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Geek Culture / Good bye cruel world.

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 25th Sep 2003 20:30
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Well as u read this i'll probably be gone.....
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from the digital world that is. Cause now with no computer, no internet and expecially no more making games i am getting tired of geting kicked out of my school libary for going on the DB forums (wich is considered "playing games" here) so ill be gone for a long time. The reason i have no pc is cause, well its dead. I had an old p2 but it passed away *blows nose*
so i gathered up all the money i could and gave it a nice upgrade to a p4. Bought the parts and everything. This one store though, a very cruel and hatefull store, sold me a defective motherboard. We even got it proffesionaly installed at the local computer service store place but thats wat they said, the it was manufactured that way. So I go back to the first store to return it saying its defective and everything (even showed the paper the computer service store gave me saying it is) and all they say is its not their problem. I mean wat the hell sort of customer service is that?? They just tell us to send it back to the manufacturer if we want cause we aint getting no refund, repair or a new one from them a$$holes. Ok so we sent it and its gone be 3-4 weeks or so till we even hear from them(the manufacturer) so now I dont have a new computer OR an old one. Nothing. Starnded. I know to some ppl this is stupid i mean I cant live for a month without a pc? But its torture considering all the new plans i had with the new pc ,DBP FINALLY! website, flash, 3DS max, Lightwave, Texture maker and a TON of other new programs i already got just lieing here on my desk collecting dust that i cant even use. Now all thats left to do is sit and wait a few months till something happens cause I wont be getting another penny for a long time. Ill still be on the forums maybe once a week when i get the chance o use a friends pc or something.
Any hoo, see u guys.

p.s my new pc wuz supposed to be a

Pentium4 2.5 Ghz
256 RAM
128 MB ATI Radeon 9200 video card
53x cd drive
80 GB hadrdrive

now all those parts are also lieing scattered in my room gathering dust, I spent 900$ on all this stupid shi* and now i dont even have no pc. This sucks.

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BatVink
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Posted: 25th Sep 2003 20:59
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if you get chance to read this...

In the UK, your contract of sale is with the shop you bought it from. If it needs sending back to the manufacturer, it's up to the shop to do that. You don't have to accept a repair on a new item, you can request a replacement.
They can take it for analysis, but you must not be inconvenienced - that is, they must provide a loan item or pay for the hire of a loan item.

Check out your local legislation, then kick ass!

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Ian T
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Posted: 25th Sep 2003 21:09
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' I mean wat the hell sort of customer service is that?? '

Illegal customer service, in the US and UK, unless they run a very shady type of business, in which case that should be illegall too. Call the Better Business Bureau!

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Rob K
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Posted: 25th Sep 2003 22:51
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Quote: "wich is considered "playing games" here"


Start a lengthy discussion of the mathematics and physics involved in creating a game and they will soon relent


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Shock
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Posted: 25th Sep 2003 23:04 Edited at: 25th Sep 2003 23:08
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Quote: "Good bye cruel world."


C For Dummies Volume One?
lol,

anyway, here in the UK of GB&NI, we have a 1-year warranty on all products baught anywhere. the computer place will have to replace your mobo, or try and fix it, or give you your money back, it's their choice.

but, we're not talking about the uk, we're talking about canada, but i'm still shure that a similar law should be in place.

i only know the basics, raven could be a good help here...

but just think. when you find out the law exists, get proof of the computer store saying it's not their problem (record it on dictaphone). sue their arses for loadso money, and buy your self a really nice pc. you should have enough left over to buy me one too


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Mentor
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Posted: 25th Sep 2003 23:08
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actualy, although the UK retailers do their dammedest to conceal the fact, you have TWO years warranty of any new product bought in the UK, It`s an EC directive but a lot of firms are doing their dammedest to deny any knowledge or even that the law is in force, but it is, check with tradeing standards.

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Mattman
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Posted: 26th Sep 2003 00:24
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lol, he's in Canada you guys

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TKF15H
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Posted: 26th Sep 2003 03:02
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Here I thought he had some lethal illness...
Did you ask if there was a warranty before you bought it? I've never bought hardware without it.

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Ian T
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Posted: 26th Sep 2003 03:18
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Hardware always ruins itself the day after the warrenty expires

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Preston C
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Posted: 26th Sep 2003 03:22
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That means I got a good 4 years before my PC breaks down


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Posted: 26th Sep 2003 03:28
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It's called "Planned Obsolescence", the manufacturers will never confess to it, but it happens a lot.

