So, my aunt gave me a wal-mart gift card for christmas. Wal-mart!! I screamed and cussed at her..

[Ghost in the Machine]

and really just totally denigrated her, asking her how she could waste her money on such a shitty corporation. Then I took out a pair of scissors (I always have a pair on me) and I proceeded to cut up the gift card right in front of her, then threw it at her!! And just for good measure, I kicked her walker... *and* her puppy!!!

Ok, no I really didn't do any of that stuff, I just hugged her neck, said thank you, and went and got me a new DVD player since my old one recently took a crap and died...


:evil grin:

[Lucinda]

1. Bad bad Ghost!!

:spank:
:)

[Ghost in the Machine]

10. Heh :-)

:hi:

[cali]

2. awww.

hope you enjoy your new dvd player

[Hawkeye-X]

4. Knowing Walmart, it's probably a bad Chinese knockoff

of whatever current DVD players are out there.. with a different model #, of course.

Bet you $5 that it'll crap out within 90 days... way past the 'warranty date'

Hawkeye-X

[OhioBlue]

22. where do you find a good DVD player?

Our pc of junk lasted about a year - it was a gift & a replacement for another (but better) pc of junk that lasted me about 4-5 years. When the last one quit working, I called the local TV shop (we still have one in the small City where I work) He told me he couldn't fix it, they're all junk....

I hate going through electronics like that.

[jmowreader]

40. All DVD players currently on the market are junk

It's like the manufacturers are reading the writing on the wall: if you want a good DVD player, you need to buy a Blu-Ray player instead.

[Frisbee]

64. I purchased 1,760 PS3s...

Hooked them together to create a super-computer, and can not watch my Avatar Blu-Ray in 3 seconds!

[Ghost in the Machine]

23. It's a Sony.. and came with a 1 year warranty...

I'll check back with you in 90 days though...

:hi:

[Hawkeye-X]

27. I have a Sony DVD player

It's terrible. Why? Because it's restricted to playing only US and DMA approved dvd's. Refuses to play dvd rips.

Fuckers.

Fortunately our Blue Ray is a Panasonic and a good one.

[Codeine]

29. I'm quite happy with my Panasonic Bluray player, but it seems slow.

Do all BluRay players start and load up slower than a DVD player does?

[Hawkeye-X]

31. Not sure.

I only own one BluRay DVD - Avatar.

[Betty88]

47. I believe that they are slower, I know mine is nt

[Ghost in the Machine]

33. This one plays dvd's, dvd +r/rw +r dl, cd's, cd +r/rw, mp3 & jpeg

It's a Sony DVP-SR200P...

I have no complaints so far...

[kevinbgoode]

44. I think you can change the coding to play international dvds

I've read about that somewhere online. Most players are just coded to play North American region, and I think there is an easy way to change that. . .

[TBF]

51. LOL - I had a Sony laptop that crashed in less than 2 years -

I'm going to have it cleaned at the computer store and give it to a niece. She might get another year from it, but it will be free for her at least. I bought a Dell Studio and like it much better. Sony has the nicest looking electronics, imo, but they don't always hold up. Still, a Walmart gift card, there's not much to do with that ... if you have a super Walmart I guess you could buy food.

[Ghost in the Machine]

12. Thank you, cali

It seems to be a good one so far...

:hi:

[BeFree]

3. My Gawd, Ghost

I can't believe you'd support bushco like that.

[Ghost in the Machine]

13. uh oh, outed myself!! lpl

:hi:

[liberal N proud]

5. Just curious

Did you have a diaper on the old DVD player or was it a mess on your entertainment center shelf.


:evilgrin:

[Ghost in the Machine]

14. It was messy.. reallllll messy...

..but I made my child slaves clean it up

:hi:

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Three years ago we got a card

from MIL... so I went over and got a new shaver for my dad... long story.

[Ghost in the Machine]

15. They do come in handy, don't they?

I still have money left on the card, too... and it was a nice DVD player

:hi:

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. Well MIL got us one from Macy's this year

So I treated myself to a new food processor. Not a store I go into regularly.

[Ghost in the Machine]

36. I'm thinking about either a food processor or a dehydrator with the remainder left on the card

... I love kitchen gadgets... got a nice flat top griddle from my folks, it will get used more than my stove top now

[petronius]

7. That all sounded completely reasonable, until you got to the puppy

By reasonable, of course, I mean totally unbelievable for any place that isn't GD... :)

[Ghost in the Machine]

16. Was the puppy overkill?

:hi:

[qnr]

8. Were those scissors made in the US? Huh? Huh? n/t

[Ghost in the Machine]

17. Of course they were.. I made them myself from steel from a '40s model Ford

I'm like McGuyver, ya know..

[ZombieHorde]

9. I absolutely love DVD players. Cheap ones, nice ones, as long as they work, they are awesome. nt

[Ghost in the Machine]

18. I paid $20 at Fred's for the last one... 4 years ago

I got my money's worth out of it for sure

:hi:

[toastbutter]

28. DVD players are teh EVUL

Think of all those poor Japanese Betamax producers out of work! They are RACIST!

