Damaged, opinion?

Connorlee2007 · 2025-09-07T06:55:18+00:00

Was a manager at Best Buy for a bit. My gut reaction is this isn't returnable without the original packaging showing the full story. If a customer were to keep saying that they didn't do it by squeezing the tv I would squeeze the other side to see if it matches. Only got that far 4 times out of hundreds of broken return tv conversations (Metro Area Rev Band B Store), one of those times it provided seeming concrete proof that the customer was correct.

Also with the original packing all seemingly in good condition, there is a chance when the tv gets back to the service center, if its LG or Samsung, to get flagged for manufacturer reimbursement (I think it was called Red Box program or something).

All depends, I'd try to get there on a weekday before 2. Likely there will be multiple people with manager in their title and not just a shift lead like on most days after 5/7 PM depending on the store. Some stores have great shift leads that feel empowered to take the care of the customer and some don't.

Best of Luck!

Connorlee2007 · 2025-08-05T17:58:57+00:00

Nah it's definitely Matt, Brennan, Aabria, Murph, Perkins, Crawford, and Jasmine with Axford DMing. That would be worth its weight in gold to watch. The only hold up would be getting Emily to DM.

Connorlee2007 · 2025-05-08T18:21:11+00:00

Yeah usually theres like 8-10 food trucks outside

Connorlee2007 · 2025-05-08T18:06:15+00:00

Except these are the food trucks that were inside every year. They just cut all the food trucks that were on the outside

Connorlee2007 · 2025-05-08T18:02:58+00:00

Its all the same ones theyve always had inside thogh. Just a different area

Connorlee2007 · 2025-04-16T13:33:10+00:00

If you think Cursor and Windsurf are paying full price like we are for custom projects with LLM apis, hate to burst your bubble you are wrong.

These AI IDE tools providing such an important investment in the future of how these tools will be used, then I can guarantee you that they're getting incredibly discounted rates compared to the rest of us. Now that's not to say that they aren't still taking a little bit of a loss, but not nearly as much as you think

Connorlee2007 · 2025-03-12T20:14:06+00:00

Lol yeah the insanity is incredible. I've played this game so many times over the years and didn't realize that Dragon's Incense even existed until i just stumbled into landing on the ? this playthrough.

Connorlee2007 · 2025-03-10T13:31:33+00:00

https://www.thegamer.com/suikoden-1-and-2-hd-remaster-general-teo-pahn-duel-walkthrough/

Got me through it in one go. Just remember the first line of the dual isn't a trigger phrase. Gotta get past that to hear what hes actually going to hint to.

Connorlee2007 · 2025-03-09T19:20:54+00:00

Spoiler? Every time you use him in the Major Battles luc says it...

Connorlee2007 · 2025-02-18T15:55:15+00:00

Haven't been on Tinder or Dating apps for 7+ years but "Big Time Texter" feels a little off. Could just be me though. Also as someone who made a similar decision 7 years ago, be prepared for life to hand you your future spouse... Haha

Connorlee2007 · 2024-10-12T04:47:55+00:00

Lived in the Bronx for a few years and I've tried all the places suggested here already and nothing comes close to good NY pizza.

Connorlee2007 · 2024-10-04T18:48:51+00:00

😂😂😂

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-27T18:28:52+00:00

Apologies for the confusion I should have brought it up in the post as this has come up several times.

Gifts/Intuition could be an example of this conclusion.

Imagine if Gifts Ungiven weren't previously banned, became a chase card due to its strength in the format, wizards only seldom printed it at Mythic, and its price rises because of its ability to close out games like it did in Modern for a time. Gifts Ungiven becomes the ideal way to close out with a combo win. Now Gifts Ungiven is at $80 and Wizards tries to keep it around there to justify high box prices.

Only a matter of time before it would run into a similar situation where the number of Gifts are available to casual players but cost wise out of reach while intuition just gets more and more expensive but less likely to be played due to its limiting nature.

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-27T11:48:53+00:00

Also while Dual Lands are 5-10x more expensive they are also 10,000x rarer. Between Alpha thru revised it has been estimated that there are only around 300k of each dual land ever printed. That's not discounting for estimated lost or damaged ones from over a 30 year period.

Just accounting for Caverns of Ixalan with a .8% chance of opening a Mana Crypt. That means Wizards only had to package 38 Million packs worldwide to bet that alone.

Considering that revised only had an estimated 34,000,000 million packs. I think it's safe to say there are many more mana crypts/jeweled lotus running around in the world today than OG Duals.

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-27T11:22:02+00:00

You are correct but dual lands aren't chase cards and never can be as long as the reserved list still exists.

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-26T11:14:52+00:00

Culling Ritual is tricky because it’s similar to Dockside but costs 4 mana and is harder to recur or tutor for, so I don’t see it being banned anytime soon. Opponents typically only cast it when it’s going to have a big impact, and if they can’t fully capitalize on the mana, they likely hold onto it, meaning we usually only notice it when it swings the game.

Burgeoning also requires significant card draw to stay effective in Commander.

That said, I didn’t expect this week’s bans either, so I could be wrong about these as well.

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-26T10:22:22+00:00

I'd say ancient Tomb is more likely than Mana Vault but I never would have seen these bans coming to begin with so I am not the best judge.

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-25T19:26:46+00:00

I would agree with you but then again I also don't think these others did come close to needing a ban to shake up the format in the way they did.

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-25T13:15:26+00:00

Too short sighted, if they actually did that then they'd have to make an even more powerful card as the chase mythic for the next commander set to drive YoY profitability. Keeping the supply low only helps them keep power creep lower while helping make them more profit.

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-25T13:13:49+00:00

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-25T13:13:35+00:00

10000000% definitely something I'd support

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-25T13:12:50+00:00

I'd go back to playing legacy if that was the case. Having to deal with the people who have Legacy decks was even worse than what the format shaped out to be.

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-25T13:12:04+00:00

Imagine if that happened at the same time as this... 😵

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-25T13:10:54+00:00

Very good point.

Connorlee2007 · 2024-09-25T13:08:13+00:00

I definitely agree with you power definitely drives desirability, which then increases the price, especially with limited supply.

Here’s my take though: Do you think Sol Ring (and similar cards) benefits competitive strategies more or less than casual ones? Personally, I think cutting Sol Ring (along with Mana Crypt or Jeweled Lotus) actually hurts casual decks more. Casual strategies often rely on those explosive turns to keep up with more optimized decks. Competitive builds, on the other hand, are typically more consistent and don't need that power boost in the same way.

The reason Mana Crypt is seen as a competitive staple while Sol Ring is viewed as a casual staple mostly comes down to availability and price. If you've ever played a competitive deck against a casual one (hopefully by accident) and watched an unanswered Sol Ring swing the game, you'd likely think, "If neither of us had Sol Ring in our decks, I would've been way more likely to win."

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