[mothered]

Would be very interested to find out how you got on with the Macbook.

Also with the FTID did you do this yourself or pay someone to do it, I know @mothered strongly advises against this method but a lot of big UK retailers seem to be very susceptible to it.

Good luck.

[bocchi]

Slam Jam bought a jacket for £650 FTID with PayPal took about 3 weeks to complete
SSense FTID a bag for around £400 FTID with PayPal funnily enough this one got stuck in customs for over a month so PP just refunded me regardless
MR Porter £156 DNA on fresh account no questions asked at all
Amazon Apple Watch EB on aged amazon account with hundreds of legit purchases £250 no questions asked

Currently attempting DNA on a MacBook from amazon was told to wait until Sunday to see if it arrives, UNIQLO PEB is under investigation and Diesel DNA is also under investigation.

Any updates on the last 3 items?

[Buddhism]

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[futterbuckz]

I had a fun fail today. Grabbed a Sonos SN off eBay to start a warranty claim but the live chat agent told me… that the SN had already been used for attempted returns several times in the last two days. Oops.

Lesson learned: only use serial numbers from very very recent eBay ads so you minimize the chances of them having already been used for SE…

How does the SN work? As I’ve got a serial number of a fairly new MacBook… do I just message apple say it’s broken and they will send one to my address ? Even tho I haven’t got a clue where the actual mac is in the county

Essentially yes. But I personally wouldn't touch Apple with a ten foot pole as of today. Waste of time and their customer service has become an angering, pitiful joke.

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Some recent successes:

Sonos Sub, SN + envelope method, $900
Sonos Beam, SN + envelope method, $500
Google Pixel Buds Pro, SN + empty envelope method, $200
Jlab earphones, SN method, no RMA needed, $100
Jlab headphones, SN method, no RMA needed, $100
Sephora (Dyson Airwrap), empty envelope method, $900 (claim took over a month of continuous follow-ups, do not recommend)

Some recent fails:

Hiboy electric scooter: SN method worked all summer long, manufacturer now cross-checking invoices, which means we cannot use fake invoices anymore. Excellent customer service anyway
Anker Nebula projector: SN + disposed of faulty item method, used to work until at least September, now cross-checking invoices and refusing to deal with claims when item purchased outside their website/Amazon

[Kuro7776]

Slam Jam bought a jacket for £650 FTID with PayPal took about 3 weeks to complete
SSense FTID a bag for around £400 FTID with PayPal funnily enough this one got stuck in customs for over a month so PP just refunded me regardless
MR Porter £156 DNA on fresh account no questions asked at all
Amazon Apple Watch EB on aged amazon account with hundreds of legit purchases £250 no questions asked

Currently attempting DNA on a MacBook from amazon was told to wait until Sunday to see if it arrives, UNIQLO PEB is under investigation and Diesel DNA is also under investigation.

Any updates on the last 3 items?

MacBook I took the L and just kept it they would only accept return if UPS picked up the parcel hence FTID wouldn't work, Uniqlo worked the rep was just being annoying so I had to be persistent non stop about items missing and Diesel is still pending investigation I was told to wait 10 days and I've phoned them on 3 separate occasions and they're just saying that DPD is still investigating the parcel's location

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Slam Jam bought a jacket for £650 FTID with PayPal took about 3 weeks to complete
SSense FTID a bag for around £400 FTID with PayPal funnily enough this one got stuck in customs for over a month so PP just refunded me regardless
MR Porter £156 DNA on fresh account no questions asked at all
Amazon Apple Watch EB on aged amazon account with hundreds of legit purchases £250 no questions asked

Currently attempting DNA on a MacBook from amazon was told to wait until Sunday to see if it arrives, UNIQLO PEB is under investigation and Diesel DNA is also under investigation.

Would be very interested to find out how you got on with the Macbook.

Also with the FTID did you do this yourself or pay someone to do it, I know @mothered strongly advises against this method but a lot of big UK retailers seem to be very susceptible to it.

