Gimmicks, bells and whistles + Rube Goldberg OTT

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[quote name='Roufuss']Well, Shrike, if they want to turn into a bitch, I will just open a Paypal Dispute and claim "Significantly not as described"... I have to imagine stiffing me a on fucking game is not as described.

I mean, did they think they would get away with shorting me a game or something?

They didn't even use any packaging at all.[/QUOTE]

You'll have to find an expert that can verify 3 games is not the same as 4 games. Perhaps someone in the 1st grade?

I assume you didn't buy from somebody with crap feedback so it was probably just a mix up. Only problem would be if they don't believe you.
 
Yay, I did win!

And it's Vince Taylor on the cover, not Elvis.

I plan to give this to Morrissey at a future concert.
After I scan it onto my computer of course.
 
[quote name='wubb']You'll have to find an expert that can verify 3 games is not the same as 4 games. Perhaps someone in the 1st grade?

I assume you didn't buy from somebody with crap feedback so it was probably just a mix up. Only problem would be if they don't believe you.[/QUOTE]

They've got perfect feedback almost, just 2 negatives I think out of 2,400... I seem to be the first to have a problem.

They are selling a lot of the same stuff, except they stopped selling this game a day or so after I bought it - which means they don't have anymore, which means they will refund me, which sucks because it was a good deal on this game.

This Razer Copperhead is hard to use at first... lol the thing is about 8 times quicker then my old Intellipoint.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']This Razer Copperhead is hard to use at first... lol the thing is about 8 times quicker then my old Intellipoint.[/QUOTE]Control Panel --> Mouse --> Sensitivity
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Well, Shrike, if they want to turn into a bitch, I will just open a Paypal Dispute and claim "Significantly not as described"... I have to imagine stiffing me a on fucking game is not as described.

I mean, did they think they would get away with shorting me a game or something?

They didn't even use any packaging at all.[/quote]
I'm sure it's a "honest mistake". :roll:

They didn't use any packaging? Care to elaborate on that?
 
[quote name='shrike4242']I'm sure it's a "honest mistake". :roll:

They didn't use any packaging? Care to elaborate on that?[/QUOTE]

They got one of the square Priority Mail boxes, the small kind, stuck the three games in there spine up diagonal, and sealed the box.

No newspaper, no extra padding, no nothing.

I'm just waiting on their email, and I already see it now, "Sorry, but we no longer offer this game, please take a refund"... they better give me back my $2 extra shipping as well, since I don't need to pay for extra shipping since there was no fucking game to pay extra on. Sucks cause it was a good deal on something that's not easy to find near me.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']They got one of the square Priority Mail boxes, the small kind, stuck the three games in there spine up diagonal, and sealed the box.

No newspaper, no extra padding, no nothing.

I'm just waiting on their email, and I already see it now, "Sorry, but we no longer offer this game, please take a refund"... they better give me back my $2 extra shipping as well, since I don't need to pay for extra shipping since there was no fucking game to pay extra on. Sucks cause it was a good deal on something that's not easy to find near me.[/quote]
Youch. How fucking brain-dead is that kind of packaging? :shock:

I mean, I know I'm on the anal side of packaging, though it's not worth the headache of damaged-in-shipment mail. That's ridiculous. I'd file for a refund on the shipment charges just for that crap.

What game was it that you can't get anymore?
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Youch. How fucking brain-dead is that kind of packaging? :shock:

I mean, I know I'm on the anal side of packaging, though it's not worth the headache of damaged-in-shipment mail. That's ridiculous. I'd file for a refund on the shipment charges just for that crap.

What game was it that you can't get anymore?[/QUOTE]

Heroes V: Hammers of Fate

I can get it, it just requires a drive down to a Gamestop in Clearwater, as BB and CC are either sold out / never carried it around it.

Eh, no big deal, the next expansion is a stand-alone expansion (I don't care about the story, I just do random maps), so if this person doesn't come through, I'll just sell my Heroes V and wait.

Just seems like a pretty big oversight on their part.
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']fucking landscapers and birds trying to make nests on my window waking me up.[/QUOTE]It's 3 pm (CST)...
 
[quote name='LiquidNight']It's 3 pm (CST)...[/quote]

When I was woken up, it was previous to noon PST. Considering I started sleep at close to 5, that annoys me.
 
[quote name='s1eepinglionhart'](A) Correct... but since it has chocolate in the title, I felt I should include it.

(B) As far as other "colors" go, fuck that. Adding dye doesn't count.
[/quote]
Why does white chocolate count and not dyed chocolate? I don't like your artificial rules on chocolate naming conventions. See if I send you any red chocolate roses for Valentine's Day, bub.
 
