I currently have an xbox and because of the recent price drop i want to get an xbox 360, but if i ask my mom she probably wouldnt be so happy, but i know that she cant tell the difference between an xbox and the 360 as long as theyre both black, so if i get a refurbished 360 pro how can I quickly, cheaply and effectively color it black without buting a 360 ultimate or whatever.

Or you could save money and buy a 360 all by yourself.

Do you really need it to be black that badly? If so save up. it's not hard.

Do what I did, get a saturday job, a paper round, and in about 10 weeks, I had enough to get one myself. OR you could go to a club book and spread the payments out yourself.

*edit* Proper spelling and grammar and you will last much MUCH longer here.

I'm not sure I understand the issue. Is it that your mom doesn't want you to have a 360 at all, regardless of price?

If that's the case, I'm not sure trying to fool her is the best course of action. Sooner or later, she'll find out you've made the switch.

I'm 17 and the last time my parents bought me a game was when Majora's Mask came out.
Get a Job and buy it yourself. Then say "I bought this with my own money not yours, fuck off."
If she still has a problem with it then your mom is just a bitch :D

P.S. Be careful with your spelling, grammer, and correct terms. Calling an Xbox 360 ultimate or whatever could get you a bunch of nasty comments from fan boys. It's called an Elite ^^

Adjective

jaded (comparative more jaded, superlative most jaded)
1. Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted.
2. Cynically insensitive; made callous by experience.

the word you may of been looking for was stupid? pay for it for yourself, if you cannot wait till Christmas or your birthday. if not smash the shit out your xbox and say it broke....do you really need a black one that bad?

EDIT just like to add your a bit of a spoilt brat.

This is a prime example of the 360 community...

No matter how stupid you may think your mom may be I am pretty sure she can tell the difference between this:

and this

Just do what every other post tells you to do and go find a job and buy it yourself. You may even surprise your mom that you took the initiative to make money and get the 360 instead of begging your mom to get one for you.

P.S. I wouldn't even recommend you painting your 360 as the paint probably won't dry on the plastic correctly. Plus the smell of paint will linger on that 360 for a while even after it is dry.

P.P.S. Also buying the 360 refurbished will most likely not get you the hard drive which btw if you don't have will make your 360 pretty useless for gaming unless you want to spend extra money on the memory cards which you could have used to buy a new one anyway.

^Best...post...ever.

Pffft don't listen to to juan. I say lie to your mother..beg for one and then paint that bitch black. Independence is overrated anyway. Just make sure you let us know how that works out for ya. k?

iamcool50:
I currently have an xbox and because of the recent price drop i want to get an xbox 360, but if i ask my mom she probably wouldnt be so happy, but i know that she cant tell the difference between an xbox and the 360 as long as theyre both black, so if i get a refurbished 360 pro how can I quickly, cheaply and effectively color it black without buting a 360 ultimate or whatever.

From this it doesn't even sound as though you have asked your mum. Ask her. Politely. You might be pleasantly surprised. Or try get it for a special occasion. That's what I'd do if the first way failed.

zirnitra:
Adjective

jaded (comparative more jaded, superlative most jaded)
1. Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted.
2. Cynically insensitive; made callous by experience.

the word you may of been looking for was stupid? pay for it for yourself, if you cannot wait till Christmas or your birthday. if not smash the shit out your xbox and say it broke....do you really need a black one that bad?

EDIT just like to add your a bit of a spoilt brat.

Of? I think the word you may have been looking for was 'have'?

Arkracer:

zirnitra:
Adjective

jaded (comparative more jaded, superlative most jaded)
1. Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted.
2. Cynically insensitive; made callous by experience.

the word you may of been looking for was stupid? pay for it for yourself, if you cannot wait till Christmas or your birthday. if not smash the shit out your xbox and say it broke....do you really need a black one that bad?

EDIT just like to add your a bit of a spoilt brat.

Of? I think the word you may have been looking for was 'have'?

Fegging grammar nazis, both of you.

No self-respecting grammar nazi would use lower case letters at the beginning of a sentence.

wat

Just save some money, sell your original box, and get a new one.

Wewt:

Arkracer:

zirnitra:
Adjective

jaded (comparative more jaded, superlative most jaded)
1. Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted.
2. Cynically insensitive; made callous by experience.

the word you may of been looking for was stupid? pay for it for yourself, if you cannot wait till Christmas or your birthday. if not smash the shit out your xbox and say it broke....do you really need a black one that bad?

EDIT just like to add your a bit of a spoilt brat.

Of? I think the word you may have been looking for was 'have'?

Fegging grammar nazis, both of you.

I will now steal that image *click*

Get your mum to take out life insurance, then kill her. Collect the money and buy your 360.

Or just get a job. I guess that'd work too.

The above toaster hit the head with a nail.

The above toaster hit the head with a nail.

Toaster? Hitting heads with nails? Madness I say, madness!

lolwut

The above

poster.
Made a valid point with which i agree.
Serios poster herez. This is serios post.

Wow the thread title is so nerdy.....

iamcool50:
I currently have an xbox and because of the recent price drop i want to get an xbox 360, but if i ask my mom she probably wouldnt be so happy, but i know that she cant tell the difference between an xbox and the 360 as long as theyre both black, so if i get a refurbished 360 pro how can I quickly, cheaply and effectively color it black without buting a 360 ultimate or whatever.

