The Outcome…

Just got back, been awake for 26 hours now, need sleep, but need to post.

Ok so you guys know that I was 37 on the 36 list. I sat it out, hoping someone leaves. Thank god the weather was not like the night before (rain rain and more rain), the weather was calm, I dont know how cold it was, bas I was wearing lots of stuff and I was cold.

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People had tents, I had this chair that I got from the Wal Mart next door :P

Ray7een 3ala 3amaha as they say. My friend and I just arrived there with nothing but the clothes on our backs, thank god there was Wal Mart next door (they had ps3s but only 8 units :S). Plus believe it or not, I was the best dressed person out there :P

The hours went by pretty slow. Every hour, on top of the hour, the guy who was organizing the list would take count and make sure that the people on the list are there. I was chatting with the people waiting around, watching tv, eating snacks, chinna im5aymeen bil desert moo ga3deen 3ala il ra9eef mal best buy :P

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This is a guy who I met, he camped out since Wednesday at 1 pm (the pic was taken about 36 hours later). He has been to both Kuwait and Saudi, what are the chances! He was in the first Gulf war. Inside the tent was his wife, his 8 month old baby, and 2 friends he paid for to wait with him. He is planning on getting a new truck with the 4 ps3s he was getting. Plus he is one of the funniest people I met, I really enjoyed talking to him.

Ok so the hours pass by, and no one leaves. The PS3s were going to be sold at 8 am, but they would be passing tickets (to buy the PS3 with at 7 am). Since I was first in line (the line that wasnt guaranteed a PS3) I started looking around, trying to get people to sell me their spot. There is a good amount of money being made by selling these things on ebay, so it was time to release my “arab powers” aka bribes. No one wanted to sell me their spot, maybe it was because I wasnt offering a high price ($400) :P yeah I’m crazy.

A few hours pass by, and this guy parks his car and comes over to us wanting to buy a spot, he offered some guys who were in the first 36 up to $1300 but no one sold him their spot! He offered me $600, but I didnt do it.

When 7 am came, the divided the first 36 from the “rest” or as we called it, the haves and the have nots.

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The Haves getting free donuts from Dunkin Donuts.

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The Have-nots getting the rest of the donuts that the Haves didnt take :P

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Mine, ba3ad I had first choice, mocha all the way!

Basically my only chances of getting a PS3 was either Best Buy miscounted, and had atleast 1 extra unit, or if a person fails to pay for their PS3 on the spot. So I decided to wait the extra hour and see what happens.

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The Haves getting into Best Buy, of coarse the Have-nots were booing the whole time.

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Meet number 1.

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It was worth the wait!

So you finally wanna know if I got one or not?

Well here is what I took home after the 14 hour wait.

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Yes ladies and gentlemen, this is the official key chain of the PS3.

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Some demo games for the PS2 (2 not 3) and PSP.

and did I mention I got a free donut? ;)
goodnight!

PS: I had loads of fun, and I am not very disappointed that I didnt get one, but I think I should be.

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    1. Gravatar Icon 1 Jacqui Nov 17th, 2006 at 10:42 am

      LOL! But at least it was an experience to remember right?

      Shotgun!

    2. Gravatar Icon 2 Flying Penguin Nov 17th, 2006 at 10:45 am

      nice nice it must been a hell alot of fun hangin out meeting ppl, all for the same cause… go to sleep dude thats alot of waiting… better luck next time i guess.

    3. Gravatar Icon 3 Deem Nov 17th, 2006 at 10:48 am

      ya 3eeeeeeeeeni ya 3eeeeeeeeeeeni 3alsooora wel nose ela7mar :P

      sara7a ana ma desh mazaaaji elmawthoo3,, the only thing i like bkil elsalfa the donuts :P

    4. Gravatar Icon 4 shopa Nov 17th, 2006 at 10:54 am

      Inspite of all the craziness, you tried!

      I am sorry you didn’t get one but now you are an expert. LOL for next time. Have a nice sleep.

    5. Gravatar Icon 5 Saad Al-Lafi Nov 17th, 2006 at 11:04 am

      Mabrook 3ala il PS3 :p .. Waiting to get my chance now since its kinda expensive here.

    6. Gravatar Icon 6 Saad Al-Lafi Nov 17th, 2006 at 11:06 am

      oops .. i just realized that u didn’t ;p .. anyway guess it was a nice experience as u said but very tiring !

