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The '''Best Buy''' in [[Charlottesville]] is where Chris spends yet more of his [[tugboat]] money on games, [[PSN]] cards and other [[PS3]] accessories. On 22 [[September 2010]], [[Clyde Cash]] leaked a zip file loaded with Chris's Best Buy invoices. Much like his [[List of Chris's Adam & Eve purchases|sex store purchases]], Chris appears to prefer buying things which involve a discount or promotion.


[[File:BestBuy CCville UBastard.jpg|thumb|right|The Charlottesville branch of Best Buy.]]
[[File:100 Classic Book Collection.jpg|thumb|right|Another entry in the long list of things Chris owns but will never use.]]
[[File:100 Classic Book Collection.jpg|thumb|right|Another entry in the long list of things Chris owns but will never use.]]


== List of documented purchases ==
'''Best Buy''' is an American consumer electronics retailer, and the largest of its kind. Its [[Charlottesville]] location is where Chris has spent much of his [[tugboat]] money on games, [[PSN]] cards, and other [[PS3]] accessories. On 22 [[September 2010]], [[Clyde Cash]] leaked a zip file loaded with Chris's Best Buy invoices. Much like his [[List of Chris's Adam & Eve purchases|sex store purchases]], Chris appears to prefer buying things which involve a discount or promotion.
 
