Anyone had luck swapping an XBOX 360 at a WalMart or Circuit City?

[blurredvision]

Unfortunately, my 360 has started to die last night. I'm getting frequent lockups, and the occassional 3 red lights on the front of the console signifying hardware failure. I've not had this thing 6 months.....now I know why Microsoft only includes a 90-day warranty. It's ridiculous.

Instead of calling Microsoft and hoping for a mercy fix, I'm thinking of purchasing another at a local WalMart or Circuit City, then returning my broken one in it's original box with everything. I just assume the big corporation take care of those issues for me.

It's not the most ethical thing to do, but I'm not ashamed to do it (maybe that's a bad thing?). Anyone done this with 100% success? Circuit City's return policy doesn't cite any issues with consoles, and WalMart will usually take anything back, but I'm afraid that the big corps have wised up, and will instruct me towards the warranty instead of letting me return it for cash back, leaving me with a $400 bill.

 

[buck]

It's not the most ethical thing to do.

Ding Ding Ding!

 

[Corporate Thug]

prepare for a flaming

 

[TheCrackedJack]

I'm actually beginning to get lockups as well. I have my original box, and was thinking about doing the same thing. Could I just take it back in the box, without the reciept and be able to get another system?

 

[Darthvoy]

as long as they didn't scan the serial number (look at your recepit to see) then you shouldn't have any problems...but yes it is unethical.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
Unfortunately, my 360 has started to die last night. I'm getting frequent lockups, and the occassional 3 red lights on the front of the console signifying hardware failure. I've not had this thing 6 months.....now I know why Microsoft only includes a 90-day warranty. It's ridiculous.

Instead of calling Microsoft and hoping for a mercy fix, I'm thinking of purchasing another at a local WalMart or Circuit City, then returning my broken one in it's original box with everything. I just assume the big corporation take care of those issues for me.

It's not the most ethical thing to do, but I'm not ashamed to do it (maybe that's a bad thing?). Anyone done this with 100% success? Circuit City's return policy doesn't cite any issues with consoles, and WalMart will usually take anything back, but I'm afraid that the big corps have wised up, and will instruct me towards the warranty instead of letting me return it for cash back, leaving me with a $400 bill.

AKA fraud.

Did you pay with a CC that doubles your warranty?

 

[Ticks]

Isn't MS fixing them for free now?

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: Darthvoy
as long as they didn't scan the serial number (look at your recepit to see) then you shouldn't have any problems...but yes it is unethical.

Most major corps would scan the serial...

 

[Cuda1447]

Crackedjack, no. Almost anyone will ask for a receipt.


To OP. They will offer to replace it with a new one for you. Maybe you'd have luck at walmart, almost certain though, at CC they will offer you credit or replace it with a new one for you. Highly doubt you'll get a ful refund.

 

[Darthvoy]

Originally posted by: intogamer

Originally posted by: Darthvoy
as long as they didn't scan the serial number (look at your recepit to see) then you shouldn't have any problems...but yes it is unethical.

Most major corps would scan the serial...

the UPC is different from the serial number of a particular xbox 360. I know that at gamestop when I bought the original xbox they scanned the UPC and the serial number of the xbox and it showed on the receipt. When I got my xbox360 at Best Buy they only scanned the UPC, which is the same for every xbox360.

 

[bigfil]

shoulda bought it at costco
hehe