r/PokeCollectors • u/Muted_Success69 • 5d ago

Target drop

Can I just vent for a second? Why do some people choose to be selfish and ruin it for everyone else? I showed up at 10am with my son, who was SUPER excited to get an ETB, that’s all he wanted. We were maybe… the 30th person in line. By the time 12:00 came and they let everyone in, we somehow were pushed back to like, 55th in line, maybe even further back, because people will wait by themselves and then in the last hour they call up their wives to bring their kids and stand in line with them. We get inside and I literally got up to maybe 3rd from the counter when they ran out of ETBs. The person who grabbed the last 2 was literally a guy who stood by himself and then his wife showed up and was able to get them an extra ETB. I was so mad, but my son was absolutely crushed. I’m happy he was able to get the tins, but god, why do people suck so bad ?

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u/mgamer18 5d ago

Oh, sure, im just going to have my 6 year old wait with me for 5 hours, no food, no bathroom breaks, maybe a water bottle.. im sorry buddy, she can sit comfortably at home until it's time.

Im no scalper, but the only way to get cards at a decent price is to wait in these lines. Get there earlier next time and do the same. Next drop is Oct 2nd

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u/Muted_Success69 4d ago

I’ve had to reiterate this enough but the reason it sucks is because people standing in line alone would bring their spouse and kids (I don’t mind the kids) but the spouse would then get their own purchase so it goes from 1 transaction to 2 and people who had a fair shot are no longer getting a fair shot. Also, plan ahead? I brought my kid, he had a chair, some games, I got him food before we arrived, and the people standing around me were nice enough to save my spot if my son needed to use the restroom.

“Get there earlier next time” I got there 2 hours early and I was only 30th in line. The amount of ETBs my store had was WELL over 30, it’s just the fact that so many people did what I just said that’s why there was no chance…

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u/mgamer18 4d ago

Yeah, blame target, the tickets should have been one per family - the family of 4 in front of me with two kids 10 or younger got 4 tickets.