Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Emergence Day

Based on the amount of shit one usually gets when trying to pick up a game on launch day, I allotted myself most of my lunch hour to begin hunting for Gears of War. I expected harassing clerks about shipping times, I expected to be turned away so that they could "teach me a lesson" about what happens to customers who don't preorder, i expected to be nagged about trade-ins and bullshit magazine subscriptions.

But that was not so.

I quite literally stumbled accross a small electronics store in the area that had fairly recent games in the window, so I figured it was worth checking out. The moment I walked in, the guy behind the counter took one look at me and without missing a beat...
"Gears of War, 360?"

Shit, you mean I didn't even have to ask?

I think i'll be visiting this store more often.

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