Camp out, America? Next shipment expected this weekend?

The winter sports have officially begun! No, we’re not referring to the kind of winter sports involving skis and bobsleds. We’re talking about the kind of urban winter sports involving thousands of buyers trying to tackle the rush of holiday shopping. Well, last minute shopping has always entailed this hassle, after all. And when you’re talking about last minute shopping, you can’t get any more final than this.

We’ve been getting reports that the last shipment of PS3 and Wii units before Christmas will arrive this weekend. That would mean that, for those wishing their fellowmen a Merry PS3/Wii Christmas, this could possibly be their last shot at being able to cash in the much-in-demand consoles. The catch is, these reports talk of “expected” shipments. And when you expect something, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s solidly confirmed.

Here’s the lowdown: many stores, including Toys “R” Us and Circuit City, are already expecting a sizable stock of Wii consoles and an additional shipment of PS3 units. The retailers and manufactures haven’t really specified when the consoles would arrive or how many, exactly. However, American Technology Research analyst PJ McNealy has something to say about this – he says that retailers will be “trapping inventory” for Sunday, and that “realistically will be the last big shopping day of the year. I expect people to start camping out on Saturday again.”

Ohnoes. Did someone just say “camp out?” If all this holds true, it’s time to line up! Just keep in mind that, before you do get your sleeping bags and tents ready, make sure you call ahead and confirm if your local branch will get stocks for this weekend.

We don’t want to raise any cause for alarm – we don’t want to be called rumormongers or fearmongers or whatever, but you have a right to know these reports, and y’know there’s always that “what if…”

The winter sports have officially begun! No, we’re not referring to the kind of winter sports involving skis and bobsleds. We’re talking about the kind of urban winter sports involving thousands of buyers trying to tackle the rush of holiday shopping. Well, last minute shopping has always entailed this hassle, after all. And when you’re talking about last minute shopping, you can’t get any more final than this.

We’ve been getting reports that the last shipment of PS3 and Wii units before Christmas will arrive this weekend. That would mean that, for those wishing their fellowmen a Merry PS3/Wii Christmas, this could possibly be their last shot at being able to cash in the much-in-demand consoles. The catch is, these reports talk of “expected” shipments. And when you expect something, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s solidly confirmed.

Here’s the lowdown: many stores, including Toys “R” Us and Circuit City, are already expecting a sizable stock of Wii consoles and an additional shipment of PS3 units. The retailers and manufactures haven’t really specified when the consoles would arrive or how many, exactly. However, American Technology Research analyst PJ McNealy has something to say about this – he says that retailers will be “trapping inventory” for Sunday, and that “realistically will be the last big shopping day of the year. I expect people to start camping out on Saturday again.”

Ohnoes. Did someone just say “camp out?” If all this holds true, it’s time to line up! Just keep in mind that, before you do get your sleeping bags and tents ready, make sure you call ahead and confirm if your local branch will get stocks for this weekend.

We don’t want to raise any cause for alarm – we don’t want to be called rumormongers or fearmongers or whatever, but you have a right to know these reports, and y’know there’s always that “what if…”