Hey thats not a Sony

jeremymarcinko
jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
edited July 2013 in The Clubhouse
So I was out with the family the other day, browsing the electronics dept. at Target. I got to looking at their lineup of Blu-ray players and the Sony bdp-s5100 caught my eye with its cheap plastic crystal shaped case. Only $119 I thought it was a nice bargain player to replace the ps3. There was only three on the shelf and two of them had badly beat up boxes. So I grabbed the one clear in the back that was in the best condition and went on my merry way. Well, after hitting up a few more stores, eating a late dinner, then getting the kids to bed I had a chance to unbox my new player. And what did I find in there, a busted up samsung dvd player. Oh lucky me, I fell victim to someone elses scam. I talked my wife into returning for me, she would do a much better convincing the store manager she was the victim and not the scammer. She did great, brought me back new sony in a smashed up box. I'm a happy camper now, but I really thought I was up the creek on that one.
Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited July 2013
    I can't understand how the store got scammed, since THEY are supposed to check the contents of all returns?
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited July 2013
    That is very bad on the store, but I doubt the box was checked upon return...
    Jake
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  • Tornado Red
    Tornado Red Posts: 939
    edited July 2013
    Glad it turned out well for you. Wouldn't it be cool if for ONCE it worked the other way? Hey I bought this entry level BDP, got home and found a brand new Oppo 105 in the box! Dreams never die, just the dreamer :cheesygrin:
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited July 2013
    It was maybe an inside job.
    I bought mine online you got a really good price I paid $127 fs no tax.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited July 2013
    Yea, the thing is it looked like a unopened sealed box, had the clear tape on each end with the sony logo on it. And the store had the security cable thing around the box too. My wife asked them "don't you check the returns" he said "sadly no, but we should start", no kidding. I would assume one carefully removed the tape and returned it as an unused/restockable item. Or it was a dishonest employee. The scammer didn't even have the courtesy to put the samsung remote with it, just the player no remote or manual.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited July 2013
    Make you want to open them now at the register before you leave the store, heck you could have got stuck with that mess
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    edited July 2013
    "Sony GUTS"
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited July 2013
    ^^umm, what?,
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited July 2013
    It's a "sony beeetch"! :smile:
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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