Fuck You, Steam
Unable to purchase Hitman series with Wallet
| Ticket number | 8470-TPXB-1646 |
| Category | Purchases and Payment > Wallet/In-Game Purchases |
| sammy.knuckles@live.ca | |
| Product | Hitman series |
| Steam Account Name | SammyKnuckles |
| Operating System | Windows 7/Vista |
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1 Message by you on Thu, 22nd Mar 2012 5:33 pm
I am unable to purchase the Hitman Series using my Steam Wallet, which currently has a balance of $65.02, which is more than enough to buy the game. Every time I try to purchase it I get the error “There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance.”
Please halp!
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2 Message by you on Fri, 23rd Mar 2012 12:51 pm
Hi there, I still haven’t received a response to my original ticket. I am trying to purchase a few games through the store (The Deus Ex Collection, Alternativa, The Hitman Collection) for your special prices using my Steam Wallet. Every time I have tried I get the error “There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance.” I have now missed out on some of the deal prices because nobody got back to me and the problem wasn’t fixed, which really sucks.
Can someone please get back to me about this – my Steam Wallet has $65 in it, which is more than enough to pay for these games three-fold, and now I’m kind of worried that I put all that money in there for nothing. Is there a way I can still purchase the games for the sale prices, since this isn’t my fault? What’s going on with my account 
Thanks!
3 Message by Support Tech Thomas on Fri, 23rd Mar 2012 6:51 pm
Hello Sammy,
Thank you for contacting Steam Support.
It appears due to an error in the purchasing process, the in-game purchase failed. You have not been charged, and no funds have been added to your Steam Wallet.
Please try using the following link through either Internet Explorer or Firefox to add funds to your Wallet.
http://store.steampowered.com/steamaccount/addfunds
After adding funds to your Steam Wallet, you can then complete your content purchase through the in game store.
Please allow up to one minute for each step of the purchase to process. Please do not close the transaction windows until you receive confirmation of your purchase.
In most cases the in-game content will be added to your account automatically. If this has not happened, please allow two hours for the transaction to fully complete.
Please let us know if you have any questions, or if you encounter any further difficulty.
4 Message by you on Fri, 23rd Mar 2012 8:33 pm
Hi there,
I don’t really feel like I’m being “heard” here. Please re-read my tickets. As I said, I have $65 in my Steam wallet. I shouldn’t have to add MORE funds to my wallet in order to purchase a $6 game when there is plenty of money in there already.
I don’t really feel like I’m being “heard” here. Please re-read my tickets. As I said, I have $65 in my Steam wallet. I shouldn’t have to add MORE funds to my wallet in order to purchase a $6 game when there is plenty of money in there already.
Second, I am unable to go through ANY step of the transaction process due to this error, which will not let me do ANYTHING. I have tried several times over the last day and a half to no avail.
To top this off, I have now lost out on some great deals for which I was going to purchase several games (The Deus Ex Collection, Alternativa, The Hitman Collection) because of an error on YOUR end. Being new to Steam, this is doing nothing but making me regret trusting you with my money and making me question why I even got an account to begin with. This ridiculous response from your support team is infuriating and I don’t appreciate the insult to my intelligence. Please actually read my tickets instead of giving me your copy/paste excuse of an answer.
I feel frustrated and annoyed that in order to buy these games now, I will have to pay MORE instead of getting a deal because by the time someone capable will have answered me, they will be gone. Unacceptable.
5 Message by you on Fri, 23rd Mar 2012 8:49 pm
For further reference, I have provided a screenshot of my PayPal invoice to prove my payment did indeed go through, as well as records to show I have purchased games using my Steam wallet recently. This isn’t an issue with funds not being in my account, considering I have already used the account balance to buy games and my Steam accounts (both in-game and via web) BOTH state the same thing – my balance is $65.02.
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6 Message by Support Tech Thomas on Mon, 26th Mar 2012 9:07 am
Hello Sammy,
Are you attempting to make the purchase through Steam or with a web browser using the storefront webpage?
If using Steam, try the following:
If using a PC
-Exit Steam, then go to the location that Steam is installed to. By default this is C:\\Program Files\\Steam directory (this is the default with a Steam installation – if you set a different installation directory, you will need to browse to it).
-Delete all of the files except for:
Steam.exe
And the folder \\SteamApps\\
If using a Mac:
-Exit Steam and go to the folder Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Steam
-Delete all of the files in this folder except for SteamApps.
Restart your computer and test the issue.
Note: This process will not affect your currently installed games.
If the issue still persists, try using a web browser (Internet Explorer 7 or higher, or Safari or Firefox if on a Mac) to make the purchase usinghttp://store.steampowered.com/
If it still fails, try logging into your Steam account and making the purchase directly through the Store interface.
