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Sam's Club makes swapping your Red Ringed Xbox quick, easy, and fun!

November 21, 2008 in News comments 13

To all you seekers who might have bought your Xbox 360 at your local Sam's Club, even in a bundle, you will appreciate this heartwarming account of one man's quest to return his broken model in favour of a new, working one.

Sam's Club allowed him to do this for free, he was even able to keep the hard drive!

Virg's Xbox360 got the dread Red Ring of Death. He bought it in Feb '07, and it started failing this Nov '08. He figured it would be months before he would get it back and expected to have to pay somewhere. Much to his surprise, Sam's Club let him swap it out for a new one for free.

They even let him keep his hard drive from the first one so he wouldn't lose all his games. And when it turned out they only had cheaper bundles available, they refunded him the difference.
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    Darknet Nov 21, 08
    That's it. I'm buying all future consoles from Sams.


    Hopefully idiots won't abuse this privilege and Sams will keep doing it.
  • 0
    FinalFantasyFanaticc Nov 21, 08
    Damn, why can't gamestation or game do this >_
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    Storm Nov 21, 08
    I've never heard of Sam's Club. That was quite generous of them.
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      Seproth Nov 21, 08
      I'm pretty sure Costco is part of the same thing...if that helps you.

      I could be wrong though.
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      Fury Nov 22, 08
      It's owned by the same people who own Wal-Mart. Basically the same thing as Wal-Mart, except you have to pay $40 every year for a membership.

      I don't think Costco is the same thing, by the way.
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        BANDITO ATTACK Nov 22, 08
        sams club is cheaper than even walmart. however, everything they sell is bulk.
      • 0
        Seproth Nov 22, 08
        It's the exact same thing. Bulk shopping.

        You may be right though, it's probably owned by a completely different corporation.
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          Storm Nov 22, 08
          Oh I see. I go to BJ's Wholesale Club here and there to pick up a few things. Warehouse-like, as is Costco. I've never stepped foot into a Wal-Mart, though. Will likely have to travel upstate to find one.
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    dwg14390 Nov 21, 08
    You never heard of Sam's club??

    OMFG I has the membership card!!

    To bad I didn't get it there =/

    Sam....you sir are full of win.


    Maybe they should restrict this to certain problems (like only for the RROD) and such to stop said idiots.
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    streetcarp81 Nov 22, 08
    i actually bought my other 360 from sams club so im happy to hear this. but i started recently buying games from sams club because of the return policy and they are cheaper most of the time. or maybe its just my sams club. and its owned by walmart and u have to pay a yearly sub fee.
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    HisServant77 Nov 22, 08
    Are we sure this wasn't just a one-time thing?
    • 0
      Final Blade Nov 22, 08
      If it is, then this guy is the luckiest 360er out of the bunch of RRoDers.
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    The Slayer Nov 24, 08
    Lucky. I wish I had a membership to sams club. Or bought my xbox there...

    I wonder how they would konw if the bought it there or not.

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