I am just amazed at the seeming absurdity shown by some people as they fight to be one of the first to own Sony’s new PlayStation 3 console. People sleeping in parking lots, coming an hour early so that they can get a ticket that gives them a chance to purchase the PS3, etc.

I just don’t get it: why spend all that time, effort, and energy when you can just walk into a store and purchase the thing a week later?