[quote name='dcfox']Why does white chocolate count and not dyed chocolate? I don't like your artificial rules on chocolate naming conventions. See if I send you any red chocolate roses for Valentine's Day, bub.[/quote]

White chocolate makes it in on the technicality that it's a "type" of chocolate. White chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate... those are the mainstays.

Red chocolate doesn't exist. It's one of the other chocolates with some dye. So it doesn't work there buddy. :lol:

I've already accepted that my wet sticky fox has moved on to greener pastures... I kinda figured it out when you stopped returning my phonecalls and emails. I know you don't love me anymore... and so... I wasn't expecting a Valentine's gift from you. :whistle2:#:lol:
 
Flash thunderstorm here.
Walked out to my car, closed the windows, started raining hard as soon as I closed the door.

No umbrella.
 
[quote name='s1eepinglionhart']I've already accepted that my wet sticky fox has moved on to greener pastures... I kinda figured it out when you stopped returning my phonecalls and emails. I know you don't love me anymore... and so... I wasn't expecting a Valentine's gift from you. :whistle2:#:lol:[/quote]His heart has always been sub's, so you're just wasting your time. :rofl:
 
[quote name='shrike4242']His heart has always been sub's, so you're just wasting your time. :rofl:[/quote]

I know, I know... but can you blame a guy for tryin? :lol:
 
Pancake Rabbit - Go to the driving range. Much easier than chasing balls all around the place.

Dallow - Flash thunderstorms?
 
[quote name='zewone']And HD-DVD?

Needs an American release.[/quote]

Think that's just a weird "translation" error or something.
Everywhere I see this for sale it lists it as being a BD + DVD.
I don't know why they would include a DVD with it.
 
[quote name='zewone']And HD-DVD?

Needs an American release.[/quote]Gamespot says it's coming to Live Marketplace in HD.
 
[quote name='Z-Saber']Gamespot says it's coming to Live Marketplace in HD.[/quote]

Yeah, Zewone actually broke the news the the OTT a few pages back.
 
[quote name='Z-Saber']Gamespot says it's coming to Live Marketplace in HD.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I posted about that earlier in the OTT.

I'll get it that way, since it's first, but it's only a rental.

I'd like to own it.
 
[quote name='Z-Saber']Screw all-uh y'all.

I'm not sure if I'll get it myself since my friends have it on DVD. How much are the HD rentals?[/QUOTE]
I think it's $6. I'll get it because I really want it and nothing on the marketplace now or in the near future interests me and I have extra points.
 
[quote name='dallow']Think that's just a weird "translation" error or something.
Everywhere I see this for sale it lists it as being a BD + DVD.
I don't know why they would include a DVD with it.[/quote]
It's a flip-disc, most likely. BR on one side, DVD on the other.

Most of the times, it's a HD-DVD / DVD flip-disc instead of a BR / DVD disc.
 
[quote name='Eviltude']Dallow - Flash thunderstorms?[/QUOTE]They're exactly what they sound like.
The storm that hit my area last night, for example, came out of nowhere. It was sunny all day without a cloud in the sky; completely different story after the sun set.
 
[quote name='LiquidNight']They're exactly what they sound like.
The storm that hit my area last night, for example, came out of nowhere. It was sunny all day without a cloud in the sky; completely different story after the sun set.[/QUOTE]
I didn't think they were called "flash thunderstorms" though, just thunderstorms caused by the heat of the day. Speaking of which, you might want to watch out Liquid, as some are heading right for ya.

In contrast, it's nice here right now. 90 degrees but cloudy and windy.
 
[quote name='LiquidNight']They're exactly what they sound like.
The storm that hit my area last night, for example, came out of nowhere. It was sunny all day without a cloud in the sky; completely different story after the sun set.[/QUOTE]You live in the city? The urban heat island effect has been known to influence weather pretty dramatically on a small scale, to the point of storms just popping up out of nowhere.
 
[quote name='jmcc']You live in the city? The urban heat island effect has been known to influence weather pretty dramatically on a small scale, to the point of storms just popping up out of nowhere.[/QUOTE]I'm about 15-20 minutes outside of downtown in suburbia.

[quote name='Eviltude']I didn't think they were called "flash thunderstorms" though, just thunderstorms caused by the heat of the day. Speaking of which, you might want to watch out Liquid, as some are heading right for ya.[/QUOTE]I hope so :D. I absolutely love thunderstorms.
After the power got knocked out last night, I literally sat down at my window and watched it for about an hour and a half with a huge smile on my face.
 
I have done literally 1 hour of work today.
There's nothing for me to do.
It's been like this for the past two weeks.

