They paid for it in my case.I think they should go good for shipping it there also.Especially if it's under warranty.

Ed

Well still no shipping box or update but I received yet another automated email this AM that the request for service was received, so I'm assuming they messed up the one on Dec 21st again and we are strting over for the third time:

Dear Xbox Customer:

Thank you for contacting Xbox Customer Care. We have received your request for service. Please prepare your console and follow the instructions provided by our customer service department. You will receive an e-mail as soon as the next step in the process has begun.

Thank you,

Xbox Customer Care

This all started on Dec 8th when I made the first call for a replacement. It is now looking like it will be over a month before I see anything, perhaps longer.

Hey Markl, I reall hope u get ur unit replaced soon...

I finally got mine today. Hooked it up everything looks good. I installed the HD DVD player which I received as an xmas gift from my wife. Pic looks awesome

Well.... I just got off the phone with xbox and they assure me that I will be sending me another empty box for shipment because the other one never showed up. This seems to be a familiar story! Anyway, they told me where the repair depot is and it is in Vaughan Ontario and I practically drive by it everyday! They say I can drop it off there if I like... but first I'm going to call them to make sure that a customer can drop it off directly.

I will let you know how this works out.

WW:cool:

will Costco take a defective 360 console back beyond the normal 3 month warranty period?

will Costco allow you to purchase extended warranty?
They were fine with me returning mine past 3 months (it was more like 4-5 months after purchase); not too much hassle since I kept the original receipt. Their return policy is great if you don't abuse it, and I was quite clear to them that I was just going to walk into the store and get a new one to replace it anyways. No extended warranty with Costco (other than what MS offers). As posted elsewhere here, MS regular warranty for 360's is now extended to a year.

Has anyone explored replacement/warranty options with their credit card company? I know some cards will double your warranties and whatnot; don't know the details - but heard some of those are better than people give them credit for...

And the saga continues...

Called Xbox Support today to find out that nothing has shipped yet. They resubmitted yet another repair order on Dec 31st (I think this is the 4th or 5th time now since Dec 8) but it is still not showing any tracking number and nothing has been shipped yet.

Got a call from a MS rep tonight and they still haven't managed to get the shipping box processed or sent. Everytime they try the system fails to process it and thus it never ships, as to why they have no clue. They are doing all they can and that is that, no real idea of when it might ship but it will eventually, it might be a week or it might be another month, they honestly have no idea but are "working on it".

Sigh. What a mess this is, a simple repair call turns into a month of wasted time with no clear end in sight.

And FYI - MS will not offer full compensation on the console ever, they do no do that but may offer some sort of gesture compensation but the rep wasn't able to say what it might be but it would not be a refund.

Also my attempts to contact MS Canada directly have gone unanswered, so one can only assume they do not care enough to reply on this matter.

Perhaps the next step is to make the events thus far more public via the media, I'm really not sure what to do as I have no real further options with MS directly beyond wait and see.

Moral of the story so far - IF you buy a 360 make sure you can exchange it in store. The MS warranty process can be good or bad but there seem to be far too many horror stories like mine to even risk it.

I dropped of my xbox at the repair centre in Vaughan today and found out that they don't repair the units there but send them to MS in California. Well at least I know it is now going somewhere to be fixed. No more waiting for the empty box which still never showed up.

When I first called the xbox repair number I asked them if I could drop the unit off at the Vaughan address... and they said no, each time I called them I asked again and then finally they said yes.

The company in Vaughan is more than happy to receive the units directly from the customer, but I would suggest that you get the repair number first before dropping it off.

WW:cool:

I was originally told that the Canadian repair office basically just swaps out the old unit for a new one, no actual repairs are done in Canada. However last night I was informed that the "new" unit may in fact actually be a refurb and not a new out of the box console, so you basically get what they have in stock at the time.

If your able to drop it off or willing to pay your own shipping costs it appears that is the betsway to go. At this point I am not going to fork over any more money on this due to the principle alone as MS should be standing by their word and offering the free return shipping, the customer should not be left to pay more each step of the way for a clearly defective item under warranty, however this process for whatever reason is a nightmare and I see no clear end in sight, nor does MS themselves. The customer support processes are clearly broken down with major issues, it all comes down to luck if you get a timely repair it would seem.

Well, my son's 360 died on Boxing Day (Bought in June). Nice timing. He hadn't even gotten to play Gears yet. And I havent even had a chance to try out the HD-DVD drive I got for Christmas. Called on the 27th and was given a tracking number and was told the box would be sent out. As of yesterday still had received nothing. When I got home there was a message in my voice mail sayiing there had been an error and giving me a new tracking number and that the return shipping box should be here by the end of the week. We'll see.

