Laminate Wood Flooring instead of a Canon 5D MKIII

apac · 01-17-2013, 11:23 AM

Saw this article today...

Photog Receives Laminate Flooring After Ordering a Canon 5D MKIII From Dell

Last edited by apac; 01-23-2013 at 02:27 PM.

br.davidson · 01-17-2013, 11:35 AM

I would be shocked if the photog turns out not to be scammer. We'll see.

kenafein · 01-17-2013, 11:43 AM

I don't see why he needed "Compensation". Returning his money and giving him a $100 credit seems fine. Of course they should honor their commitments on call backs and the situation was handled poorly on many levels.

Na Horuk · 01-17-2013, 11:51 AM

Well maybe he was counting on getting that camera and made a loss by getting a pile of planks instead, so compensation in a case like that would make sense.
Of course, this is a pretty bizarre story. Hope they get to the bottom of it. If this happened to me, I would be really floored.

JinDesu · 01-17-2013, 11:58 AM

My face is quite wooden when reading those jokes.

mrNewt · 01-17-2013, 12:26 PM

At least he got some wood ... for free too ...

Nesster · 01-17-2013, 12:53 PM

This seems to be the only case reported on the net... funny nobody else got a shipment of wood. Also, I will 'document' my package only if it is especially beat up and dented, not every time I open it. That's a bit strange, to take a picture of yourself running a blade across the tape.

By the way, I just got an excellent price on a Mk III on a 6 hour ebay listing. Guy said it was as-new, 0 clicks, but no box.

SpecialK · 01-17-2013, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by kenafein

I don't see why he needed "Compensation". Returning his money and giving him a $100 credit seems fine. Of course they should honor their commitments on call backs and the situation was handled poorly on many levels.

I don't necessarily even trust his version of the "poor handling". Stuff happens.

kenafein · 01-17-2013, 04:15 PM

Originally posted by SpecialK

I don't necessarily even trust his version of the "poor handling". Stuff happens.

The only one getting screwed here is Dell, that's for sure.

Raffwal · 01-17-2013, 10:08 PM

That sounds pretty fishy. Something like that happening twice to the same guy. Hmmm....

RyanW · 01-21-2013, 04:25 PM

Either Dell is out a large chunk of money, as presumably the warehouse stock has been compromized or somebody is pulling a buy none, get two free.

pingflood · 01-22-2013, 05:34 AM

Hah.

Pictures of the shipment to "document" it. Received wood flooring TWICE, and so far we have not heard of anyone else receiving the same. Smells like a scam.

01-17-2013, 11:23 AM	#1
apac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Metro Detroit Photos: Gallery Posts: 139	Laminate Wood Flooring instead of a Canon 5D MKIII Saw this article today... Photog Receives Laminate Flooring After Ordering a Canon 5D MKIII From Dell Last edited by apac; 01-23-2013 at 02:27 PM.

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01-17-2013, 11:35 AM	#2
br.davidson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 138	I would be shocked if the photog turns out not to be scammer. We'll see.

01-17-2013, 11:43 AM	#3
kenafein Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern California Photos: Albums Posts: 4,082	I don't see why he needed "Compensation". Returning his money and giving him a $100 credit seems fine. Of course they should honor their commitments on call backs and the situation was handled poorly on many levels.

01-17-2013, 11:51 AM	#4
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	Well maybe he was counting on getting that camera and made a loss by getting a pile of planks instead, so compensation in a case like that would make sense. Of course, this is a pretty bizarre story. Hope they get to the bottom of it. If this happened to me, I would be really floored.

01-17-2013, 11:58 AM	#5
JinDesu Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,638	My face is quite wooden when reading those jokes.

01-17-2013, 12:26 PM	#6
mrNewt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ON, RH Posts: 2,181	At least he got some wood ... for free too ...

01-17-2013, 12:53 PM	#7
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072	This seems to be the only case reported on the net... funny nobody else got a shipment of wood. Also, I will 'document' my package only if it is especially beat up and dented, not every time I open it. That's a bit strange, to take a picture of yourself running a blade across the tape. By the way, I just got an excellent price on a Mk III on a 6 hour ebay listing. Guy said it was as-new, 0 clicks, but no box.

01-17-2013, 01:13 PM	#8
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	Originally posted by kenafein I don't see why he needed "Compensation". Returning his money and giving him a $100 credit seems fine. Of course they should honor their commitments on call backs and the situation was handled poorly on many levels. I don't necessarily even trust his version of the "poor handling". Stuff happens.

01-17-2013, 04:15 PM	#9
kenafein Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern California Photos: Albums Posts: 4,082	Originally posted by SpecialK I don't necessarily even trust his version of the "poor handling". Stuff happens. The only one getting screwed here is Dell, that's for sure.

01-17-2013, 10:08 PM	#10
Raffwal Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The North Posts: 879	That sounds pretty fishy. Something like that happening twice to the same guy. Hmmm....

01-21-2013, 04:25 PM	#11
RyanW Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 583	Either Dell is out a large chunk of money, as presumably the warehouse stock has been compromized or somebody is pulling a buy none, get two free.

01-22-2013, 05:34 AM	#12
pingflood Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Borås, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,169	Hah. Pictures of the shipment to "document" it. Received wood flooring TWICE, and so far we have not heard of anyone else receiving the same. Smells like a scam.