heh ya i was lucky i had the power cord..i had it in the same case in the picture.. so it looked kinda weird... so they like went all nutty on me.. and blam.. told me to step aside and open it up.. i was like omg.. i shoudl have just left it at home.. but i love it too much to do that to my baby.. (i dont ahve any pets, so the empeg is it)