[RKP5637]

41. +1000 +++ n/t

[JohnyCanuck]

11. (video) These folks went to WalMart and sang a cheery Xmas song

just to let the Waltons know how much they cared.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz1nWKV0YxE&feature=player_embedded

[Ghost in the Machine]

21. I tried to watch it, but when it takes 2 minutes, with high speed, to buffer the first 15 seconds of

a video, I just close it out...

:hi:

[seabeyond]

19. ah hahaha. merry christmas. nt

[Ghost in the Machine]

24. merry christmas to you, too... only 362 shopping days left til christmas!!!

:hi:

[lunamagica]

25. Once I received a Walmart gifft card. I bought an American Express

gift card with it. That way I could apend it in some quality products :D

[Codeine]

30. That's BRILLIANT!

I love that idea. :evilgrin:

[Ghost in the Machine]

37. That's a good idea too.. worth mentioning to my son, who wants to cash his gift card in

thanks for the idea!

:hi:

[toastbutter]

26. lol. awesome

You dragged me in. Nice

[Ghost in the Machine]

34. Thanks...

I was just in a funny kind of mood, figured I would try to share a laugh here..

:hi:

[man4allcats]

32. You're a bad ghost for using a subject line like that, but

you're a good ghost for being gracious to your aunt. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Enjoy that new DVD player, Ghost! B-)

[Ghost in the Machine]

38. Thank you, man4allcats..

I figured the headline would be an attention getter lol

:hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

35. So which one are you?

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

[Ghost in the Machine]

39. This one..

[SheilaT]

42. If someone were ignorant enough to

give me a WalMart gift card, I'd buy something with it, and then return that something for a cash refund.

[Ghost in the Machine]

55. Someone above suggested getting a prepaid credit card with it..

... good idea, too..

:hi:

[Joe Fields]

43. lol. merry christmas...

[Ter]

45. Getting a DVD player in almost 2011 is like getting a VCR in 2003

Get a Blu-ray, they are cheap now. :)

[joshcryer]

46. Yep, almost a hundred bucks at my Wal-Mart.

Shockingly quick how fast they got cheap.

[Ghost in the Machine]

56. What if you don't have any blue ray discs??

I buy my DVDs for 3 bucks each at a pawn shop...

:hi:

[NuttyFluffers]

48. such a tease...

:spank:

you spoil a good dream.

[Ghost in the Machine]

54. I couldn't help myself...

:hi:

[stuntcat]

49. did yo check out the gun section while you were there

visiting my mom down south over Christmas I made a visit to WalMart, I had to check out the GUNS & AMMO department.
I think I'm supposed to be proud that all the mouth-breathers I saw there can stock up on all the killing machines they want! :*

[Ghost in the Machine]

57. No, but I will when I go back....

My son and I both need a cleaning kit for our 30-30's and it's only 9.99 at wally world.. I looked it up online lol

:hi:

[stuntcat]

68. they've got this covered, surely!

:hi: :thumbsup: :fistbump:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

50. If You Would Have Cut Up The Gift Card You Would Have Been Giving Wal Mart A Gift

It's already paid for...

Actually, unused gift cards are a nice little money maker for businesses...

[Ghost in the Machine]

58. Yep, that's true there...

It would have been money for nothing for wally world

:hi:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

52. Damn son, you almost had me. LOL

:hug:

[Ghost in the Machine]

59. I can haz LOLGhost??

:hug: Hope you and yours had a wonderful christmas

[SalmonChantedEvening]

65. It was, sir. Thank you. Hope yours was as well,

And LolGhost away. :)

[HopeHoops]

53. My wife got one from a student. We're going to give it to a women's shelter.

The one in particular takes in women (and children) who are hiding from abusive husbands/boyfriends.

[Ghost in the Machine]

61. Now that is a good way to use it, too...

If you were anywhere near me, I would give you a shed full of womens clothing to donate to that shelter... all leftovers from when we had a thrift store. I have been looking for a women's shelter to donate them to.

:hi:

[HopeHoops]

63. Harrisburg, PA area. But they are everywhere.

[woo me with science]

60. This is a true story.

I know. I was sitting at the next table at the Olive Garden when it happened.

[Ghost in the Machine]

62. Hey, she never should have tried to breast feed her pitbull in my presence..

:hi:

[malaise]

66. LOL

:rofl:

[quiller4]

67. If somebody gave me a wal-mart gift card, I'd thank them politely

and then sell it online for a card I would use. There are several sites that handle sales and exchanges of gift cards.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

69. A REAL DU'er would have called her a slave to the X-tian masters....

....for even THINKING of giving you a Christmas gift!!!! :hi:

[KansasVoter]

70. She should have slapped you and never talk to you again!

[Name removed]

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