It depends what I'm waiting for. I've waited in line all night to get tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. I've waited a couple of hours for Springsteen and Stones tickets. I stook in line for 1 hour to get All Star tickets at the 'Stick. Would I stand in line for hours for a book? Nope. Like you, I'll get it later. I'm not an autograph hound, so there's no way I would stand in line for that.
If Black Friday has a good sale on something I want at a truly incredible price, I have no problems getting to that store several hours and sitting there with a book and a thermos.
I'm sure that if those in line had figured out they could get the book AND the wristband later, they wouldn't have stood in line, but, for them, it was important that they get the autograph on Saturday and they wanted to make sure they did. So, standing in line for hours made sense to them.
As to Sweet Bay, I like pineapples but not enough to stand in line for one. However, I had a friend who stood in line for the opening (she stands in line for almost any TV event). For her, it was a little part of history and she wanted to be sure she was a part of it. Standing (well, sitting) in line was no big deal to her -- it was mini-party with friends.
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