I'm pretty sure Amazon are catching on with it in regards to higher priced items anyway I admit the method only works due to incompetence but I've had great success using it over the years or so. The MacBook FTID failed because they would only allow me to return if the carrier picked up the parcel which is the first I've seen. Method still works extremely well with PayPal though

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Slam Jam bought a jacket for £650 FTID with PayPal took about 3 weeks to complete
SSense FTID a bag for around £400 FTID with PayPal funnily enough this one got stuck in customs for over a month so PP just refunded me regardless
MR Porter £156 DNA on fresh account no questions asked at all
Amazon Apple Watch EB on aged amazon account with hundreds of legit purchases £250 no questions asked

Currently attempting DNA on a MacBook from amazon was told to wait until Sunday to see if it arrives, UNIQLO PEB is under investigation and Diesel DNA is also under investigation.

is the diesel dna still under investigation? And i suppose it was a Carrier (ups) Investigation right?

Yeah still under investigation they won't move forward with the claim until the carrier responds

[mothered]

Diesel is still pending investigation I was told to wait 10 days and I've phoned them on 3 separate occasions and they're just saying that DPD is still investigating the parcel's location

The upside Is, the claim hasn't yet been declined and Is still In progress.

Please keep us Informed as developments come to hand.

[bocchi]

Slam Jam bought a jacket for £650 FTID with PayPal took about 3 weeks to complete
SSense FTID a bag for around £400 FTID with PayPal funnily enough this one got stuck in customs for over a month so PP just refunded me regardless
MR Porter £156 DNA on fresh account no questions asked at all
Amazon Apple Watch EB on aged amazon account with hundreds of legit purchases £250 no questions asked

Currently attempting DNA on a MacBook from amazon was told to wait until Sunday to see if it arrives, UNIQLO PEB is under investigation and Diesel DNA is also under investigation.

Any updates on the last 3 items?

MacBook I took the L and just kept it they would only accept return if UPS picked up the parcel hence FTID wouldn't work, Uniqlo worked the rep was just being annoying so I had to be persistent non stop about items missing and Diesel is still pending investigation I was told to wait 10 days and I've phoned them on 3 separate occasions and they're just saying that DPD is still investigating the parcel's location

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Slam Jam bought a jacket for £650 FTID with PayPal took about 3 weeks to complete
SSense FTID a bag for around £400 FTID with PayPal funnily enough this one got stuck in customs for over a month so PP just refunded me regardless
MR Porter £156 DNA on fresh account no questions asked at all
Amazon Apple Watch EB on aged amazon account with hundreds of legit purchases £250 no questions asked

Currently attempting DNA on a MacBook from amazon was told to wait until Sunday to see if it arrives, UNIQLO PEB is under investigation and Diesel DNA is also under investigation.

Would be very interested to find out how you got on with the Macbook.

Also with the FTID did you do this yourself or pay someone to do it, I know @mothered strongly advises against this method but a lot of big UK retailers seem to be very susceptible to it.

I'm pretty sure Amazon are catching on with it in regards to higher priced items anyway I admit the method only works due to incompetence but I've had great success using it over the years or so. The MacBook FTID failed because they would only allow me to return if the carrier picked up the parcel which is the first I've seen. Method still works extremely well with PayPal though

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Slam Jam bought a jacket for £650 FTID with PayPal took about 3 weeks to complete
SSense FTID a bag for around £400 FTID with PayPal funnily enough this one got stuck in customs for over a month so PP just refunded me regardless
MR Porter £156 DNA on fresh account no questions asked at all
Amazon Apple Watch EB on aged amazon account with hundreds of legit purchases £250 no questions asked

Currently attempting DNA on a MacBook from amazon was told to wait until Sunday to see if it arrives, UNIQLO PEB is under investigation and Diesel DNA is also under investigation.

is the diesel dna still under investigation? And i suppose it was a Carrier (ups) Investigation right?

