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P Mack
28-09-2005, 08:18 PM
Just want to know for fun. I probally will because my Walmart is deserted. Anyone else?

slipknot666
28-09-2005, 08:19 PM
im camping at gamecrazy starting november 1

cablekiller
28-09-2005, 08:23 PM
Sorry... no camping for me. I did that with the first Xbox and didn't get any sleep for like 50 staight hours. I pre-ordered from EB this time around.

cablekiller
28-09-2005, 08:26 PM
I might have spoke too soon... I think I might camp out for a while to pick up a couple more games before my pre-order comes in on 11/22.

G4everX
28-09-2005, 08:38 PM
What's with camping out? I've live in Nebraska, and game store in town opens at midnight for big releases. Also, all the walmarts are 24 hour stores! I'm suprised that others would have to camp out.

I'm going up to the store around 10pm, and picking it up at midnight. I already pre-ordered, just incase.

Night Owl
28-09-2005, 08:40 PM
im camping at gamecrazy starting november 1


WYF?! November 1st?!

electricjoe13
28-09-2005, 08:41 PM
oh I pre ordered mine too...but for a system launch it is hard to resist not being there for the opening of the store doors. I have been at stores for Xbox, Dreamcast, and N64...and soon 360 if I have anymore paaid time off...lol

slipknot666
28-09-2005, 08:43 PM
yes november 1 it'll be soo awsome

cablekiller
28-09-2005, 08:59 PM
oh I pre ordered mine too...but for a system launch it is hard to resist not being there for the opening of the store doors. I have been at stores for Xbox, Dreamcast, and N64...and soon 360 if I have anymore paaid time off...lol

Yeah... I'm taking time off work to await its arrival at my door step. I'll break it out and play straight through till the following monday when I have to go back to work.

jag1491
28-09-2005, 09:04 PM
no im waiting until the second batch cuz i told my mom the halo 2 is only gunna be 10 minutes, and she went and it was 2 hours so im not aloud to pre order

slipknot666
28-09-2005, 09:08 PM
lol why did you lie

cablekiller
28-09-2005, 09:15 PM
I live in a smaller community of about 21,000 people, however the 18-25 age group makes up a high percentage of the population. Releases at the local Wal-Mart are usually hectic. It might be interesting to show up and see the excitement.

Liquids
28-09-2005, 11:11 PM
no im waiting until the second batch cuz i told my mom the halo 2 is only gunna be 10 minutes, and she went and it was 2 hours so im not aloud to pre order

lol, you should of waited by yourself and let her go off and do some shopping or something.

Phouka
29-09-2005, 12:14 AM
im not going to be able to camp out, i have to work the night before and dont get out until midnight but i pre ordered mine and a bunch of games so im all set

Razors Edge
29-09-2005, 12:25 AM
I have mine pre-ordered. I really hope the local FYE decides to have a midnight launch party. If not I have to camp the enterance the nxt morning.

jt_mares
29-09-2005, 02:45 AM
I work for target (blah) but my supervisor is the head of electronics, and im cool with her so im lookin to pick up two ($800 ouch!) then sell one a couple weeks later. tryin to pick up a few extra bucks (like 200, that would be nice...) no waiting for me, just walk back to the office and pick em up, yes!

Jacksmith28
29-09-2005, 06:11 AM
yes november 1 it'll be soo awsome


So ur gonna stand outside of walfart for 25 days?

cablekiller
29-09-2005, 08:43 AM
So ur gonna stand outside of walfart for 25 days?

LOL If I had to to get one, I sure would!

x-box dad
29-09-2005, 09:16 AM
My sleeping out days are over...what I did is I reserved (4 )360's
then I sell my pre-order.I already sold 1 for $100.00 and it was in the paper
for 3 days.I did the same with ps2 and ended up with a free system.If you are among the first 10 to reserve your 360 most stores will give a voucher
for you if your system is paid for in full.I have a voucher from game crazy and
gamestop,noone else would do it.

P Mack
29-09-2005, 03:14 PM
I'm camping 1 day after launch because I am off that day from school. No one goes to get game systems at my local Wamart. They also put games out early. So I really have nothing to worry about. I love where I live! :) :elefant:

xpitbull
29-09-2005, 05:42 PM
Camping outside is fun. When i camped at walmart with my brother for the xbox release everybody was looking at us weird, one lady gaves us money (she thought we were homeless or something)

P Mack
29-09-2005, 05:43 PM
Camping outside is fun. When i camped at walmart with my brother for the xbox release everybody was looking at us weird, one lady gaves us money (she thought we were homeless or something)
lol :laugh: :laugh:

jag1491
29-09-2005, 05:45 PM
im waiting for like 2 weeks

cablekiller
29-09-2005, 07:21 PM
That could work... if you camp out in front of wal-mart long enough, you could collect enough bum money to walk in and buy it with cash! LOL

slipknot666
29-09-2005, 07:24 PM
you me the funnest people when you camp out like when i was in line for halo2 this guy got dumped right there in front of the store it was hilarious.

gamergurl
29-09-2005, 07:24 PM
My sleeping out days are over...what I did is I reserved (4 )360's
then I sell my pre-order.I already sold 1 for $100.00 and it was in the paper
for 3 days.I did the same with ps2 and ended up with a free system.If you are among the first 10 to reserve your 360 most stores will give a voucher
for you if your system is paid for in full.I have a voucher from game crazy and
gamestop,noone else would do it.

i never knew u could do that! that's great.. :top:

tkd_guy
30-09-2005, 02:13 PM
yea my wal-mart opens at 7, but i most likely will take that day off from whatever i have.. school, appointments, work.. and be in front of the wal-mart door at 5:30 with my face glued to the glass for the first sign of light.. and of course ill have to get a 2nd wireless controller 3 games.

