Almost Robbed
On the afternoon of Febrauary 9, 2007, I bought a new game… actually, old game to be exact since it’s a PS1 game and those are considered out-of-date and not in many stores now. When I tested Chrono Cross out on my PS2, some screens flashed, and there was one screen that would freeze black. The next day (February 10), I took it back to Games For Less, and reported the problem. Those improper workers were reluctant to believe me. Even worse, they couldn’t speak English well and were talking to one another in their own language. They cleaned the CD, then tested it on the store’s PS2. It seemed fine since the screens didn’t flash. However, when I later tried it on my PS2, the same problems occurred, so I didn’t know if it was my PS2, the connection, my TV, or the game. I made a trip to the store again, this time also with my PS2.
Those workers were still reluctant to believe me, and seemed to want to push me out of the door without doing anything. They also tried to convince me to buy extra useless and hassle-causing products, and wouldn’t even accept my response of "I don’t have money or space for it." From that, they began asking personal questions about my living situations, such as "Do you live alone?" and "Where do you live?" I didn’t trust those crooks, and said "That’s personal," but they still kept trying to pry it out of me.
After much convincing and explaining possibilities, one of them said, "But I don’t have time." I told them the blank screen came at the beginning of the game so it would only take a few minutes to show. We hooked up my PS2 to the store TV, and again no more flashes, which made my PS2 less likely to be the cause. They kept saying that there was no problem. I kept telling them to give me the controller so I could show them, but they just wouldn’t. I finally yelled, "I said give me the controller!" and they obeyed so I quickly got the game to that trouble area and the black freezing screen came up on their TV, too. Those liars cleaned and tested again, but the same thing happened.
Now those cheaters had no choice but to do something about it. Since they didn’t have another copy of the game, they asked me to return Wednesday (Valentine’s Day) for either another copy or refund. I then said that I needed my PS2 back, and they said, "No, it’s ours now. It’s no good." I said that I had to bring it in the search for the problem, and they lied, "Once you bring it through the door, it belongs to the store." They might have been joking, but it’s not something to joke about, especially when it’s about cheating. I then answered, "Then you’ll have to pay me a lot of money," and they finally said, "All right" and gave it back to me.
It’s like those irresponsible robbers didn’t want the defective game back in their store, and were denying and trying to blame others for their problems. They had kept refusing to test the game correctly or give me the controllier because they didn’t want the proof of the defect, so they could just steal my money by selling a defective product. Then, they were trying to rob me of my PS2. It took so much yelling and convincing to get them to do their jobs right.
When I went back on February 14, one of those criminals was there with a mean face. I got another copy of the game, and this time it worked. I hope I’m finally through with those crooks.
I was so stupid to not buy that game months ago, before many stores stopped selling old system games. It was my irresponsibility that led me to buy that game. Instead of doing my important things, I was wasting my time checking something about my favorite game quotes. I then found more interesting and disturbing information for the story of Chrono Trigger, which led me to search for more information about its sequel, Chrono Cross. I then wanted it, and that’s what started the whole mess.