Weird and most annoying experience :S

bereta91 on 30/06/2013 - 21:39

So I just want to share the most bizarre story that I am experiencing right now and would like to ask some advice on the matter.

So this is how it started,

My understanding girlfriend bought me Black ops 2 last month (June) when it was on sale from JB Hifi for EOFYs which clearly still is and going $49. She was holding onto the CD until I was buying my computer last week.

Here is the bizarre part,

I have opened the box up yesterday which I have received the day before (Friday) as my early birthday gift as she is leaving for a camp today for 3 days. So I happily opened up the box and found that there was no CDs or CD keys anywhere in the box but found a black ops 2 plastic box.

I have asked my GF and retained receipts which dated back to 09/06 as the purchasing date which I could not believe my eyes as it meant it was about month old. I have planned to buy a desktop which I never had in my life from months before, she was clearly expecting this and bought me a game which was really sweet of her.

I have told my GF whom are still in camp that I wanted the receipt just for a memory but I do not want to waste her precious $50 which she earns through casual job at the busy restaurant as a waitress.

Should I take the receipt and the empty box back and ask for a exchange? Would JB Hifi do understand and exchange it for me?

I do not understand how this happened, box was never opened and I opened up the seal maybe this is 1 in a 50 million errors activision have made in 2013?

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  • scrimshaw on 30/06/2013 - 21:42

    You might have received a display box (that is, one they put up at the front of the shop and contains no disc). Perhaps the employee was careless and didn't give you the one they usually keep in the store room.

    Take it back and demand a full refund.

    Anyway BOPSII is currently on sale for $37. Possibly cheaper at other places, haven't checked.

    • scrimshaw on 30/06/2013 - 21:44

      That's not for the PC…

  • bossmode on 01/07/2013 - 00:29
    +1

    That really sucks to hear, sorry.

    The fact that this has been over a month you probably can't do much about it. I'd probably start by asking your girlfriend where she purchased it from and then trying to seek out the manager of the store to explain your case.

    But most likely he'll pawn you off to Activision's website or phone number.

    On the plus side Steam's Summer Sale is just around the corner, you'd be able to most likely pick it up there for a decent price. Considering how crafting works these days you'd be able to snag a coupon for a further discount.

    Beyond that, there's always sites like http://cdkeyprices.com/ to check out where you can purchase it for cheap.

    … Or you could pirate it and play on private servers.

  • tonyjzx on 01/07/2013 - 01:31

    it happens

    i've never gotten a completely empty box but i've received major missing parts etc

  • m0nkeycheese on 01/07/2013 - 07:43

    And one time at band camp…

  • scottfraser23 on 01/07/2013 - 17:03
    +1

    i once brought a Billy Ray Cyrus cd… no not for me my Mum is a fan.. anyway got the cd from Sanity.. get home and check the cd to find the clear plastic cd in the case.. you know the ones that are on top of a pack of blank cds. take the cd back to get it replaced.. woman looks at me weird and doesnt believe me.. why would i want to pinch a Billy Ray cd and have 2 of them.. eventually she gave me a replacement.. only time it has happened to me…

    • kasumi on 01/07/2013 - 20:18
      +1

      Thanks. Now I've got Achy Breaky Heart in my head :(

  • Quaker on 02/07/2013 - 00:48

    My uncle bought a printer from bigw and didn't open it a year or so. When he opened the box he found an old used printer which was not even the printer which belonged in the box. Some dodgy ass just swapped their old printer for the new one and then taped up the box and refunded it.

    My uncle took the box back to bigw kicked up a fuss and he got his money back.
    But he would have looked like a doofus for letting more than a year pass before noticing.

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