[NTLUG:Discuss] OT - Frys Open

[Joel Sinor]

This is why I rarely buy opened packages from any store.  If I do, I get
to open the package again myself and verify the contents.  If I am not
allowed to do this, I buy the unopened one.

 On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:49:54 -0400
Rob Apodaca <rob.apodaca at attbi.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:16:03 -0500 (CDT)
> "Michael P" <michael at techiesplace.com> wrote:
> 
> > > Heh.. be careful shopping there, I used to work there awhile back
> > > and unless you are 100% sure of what you're getting they WILL sell
> > > you used parts saying they're new...
> > >
> > 
> > A company in the computer business being dishonest???  You're
> > joking....  :)
> > 
> > Michael
> > -- yeah yeah.. feeling sarcastic this morning
> 
> Sometimes its the customers who are the dishonest ones. I once bought
> a PCI network card from Fry's. It had that little sticker which
> indicated that this particular box was once bought and returned but
> the contents had been all verified by Fry's. Well I got it home,
> opened it up and it was the same brand nic but, it was an ISA and not
> PCI. Obviously, someone had gotten themselves a 'free' upgrade. So,
> back down to Fry's for an exchange. When the Fry's returns guy went
> through the box, he could not understand what the problem was. "It
> says 3com on the card and on the box, it's the right one", he said.
> Well, now I could see how Fry's had been so easily duped. I had to do
> all the usual arm waving, raise my voice, etc to get them to exchange
> it. I'll be they just wrapped it back up and put it right back out on
> the shelf. 
> 
> -Rob
> 
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