WALMART - (SUBJECT EDITED TO BE LESS CRUDE)

**wuLFe** · Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 2679 Location: Richmond, IN

So - three weeks ago, I queued up for nearly 6 hours to get a Wii at Wal-mart - I was 27/28, so assured a console...

To cut a long story short, two jackasses managed to sneak in somehow, and i got shafted. However, after complaining about it at length, I was given a $50 gift certificate towards the new stock, and a raincheck (for those who don't know, a raincheck is a piece of paper they give you to "hold" an out of stock item for you, so that when it comes in stock, there will be one set aside for you)

I have been calling them practically daily since then, and keep getting the same answer "we'll call you when they arrive, your raincheck will be honored"

So, today I call : THE FUCKTARDS GOT IN A BUNCH OF UNITS YESTERDAY, AND THEY'RE ALL FUCKING GONE - YES, THAT'S RIGHT, ALL GONE!!!!!!!!!

To say I am pissed off is a fucking understatement.

I guess all that I can do is go over there and complain tonight after work, but right now, I'm sitting here seething. Any ideas, suggestions, etc would be most welcome!

**DevilMayAsian** · Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 1380

Wow....sorry to hear that. Wal-Mart is either the best place to buy things, or the worst. So far, my experience has been retardly awesome. Last big purchase I made from them (a PSP) allowed me to get a copy of SOCOM FTB for buttfucking free. That, and a friend used her employee discount for me, so a PSP pack and FTB for under $250. It was nice.

But as for your situation, I'd just call the manager and give him a piece of my mind. You received a fucking raincheck. That's not cool.
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**Alakaiser** · Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 4154 Location: Cambridge, MA

You want we should rough them up?
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**Huwonk** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 2432 Location: Marysville, Ohio

Well, you know how I felt about the initial issue, of course... but this is just insane!!! My best suggestion is to complain to the general manager. And you need to make sure they know exactly how upset you are... A $50 gift card for having to wait 6 hours in line and then an extra 3 weeks is definitely not worth the hassle. They probably felt that was fair, but their ineptitude is what caused the whole problem to begin with!! I am amazed they didn't put one specifically on a raincheck hold.

I think that as of this point you should make it a point to never shop at that Wal-Mart again... You could spend the $50 gift card getting Zelda and then buy the Wii elsewhere if you can find it.

As I said before, our Wal-Mart handled the launch great. A few people did try to sneak into line and I made sure to point them out so it was fair for the people that were waiting in line. Everyone got their Wii that was supposed to. They had some weird stock on the accessories, but whatever... I still had my Wii at launch.
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**wuLFe** · Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 2679 Location: Richmond, IN

Well - I'd already decided not to ever shop at Wal-Suck again after the initial debacle - this only further cements that decision...

Shame really - let's hope that the 14 year old who cut in line and got away with it because of the ineptitude of the management spends as much there as I used to!

Now, it doesn't change the fact that I am wii-less though

That makes me a sad panda - and they're still selling for about $400 on eBay and there's no way I'm paying that...

**Huwonk** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 2432 Location: Marysville, Ohio

To be honest, I would have rather sold my extra to you at cost than to some shitface on Ebay. Then again, we were expecting a LOT more than $400 for it.

I looked on a few websites but everything is sold out. I hear another batch is shipping out on December 18th (which is my birthday!).
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**wuLFe** · Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 2679 Location: Richmond, IN

**Huwonk** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 2432 Location: Marysville, Ohio

2, but my birthday was always much smaller of a deal than my siblings' since mine was so close to Christmas (not from a rich family by any stretch of the imagination).

Read your PM.
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**suspectfenster** · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 1771 Location: Portland, OR

I just avoid Wal-Mart anyway because it is the devil. I'm sorry to hear about the Wii though...everyone should have one. Next time don't go Wal-Mart

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**manicmonkey** · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:30 pm Post subject:

**Huwonk** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 2432 Location: Marysville, Ohio

**wuLFe** · Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 2679 Location: Richmond, IN

I really don't feel like spending half of my evening in Wal-Mart again

But still - hopefully at the least I can get a gift certificate or something - maybe use the two i have to buy a DS, and just hold off on the Wii until a SMB Galaxy bundle is available

**manicmonkey** · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject:

**BigE** · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 1233 Location: New Jersey

wulfe...i'm actually going to take the side of wal-mart on this one.

A "rain check" does not keep an item for you. All a raincheck is, is a piece of paper that says you will get the item for the same price as you would've if it had been there when you were there.

Rain check "An assurance to a customer that an item on sale that is sold out or out of stock may be purchased later at the sale price."

so yeah. If they gave you a piece of paper that said, "we will set aside 1 Wii for you when our next shipment comes in", then you have more of a case.

sooo...Case dismissed.
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**JHetfield0816** · Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 2230 Location: New Jersey