==List of documented purchases==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
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!align="left"|Price
!align="left"|Price
|-
|-
|27 September 2009
|27 [[September 2009]]
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|'''[[PlayStation Network]] Card ($20)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$15.00
|$15
|-
|-
|6 October 2009
|6 [[October 2009]]
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$20.00
|$20
|-
|-
|6 October 2009
|6 October 2009
|'''Rock Band Unplugged - PSP'''
|'''''[[Rock Band]] Unplugged'' - [[PSP]]'''
|PSP Game
|PSP Game
|$29.99
|$29.99
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|14 October 2009
|14 October 2009
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|14 October 2009
|14 October 2009
|'''The Haunted World of El Superbeasto'''
|'''[[Wikipedia:The Haunted World of El Superbeasto|''The Haunted World of El Superbeasto'']]'''
|Blu-ray Disc
|Blu-ray Disc
|$14.99
|$14.99
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|-
|-
|17 October 2009
|17 October 2009
|'''Brütal Legend - PlayStation 3'''
|'''[[Wikipedia:Brütal Legend|''Brütal Legend'']] - [[PlayStation 3]]'''
|PS3 Game
|PS3 Game
|$59.99
|$59.99
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|17 October 2009
|17 October 2009
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|17 October 2009
|17 October 2009
|
|
|Tax
|Tax
|$3.00
|$3
|-
|-
|20 October 2009
|20 October 2009
|'''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'''
|'''''[[Transformers]]: [[Wikipedia:Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen|Revenge of the Fallen]]'''''
|Blu-ray Disc
|Blu-ray Disc
|$21.99
|$21.99
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|29 October 2009
|29 October 2009
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|6 November 2009
|6 [[November 2009]]
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|6 November 2009
|6 November 2009
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|6 November 2009
|6 November 2009
|'''PlayStation Eye USB Camera for PlayStation 3'''
|'''[[PlayStation Eye]] USB Camera for PlayStation 3'''
|Hardware
|Hardware
|$39.99
|$39.99
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|
|
|Tax
|Tax
|$2.00
|$2
|-
|-
|15 November 2009
|15 November 2009
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|22 November 2009
|22 November 2009
|'''LittleBigPlanet Collectible Art PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|'''''[[LittleBigPlanet]]'' Collectible Art PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$5.00
|$5
|-
|-
|24 November 2009
|24 November 2009
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|3 December 2009
|3 [[December 2009]]
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|3 December 2009
|3 December 2009
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|3 December 2009
|3 December 2009
|'''Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card'''
|'''[[Nintendo]] Wii 2,000 Points Card'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$19.99
|$19.99
|-
|-
|3 December 2009
|3 December 2009
|'''Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card'''
|'''Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$19.99
|$19.99
|-
|-
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|
|
|Tax
|Tax
|$2.00
|$2
|-
|-
|7 December 2009
|7 December 2009
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|8 December 2009
|8 December 2009
|'''Fairytale Fights'''
|'''''[[Wikipedia:Fairytale Fights|Fairytale Fights]]'''''
|PS3 Game
|PS3 Game
|$19.99
|$19.99
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|
|
|Tax
|Tax
|$1.00
|$1
|-
|-
|14 December 2009
|14 December 2009
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|16 December 2009
|16 December 2009
|'''Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Greatest Hits'''
|'''''[[Wikipedia:Uncharted: Drake's Fortune|Uncharted: Drake's Fortune]]'' Greatest Hits'''
|PS3 Game
|PS3 Game
|$29.99
|$29.99
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|-
|-
|29 December 2009
|29 December 2009
|'''Saints Row 2'''
|'''''[[Wikipedia:Saints Row 2|Saints Row 2]]'''''
|PS3 Game
|PS3 Game
|$2.99
|$2.99
|-
|-
|29 December 2009
|29 December 2009
|'''Gran Turismo'''
|'''''[[Wikipedia:Gran Turismo (PSP)|Gran Turismo]]''''' ([[PSP]])
|PSP Game
|PSP Game
|$11.99
|$11.99
|-
|-
|3 January 2010
|3 [[January 2010]]
|'''Red Faction: Guerrilla'''
|'''[[Wikipedia:Red Faction: Guerrilla|''Red Faction: Guerrilla'']]'''
|PS3 Game
|PS3 Game
|$19.99
|$19.99
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|
|
|Tax
|Tax
|$1.00
|$1
|-
|-
|4 January 2010
|4 January 2010
|'''The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena'''
|'''[[Wikipedia:The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena|''The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena'']]'''
|PS3 Game
|PS3 Game
|$9.99
|$9.99
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|22 January 2010
|22 January 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$5.00
|$5
|-
|-
|24 January 2010
|24 January 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|3 February 2010
|3 [[February 2010]]
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$15.00
|$15
|-
|-
|4 February 2010
|4 February 2010
|'''Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card'''
|'''Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$19.99
|$19.99
|-
|-
|4 February 2010
|4 February 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|3 March 2010
|3 [[March 2010]]
|'''SanDisk - 8GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Card'''
|'''SanDisk - 8GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Card'''
|Hardware
|Hardware
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|3 March 2010
|3 March 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$20.00
|$20
|-
|-
|3 March 2010
|3 March 2010
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|21 March 2010
|21 March 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$20.00
|$20
|-
|-
|23 March 2010
|23 March 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|25 March 2010
