Hijinks
I recently found a deal from Dell on an XBOX that I couldn't pass up. I had been avoiding the next generation for awhile, but prices are finally to a point that it made sense. In the deal, Dell included a game called "Tom Clancy's Endwar." I had heard good things about Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six games, so I was excited to try it. But before I opened it, I looked online for reviews. It received pretty good marks, but I was discouraged to discover that it was a real time strategy game (like Command and Conquer or Starcraft). I have no time for games like that anymore. I don't want to mine for ore, so I can build up an army, then attack with that army only get destroyed and have to start all over. I have maybe 1.5 hours of free time a day, I want instant gratification in that time. Turn on and tune out as they say.
I decided to try and take that game back and exchange for something I wanted, figuring in this day and age, without a receipt it would be tough. I knew there was no chance at Target. They've tightened their returns belt so much lately, that I would be lucky to exchange with a receipt. So I went to Walmart, figuring as a company they have their collective heads so far up their ass, no problem. I bought it to the counter. The Walmart employee called back to the electronics desk and no go. No receipt, they wouldn't even exchange it.
So, like a guy frantically scanning the bar at 2AM for any warm body, I strolled into Kmart. There were 8 cars in the parking lot. I counted. I walked up to the Customer Service counter and said "I'd like to exchange this." She asked me if I had a receipt. I shook my head no and said it was a gift. I actually almost said it was a gift from my great aunt Muriel (reading HP right now) but I didn't want to push it. She nodded and informed me to find the item I wanted to exchange it for. Elated that my ruse might work, I almost ran back to the electronics section, having no idea if Kmart even still had an electronics section. Lucky enough they did. I found the game I wanted.
Unfortunately, I had to have the electronics guy bring the game I picked out up to the customer service counter. Walking with him to the front of the store, I felt like a 7 year old who had convinced his parents to buy him an R rated movie. Worried that the gig would be up once the electronics guy got wind of the current "exchanging without receipt" situation, I did my best to distract him with a question about the future weather. But no matter, he just flirted with the customer service person a bit, dropped the game on the counter and walked away. After completing the exchange, I snickered as I walked out.
I'm a 33 years old father with a career, BTW. Conning stores to get the video games I want should be behind me, but I guess not.
I decided to try and take that game back and exchange for something I wanted, figuring in this day and age, without a receipt it would be tough. I knew there was no chance at Target. They've tightened their returns belt so much lately, that I would be lucky to exchange with a receipt. So I went to Walmart, figuring as a company they have their collective heads so far up their ass, no problem. I bought it to the counter. The Walmart employee called back to the electronics desk and no go. No receipt, they wouldn't even exchange it.
So, like a guy frantically scanning the bar at 2AM for any warm body, I strolled into Kmart. There were 8 cars in the parking lot. I counted. I walked up to the Customer Service counter and said "I'd like to exchange this." She asked me if I had a receipt. I shook my head no and said it was a gift. I actually almost said it was a gift from my great aunt Muriel (reading HP right now) but I didn't want to push it. She nodded and informed me to find the item I wanted to exchange it for. Elated that my ruse might work, I almost ran back to the electronics section, having no idea if Kmart even still had an electronics section. Lucky enough they did. I found the game I wanted.
Unfortunately, I had to have the electronics guy bring the game I picked out up to the customer service counter. Walking with him to the front of the store, I felt like a 7 year old who had convinced his parents to buy him an R rated movie. Worried that the gig would be up once the electronics guy got wind of the current "exchanging without receipt" situation, I did my best to distract him with a question about the future weather. But no matter, he just flirted with the customer service person a bit, dropped the game on the counter and walked away. After completing the exchange, I snickered as I walked out.
I'm a 33 years old father with a career, BTW. Conning stores to get the video games I want should be behind me, but I guess not.
posted by Roark_8 at 6:23 AM
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