My parents played the Wii for the first time when they visited us last spring. They loved it! I was surprised that they enjoyed it as much as they did. My in-laws had visited a week prior and bought a Wii immediately upon returning home, but I didn't see my parents as the video game type. Since the spring, my parents have mentioned the Wii a couple of times and as Christmas neared, my dad mentioned again that they wouldn't mind having one.
Last year, I had to sleep outside overnight at Target (with my friend Amy's hubby protecting me from the crazies) in order to purchase our Wii. I convinced my brothers to go in together to purchase a Wii for my parents for Christmas, but I wasn't too sure how dedicated I would be to buying one... especially if it meant sleeping outside again. One Saturday, I got wind that a shipment of Wiis were expected to arrive at Wal-Marts in our area. They would release them for sale at midnight, so at about 11 p.m. I went around to a couple of Wal-Mart stores to see if they had some available. Unfortunately, I had waited about a half an hour too long to start the search. All of the Wiis had someone in line already waiting to purchase. Bummer! The very next day, my mother-in-law called to see if we still needed one (she works at Wal-Mart, so I had her keep an eye out for one). Their Wal-Mart had some in stock!! So, they bought it & wrapped it and we picked it up the day prior to my family's Christmas exchange. Awesome! Later that same week, my dad called me to see where they could buy a Wii. My mom & dad decided to buy one for each other for Christmas, but they were hard to find. Yikes!! I talked him out of it - telling him that it would be nearly impossible for him to secure a Wii with Christmas only a month away... ha, ha
We had also purchased an extra remote for my parents' Wii, so I wrapped it separately. During our exchange, I made sure they opened the remote first. I wanted to see how long it would take them to realize what it was... it didn't take long! This is my mom's reaction when she realized that we bought them a Wii! :o)
Mom & Dad - VERY excited to go home & play!!
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Oh that is too funny! Your mom's reaction --- priceless!!!
I didn't even know what a wii was till a few weeks ago. Never played one, either. Neither has my husband. I guess having a boy will change that pretty soon, eh?!
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