GODAMMIT! Freakin' thieves!

[Viper GTS]

Stopped at Target this evening on my way home from work. Picked up Counter-Strike for $29.99. Got it home, went to open it... The box had already been opened? Opened it up, sure enough.

NO GODDAMN CD!

:|:|:|:|

Now what am I gonna do? How the hell am I supposed to prove that I didn't steal it?



Viper GTS

 

[ltk007]

That sucks. That really sucks. If you want I'll mail you a copy of halflife w/CS. Technically it'd be legal... and I think Mday could give you his CD key.

 

[BigToque]

hmmm...

This is a sticky situation. There is not much you can do to prove it came empty.

 

Duuuuuude, that sucks. You can still at least try to return it. Find the compassionate looking old lady at the service desk and give it your best shot.

 

[NFS4]

Ummm, isn't Counterstrike available for free as a download?:Q Why the hell would you pay $30 for it?

As for the box, you couldn't tell that it was already open?? Normally, they have those little circular stickers on either end to keep the box sealed. It's pretty easy to tell if they've been tampered with. If I EVEN suspect something, I put it back on the shelve and get another one.

 

[prodigy]

"Ummm, isn't Counterstrike available for free as a download?"

Some people aren't on broadband.

 

[Viper GTS]

Counter-Strike isn't what I really wanted. There was other content included besides just that. Besides, I like having the boxes, manuals, CD's, etc. Besides, I'm on dial-up.

As for the box, whoever opened it did a very good job. Looks like it was slit with a razor, no visible damage, & to be honest I didn't even think to check.

I would have never expected that.

Viper GTS

 

[NFS4]

<< Some people aren't on broadband. >>


Ummm, lemme see. Download overnight on my 56k modem while I sleep or pay $30. Ummmm, DUH!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Killbat]

Standalone CS comes with all sorts of multiplayer modes, including standard Half-Life and Opposing Force deathmatch. Very handy to pass around at LAN parties.

 

[prodigy]

Maybe you don't have unlimited internet access? Maybe your call is not local and you have to pay per-minute? Maybe you don't leave your computer on overnight because you have to save on electricity? Maybe you only have one phone line and you dont want to use it up because there might be an emergency call in the middle of the night?

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Usually when I'm shorted an item, I try to call the store right away even if I'm not returning until a day or so. But even if you did not, I don't think you'll have a problem since you'd be asking for an exchange not a return, that would seem more suspicious. It's possible it was still factory-sealed but some kind of error was made along the way, too. Must've been awfully disappointing, though, to find it like that.

 

[NFS4]

Even so, I'm a cheap bastard and wouldn't pay $30 (even for manuals which I don't read and boxes which I throw away and jewel case which I throw away). Hell, I downloaded the thing from the site and burned it onto a CD.

And you could even have it downloaded in a couple of days using Download Accelerator (downloading in the background as your surf). The fact of the matter is, I could much better spend that $30 on something else (like 4 weeks worth of gas for my car).


<< Maybe you don't have unlimited internet access? >>


Hmmm, I find that hard to believe these days. Just about everyone and their grandma's, sister's dog has unlimited access now.

 

[Viper GTS]

It's worth the $30 to me to not have to wait, &amp; to have the manuals &amp; CDs.

Viper GTS

 

[prodigy]

Just about everyone does not mean everyone.

 

[ltk007]

NFS4, my grandma's sister's dog doesn't have ulimited internet access. Hell, the thing can barely speak, and its touch typing is appalling. How would it ever figure out how to get online?

 

Cheap bastard it is!

 

[dude]

Wow NFS4! It's one thing to promote piracy, it's another to insist on it!

 

[EmperorNero]

so let me get this straight: the retail version is standalone and the d/lable is not? and if the d/lable can be used as standalone, where can I d/l it from?

 

[prodigy]

&quot;Time to get a new ISP&quot;

What if you live in Guam and that's your only choice available?

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

<< Wow NFS4! It's one thing to promote piracy, it's another to insist on it! >>

LOL

 

[NFS4]

<< Wow NFS4! It's one thing to promote piracy, it's another to insist on it! >>


What the hell!!!!!????? Isn't Counterstrike available for free from Counter-stike.net, .com or whatever? Who's talking about piracy????

 

[Adul]

Downloadable one requires half life.

 

[NFS4]

Ahhh, well that makes since then...

But doesn't everyone and their grandma's sisters dog's best friend have Half Life already

 

[BigToque]

<< But doesn't everyone and their grandma's sisters dog's best friend have Half Life already >>



No. I don't.

 

[NFS4]

<< No. I don't. >>


Cheap bastard speaks up again Go to the bargain bin and pick up half life for $15 (or maybe less now). You save $15 and can take your girl out to the movies and throw in a couple more bucks for drinks/popcorn