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Post by They Adam Bradley on Feb 3, 2008 17:25:45 GMT -5
so I got a question and maybe you guys can help. My xbox 360 just died...My buddy was playing it while i was at work and I guess he left it on pause and when I got home all i saw was a black screen with white dots. I call Microsoft and I kid you not my warrant was set to expire on the 4th of this month! So they are sending me a box to send my Xbox to them.... The problem is, is that its going to take upwards to a month for me to get my 360 back. So i developed a plan
I have thought about being a little bastards and buying a new 360 and just using that and putting me old one in the box and returning it, but Im pretty sure they check serial numbers so i dont think I will try that.
Im thinking about purchasing a new one and just using it for the month or so I dont have my old 360. Walmart return policy on opened video game systems os 14 days, but the only thing I would open it the 360 console itself. I wouldnt open the controllers because I already have some and wouldnt even touch anything else. Do you think that would work? I called Walmart and said I had an unopened 360 and they told me if its unopened I should have no problem returning it...
The only thing I would use from the newe system is the console itself. I would use it for 4-5 weeks until i get my new one, and then when I get my original 360 back, i put the new one back into the box and close everything....
So will this work or am I just going to be wasting 400+ dollars on a new 360 that they wont take back?
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Feb 3, 2008 17:32:42 GMT -5
Probably work, though karmically it might not be the best of plans.
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Post by Rube on Feb 3, 2008 17:33:25 GMT -5
Karma is bogus. Go for it. ;D
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Post by They Adam Bradley on Feb 3, 2008 17:35:31 GMT -5
lol.....i mean the only thing that would be opened up is the console itself, and im pretty sure its just a small piece of tape that keeps it in their. I just dont want to be stuck with two xbox 360's and wasting money!!!
Also, I wonder what the EXACT time is that a unopened xbox 360 can be returned!
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Post by mcclanahan on Feb 3, 2008 17:55:45 GMT -5
they have a serial number on the console and on the box that they can check...but Wal-Mart rarely checks
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Post by They Adam Bradley on Feb 3, 2008 18:01:11 GMT -5
i wouldnt be returning the old xbox. The one i would return is the one im planning on purchasing. The serial # and everything would be the exact same...I would just basically be buying it for 4- 5 weeks until my originaly 360 gets sent back to me. Once i receive that I put the new console back in the plastic shit, tape it and return it....I think it would appear as unopened
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Post by mcclanahan on Feb 3, 2008 18:10:42 GMT -5
i wouldnt be returning the old xbox. The one i would return is the one im planning on purchasing. The serial # and everything would be the exact same...I would just basically be buying it for 4- 5 weeks until my originaly 360 gets sent back to me. Once i receive that I put the new console back in the plastic crap, tape it and return it....I think it would appear as unopened well if you buy the extended coverage from Walmart you'll be able too otherwise they may not take it back if it's been over a month |
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Post by They Adam Bradley on Feb 3, 2008 18:23:48 GMT -5
their return policy on opened systems is 14 days... but if its unopened it should be 90 days
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Post by Captain Wonderful on Feb 3, 2008 19:00:49 GMT -5
their return policy on opened systems is 14 days... but if its unopened it should be 90 days And the dumb bitch opened mine and tore the box all to shit because she couldn't figure out how to lift the flap that the serial number is under. The one that says "lift for serial number." |
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Post by Malcolm on Feb 3, 2008 19:31:55 GMT -5
i wouldnt be returning the old xbox. The one i would return is the one im planning on purchasing. The serial # and everything would be the exact same...I would just basically be buying it for 4- 5 weeks until my originaly 360 gets sent back to me. Once i receive that I put the new console back in the plastic crap, tape it and return it....I think it would appear as unopened What you're basically doing is "renting" an Xbox 360 from Walmart and plan to put it back in the same box when returning it? Isn't there some place where you can maybe rent the system? |
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Post by They Adam Bradley on Feb 3, 2008 19:34:16 GMT -5
i dont think so.......and yes thats basically what im planning on doing
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Post by Malcolm on Feb 3, 2008 19:35:46 GMT -5
Okay then. Well if something goes wrong and you can't return it, you can always trade it in for store credit.
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Post by They Adam Bradley on Feb 3, 2008 19:55:16 GMT -5
true, i plan on putting it on my wally world card.. which i kind of went a lil crazy on after getting it just for the sole reaosn of buying an hdtv with 1 yr no financing... I racked up over 2500 dollars on it..... but i get it down to about 900 now.....so the whole returning it for store credit would suck
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Post by CMPunkyBrewster on Feb 3, 2008 19:59:37 GMT -5
even if you can't get cash back, they will give you a gift card good for the exact amount of your purchase
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Post by They Adam Bradley on Feb 3, 2008 21:02:42 GMT -5
true buttt...its going on my wally world card.. which ive busted my ass on to get rid of some of the damage... feels good to finally get it under 1,000.....
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