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[WickedLaharl]

well according to my shipping info on my latest repair it says it's being shipped from reynosa.

all of my other repairs were shipped via ups and it said they were shipped from texas. so is msft having the consoles sent to mcallen and then transported to reynosa for repair?

 

[polyh3dron]

The entire city of McAllen must be full of RRoD'd 360s. That's why they diverted yours.

 

[Speevy]

mcallen tx is forever cursed, it's like camp crystal lake or the town in children of the corn

 

[Treo360]

Too bad it wasn't built over the haunted graves in New Mexico where the E.T. cartridges now rest.

 

[The Faceless Master]

i was wondering that too... it's right across the border...

 

[trinest]

We built this city on broken Xbox's.

 

[perfectchaos007]

I bet Reynosa is just another pit stop for the package. It should eventually arrive in McAllen

 

[Beer Monkey]

I'd be stunned if McAllen weren't just a staging area for a cheaper-labor repair facility right across the border.

 

[Rorschach]

Microsoft really put McAllen on the map!

 

[davepoobond]

what the hell is TM?

 

[DenogginizerOS]

what the hell is TM?

Texas, Mexico??

 

[Salmonax]

what the hell is TM?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamaulipas

 

[davepoobond]

i have to admit i'm ignorant when it comes to the states/provinces of Mexico. i barely even know Canada's.

i'm surprised they would deal with shipping these things internationally...is it really that much of a cost-saver?

 

[Salmonax]

i'm surprised they would deal with shipping these things internationally...is it really that much of a cost-saver?

Looking at an article from 2000, it looks like factory workers in Tamaulipas made about $35 a week. Even if that's been bumped since then, it's still ridiculously cheaper than the domestic alternative.

 

[The Faceless Master]

I'd be stunned if McAllen weren't just a staging area for a cheaper-labor repair facility right across the border.

Looking at an article from 2000, it looks like factory workers in Tamaulipas made about $35 a week. Even if that's been bumped since then, it's still ridiculously cheaper than the domestic alternative.

sounds like we're on to something...