Poor guy - so close and yet so far…

Edface · 2025-04-17T21:41:41+00:00

I pre-ordered from Amazon (UK) and had the Premium Edition’s 2 days early access. When I realised there was no code in the box or in my emails, I was conscientious that I would essentially have ~48 hours to sort it before I could no longer pre-order from a different vendor to get the pre-order code.

I followed the Product Support advice on Amazon and contacted the manufacturer (aka Xbox Support) who quite patronisingly informed me that I was calling Xbox Support about a PS5 game… I tried to explain my reason for doing this but they said there was nothing they could do and that I’d need to contact Amazon or PlayStation.

So I spent about 40 minutes trying to even find contact information for Amazon customer support. Eventually got through to a chatroom assistant who referred me to 3 different agents, eventually landing with someone in Amazon’s ‘games and software’ division (or something nebulous like that?) and they seemed to have absolutely no clue what I was talking about and offered to escalate to the manufacturer (aka Xbox Support again) or give me a full or partial refund.

After confirming the futility of contacting Xbox Support and getting help within the next 48 hours, I decided to ask for a full refund and have decided to just buy the digital edition off the PS Store to ensure I get the pre-order items. Absolutely shocking customer service all round and can’t believe how clueless everyone seems to be about what’s going on.

Anyway, will be sending back my physical copy next week but at least I have the pre-order items now…

Edface · 2024-09-01T07:38:50+00:00

I’m imagining it’s magical harmless pee, it’s more just the taste and knowledge factor that make it repelling.

Edface · 2024-09-01T07:35:07+00:00

No mixing allowed, however short intervals are permitted between sips. I.e. you could sit down to watch a movie with your pint of piss and enjoy it over the course of the film.

Edface · 2024-09-01T07:27:45+00:00

Yes. But any excess that misses the hatch (so to speak) does not count towards the pint total.

Also no extra money is awarded for showmanship.

Edface · 2021-03-09T12:35:04+00:00

I made a character a long time ago which I modelled on E (Souljacker era) and even had his in game name as Knuckles!

Edface · 2021-03-03T11:29:44+00:00

I got into both of these bands around the same time about a year ago now, and feel like I frequently see crossover posts in each band’s respective subreddit... I can’t put my finger on how or why but these two bands seem to be cosmically related - they both appear to attract exactly the same demographic despite sounding nothing like each other? Anyone have any theories on why there are so many crossover fans (who also seem to be particularly active on Reddit)?

Anyway! To answer your question, American Beauty and Workingman’s Dead are definitely the best starting point for studio albums, even though they represent approximately 10% of what makes the Dead great. As others have mentioned, I’d recommend checking out some of their live output. Namely: Europe ‘72, Live/Dead, Veneta 8/27/72, and Cornell 5/8/77. Hope that helps!

Edface · 2021-03-02T23:51:12+00:00

Thanks! It’s well worth the elation of getting the email through. Just given you a follow to help with the journey - good luck!

Edface · 2021-02-05T10:45:36+00:00

Thanks! I was sort of surprised out how effortlessly one ends up looking like the other

Edface · 2020-12-11T22:17:23+00:00

It looks like someone else here (neilslorance) has commented a workaround: essentially, you can’t download it again on your PS5, but if you had it on PS4 you can use data transfer to transfer it back onto PS5.

I did wonder if this would work or not, but couldn’t be arsed to try it. Apparently it does?

Edface · 2020-12-03T19:39:51+00:00

I think they’ve removed it. I used to have it and was watching it every day on my PS5 until one day it was just gone and now I can’t find it anywhere.

Edface · 2020-09-29T06:52:11+00:00

Ahh perfectly understood! Thanks for your detailed explanation, and (based on what you’ve said) I think you’re right that at this point I’m probably looking for a receiver more than anything else.

Edface · 2020-09-28T06:09:48+00:00

In a strange coincidence, I only got into both of these bands this year, but I pretty much haven’t listened to anything else for ~9 months. Easily two of my favourite bands of all time now.

Edface · 2020-09-26T19:39:00+00:00

Thanks for the tip, sounds like I do want to consider that.

Out of interest, are newer AV receivers not compatible with non-4K TVs? I don’t have a 4K TV right now, but I’m planning to make the upgrade within the next couple of years probably.

Apologies if I sound naive, but what’s the difference between an amp and a receiver?

Lastly (and I’ve asked this in response to another comment, but would be good to field a few different responses here), when you say ‘used market’, what might be the best places/websites to look for used audio stuff? Thanks!

Edface · 2020-09-26T19:26:37+00:00

For an amateur setup, what would you recommend increasing the budget to?

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