People across America have been waiting in lines at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City. They all want the same thing. The coveted Sony PS3. When I say want I really, really mean it.
There is one report of a dentist from Columbus, Georgia Dr. Murry Newlin hiring 60 temporary workers to wait in line in 8-hour shifts so he can buy 15 of the gaming consoles. He planned on giving them to his grandchildren, nieces and nephews according to a report from endgadget.
His plan was foiled yesterday afternoon after people in line discovered what was happening. They complained to store manager’s and to the temp agency. The Dr. did not go through with the scheme.
There are also people who plan on selling the game console on eBay. I checked eBay for the PS3 and found the prices ranging from $1,5000 to $2,900. The game console itself sells for retail price of $500 to $600 depending on the features.
Another incident took place at a Wal-Mart in West Bend, Wisconsin. Around 50 people were in line for 10 PS3’s. The store manager has the genius idea of setting out 10 chairs and having the customers race to get to the chairs. The first 10 would be able to get the game console. The plan did not work so well. A 19-year-old man had his jaw dislocated after being pushed into a flagpole.
Locally there was an incident that occurred at Best Buy here in Lexington, KY. While a reporter was interviewing those camped out in line someone drove by and fired a BB gun in their direction. 4 people were hit including the reporter who was doing a story on the PS3 mania.
Finally my personal favorite is a woman in Mount Laurel, N.J. waiting in line for the game console while being 9 months pregnant. Julie Mosley said she was trying to ignore her contractions so she could get one of the machines for her family.
I wonder how Sony’s next big product launch will go?
Posted by Mike Sachoff
Staff Writer Murdok
