DawnM Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 for something? Concert tickets iphone Getting your kids into a program/preschool/school ???????????????????? I know people do it but there really isn't anything like that where I would wait that long in line. I am reading of people waiting 8 or more hours in line for an ipad 2. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Well, I'll never say never, but I can't think of a thing I'd wait in line more than an hour for. I'd especially not stand in line for something like an iPad, where I could just wait a few days and order it online. It boggles my mind that people are so into THINGS that they'd wait for hours and hours in a line for them. Concert tickets, I could maybe see--once those are gone, they're gone, and the performers are probably only nearby once or twice or year (or less often). A really really really good school? I might consider that, but since I haven't yet come across a school I'd enroll my kids in at all, probably not :lol: But for a product? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 food or water during an emergency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I waited 5 hours to see a favorite political candidate! So, yes. I can see waiting 8 hours for some things!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I would for things that I would miss out on otherwise, but not for something that I could get if I was just willing to wait awhile. (never say never, but I'm pretty sure) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 food or water during an emergency. Pretty much that is it for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 8 hours? I haven't since I was 19. In my city, we have a huge library sale. It bills itself as one of the biggest in the country. People routinely sleep on the sidewalk to get in when the doors open. I guess a lot are dealers but there are many local folks and visitors who do it for fun. I live just a few short blocks away and can mosey on over after breakfast. I have stood in line for an hour to get in. But, I am sure the people here can understand that kind of book madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaMcC Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Nope never!!! The most I will wait in any line is 60 minutes. To wait any longer it has to be life and death situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 No. But luckily I never seem to want what everyone else wants. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Aside from an emergency, I can't think of anything that would cause me to need to wait in line that long. However, I won't say never because an amazing (imho) opportunity could arise at some point that would require it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) Not unless there was a disaster and I was waiting for food/water. The longest I have ever waited in line was during the 2008 election I waited about four hours to vote in the primary. I do sometime get popular things but I always just wait until later when there is no line. I did wait in line for some of the Harry Potter books but it was more of a fun evening party thing than actual brutal waiting in a line. If I had to wait in line eight hours in order to get my kid into a good school I would do it. Edited March 15, 2011 by Sis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I can't imagine it, but I won't say never. The emergency food and water sounds plausible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenKitty Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I never have. It would have to be a real necessity before I'd wait that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 It would have to be for water, food, heat source or shelter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Life or death, yes. An ipad? No freakin' way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I haven't, but I could think of some things that I'd do it for... mainly stuff like concert tickets. Example: Dd14 is a big Justin Bieber fan and if he performed in our town, I'd camp out for the tickets. Not because I'm interested in seeing him, but because it would be one of those 'never forgotten' things for her. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 food or water during an emergency. :iagree::iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 For the right speaker or event, yes. For an item that I can just buy later when the rush is over, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinaBreece Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 We did it when the first wave of XBox 360s came out. It seems like a million years ago-- it was BC... before children. We had a ton of fun! I can't think of a current artist I would wait in line for tickets for, at least in that extreme... but if George Harrison was still alive & the Beatles could have roped Julian Lennon into standing in for a sort of reunion tour (or if I had been alive during the real Beatlemania...)-- In a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyFL Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 You won't believe this one. We waited in line overnight back in the 80's for a special mortgage rate of somewhere around 10% on our first house!!! HA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I have waited in line online for 12 hours, with 35 windows open, for Red Sox tickets many times. I will never wait in line for anything IRL, or anything else online, unless it is a life or death emergency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Border crossings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Driver's license in NYC. I was in line with a funny law student and we quizzed each other, made jokes, got group sings going. Etc. I was so bored I took the test in spanish and still passed. I started in line before it opened and just made it through at closing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Heck no! If I can't get it online, I will just wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 When I was in college, me and a group of friends waited in line for three days for a special midnight showing of the last Star Wars movie. I kid you not. We pitched a tent just next to the doors outside- the theater had designated a special place for us to wait, since we weren't the only people waiting days ahead- and sat. For three days. It was actually quite fun, though I don't think my back has ever recovered from sleeping on nothing but concrete and a thin sleeping bag for that many nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 that long in a life or death situation for a family member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I would wait in line that long only if I had to, but yes I would if there was no other option. A friend of mine was from East Germany and had defected with her family when the wall was still up. I remember one time being out with her and her mother at a store and we (being teenagers at the time) were complaining that the line was so long and we were sick of waiting. I think we had to wait something like 25 minutes or so. The mother exploded on us and told us we were so spoiled and didn't know ANYTHING about waiting. She told us that in Germany she had to wait in line for 5-6 hours for bread that you didn't even know if they would still have when you finally got to the front of the line. You had to wait for shoes, clothes, butter, milk, EVERYTHING. She told us we were spoiled and didn't know anything about anything. I always remember that and I think if it were a situation like that, where I had to wait in a line to feed my family, YES I would wait, but for concert tickets etc no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Wait, WHAT???????? You had to wait in line for that?????? Dawn You won't believe this one. We waited in line overnight back in the 80's for a special mortgage rate of somewhere around 10% on our first house!!! HA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Inna* Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Growing up, I used to stand in line for hours to buy food. We camped out for days near the consulate to get our passports processed and get the heck out of USSR. :glare: Here, it would take an emergency to get me to stand in line for hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tearose Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Short of an emergency, no. When I was in grad school, people would camp out to book weddings at the university's chapel (they had a strict policy of not booking more than a year in advance). I thought it was insane, but as a grad