Aboardman
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| posted on 10/11/07 at 11:52 PM |
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looking for a wii
anyone know who was one in stock, without using ebay.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 11/11/07 at 12:20 AM |
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http://www.wiipreorder.co.uk/ is how I got mine earlier this year...
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UncleFista
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| posted on 11/11/07 at 12:32 AM |
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The last place I heard that had stock was amazon.de , works out about a fiver more than buying from the UK, you just need to put a UK plug on.
Warranty unaffected.
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 11/11/07 at 02:53 AM |
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Are they out of stock again?!  I can't believe how successful it's been. It looks fantastic, seriously tempted myself. Good luck finding
one, let us know where you got it from and whether you'd recommend them.
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 11/11/07 at 09:52 AM |
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Bought mine from a guy in Germany via Ebay last month. Cost me about £15 over the UK rrp but came with a mains plug adaptor and a bag of Haribo sweets
He sent me all the relevant tracking numbers etc and it was here within 3 days!
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donut
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| posted on 11/11/07 at 09:59 AM |
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We had to buy an Argos order number from ebay which was for our local store. It cost £5 but was worth getting the Wii for my sons Birthday.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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UncleFista
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| posted on 11/11/07 at 11:03 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by donut
We had to buy an Argos order number from ebay which was for our local store. It cost £5 but was worth getting the Wii for my sons Birthday.
Argos have stopped reservations for the Wii, to stop people selling 'em on ebay 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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coozer
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| posted on 11/11/07 at 11:21 AM |
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My mate buys them then puts them on ebay. He's done about 10 the last couple of weeks.
They are all legit UK and he gets them form on the net from the likes of Game, Amazon, Play etc.
From what I can tell he goes on around 8am and orders them, the last one I saw he logged onto Amazon and they had stock at 8.03 that was all sold by
8.15.
Theres no need to pay over the odds on ebay just play your cards right at the shops!
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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stevebubs
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| posted on 11/11/07 at 02:37 PM |
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there were a few for sale at the bracknell computer fair this morning...bnib
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cobnut
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| posted on 12/11/07 at 05:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Aboardman
anyone know who was one in stock, without using ebay.
Got one from amazon.de last week.(still some in stock. just checked) arrived 4 days later no problem. Use google translate to read the site. Price
worked out about the same as uk price. As said before needs plug change or get euro adaptor from maplin electronics for £3. 
John
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Aboardman
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 09:28 AM |
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I have a wii now, but if anyone looking amazon.de now not shipping to the uk it seems that someone has had a word with them.
so i have just bought a wii (for my brother) from wiihome.nl again use google translate if required.
for wii, play (including controller) and carninval for 330 euros (£244)
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iank
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 10:09 AM |
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Overclockers claim to have stock but it seems massively overpriced.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CO-000-NI
p.s. you do know the shortage it quite deliberate - happens every year. It works like this:
Popular product starts shooting off shelves.
Suddenly there aren't any in the shops, fights break out for the last one.
10's of thousands of unlucky parents have to buy something else (similar value) for darling children.
January - suddenly lots of stock appears. 10's of thousands of previously unlucky parents go a buy one for little darling.
Anyone remember Tracy Island? Cabbage patch dolls?
[Edited on 18/11/07 by iank]
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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JUD
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 10:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
Overclockers claim to have stock but it seems massively overpriced.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CO-000-NI
p.s. you do know the shortage it quite deliberate - happens every year. It works like this:
Popular product starts shooting off shelves.
Suddenly there aren't any in the shops, fights break out for the last one.
10's of thousands of unlucky parents have to buy something else (similar value) for darling children.
January - suddenly lots of stock appears. 10's of thousands of previously unlucky parents go a buy one for little darling.
Anyone remember Tracy Island? Cabbage patch dolls?
[Edited on 18/11/07 by iank]
OOOeer - Deja Vu - SWMBO & I were having the exact same conversation no more than 5 mins ago. Cabbage patch & Tracey Island were the examples
we came up with - what other fad crimbo pressies have there been over the years?
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MK Indy Blade
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greggors84
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 12:50 PM |
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I remember those tamagotchi computer pet things selling out about 5 years ago at christmas.
Its mad how something can be so freely available a few months ago, but as soon as christmas comes along people go mental.
I reckon they keep the supply dripping though so they are still selling but they are low enough for the news to feature it making people realise this
must be what every kid wants.
Had a play with my brothers, great fun and clever, but i reckon its a bit of a gimmick and as its the controller makes it hard to play normal games
the novely will wear off.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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cossiebri
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 05:19 PM |
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Last year had trouble getting the disney 'cars' tv/dvd (ended up getting a display one in the end).
This year i think it's transformers, went into local argos they had sold out of EVERYTHING to do with transformers (he reeeeeaaaaaaalllllllyyyyy
wants ultimate bumblebee- bl**dy £80 for one toy!) managed to get most of the others that he wanted as well as a scalextric (he's only six)
just got to get meself a gulf colours seven i've seen....
If it doesn't fit MODIFY it!!
Cheers BriF
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 05:21 PM |
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My Dad had to try about 400 different shops to get me all the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. And I think he also had trouble getting me the Micro
Machines Super Van City too.
This discussion is making me want to get all my old toys out again...
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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