well good. ive been screwed.

bought 4000 gamer points today. got home and started scratching off the plaque stuff off the back. Used a knife....

accidentally scraped some of the digits off. great. called retail. they wont refund nor would they trade a card.

they said call myxbox etc etc. did that...TWICE... they said call the store back for a number to the actual people who manufacture the card.

Call back the store. they dont know what im talking about and teh manager doesnt get back til next week.

so good... im out $50.

Microsoft... you need to change your ****ing policy. They had access to my account when i called. yet they wouldnt give me the 4000. The lady just stated she wasnt allowed to do that.

.... -irate- has anything similar to this happened to you guys?

bought 4000 gamer points today. got home and started scratching off the plaque stuff off the back. Used a knife....

accidentally scraped some of the digits off. great. called retail. they wont refund nor would they trade a card.

they said call myxbox etc etc. did that...TWICE... they said call the store back for a number to the actual people who manufacture the card.

Call back the store. they dont know what im talking about and teh manager doesnt get back til next week.

so good... im out $50.

Microsoft... you need to change your ****ing policy. They had access to my account when i called. yet they wouldnt give me the 4000. The lady just stated she wasnt allowed to do that.

.... -irate- has anything similar to this happened to you guys?

sharpshooter188

Instead of being a moron and using a knife, next time use a COIN!

bought 4000 gamer points today. got home and started scratching off the plaque stuff off the back. Used a knife....

accidentally scraped some of the digits off. great. called retail. they wont refund nor would they trade a card.

they said call myxbox etc etc. did that...TWICE... they said call the store back for a number to the actual people who manufacture the card.

Call back the store. they dont know what im talking about and teh manager doesnt get back til next week.

so good... im out $50.

Microsoft... you need to change your ****ing policy. They had access to my account when i called. yet they wouldnt give me the 4000. The lady just stated she wasnt allowed to do that.

.... -irate- has anything similar to this happened to you guys?

sharpshooter188

Wow, this is really freaking me out. Same thing happened to me yesterday at Petmart. I bought a ferret and ACCIDENTLY stepped on it as soon as i got home. Called management, they didnt give me a refund. Petmart reaally needs to change their stupid policies regarding accidental flattening of items purchased in the rodent department. Those bastards!

On a more serious note, it's no one's fault but your own that you're out $50, and you have no right to request a refund for your own (for lack of a better term) idiocy. Next time be a bit more careful about handling your property.

[QUOTE="sharpshooter188"]

bought 4000 gamer points today. got home and started scratching off the plaque stuff off the back. Used a knife....

accidentally scraped some of the digits off. great. called retail. they wont refund nor would they trade a card.

they said call myxbox etc etc. did that...TWICE... they said call the store back for a number to the actual people who manufacture the card.

Call back the store. they dont know what im talking about and teh manager doesnt get back til next week.

so good... im out $50.

Microsoft... you need to change your ****ing policy. They had access to my account when i called. yet they wouldnt give me the 4000. The lady just stated she wasnt allowed to do that.

.... -irate- has anything similar to this happened to you guys?

ColonelWilks

Wow, this is really freaking me out. Same thing happened to me yesterday at Petmart. I bought a ferret and ACCIDENTLY stepped on it as soon as i got home. Called management, they didnt give me a refund. Petmart reaally needs to change their stupid policies regarding accidental flattening of items purchased in the rodent department. Those bastards!

On a more serious note, it's no one's fault but your own that you're out $50, and you have no right to request a refund for your own (for lack of a better term) idiocy. Next time be a bit more careful about handling your property.

lol nice comparison but I see your point and your right next time tc use a coin most preferably a penny.

bought 4000 gamer points today. got home and started scratching off the plaque stuff off the back. Used a knife....

accidentally scraped some of the digits off. great. called retail. they wont refund nor would they trade a card.

they said call myxbox etc etc. did that...TWICE... they said call the store back for a number to the actual people who manufacture the card.

Call back the store. they dont know what im talking about and teh manager doesnt get back til next week.

so good... im out $50.

Microsoft... you need to change your ****ing policy. They had access to my account when i called. yet they wouldnt give me the 4000. The lady just stated she wasnt allowed to do that.

.... -irate- has anything similar to this happened to you guys?

sharpshooter188

I dunno, seems to me that it's kinda your fault you scratched off the digits... How many numbers/letters were missing? You could always do the guess and check.Dart_Mcloud

thats what im thinking if they gave everyone who called them 4000 points they would be scamed to all hell when you get those things your supposed to use like a penny or something it will take of that stuff without messing up the code under

i know i know. i am stupid for using a knife. i accepted that part. lol. But didnt have a coin in the immediate area.

Christ man. Cant anyone just say " well i dont agree with what your saying" instead of being the usual "im a high and mighty person and your an idiot" kind of attitude?

