XBOX 360

Dear Ford: My fiancee cries all the time because I can't afford a new
Mustang for him. We have explained to him that whining about what you
can't afford is generally the best way to get what you want in life,
as opposed to saving up your money and actually paying for it, so why
don't you go ahead and prove that something for nothing is a totally
justified thing to ask for, by sending him one. PS: We want the GTO.

Whether the writer's intent was comedy or not (and I fervently hope
that it was) this letter is a joke.

"My nephew cries all of the time because I can't afford an XBOX 360
for him for Christmas."

Wow, that's sad. Where are this kid's parents? Where did he get the
idea that THINGS are worth crying over? And what's up with telling
the kid that your financial condition is Microsoft's fault?

Maybe I should send a whiny "please help me" letter to Ferrari because
I can't afford their cars...?

Why is M$ evil and greedy? Because they produce products that people
want? Wouldn't that make the consumers evil and greedy? Bill Gates
also is one of if not the largest donater to charity there is.That's
never mentioned. Evil and greedy would be to make all that money and
keep it.

Hey, dude let us know if Bill Gates sent the kid the xbox360. If he
did, I could use a new house I can't afford so I will call Century 21
and request a free one.
I could use a new car, too. The possibilities are endless!

What I wanna know is how do I get get of all the XBOX 360 spam
messages in my Yahoo acct? Each new message comes from a different
(and ficticious sounding) address, so using the email address block
really does no good. Is there anyway to block all messages containing
the string "XBOX" or for that matter, "WALMART CUMSOMER #99999", etc,
so that I never get these messages, even in my spam folder?

For billions of years the world survived without XBOX's, Walmarts,
lotteries, etc. Now it's a daily fight to keep these things from
consuming our lives.

If you've ever wondered why kids today seem messed up. Here's the
reason. With all of the problems in the world this kid is crying over
an XBOX 360. Give this kid a subscription to Newsweek or Time. Let
him learn about the world and the XBOX will seem trivial.

Yep get a free 360 but pay for a controller, a TV adapter, and the
games.

Get him a board game, a hobby, a bike, get him into sports! Geez we're
raising fat bodies that don't know how to interact with others. Gimme,
gimme, gimme... I need an Ipod, I need a cell phone, I need a
computer... What they all need a sense of appreciation. I bet you
there are a couple of toys that are brand spnking new that weer never
even touched. Tell him "GET OVER IT!"

I have to say this is the best letter I have read. I did see a news
article where a guy was selling his son's 360 for $100 because the kid
was a brat and punched his mother demanding she give his stuff to him
prior to Christmas.

Well, Microsoft IS evil and greedy. Thats why theyre so big.

And, no, even good and generous companies (not charities) will not
just give Xboxes away for free.

First off, why is it YOUR responsibility to buy your nephew an XBox?
He's not your son.

Second, even if he were your son, he has to learn he cant always get
what he wants.

Finally, even if he were your son, if you can't afford something, you
cant afford something. I'm not sure the cost of the XBox 360, but, the
new upcoming Playstation 3 is going to be $100 cheaper than what Sony
paid to make them. It's still going to be around $400-500. So, greed
isnt always the bottom line. Some things are just expensive. If you
want to be able to have these things, you need to save for them. But,
again, I dont see how its your responsibility to get your nephew an
Xbox. A game, fine. But, not the system. Children dont need to be
spoiled. They need to learn what giving and receiving is all about.

Do what most Uncles do, buy one and give it to him. Corporations
aren't greedy or evil. Last time I was watching TV it was the
consumers standing in line stomping each other on Black Friday for
materialistic things...
Your nephew is better off without it. Too many kids are overweight
and don't read.
If I had to guess it sounds like the uncle wants the Xbox and is
trying to play on sympathy to get one.
What is our society coming to?
AF

Buy the boy some books and get him hooked on phonics, an xbox is not a
necessity. In 6 months there will be another thing he wants. Better
yet get
him a library card! Teach him the value of human relationships and it
is what you give not what you get that is more fulfilling. An xbox is
just a hunk of metal that certainly cannot return any love when
needed!

The idiocy of some people shows no bounds! This letter is an example
of what happens when people marry their sister/brother. Futhermore,
some people expect that things should be given to them... just like
welfare. So in short, you ignorant waste of oxygen, do everyone a
favor and stop breathing!

great idea! you can ask msft of an xbox 360. i think i should ask
citibank to send me a couple of million bucks.

I am sorry that you have an impatient whiney nephew but Sony is
actually losing money on the XBOX360 right now as it costs more to
make it than they are selling it for(they are making their $$$ on the
games and accessories). Also it's pretty lame of you to use the
"observe the Christian holiday" to get someone to send you a free one.
The holiday is not about big gifts and it's obvious that you haven't
instilled that in the whiney kid.