Please let us know if you have further questions or concerns.
Sister
I have watched you grow up. I’ve watched you fall down. Hell, you’ve watched me fall a few times yourself. I remember when you came home from the hospital; a warm, tightly wrapped up creature with blonde hair on your head. I remember when you damn near took Dad’s eye out with your sharp little nails. It was an accident, obviously, since you were only a few months old. I remember when Dad was cutting Watermelon in the kitchen, and as always you were right underfoot… The knife slipped and your toe almost came off. And then the day the cat got jealous and tried to scratch your face off, and Dad threw her halfway across the yard. We didn’t see her after that. Yep, you came tumbling into this world.
I remember curly blonde hair, so tightly wound you could swear they’d bounce right off your head. I remember the way you LOVED music, how you’d sway to the music and bob your head, humming away. I remember when you’d get excited, you’d pull your arms in tight to your chest and shake and giggle, your laugh was the most contagious one i had ever heard. When you were mad or scared, you’d let out this shriek like a banshee, I’m surprised you never made anyone’s ears bleed. You were quiet and careful, and such a bundle of love.
I remember the day Dad and I came and picked you up, a tiny knobby kneed kid, so skinny and sick looking from Mom’s. I remember watching the cop go to the door and feeling so scared for you. I remember Mom freaking out and breaking things as Dad put you in the back seat, shivering. You were still a small kid, but when you’d look in your eyes you could see a knowledge, that you had grown up inside.
I remember nights in our shared rooms in different places… The back room at the apartment, making you stay up all night with me and making you listen to OG rap. I remember reading to you, and talking to you about… I don’t know, whatever. I remember so many times, you just sitting close to me, watching me play video games and trying to help or just to tell me my empire looked pretty, or my Sim house was nice. You were always so nice to me, even when I was so cold and mean to you.
I remember mornings in Smiths Falls in that orange room. How we’d get you ready for school and walk out to the bus together. I remember our trips to the library. I remember holding your hand, and feeling such a need to take care of you. You have seen so much violence, pain, horrible things. I wanted to make up for being such a shit sister for so long, because I was so far inside my own head. I remember talking, and actually getting to know the person you were becoming. And like everybody else, the more I learned of you, the more I loved you.
You have always been this ray of Sun in the room, with your shock of blonde hair and your infectious giggle. You smile and everyone smiles back at you, they can’t help it. You are giving, generous and loving. You care for everyone and you feel so many things for them. Don’t ever doubt that you are loved, because you are. Through all the unspeakable things we have been through, for all our fights and disagreements, for every thing trying to pull us both down, we will always have each other. Even when you feel alone, you’re not alone.
You are the best thing our parents ever gave me, and it took a long time for me to understand, but now I do.
I love you, sister. Today is your birthday, so celebrate your life.
Power of Thought
If you can THINK, you can GROW, you can CHANGE, you can MOVE. You are ONE thought away.
Part 1
Part 2
The Potters Touch TV Show from The Potter’s House of Dallas.
What Else Are We Missing?
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping, and continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste, and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
- Found on Facebook Feed, author Unknown.
Obsessed
Ever have a fling with a guy friend and then have him harass and stalk you for 8 months?
Let me tell you about this little shitstain. I met him through mutual friends and was warned about him from the beginning. Considering I never had any interest in the kid, I stayed far enough away from him for quite a long time. I was always friendly and we even ended up getting pretty close over Skype talking every day for hours at a time while he was visiting family in England. Things were cool between us but never got very far, I didn’t want to be anything more with him than friends.
Fast forward a good year, maybe year and a half. We were still friends, talking quite often although not quite as close as we had been in the past. It was cool though, we would hang out and go for beers with other people and whatever. We always seemed to have a good time together, so I never thought anything more of it. Then one night, both drunk and stumbling back from the bar after a wicked night of dancing, he kissed me in the street… Just like that.
The next two weeks were a lot of visiting, hanging out and then the inevitable happened. I mean come on, I’m only human. We had history, we were friends, we seemed to have chemistry. And even though my logical brain was screaming at me to not be stupid, I ended up being stupid.
It. Was. Awful.
No, it was BEYOND awful. So awful, in fact, that I left his apartment and wouldn’t talk to him or date him after that. I ignored his calls and messages on Facebook, and basically deleted him out of my life.
A couple days later, I’m hanging out at my girl’s place and I get this text at 1am from this kid saying how he has all these symptoms and he thinks I gave him the Clap. Whoa there, buddy. I know exactly where I’ve been. I am *always* safe, and checked. I, of course, was freaked out and mildly insulted, but if that’s the case so be it. I mean, shit happens right? It can happen to anyone unless you’re fucking Mother Theresa or something. Anyway, so I tell him to keep me informed, and make plans to go get checked out.