    7. Gravatar Icon 7 Spikey Nov 17th, 2006 at 11:24 am

      you shouldve called the cops i think :P…

      oh well its better to wait anyway….it might be cheaper and better games later on

    8. Gravatar Icon 8 Laialy_q8 Nov 17th, 2006 at 11:43 am

      glad u had fun ^_^

    9. Gravatar Icon 9 KashCool Nov 17th, 2006 at 12:34 pm

      What about the $600 !!!!
      Man you should took it, and buy PS3 when it comes again :)

      But any way, I think it was really fun, and you took many pictures describing every thing. Didn’t you think to change your major and be Journalist? :)

    10. Gravatar Icon 10 adorra Nov 17th, 2006 at 1:37 pm

      haha :[

    11. Gravatar Icon 11 MSB Nov 17th, 2006 at 2:03 pm

      3awart galby! :/

    12. Gravatar Icon 12 Mark Nov 17th, 2006 at 2:03 pm

      man that must have been such a cool experience. i wouldnt wait in line for a PS3 though, Wii on the other hand i would :)

    13. Gravatar Icon 13 Dawn Fairy Nov 17th, 2006 at 3:08 pm

      LOL at what you got .. i couldn’t stop laughing - no shimata intended - hardluck but at least u had a ” Life Time ” experience :P

    14. Gravatar Icon 14 SaRo0Na Nov 17th, 2006 at 3:35 pm

      u poor thang!
      meta ur birthday? :D

    15. Gravatar Icon 15 SP Nov 17th, 2006 at 3:44 pm

      I was really hoping that when I would scroll down and see you holding the PS3. I was disappointed :P… the donut looked good though

    16. Gravatar Icon 16 Maze Nov 17th, 2006 at 4:33 pm

      7aram ….bad u waited all this time…hope next time u’ll get it first…

    17. Gravatar Icon 17 S Nov 17th, 2006 at 5:16 pm

      aham shay the red nose hehee ;p a5eeran you put a pic of yourself..

      7araaaam, i was excited i thought you got one when i saw the key chain :(

      bSs 3alla golat.hom ‘hard luck’, inshalla next time..

      I really hope you get your hands on one soon, kisart 5a6ry walla..

    18. Gravatar Icon 18 Peony Nov 17th, 2006 at 6:15 pm

      seriously? lol.. well, at least u were the “best dressed person” and got a yummy DD ;p

    19. Gravatar Icon 19 Yazeed Nov 17th, 2006 at 6:23 pm

      Jacqui,
      well yeah, i guess whenever i hear the word ps3, i’ll remember this day.

      Flying Penguin,
      it was, and i am totally getting a ps4, khala9 9irt 5ibra.

      Deem,
      what red nose! i seriously cant see it
      so i guess u’ll line up for 12 hours just to get a donut? that says a lot about u :P

      Shopa,
      why was it crazy!??? i mean i only stood in line for 13 hours :P
      people stood for more than 48 hours.
      but yeah it was fun, atleast i tried, oo its an experience to remember.
      Playstation 4 would be a peice of cake, since I am an expert now.

      Saad Al-Lafi,
      lol, dont judge a book by its cover dude :P

      Spikey,
      hehehe yeah i should have done something :P
      oo what games what cheaper? ra7at 3alay khala9, i wanted to ebay it oo bas.

      Laialy_q8,
      :D yeah it was loads of fun

      KashCool,
      lol
      if i got my hands on a ps3, i would have made more than $600, so it was worth the risk.
      and no i didnt change my major :P

      adorra,
      shimata? :P

      MSB,
      yeah i have that effect on people :P

      Mark,
      well its worth it if ur getting about 1000kd profit on it. The wii is kind off easy to get hold of i hear. I wouldnt mind getting one.

      Dawn Fairy,
      none taken, its funny i know!

      SaRo0Na,
      birthday is june 29, paypal account is my email :P

      SP,
      yup it was good!

      Maze,
      next time? what next time :P

      S,
      ay red nose!
      and i didnt get that keychain oo bas, got the demo games, and a ps3 bumper sticker :P
      oo shino a5eeran i post a pic of myself??????
      i got flickr, the emirates stadium post, oo the orlando post, imbayin tit3abithain wayid

      Peony,
      yeah i am serious! :P
      yeah the donut was all worth it. :P

    20. Gravatar Icon 20 S Nov 17th, 2006 at 6:46 pm

      3ad walla at3abaath waid.

      I saw all these pics la t5af, bSs theyr not on your blog, all the way on flickr..

      inshalla sooon soooooon you will get your PS3 ! :)

    21. Gravatar Icon 21 ZiZoTiMe Nov 17th, 2006 at 7:14 pm

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    22. Gravatar Icon 22 Delicately Realistic Nov 17th, 2006 at 8:42 pm

      AAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
      :(
      3awart galby!
      After that long wait…well….at least u have a story to tell hehe!
      I loved this post…and that guy….ya7laila….sij ina ildinya ma tamshy ila bil flos hal ayam…he paid his friends to wait for him! 3ajayib hal dinya :>
      Yalla ma3lish ya YzYz….khairha ib ghairha inshAllah

    23. Gravatar Icon 23 Intlxpatr Nov 17th, 2006 at 11:47 pm

      I was SO sure the ending was going to be that you got one! but I bet you get one at a better price soon.

