Infopost | 2021.10.26
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Battlestations: Chrome (no js blockers) on the product page, Firefox (js blockers disabled) on the product page and NowInStock. Gamestop even sent an email that consoles would be available at 10:00. I started F5ing (which may have been unnecessary). |
The GameStop web servers seemed to recoil in anticipation of the heavy load. |
At about 10:15, the systems went live. Adding one to my cart required passing a captcha, something a little weird to see post-login. |
Most times the captcha would return me to the product page with a bubble indicating it was no longer available. The "Add to cart" button would still be displayed (instead of flipped back to "Unavailable"). Reload, wait for "Unavailable" to turn to "Add to cart", repeat. Oh hey, another captcha. |
Eventually I got one added to my cart. I'll use the shopping metaphor: finally I was able to successfully move the product from the shelf to my cart without store personnel taking it from my hand. |
Time to look at the thing in my cart that no one had taken from me. Oh, it's not there. Back to the product page. |
Finally, it's in my cart. To the checkout aisle! |
"Wait, are you still a person though?" |
Back to the shopping analogy, I handed the store clerk my item for checkout and he said, "What item?" |
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