|25 March 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($50)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($50)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$30.00
|$30
|-
|-
|11 April 2010
|11 [[April 2010]]
|'''PS-PS3-MODNATION RACERS''' (Pre-order?)
|'''PS-PS3-[[ModNation Racers|''MODNATION RACERS'']]''' (Pre-order)
|Unknown
|PS3 Game
|$5.00
|$5
|-
|-
|11 April 2010
|11 April 2010
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|25 April 2010
|25 April 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|29 April 2010
|29 April 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|3 May 2010
|3 May 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|3 May 2010
|3 [[May 2010]]
|'''2GB SD Memory Card'''
|'''2GB SD Memory Card'''
|Hardware
|Hardware
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|10 May 2010
|10 May 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|20 May 2010
|20 May 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|3 June 2010
|3 [[June 2010]]
|'''PNY 4GB Secure Digital High Capacity Memory Card - Pink'''
|'''[[Wikipedia:PNY Technologies|PNY]] 4GB Secure Digital High Capacity Memory Card - [[Homos|Pink]]'''
|Hardware
|Hardware
|$12.99
|$12.99
|-
|-
|3 June 2010
|3 June 2010
|'''WarioWare D.I.Y.'''
|'''[[Wikipedia:WarioWare D.I.Y.|''WarioWare D.I.Y.'']]'''
|NDS Game
|NDS Game
|$29.99
|$29.99
|-
|-
|3 June 2010
|3 June 2010
|'''Picross 3D'''
|'''[[Wikipedia:Picross 3D|''Picross 3D'']]'''
|NDS Game
|NDS Game
|$14.99
|$14.99
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|$0.75
|$0.75
|-
|-
|2 July 2010
|2 [[July 2010]]
|'''Nyko - Zoom Case for Nintendo DSi'''
|'''[[Wikipedia:Nyko|Nyko]] - Zoom Case for Nintendo DSi'''
|Hardware
|Hardware
|$9.99
|$9.99
|-
|-
|2 July 2010
|2 July 2010
|'''FLAW'''
|'''[[Wikipedia:System Flaw|''System Flaw'']]'''
|NDS Game
|NDS Game
|$9.99
|$9.99
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|
|Tax
|Tax
|$1.00
|$1
|-
|-
|16 July 2010
|16 July 2010
|'''ModNation Racers'''
|'''ModNation Racers'''
|PSP Game
|[[PSP]] Game
|$19.99
|$19.99
|-
|-
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|
|Tax
|Tax
|$1.00
|$1
|-
|-
|30 July 2010
|30 July 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|5 August 2010
|5 [[August 2010]]
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|5 August 2010
|5 August 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|14 August 2010
|14 August 2010
|'''Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card'''
|'''[[Netflix]] - 1-Month Gift Card'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$8.99
|$8.99
|-
|-
|6 September 2010
|6 [[September 2010]]
|'''Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card'''
|'''Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$8.99
|$8.99
|-
|-
|17 September 2010
|17 September 2010
|'''PS3 Eye Camera Mount'''
|'''[[Chris and cinematography|
PS3 Eye Camera Mount]]'''
|Hardware
|Hardware
|$14.99
|$14.99
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|20 September 2010
|20 September 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gamecard
|Gift Card
|$10.00
|$10
|-
|-
|20 September 2010
|20 September 2010
|'''Silent Hill - Widescreen'''
|'''[[Wikipedia:Silent Hill (film)#Home media|''Silent Hill'' - Widescreen]]'''
|DVD
|DVD
|$3.99
|$3.99
|-
|-
|20 September 2010
|20 September 2010
|'''Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition'''
|'''[[Wikipedia:Resident Evil V|''Resident Evil 5'']] Gold Edition'''
|PS3 Game
|PS3 Game
|$29.99
|$29.99
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|Tax
|Tax
|$1.70
|$1.70
|-
|1 [[October 2010]]
|'''Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card'''
|Gift Card
|$8.99
|-
|1 October 2010
|'''''[[Family Guy]]'': "[[Wikipedia:Partial Terms of Endearment|Partial Terms of Endearment]]"'''
|DVD
|$7.49
|-
|1 October 2010
|'''[[100 2279|''The Cleveland Show'': 1st Season]]'''
|DVD
|$22.49
|-
|1 October 2010
|
|Tax
|$1.50
|-
|17 October 2010
|'''[[Saw|''Saw VI'']]'''
|Blu-ray Disc
|$9.99
|-
|17 October 2010
|
|Tax
|$0.50
|-
|26 October 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|Gift Card
|$10
|-
|4 [[November 2010]]
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gift Card
|$10
|-
|4 November 2010
|'''Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card'''
|Gift Card
|$8.99
|-
|6 November 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|Gift Card
|$15
|-
|22 November 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|Gift Card
|$20
|-
|3 [[December 2010]]
|'''Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card'''
|Gift Card
|$8.99
|-
|3 December 2010
|'''[[Wikipedia:Bionic Commando (2009 video game)|''Bionic Commando'']]'''
|PS3 Game
|$9.99
|-
|3 December 2010
|'''[[Quizzes|''Buzz Quiz World'']]'''
|PS3 Game
|$9.99
|-
|3 December 2010
|
|Tax
|$1
|-
|24 December 2010
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gift Card
|$10
|-
|1 [[January 2011]]
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($50)'''
|Gift Card
|$50
|-
|1 January 2011
|'''[[Netflix]] - 1-Month Gift Card'''
|Gift Card
|$8.99
|-
|1 January 2011
|'''[[Wikipedia:Transformers: War for Cybertron|''Transformers: War for Cybertron'']]'''
|PS3 Game
|$29.99
|-
|1 January 2011
|
|Tax
|$1.50
|-
|10 January 2011
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gift Card
|$10
|-
|1 [[February 2011]]
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gift Card
|$10
|-
|3 February 2011
|'''Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card'''
|Gift Card
|$8.99
|-
|3 February 2011
|'''PS3-DC UNIVERSE ONLINE COLLECT '''
|PS3 Game
|$99.99
|-
|3 February 2011
|
|Tax
|$5
|-
|7 February 2011
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($10)'''
|Gift Card
|$10
|-
|13 February 2011
|'''[[Wikipedia:Saw 3D|''Saw 3D'']]'''
|Blu-ray Disc
|$13.99 
|-
|13 February 2011
|
|Tax
|$0.70
|-
|17 February 2011
|'''PlayStation Network Card ($20)'''
|Gift Card
|$1.19
|-
|17 February 2011
|'''''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'': Volume 7'''
|DVD
|$1.50
|-
|17 February 2011
|
|Tax
|$0.28
|}
|}


