Target and Circuit City in NYC No Shows for 360...

Tec12welve · 11-22-2005, 11:56 AM

You've got to be kidding me? After standing at #30 on what "was a line" at Target (girlfriend) and #27Circuit City (me) in College Point, Queens, NYC, we walked away with nothing, zero, ziltch, nada. After posting in the Sunday newspaper that they would be opening at 8am SHARP on a "first come, first serve basis", an employee comes out of Target with 12 (that's right 12!!!) tickets, and states this is all we have for sale holding them in the air. She then says" Here, you're going to need these (tickets) to be able to purchase a 360." After being "bum rushed" by passer by's the tickets and her were gone.

Now, on to my good 'ol buddies at Circuit City... what a damn discrace!! The manager finally shows up at 8:20am. (Glad to see he wanted to get there in plenty of time to get ready for a NEW GAME SYSTEM LAUNCH) and just scans the crowd. He gets out of his car and just goes in without saying anything. Well around this time everyone who couldn't get a 360 at Target and other local shops make there way to the end of the shopping area. Out comes this Piece if S@!T joke of a manager and says virtually the same thing the girl at Target said, only he had 35 Premium and 14 Core sytems. So what does he do next?...Right, you guessed it... ignored the fact that there were mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, and other "hard-working" people on line all night and wee-early morning hours in the freezing cold and rain and let everyone know that he or Circuit City quote "Ain't responsible for line jumpers and shit like that" and to "...call the police if we can't deal with it...". Menwhile he then tells us that his buddy standing next to him is a "...cop with a big gun, so don't try nothing stupid yo!" We later find out through another employee that they're not opening until 10am anyway, and that the tickets won't guarantee you a system because at that time we are open for regular business and the line won't mean nothing to them.

Way to go retail...next time I'll order online instead.

11-22-2005, 11:56 AM	#1
Tec12welve 1080p HD Glory on XB360! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New York City Age: 37 Posts: 40	Target and Circuit City in NYC No Shows for 360... You've got to be kidding me? After standing at #30 on what "was a line" at Target (girlfriend) and #27Circuit City (me) in College Point, Queens, NYC, we walked away with nothing, zero, ziltch, nada. After posting in the Sunday newspaper that they would be opening at 8am SHARP on a "first come, first serve basis", an employee comes out of Target with 12 (that's right 12!!!) tickets, and states this is all we have for sale holding them in the air. She then says" Here, you're going to need these (tickets) to be able to purchase a 360." After being "bum rushed" by passer by's the tickets and her were gone. Now, on to my good 'ol buddies at Circuit City... what a damn discrace!! The manager finally shows up at 8:20am. (Glad to see he wanted to get there in plenty of time to get ready for a NEW GAME SYSTEM LAUNCH) and just scans the crowd. He gets out of his car and just goes in without saying anything. Well around this time everyone who couldn't get a 360 at Target and other local shops make there way to the end of the shopping area. Out comes this Piece if S@!T joke of a manager and says virtually the same thing the girl at Target said, only he had 35 Premium and 14 Core sytems. So what does he do next?...Right, you guessed it... ignored the fact that there were mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, and other "hard-working" people on line all night and wee-early morning hours in the freezing cold and rain and let everyone know that he or Circuit City quote "Ain't responsible for line jumpers and shit like that" and to "...call the police if we can't deal with it...". Menwhile he then tells us that his buddy standing next to him is a "...cop with a big gun, so don't try nothing stupid yo!" We later find out through another employee that they're not opening until 10am anyway, and that the tickets won't guarantee you a system because at that time we are open for regular business and the line won't mean nothing to them. Way to go retail...next time I'll order online instead.