I don't know about you, but every time I've ever returned something of an electronic nature to a store, it's checked inside and out before the store accepts and refunds money. Apparently there's a store out there that doesn't put a priority on checking, as someone was able to return a gutted Xbox 360 to some unnamed store for a full refund.
CVG has pictures of the returned console, which has been stuffed with paper, cardboard, "some VGA cables for a computer and an old parallel printer cable."
The fooled employee tries to blame the incident on girls: "the guy that was working that morning was by himself, so we cannot under any circumstances leave the dept. So the girls that work at the service desk were told to see if everything is in the box, and approve," he continues. "Obviously they did not do a very good job." Be a man, dude. Own up!
You thought this story was an urban legend, didn't you? Now there's a guy out there with the innards of an Xbox 360 and a few hundred dollars; he's a real legend! Also, he's a piece of crap.
Hit the jump for more pictures.
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10:36 AM on 11.26.2007
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Seriously, though, what's this guy going to do with the innards of a 360? Play it? I guess he could, but he could very easily short something out or get substantial dust on it.
Like Luke, this guy/girl had some serious bawls taking this back... But, if they had been caught, would anything have happened?
Seriously, though, what's this guy going to do with the innards of a 360? Play it? I guess he could, but he could very easily short something out or get substantial dust on it.
Like Luke, this guy/girl had some serious bawls taking this back... But, if they had been caught, would anything have happened?
Rock on for sticking it to the man and taking his money. Shit, that's the principle the corporation was FOUNDED on and created from. Highway Robbery.
Go thief!
This shit happens all the time in retail. I caught someone gutting PC's back in the 90's when I worked at Wal-Mart. The store manager didn't understand how they were doing it without breaking the warranty seal. (Hint: A Heat Gun can remove those things without leaving marks...)
Remember the original Playstation? I got one within a week of them coming out. It played it till it died. It died. I bought a new one, put my old one in the box, and brought it back to the store. It worked, never heard about it again.
Remember the Playstation2? I bought it within a week of it coming out. Disk Read Error after a few years. Buy, swap, return, profit.
In my defense, the guy that owns the store I did this at is a total fucking toolbox, and I probably wouldn't have done it if he wasn't such a prick.
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After christmas I remember you used to be able to return opened, dvd's, games, etc. and get a full store credit for it with no receipt. Shit I had friends that brought games back they had for months and got full store credit for them. Go to a few different best buys and do the same thing, get yourself whatever you want.
The store took it back. Wal-mart always takes it back if you pressure hard enough.