OMG!!! LMAO!!! Thanks for the laugh!

You need to check yourself into rehab for all that crack you smoke,
that would probably be the best Christmas present your son will ever
receive. My husband and I both work our butts off every week to give
our family a good loving home, and we expect NOTHING for free.
Maybe you should get a job, and open a savings account and give it to
him for his birthday.

My nephews are lucky to get a look from me at Christmas much less an
Xbox. If you want him to stop crying, get a job, save your paycheck,
and buy him a book so he can develop an imagination. Reading expands
the mind in ways that no video desensitizing game ever could. And
you're reading this Bill, Stan the guy in accounting, he's the evil
one in your company, thought you should know.

M.R. Fab

Almost cannt belive im reading it if they did send her one she
probally sell it and go buy some more crack why, why would microsoft
send one for free, they are evil but they also spend a sh*t load of
money on charties for people that need food, or mediicne for aids
ignorant people that want something for nothing, i want one to i work
60 hours a week and make pretty good money and you know what i cannt
afford to spend 600-1000 dollars on one. get a life

Maybe you should teach him that you can't always have what you want in
life, that certain things are not necessities. If he cries about it,
maybe it's time for him to be sent to his bedroom until he stops.

Personally, I'd like to have a Dodge Viper, but there's no way I can
afford one on my income. Does that mean that Dodge should send me one
for Christmas?

I think you need to re-evaluate who is being greedy here. There are
people in this world that don't even have food to eat or a warm place
to sleep this Christmas.

TIM, I'LL BE GLAD TO SEND YOU MY SONS X-BOX 360. JUST LET ME KNOW YOU
ADDRESS AND I WILL GET IT IN THE MAIL.BE SURE TO TELL THE LITTLE
FELLOW THAT ITS COMING ANY TIME NOW JUST BE SURE TO WATCH THE MAILBOX.
MY CHILD EVEDENTLY DOESN'T WANT THE THING BECAUSE NOT ONCE HAS HE
BEHAVED LIKE A CRYING, SELF-SERVING,WELFARE GETTING,FREE LUNCH EATING
BRAT.

You can't be serious.

Get a life.

He needs a lump of coal

You want to know what's unfair? I've been sitting here for three hours
straight, observing the Christian Holiday, and just wishing and
wishing for a pony. And what have I got to show for it? Zip. No pony.
Just a heart filled with broken dreams is all.

Stupid evil corporations. I was gonna name that pony Waffles and spend
the day feeding it carrots and brushing its mane. But no. Thanks a
lot, Microsoft.

You have got to be kidding? How about getting an extra job and
earning one. Let me guess, your a democrat?

I'd like them to send me one also.
they are way over priced, its a gimic to get people to run out and buy
the thing. Better Graphics.......I've heard most of them have been
returned due to no fan for the unit. It over heats.
Not sure any company will send out any product they are making mega
bucks on. The XBox 360 needs all the accessories to make it work. At
about 600.00 per customer.
Yea I want one too. I'll sell mine on EBAY for 1000.00

Not everything in life is handed to you. Its pretty sad that you're
teaching your nephew the opposite. He wants an Xbox 360? Then get him
a job selling lemonade and make him save up his nickles until he gets
four hundred dollars worth. Better yet, since you think everything
should just be handed to him, why dont YOU save up YOUR money and just
'hand it over to him' yourself?

Wow, I can barely afford to pay my rent, I think I deserve a free XBox
360 too!

I think your nephew needs to get away from the TV and go play outside
for awhile. I also think his stance (and yours) on material goods
needs to change. Not having an XBox isn't the end of the world and
it's certainly not worth crying about.

Troll.

Well as long as he is getting one, I want one too.


Kthx

I think they should send me one too from the "greedy" corporation as a
Christmas gift.

Timothy, you've managed to chock this short diatribe with so many
wrong wrong WRONG notions, I have to congratulate you.
The XBox 360 is not a life-support system; it's a high-priced luxury
item.
If Microsoft sent you something that would truly "...observe the
Christian Holiday...", then you should be getting that Bible from Bill
Gates any day now.
(The only thing I'll agree with you on is that Microsoft is indeed
evil.)

But let's face the hard truth here. There is no nephew, is there?

Doesn't matter if you can afford an xbox or not, there are none
available.
Maybe you should observe the Christian Holiday and focus on the reason
we celebrate Christmas and not the XBox. You sound very hypocritical.
Maybe you can explain entitled, greedy people to him after you get
done telling him about corporations.