The internet is getting worse and worse. especially THESE particular forums. :roll:

you have no right to request a refund for your own (for lack of a better term) idiocy. Next time be a bit more careful about handling your property.

ColonelWilks

"mistake" could of been a better one.

i know i know. i am stupid for using a knife. i accepted that part. lol. But didnt have a coin in the immediate area.

Christ man. Cant anyone just say " well i dont agree with what your saying" instead of being the usual "im a high and mighty person and your an idiot" kind of attitude?

The internet is getting worse and worse. especially THESE particular forums. :roll:

sharpshooter188

I could say the same thing about human intellingence in general, as indicated by your post. Honestly, how do you expect people to react to such a bone-headed action? Why even tell us about it in the first place?

[QUOTE="ColonelWilks"]

you have no right to request a refund for your own (for lack of a better term) idiocy. Next time be a bit more careful about handling your property.

sharpshooter188

"mistake" could of been a better one.

in this case, those words can be used interchangeably

bought 4000 gamer points today. got home and started scratching off the plaque stuff off the back. Used a knife....

accidentally scraped some of the digits off. great. called retail. they wont refund nor would they trade a card.

they said call myxbox etc etc. did that...TWICE... they said call the store back for a number to the actual people who manufacture the card.

Call back the store. they dont know what im talking about and teh manager doesnt get back til next week.

so good... im out $50.

Microsoft... you need to change your ****ing policy. They had access to my account when i called. yet they wouldnt give me the 4000. The lady just stated she wasnt allowed to do that.

.... -irate- has anything similar to this happened to you guys?

sharpshooter188

Next time use a spoon!!! :lol:

It wasnt a bone-headed reaction. If you go home and you end up doing something dumb. i.e. dropping that new tv you just purchased. typically most retailers will replace it for you no problem if you have your reciept.

The same cant be said with these apparently. I just find it unneccessary to call me a moron/idiot multiple times. I fully agree that most people are stupid in general. But these are mistakes. Tried to improvise. didnt work. i learned from it. christ man.

But anyway, thats the last from me before it turns into a flame war. If you guys have anymore responses ill read but yeah ill let the thread die now.

If you accidentally scratch off a letter or image on a scratch and win lottery card they don't give you a refund either... go figure!

On a more serious note how many digits did you scratch off? As someone suggested try the guess and check method. Also, MS doesn't use Z's or Q's in their codes so that eliminates a few digits. Or, call customer support again and explain your situation. Someone had an issue like this on the Xbox Forums and called support four times before they reach a rep who able to help him decipher what the scratched off digits were. Good luck man!

who uses a knife to scratch off that stuff?

but yea, that sucks dude

It wasnt a bone-headed reaction. If you go home and you end up doing something dumb. i.e. dropping that new tv you just purchased. typically most retailers will replace it for you no problem if you have your reciept.

The same cant be said with these apparently. I just find it unneccessary to call me a moron/idiot multiple times. I fully agree that most people are stupid in general. But these are mistakes. Tried to improvise. didnt work. i learned from it. christ man.

But anyway, thats the last from me before it turns into a flame war. If you guys have anymore responses ill read but yeah ill let the thread die now.

sharpshooter188

I never called you a moron or an idiot. I may have called your actions idiotic and bone-headed, but its not the same thing. People do idiotic things all the time, doesnt make them idiots.

i know i know. i am stupid for using a knife. i accepted that part. lol. But didnt have a coin in the immediate area.

Christ man. Cant anyone just say " well i dont agree with what your saying" instead of being the usual "im a high and mighty person and your an idiot" kind of attitude?

The internet is getting worse and worse. especially THESE particular forums. :roll:

sharpshooter188

you could always of used the edge of say a table, fingernail, teeth i mean hell anything but a knife. Plus if you are only missing one letter/number just guess. if you are missing two i would say fu** that and wait.

i know i know. i am stupid for using a knife. i accepted that part. lol. But didnt have a coin in the immediate area.

Christ man. Cant anyone just say " well i dont agree with what your saying" instead of being the usual "im a high and mighty person and your an idiot" kind of attitude?

The internet is getting worse and worse. especially THESE particular forums. :roll:

sharpshooter188

It's not really we're being "high and mighty", it's just...who uses a knife to scratch that stuff off? At least use your fingernails.

i know i know. i am stupid for using a knife. i accepted that part. lol. But didnt have a coin in the immediate area.

Christ man. Cant anyone just say " well i dont agree with what your saying" instead of being the usual "im a high and mighty person and your an idiot" kind of attitude?