The grand total price of these documented items is [[Chris and money|$1041.66]]. $360 of this was spent on [[PSN]] cards, $59.97 on [[Wii]] points, and $17.98 on [[Netflix]] gift cards. The invoices show that Chris spent around $776 at Best Buy during 2009, although around $200 of this in unaccounted for - and he may have spent more as it is not known when he opened his rewards account. Chris has saved $75 of your tax dollars through discounts, which does little to redeem his largely frivolous spending habits.
The grand total price of these documented items is $1,448.70 (GB£928; Can$1,468; €1,120). $501.19 of this was spent on [[PSN]] cards, $59.97 on [[Nintendo]] Points, and $62.93 on [[Netflix]] gift cards. The invoices show that Chris spent around $776 at Best Buy during [[2009]], although around $200 of this is unaccounted for - and he may have spent more as it is not known when he opened his Rewards account. Chris has saved $75 of your tax dollars through discounts, which does little to redeem his largely frivolous spending habits. Chris spent a total of $656.85 at BestBuy in 2010.


There is a record for what appears to be a canceled transaction on 9 February 2010, for a $19.99 Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card. It's possible that Chris's credit card was declined on this occasion, and the fact he didn't purchase anything from Best Buy for nearly a month after would indicate that this was the case.
There is a record for what appears to be a canceled transaction on 9 [[February 2010]], for a $19.99 [[Nintendo]] Wii 2,000 Points Card. It's possible that Chris's credit card was declined on this occasion, and the fact he didn't purchase anything from Best Buy for nearly a month after would indicate that this was the case.
 
=== Chris rips off Best Buy ===
In his [[Jackie_E-mails_15|e-mails with Jackie]], Chris talks about working a scam that's long been popular among unscrupulous gamers: buy a game at a discount (in this case a $20 copy of ''[[Wikipedia:Borderlands (video game)|Borderlands]]'' at [[Wikipedia:Toys "R" Us|Toys R Us]]) and return it to a different chain store that has yet to discount the game (in this case Best Buy, which gave Chris $40 and change in store credit for the return). Although this may seem smart by Chris's standards, he immediately spent the trade-in credit and $3 in cash on more games, DVDs, and [[PSN]] trinkets.


=== Gas Chris wasted driving to Best Buy ===
=== Gas Chris wasted driving to Best Buy ===
Below are some rough calculations about how much gas Chris has wasted with his trips to Best Buy. The actual amount spent is likely more, as he may drive there regularly to browse or [[Hexbox#Hex_Bawx_hatred_in_public|kick da hexbox]] without spending any money. While Chris has [[Mumble 10|previously mentioned]] that [[Barb|his mother]] pays for his gas, it doesn't change the fact that money was spent on gas that was ultimately wasted by Chris.
Below are some rough calculations about how much gas Chris has wasted with his trips to Best Buy. The actual amount spent is likely more, as he may drive there regularly to browse or [[Hexbox#HEXBox hatred in public|kick da HEXBox]] without spending any money. While Chris has [[Mumble 10|previously mentioned]] that [[Barb|his mother]] pays for his gas, it doesn't change the fact that money was spent on gas that was ultimately wasted by Chris.
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|38 km
|38 km
|-
|-
|align="right"|Estimated mpg of [[Son-Chu]]
|align="right"|Estimated city MPG of [[Son-Chu]]
|27 mpg
|23 MPG <ref>Assuming it ran like new, which it probably didn't. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=11104</ref>
|11.5 km/litre
|10.2 L/100km
|-
|-
|align="right"|Estimated gas price in Virginia
|align="right"|Estimated gas price in Virginia
|$2.60/gallon
|$2.60/gal.
|69c/litre
|69¢/L
|-
|-
|align="right"|'''Number of trips we know Chris made'''
|align="right"|'''Number of trips we know Chris made'''
|43
|57
|
|
|-
|-
|align="right"|'''Total distance travelled'''
|align="right"|'''Total distance travelled'''
|1,006.2 miles
|1,333.8 miles  
|1,619 km
|2,166 km
|-
|-
|align="right"|'''Total gas used'''
|align="right"|'''Total gas used'''
|37.27 gallons
|57.99 gallons
|143 litres
|219.52 litres
|-
|-
|colspan="3"|'''Total value of gas Chris wasted on trips to Best Buy: $96.89'''
|colspan="3"|'''Total value of gas Chris wasted on trips to Best Buy: $150.77'''
|}
|}