Well everything checked out fine but GET THIS: This little vermin went around to all of our mutual friends saying how I gave him the Clap and how I was dirty and a skank, basically just talking a lot of smack. So not only is this kid making me feel shitty and freaking me out, texting me DAILY in the wee hours of the morning absolutely shitfaced yelling and badgering me because we can’t be “friends” anymore, he’s now going around to my friends and making me look bad.
This is when I start to lose my shit a little bit. 3 months later, he texts me out of nowhere saying he’s so sorry, his symptoms were because of a ruptured testicle and never had anything to do with me, and he was wrong. Okay, that’s cool. I can respect someone who can man up and say sorry. So at this point I accept his apology, but I’m still fucking sour at the fact that he shat all over my feelings and then talked a lot of bullshit to all of our friends behind my back. One good thing doesn’t excuse a handful of shitty things. The New Years party this year was very interesting for me to sit through with all the snide remarks and underhanded jokes between certain people.
EVER SINCE THE SUMMER he has texted me randomly, harassing me asking if I will suck his cock or sends me rude messages on Facebook saying “Come give me a handjob”, “Would you fuck my buddy for x amount of dollars” just really rude, vulgar shit. Like… really? 8 MONTHS LATER and you still can’t let it go? Seriously kid?
The funny thing is, the only thing I ever did to this guy was reject him, and now I have to deal with all this bullshit. All I ever did was reject him, and I have to deal with being humiliated in front of my friends, being gossiped about, being freaked out, harassed and badgered. Like… what the fuck. Can’t you just take it like a man and leave me alone…?
WHY YOU SO OBSESSED WITH ME??? Don’t you have shit to do…?
GOD DAMN.
Inspiration
As everyone knows I (used to, and occasionally still) troll Craigslist in the missed connections and personals sections. I dunno why, I get kicks out of it I guess. Some of them are very touching. This one damn near made me cry!
I have twenty years of incredibly fulfilling marriage because I chose the unique. While there is certainly something to be said for the uncomplicated, predictable ease many of my very good friends settled for, it’s also sensationally uninspiring. Twenty years, three children and an ever-present sense of excitement has made a beautiful marriage. Her wild and unpredictable ways quickly matured and when I simply accepted that she was who she was, she brought me into her world and immersed herself in mine. It wasn’t always Heaven, but in our now empty house, and her continued spirit, I don’t dread being alone with my partner, I relish the thought. She was incredibly frustrating at first; I could not understand why she continuously held me at arm’s length and refused to let me in. There was something soft and beautiful inside that she was afraid to show, forever terrified of being hurt. Her defenses were for self-preservation and when she realized that I just wanted to share in her light, she finally learned to trust me in every sense of the word and stopped making back-up plans.
The unique mark your soul eternally. If you carry nothing but the haunting echoes of her spirit as it once touched you, you will always be in want of more. Don’t deny your heart and your soul what it truly desires because it is a little difficult now. Everything worth fighting for is eventually worth dying for. Hold her hand to the very end. It’s what you truly desire and from a man who was once in your very shoes, I promise you the journey is worth it. The two who can survive through the very worst are the two who learn to celebrate the very best and to work together through the very worst because they know one another on every level. There is nothing my wife and I cannot face together as one team. It helped raising three very unique children who have already started leaving their mark.
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I want to get over you…
but I keep going back..its hard to forget someone so unique.
OMG
This just made my whole day. Among the cutest, geekiest things I have ever seen in my life. I love it.
Cowl
I desperatelywant to make this cowl I saw on ebay, but would like to make the hood bigger (to be more like a classic loose cowl with a lot of extra fabric) if possible. I just have no idea where to even start as far as creating (or mimicking) the pattern.
I was hoping to use a soft yarn for this, as my skin is really sensitive (some types of wool really irritate my skin, as does acrylic, etc)
Any help would be much appreciated! Thank you!
Video Chat & Moving
I just added video chat to the website, in the hopes that it will add a new dimension to the site. I want this to be an interactive place, where you can watch me create the things I create, or be silly, or be… I dunno. Alive.
So click this if you’re at all interested.
In other news, I’ve decided on a school for the fall! So I am really fucking excited about it. I will be moving, though, which is scary (but fun). I have wanted to leave Ottawa for a long time, so in 6 months (while I save up money and go through the application process, and find a place there) I will be GTFOing. I can’t wait. *SQUEEE*
Be. Here. Now.
There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.
This is why I live my life wide open. Like a ray of Sun shining into my heart, the Truth is my one vow to myself that will remain unbroken. I am alive. I am here. I am FREE.