I just bought a new 9600XT to replace a 9600 (no great change) but there was
to be a "free" copy of Half-Life 2 included. Instead they included a coupon.
OK so far. I went to the site on the coupon to register and it would accept
my info but wouldn't print it out or save it - a waste of time. It did tell
me to keep the coupon under lock and key as I would need it to to open up
the game.
I called the 1-866 number on the coupon and the voice gave ma a different
address (than was on the web page) and told me to send the coupon in.
It also advised me that I would have to give them my credit card number so
ATI could charge me shipping and taxes. None of which would have been
necessary if it was included with the card.
I guess the buyers of the card after Half-Life is released will get a better
deal as they won't have to pay extra shipping or taxes.

I just feel ripped.

--
John Mitchell
spine at wlake.com

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 15:30:59 -0800, "John Mitchell" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I just bought a new 9600XT to replace a 9600 (no great change) but there was
>to be a "free" copy of Half-Life 2 included. Instead they included a coupon.
>OK so far. I went to the site on the coupon to register and it would accept
>my info but wouldn't print it out or save it - a waste of time. It did tell
>me to keep the coupon under lock and key as I would need it to to open up
>the game.
>I called the 1-866 number on the coupon and the voice gave ma a different
>address (than was on the web page) and told me to send the coupon in.
>It also advised me that I would have to give them my credit card number so
>ATI could charge me shipping and taxes. None of which would have been
>necessary if it was included with the card.
>I guess the buyers of the card after Half-Life is released will get a better
>deal as they won't have to pay extra shipping or taxes.
>
>I just feel ripped.


It says on the front of my 9800xt box:

"Free Half-Life® 2 Game"

Underneath that it says in smaller letters:

"Coupon inside the box"

Always read the small print friend....


--
"Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.
You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."
-- General George S. Patton, Jr.

"John Mitchell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:rOvxb.18$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just bought a new 9600XT to replace a 9600 (no great change) but there
was
> to be a "free" copy of Half-Life 2 included. Instead they included a
coupon.
> OK so far. I went to the site on the coupon to register and it would
accept
> my info but wouldn't print it out or save it - a waste of time. It did
tell
> me to keep the coupon under lock and key as I would need it to to open up
> the game.
> I called the 1-866 number on the coupon and the voice gave ma a different
> address (than was on the web page) and told me to send the coupon in.
> It also advised me that I would have to give them my credit card number so
> ATI could charge me shipping and taxes. None of which would have been
> necessary if it was included with the card.
> I guess the buyers of the card after Half-Life is released will get a
better
> deal as they won't have to pay extra shipping or taxes.
>
> I just feel ripped.
>


This could also be a problem for those of us who are part of the "pay as you
go" society and don't have a credit card.

> This could also be a problem for those of us who are part of the "pay as
you
> go" society and don't have a credit card.

If he is on a high speed connection, he only has to download the iso and
burn the cd.
Or get someone who is on high speed to do it for him.

It wasn't included in the box because the game wasn't out when the box
was packed. You can't put something that doesn't yet exist into a product.


John Mitchell wrote:

> I just bought a new 9600XT to replace a 9600 (no great change) but there was
> to be a "free" copy of Half-Life 2 included. Instead they included a coupon.
> OK so far. I went to the site on the coupon to register and it would accept
> my info but wouldn't print it out or save it - a waste of time. It did tell
> me to keep the coupon under lock and key as I would need it to to open up
> the game.
> I called the 1-866 number on the coupon and the voice gave ma a different
> address (than was on the web page) and told me to send the coupon in.
> It also advised me that I would have to give them my credit card number so
> ATI could charge me shipping and taxes. None of which would have been
> necessary if it was included with the card.
> I guess the buyers of the card after Half-Life is released will get a better
> deal as they won't have to pay extra shipping or taxes.
>
> I just feel ripped.
>

You NEED to have a credit card to exist securely (safely) in modern
society. It has nothing to do with "paying as you go", and you don't
have to actually use it very often. But renting a car, and often
getting a hotel room, is difficult to impossible without a credit card
(and there's a good reason for it, expecially with car rentals). Try to
pay for an airline ticket with cash and you will possibly arrested, you
will "flag" the airline computers. What do you do if you are out of
town in your car and it suffers a SERIOUS breakdown ? And, obviously,
for mail order and internet purchases, it saves a huge amount of time
and trouble.


