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I had quite the "adventure" today...so to speak. Alright, well here's the story: I called up TRU this morning to see if they had Soul Calibur III in stock. Sure enough, they just got them in. So then my journey begins...TRU was pretty much sold out of all the good games. I ended up getting Soul Calibur III, Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi, and got another copy of DBZ: Tenkaichi for free. To make things even better, I had a 20% off TRU coupon that I got in the mail-- BOOYAH! There was a problem, however. I already own the DBZ game! So I went over to the store I work at (GameStop), and returned one of the copies of DBZ that I just bought from TRU...thankfully I had the original receipt that I got from buying the game at my store. I exchanged it for Resident Evil 4 on the PS2.
But I still had an extra copy of DBZ...what was I going to do with that?? I didn't want to sell it on eBay, because I'd probably lose a lot of profit. My friend wants a copy of Shadow of the Colossus for his birthday this week, so I thought to myself, "Why don't I just try exchanging it for a copy of Shadow at another store without a receipt?" This is only the beginning of the story, my friends. So first I went next door to Target to see if they had SoTC in stock. Guess what? They didn't have it. You wanna know why? Because Target sucks, that’s why. Then I went to their customer service, and the sign specifically said that you're not allowed to make returns or exchanges without a receipt. So I got the hell out of there. Next, I went over to the mall. I first hit up Sears...They had SoTC! Now would my sorry excuse work? Being the idiot that I am, I forgot to see if Sears even carried the DBZ game. Well, they didn't. The employee had to call up someone else, but the guy said they can take the game back as long as it's resell-able. *Whew* After that, the employee told me that I could exchange it, but since SoTC is $10 less than DBZ, I wouldn't be able to get the difference without a receipt. I refused the offer, and went elsewhere.
So then I went to FYE...they HAD SoTC, but wouldn't do an exchange without a receipt either. EB Games and Sam Goody were sold out of SoTC. Then I went to Best Buy...they were sold out of SoTC. GOD DAMMIT. Every place was either sold out of SoTC, or didn't have it in stock. The ones that DID wouldn't let me do a direct exchange. After that, I went to Circuit City...my only hope! YES! They had one last copy of SoTC left. Circuit City has pulled through for me in the past, would they deliver today!? Nope. The bastards wouldn't let me exchange DBZ without a receipt either. So I pretty much went to every possible store in my area that carried video games. I suppose it's understandable that they wouldn't let me exchange the game since people like me would abuse the system.
I came home all disappointed, ready to sell the game on eBay. But wait; there was one last store left! It's only my favoritest store, Fred Meyer. Why, you ask? Not only is Fred Meyer a grocery store, they have freakin' everything...from toys, sporting goods, clothes, shoes, plants, housing goods, a bank, and best of all...an electronics section (a very good one at that). So I called them up and asked if I could exchange a game without a receipt. They told me that I could as long as it's sealed! WOOHOO! I then rushed over to Fred Meyers...but wait, they were sold out of SoTC. NOOOOOOO! When I returned DBZ, they gave me a gift card...better than nothing I suppose. But something just hit me then and there. I saved about $75 today from all the nonsense that I had to do, so why not just buy a Nintendo DS from Fred Meyer? They had the one I wanted (Electric Blue). I've been meaning to buy a DS for awhile, so it was decided...I bought a DS with Mario 64. Best of all, Fred Meyers was having a 15% off sale on video game software, and my friend also gave me a $5 off card awhile back. I saved myself some extra cash. I pretty much only paid about $65 for a DS after all my savings today. Gotta love it! Tomorrow, I'll be picking up Trauma Center and Castlevania for DS!
So, what did I learn from all this? Never try returning/exchanging a game, or anything for that matter without a receipt...unless there's a Fred Meyer near you. Fred Meyer, I love you!
But I still had an extra copy of DBZ...what was I going to do with that?? I didn't want to sell it on eBay, because I'd probably lose a lot of profit. My friend wants a copy of Shadow of the Colossus for his birthday this week, so I thought to myself, "Why don't I just try exchanging it for a copy of Shadow at another store without a receipt?" This is only the beginning of the story, my friends. So first I went next door to Target to see if they had SoTC in stock. Guess what? They didn't have it. You wanna know why? Because Target sucks, that’s why. Then I went to their customer service, and the sign specifically said that you're not allowed to make returns or exchanges without a receipt. So I got the hell out of there. Next, I went over to the mall. I first hit up Sears...They had SoTC! Now would my sorry excuse work? Being the idiot that I am, I forgot to see if Sears even carried the DBZ game. Well, they didn't. The employee had to call up someone else, but the guy said they can take the game back as long as it's resell-able. *Whew* After that, the employee told me that I could exchange it, but since SoTC is $10 less than DBZ, I wouldn't be able to get the difference without a receipt. I refused the offer, and went elsewhere.
So then I went to FYE...they HAD SoTC, but wouldn't do an exchange without a receipt either. EB Games and Sam Goody were sold out of SoTC. Then I went to Best Buy...they were sold out of SoTC. GOD DAMMIT. Every place was either sold out of SoTC, or didn't have it in stock. The ones that DID wouldn't let me do a direct exchange. After that, I went to Circuit City...my only hope! YES! They had one last copy of SoTC left. Circuit City has pulled through for me in the past, would they deliver today!? Nope. The bastards wouldn't let me exchange DBZ without a receipt either. So I pretty much went to every possible store in my area that carried video games. I suppose it's understandable that they wouldn't let me exchange the game since people like me would abuse the system.
I came home all disappointed, ready to sell the game on eBay. But wait; there was one last store left! It's only my favoritest store, Fred Meyer. Why, you ask? Not only is Fred Meyer a grocery store, they have freakin' everything...from toys, sporting goods, clothes, shoes, plants, housing goods, a bank, and best of all...an electronics section (a very good one at that). So I called them up and asked if I could exchange a game without a receipt. They told me that I could as long as it's sealed! WOOHOO! I then rushed over to Fred Meyers...but wait, they were sold out of SoTC. NOOOOOOO! When I returned DBZ, they gave me a gift card...better than nothing I suppose. But something just hit me then and there. I saved about $75 today from all the nonsense that I had to do, so why not just buy a Nintendo DS from Fred Meyer? They had the one I wanted (Electric Blue). I've been meaning to buy a DS for awhile, so it was decided...I bought a DS with Mario 64. Best of all, Fred Meyers was having a 15% off sale on video game software, and my friend also gave me a $5 off card awhile back. I saved myself some extra cash. I pretty much only paid about $65 for a DS after all my savings today. Gotta love it! Tomorrow, I'll be picking up Trauma Center and Castlevania for DS!
So, what did I learn from all this? Never try returning/exchanging a game, or anything for that matter without a receipt...unless there's a Fred Meyer near you. Fred Meyer, I love you!