| As Christmas approaches, increasingly you will | | | | - Do Not Pay Over the Odds |
| hear people shouting in despair - "Where Can I | | | | There will be some unscrupulous people who have |
| Get A Wii?" There will be hundreds of thousands | | | | realised there will be a shortage early on in the |
| of consoles sold in the run-up to Christmas this | | | | year and will have stocked up with Wii consoles |
| year, but the most popular console is the | | | | to take advantage of this. Check Ebay in the |
| Nintendo Wii. Compared to the next generation | | | | weeks before Christmas. I guarantee there will be |
| capabilities and slick graphics of the PS3 and | | | | people selling their old consoles for more than |
| XBox360, the Nintendo Wii looks quite basic. It's | | | | double the retail price of a new one. Sure, you |
| the unique and innovative controller which has | | | | don't want to disappoint your kids, but nothing is |
| caused the stir and captured people's imagination. | | | | worth giving these immoral internet highway |
| The popularity of the Wii however, does have a | | | | robbers the satisfaction of fleecing you. |
| drawback. Namely, that they are selling like the | | | | - Team Up With Other Shoppers |
| proverbial hot cakes, and very soon you will not | | | | Find out if any of your friends are also looking for |
| be able to buy one this side of Christmas for love | | | | a Wii this Christmas, or other such gift. That way, |
| or money! Imagine the disappointment your | | | | if you happen to be in a shop or on a website |
| children would face, of having to tell them they | | | | and you see two (or however many) Wii |
| need to wait until after Christmas because | | | | consoles, then you can snap them both up and |
| Nintendo sold out of consoles. | | | | save your friend a lot of hassle in the process. Of |
| To help you avoid this situation, here are my top | | | | course, you need to keep in touch, otherwise you |
| 4 tips. | | | | could all find yourself with multiple consoles! |
| - Do Buy Early | | | | - Only Buy From Known Websites |
| OK, I'm not teaching you to suck eggs, as with all | | | | Don't send your hard earned cash off to people |
| Christmas presents, you need to make sure you | | | | you don't know. People do the silliest things in |
| do not leave this until the last minute. It's worth | | | | times of stress. Play it safe online. |
| reminding you of this point though, because time | | | | So, there you have it. Get to work. Scour the |
| flies quickly and before you know it, the console | | | | shops. Buy early. Then at least you won't be the |
| you were thinking of buying in October is no | | | | one bemoaning "Where can I get a Wii before |
| longer available because you have left it too long | | | | Christmas?" as the day approaches. |
| and it's already November. | | | | |