First: Do not expect to be taken seriously if you don't bother to put periods and capitalise your sentences. It's OK with IM, but in a forum you don't have an excuse and don't tell me you have difficulty with the English language. I've seen students only beginning to learn the language have a better grasp of grammar and spelling. You look like an idiot this way. It's okay if you miss a period or misspell a word, but shit, I can barely make out what you are trying to say.

Second: If you want your mom to be sure she buys a 360 then go with her when she buys it. Or you know, ask her to read the box to be sure. I am pretty sure that your mom is mentally capable of reading the box.

Third: So, what if you don't get a 360? Your mom probably has million other things to put money into, a few of them might be more important then your entertainment.

Fourth: So what if she buys a white one? It's the same goddamn system! So unless you have some obsession with colour-matching furniture in your room, there is no difference.

Fifth: I am not an expert of various painting materials, but I can tell you that if pain gets into the airways, you may screw up your 360. Electronics don't breath but they still need to have access to air so they can cool down. If you don't, your 360 will be ruined before it should. Also, the paint will be obvious to anyone taking a close look at it.

Fegging grammar nazis, both of you.

No, grammar nazis find minor mistakes and make a big fuss out of it. The kid isn't even TRYING to write properly. It is not a unreasonable demand to TRY to write properly in the agreed language of the board.

How about you pitch this idea to your mum instead; You get a job to buy all of your own games while your mum supplies the hard-ware, the console.

This should be appealing to them as:
(a) they only have to be pestered to buy one thing, that reasonably their kid could not afford at $299 new or $175 second hand.
(b) they will be glad to see their boy have an incentive to work for luxuries, you know all that "learning the value of a dollar" crap
(c) Parents will have bragging rights over other parents that their kid is so mature, got a job and taking responsibility for how they spend their own money

Think about it, even on some minimum wage job you are making more than anyone else as you don't have to pay rent, taxes, gas, electricity, food, transport, education or for your girlfriend/wife/kids that you WILL inevitably have to pay for later so you might as well make the best of your situation.

You have to be cool about this and very subtly imply that you are not going to work to buy $60 games if you aren't going to have a console to play them on. Try to coincide this with a special event (birthday, holiday, Christmas, good grades). It is a gamble but if you get a job, buy a XB360-game only to discover "oh no, it won't work in THIS console, and I worked so hard for it" then casually drop in how your grades have improved and you have a birthday/holiday coming up.

Hook,

line

and sinker.

Oh, I should warn you though, most life insurance (in fact all, I think) doesn't pay out for suicides, so if you're killing her, make sure to have a good alibi and a person to blame it on. Preferably one of your mother's enemies to establish motive.

Amnestic:
Oh, I should warn you though, most life insurance (in fact all, I think) doesn't pay out for suicides, so if you're killing her, make sure to have a good alibi and a person to blame it on. Preferably one of your mother's enemies to establish motive.

yeah, you joke, but you have go to realise you have no idea who you are talking to on the internet, I wish there was an emoticon for sarcasm, because this one really needs it.

no, what i want to do is go buy an xbox 360 pro all by myself
My money
My system
and no, she cannot tell the difference
she still calls my xbox a gamecube
(i used to have a gamecube)
I HAVE all my own money to buy it

Treblaine:

Amnestic:
Oh, I should warn you though, most life insurance (in fact all, I think) doesn't pay out for suicides, so if you're killing her, make sure to have a good alibi and a person to blame it on. Preferably one of your mother's enemies to establish motive.

yeah, you joke, but you have go to realise you have no idea who you are talking to on the internet, I wish there was an emoticon for sarcasm, because this one really needs it.

Correct. I have no idea who I'm talking to on the internet. Two day old jaffa cake left out in the rain for your observation. Indeed, I was also being foolish. I don't actually expect him to go out and kill his own mother.

That said, anyone who spawned someone willing to kill their own family for a video games console could probably do with being removed from the gene pool. Word on the street is that the world is getting stupider. Having less retard babies can only be a good thing.

Edit:

no, what i want to do is go buy an xbox 360 pro all by myself
My money
My system
and no, she cannot tell the difference
she still calls my xbox a gamecube
(i used to have a gamecube)
I HAVE all my own money to buy it

Wait, so what's your complaint? She won't let you buy it? Maybe instead of bitching that your mother doesn't get it you could try to educate her on the differences. My father is a bit of a technophobe when it comes to video gaming, I don't expect him to understand but when it called for it, explaining things slowly in steps is what got me my PS2 all those years ago.

Hey
Jaded
In all its misery it will always be what I love and hated
And maybe take a ride to the other side we're thinkin' of
We'll slip into the velvet glove
And be Jaded

...wait, what?

how about you offer to pay for some of it, or the games.

no, you guys dont get it,
I want to buy it with MY money
She doesn't want me to buy it with my money
So, i buy it without her noticing, she wont tell the difference.

I WANT TO BUY IT WITH MY OWN MONEY

get it now?

Do not break your mother's rules!

She probably will be able to tell the difference. even someone who isn't knowledgeable about something is more than likely to be able to tell the difference between shapes. Allow me to quote from above:

juandonde:
No matter how stupid you may think your mom may be I am pretty sure she can tell the difference between this:

and this

iamcool50:
no, you guys dont get it,
I want to buy it with MY money
She doesn't want me to buy it with my money
So, i buy it without her noticing, she wont tell the difference.

OK here's an idea try talking to someone about it e.g your dad or someone who is a friend of your family to pitch it to her or discuss it with her to find out why she won't let you, she probably has a good reason.