Gamer Sends Signed Xbox 360 for Repairs, Receives Back Clean

Thanks to the Red Ring of Death problem that has plagued the Xbox 360 since its launch, there has been no shortage of stories from people who’ve sent their machine in for repairs. The latest incident is getting a lot of web play. Nathaniel sent his Xbox in to be repaired… nothing out of the ordinary there. Except his console had important signatures all over, including a detailed drawing… all done with permanent marker.

Along with the console was a heartfelt letter explaining the importance of the signatures. He was sure that whoever was to repair the machine would see it, understand the situation and then be careful. As it turns out though, either a disgruntled (read: idiot) worked on the console, or something else completely strange happened, but he received the Xbox back clean of all the ink.

The returned console had a few smudge marks, but most of them were in locations that were not even originally signed. If someone did this out of spite, they could have smudged it up to make it “appear” as though it was cleaned, though in reality, it could be a completely different chassis entirely. I am quite sure cleaning of the consoles body is not in usual form with Microsoft, and especially not with something that would require so much elbow grease.

The lesson? Don’t send in something to get repaired if it means so much to you. $400 is nothing compared to the sentimental value of the console. Put it on a mantle-piece and go out and pick up a fresh one. The hardest lessons are usually learned after-the-fact, sadly.

This console adorned with things representing very special memories held great sentimental value to Nathaniel as you can imagine. Not even taking into account that it had monetary value as well, it was simply a console that he adored. That is why shipping it off to the repair center was not the easiest choice to make. But between that and trying to repair it himself, it was the better option. Taking it apart would have voided the warranty so if his attempts at fixing it had been unsuccessful, he would have been screwed. Unfortunately he still got screwed, but he didn’t know that would happen at this point.

Source: Hawty McBloggy