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[camwyn]

Well. That was surprisingly anticlimactic.

CAM: Hm. Lunchtime. I should go see if I can hunt down $VIDEO_GAME_CONSOLE_HOTNESS for a Christmas present, which has been billed as being in very short supply and which no one other than eBay and individual resellers is willing to sell me online.

NEW YORK CITY: How fortunate that there is a store belonging to the makers of that very $VIDEO_GAME_CONSOLE_HOTNESS not even a block and a half away from your office!

CAM: Good heavens, it's warm out. I must hurry, and ensure that I reach the store as early as I can, ahead of all these people milling about on the sidewalk, in case $VIDEO_GAME_CONSOLE_HOTNESS is sold out and must be ordered all over again to arrive just barely in time!

NEW YORK CITY: Psst. Half these people ain't even shopping. They just wanna see the tree.

CAM: ... my goodness, there's hardly anyone in the store. Um. Employee of $VIDEO_GAME_CONSOLE_HOTNESS_MAKER, do you perchance have any $VIDEO_GAME_CONSOLE_HOTNESS in stock?

EMPLOYEE: If we do, it's behind the register.

CAM: Splendid, thank you. I shall go see.

OTHER EMPLOYEE: Hi! Can I help you?

CAM: *who has not yet traveled more than about five yards from EMPLOYEE* Um. Yes? Do you have any $VIDEO_GAME_CONSOLE_HOTNESS in stock?

OTHER EMPLOYEE: Why yes! Right behind the register.

CAM: Thank you. Ah! Register employee, may I have a $VIDEO_GAME_CONSOLE_HOTNESS?

REGISTER EMPLOYEE: Sure thing, here you go. Want that double bagged?

CAM: ... um. Yes? That was easy?

REGISTER EMPLOYEE: Yep, sure was. Sign the receipt, please?

CAM: ... that's really all it costs? Are you sure this is the $VIDEO_GAME_CONSOLE_HOTNESS?

REGISTER EMPLOYEE: Yep. Anything else I can help you with?

CAM: Shouldn't I have been trampled or elbowed or something by now?

REGISTER EMPLOYEE: Well, you haven't bought your lunch yet. Maybe someone'll kick you when you reach for the lemonade.

CAM: Excellent point. I'll go do that now.



... and so I spent more time in the shop buying my lunch than the $VIDEO_GAME_CONSOLE_HOTNESS. It was up there with buying the iPod nano the first year they were out. ("Hi! Can I buy an iPod-" "We only have nanos left ma'am I'm so sorry I really am-" "That's okay!" "-only in two gig we're sold out of everything el-" "That's fine, two gig is fine!" "-and they're only left in black OH GOD IT WAS LIKE LOCUSTS-" "I like black. Ring me up.")

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[moofoot.livejournal.com]

*cracks up laughing*

I think the best part of this is 'I like black. Ring me up.'

Got to love the holidays...

[pat-trick.livejournal.com]

but $OFFICIAL_PAID_REVIEW_BLOG says that the $VIDEO_GAME_CONSOLE_HOTNESS isn't nearly as good without a $OVERPRICED_ACCESSORY.

[camwyn]

Then $GIFT_TARGET is just going to have to persuade $GIFT_TARGET_SPOUSE to buy the $OVERPRICED_ACCESSORY separately. It's not like $GIFT_TARGET doesn't have a birthday coming up shortly.

[tundra-no-caps.livejournal.com]

So, what's the gift? And if the above comment is from someone who knows, I'll put my chip on Rock Band 2?

[camwyn]

The gift having been given now, I can safely say it's the Wii Fit.