An XBox Miracle

We ’re usually stale , heartless , and snarky over here , but today is the sidereal day before Christmas Eve , so here ’s a tearjerker for you from lecturer Jason proving that even enforced scarcity ca n’t beat down the disembodied spirit of gift :

Grand Rapids , Michigan — 12/22/05

After understand the post about the next Best Buy shipment , I decided to make a stop at one of 4 Best Buys in the area to see if I could score a 360 for someone in my situation . Her boy is autistic and play video games is one of the few thing he genuinely enjoys . She had been trying urgently for week to get a cabinet for him . I had an other morning meeting and get to Best Buy after my meeting at about 8:45 am .

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There was scarce anyone at the stock . I walked in and a gross sales companion asked if he could help me regain anything . I said “ I ’m looking for an Xbox 360 . Rumor has it you have some here today . ” He said they did and ushered me to another gross sales associate who promptly handed me ticket number 8 of 28 for a Premium organisation ( they had 2 core group system ) .

I was floored . It was as if a prophecy had been fulfilled . After answer a litany of questions from the gross revenue hombre about why I was buying the system and then the endless attempt to track and up sell me on various accessory and service plans , I pick my system up at check and left the store whole slaked .

Twenty minute later I have the system to my thrilled office match , who was closely in tears , and felt like Santa Claus . But it start out effective … .

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Three other people in my berth want system as well and within an hour they all had them . the last two buy systems 22 and 23 which meant at 10:30am there were STILL 5 systems leave in the store .

At any pace , thanks Gizmodo for your Charles William Post of last dark . You made a very happy Christmas for an autistic child , his mother and 3 other Xbox fans in the midwest .

Have a Merry Christmas .

Lesdilley