Bitshift

Last week, a co-worker lamented to me the difficulties of finding a Wii in this console-crazed age. Since I've had a Wii since launch (neener!), I knew just how much love he was missing out on, and wanted to lend a hand.

So, I sent him over to this site, which will show you exactly which Target stores have Wiis and select Wii accessories in stock. Just put in the ZIP Code you're interested in, and go!

After sending him the URL, he and another co-worker had Wiis in-hand within the hour.

What's that, you say? How does this magic happen? It's fairly simple if you know how these things work. It's using the same inventory-checking system that Target's website uses, but it's bypassing the Target website to do it. This is quite handy, because often these items are just not linked on the Target website, so you can't check the current inventory for them.