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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:38PM (Unverified) said

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I returned my Wii the other day, except I replaced it with two Gamecubes duct-taped together.

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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:39PM Shagittarius said

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You beat me to it man, and I bet no one noticed.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:44PM Crono141 said

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Nice joke, ++ for you.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:49PM (Unverified) said

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Yeah, that was really fucking funny. LOL
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:52PM (Unverified) said

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Indeed, it was funny =)
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:54PM Slaziman said

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LOL, +1
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:29PM (Unverified) said

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ROFL!
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:45PM Vegeta has a ps3 said

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I chuckled.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 5:05PM Obienator said

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Ok, that was damn funny (+1)
But seriously, the clerk has probably gotten so complacent with returned 360's, he didn't notice.
See, it's M$ not the "skilled clerk".
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 5:37PM (Unverified) said

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Shag gets -'ed for being shag apparently.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:41PM Nova Hands said

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Next up: Man returns PS3 gutted to be a George Foreman grill.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:42PM foxhound said

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See, that would work... but if the grill had been used, I hope that the store rep would be wise enough to notice the smell of "Dr. Tran"-sponsored hickory smoked dickables.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:30PM (Unverified) said

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Another instant win. LOL
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 5:11PM Obienator said

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Hahaha these comments = winsauce
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:43PM Zertoss said

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Gutted 360 gives retailer Red Face of Death.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:44PM LaughingTarget said

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Maybe he needed to gut it to make back the cash buying that medical text. Those things are freaky expensive.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:47PM (Unverified) said

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Funnily enough, I was thinking the same thing.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:25PM sand0789 said

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Perhaps he could have stuffed it with something worth less than $100 resale, since he was only going for weight. Doesn't sound like he was very mart.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:37PM (Unverified) said

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maybe the book was out of date

i remember i tried selling an art book back after a quarter in college, but they switched to a new book for the next year's class so they wouldn't give me anything for mine, which cost over $100

textbooks are a huge racket
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 5:09PM (Unverified) said

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maybe the book was stolen too, there all over the place on campus
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:46PM (Unverified) said

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I only have done something similir one time: I burn a lot of DVD's at my work (around 100 DVD's or more in 5 days).

After a while, the burner gets slower... so I purchased a new game of the same brand (LG) and returned the old one.

I felt guilty later =(
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:48PM (Unverified) said

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a new *burner
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:57PM Slaziman said

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My Final Fantasy 7 disk was totally broken or something, was always crashing at a certain spot. So I bought a new copy, swapped the disks (they had no real visible physical damage) and went back to the store to say I didn't like it, and traded it in for a new game.

Did the same thing with Smash Bros Melee.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:59PM (Unverified) said

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Well, cheap burners go for about $30 even at Circuit City/Best Buy and you bring it back in working (albeit not pristine condition).

But this is at least $250. And it's completely missing. It's not like you leave a piece of paper that says IOU on it.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:04PM (Unverified) said

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It was like two years ago... an external burner... like $150 dlls.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:07PM (Unverified) said

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Oh... well in that case, you're evil. :)
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:18PM (Unverified) said

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I've always been too lazy, but my mom, of all people, does crap like that all the time. I'm sure it's all been under warranty still... just her way of not having to deal with the needless BS to get stuff fixed.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 5:13PM The Artist Formerly known as Jes said

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you traded away super smash?!
shame on you
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:56PM ThornedVenom said

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God Bless American return policies.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:58PM Slaziman said

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I call shenanigans, there are no white 360's with HDMI CABLES!

BUSTED
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:02PM (Unverified) said

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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/22/joystiq-holidaze-explaining-the-xbox-360-skus/
New Premium models come with HDMI port, but you're right they don't come with HDMI cables.
Justin, you can change "the HDMI cables had been replaced" with "the video cables had been replaced with printer cords."
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:03PM Wonderflex said

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Agreed
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 5:19PM (Unverified) said

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Hey Favra, what's the name of that restaurant you always eat at?
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 3:59PM (Unverified) said

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This is what happens when you are out of warranty and you don't want to pay the $140 for the repair....It's a brutal fact that these things are about as reliable as a $2 hooker telling you she's clean, but the damn thing is so much fun to play you keep coming back...Just like the Hooker.

Still this is pure genius, never separate a man from his machine. desperation sets in quickly.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:05PM (Unverified) said

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I think Ludwig said it in the podcast. He caved and just bought another 360 instead of waiting so long for repair.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:23PM (Unverified) said

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Something we need to know about, sir?
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:26PM daveosaur said

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...I actually just did the same thing. Though I didn't have a warranty in the first place (bought it from a friend), it wasn't a red-ring so it wouldn't have been covered anyway. I figured i'd rather pay $300 for a new arcade than $150 for six weeks and a repaired old one.

...Plus, I think it might be possible to fix mine with a lot of work and soldering practice.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:00PM Teus said

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more reason to show retailers should start checking what is returned before they actually give the person credit
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 5:41PM (Unverified) said

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Yes, before the person leaves the store, the retailer should not only open the box, but open up all the bags of cords, unscrew the x-box, look inside just incase there's a textbook in there. Very realistic post imo.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 7:10PM jynxycat said

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Um, if you just lift the 360, or even the box, you would notice instantly that it was about 20 lbs lighter :P


Hell, if you can even open the damn box to begin with, no store should take it period. They have seals for a reason.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 7:59PM Chyld989 said

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When I worked at FuncoLand we always hooked up the systems people traded in to make sure they worked before giving them anything. Took about 30 seconds, and it kept us from getting ripped off a few times. Maybe they should just start doing that again.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:26PM Teus said

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actually you can get white 360s with hdmi

you should of known that unless you been living under a rock for the past couple of months
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:28PM daveosaur said

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Yes, but you can't get white 360s with hdmi *cables*.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:02PM Tez said

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Hilarious.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:06PM TangoCharlie said

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At least it's quieter now.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:08PM (Unverified) said

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Here's a thought. Next time you get the red rings, go buy a new Xbox, switch the insides, and return. Too bad I'll never have to do that. I have a launch 360 and the only problem I've had is that stupid child account the crap. I'm in freaking college.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:20PM (Unverified) said

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Wait for it. It'll happen. It doesn't matter how well you dust it off, how many times you blow into the cartridge, etc, etc, yammer, yammer, it'll happen.

One day, all will be roses. The next, RROD!
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Posted: Nov 27th 2007 9:41AM (Unverified) said

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I have been tempted to do this, but I keep bringing my 360 back from RROD by cleaning and reapplying the thermal paste on the GPU.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:14PM (Unverified) said

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At least this 360 won't RROD on you.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2007 4:15PM Duke said

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He didn't gut it - thats just a new sku.

I got one with a harry potter book stained with coffee in mine.
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