Need help finding a Wii (in Off-topic)

Hi all,

My kids and wife actually want a Wii.

So, my job is to find one but here in Fla it is all sold out.

I tried looking online and for the $249 Wii, most places that have them are charging over 100 buck more than that.

Anyone know of a place I can get one at a reasonable price online or can someone help me out somehow?

Thanks

you could try http://wii.findnearby.net/

I did try it, but all the stores are sold out and all the "auctions" are over 100 over the normal price of the Wii.

Anyone know of a store near them that has it that can ship it for a reasonable fee?

My wife and I were searching everywhere or so we thought but all the stores were selling out within an hour of receiving any delivery.
On a whim she dropped by a store while having lunch at a small, out of the way mall and they had 8 available as retail cost.
So this backs up the stories I've heard that your best bet is to try stores in little towns or smaller stores in less-frequented malls.

I could offer to get you one, she was there again today to get games, but I'm guessing delivery from Toronto down to Fla would blow out your Not-willing-to-get-ripped-off-"budget".
I don't think I'm willing to do it for $38 million $CB :)

broke down and got 1 off ebay. 355 with shipping :(

Wii is still a "rare" in US ? wow

Well I've also tried to get the Wii. Your best bet to get one is find out when a Costco shipment is coming in, call every day to check if the shipment has changed. When they do get a shipment they get like 150 so all you have to do is get it quick so they don't run out and trust me they run out quick so don't be lazy, also plan ahead according to shipment details. Hope this helps.

There's a huge abundance of them everywhere in the UK, we obviously have more taste ;P

you can find them everywhere in canada..plus i think imho a Wii is a waste of money, sure they put out quality over quantity on mario games, but once you played mario party 1-7, 8 isnt that great, first person shooters tho early need big refinments, i enjoyed the game TANKS found on Wii play which i found amusing more than any other wii game, the console in short is great for multiplayer, there isnt much great for single player cept zelda and hopefully when mario galaxies comes out at xmas,

imho...

it had its moments tho brief was longer than the virtual boy(if anyone remebers that product) lol

..*mumble mumble* power glove *mumble mumble*...

I work at Best Buy and at least 10 people a night come in asking for one. We're always sold out and when we get them in they are gone before the evening.

I work at zellers and we have 5 right now i think. I forget the price though.

I've seen a few in DC. If anyone wants one I will pick up for cost plus shipping.

I admit I haven't been overwhelmed by Wii game quality either, but I didn't get a GC last gen so I have that library to work on too.

For me it is more for the wife, who is not a big gamer, and for the kids, 5 years and 2 years of age.

In the future, get stuff like that online. It's much easier, and you don't have to be restricted to fake auctions or shady websites.

I got a Wii in Feb, and I still use it from time to time. It's a -great- console for when you have a few friends over and just wanna kill time. The games are fun yet simple enough for almost anyone to just pick up and join in. The next few months will also bring out two titles I've been wanting for a long time, Super Smash Bros and Metroid Prime 3. I'm also hoping we get a new Mario Kart sometime soon.