Walmart sells boy 'redneck' version of Madden 09

take it back and swap it for a copy of Halo 3, XBL needs more immature pubescent teenagers.

You know when you're redneck when you go to your local walmart to buy Madden '09.

lmao. REDNECK SHIIIIT!

whatever is on the disc is probably better than madden '09 anyway

Nice to see you guys scouring Consumerist. I read this earlier and thought, how did the Xbox seal come off so easily? I know the cover was taped, but was the Xbox and security seal also taped on? I have a very hard time removing the security seal without leaving some on the case.

Congrats x3f, that is the funniest thing I've read on the internet today!

lol. I wonder if theres anything actually in that disc.

Looks like the Madden team finally topped themselves. And it looks like they saved on production value while still delivering a quality product. As you can surmise, super hi-res graphics are unnecessary for "Washing Machine Front Lawn Racing" or "Roof Tire Thrower Extreme". Enjoyment level and gameplay do not suffer.

I cant stop laughing at this story, am I going to hell? Oh well kid life is full of disappointments get over it.

I wonder what's on the disc?

That is horrible. Granted I admit I am laughing at the "Redneck Sh*t!". How the hell did Walmart even take this back? Ridiculous. Though I feel really bad for the kid, this is just horrible. *sigh* This is just too bad.

Where can I find the cheevo list for this?

those security devices are put in the case at the FACTORY not at the WalMart genius.

I saw an even better one when I worked at Toys R Us years ago. Someone had returned a supposed new copy of Metal Gear Solid for the PS1. Seeing as it was properly sealed up, it got put back on the shelf only to be bought by someone else. That person later returned it because whoever had the game first took out the game discs and manual and taped in a bunch of pennies so that the weight of the package would feel the same as a legit copy. They then sealed it up (doing a nice job by the way) and returned it to the store.

That would suck....

I worked for GAME (Uk video game retailer) a while ago and we had a similar event happen. At the time I was on the tills and a man came in returning three unused games. They were microsoft sealed and looked authentic. However, his story was odd and they felt light. I took them out back and told the manager, who then opened them in front of the customer. They were full of newspaper.

While this story is clearly upsetting for the boy, one has to wonder how these things happen. Clearly, there are some people out there who not only have access to a microsoft sealed laminating machine (sp?) and they are making a lot of money by asking for these bogus refunds. All I can suggest is that the retailer gives their sales assistants training, to always be suspicious.

Good thing for the boy is that he should probably be able to get a refund and enjoy his madden soon :)

This happened to My Cousin Years ago on GTA3 for the ps2 good to know that WalMart has not learned from their mistakes.

hahahahahahaha sucks to be you.

We bought a new DVD once that didn't have a DVD inside it. However, that was probably a factory problem not a return issue.

However, Best Buy was actually very nice and gave us a new copy. :)

This looks more like something Gamestop would do.

This happened to my once when I bought Goldeneye (N64) at Toys R Us. Instead of the cartridge there was a deck of playing cards.

I find it a little hard to find fault with Walmart here. Unless you're saying Walmart should be a Utopian workplace that only hires people that are 100% interested in and up to the task of their jobs... Riiiight.

The game-switcher was obviously enterprising enough (and balls-y enough to label the dummy disc the way he did) to be careful with the security stickers and then reseal the plastic wrap with tape to get it past a Walmart returns clerk.

The same tack that got the game back into Walmart should be enough to get a refund or exchange with them. Father and son show up at the returns desk asking Walmart to make the situation right. 'Cause really, what kind of father would employ his son in a ruse, one that includes a disc labeled "redneck shit," to scam Walmart out of $60? Besides a redneck father, I mean.

Several weeks ago I picked up Rainbow Six:Vegas 2 from my local Walmart and when I brought it home I got a disc read error right out of the box (my first for the console, and non-replicating for any other game I own). I did a cursory internet search and learned that Ubisoft has a known issue/reputation with poor disc manufacturing.

I hopped into my vehicle and dove straight back to Walmart, with my purchase receipt from an hour earlier, and requested a straight exchange. They gave me no problems, even though I had already disposed of the security stickers and plastic wrap. The only thing the clerk did was check to make sure there was actually a game in the case (though she didn't check the surface quality of the face of the disc - not a big deal, as I assumed they would just send it back to the manufacturer or whomever they bought it from). They did not ask for any form of ID or the credit card on which I purchased the game.

When I got the replacement game from the electronics department in the back of the store and had it brought up, the one thing the clerk did was removed the plastic wrap and run their finger through the security seal to open the game, effectively ruining the possibility of bringing back the "new," new game for a full return.

All in all, I was pretty satisfied in that the exchange process was relatively pain-free (except for the fact that the replacement disc has the same issues the old one did. Disc read errors galore, on only that game). That's the way it should be.

Now, back to the post's story... If Walmart really wanted to catch the "redneck shit" game-swapper, all they would have to do is pull a fingerprint off that grubby disc and send it over to the police. I think I can make out about a couple dozen of them, at least, on the low-res picture paired with the post. I'm willing to bet the perpetrator is already in the system.

One other thing I learned while waiting in Walmart's return line: On a Friday, Walmart cashes out thousands of dollars to patrons for check cashing. One clerk (not including the elderly "greeter" at the door), and the returns office is right next to the main door. Infinitely easier to rob than any bank (and those are not too hard here here in S. Carolina. It happens *all the time*, and they rarely catch the robbers), grocery store, or gas station - and no doubt the payoff would be better.

So, the gamer called Madden 09 "redneck shit", but didn't he have to buy the game in the first place?

Same thing happened to me at Target when I bought Orange Box, back when that was new. But without the "Redneck Shit" markings.

Happened to me a LONG time ago at Circuit City. But Circuit City, what's that?

I have a co-worker that recently bought a "new" printer at Best Buy only to go home and discover that it was a box full of fire wood. Or so she says...

Should have put Shit on the Shitbox 3Shity And too that back because in 3 months that what it will be anyway RROD

Same thing happened to a friend of mine. He bought a new Xbox game (Destroy all Humans) brought the game home and showed me his newly acquired purchase. He was excited to play because he loves the alien stuff... he goes to open the game and no disk at all. We both were like OMGGGG!!! so I told him to leave right then and go back to Wal-Mart. He had to talk to a manager and tell them what happened. After a few minutes they let him get another copy and swapped it out.

Sucks when that happens.

Wow sounds like that time i bought a rechargable xbox 360 controller battery from walmart. i buy it. go home. open it. found out its been oppen before. the battery is just the battery case... but i got my money back

You wouldn't believe the amount of stolen games/dvds that you find when working at a Wal-Mart. They are all stolen the same way, and unless you closely examine the package, you wouldn't be able to tell. Madden 09 is a locked game, so it had to be a customer return and whoever took the return didn't pay attention to the case, as they should have only accepted it if it was defective, or missing a disc like quite a few EA games were around the time RB 2 came out.