Last night I succumbed to my vows and bought World of Warcraft. It had been about 6 months since I played. I stopped because my brother began paying entirely for our shared account, which was fine with me. So I go to my local GameStop.
Today, a day later, I tried to upgrade my 10 day trial account to full using the authentication key. The first thing I notice when I open the box is a small piece of computer paper, ripped on 2 sides with mysterious number and letter combinations. I think nothing of it and then when I look for the CDs I find them in poorly made pouches. I now realize that there was only 4. World of Warcraft is 6 discs.
Anyways, I inputed the Key and was told it had already been used. I called Blizzard Billing, and was told they could not help me. However, knowing it probably wasn’t their fault, I wasn’t upset because they really are very nice. I showered, threw on some Abercrombie And Fitch and was on my way.
I calmly explained to Brandon, as I found his name was on the receipt. I handed him the small paper and after a moment he said to a co-worker – Hey Ian, isn’t this your ScreenName? Upon hearing my story Ian quickly threw the paper away and told Brandon to mark it defective and give me a new copy. I’ve never seen such a nervous employee. I don’t know how Ian left his SN in there, but he did…. Bastard.
We plan on calling the manager to let him know what happened so he/she can keep a closer eye on him.
Filed under: Bad Taste, Software, Technology | Tagged: gamestop, idiot, lame, loser, should die, theif, world of warcraft