== Chris's dealings with Best Buy support ==
== Chris's dealings with Best Buy support ==
Included in the leaked documents were the contents of a support email Chris sent to Best Buy, regarding a "10 Dollar Certificate" which had been redeemed without his consent. While Chris got a pretty standard response to his email, we once again get a glimpse about what happens you come between a manchild and his [[tugboat|free money]].
Included in the leaked documents were the contents of a support email Chris sent to Best Buy, regarding a "10 Dollar Certificate" which had been redeemed without his consent. While Chris got a pretty standard response to his email, we once again get a glimpse of what happens when you come between a manchild and his [[Monthly tugboat|free money]].
{{Quoteboxgreen|Original Message Follows:
{{EmailReply|Original Message Follows:
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FirstName<br/>
FirstName<br/>
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Status<br/>
Status<br/>
Question or Concern<br/>
Question or Concern<br/>
I had just logged onto My RewardZone account on the 21st of December to check on  
I had just logged onto My RewardZone account on the 21st of December to check on it, only to find my Points had been redeemed for a 10 Dollar Certificate WITHOUT my approval or Personal Action. It shows that the points were redeemed and the certificated printed on the 20th; I did not log in on the 20th at all. I think someone got into my account and redeemed my points and printed the certificate.I WANT MY 10 DOLLAR CERTIFICATE!Please respond quickly. Thank you.}}
it, only to find my Points had been redeemed for a 10 Dollar Certificate WITHOUT  
{{Email|Christian,
my approval or Personal Action. It shows that the points were redeemed and the  
I apologize for the confusion. Your account is set up to automatically issue a certificate when you account reaches 250 points so it issued a $10 certificate automatically on Sunday. There is a 3-5 wait before the certificates can be printed so they will be ready on Friday.
certificated printed on the 20th; I did not log in on the 20th at all. I think  
someone got into my account and redeemed my points and printed the certificate.I  
WANT MY 10 DOLLAR CERTIFICATE!Please respond quickly. Thank you.}}
{{Quoteboxred|Christian,
I apologize for the confusion. Your account is set up to automatically issue a  
certificate when you account reaches 250 points so it issued a $10 certificate  
automatically on Sunday. There is a 3-5 wait before the certificates can be  
printed so they will be ready on Friday.


Sorry for the inconvenience
Sorry for the inconvenience
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Have a good day}}
Have a good day}}


== Download ==
== Attempted shoplifting ==
* [http://www.mediafire.com/?jqqje1258c603a9 Invoice ZIP file]
 
On 29 [[March 2014]], a report surfaced on the [[CWCki Forums]] saying that earlier that month Chris has been spotted trying to steal merchandise from Best Buy. The next day Chris denied the truthfulness of the report, but [[Kim]] confirmed that the attempted shoplifting had indeed occurred.<ref>[[March 2014 Facebook Posts#Rumour]]</ref>
 
==Ban==
After Chris was caught attempting to shoplift video games, he was [[List of places that have banned Chris|banned]] from the store.
 
According to Chris, he was formally notified that he was banned a few days after he got out of jail for pepper-spraying an employee at GameStop, around 28 December 2014.
 
He stated in a November 2015 video that he believed he was banned as part of a conspiracy masterminded by the [[Yellow-Shirted Foe]], who he thought was working at both GameStop and Best Buy<ref>[[Group Embargo on GameStop, Best Buy, and Simon Shopping Centers]]</ref>.
 
{{quotebox|To make this, to make that story short, a few days after I got out of jail on December 28th, 2014, and I had absolutely no pepper spray on my person whatsoever, because as I had mentioned earlier, I had emptied the canister and disposed of the can-, canister. I had done nothing at the Best Buy prior to that day. And a certain manager spokes the living crap outta me, tellin’ me I was not welcome there, that I was banned from there. I had asked why. He did not give me any answer. Then I reached into my bag to get some money out, little funds to see if I could pay my way out of this. I had not said anything about the pepper spray whatsoever, but I put my hand in the bag, and his subordinate shouts, ‘He’s going for the pepper spray!’ I stopped in surprise after hearing that. Ultimately, I left the store. I had gone there again months later to be met with the same shpiel, and no answer to why. I even went over dere head, on the telephone, to try to resolve it. Nothing.
 
Then last Tuesday, November 10th, I went there once again to buy LEGO Dimensions Pack with a ten-dollar certificate. I got met in the back of the store with the shpiel once again, and this time I asked why and I finally got the answer. They said that I, quote, threatened them with pepper spray, and we have video footage, unquote. But again, that first time they said anything about me not being welcome there, I had not, nor ever, threatened anyone at that store. Nor had I any pepper spray on any of my visits there, then, and prior. }}
 
In the same video, he enacted an embargo against the company, telling his audience not to shop there. Chris dropped the embargo on 1 February 2016<ref>[[February 2016 Facebook Posts#The Prequel to the Begging]]</ref>, stating that "I have ended my embargos on GameStop, Best Buy and Simon Malls, because nothing has come at all from that." However, that post was the precursor to one begging his audience to buy him a PS4 from a place such as GameStop or Best Buy, showing that he had only retracted his embargo because [[Chris and Remorse|he thought he might get something out of it]].
 
