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Somewhere down the line, somebody will match up a part number on the box with the actual XBOX, and then they will know they've been switched.
It may happen at Wal Mart customer service. It may happen at the Microsoft manufacturing plant. If it makes it that far, and any purchase has been paid wihit a credit card, or you've sent in one of those warranty cards, hope for the best. Because however lax Wal Mart might be, Microsft doesn't play.
Otherwise, I'd love for somebody to explain how switching is fighting the power. Wal Mart won't come crumbling to its knees if one person or a thousand people pull a switcheroo. They'll just pay their underpaid hourly slaves that much less and award a few less community grants which is the one good thing they do. If enough people do this, eventually they'll scan all products being returned on the spot, ESPECIALLY big ticket items like an XBOX.
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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