It has been a week now and still have not received the repaired or replaced Xbox 360. Still have not recieved even one of the two empty boxes that are coming from MS... what a joke and I'm not laughing.:(

WW

Well Friday came and went and no shipping box. My son called Microshaft and now they claim the box was shipped on Tuesday, despite the fact that they left the message on Monday. As it take 5 days, they say, we should have it on Monday. So...still waiting

Update....well....if you can call it that. Monday. No box. Call to Microshaft who says it will be there Tuesday. Tuesday. No box. Call to Microshaft. They say that they can contact Customer somethingorother and will have a response within 3-5 business days. WTF?? It's already been over 15 business days. I spoke with a supervisor who was of no further assistance. They say I can box it and send it myself. Of course at my expense. I asked if they would at least be willing to pay the shipping and they said they cant do it if I "choose" to ship it myself. I asked if they would be willing to authorize a retail store to exchange it for me. They can't do that either. This is simply the worst customer service I've ever had from a company. At this point I'm not ever sure if they know if the boxes have already been shipped or not. All of this BEFORE I even send the unit to them. What's going to happen once I actually send them the XBOX. My next question to them is going to be: are they going to extend my warentee by the length of time I've been without a functioning Xbox. I suspect I already know the answer to that.

My experience was bad, but you guys are going through the unbelievable. I would try the direct approach. Check out this page (http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/management_team.mspx) and pick the member of the executive you think might be most helpful (it should be really only one or two of the names there). Either phone MS at 905-568-0434 and ask to speak to the person or fax a letter to their attention at 905-568-1527.

Be balanced in your approach and recognize the general value of MS and characterize your experience as "extremely disappointing from a company you thought much higher of."

It is the approach that worked for me.

The EB coverage is the way to go. You dont have to wait I am onto my 4th console. Xbox furnace I like that :p

My experience was bad, but you guys are going through the unbelievable. I would try the direct approach. Check out this page (http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/management_team.mspx) and pick the member of the executive you think might be most helpful (it should be really only one or two of the names there). Either phone MS at 905-568-0434 and ask to speak to the person or fax a letter to their attention at 905-568-1527.

Be balanced in your approach and recognize the general value of MS and characterize your experience as "extremely disappointing from a company you thought much higher of."

It is the approach that worked for me.
I agree with JohnnyCanuck. I went through a long drawn out process that basically went no where. I contacted MS Canada directly and they assisted in moving things along.

Nothing new yet. Still no box. Another call to MS and got told they would "bump it up to the next level" whatever that means. Faxed a letter to MS today. Thanks for the tip JC. We'll see what happens from here. Not holding my breath tho.

Nothing new yet. Still no box. Another call to MS and got told they would "bump it up to the next level" whatever that means. Faxed a letter to MS today. Thanks for the tip JC. We'll see what happens from here. Not holding my breath tho.
"bump it up to the next level" means nothign from my experience, they did that like 3 times for me and didn't help at all.

Update. I fired off a fax to Phil Sorgen, President of Microsoft Canada on Wednesday. On Friday the box showed up. I doubt that the two events are related though. Brought the Xbox to Purolator on Saturday. We'll see how long it takes to get it back. I'm guessing about a month.

Well, my 360 has finally died. I purchased my console at FS mid November, 2006. It was made in Sept./06. After about a month and a half of moderate/heavy use I started to get the odd picture freeze here and there. Then, the first week of January, I got the three red lights. I did some poking around on the net and found a few logical, low tech remedies. At first I had some success with leaving the console on, with red lights flashing, for 5 or 10 minutes then re-start and everything was ok. After a few days this no longer worked. I came very close to taking the console apart (after a few too many rye and gingers) to fix a possible problem with faulty solder that some forums suggested was the root of my troubles. (I got the error code by holding in the controller link button and pressing the DVD eject 4X.) My first two HD DVD's came in from zip.ca and I really wanted to watch them. I broke down and ended up calling MS last Wed. night. (Jan.17/07) I went through the usual routine and hope to have my shipping box on Monday. It's hard to stay optimistic with the stories on the forum so far, but with any luck I'll have a good one to add. The CSR asked me if I owned GOW yet. Maybe he was just making small talk, but I've got my fingers crossed that they are going to send it as some sort of compensation. I'll let you guys know how it goes.