OmG BestBuy 360 Premuim Trade-in For Elite!!!

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#1 crazymunda6
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I cant belive this guys, you can "trade-in" your premuim for the elite.

heres what happend,

Well just yesturday some my headset broke, thus i went to bestbuy to get it exchanged because i had a 2 year warrenty from them for my 360, well i got my new headset then i asked the person there that say my 360 broke what will happen, they said that if it broke then you can bring it here we will send it off to repair OR you can just return it for store credit, this got my thinking since in Canada the Elite is only 40 bucks more than Premuim, In conclusion anyone here in canada if your 360 "breaks" "randomly" ;) and you have a warrenty with best buy, go for the refund and just pitch in the extra 40 for the elite. ALSO if you got your 360 resently and you got a bundle like a free game, do this, put the case back in but not the actual disk, return the console and boom you have an elite with an extra game. IT WILL WORK.

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#2 Voodoo2k3
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you lie!
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Yeah....
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#4 Hinduce
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cocaine is a hella of a drug!
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#5 raylewisnfl52
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well i dont have warrenty anymore so it wont work for me
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#6 Coldplay07
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Trying to trick Best Buy by putting the game case back in the packaging makes you a terrible person. No one should try anything like that, they should just figure out the best way to get the new system without spending too much. Do the right thing. Work, save money, make good decisions.
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#7 crazymunda6
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well i dont have warrenty anymore so it wont work for meraylewisnfl52
That sucks
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cocaine is a hella of a drug!Hinduce
cocain is one hella of a drug!
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#9 crazymunda6
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Trying to trick Best Buy by putting the game case back in the packaging makes you a terrible person. No one should try anything like that, they should just figure out the best way to get the new system without spending too much. Do the right thing. Work, save money, make good decisions.Coldplay07
ITs a suggestion
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I don't have a Best Buy warranty. :(
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#11 packernation31
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yeah "randomly" breaking your 360 will persuade them to give you money to buy an elite
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#12 rockguitarist89
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[QUOTE="Hinduce"]cocaine is a hella of a drug!Sparky04

cocain is one hella of a drug!

cocaine is one hella of a drug!

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I cant belive this guys, you can "trade-in" your premuim for the elite.

heres what happend,

Well just yesturday some my headset broke, thus i went to bestbuy to get it exchanged because i had a 2 year warrenty from them for my 360, well i got my new headset then i asked the person there that say my 360 broke what will happen, they said that if it broke then you can bring it here we will send it off to repair OR you can just return it for store credit, this got my thinking since in Canada the Elite is only 40 bucks more than Premuim, In conclusion anyone here in canada if your 360 "breaks" "randomly" ;) and you have a warrenty with best buy, go for the refund and just pitch in the extra 40 for the elite. ALSO if you got your 360 resently and you got a bundle like a free game, do this, put the case back in but not the actual disk, return the console and boom you have an elite with an extra game. IT WILL WORK.

crazymunda6

Watch what you're talking aboot. 

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#14 Pittfan666
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I highly doubt they will even give you money for it if it breaks and you just state that you want the elite.
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#15 tenorio_rotc
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Yes, people have been discussing doing this for a while here now.  THat is also why the Best Buy warranty is the best.  It is relatively cheaper than the other and it is hassle free, you just get a new 360 or store credit to get whatever you want.
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#16 MonacoX
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[QUOTE="Sparky04"][QUOTE="Hinduce"]cocaine is a hella of a drug!rockguitarist89


cocain is one hella of a drug!

cocaine is one hella of a drug!


cocaine is one helluva drug!
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#17 aaman4567
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i have and had a bestbuy warranty, my 360 broke so they gave me a giftcard for how much i purchased it for, so im gonna keep my 360 untill it breaks, and if it breaks then with the giftcard i'll get the elite, just will have to pay a lil extra..
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P.S. i'm rick james, b***!!!
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I cant belive this guys, you can "trade-in" your premuim for the elite.

heres what happend,

Well just yesturday some my headset broke, thus i went to bestbuy to get it exchanged because i had a 2 year warrenty from them for my 360, well i got my new headset then i asked the person there that say my 360 broke what will happen, they said that if it broke then you can bring it here we will send it off to repair OR you can just return it for store credit, this got my thinking since in Canada the Elite is only 40 bucks more than Premuim, In conclusion anyone here in canada if your 360 "breaks" "randomly" ;) and you have a warrenty with best buy, go for the refund and just pitch in the extra 40 for the elite. ALSO if you got your 360 resently and you got a bundle like a free game, do this, put the case back in but not the actual disk, return the console and boom you have an elite with an extra game. IT WILL WORK.

crazymunda6
That sounds absolutely fantastic. I am not saying I don't believe you but it is hard to believe. Is this only in Cananda or do you think they will let you do it anywhere? If that's the case I take mine in and pay the extra $80 for the elite.
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i perfer crystal over cocaine
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#21 qoakzmwisjxneud
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[QUOTE="Hinduce"]cocaine is a hella of a drug!Sparky04
cocain is one hella of a drug!