A Burglar Alarm company in the UK were caught out. The firmware included a trip routine that triggered after 13 months of being installed. If you bought the extended warranty, you were happy because it paid for itself. If you didn't you were given the chance when the guy came out to fix it, but only after being charged a fortune.

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HZence
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"In the UK, your contract of sale is with the shop you bought it from"

Oh god I wish i was british

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Ian T
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Posted: 26th Sep 2003 08:17
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'It's called "Planned Obsolescence", the manufacturers will never confess to it, but it happens a lot.'

Indeed. An example is a computer monitor, a nice LCD display that shipped with my dad's computer. About 4 days after the warrenty expired, it just stopped working. Power was fine, cables were fine... something in there didn't want to keep going anymore

'Oh god I wish i was british'

You may get a contract of sale, but you also pay twice the item over in taxes

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Joeyjoejoe Shabadoo
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Posted: 26th Sep 2003 11:33
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Quote: ""wich is considered "playing games" here""


Oh I got that, damn librarians.
Though playing GTA2 on the school LAN network is worth it, lok out I gotta tank.

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Posted: 26th Sep 2003 11:50
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Do what a mate of my dad's did when they said it wasnt their problem. Kick it off big style and make them go and get security. Honestly, they cant say that coz it is their problem. Find some authority and tell them, or ask them what to do.

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Ian T
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Posted: 26th Sep 2003 19:51
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Agreed... you should be able to get them in considerable trouble for that... you should at LEAST get a full refund or a new motherboard!

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 26th Sep 2003 20:15
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hey thanks for the advice every one
*ducks in time as evil school librarian looks over*
but this is getting even stupider. Some one here said unless its a shanty store then i would get something. Well it is. This aint the honest UK, its Canada, damn imagrints from all over move over here and start up these shops. We went back there again (to get HIM to send it off) and u know wat he says? He says it isnt the motherboard he sold us. The damn guy is claiming that someone changed it to a defective one cause the serial number on the box and the board dont match. So we ask him to check his computer for the real serial number but its not even on there! The guys damn inverntory is a frigin MESS! So now we arent even getting to send it off to ECS (the screwed in the face company that manufactured this junk) cause only vendors can do that. Now my dad says he is gona sue and I am stuck with no pc for a looong time. Life sucks.

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If I were you I would have given the shop owner a good crack in the mouth. Screw that crap. They sold you a defective part, they need to replace it period! I hear threats of fire-bombing works wonders. If not, just ride in there one day on one of them "riding-kind" lawn mowers. That will get them moving!

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hmmm. i agree with riding in on the ride on lawn mowers, but try commin in with a 12-gauge shotgun too, that might help...
if all else fails sue, at least u'll get a nice sum of money
hmm.. i u manage to get the motherboard back, try sellin it on e-bay in fact, sell everything you bought on e-bay and buy a nice junky pc, its better then nothin... or buy a good one.. whatever

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I had my computer's GeForce 2 MX video card replaced with a TNT2, and I bought it from the prestigeous Circut City. I'm sorry that had to happen to one of your most important computer pieces ! Good luck.

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if you had bought a Athlon i could give you one of the 20 or so mobos i have laying around, but nooo, u had to buy the evil pentium :p
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actually screw all this. We just went out and bought a new 170$ ASUS board. I think I'll just take the old one and smash it on the shop keeper's face. Yea that will do. Any way thanks everyone i am getting my new pc on tuesday! Cant wait!

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Thats illegal in Canada to. They have to have a warrenty unless its sold as is.

Call the BBB, your local trouble shooter.

I had a defective harddrive, that a computer store refused to look at after 4 days after purchase.

This is after I spent 14k for our company in there. I asked for the manager, asked him for his card, told him my lawyer will be contacting him with in the hour. And he talked tough for about a minute, but when I started walking out, the store gave me a replacment hard drive.

Most companies dont want to have a hassle.

We found out later by talking to the BBB on another matter that it was illegal to refuse to exchange it.

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cheers Megaton! have fun with the pc and happy game making!

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damn that sucks. never had that problem at any computer store where i live in canada. i know people who took parts back cause they found a better deal.
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Posted: 29th Sep 2003 20:13 Edited at: 29th Sep 2003 20:14
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bah i dont care anymore cause i never want to see that guy again. Too much trouble. Plus its really far. Maybe ill just spam on their site or something (http://www.summitdirect.ca)

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lol, when you say you never want to see him again, does that include seeing him with bullet holes in his stomache, lying on the floor begging you to help him?

oh, and, spamming is bad.
learn how to hack and bring his internet server down, that way he'll lose more money


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