You know what really grinds my gears?

[PVarck31]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

So I've been wanting to get an Xbox 360 for a while. My daughter has one in her room but I can't really play it much. I have NCAA 14 on there and have been wanting to play it along with some other older sports games.

So after checking prices online and in some stores I decided to take a look at a cash advance/pawn shop. Turns out they had like seven systems and one was $60 and 250GB which was a hell of a deal. So I asked why it was so cheap and she said they lower the prices the longer they are there. So I told her I'd take it. So she grabbed the system and went to get the accessories and she didn't have the right plug or something. So she grabbed me another system which was more expensive but gave it to me for the same price. So I buy it, go to a couple game stores and buy MLB 2K13, and College Hoops 2K8.

So I get home and set up the system and it starts up and shuts down about two seconds later. Did this every time I tried it. Naturally I get pretty pissed off.

So what really grinds my gears, is why was this system broken? Did they not test it? I highly doubt it just decided to break while sitting in the case waiting for someone to buy it. And it was an older system that the one I originally was gonna get but they didn't have the right plug.

Now I am wondering how they will handle this. I figure it's on them to make it right. I just want a working system for the price I paid. I think that's fair. No retail store, whether it be a cash advance store or not should sell a broken game system and not give you one that works in exchange.

And the worst part is they aren't open Sunday, so now I have to wait till Monday to take it back. So damn frustrating.

[LambertandHam]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

So I've been wanting to get an Xbox 360 for a while. My daughter has one in her room but I can't really play it much. I have NCAA 14 on there and have been wanting to play it along with some other older sports games.

So after checking prices online and in some stores I decided to take a look at a cash advance/pawn shop. Turns out they had like seven systems and one was $60 and 250GB which was a hell of a deal. So I asked why it was so cheap and she said they lower the prices the longer they are there. So I told her I'd take it. So she grabbed the system and went to get the accessories and she didn't have the right plug or something. So she grabbed me another system which was more expensive but gave it to me for the same price. So I buy it, go to a couple game stores and buy MLB 2K13, and College Hoops 2K8.

So I get home and set up the system and it starts up and shuts down about two seconds later. Did this every time I tried it. Naturally I get pretty pissed off.

So what really grinds my gears, is why was this system broken? Did they not test it? I highly doubt it just decided to break while sitting in the case waiting for someone to buy it. And it was an older system that the one I originally was gonna get but they didn't have the right plug.

Now I am wondering how they will handle this. I figure it's on them to make it right. I just want a working system for the price I paid. I think that's fair. No retail store, whether it be a cash advance store or not should sell a broken game system and not give you one that works in exchange.

And the worst part is they aren't open Sunday, so now I have to wait till Monday to take it back. So damn frustrating.

Was it an old school white system or a slim?

[Majingir]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

48 hour deodorant advertisements

are they trying to make people shower less?

To be fair, 24hr ones don't last 24hrs, so if you get 48hrs, you're basically getting one that'll last the full day.

I don't think I've ever bought the same brand back to back before, always wanna try new ones. Gone through everything from right guard to speed stick to degree to dove(current one). Nobody's ever noticed,so I guess it makes no difference in brands lol(unless it's axe, everyone hates axe. Learned that the hard way in HS)

[PVarck31]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Was it an old school white system or a slim?

It was a slim.


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[LambertandHam]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

It was a slim.


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Not sure on the failure rate of the slim. I know the older "white" 360 had a high failure rate(went through 3-4 of them red ringing way back).

[PVarck31]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Not sure on the failure rate of the slim. I know the older "white" 360 had a high failure rate(went through 3-4 of them red ringing way back).

Took it back today and they gave me another one. 320GB this time. I'm very happy with how they handled it. Gave me a more expensive system to make it right.

[l3ulvl]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

To be fair, 24hr ones don't last 24hrs, so if you get 48hrs, you're basically getting one that'll last the full day.

I don't think I've ever bought the same brand back to back before, always wanna try new ones. Gone through everything from right guard to speed stick to degree to dove(current one). Nobody's ever noticed,so I guess it makes no difference in brands lol(unless it's axe, everyone hates axe. Learned that the hard way in HS)

I like to switch it up because I've heard you can become "immune" if you use the same one over and over. No idea if that's true or not, but it works with my "buy whatever is on sale" strategy

[Majingir]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I like to switch it up because I've heard you can become "immune" if you use the same one over and over. No idea if that's true or not, but it works with my "buy whatever is on sale" strategy

Speedstick is one I see on sale often, but reviews I see say they've taken out an ingredient on the new ones so it's not so good anymore. I don't have a brand preference, all I care about is price+which one produces best results

[BurghFan]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I like to switch it up because I've heard you can become "immune" if you use the same one over and over. No idea if that's true or not, but it works with my "buy whatever is on sale" strategy

I don't think you actually become "immune" to it in the sense that it no longer works. What it is is that you just become so acclimated to the scent that you no longer notice it. I've been using Old Spice Pure Sport for at least 20 years and as far as I know, it still works at good today as it did when I first started using it (I have virtually no sense of smell so I don't know what it or I smell like)

[Majingir]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I don't think you actually become "immune" to it in the sense that it no longer works. What it is is that you just become so acclimated to the scent that you no longer notice it. I've been using Old Spice Pure Sport for at least 20 years and as far as I know, it still works at good today as it did when I first started using it (I have virtually no sense of smell so I don't know what it or I smell like)

Basically being "nose blind". One thing that sucks at times. You get so use to certain smells, you don't notice it at all. Which isn't always the best thing. Also why I use febreeze at home if guests are coming over. House might be fine to me, but you never know how it smells to other people until it's too late.

[slickdtc]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I've been using Axe Phoenix deodorant (not the spray) for years. People still tell me how good I smell.

They ain't lying.

[Majingir]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I've been using Axe Phoenix deodorant (not the spray) for years. People still tell me how good I smell.

They ain't lying.

People like axe!?!

[kehlis]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I use it as well.

[l3ulvl]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I should've said antiperspirants, not deodorants, I didn't meant the smell stopped working, but the sweat control becomes less effective. It's probably a myth anyway.

googled it: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1385451.html

so I guess it's a real thing but not in the way I was thinking

[PVarck31]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I use Degree now, switched from Dove a while back because I would sweat a lot from my right armpit and needed something a little stronger and it's helped.

I use Axe body wash and I like it. I try out the different scents and they all seem to be good.