Got this message from Xbox Live Rewards:


Happy Birthday,

Over the past year, you may have excavated endless tunnels, caught the latest flicks, discovered brand new apps, and explored ancient worlds – all on Xbox Live! No matter how you've chosen to spend these last 12 months, we'd just like to say:

We hope you had a great year.

Here's a little something to brighten your day – an Xbox Live Rewards birthday cake! Just print it out, follow the instructions, and snap a picture with the completed cake. Then, tweet the picture to us at @XboxLiveRewards along with the hashtag #XboxLiveRewardsBirthday so we can personally wish you a happy birthday!

From us to you – happy birthday! Here's to the next one being even better.

Xbox Live Rewards Squad


Um, no thanks.

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lol

11 years ago
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lolol

11 years ago
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And I will never do that since Microsoft are content to let my several hundred dollar XBox Live account be inaccessible to me. Can't wait to find a decently priced PS3.

11 years ago
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Ouch...

11 years ago
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What happen?

11 years ago
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My account is linked to an email lost in one of their times of getting hacked. Couldn't recover the email at the time, because its full of info I made up while still young. Since I could still use the XBox Live account, I just continued with it. A recent change though has required all accounts to log in again. To an account I can't access.

Called Microsoft, talking for a few hours, jumped through hoops, until 'We have all we need, we will send you a reset link shortly'. Last Monday, after waiting a week, still nothing, call them again. Get the run around, basically finish up with being told they will not be helping me.

11 years ago
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OK that sucks :(
What if you give them a key for something you redeemed on this account? (or anything else for proof).

11 years ago
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I offered to do that. They claimed it wasn't proof.

11 years ago
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How do you expect them to feed their kids if you can't force you to re-buy your games?

11 years ago
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I got that too. I printed out the cake and stepped on it afterwards.

11 years ago
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So the important question: is it actually your birthday? :D

11 years ago
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In a few days. Guess I have to find some birthday games to give away? I've spent too much recently :(

11 years ago
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Call it a Christmas topic and let others make the giveaways :P

11 years ago
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Hah, someone else can host one if they want. I don't have the time and energy for it :)

11 years ago
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I want to, but doubt my wallet will let me do anything.

11 years ago
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Bobofatt birthday event!

Seriously though, there is absolutely no need to make a birthday giveaway.

11 years ago
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I'll be out of town on my birthday anyway, may skip the SG giveaway this year.

11 years ago
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Your birthday is on?(maybe I could hold an event, even with my busy schedule)

11 years ago
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I remember getting that email, i thought it was a joke.

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11 years ago
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Xbox, go home.

11 years ago
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it's your birthday? happy birthday!

11 years ago
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The cake.. is a lie!

11 years ago
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I really thought you were gonna tell us to advertise SG to everyone, like I don't try to get more people here already.

Since it's not that though, I feel obligated to point out how stupid this whole thing is. Why the hell would anyone want to do that? A paper cake? This is the stupidest marketing plan I've seen in a long time.

11 years ago
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I opened the email hoping it'd be like 200 MS Points or whatever the equivalent is. I think they did that last year. Or maybe I'm crazy.

11 years ago
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They don't give 20 cents as a BDAY gift anymore? D:

They used to give people 20 cents for their birthday.

11 years ago
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Yeah, now you advertise for them for your birthday, it's so cool!

11 years ago
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I thought Bobofatt was gonna ask us to help advertise SG. But now that I see it is for xbox... i do not care.

11 years ago
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lol Same here

11 years ago
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Yeah, hard to make "regular" posts as just a member of the site.

11 years ago
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At least IHOP sent me a coupon for a free Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity.

11 years ago
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hahaha. What a cheap ass way to say happy birthday. You do all the work for us than we'll say happy birthday.

11 years ago
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You're a December baby too?

11 years ago
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I love a good comedy!

11 years ago
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Why would they think anyone would do that?

11 years ago
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They want "YOU" to bake a cake? HELL NAH

11 years ago
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Why in the fuck would I waste time taking a picture of a cake on my birthday just to tweet it at xboxliverewards just to get a happy birthday from someone whom I've never met?

Hell I might send them a picture of my shit one day with that tag just to show them how shitty this...promotion or whatever you want to call it is.

11 years ago
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lol yeah got that too :/

11 years ago
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Made my day! Thanks Bobo :)

11 years ago
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Yeah, I just got one of those, too. I've had this email account for ages, so I'm used to getting a bunch of vapid "Happy Birthday" spam from sites I've signed up to over the years, but this is the first that's demanded I advertise for them in order to get an empty "Happy Birthday" wish from an actual humanoid.

From one December baby to another, let me sincerely say, "Happy birthday, and bah-humbug."

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Closed 11 years ago by bobofatt.