What did you buy today: FRED MEYER SUCKS edition

[Mr. Gundam]

I had to stop by Fred Meyer today to pick something up for work, and as I was walking out, I went by the electronics section and noticed
Rock Band 2 (PS3) out for sale. It's not supposed to be sold until Sunday. I pick up a copy and take it over to the register, totally playing dumb. It doesn't ring up. I keep playing dumb. The gal working the register figures out that it's out early and can't be sold until Sunday. I play the sad puppy card. Doesn't work.

I HAD ROCK BAND 2 IN MY HANDS AND IT WAS TAKEN FROM ME! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!


Oh yeah, I bought this today.

[Rman]

street dates on videogames

[Mr. Gundam]

FRED MEYER

[fistfulofmetal]

I purchases Dead Space as well!

[cool breeze]

Dead Space on PS3, SOCOM on PS3 (the headset is quite nice), and Matrix collection on blu-ray.  I think I need to return the Matrix collection since Amazon sells it for $20 cheaper than where I bought it. 

[TVC15]

Rock Band 2 is old news.  We've already played it to death.

[Smooth Groove]

How hard would it be to resell Rock Band 2 on Ebay for full price?  From what I read on CAG, it's possible to use Rock Band 2 for the B2G1 sale.

[Mr. Gundam]

Rock Band 2 is old news.  We've already played it to death.

That's nice. I haven't.

Fred Meyer just made my list.

[Don Flamenco]

APPLE RETAIL STORE sucks edition for me.  Called yesterday "yeah, we'll have the new macbooks in tomorrow."  Called this morning "yeah, we'll have them for sale later today."  Called this afternoon "they'll probably be in today but the best bet is that we'll be selling them tomorrow."   

[demi]

Rock Band 2 is old news.  We've already played it to death.

What? You played it for like an hour tops, stfu

[cloudwalking]

i bought a new black t-shirt, sweater dress, and a can of grape soda

[Tauntaun]

i bought a new black t-shirt, sweater dress, and a can of grape soda

mmm, grape soda.  I haven't had one of those in forever. 

[Mr. Gundam]

i bought a new black t-shirt, sweater dress, and a can of grape soda

mmm, grape soda.  I haven't had one of those in forever. 

Grape soda sounds REALLY good. I might have to buy some to drink while watching the debate tonight.

[Tauntaun]

i bought a new black t-shirt, sweater dress, and a can of grape soda

mmm, grape soda.  I haven't had one of those in forever. 

Grape soda sounds REALLY good. I might have to buy some to drink while watching the debate tonight.

Oh nukka, you gettin ghetto.  You wanna take a trip to the dumpster?

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[cloudwalking]

i also forgot how good grape soda truly is. welch's = nectar of the gods. it was only by chance that jarosh bought a can one day and it rekindled my love

they only sell grape soda here in switzerland at specialty stores that sell imported american drinks. as a result, it's insanely expensive -- 3.50 francs per can (roughly 3 dollars).

however, we are going to america in a couple months and i can promise that we'll be hitting the grape soda HARD while we're there.

[MrAngryFace]

OMG NEW SCREEN  So nice.

[Mr. Gundam]

i also forgot how good grape soda truly is. welch's = nectar of the gods. it was only by chance that jarosh bought a can one day and it rekindled my love

they only sell grape soda here in switzerland at specialty stores that sell imported american drinks. as a result, it's insanely expensive -- 3.50 francs per can (roughly 3 dollars).

however, we are going to america in a couple months and i can promise that we'll be hitting the grape soda HARD while we're there.

Thomas Kemper makes a killer grape soda.

[TVC15]

Rock Band 2 is old news.  We've already played it to death.

What? You played it for like an hour tops, stfu

I've mostly played it at a friend's house because he got all the premium instruments.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I haven't even read the feature set of Rock Band 2 because I'm so sad by the PS3 delay ;_;

[Mr. Gundam]

I haven't even read the feature set of Rock Band 2 because I'm so sad by the PS3 delay ;_;

I could've told you about it if STUPID FRED MEYER would've sold it to me.

[TVC15]

Get the ion drum set.  Once you use it, you will never be able to go back to the old shitty drums.  They are so awesome and quiet.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Get the ion drum set.  Once you use it, you will never be able to go back to the old shitty drums.  They are so awesome and quiet.

I used it at my friend's house but the Ion set was delayed til December for PS3 :-(

PS3 :-(

[TVC15]

The quality difference between the default RB drums and the ion drums is like the quality difference between a real woman and a fleshlight.  You won't be able to go back.

[Eric P]

my roommate bought some wacky drum set up.  it's a real midi drumkit that has been rebranded to RB2/xbox360

it's thankfully, a lot quieter

[TVC15]

That's probably the Ion.  As far as I know there isn't another RB drum set that does real midi.

