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Rent-a-Center Can Go Fuck Itself

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SoupNazzi

So, although Facehumper was kind enough to let me borrow his Xbox while he's on vacation, he gets back tomorrow, and my Elite is still sitting on the kitchen table with no coffin to send it in.

I went to Rent-a-Crock on Friday, thinking I would just pony up $60 to rent one of theirs for 2 weeks while waiting.  ($27 + tax a week).

They wanted:

My empolyment history.  No biggy, that's typical.
4-5 references - Seems a bit extreme, but I can use my relatives as (2) of them.
Social Security numbers, including my wife's - Sorry, mine, yeah, you can have, but my wife doesn't enter into this equation.
My wife's employment information - See above
What company is holding my mortgage on my house. - WTF?  I'm renting a XBOX, not a $4,000 TV (which you've overpriced btw, I can buy it at Fry's for $2,000).
The account number for my mortgage. - Are you smoking crack?  I don't even give that to my credit card companies.  I'm not giving you my account number on my mortgage for a fucking Xbox!

So, I folded up the form I was filling out, put it in my pocket, and said, "Sorry", this isn't worth my time, or my information.  I took the form because it already was half-filled out and I wasn't going to leave any of the information with them, so I took it home to shred.

Well, options are getting slim.  I may have to resort to taking the Circuit City route.

*sigh*

Comments (11)

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Durty·
Wow, I've never had that much trouble renting anything....try Aarons Rental or ColorTyme...they might be better to work with. \r \r Good luck!
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DeltaT·
you should of took a piss on it
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SoupNazzi·
Aaaron's only rents out by the month...\r \r $120 for a month.\r \r That's not worth it to me.
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LuxDraconis·
Crack heads! I would have stoped at my SS#
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LukeBerry·
Soup,\r I suggest doing the towel trick until your coffin comes. I did this and eventually it rendered my box unrepairable. They sent me a brand new box with a mfg date of 12/6/2007.
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TDrag27·
Just get a back-up arcade system...It will guarantee that your 360 never breaks again.
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SoupNazzi·
Luke... I didn't get the RROD.\r \r The box boots up and everything, it just won't transmit video.\r \r I've tried 3 different TVs, including HDMI, HD Component, RCA component, and S-video, and none of them work on any of the TVs.\r \r So that's that basically. :-(
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Nighthawk70·
Doesn't Blockbuster still rent 360's?
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T3muJin·
If you're sending in the unit for repairs, just go to circuit city or best buy, buy one, then return it within 30 days. That is what I did when my 360 crashed, I acutally used Walmart, and they took it back.\r \r To make you feel a little safer, call ahead and ask about their return policy on 360s, make a story up about getting one for xmas, want to return it or some shit like that.\r \r Screw renting one and spending more $$$
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budman24·
wow fuck them
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NotStyro·
With the SSN and signed consent for credit check they should be able to get enough info to satisfy any loan, much less rent a 360. Asking for the SO info...I wouldn't give it either...they don't need it...they might as well ask for the foreskin and left nut of my oldest boy...Seriously, WTF...