And to add insult to injury, at Walmart the employees play games alerting their buddies, so no matter what day or time, they are always "out" for the regular customer.
You'd think that after years of scarcity, they would have a sign up sheet so ALL customers can know that eventually they would be able to buy the stuff.
No such luck yet...
Except that “scarcity” makes sure they always sell what they have. Artificial scarcity is a powerful tool to increase demand and improve sales.