & stock....
Argos:
Response - (From computer terminal thingy) - "Sorry, the item you requested is out of stock, please look at page 1162 for alternatives."
Alternatives? What alternatives, I want a PSP damn, and nothing else!... Grrrr.
Time for a break, a cuppa and a rethink, I've been up town for nearly 1 and a half hours and have run out of stores, even the market gougers selling value packs at £230 have sold out (I kid not, scumbags.) so I go outside the café and punch the first chav I see in the nose.
I can't fail damn it!
Then I think "fuck it, may as well look at the Xbox sections..." & see if I can't pick up a consolation item, and head back towards the Comic/Gme store, which is one my way home, I get inside, and had been looking at the Xbox games for 2-3 minutes when the sales droid comes over...
"Hey! - You're the guy who was looking for a PSP earlier aren't you?"
"Yes" I respond, getting ready to remove his facial features with my knuckles if he mocks me or gloats over my predicament.
"Have a word with the manager, hang on a sec...."
Turns out that they have one pre-order that has failed to be collected since launch last week, and I can have it. So I do, along with Virtual Tennis, then headed back to Dixons for the offer and picked up Ridge Racer & Lumines for £44, bargain, well at least relatively
I bought the last PSP available at retail in the whole of my city, and I bought it from under the nose of a poor schmuck too lazy to pick up his pre-order, ahahaha, part of me hopes it was the chav I imagined myself punching after leaving the café.
But damn my feet hurt.
PSP - Not quite sold out, but as good as, and with deliveries 1-2 weeks away I think it's going to stay that way for a week or two.
