Something came today....

Yep, a coffin. Still no email or any other acknowlegement from Microsoft but I'm glad I'm able to get this thing into the mail tomorrow.

The whole "Buy a new XBOX, use it for 30 days and return it" had bothered me a bit on a moral level but I kept justifying it to myself by saying Microsoft deserves it for 1) putting out a defective product and 2) not fixing the problem when it had my box last August. Luckily for me, my brother in law proposed a solution.

A little background: When my BiL gets something he usually goes for the top model. Last year, when he got a new flat screen he insisted on getting a 1080p model even though it was a 46" and he sits about 10 feet away. And after he got a PS3 he insisted he saw the difference between 1080i and 1080p and had lamented that his XBOX 360 only did 1080i. He had been thinking about getting a new XBOX and my RROD gave him an idea.

He suggested that he buy my new XBOX and he would give me his old one. So he gave me $150 and his used XBOX and he got a new XBOX that supports 1080p. Considering that I paid $300 for the new one and was going to pay a $40 restocking fee, this is a great deal because once I get the busted XBOX back, I can keep one downstairs for my use and the other one can be used by the kids. Win/Win for everyone!