student I'm sure that I had nowhere near the attachment of those who attended as undergrads. I think that it was possible to get a slot without camping, but people did it for the more popular May and June wedding dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I've done a few of those with my kids, although I don't think we were in the store for eight hours or longer. I think we usually entered the store at about 8:00 and stayed through until we had books in our hands. Much of the time wasn't standing in line, either, but participating in activities. We would usually start lining up at about 10:00 or 11:00 and be able to purchase our books by about 1:00. The short answer, though, is yes. I would stand in line for that length of time if it were something important to my kids. Personally, I can't think of anything that would be that important to me. But for them I'd do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) We almost waited that long for Star Wars Episode I tickets. However, we got some friends together and we took turns. We each only waited for an hour and then relieved each other. I was the final wait and got to be the one to actually BUY the tickets. What a rush! Unfortunately, now that I have kids I can't pay for a sitter for 8 hours, so I won't be waiting for anything for that long until they're old enough to watch themselves. But before I had kids, SURE, why not?! I never really understood people poo-pooing stuff like that. If I want to wait and am having fun getting into the spirit of it and enjoying myself, then just let me and keep your negativity to yourself. (Not "you" specifically--just the general "you" who poo-poo such things.) Edited March 16, 2011 by Garga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I have waited in line online for 12 hours, with 35 windows open, for Red Sox tickets many times. I will never wait in line for anything IRL, or anything else online, unless it is a life or death emergency. Oooh did you see them when they won the world series?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 No, I don't think there's a single thing out there I'd wait that long in line for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I never have and cannot image anything that important. However, I would do it if it were extremely important to one of my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Actually I would definitely do it. We went to the movies about 2 hours early for Star Wars Episode 1. We had so much fun! I'd wait for something I was really interested in (maybe iPad2) for 8 hours if I were with my husband and/or friends. Especially since we'd know how long the wait would be and we planned accordingly. It would be an experience. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koerarmoca Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 It would have to be something super awesome, wonderful, opportunity of a life time and Free. or emergency situation or Jesus lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I cannot imagine that I would wait that long for anything unless it meant survival or my family or me. I am far too impatient to sit or stand in line for something frivolous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Absolutely! Back before Fruit Puffs was born, I used to stand in line for hours every first Saturday in December to get the free tickets for the Handel's Messiah Singalong at the Kennedy Center in DC. We'd get there around 5am with thermoses of hot chocolate, card games, blankets--ohhh, the fun that was!!!! Some people had camped out for two or three days for it. It's much more scientific now, and very dull; you show up the day of the concert and they hand out the tickets a couple of hours in advance. And there's much less of a crowd, since it's a workday. Pbbbbbbbbbbbt to the party pooper management people. Standing in line with hundreds and hundreds of people was just as much a part of the experience as the concert itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I waited in line overnight (10 hours) to get my DD into preschool. :001_huh::lol::lol::lol: Obviously, it seems very funny to me now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I can't imagine waiting that long for anything. I guess I won't say that I would NEVER do it, but I really doubt it. I know some people really enjoy doing it, and it just adds to the excitement, but I have too many other things to do. Like read message boards. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 But before I had kids, SURE, why not?! I never really understood people poo-pooing stuff like that. If I want to wait and am having fun getting into the spirit of it and enjoying myself, then just let me and keep your negativity to yourself. (Not "you" specifically--just the general "you" who poo-poo such things.) I'm negative about ME doing things like that because I would be in extreme physical pain from doing it. That's why I would only do it in an emergency where to not do it would cause me only more physical pain. But if you think doing something like that was fun, then go for it!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I never really understood people poo-pooing stuff like that. If I want to wait and am having fun getting into the spirit of it and enjoying myself, then just let me and keep your negativity to yourself. (Not "you" specifically--just the general "you" who poo-poo such things.) I don't really get that either. I wouldn't do it, but am I glad to know there are people in this world who are far more patient than I am? Heck yeah! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Aside from an emergency situation, I think I'd be more likely to stand in line for tickets to an event than for a product, assuming the product would be available later as well. A friend of mine stood in line all day Friday to get the new iPad2; I doubt I'd do that, since I could just wait and buy it another day (or order it online and wait for delivery). However, if a favorite performer was going to be in the area for a rare performance, I'd stand in line. I'd bring bottled water, snacks, and my iPhone. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly IN Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 for something? Concert tickets iphone Getting your kids into a program/preschool/school I am reading of people waiting 8 or more hours in line for an ipad 2. Dawn None of the above. I do not wait in line for anything except to buy groceries and that doesn't take 8 hours!!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Oooh did you see them when they won the world series?? No, not in person. Yes, on t.v. I spend all that time in the waiting room when the single game tickets go on sale. DS3 loves the Red Sox and baseball so much that it is worth it. I don't get tickets every year, unfortunately. There are too few seats at Fenway and the demand is sky high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akmommy Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I haven't, but I could think of some things that I'd do it for... mainly stuff like concert tickets. Example: Dd14 is a big Justin Bieber fan and if he performed in our town, I'd camp out for the tickets. Not because I'm interested in seeing him, but because it would be one of those 'never forgotten' things for her. ;) Well, mine aren't Bieber fans, but yeah! Living in a smallish town we don't see many big names here so yeah if that's what it took I would. The nearest city to us is 180mi away so it's not often we can make that trip. by the time you buy tickets, gas, food, and hotel room it's a small fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 My first instinct is to say "no way" but then I remember that every year I wait in line for 2 hours just to get the classes my kids want at our co-op registration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Oh, sure, I can *imagine* circumstances under which I would for my family's basic needs. Food, water, education, some once-in-a-lifetime opportunity... It would have to be pretty extreme, but sure, of course there are circumstances under which I would happily do that for any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 The longest line I waited in was for summer camp. Some people pitch tents and camp overnight. I think I got up at 4:30 or 5 for a line that opened at 7. I think I tended to get numbers in the 2 or 300's. The kids only went to that camp 2 or 3 years so I haven't done that in a long time. I don't even know if it's necessary at that camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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