    24. Gravatar Icon 24 DiiGMaa Nov 18th, 2006 at 1:10 am

      OOOOOOOOOHHHHH MAAAAAAAANNN !!

      Your post was so positive.. and it seemed you had fun and met nice ppl despite the cold weather and long wait… I really thought you got one.. and I WAS DISAPOINTED you didn’t.. bs kudo’s for hanging in there.. we’ll ask santa to save you one from the next batch released ;P

    25. Gravatar Icon 25 Atsooo Nov 18th, 2006 at 2:58 am

      ???? ??

      :)

      ?? ??? 600 ????? ? ?????? ???? ??? … ?? ?????

    26. Gravatar Icon 26 Marzouq Nov 18th, 2006 at 11:10 am

      That must have been a good time! I know the feeling its great.. At least nobody got shot or something! At least you tried and its one hell of an experience!

    27. Gravatar Icon 27 tarik bin ziad Nov 18th, 2006 at 1:11 pm

      u should have sold ur spot but i if u found out that he guy u sold it to got it u probably would have been pissed
      u lok real tired in the pic
      cant wait until its out on the gulf

    28. Gravatar Icon 28 Yazeed Nov 18th, 2006 at 6:10 pm

      S,
      hehehe
      oo forget about the ps3 :P
      5ala9 6a5aw il nas 3anna shway

      ZiZoTiMe,
      9ig fathee
      ma biga blog ma 7a6ait hal comment
      tara abee3lik il banner maly oo aghayra lik 3ala ma itkhala9 mosabaqtik ib 200kd

      Delicately Realistic,
      wanna bas aksir kha6rich oo abcheech :lol:
      3ad i look at it now as taghyeer jaw :P
      chinna ri7t camping or something.
      wait for when the ps4 comes out, babadi3! :P

      Intlxpatr,
      oh well, maybe next time

      DiiGMaa,
      :) yeah it was fun and i enjoyed it, but my friend didnt :P
      goolay 7ag santa y5alee as3ara 3ala ebay ma t6ee7 oo 3ady aroo7 a9if 2 days before it comes out :P wanansa

      Atsooo,
      600$ is nothing compared to $2000
      oo ba3dain ma kan bajy ella sa3tain so tiswa :P

      Marzouq,
      yeah it was a good time,
      well we were well off, there was a cop parked in the parking at all times, a fire marshall who comes over every hour or so. I was suprised to see what happened at other parts of the country.

      tarik bin ziad,
      its not going to be out until march atleast, that from sony, but i am guessing u can find it now there, but very limited quantities oo very expensive as well.

    29. Gravatar Icon 29 Ms. Baker Nov 19th, 2006 at 11:02 am

      Yazeed, even I, Ms. B, as in Ms. Baker, or she who cooks things and reads books and blogs about boring stuff not associated with games, loved this post on your PS3 acquisition trials and tribulations. Really great :)
      Actually, it looked like the whole thing was an experience and a lot of fun :) Yallah, 5airha ib ‘3airha, Inshallah Santa brings you one for Christmas.

      Ms. Baker

    30. Gravatar Icon 30 Yazeed Nov 19th, 2006 at 12:20 pm

      Ms. Baker

      Awal shay who said that u blog about boring stuff!
      oo thany shay who said i am into video games? I dont even have a video game right now, la playstaion la xbox, nothing :P
      I was in it for the money :P
      bas it was fun

      ask santa for a wii, that looks like something i could enjoy ;)

    31. Gravatar Icon 31 DiiGMaa Nov 20th, 2006 at 12:16 am

      em9ebbbbaaaa mukh tejary ;P

    32. Gravatar Icon 32 albusairi Nov 21st, 2006 at 2:59 pm

      WAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA YAZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED !!!!
      u must be kidding … hehehehehe shallah 7adik etwa9il oo teg3ad bel bard 3shaan ps3 ;p

      hehehe bs i loved the post .. somethin to remeber ha ?

    33. Gravatar Icon 33 Yazeed Nov 22nd, 2006 at 9:20 am

      DiiGMaa,
      :) shfeeha ya3ny :P

      albusairi,
      hehehe
      yeah something to remember :)
      shakla this week i’ll line up after thanks giving dinner :P

    34. Gravatar Icon 34 jaime May 18th, 2007 at 11:09 am

      :mrgreen: :neutral: :twisted: :arrow: :shock: :smile: :???: :cool: :evil: :grin: :idea: :oops: :razz: :roll: :wink: :cry: :eek: :lol: :mad: :sad: :!: :?:

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