So some dude orders video game controllers, finds out the date they'll arrive isn't correct and then the two douchemonkeys proceed to get into a verbal squabble. Controllers...
Marketing folk are self-absorbed and clueless. Yes, we knew that.
People like to unnecessarily instigate shit over the internet. Not a shocker.
Why is this thread 16 pages long? For the life of me I can't figure it out.
You left out the part where he finds out he's paying more for it than other people, and all he has to show for it is the "company's appreciation."
That's a pretty big factor in all of this. Even in an industry with much more volatile pricing like airlines, they'll price match themselves.