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Posted by Derek Janssen on 02/03/07 03:55
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
> On some DVDs there's this little cardboard strip with four tabs to it saying
> "Proof Of Purchase nnnnnX... where nnnnn is a five-digit number and X is a
> letter.
>
> Seems pretty obvious that they aren't proof of squat...
They're proof that you had the inside of a specific title's box open in
your hands, which doesn't *necesarily* prove you purchased it, but makes
it highly, highly likely.
(Although they may still ask you for the sales slip as well.)
> And why are they?
One never knows (do one?):
Just recently I had to cut the tabs off the old Disney "Narnia" edition
to qualify for the Upgrade rebate on the new SE--Which likely hadn't
even been envisioned when those first tabs were printed, but ultimately
came in handy nevertheless.
Derek Janssen
ejanss@comcast.net
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