The internet is getting worse and worse. especially THESE particular forums. :roll:

sharpshooter188

than what the hell are you doing on these forums you idiot

[QUOTE="sharpshooter188"]

bought 4000 gamer points today. got home and started scratching off the plaque stuff off the back. Used a knife....

accidentally scraped some of the digits off. great. called retail. they wont refund nor would they trade a card.

they said call myxbox etc etc. did that...TWICE... they said call the store back for a number to the actual people who manufacture the card.

Call back the store. they dont know what im talking about and teh manager doesnt get back til next week.

so good... im out $50.

Microsoft... you need to change your ****ing policy. They had access to my account when i called. yet they wouldnt give me the 4000. The lady just stated she wasnt allowed to do that.

.... -irate- has anything similar to this happened to you guys?

MrMe1000

your a retard for using a knife use a coin or finger nail next time geez

I think that microsoft shoulda at least done something for you or the store at least give you a new card its not like the number on that card will cause the next cold war or something. Everyone makes mistakes even microsoft look at Windows ME that was a mistake as it was full of bugs. or I think that was the one that was all messed up.dunit13

Yeah then people will buy a card retreive the points then scratch the numbers off and say they did it on accident and want a new card.

oh that's what you meant

i thought this was meant to be a topic on how you finally lost your virginity.:P

but in all seriousness that sucks

I've scratched off numbers before using a coin, so even when you are safe there can be problems. Don't listen to these jerkoffs. Instead, MS allows you to submit a digital photo of the card and then they will provide you (within a week) with the actual number or a replacement for the same value.

Trust me, I've done it.

fingernails work good tooDiablo2343

i know i know. i am stupid for using a knife. i accepted that part. lol. But didnt have a coin in the immediate area.

Christ man. Cant anyone just say " well i dont agree with what your saying" instead of being the usual "im a high and mighty person and your an idiot" kind of attitude?

The internet is getting worse and worse. especially THESE particular forums. :roll:

sharpshooter188

I agree!

Its not like those cards say "please scratch with pennies".

It seems like you could get something from the store you bought it from.

Go to the store and tell them that you scratched it with a penny and it scratched the numbers off.

Just play stupid and dont take no for an answer.

You will get a new card I promise.

If the manager you talk to offers nothing ask how to contact the district manager and also ask for a comment card and his name.

I promise if you do all that you will get a new card or a refund.

Make sure you bring the old card and your reciept.

You are right though.

Most the people in the Gamespot forums are total dicks.

We used to come to Forums for answers, now everybody just gets flammed for no reason.

So you used a knife. Who the hell cares. Take pride in knowing they are probably posting from there parents basement and they have nothing better to do but think of ways to flame people on the internet for stupid reasons.

These people aren't calling you a moron for using a knife, they're calling you an idiot for making this thread andcomplaining fora refund/exchange.

You, yourself, admitted that it was a "mistake" and therefore, it's your liability and no one else's. So the whole point of this thread was to complain about how unfair you've been treated, but if you're going to admit you've made a mistake, then that just killed the purpose and main idea of this thread.

Next time use a coin please.

[QUOTE="sharpshooter188"]

bought 4000 gamer points today. got home and started scratching off the plaque stuff off the back. Used a knife....

accidentally scraped some of the digits off. great. called retail. they wont refund nor would they trade a card.

they said call myxbox etc etc. did that...TWICE... they said call the store back for a number to the actual people who manufacture the card.

Call back the store. they dont know what im talking about and teh manager doesnt get back til next week.

so good... im out $50.

Microsoft... you need to change your ****ing policy. They had access to my account when i called. yet they wouldnt give me the 4000. The lady just stated she wasnt allowed to do that.

.... -irate- has anything similar to this happened to you guys?

ColonelWilks

Wow, this is really freaking me out. Same thing happened to me yesterday at Petmart. I bought a ferret and ACCIDENTLY stepped on it as soon as i got home. Called management, they didnt give me a refund. Petmart reaally needs to change their stupid policies regarding accidental flattening of items purchased in the rodent department. Those bastards!

On a more serious note, it's no one's fault but your own that you're out $50, and you have no right to request a refund for your own (for lack of a better term) idiocy. Next time be a bit more careful about handling your property.

When I am scratching I use a 50 pence piece :)
Good to hold not to small and doesn't scratch off numbers.

Inlike the knife, that was made to butter bread and stab people.
:P

36^n(n=number of missing digits) :P probability= A

n=2 => A= 1296

n=3=> A= 46656( 30 secs for each try lets assume; 388.8 hours= 16.2 days(x 2 because u gotta sleep man):PPPPP

(sorry man i m not making fun of anything ok dont get me wrong, everybody is a moron sometimes,(and i m not calling u a moron ok,,) so it s nothing special to be one...)

That really blows, but it seems you have screwed yourself in this situation, just make sure you learn from your mistakes.

Good Gaming!!!