Simpsons Season 6
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:24 pm
Anybody get this? I just got it this morning and I called the number for the box replacement (for "those who fear change"). Funny stuff, someone ought to record it for posterity before it's taken down.
After hearing all the bitching and moaning about the box, I have to say it's pretty cool. The plastic wasn't as cheap as I thought it would be (I heard worse), it's still sturdy enough to seal pretty well.
BTW, this was my first and probably LAST time I'll be shopping on Black Friday. It's insane. I had delusions it would be fun until I was woken up early this morning and realized I had made a mistake. Then we went from store to store, and I learned the following: the bigger, more popular shopping centers are the worst. Doesn't matter if it's a retail chain, a high-end store, whatever, they're flooded with customers who apparently never went to sleep and the one measly thing I wanted (this box set) was gone at Circuit City less than an hour after they opened. It was only $15 or 16, and they were out, and other places weren't doing price matching. I ended up 'settling' for Target's great deal, $20 after taxes (well over 50% off) where I learned the next big lesson: if you want to go to a major retail chain, go to one at a smaller and less popular place, like a mini-mall isolated from other shopping centers. The Target I went to was relatively, SHOCKINGLY quiet in comparison, and they had plenty of Simpsons sets left, hours after opening.
After hearing all the bitching and moaning about the box, I have to say it's pretty cool. The plastic wasn't as cheap as I thought it would be (I heard worse), it's still sturdy enough to seal pretty well.
BTW, this was my first and probably LAST time I'll be shopping on Black Friday. It's insane. I had delusions it would be fun until I was woken up early this morning and realized I had made a mistake. Then we went from store to store, and I learned the following: the bigger, more popular shopping centers are the worst. Doesn't matter if it's a retail chain, a high-end store, whatever, they're flooded with customers who apparently never went to sleep and the one measly thing I wanted (this box set) was gone at Circuit City less than an hour after they opened. It was only $15 or 16, and they were out, and other places weren't doing price matching. I ended up 'settling' for Target's great deal, $20 after taxes (well over 50% off) where I learned the next big lesson: if you want to go to a major retail chain, go to one at a smaller and less popular place, like a mini-mall isolated from other shopping centers. The Target I went to was relatively, SHOCKINGLY quiet in comparison, and they had plenty of Simpsons sets left, hours after opening.