Futureshop: Buy 1, get 11 free

This reminds me how Sony sent me 2 PS2s. It was March after the launch when systems were still scarce. They had a new shipment at a certain time of day on Playstation.com. I waited and entered my info as quick as possible, but didn't include the unit number for my condo. So I immediately called them to try to fix things but they were closed already. I called several times over the week to try to track the package and eventually they just sent a replacement one. I ended up getting PS2 and was ecstatic. To my surprise I come home one day to see another FedEx slip from Sony a few weeks later, for my original PS2 order. I hid it in my closet for a few days, and when I got the balls I sold the unopened one to a local import shop at retail price ($300) since they were selling it normally for a jacked up price. I wasted the money of course, but it was one hell of a surprise.

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Originally Posted by AFX

Personally, I would return them, simply because I could sleep better at night knowing I did the right thing than I would on a pile of inferior ports of Soul Calibur 2.

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Honestly. They aren't even XBox copies and they have diaper-man in there.

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Dude, that's pretty harsh. I'm from Botswana.

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Which proves the point. ;)

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Originally Posted by mindfield

Sponsoring a sick child was a typical response, but I could just give it to a charity foundation in Montreal. Anyone that could use some extra bucks.

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Be charitable to me. I could use some extra bucks. :)

I think you should send them back.

They are now certain to find out about it, whether it be true or not.

mindfield, what you just said about putting it towards children reminds me of that Simpsons episode...

Bart: Uh, say, are you guys crooks?

Tony: Bart, um, is it wrong to steal a loaf of bread to feed your starving
family?

Bart: No.

Tony: Well, suppose you got a large starving family. Is it wrong to steal
a truckload of bread to feed them?

Bart: Uh uh.

Tony: And, what if your family don't like bread? They like... cigarettes?

Bart: I guess that's okay.

Tony: Now, what if instead of giving them away, you sold them at a price that was practically giving them away. Would that be a crime, Bart?

Bart: Hell, no!

To: websupportcan@futureshop.com

October 9th, 2003

Subj: Grievous Error on a recent shipment. You shipped 12 game for the price of 1

This may or may not be true, but I would think it's worth looking into.

Best 90$ I've EVER spent. Them silly did NOT ship me one game, they shipped an entire BOX full of Soul Calibur 2 (12 to be exact!).

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/s...8&page=1&pp=30


The face I made when I oppened the box, confirmed my enthousiast. It was way too heavy to be a simple DVD case along with a memory card. God dammit! haha.

It all started yesterday, when I played the Soul Calibur 2 demo featured on the OXM October disc (I think). Two or three rounds and I was SOLD! It was exactly what I was expecting as a sequel to the dreamcast game. But I wanted to get the PS2 version for practical purpose, this system is shared with my roomates in the living room.

So I logged in and went to futureshop.ca, I ordered the PS2 version online because I did not feel like going downtown for the sole pupose of buying a game and return back home. On my way to check out, I thought I needed a new PS2 memory card (those damn sports games take all the space!).

Best 90$ I've EVER spent. Them silly did NOT ship me one game, they shipped an entire BOX full of Soul Calibur 2 (12 to be exact!). If I ordered the Xbox version instead, would such a luck have happened? Would the guy in the backstore have made the same mistake? Honestly I don't really care right now, I think I'll just turn the PS2 on and play copy #5.. or maybe #9. Ahh! Decisions...


So hum.. let's start a thread about good lucks and misfortunes in online shopping. Had any?



PS: just because the camera isn't too far, see attachment:

Wow. Whether it's right or wrong, it wasn't your moral obligation to step in and do that. You probably told on kids a lot when you were in school, huh?

I can live with you thinking those things.

It's very clear that you're able to live with people not liking you after that. Oh well. Sorry mindfield that your decision was made for you.

The only sad thing, is that you feel the need to apologize to someone who bragged about a mistake a company made in his favor.

You run out in the street and brag about something that some people find morally objectionable, you run the risk of getting turned in.

No pity on this one.