Xbox 360 suffers ritual sacrifice

[IDLEchild]

So it seems there are widespread reports of x360s crashing all across America. Supposedly it overheats rather fast.

 

[MrBishop]

What happened to waiting 'till Xmass ?

 

[Gonz]

Instant Kar...wait, sorry, Gratification is the order of the day

 

[Nixy]

What happened to waiting 'till Xmass ?

How many PARENTS do you think were gonna stand in line to get one of those?? I'd wager to bet MOST of the purchaser were people buying it for themselves.

 

[Gonz]

How many PARENTS do you think were gonna stand in line to get one of those?? I'd wager to bet MOST of the purchaser were people buying it for themselves.

My wife ventured out this morning, martyring herself "for the betterment of the family" (her word, not mine). She went to Menards (a hardware store gone general merchandise), Best Buy & Target. About 6 specific items. People stood in line (up to 2 hours) to buy pillows & throws & saws & mp3 players. You can bet they'd stand in line for a stupid console system.

 

[Nixy]

My wife ventured out this morning, martyring herself "for the betterment of the family" (her word, not mine). She went to Menards (a hardware store gone general merchandise), Best Buy & Target. About 6 specific items. People stood in line (up to 2 hours) to buy pillows & throws & saws & mp3 players. You can bet they'd stand in line for a stupid console system.

55 hours though?

 

[Gonz]

55 hours is why people hire the homeless to stand in line. (morons)

 

[Nixy]

55 hours is why people hire the homeless to stand in line. (morons)

Somelines don't allow substitutions If you're not there from the beginning then tough doody.

 

[Professur]

Somelines don't allow substitutions If you're not there from the beginning then tough doody.

Yeah. Try and tell the homeless guy I hired that he's not gonna get paid because the asshole behind him (who's probably been moaning and griping for the last 55 hrs) doesn't want to let me switch in. I'll wager that my homeless guy's gonna spend a couple of warm, comfortable, well fed nights in the local slammer, while Mr. Rules'n'Regs spends the rest of the night looking for his missing teeth. Either way, I'll be in line.

 

[Nixy]

Yeah. Try and tell the homeless guy I hired that he's not gonna get paid because the asshole behind him (who's probably been moaning and griping for the last 55 hrs) doesn't want to let me switch in. I'll wager that my homeless guy's gonna spend a couple of warm, comfortable, well fed nights in the local slammer, while Mr. Rules'n'Regs spends the rest of the night looking for his missing teeth. Either way, I'll be in line.

No, I mean sometimes they go back the line and take names (looking at ID) for the order...then look at ID as you go in...

 

[Professur]

No, I mean sometimes they go back the line and take names (looking at ID) for the order...then look at ID as you go in...

Never seen it. Have you?

 

[Nixy]

Never seen it. Have you?

Yup, when they did a "First 100 people in line get a free Poang armchair" at Ikea last summer

 

[Professur]

That would be a special case, I'd think. and limitted numbers. They're only id'ing the first 100, not the entire line for 55hrs. And it's for a free-to-limit. Not just in-the-door-grab-what-you-can.

 

[BeardofPants]

So it seems there are widespread reports of x360s crashing all across America. Supposedly it overheats rather fast.

What a freakin' surprise.

 

[Mirlyn]

That would be a special case, I'd think. and limitted numbers. They're only id'ing the first 100, not the entire line for 55hrs. And it's for a free-to-limit. Not just in-the-door-grab-what-you-can.

Thats what we did for limited supply computer systems. Everyone got a number.

Otherwise, its insane to try to take names.

*is glad he's at home today*

 

[Nixy]

That would be a special case, I'd think. and limitted numbers. They're only id'ing the first 100, not the entire line for 55hrs. And it's for a free-to-limit. Not just in-the-door-grab-what-you-can.

Can't give you karma yet...must pass some around first...

No, you can't leave the line. There are security guards and if you wanna go to the bathroom you stop one as he walks by and they escort you. If you leave the line otherwise you are not allowed back in and are scratched off the list.