Bob Mannix wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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Bob Eager wrote:
On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 09:44:17 UTC, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

And then just stick a bit of sellotape on the open box and put it
back onto the shelf to be resold. Eventually some punter will buy it
and not bring it back, it's not "British" to complain after all.

I've had similar, obvious customer returns sold as new stock, from
DSG Retail Limited companies (Dixons, Currys, PC World, The Link,
PartMaster, Microwarehouse and probably others). I didn't think that
Argos stooped that low, I shall now check everything in store if the
makers seals look disturbed.

The only place this happened to me was Habitat. So Argos stoop as low as
Habitat. I don't think you can pick one from another!


Don't miss Staples - they certainly used to be chock full of returned
computer stuff being sold 'as new'.

They seem to have a policy that allows customers to take stuff home and
use it for 14 days and then return it for a full refund even if used. We
were offered this on a colour laser printer and they would rather do
this than produce even a single sample sheet. Of course, by the time
someone has taken it home (or to the office), set it up, started using
the consumables, run off as many prints as they can within 14 days and
returned it, it really is no longer new.

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