Walmart Selling Wii Gift Cards
Published by Jeremy on November 28th, 2007If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.
For some reason this struck me as a little “cheap“, and I’m not referring to the price.
Wal-Mart.com is currently selling a Gift Card with that value of $249.24 (the price of a Nintendo Wii) - in hopes that parents will buy the gift card to give to their children for the Holidays.
“Merry Christmas little Joey, technically we bought you a Nintendo Wii… but you just have to find one for yourself - it’s like 2 gifts in one! A Wii and a scavenger hunt!”
Personally, I think that any kid would be let down to get this… I mean they would get what it stood for. Correct me if I’m wrong, but does any kid really want to open up a gift card on Christmas morning?
Alright, let’s say a kid gets the Wii gift card for $250, pretty much the choice is wait for the Wii … or get a new bike and a whole buggy load full of toys? If I was a kid, the choice would be a no brainier.
What do you guys think of this?
EDIT: Of course Wal-Mart isn’t just selling this gift card for children, I’m sure there are plenty of adults out there that would love to get this as a gift. I guess just call me old fashioned… but if I’m dropping $250 on a gift - I want to be getting the physical item, not just a place holder.
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I wouldn’t mind getting one. Is it only for kids?
Valid point… I was thinking more of children getting the card.
You could always get them a Chintendo Vii.
I know I would be a little disappointed if I wanted a Wii and ended up getting this. Although, it is $250… so, I wouldn’t be TOO upset.
I can see where it would be a great alternative if you can’t find a wii console. It would be smart for retailers to make sure they have plenty in stock after the holidays so you can actually get a wii with your gift card. I guess getting a card is better than no wii at all.
You can still get them online, you might pay a bit more due to demand but they are
available online.
http://www.buynintendoonlinewii.com
“I guess just call me old fashioned… but if I’m dropping $250 on a gift - I want to be getting the physical item, not just a place holder.”
He’s right. Younger kids would think it was neat, though.
I only wish I would get more gift cards, less time returning things
If you can’t find a wii before christmas, this is the second option. Of course its not as good as getting a real wii. But it’s better than anything else, and its worth it to wait a month or two after christmas for this console.
I got a walmart wii gift card for christmas. I’m an adult so I was happy to get this. The only thing that upsets me is that my boyfriend paid for a wii - yet walmart does nothing to help those people get their wiis first. They got a shipment of wii’s in on jan. 6th and I wasn’t able to get one of the 20 because I wasn’t quick enough. I do know some people who did get wii’s that they turned around and sold on ebay for a profit. I think when walmart gets a shipment in they should have accepted people with wii gift cards first - then any leftovers should have went to next in line who didn’t have a card. Their excuse is that although the giftcard is valued at the price of a wii - and it has a picture of a wii on it , you can technically use iton anything in the store. To me though, if a customer already paid for a wii - they should get first dibs. Ohh well, I guess that is walmart for ya though. They don’t care how long you have to wait because they got their money. I’m happy with the card because I’m a step closer to having my wii than I was before - but dang it I want to play super mario galaxy.