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=== Chris rips off Best Buy ===
=== 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). Smart though this may seem, at least by Chris's standards, he immediately spent the trade-in credit and $3 in cash on more games, DVDs, and [[PSN]] trinkets.
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). Smart though this may seem, at least 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 [[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.
{| cellspacing="2" align="center" width="50%" style="text-align: center;"
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|align="right"|Driving distance to Best Buy [[Charlottesville]]
|11.7 miles
|19 km
|-
|align="right"|Miles driven per trip
|23.4 miles
|38 km
|-
|align="right"|Estimated MPG of [[Son-Chu]]
|23 MPG <ref>http://www.fueleconomy.gov/m/GetAuto.jsp?year=1994&make=Ford&model=Escort%20Wagon&id=null</ref>
|10.2 L/100km
|-
|align="right"|Estimated gas price in Virginia
|$2.60/gal.
|69¢/L
|-
|align="right"|'''Number of trips we know Chris made'''
|57
|
|-
|align="right"|'''Total distance travelled'''
|1,333.8 miles
|2,166 km
|-
|align="right"|'''Total gas used'''
|57.99 gallons
|219.52 litres
|-
|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 ==

Revision as of 14:21, 27 September 2012

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

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 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) Gamecard $15
6 October 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gamecard $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) Gamecard $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) Gamecard $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) Gamecard $10
6 November 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
6 November 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $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) Gamecard $10
22 November 2009 LittleBigPlanet Collectible Art PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gamecard $5
24 November 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
3 December 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
3 December 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
3 December 2009 Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card Gamecard $19.99
3 December 2009 Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card Gamecard $19.99
3 December 2009 Tax $2
7 December 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
8 December 2009 Fairytale Fights PS3 Game $19.99
8 December 2009 Tax $1
14 December 2009 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $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) Gamecard $5
24 January 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
3 February 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gamecard $15
4 February 2010 Nintendo Wii 2,000 Points Card Gamecard $19.99
4 February 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
3 March 2010 SanDisk - 8GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Card Hardware $34.99
3 March 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gamecard $20
3 March 2010 Tax $1.75
21 March 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gamecard $20
23 March 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
25 March 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($50) Gamecard $30
11 April 2010 PS-PS3-MODNATION RACERS (Pre-order?) Unknown $5
11 April 2010 Tax $0.25
25 April 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
29 April 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
3 May 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
3 May 2010 2GB SD Memory Card Hardware $9.99
3 May 2010 Tax $0.50
10 May 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
20 May 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $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) Gamecard $10
5 August 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
5 August 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
14 August 2010 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gamecard $8.99
6 September 2010 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gamecard $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) Gamecard $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 Gamecard $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) Gamecard $10
4 November 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
4 November 2010 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gamecard $8.99
6 November 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gamecard $15
22 November 2010 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gamecard $20
3 December 2010 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gamecard $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) Gamecard $10
1 January 2011 PlayStation Network Card ($50) Gamecard $50
1 January 2011 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gamecard $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) Gamecard $10
1 February 2011 PlayStation Network Card ($10) Gamecard $10
3 February 2011 Netflix - 1-Month Gift Card Gamecard $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) Gamecard $10
13 February 2011 Saw 3D Blu-Ray Disc $13.99
13 February 2011 Tax $0.70
17 February 2011 PlayStation Network Card ($20) Gamecard $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 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. 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). Smart though this may seem, at least by Chris's standards, he immediately spent the trade-in credit and $3 in cash on more games, DVDs, and PSN trinkets.

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 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

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The places of Chris's life

Chris's homes: 14 Branchland Court (Chris's room | Chris's kitchen | Work Room | Yard | 2014 house fire) | Cloverleaf Lakes Apartments | Surreywood Subdivision | Newberry Towne Subdivision | Rental House | 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 | England | Germany | Italy | Iraq | Japan | Mexico | Molvanîa | Niger | Russia | United States (California | District of Columbia | Maryland | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Virginia | Washington)

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


Map of Chris's World