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Member 439
Level 19.07
Mar 2006
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Jul 1, 2007, 11:23 PM
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This is inspired by the ridiculous line waiting from the i-phone yesterday and other stuff from the past like the PS3. Of course there are some exceptions that I can tolerate. People camping for once in a lifetime chance tickets or product is ok, as well as someone reselling the item on ebay for a good profit. I'll even excuse the parents who want to get kids presents for their birthday or xmas. But all the rest of you line campers out there need to get a life. Just the fact that they are so needy and can't wait a couple extra days/weeks for another shipment annoys me.
The i-phone isn't near xmas, so you can cross out that exception. It wasn't a once in a lifetime item, so you can cross that out too. So unless you were reselling it for profit or were getting one for your kid as a birthday present, then you are pretty pathetic to wait outside that long just because you are that desperate for a what is basically a toy. Some people think it is the adventure aspect, but no one wants to waste a day away by sitting outside in the cold or the heat. If you polled every line camper in the world, 99.9% of them would have the item delivered them for free if they could.
The only reason people do it other than the exceptions is because their lives are so pitifully driven by little gadgets, that they've completely lost touch with the real things that matter in life. Taking off work, taking of school, blowing off meetings. These are real life things that matter. A toy is not that important people. If it means that much to you, then I feel sorry for you. I think the way society today has become completely dependant and reliant on gadgets and technologies like cell phones is what angers me most, because the line camping for the tickle-me elmos never annoyed me. I honestly think many people in society today would lose their mind without a cell phone, and to me that is really a shame.
Anyway, that is my rant. You don't have to agree with me if you don't want to, but that is how I see it. Everyone has their weird pet peeves and this is one of mine. Maybe I sound like a total nutjob, but hey, it is what it is. I'm talking about the people that sit out there for days, and not just a few hours or overnight btw. That I can tolerate.
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Well I do agree with you I have a feeling you were in said line you are complaining about doing the same thing you were badmouthing other ppl about.
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You should have driven your ass up here and camped out with me, sir. We only needed one, but ended up each putting our names down for one and walked away with 4. Sold the other 3 on Craigslist, and it more than paid for the one we kept.
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WTF!!!? you got 4? So did that mean you bought 4 and resold them or did you somehow find a way to get a few free ipones (like that would ever happen)
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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Last edited by ctu; Jul 1, 2007 at 11:25 PM.
Reason: This member got a little too post happy.
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