[MrAngryFace]

Wtf wait, fred meyer wouldnt break street date? That's a first. I got beetlejuice like 2 weeks early from them lol

[Mr. Gundam]

Wtf wait, fred meyer wouldnt break street date? That's a first. I got beetlejuice like 2 weeks early from them lol

The gal working the register couldn't get the game to ring up in the system when she scanned it. At this point, my heart sunk, but I kept playing dumb hoping it would work out in my favor. She manually typed in the SKU to sell it to me that way, but the computer system said that it was put out early and it couldn't be sold until Sunday.

I'm going to stop by a couple Fred Meyer stores on the way home, hopefully they have it out and will be dumb enough to sell me a copy.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

why does Rock Band PS3 even HAVE a street date? IT'S ALREADY OUT FOR 360

[Mr. Gundam]

why does Rock Band PS3 even HAVE a street date? IT'S ALREADY OUT FOR 360

I really wanted to yell that at her, but I didn't, seeing how I work for the local school district and it might look bad.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

why does Rock Band PS3 even HAVE a street date? IT'S ALREADY OUT FOR 360

I really wanted to yell that at her, but I didn't, seeing how I work for the local school district and it might look bad.

actually Joe and I figure this out

Rock Band 360 came out Sept 14
Today is Oct 15 and Rock Band PS3 is in stores
MS clearly paid for 30 days of exclusivity, and the non-standard Sunday release date is a buffer to protect them against any early shipping leaks

[MrAngryFace]

Wtf wait, fred meyer wouldnt break street date? That's a first. I got beetlejuice like 2 weeks early from them lol

The gal working the register couldn't get the game to ring up in the system when she scanned it. At this point, my heart sunk, but I kept playing dumb hoping it would work out in my favor. She manually typed in the SKU to sell it to me that way, but the computer system said that it was put out early and it couldn't be sold until Sunday.

I'm going to stop by a couple Fred Meyer stores on the way home, hopefully they have it out and will be dumb enough to sell me a copy.

The one on 527 was the one that put beetlejuice on the rack so early.

[Smooth Groove]

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OMG NEW SCREEN  So nice.

Nice.

Do the D-Pad and buttons look better than the old silver model as well?

Give us a brief report on the new PSP when you have time. 

[Smooth Groove]

why does Rock Band PS3 even HAVE a street date? IT'S ALREADY OUT FOR 360

I really wanted to yell that at her, but I didn't, seeing how I work for the local school district and it might look bad.

The CC lady told me MS has a contract to have an earlier release date for Rock Band.  Guess that's why the street date for the PS3 release can't be broken. 

[TVC15]

I got a new 360 Arcade.  No Jaspers

[MrAngryFace]

D-Pad has been raised a bit, doesnt have that dip around it, edges are rounded, coating is matte, screen is rock, heard the battery life is slightly better too? Also it feels more solid now, but I think thats the matte finish.

[Don Flamenco]

the one on the left    yay!!!!!

[Smooth Groove]

The quality difference between the default RB drums and the ion drums is like the quality difference between a real woman and a fleshlight.  You won't be able to go back.

But the fleshlight is more preferable sometimes.  You can just use it anytime and without having to pamper or lie to it. 

[Van Cruncheon]

yeah, i dig the psp 3000. the screen is nice and the d-pad is even BETTER, plus the matte finish means NO MORE FINGERPRINTZ.

[MrAngryFace]

yeah glossy finish is lame

[Smooth Groove]

I'll get a PSP-3000 once it becomes compatible with "free" games. 

[demi]

yeah paying for games is lame

[MrAngryFace]

hahah Obama rox, he lays it down without changing his tenor

[Don Flamenco]

yeah glossy finish is lame

True, just threw the thing away.

edit: durr, thought you meant the glossy finish on the macbook

[TVC15]

The quality difference between the default RB drums and the ion drums is like the quality difference between a real woman and a fleshlight.  You won't be able to go back.

But the fleshlight is more preferable sometimes.  You can just use it anytime and without having to pamper or lie to it. 

I meant that the fleshlight is preferable to the woman.  It doesn't talk or make sad attempts at thinking, you see?

[Mr. Gundam]

The quality difference between the default RB drums and the ion drums is like the quality difference between a real woman and a fleshlight.  You won't be able to go back.

But the fleshlight is more preferable sometimes.  You can just use it anytime and without having to pamper or lie to it. 

I meant that the fleshlight is preferable to the woman.  It doesn't talk or make sad attempts at thinking, you see?

But a fleshlight can't make you pancakes in the morning.

[Rman]

Picked up Sleeping Beauty on Bluray.  OMG IT'S SO PRETTY.

[MrAngryFace]

Yeah that's one of their best movies, I grabbed it too.

[demi]

The quality difference between the default RB drums and the ion drums is like the quality difference between a real woman and a fleshlight.  You won't be able to go back.

But the fleshlight is more preferable sometimes.  You can just use it anytime and without having to pamper or lie to it. 

I meant that the fleshlight is preferable to the woman.  It doesn't talk or make sad attempts at thinking, you see?

But a fleshlight can't make you pancakes in the morning.

But you still have to hear a woman talk

[jobber]

[MrAngryFace]

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