cocaine is a hella of a drug!
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#22 qoakzmwisjxneud
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[QUOTE="rockguitarist89"]

[QUOTE="Sparky04"][QUOTE="Hinduce"]cocaine is a hella of a drug!MonacoX


cocain is one hella of a drug!

cocaine is one hella of a drug!


cocaine is one helluva drug!

cocaine is one hella of a drug!
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I don't have a Best Buy warranty. :(HyperMetaDragon
I second that
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#24 crazymunda6
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[QUOTE="MonacoX"][QUOTE="rockguitarist89"]

[QUOTE="Sparky04"][QUOTE="Hinduce"]cocaine is a hella of a drug!qoakzmwisjxneud


cocain is one hella of a drug!

cocaine is one hella of a drug!


cocaine is one helluva drug!

cocaine is one hella of a drug!

Cocaine stinks compared to MJ, and im not talking aboot a child rapist if ya no wata meeenn!!!
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If you can screw best buy more power to you, since they've been screwing people for years.
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cocaine is a hella of a drug!Hinduce
LoL great quote
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Ok, how do you get your info on your HDD to the new 360
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#28 clifftrapremove
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cocaine is a hella of a drug!Hinduce
I agree lol I am going to question if gamecrazy will take my xbox 360 in for an elite but i doubt it.
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#29 xpitch
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I also have a 2 year best buy warranty and have thought about doing this, but my only concern is whether or not I would have to give them my hard-drive with all of my data and stuff on it. If there was a way to keep my data it would be the perfect plan
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I cant belive this guys, you can "trade-in" your premuim for the elite.

heres what happend,

Well just yesturday some my headset broke, thus i went to bestbuy to get it exchanged because i had a 2 year warrenty from them for my 360, well i got my new headset then i asked the person there that say my 360 broke what will happen, they said that if it broke then you can bring it here we will send it off to repair OR you can just return it for store credit, this got my thinking since in Canada the Elite is only 40 bucks more than Premuim, In conclusion anyone here in canada if your 360 "breaks" "randomly" ;) and you have a warrenty with best buy, go for the refund and just pitch in the extra 40 for the elite. ALSO if you got your 360 resently and you got a bundle like a free game, do this, put the case back in but not the actual disk, return the console and boom you have an elite with an extra game. IT WILL WORK.

crazymunda6
AHHH HHA HA HA HA.....thats stupid. #1, companies like that would only do an warrenty/exchange on the same item you purchased. There is a paper trail they have that would have to show that they fulfilled thier obligation of repairing/replacing the unit, with the same unit. so, what will happen, is that you will get your premium back, and then your gonna buy the elite, cause you want to be Uber like the rest of the people who have them. Also, if you have to cheat to get one of those systems, your not worthy of it, as the people who are honestly doing the preorder, or waiting in the line at EB games on the 29th. If i saw a kid pull that crap off, id kock the elite outta thier hands, and smash it in front of thier eyes. i dont have patience for little thungs screwing around like that.
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Ok, how do you get your info on your HDD to the new 360tyler2010
i read about this, if you decide to upgrade your current HD, MS is making a way for you to copy over your information. I forget the details, but it basically assured users that they wont lose anything when they upgrade the 20gig to the 120.
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#32 killercuts3
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He's right, you fools. The guy at EB told me the exact same thing. No sarcasm.
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#33 slidet22
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I cant belive this guys, you can "trade-in" your premuim for the elite.

heres what happend,

Well just yesturday some my headset broke, thus i went to bestbuy to get it exchanged because i had a 2 year warrenty from them for my 360, well i got my new headset then i asked the person there that say my 360 broke what will happen, they said that if it broke then you can bring it here we will send it off to repair OR you can just return it for store credit, this got my thinking since in Canada the Elite is only 40 bucks more than Premuim, In conclusion anyone here in canada if your 360 "breaks" "randomly" ;) and you have a warrenty with best buy, go for the refund and just pitch in the extra 40 for the elite. ALSO if you got your 360 resently and you got a bundle like a free game, do this, put the case back in but not the actual disk, return the console and boom you have an elite with an extra game. IT WILL WORK.

crazymunda6

Oh yeah - I forgot. Stealing is okay as long as it's against a faceless corporation. Yay dishonesty!

