Article View: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Article #798Re: Beware: CompUSA Hard Drive theft! Don't buy there!
From: Rob
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 00:00
76 lines
4264 bytes
4264 bytes
why dont you take it to a local comp usa outlet. or isnt there one near you? -Ed- <not@home.now> wrote in message news:37622971.93204931@24.128.188.255... > Same thing happened to me at CompUSA. I bought an Obsidian x-24 last > summer, drove 20+ miles home, opened the shrink wrapped box and inside > was an old Diamond VooDoo1 board. I was fit to be tied. My blood > pressure was so high that the person at the exchange counter never > even dared to try to make me feel like I might have been the theif. > > -Ed- > > > On Wed, 09 Jun 1999 03:26:58 GMT, philb@alink.net (philb) wrote: > > // On Thu, 03 Jun 1999 17:45:32 GMT, shootmeanote@hotmail.com.nospam > // (Gerry) wrote: > // > // >On Thu, 03 Jun 1999 15:19:49 GMT, zzz@b.com (zzz) wrote: > // > > // >>If you bought a brand new hard drive, it should have come in a package > // >>that was factory sealed. If it was factory sealed, then the problem > // >>probably originated at the manufacturer and not at COMP USA. If it was > // >>not factory sealed, then I think you were very foolish to leave the > // >>store without inspecting the contents of the package. > // > > // >There have been reports that at some CompUSA stores, shrinkwrapping > // >returned merchandise and putting them back on the shelves is the norm. > // >There's always a possibility that some jerk returned the package with > // >an old drive substituted on purpose. The customer return staff > // >doesn't take but a quick look inside of the box most of the time, > // >without really verifying what the exact contents are. Fry's > // >Electronics does it all the time, but they usually put a sticker on > // >the reshrinkwrapped merchandise stating that it had previously been > // >returned by a customer. At least Fry's provides some sort of warning. > // > // I got a switcheroo from Fry's once about 3 years ago, with NO warning > // sticker. Instead of a high end Turtle Beach sound card, there was on > // old 8-bit LAN card in the box. I had to go through heaven and earth > // with the Fry's "customer service" just to get a replacement. Bah! > // > // Phil > // > > // >-Gerry > // > > // >>>Hello everyone. > // >>> > // >>>2 month ago, the CompUSA store at Broadway NYC, stole $407 from me. > // >>> > // >>>In April 2nd, while I was touring New York City, I entered the store and > // >>>bought a brand new Westren Digital 20.4GB hard drive, at the second > // >>>floor. > // >>> > // >>>When I came back to my home country, I found out that the hard drive in > // >>>the box, was an old 270MB Quantum!!! My face turned red when I realized > // >>>what has been done to me. > // >>> > // >>>Well, it, of course ruined my lovely 3 weeks vacation.I can do nothing > // >>>about it. I am here, and the store is on the other side of the world. > // >>>The only thing I can do, is to warn you not to buy there anything. > // >>>Please don't repeat the same mistake I did. > // >>> > // >>>Dan Aloni, danaloni@inter.net.il > // > // Phil Burton - Palo Alto,CA USA >
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<7ju3t3$5aj$1@centipede.wantree.com.au>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mailReferences:
<37569810.7A767D11@inter.net.il> <375798af.4709303@news.erols.com> <3756b7e4.13405616@news> <375faf0c.761685@news.alink.net> <37622971.93204931@24.128.188.255>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f4d7c,51aab829ca848b2d X-Google-Attributes: gidf4d7c,public X-Google-Thread: f5f89,51aab829ca848b2d X-Google-Attributes: gidf5f89,public X-Google-Thread: 113d7c,51aab829ca848b2d X-Google-Attributes: gid113d7c,public X-Google-Thread: 1002bf,51aab829ca848b2d X-Google-Attributes: gid1002bf,public X-Google-Thread: f70d1,51aab829ca848b2d X-Google-Attributes: gidf70d1,public From: "Rob" <nolde@wantree.com.au> Subject: Re: Beware: CompUSA Hard Drive theft! Don't buy there! Date: 1999/06/13 Message-ID: <7ju3t3$5aj$1@centipede.wantree.com.au> X-Deja-AN: 488829534 References: <37569810.7A767D11@inter.net.il> <375798af.4709303@news.erols.com> <3756b7e4.13405616@news> <375faf0c.761685@news.alink.net> <37622971.93204931@24.128.188.255> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Organization: Wantree Development X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Reply-To: "Rob" <nolde@wantree.com.au> Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt,ba.market.computers,misc.forsale.computers.storage