In [[October 2016]], Chris resumed the embargo<ref>[[October 2016 Facebook posts#Still banned from Best Buy]]</ref>, after [[Unban contracts|a contract he wrote]] and took to the Best Buy management failed to get his ban repealed.
 
==Sources==
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==Links==
* [http://stores.bestbuy.com/860/ Charlottesville Best Buy website]


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The Charlottesville branch of Best Buy.
Another entry in the long list of things Chris owns but will never use.

Best Buy is an American consumer electronics retailer, and the largest of its kind. Its Charlottesville location is where Chris has spent much of his tugboat money on games, PSN cards, and other PS3 accessories. On 22 September 2010, Clyde Cash leaked a zip file loaded with Chris's Best Buy invoices. Much like his sex store purchases, Chris appears to prefer buying things which involve a discount or promotion.

List of documented purchases

Date Purchased Description Type Price
27 September 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gift Card $15
6 October 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gift Card $20
6 October 2009 Rock Band Unplugged - PSP PSP Game $29.99
6 October 2009 Internal 500GB 2.5" SATA Hard Drive Hardware $99.99
6 October 2009 Tax $6.50
14 October 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
14 October 2009 The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Blu-ray Disc $14.99
14 October 2009 Tax $0.75
17 October 2009 Brütal Legend - PlayStation 3 PS3 Game $59.99
17 October 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
17 October 2009 Tax $3
20 October 2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Blu-ray Disc $21.99
20 October 2009 Tax $1.10
29 October 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
6 November 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
6 November 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
6 November 2009 PlayStation Eye USB Camera for PlayStation 3 Hardware $39.99
6 November 2009 Tax $2
15 November 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
22 November 2009 LittleBigPlanet Collectible Art PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gift Card $5
24 November 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
3 December 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
3 December 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
3 December 2009 Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card Gift Card $19.99
3 December 2009 Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card Gift Card $19.99
3 December 2009 Tax $2
7 December 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
8 December 2009 Fairytale Fights PS3 Game $19.99
8 December 2009 Tax $1
14 December 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
16 December 2009 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Greatest Hits PS3 Game $29.99
16 December 2009 Tax $1.50
29 December 2009 Saints Row 2 PS3 Game $2.99
29 December 2009 Gran Turismo (PSP) PSP Game $11.99
3 January 2010 Red Faction: Guerrilla PS3 Game $19.99
3 January 2010 Tax $1
4 January 2010 The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena PS3 Game $9.99
4 January 2010 Tax $0.50
22 January 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $5
24 January 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
3 February 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gift Card $15
4 February 2010 Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card Gift Card $19.99
4 February 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
3 March 2010 SanDisk - 8GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Card Hardware $34.99
3 March 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gift Card $20
3 March 2010 Tax $1.75
21 March 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gift Card $20
23 March 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
25 March 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($50) Gift Card $30
11 April 2010 PS-PS3-MODNATION RACERS (Pre-order) PS3 Game $5
11 April 2010 Tax $0.25
25 April 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
29 April 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
3 May 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
3 May 2010 2GB SD Memory Card Hardware $9.99
3 May 2010 Tax $0.50
10 May 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
20 May 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
3 June 2010 PNY 4GB Secure Digital High Capacity Memory Card - Pink Hardware $12.99
3 June 2010 WarioWare D.I.Y. NDS Game $29.99
3 June 2010 Picross 3D NDS Game $14.99
3 June 2010 Tax $2.90
18 June 2010 100 Classic Books NDS Game $14.99
18 June 2010 Tax $0.75
2 July 2010 Nyko - Zoom Case for Nintendo DSi Hardware $9.99
2 July 2010 System Flaw NDS Game $9.99
2 July 2010 Tax $1
16 July 2010 ModNation Racers PSP Game $19.99
16 July 2010 Tax $1
30 July 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
5 August 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
5 August 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
14 August 2010 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gift Card $8.99
6 September 2010 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gift Card $8.99
17 September 2010 PS3 Eye Camera Mount Hardware $14.99
17 September 2010 Tax $0.75
20 September 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
20 September 2010 Silent Hill - Widescreen DVD $3.99
20 September 2010 Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition PS3 Game $29.99
20 September 2010 Tax $1.70
1 October 2010 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gift Card $8.99
1 October 2010 Family Guy: "Partial Terms of Endearment" DVD $7.49
1 October 2010 The Cleveland Show: 1st Season DVD $22.49
1 October 2010 Tax $1.50
17 October 2010 Saw VI Blu-ray Disc $9.99
17 October 2010 Tax $0.50
26 October 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gift Card $10
4 November 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
4 November 2010 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gift Card $8.99
6 November 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gift Card $15
22 November 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gift Card $20
3 December 2010 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gift Card $8.99
3 December 2010 Bionic Commando PS3 Game $9.99
3 December 2010 Buzz Quiz World PS3 Game $9.99
3 December 2010 Tax $1
24 December 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
1 January 2011 PlayStation Network Card ($50) Gift Card $50
1 January 2011 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gift Card $8.99
1 January 2011 Transformers: War for Cybertron PS3 Game $29.99
1 January 2011 Tax $1.50
10 January 2011 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
1 February 2011 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
3 February 2011 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gift Card $8.99
3 February 2011 PS3-DC UNIVERSE ONLINE COLLECT PS3 Game $99.99
3 February 2011 Tax $5
7 February 2011 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gift Card $10
13 February 2011 Saw 3D Blu-ray Disc $13.99
13 February 2011 Tax $0.70
17 February 2011 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gift Card $1.19
17 February 2011 Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Volume 7 DVD $1.50
17 February 2011 Tax $0.28