NightSky 421 wrote:

> "John Mitchell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:rOvxb.18$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>I just bought a new 9600XT to replace a 9600 (no great change) but there
>
> was
>
>>to be a "free" copy of Half-Life 2 included. Instead they included a
>
> coupon.
>
>>OK so far. I went to the site on the coupon to register and it would
>
> accept
>
>>my info but wouldn't print it out or save it - a waste of time. It did
>
> tell
>
>>me to keep the coupon under lock and key as I would need it to to open up
>>the game.
>>I called the 1-866 number on the coupon and the voice gave ma a different
>>address (than was on the web page) and told me to send the coupon in.
>>It also advised me that I would have to give them my credit card number so
>>ATI could charge me shipping and taxes. None of which would have been
>>necessary if it was included with the card.
>>I guess the buyers of the card after Half-Life is released will get a
>
> better
>
>>deal as they won't have to pay extra shipping or taxes.
>>
>>I just feel ripped.
>>
>
>
>
> This could also be a problem for those of us who are part of the "pay as you
> go" society and don't have a credit card.
>
>

"John Mitchell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:rOvxb.18$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just bought a new 9600XT to replace a 9600 (no great change) but there
was
> to be a "free" copy of Half-Life 2 included. Instead they included a
coupon.
> OK so far. I went to the site on the coupon to register and it would
accept
> my info but wouldn't print it out or save it - a waste of time. It did
tell
> me to keep the coupon under lock and key as I would need it to to open up
> the game.
> I called the 1-866 number on the coupon and the voice gave ma a different
> address (than was on the web page) and told me to send the coupon in.
> It also advised me that I would have to give them my credit card number so
> ATI could charge me shipping and taxes. None of which would have been
> necessary if it was included with the card.
> I guess the buyers of the card after Half-Life is released will get a
better
> deal as they won't have to pay extra shipping or taxes.
>
> I just feel ripped.
>
> --
> John Mitchell
> spine at wlake.com

If they didn't put on the box that shipping and handling charges are to be
paid, ATI is then at fault and at least breaking USA law. Call your state's
law enforcement.

Lane

You NEED to have a credit card to exist securely (safely) in modern
society.


What?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have never heard a more brain washed statement in my life...





"Barry Watzman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:R8zxb.43460$(E-Mail Removed)...
> You NEED to have a credit card to exist securely (safely) in modern
> society. It has nothing to do with "paying as you go", and you don't
> have to actually use it very often. But renting a car, and often
> getting a hotel room, is difficult to impossible without a credit card
> (and there's a good reason for it, expecially with car rentals). Try to
> pay for an airline ticket with cash and you will possibly arrested, you
> will "flag" the airline computers. What do you do if you are out of
> town in your car and it suffers a SERIOUS breakdown ? And, obviously,
> for mail order and internet purchases, it saves a huge amount of time
> and trouble.
>
>
> NightSky 421 wrote:
>
> > "John Mitchell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:rOvxb.18$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >>I just bought a new 9600XT to replace a 9600 (no great change) but there
> >
> > was
> >
> >>to be a "free" copy of Half-Life 2 included. Instead they included a
> >
> > coupon.
> >
> >>OK so far. I went to the site on the coupon to register and it would
> >
> > accept
> >
> >>my info but wouldn't print it out or save it - a waste of time. It did
> >
> > tell
> >
> >>me to keep the coupon under lock and key as I would need it to to open up
> >>the game.
> >>I called the 1-866 number on the coupon and the voice gave ma a different
> >>address (than was on the web page) and told me to send the coupon in.
> >>It also advised me that I would have to give them my credit card number so
> >>ATI could charge me shipping and taxes. None of which would have been
> >>necessary if it was included with the card.
> >>I guess the buyers of the card after Half-Life is released will get a
> >
> > better
> >
> >>deal as they won't have to pay extra shipping or taxes.
> >>
> >>I just feel ripped.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > This could also be a problem for those of us who are part of the "pay as you
> > go" society and don't have a credit card.
> >
> >
>

Ya, cause ATI didnt think of that, as if they don't know how to cover their
ass.....as a matter of fact I would love to be the cop who gets that
complaint....when he is done laughing his ass off, I am sure he will be all
ears...."Officer could you ignore all the rapes and murders going on, so I
can get a video game about killing, shipped to me?" ROTFLMAO....Lane I
think you should sort out your priorities....and to the
OP.....RTFBox!....Not to mention you have already shown your ignorance by
buying a 9600XT when you owned a 9600.....
TH
SNIP> If they didn't put on the box that shipping and handling charges are
to be
> paid, ATI is then at fault and at least breaking USA law. Call your
state's
> law enforcement.
>
> Lane
>
>

You need to read his message Barry, and let go of your credit card
lectures. He said the coupon was ok, dumbass.

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 03:15:57 GMT, Barry Watzman
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>It wasn't included in the box because the game wasn't out when the box
>was packed. You can't put something that doesn't yet exist into a product.
>
>
>John Mitchell wrote:
>
>> I just bought a new 9600XT to replace a 9600 (no great change) but there was
>> to be a "free" copy of Half-Life 2 included. Instead they included a coupon.
>> OK so far. I went to the site on the coupon to register and it would accept
>> my info but wouldn't print it out or save it - a waste of time. It did tell
>> me to keep the coupon under lock and key as I would need it to to open up
>> the game.
>> I called the 1-866 number on the coupon and the voice gave ma a different
>> address (than was on the web page) and told me to send the coupon in.
>> It also advised me that I would have to give them my credit card number so
>> ATI could charge me shipping and taxes. None of which would have been
>> necessary if it was included with the card.
>> I guess the buyers of the card after Half-Life is released will get a better
>> deal as they won't have to pay extra shipping or taxes.
>>
>> I just feel ripped.
>>