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[jazzcomp]

Remind me never to give you a job

If you made a total judgement about my work ethic based on one post then I don't think I need to

No, but they do dictate the circumstances under which you can buy said item. And besides, no excuse is needed. What would you do in his situation? Just resign yourself to the fact that you're probably gonna miss out? No, I think you'd be making phonecalls

In his situation, go there on his break (which he did), buy online, ask a friend or fellow collector who can, ebay, gumtree, others.

Because you put more effort into obtaining an item, then you are more entitled to it? You must HATE people that buy online then

I just go by the principle "first come, first serve". No, I don't HATE online buyers.

Oh and many people do actually try to live their everyday lives as ethically as they can. While you may be comfortable lying to your employer and having a day off to buy a toy (which technically is fraud. And most companies if they catch you out will treat it as such), you can't expect everyone else to be the same.

You know the release date. You can always file vacation leave instead of a sickie. For the record, I have in reality have used only a few sickies and those are for when I was sick or when my kid is sick. I have "ethically" used my leaves. I'm just saying that if you consider it an "emergency" then you can use it as a last resort.

The ethics I was referring to in my post was calling to reserve vs going to the store (now if you took a leave whether vacation/sickie - that's your own personal call). I think this is where things got lost in translation.

Pffft. Screw that for a joke. Anyone that would rather line up like that for god knows how long rather than make a few phonecalls has got rocks in their head. Plain and simple.

I see you don't get the point I'm trying to make. But that's fine. If that happens, I will resign myself that I won't be able to get it @ the store. Now if you were the one selling and you see the line outside and someone called for a reservation. Who would you give preference to?

As simple as that sounds, it makes it even simpler for scalpers.

No, you don't have to go to great lengths. Have you ever heard the expression "work smarter, not harder"? Well this is a perfect example. Making a phonecall is defeinately smarter than driving all around the region burning time and petrol.

A phone call to check if they have stock, yes I'll do that as to not waste my time & petrol going to a store with little or no stock. But I would make the effort of a long drive because that's the only store with stock left. But having a priority reservation system thru phone calls?

Here's a question: have either of you ever rang up and made a reservation for dinner at a restaurant? Or do you simply rock up and hope for a seat? Because that is EXACTLY the same thing.

Not really the same thing. Dinner reservations have a smaller window to guarantee the dinner sale/service. If you do rock up, you are waiting for a specific amount of time to eat. Also, if it's fully booked then just leave and find somewhere else to eat.
And the food you want to have at that restaurant can "always" be eaten at a later date. I hope you can see the difference.

FYI - here is the official word from Toys R Us.

Toys"R"Us Australia does not offer a reservation service.

Now, if it is officially a phone reservation system - then I'd do the same and just call when the stores open. Or however number of days before stock is released for sale if they allow it?