The grand total price of these documented items is $1,448.70 (GB£928; Can$1,468; €1,120). $501.19 of this was spent on PSN cards, $59.97 on Nintendo Points, and $62.93 on Netflix gift cards. The invoices show that Chris spent around $776 at Best Buy during 2009, although around $200 of this is unaccounted for - and he may have spent more as it is not known when he opened his Rewards account. Chris has saved $75 of your tax dollars through discounts, which does little to redeem his largely frivolous spending habits. Chris spent a total of $656.85 at BestBuy in 2010.

There is a record for what appears to be a canceled transaction on 9 February 2010, for a $19.99 Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card. It's possible that Chris's credit card was declined on this occasion, and the fact he didn't purchase anything from Best Buy for nearly a month after would indicate that this was the case.

Chris rips off Best Buy

In his e-mails with Jackie, Chris talks about working a scam that's long been popular among unscrupulous gamers: buy a game at a discount (in this case a $20 copy of Borderlands at Toys R Us) and return it to a different chain store that has yet to discount the game (in this case Best Buy, which gave Chris $40 and change in store credit for the return). Although this may seem smart by Chris's standards, he immediately spent the trade-in credit and $3 in cash on more games, DVDs, and PSN trinkets.

Gas Chris wasted driving to Best Buy

Below are some rough calculations about how much gas Chris has wasted with his trips to Best Buy. The actual amount spent is likely more, as he may drive there regularly to browse or kick da HEXBox without spending any money. While Chris has previously mentioned that his mother pays for his gas, it doesn't change the fact that money was spent on gas that was ultimately wasted by Chris.

Driving distance to Best Buy Charlottesville 11.7 miles 19 km
Miles driven per trip 23.4 miles 38 km
Estimated city MPG of Son-Chu 23 MPG [1] 10.2 L/100km
Estimated gas price in Virginia $2.60/gal. 69¢/L
Number of trips we know Chris made 57
Total distance travelled 1,333.8 miles 2,166 km
Total gas used 57.99 gallons 219.52 litres
Total value of gas Chris wasted on trips to Best Buy: $150.77

Chris's dealings with Best Buy support

Included in the leaked documents were the contents of a support email Chris sent to Best Buy, regarding a "10 Dollar Certificate" which had been redeemed without his consent. While Chris got a pretty standard response to his email, we once again get a glimpse of what happens when you come between a manchild and his free money.

Original Message Follows:

FirstName
CHRISTIAN
LastName
CHANDLER
Email
CHRISCHANSONICHU@AOL.COM
MemberID
0400450047
Reason for Contact
Status
Question or Concern
I had just logged onto My RewardZone account on the 21st of December to check on it, only to find my Points had been redeemed for a 10 Dollar Certificate WITHOUT my approval or Personal Action. It shows that the points were redeemed and the certificated printed on the 20th; I did not log in on the 20th at all. I think someone got into my account and redeemed my points and printed the certificate.I WANT MY 10 DOLLAR CERTIFICATE!Please respond quickly. Thank you.

Christian,

I apologize for the confusion. Your account is set up to automatically issue a certificate when you account reaches 250 points so it issued a $10 certificate automatically on Sunday. There is a 3-5 wait before the certificates can be printed so they will be ready on Friday.

Sorry for the inconvenience

Thank you for contacting Best Buy Reward Zone Have a good day

Attempted shoplifting

On 29 March 2014, a report surfaced on the CWCki Forums saying that earlier that month Chris has been spotted trying to steal merchandise from Best Buy. The next day Chris denied the truthfulness of the report, but Kim confirmed that the attempted shoplifting had indeed occurred.[2]

Ban

After Chris was caught attempting to shoplift video games, he was banned from the store.

