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RE: Currys UK Wrong Item Received? - SE.UK - 07-15-2020
Good luck with it, I also did Currys recently, so feel free to ask if you have any Q's
RE: Currys UK Wrong Item Received? - mothered - 07-16-2020
(07-15-2020, 05:16 PM)thrw7878 Wrote:Good to read.(07-15-2020, 04:56 PM)mothered Wrote:(07-15-2020, 02:47 PM)thrw7878 Wrote: Thank you for all the info. I think I will go ahead as planned, seems like a decent plan.You're welcome.
Please reply as developments come to hand.
Will do so. I have already placed my order so things are underway.
All the best.
RE: Currys UK Wrong Item Received? - Fastera - 07-16-2020
(07-15-2020, 09:55 PM)SE.UK Wrote: Good luck with it, I also did Currys recently, so feel free to ask if you have any Q's
(07-16-2020, 03:28 AM)mothered Wrote: Good to read.
All the best.
Thanks guys. Will keep you updated.
RE: Currys UK Wrong Item Received? - Rednaxela1 - 07-16-2020
(07-15-2020, 09:55 PM)SE.UK Wrote: Good luck with it, I also did Currys recently, so feel free to ask if you have any Q's
Did they reply? What did they say? What method did you use?
RE: Currys UK Wrong Item Received? - mothered - 07-17-2020
(07-16-2020, 08:40 PM)Rednaxela1 Wrote:Excellent points.(07-15-2020, 09:55 PM)SE.UK Wrote: Good luck with it, I also did Currys recently, so feel free to ask if you have any Q's
Did they reply? What did they say? What method did you use?
I assume he/she Is referring to this thread.
RE: Currys UK Wrong Item Received? - Fastera - 07-17-2020
As I was reading through the confirmation email I was thinking if I should call them directly instead of going through PayPal. Has anyone done SE over the phone with Currys? I would imagine it would still be possible and perhaps would require less time overall.
I guess what I am asking is to talk me out of changing my plan
RE: Currys UK Wrong Item Received? - Fastera - 07-24-2020
Finally some development with this plan.
Yesterday was the original delivery date for the items I ordered. I never got a shipping confirmation email but I waited to see if they will show up. Sadly this has not been the case and today I was in contact with Currys about it. They told me that for some reason my order has not gone through however not on their end but on Samsung's end. It would see that this is a "special order" and is shipped directly from Samsung on behalf of Currys.
So let me list my questions:
Is this cause for concern?
Should I give up on this SE?
Has someone done Samsung and what was the outcome? (this is still ordered via Currys mind you)
Should I change my method and take try to box them instead? I have the two cheap SSDs that I can practice on opening them without it being obvious.
RE: Currys UK Wrong Item Received? - SE.UK - 07-24-2020
(07-24-2020, 10:30 AM)thrw7878 Wrote: So let me list my questions:
Is this cause for concern?
Should I give up on this SE?
Has someone done Samsung and what was the outcome? (this is still ordered via Currys mind you)
Should I change my method and take try to box them instead? I have the two cheap SSDs that I can practice on opening them without it being obvious.
Concern - not really, SNAD method with Currys on PayPal, fingers crossed they're still not responding to disputes.
Remember your transaction is still with Currys, in a way, Currys won't have any evidence from themselves to back it up.
RE: Currys UK Wrong Item Received? - mothered - 07-25-2020
(07-24-2020, 10:30 AM)thrw7878 Wrote: Should I change my method and take try to box them instead?
(07-24-2020, 10:30 AM)thrw7878 Wrote: and the weight listed on the manufacturer's site is 62g.Based on the above, both boxing and the missing Item method will work.
It's very difficult to Identify a 62 gram variance on consignment.
RE: Currys UK Wrong Item Received? - Fastera - 07-25-2020
(07-24-2020, 10:43 PM)SE.UK Wrote: Concern - not really, SNAD method with Currys on PayPal, fingers crossed they're still not responding to disputes.
Remember your transaction is still with Currys, in a way, Currys won't have any evidence from themselves to back it up.
That is a good point regarding Currys not having evidence, but then Samsung might have and this I cannot verify in anyway until I have began the process. Also I now for a fact that the wrong item I will claim to have received is in stock by Currys themselves and is not considered "Special Order".
That being said I will go through PayPal so hopefully Samsung will not get involved at all. That way I stay on plan and in the event Currys do not respond to the PayPal claim (I see this as highly unlikely given the value of the order) it's an easy win for me.
(07-25-2020, 05:41 AM)mothered Wrote: Based on the above, both boxing and the missing Item method will work.
It's very difficult to Identify a 62 gram variance on consignment.
It is 62 grams for the SSD alone (each), the whole package comes at 91 grams (each). This is 68% difference in weight and I would assume this will be noticed at some point.
Say I return the packages empty and the weight does not bother them, Currys/Samsung proceed to sell those to another buyer down the line.
Do they have the ability to crosscheck that I have returned these exact boxes and then come and look for their money? I would assume it is possible and in that case boxing would not work long term.
I can also replace the SSDs with cheaper models and box them so there will be no weight difference, and upon them being sold to the next buyer they will be more likely to assume it to be a manufacturer error (if I do a good job at resealing the boxes).
Any thoughts are appreciated. Thank you!