San Antonio love queue. Last week, na for opening of newest Barnes & Noble store, where some of first people wey show up dey hunt Pokémon cards.
This week, queue dey form again, and e be like na Pokémon fanatics dey behind am. Outside Best Buy store for Alamo Ranch shopping center off Loop 1604, Pokémon fans dey seem like dem dey ready to pounce on 30th anniversary goodies, wey go drop Wednesday, September 16.
Yes, di line—thankfully sheltered under some tents—don already stretch reach corner of di building for items wey never hit shelves. Di special inventory include exclusive posters, stickers, card packs, tins and more wey only available in-store. Prices for some items start around $10, but other big-ticket items fit cost as much as $179.99.
Best Buy even set out release guidelines on top its website, laying down law and customer conduct for beginning lines, wey dey operate on first-come, first-served basis. A release day checklist include folding chair, jacket and other cold weather gear—maybe e no apply for San Antonio this time of year—raincoat, chargers, water bottles, sunscreen, books, games and other ways to pass time.
Na not only one chain set strict rules. Target reportedly get extra security for stores, including security measures for long and potentially chaotic lines, plus traffic control for parking lots. Some stores no dey allow make person save spot for line with empty chair—which seasoned line professionals call ‘ghost chairs’. Others no dey allow lines to form until a specified time.
When stores open—which typically na 7 or 8 a.m.—some locations no go allow every customer for line enter at once. Regardless, e dey shape up to be a hectic drop. You dey line up?
