I see that the big REI flagship store in Denver is having its garage sale on 1/2/10 starting at 10a. I've heard it mentioned several times on the forum from members in other cities where there's an REI. I've got my membership, don't have to be to work til 3p that day, but am concerned by this from their events site:

100 tickets per color group will be distributed. Example: If there are 500 people in line, 5 colors of 100 tickets each will be distributed. These tickets will be distributed at 9:00 AM near the store entrance. When the store opens at 10:00 AM, the first group of 100 shoppers will enter. Each group will have 20 minutes to shop. Purchases are limited to 5 items per membership. This process will continue through all the ticketed groups; after which, the sale is open to all REI members.

20 minutes . . . 100 shoppers . . . 5 items. Anybody done this? Is it worth it to burn a Sat. morning?
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- kevon

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