  

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#34 jedi_spongebob
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reading that was like being a blind person and trying to read a billboard, it was hard as hell. But I got the idea and i wouldn't trade my 360 cuz I saved to much stuff on that hard drive..
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i dont believe you at all
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congrats, you are finally learning people like me have been doing this for years. To begin i will start with the game boy color going back to hmmm 6th grade i think back when pokemon red came out. Parents purchased me a 2 year warranty, game boy advanced came out i upgraded they gave me a free warranty cause i had more then a year left, game boy advanced sp came out once again my system broke and i got an sp for the price upgrade, then came along the nintendo ds, man my sp battery pack just happens to keep breaking i need a new one *sigh* oh the NIntendo DS came out this morning well let me get that insted then maybe the problems will be worked out add 40 dollars and i have a Nintendo DS. Same thign with Xbox, i purchased mine and then they released the Forza pack so just to get the free copy of forza for my step bro i took it back and got him a new system, at that point i allready had my xbox 360 and had no use for an xbox anymore so i gave it to him for Christmas.  Sadly i purchased my xbox 360 from Meijers and did not purchase the warranty from them but insted purchased the Microsoft policy so no more of that but i dont have the extra 80 to put out for a hard drive right now anyways.  Plus i had to purchase a core cause it was launch night and it was that or wait half a year to get the system so actually for me it would be an additional 180.  Not cool.
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#37 jp023
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[QUOTE="crazymunda6"]

I cant belive this guys, you can "trade-in" your premuim for the elite.

heres what happend,

Well just yesturday some my headset broke, thus i went to bestbuy to get it exchanged because i had a 2 year warrenty from them for my 360, well i got my new headset then i asked the person there that say my 360 broke what will happen, they said that if it broke then you can bring it here we will send it off to repair OR you can just return it for store credit, this got my thinking since in Canada the Elite is only 40 bucks more than Premuim, In conclusion anyone here in canada if your 360 "breaks" "randomly" ;) and you have a warrenty with best buy, go for the refund and just pitch in the extra 40 for the elite. ALSO if you got your 360 resently and you got a bundle like a free game, do this, put the case back in but not the actual disk, return the console and boom you have an elite with an extra game. IT WILL WORK.

BikerPunk
AHHH HHA HA HA HA.....thats stupid. #1, companies like that would only do an warrenty/exchange on the same item you purchased. There is a paper trail they have that would have to show that they fulfilled thier obligation of repairing/replacing the unit, with the same unit. so, what will happen, is that you will get your premium back, and then your gonna buy the elite, cause you want to be Uber like the rest of the people who have them. Also, if you have to cheat to get one of those systems, your not worthy of it, as the people who are honestly doing the preorder, or waiting in the line at EB games on the 29th. If i saw a kid pull that crap off, id kock the elite outta thier hands, and smash it in front of thier eyes. i dont have patience for little thungs screwing around like that.

AND THEN.... You'd get your ASS beat!!
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#38 ToucheAmore
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Actually guys, he is 100% correct, at least for where I live.

Yesterday I went in to best buy just to look around, and one of the employees was talking to another guy about the elite. So i jumped in the conversation by asking the guy, if I have a 2 year warranty on my 360, is there any way I can trade it in for an elite. He told me yeah, if anything "accidentally" happens (he said it sarcastically to) that I could upgrade to the elite for the $80 difference. I asked If they will test my premium first, and he said to just tell them that my 360 overheats a lot and they will do it hassel-free. So I'm looking to upgrade as soon as it is released. I just don't know what to do about my Harddrive, all of my saves and arcade games are on there.

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#39 lightdarksamus
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Wow man thanks a lot for that idea, I'm going to do the same thing but with Costco.
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#40 SkillzLife
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[QUOTE="MonacoX"][QUOTE="rockguitarist89"]

[QUOTE="Sparky04"][QUOTE="Hinduce"]cocaine is a hella of a drug!qoakzmwisjxneud


cocain is one hella of a drug!

cocaine is one hella of a drug!


cocaine is one helluva drug!

cocaine is one hella of a drug!

LOL what a chain reactioon to a hella of a drug
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#41 lightdarksamus
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Dude, godlike 123, when you recover your gamertag from the old Xbox 360 to the new Elite one you will be able to download again all the things you had before, for free, games, themes, pics, everything.
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#42 Generic_Dude
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[QUOTE="MonacoX"][QUOTE="rockguitarist89"]

[QUOTE="Sparky04"][QUOTE="Hinduce"]cocaine is a hella of a drug!qoakzmwisjxneud


cocain is one hella of a drug!

cocaine is one hella of a drug!


cocaine is one helluva drug!

cocaine is one hella of a drug!

Cocaine is one helluva drug!

EDIT: All's fair in regard to trading in the system, but put the game back in there. You're getting a cheap upgrade to an Elite... it's a good deal, and there's no call to be a dirty thief aside from that.

Best Buy often pitches their warranties based on the relative ease with which one can exploit them. I used to work at one and the laptop plans were pretty expensive, but many people were enticed by several loopholes than can earn people free or cheap upgrades to a new better laptop a year or two or so down the line... i.e. the No Lemon Policy and the recently adopted policy of covering drops and spills.

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cocaine is a hella of a drug!Hinduce
LOL
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#44 BikerPunk
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Can i point something out, the fact that the ELITES preorders are sold out in most stores that ive checked on. The so called "ELITE" that you would be getting is probably the WHITE version that comes after the ELITES, replacing the Premiums. too bad.