FyrFox
30-09-2005, 02:22 PM
I got mine thru walmart online shipped directly to the house.
Unfortunatly :banghead: walmart online is COMPLETELY out of online presales now
only says you can get is first come first serve at the store now



:elefant: <----- luv em

cablekiller
30-09-2005, 02:50 PM
Damn... I'm glad I pre-ordered mine when I did........ The number of stores that sell pre-orders are starting to drop like flies.

xpitbull
01-10-2005, 07:11 AM
you me the funnest people when you camp out like when i was in line for halo2 this guy got dumped right there in front of the store it was hilarious.
LOL, you find all kinds of people out there

DeathDealer
01-10-2005, 09:49 AM
dude you can preorder then pick it up any time of that day where i live, dont know exactly why all you crazy people camp out side...

Crazy people...

stanners987
01-10-2005, 05:28 PM
Camping at Walmart ?

There's a new Halo 2 map called Walmart.

COOL I'll get the sniper rifle

bigmanslim
10-11-2005, 10:32 PM
not all walmarts are open 24 hours, but anyone who shows up at midnight at any store open then should be fine, as most people wont think to do that. thats not saying that you wont have any competition at midnight , but if u show up at 11 pm, u should be fine. 99.999% of the kids getting it will have parents not letting them go at midnight, and most of the other people wont think to/ will be to lazy.

bigmanslim
10-11-2005, 10:34 PM
sorry double post, anyway i have a new idea, go online at midnight of the 22 to any store that opens in the morning and has instore pickup, and order your 360 for instore pickup. then ur guaranteed one, it o too good an idea to be true. do u guys think itl work?

djshade05
11-11-2005, 01:17 AM
i live in sacramento california. When the xbox1 came out i camped out at the local 24hr walmart. i got to the wal mart at 5pm and there was already 7 people ahead of me in line. by 8 pm there was 30 people in line. I will be at my local walmart at 4pm on the 21st. got my folding chair and my ipod ready. :biggrin:

Jackal
11-11-2005, 03:03 PM
I'll be there with a friend or two. Lucky me, the Wal-Mart I'm going to is in a small town, have several friends working that night, and I'll be able to walk around the store until it's time to pick it up and walk out. It actually should be a good night.

P Mack
11-11-2005, 03:12 PM
Ah camping. I decided to skip camping now.

Jackal
11-11-2005, 04:42 PM
Ah camping. I decided to skip camping now.

Sounds like a good idea too. You're really making sense. Just wait outside and swipe a 360 from a little old lady or a really young kid who can't defend himself.

Thanks Pac Mack, you just saved me a whole lot of time.

booger2000
11-11-2005, 05:02 PM
Well, really, there's no reason to camp out unless you don't have a pre-order. I camped out once for the PS2 launch, and oh boy, that was a huge mistake. For one, it was raining like a mofo that night, and all 25 of us sat on the sidewalk in downtown San Francisco for about 11 hours. The line started to form around 11pm when the store closed, and we waited in the rain until the store opened at 10am!! At least I was 2nd in line.
But, I caught a nasty cold that night, realized that the launch lineup for PS2 was utter crap (with the exception of SSX), all to have my crap console break after the first week. What the hell.

Since then, I've always preordered; camping just wasn't worth it. Would it be worth it for the Xbox 360? For the hardcore and desperate, (who haven't preordered) hell yeah. Just go prepared, in case you have a long night like i did. Bring plenty of food, caffeine, and warm clothes and/or blankets.

GamePlaya4Life
11-11-2005, 05:08 PM
Camping outside is fun. When i camped at walmart with my brother for the xbox release everybody was looking at us weird, one lady gaves us money (she thought we were homeless or something)


Nice, let's see if there going to give me money because I'm getting there three hours early.

demon1739
12-11-2005, 08:56 AM
yall should have pre-ordered in june like me.............

paulbabbitt
16-11-2005, 06:02 PM
im a loser, i have to wait till xmas, because i have no money and my dad ll have to get it..... im only 14.

P Mack
16-11-2005, 06:12 PM
ROFL. I am going to Wal MArt with my mom at 7am (When it opens. No one in PA is really a die hard gamer no one would sleep outside) get inside grab my Xbox 360 Premium and PDZ and fight off the mobs if there are any.

gameangel69
16-11-2005, 06:16 PM
i'm going to camp out at circuit city. i'm going to go at like 10 pm on the 21st and wait til it opens at 1o on the 22nd

Pneumaniac117
16-11-2005, 06:32 PM
ROFL. I am going to Wal MArt with my mom at 7am (When it opens. No one in PA is really a die hard gamer no one would sleep outside) get inside grab my Xbox 360 Premium and PDZ and fight off the mobs if there are any.

Wow, sounds exactly like what I'm going to do, except I'm going with my aunt or my friend's mom. Yeah, I live in Alaska, no one cares about the Xbox 360 here. It's either, wtf is an Xbox 360 or I like SONY and iPods. Yeah, I know only two other people who are planning to get it on launch, and I haven't seen any hype over it at all, so I plan to be able to sit in a car for a few hours until it opens, then walk in and grab one; it's too cold to wait outside. -20, brrr...

P Mack
16-11-2005, 06:34 PM
How is it there in Alaska? I mean it seems you have it easy to get the Xbox 360.

gameangel69
16-11-2005, 06:34 PM
yeah, it's pretty cold here in arkansas too

Rubiks14
16-11-2005, 06:49 PM
yeah, it's pretty cold here in arkansas too

w00t yes finally a fellow arkansan :ciao: :dancing2: :dancing2: :dancing2: :five: :five: :five: now we dance like vegeta <-------------