I'm glad no one notices that I just surf the web and watch videos on my Zune for the other 7 hours.
Oh, and eat lunch.

I am NOT exaggerating.
 
[quote name='dallow']I have done literally 1 hour of work today.
There's nothing for me to do.
It's been like this for the past two weeks.

I'm glad no one notices that I just surf the web and watch videos on my Zune for the other 7 hours.
Oh, and eat lunch.

I am NOT exaggerating.[/quote]

uhh you stalk atleast 2-3 girls. that's hard work right there...

speaking of which, have any stalking updates?
 
[quote name='XchikaXchikaX']uhh you stalk atleast 2-3 girls. that's hard work right there...

speaking of which, have any stalking updates?[/quote]

Things were way too slow today, and 'cafeteria girl' wasn't even here.
Hopefully tomorrow.
 
Oh group of wise sages that is known as the OTT collective. Bestow upon me your wisdom in regards to the following:

The other day I ordered Dragon Quest VIII from Gamestop as part of their memorial day sale. The game arrived today unsealed and with visible wear on the sides and edges of the box. Now I dont particularly care about that as I'm not a collector. I buy games to play them. But I'm just irked cause its the principle of the matter that I paid for a new game not a used one (which is what this appears to be based on looks alone). So my question is, do I raise Kane and call customer service and try to return it or get a refund of some sort, or do I just play the damn game and be content?
 
[quote name='Maklershed']Oh group of wise sages that is known as the OTT collective. Bestow upon me your wisdom in regards to the following:

The other day I ordered Dragon Quest VIII from Gamestop as part of their memorial day sale. The game arrived today unsealed and with visible wear on the sides and edges of the box. Now I dont particularly care about that as I'm not a collector. I buy games to play them. But I'm just irked cause its the principle of the matter that I paid for a new game not a used one (which is what this appears to be based on looks alone). So my question is, do I raise Kane and call customer service and try to return it or get a refund of some sort, or do I just play the damn game and be content?[/quote]

I would so complain and demand a sealed copy.
I hate that crap.
 
[quote name='Maklershed']Oh group of wise sages that is known as the OTT collective. Bestow upon me your wisdom in regards to the following:

The other day I ordered Dragon Quest VIII from Gamestop as part of their memorial day sale. The game arrived today unsealed and with visible wear on the sides and edges of the box. Now I dont particularly care about that as I'm not a collector. I buy games to play them. But I'm just irked cause its the principle of the matter that I paid for a new game not a used one (which is what this appears to be based on looks alone). So my question is, do I raise Kane and call customer service and try to return it or get a refund of some sort, or do I just play the damn game and be content?[/QUOTE]Cain.

And if I had paid for a new game, I would be pissed the fuck off if I didn't get just that. If you wanted a used game, you could have paid less for it.
You paid more for a new game, and a new game is what you should have gotten.
 
[quote name='Maklershed']Oh group of wise sages that is known as the OTT collective. Bestow upon me your wisdom in regards to the following:

The other day I ordered Dragon Quest VIII from Gamestop as part of their memorial day sale. The game arrived today unsealed and with visible wear on the sides and edges of the box. Now I dont particularly care about that as I'm not a collector. I buy games to play them. But I'm just irked cause its the principle of the matter that I paid for a new game not a used one (which is what this appears to be based on looks alone). So my question is, do I raise Kane and call customer service and try to return it or get a refund of some sort, or do I just play the damn game and be content?[/quote]
If it said "New" as the condition, and it's not new, go kick some ass.

You'll either go to the store and deal with it, which will give the store people fits, or you'll do the following with GS.com:
1) Order a replacement one.
2) They'll sent you out a pre-paid mailing label to send back the old one.
3) They'll credit you back when they get the replacement one back and process it.
 
[quote name='Maklershed']Oh group of wise sages that is known as the OTT collective. Bestow upon me your wisdom in regards to the following:

The other day I ordered Dragon Quest VIII from Gamestop as part of their memorial day sale. The game arrived today unsealed and with visible wear on the sides and edges of the box. Now I dont particularly care about that as I'm not a collector. I buy games to play them. But I'm just irked cause its the principle of the matter that I paid for a new game not a used one (which is what this appears to be based on looks alone). So my question is, do I raise Kane and call customer service and try to return it or get a refund of some sort, or do I just play the damn game and be content?[/quote] Was the seal on the cardboard sleeve open or was the seal on the game itself broken? If it was the cardboard sleeve I wouldn't make to big of a deal on it but if it's the game itself then I say raise some hell.
 
One of the more sublinely funny Onion magazoine covers.

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