According to Chris, he was formally notified that he was banned a few days after he got out of jail for pepper-spraying an employee at GameStop, around 28 December 2014.

He stated in a November 2015 video that he believed he was banned as part of a conspiracy masterminded by the Yellow-Shirted Foe, who he thought was working at both GameStop and Best Buy[3].

To make this, to make that story short, a few days after I got out of jail on December 28th, 2014, and I had absolutely no pepper spray on my person whatsoever, because as I had mentioned earlier, I had emptied the canister and disposed of the can-, canister. I had done nothing at the Best Buy prior to that day. And a certain manager spokes the living crap outta me, tellin’ me I was not welcome there, that I was banned from there. I had asked why. He did not give me any answer. Then I reached into my bag to get some money out, little funds to see if I could pay my way out of this. I had not said anything about the pepper spray whatsoever, but I put my hand in the bag, and his subordinate shouts, ‘He’s going for the pepper spray!’ I stopped in surprise after hearing that. Ultimately, I left the store. I had gone there again months later to be met with the same shpiel, and no answer to why. I even went over dere head, on the telephone, to try to resolve it. Nothing.

Then last Tuesday, November 10th, I went there once again to buy LEGO Dimensions Pack with a ten-dollar certificate. I got met in the back of the store with the shpiel once again, and this time I asked why and I finally got the answer. They said that I, quote, threatened them with pepper spray, and we have video footage, unquote. But again, that first time they said anything about me not being welcome there, I had not, nor ever, threatened anyone at that store. Nor had I any pepper spray on any of my visits there, then, and prior.

In the same video, he enacted an embargo against the company, telling his audience not to shop there. Chris dropped the embargo on 1 February 2016[4], stating that "I have ended my embargos on GameStop, Best Buy and Simon Malls, because nothing has come at all from that." However, that post was the precursor to one begging his audience to buy him a PS4 from a place such as GameStop or Best Buy, showing that he had only retracted his embargo because he thought he might get something out of it.

In October 2016, Chris resumed the embargo[5], after a contract he wrote and took to the Best Buy management failed to get his ban repealed.

Sources

  1. ↑ Assuming it ran like new, which it probably didn't. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=11104
  2. ↑ March 2014 Facebook Posts#Rumour
  3. ↑ Group Embargo on GameStop, Best Buy, and Simon Shopping Centers
  4. ↑ February 2016 Facebook Posts#The Prequel to the Begging
  5. ↑ October 2016 Facebook posts#Still banned from Best Buy

Links

The places of Chris's life

Chris's homes: 14 Branchland Court (Chris's room | Chris's kitchen | Yard | 2014 house fire) | Cloverleaf Lakes Apartments | Surreywood Subdivision | Newberry Towne Subdivision | Rental House | Regency Inn Richmond | Central Virginia Regional Jail | Western State Hospital | Big Island house

Chris's education: Greene County Primary School | James Madison University | Providence Middle School | Nathanael Greene Elementary School | Manchester High School | Piedmont Virginia Community College (not to be confused with Private Villa of Corrupted Citizens)

Chris's churches: Grace Baptist Church | Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church

Chris's jobs: Cutco Cutlery | Wendy's | Books-a-million | Toys “R” Us | Sonichu Entertainment of America

Other attraction locations: University of Virginia | Charlottesville Fashion Square (Abercrombie & Fitch | Chick-fil-A | Pac Sun | Starbucks) | Wal-Mart (McDonald's) | Target | The GAMe PLACe | Impulse Gay Social-Club | Fridays After Five

Conventions: Animate! Raleigh | Anime Mid-Atlantic | BronyCon (2017 • 2018 • 2019) | MAGfest | OmegaCon | TooManyGames

Other places Chris has visited: Anytime Fitness | Best Buy | Burger King | Country Cookin | "Create-a-Crear Workshop" | Cville Pride | The End Games | GameStop | Golden Corral | McIntire Park | Region Ten | Snooky's Pawn Shop | Taco Bell

Cities of the World: Albemarle County (Advance Mills) | Bedford County (Big Island) | Charlottesville | Chesterfield County (Midlothian) | Greene County (Barboursville | Ruckersville | Stanardsville) | Harrisonburg | Lynchburg | Richmond

Countries of the World: Australia | Australatina | China | Confederate States | England | Finland | Germany | Italy | Iraq | Japan | Mexico | Molvanîa | Niger | Spain | Russia | United States (California | District of Columbia | Maryland | North Carolina | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Texas | Virginia | Washington)

Extra-terrestrial locations: Dimensions | The Moon | The Sun

Map of Chris's World
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