Re: Why I will never shop at Wal Mart again

On 30 Dec 2005 16:21:13 -0800, banmilk@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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>Lawrence Glickman wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 23:23:48 GMT, "Ann" <nntpmail@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:21:09 -0600, Lawrence Glickman wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:03:49 GMT, "Ann" <nntpmail@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:02:00 -0600, Lawrence Glickman wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:06:53 -0600, Vic Dura
>> >>>> <vpdura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:00:51 -0600, Lawrence Glickman
>> >>>>><Lawrence_Glickman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote Re Why I will never shop at Wal
>> >>>>>Mart again:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>>How about a lawsuit against a store that sold me a broken camera, and
>> >>>>>>then refused to either refund the money or replace the camera because
>> >>>>>>the WRONG camera was in the box ( evidently taken back and *recycled*
>> >>>>>>in the Wal Mart fashion ).
>> >>>>
>> >>>> =============================================================
>> >>>>>I don't understand what happened. You brought a camera back, and the
>> >>>>>camera in the box was not the same camera as described on the box? It
>> >>>>>was that way when you bought it?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Correct. The Cannon A520 and A510 have the exact same camera body. If
>> >>>> you don't look at the number on the camera itself, you can't tell them
>> >>>> apart. The difference is inside the camera, where the A520 has a 5
>> >>>> megapixel sensor, and the A510 has a 3 megapixel sensor.
>> >>>
>> >>>Not according to the Canon website: the A520 is 4mp and the A510 is 3.2
>> >>>mp. (No, I wouldn't want to pay for a 520 and get a 510, but you are
>> >>>exaggerating.)
>> >>>http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=113
>> >>>
>> >>>Unfortunately they don't also sell the A510, but the newegg.com has
>> >>>photos of the A520 and packaging; the box does have "AS520" on it and
>> >>>the manual is for both cameras.
>> >>>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16830120168
>> >>>
>> >>>And, searching at walmart.com, they sell the A520 but not the A510.
>> >>
>> >> ah...there was an A510 in the box. If I pick through the garbage, I am
>> >> sure I can still find that.
>> >
>> >Understood, my next paragraph mentioned that.
>> >>
>> >>>http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?search_query=canon&search_constraint=0&ics=20&ico=0&ref=+125875.244083&search_sort=4
>> >>>
>> >>>It is possible your local Walmart did sell the A510 at one time and when
>> >>>the A520 came out, an employee put it on display and put the A510 that
>> >>>had been on display in the A520 box, then on the shelf ... with the
>> >>>intent of cheating a customer. But at least at my local Walmart, that's
>> >>>not store policy. Discontinued display items are labeled as such and
>> >>>sold "as is", usually at an insufficient price reduction.
>> >>>
>> >>>Imo, the more likely culprit was a customer, with way more nerve than I
>> >>>have, who decided to trade up from an A510 t0 a A520. Then "returned"
>> >>>the A510 in the A520 box, counting on the customer service counter being
>> >>>too busy to check well.
>> >>>
>> >>>I'd give Canon a try, preferably a letter rather tnan a call to customer
>> >>>service. Electronic items are targets for theft in the distribution
>> >>>chain, so often serial numbers are tracked. When the bulk shipments are
>> >>>packaged for retail sale here, it's common for a serial number tag to be
>> >>>put on the box. Have you checked to see if there is a S/N on the A520
>> >>>box and whether it matches the one on the A510 camera? If you do
>> >>>contact Canon, wouldn't hurt to C/C Walmart corporate customer service,
>> >>>including a cover letter summarizing your local store experience.
>> >>
>> >> Well, Ann, thanks for the helpful advice. I could have used it a week
>> >> ago.
>> >>
>> >> Right now, I'm thinking it is a lost cause, so cut the rope and let it
>> >> drift away. $hit happens. I don't know if it was deliberate deception
>> >> or not, but certainly repackaging used/broken equipment and selling it
>> >> as NEW is a Criminal offense.
>>
>> ===========================================================
>> >Agreed that it would be time consuming, with not much chance of a
>> >satisfactory outcome. The customer service counter is in direct view os
>> >the checkouts in my local Wamart and I seen how quickly they process
>> >returns. There are usually several carts full of returns waiting to go
>> >back on the shelves. Imo you were the victim of a cheating customer AND
>> >inadequate checking of returns by Walmart.
>> >
>> >BTW, one way to protect yourself when opening a sealed package (yes, I
>> >know this wasn't <g>) is to videotape the process of opening it and taking
>> >the items out.
>>
>> I have no camera of any kind, video or otherwise. THANK YOU WALLY
>> WORLD!
>>
>> Anyhow, they supposedly reviewed the surveillance video tape and found
>> that nobody violated company policy, so I got shafted.
>>
>> This is like asking the FOX how many chickens there are in the
>> henhouse tonight. Do you expect an HONEST ANSWER? Really?
>>
>> "Sorry Mr. Glickman, we can recommend a good proctologist if you need
>> one.
>>
>> Your Friends,
>> Wal Mart
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>Maybe we'll get lucky and Mossad will start blowing up Wal Marts to
>blame the Muslims.

I believe in Karma. IOW..."what goes around comes around"

They have built a Golden Calf on the sweat and toil of untermenchen,
and now bow down to this False God. They will pay for that sin, if
not today, someday.

Wal Mart has nothing to do with "customer satisfaction." It is all
about unbridled greed, and what immoral lengths some people will go to
in order to enrich themselves at the expense of others.

Allah have mercy on their souls.

Lg

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