
I hope this was just luck and being nice to the people behind the counter.
Walking around the local mall, found a Barnes & Noble staff unloading their first-ever delivery of Pokemon TCG. They were so excited and curious to see what they got- a few ASC and PO ETBs and a couple of pin collections. I just bought one pin collection, had a quick little chat and told them if they want them, they should hide them now- they're going to disappear in seconds.
I had to walk through the Target to get to my car, and saw about a dozen people waiting nervously by customer service. I asked the security guard by the door if it was for Pokemon. He told me they'd been there for the last four hours, not even sure if they were having a shipment delivered today. We had a quick chat joking that it must be nice to just wait all day without having to work, and I went home.
I put the collection away for a few days, contemplating if I should open it. Finally opened it this morning before work.
Goddamn.
Also got a Heart Ball Beautifly foil, which is a nice runner-up.