It Truly Is My Lucky Day!

Well, I snagged the Wii Fit via Amazon right before lunch so decided to browse the local Best Buy for games compatible with the balance board. Didn't notice much but saw - to my amazement - that they had several Mario Kart's on the shelf. I had been keeping an eye out for those in the local shops as well as online stores like Amazon but hadn't found any. Checking around just now Amazon itself still has no stock, nor does GameStop or Target show stock. Wal-Mart does list it as in stock.

Anyway, I grabbed one along with an extra wheel. We're gonna be busy with the Wii over Labor Day - that's for sure!

Wonderful if I'll win the lottery today too? ;-)

Hearting Amazon - the Wii Fit Chapter

I've liked Amazon from the beginning but as it expanded its offerings and services I came to totally love it. Innovation and value is a combination I can't resist!

Latest example is my purchase of a Wii Fit - without needing to spend a lot of time checking retailers or paying some "middle man" markup. When I checked Amazon.com awhile back I noticed that even though these were out of stock there was a link to have Amazon notify me via text message when stock arrived. Had never noticed this before but since I knew Wii Fit was hard to snag I signed myself up. Sure enough I got text messages on my iPhone when they were available. All I had to do was respond with "buyfit" to snag one. The first time I wasn't near my phone and they were gone by the time I responded. Twice more I missed out. I think once because I had a typo in "buyfit" - these things sell out nearly instantly.

However today I saw the message right away and had no typo in my "buyfit" response. Very soon I got a confirmation that I had snagged one to be shipped two-day for free (I have a Prime membership). I feel all lucky and proud today :-)