Yeah still under investigation they won't move forward with the claim until the carrier responds

Thanks for the update. Currently in the process of a Uniqlo refund, let’s hope it goes through.

[Selmavw]

I had a fun fail today. Grabbed a Sonos SN off eBay to start a warranty claim but the live chat agent told me… that the SN had already been used for attempted returns several times in the last two days. Oops.

Lesson learned: only use serial numbers from very very recent eBay ads so you minimize the chances of them having already been used for SE…

How does the SN work? As I’ve got a serial number of a fairly new MacBook… do I just message apple say it’s broken and they will send one to my address ? Even tho I haven’t got a clue where the actual mac is in the county

Essentially yes. But I personally wouldn't touch Apple with a ten foot pole as of today. Waste of time and their customer service has become an angering, pitiful joke.

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Some recent successes:

Sonos Sub, SN + envelope method, $900
Sonos Beam, SN + envelope method, $500
Google Pixel Buds Pro, SN + empty envelope method, $200
Jlab earphones, SN method, no RMA needed, $100
Jlab headphones, SN method, no RMA needed, $100
Sephora (Dyson Airwrap), empty envelope method, $900 (claim took over a month of continuous follow-ups, do not recommend)

Some recent fails:

Hiboy electric scooter: SN method worked all summer long, manufacturer now cross-checking invoices, which means we cannot use fake invoices anymore. Excellent customer service anyway
Anker Nebula projector: SN + disposed of faulty item method, used to work until at least September, now cross-checking invoices and refusing to deal with claims when item purchased outside their website/Amazon

I have never heard of the envelope method. Can you tell us about that? Or is it another method which you just call differently?

[razmataz]

How does the SN work? As I’ve got a serial number of a fairly new MacBook… do I just message apple say it’s broken and they will send one to my address ? Even tho I haven’t got a clue where the actual mac is in the county

Essentially yes. But I personally wouldn't touch Apple with a ten foot pole as of today. Waste of time and their customer service has become an angering, pitiful joke.

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Some recent successes:

Sonos Sub, SN + envelope method, $900
Sonos Beam, SN + envelope method, $500
Google Pixel Buds Pro, SN + empty envelope method, $200
Jlab earphones, SN method, no RMA needed, $100
Jlab headphones, SN method, no RMA needed, $100
Sephora (Dyson Airwrap), empty envelope method, $900 (claim took over a month of continuous follow-ups, do not recommend)

Some recent fails:

Hiboy electric scooter: SN method worked all summer long, manufacturer now cross-checking invoices, which means we cannot use fake invoices anymore. Excellent customer service anyway
Anker Nebula projector: SN + disposed of faulty item method, used to work until at least September, now cross-checking invoices and refusing to deal with claims when item purchased outside their website/Amazon

I have never heard of the envelope method. Can you tell us about that? Or is it another method which you just call differently?

I think he might mean boxing them? instead of sending the box just send an empty envelope and the tracking should show as delivered.

[futterbuckz]

Essentially yes. But I personally wouldn't touch Apple with a ten foot pole as of today. Waste of time and their customer service has become an angering, pitiful joke.

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Some recent successes:

Sonos Sub, SN + envelope method, $900
Sonos Beam, SN + envelope method, $500
Google Pixel Buds Pro, SN + empty envelope method, $200
Jlab earphones, SN method, no RMA needed, $100
Jlab headphones, SN method, no RMA needed, $100
Sephora (Dyson Airwrap), empty envelope method, $900 (claim took over a month of continuous follow-ups, do not recommend)

Some recent fails:

Hiboy electric scooter: SN method worked all summer long, manufacturer now cross-checking invoices, which means we cannot use fake invoices anymore. Excellent customer service anyway
Anker Nebula projector: SN + disposed of faulty item method, used to work until at least September, now cross-checking invoices and refusing to deal with claims when item purchased outside their website/Amazon

I have never heard of the envelope method. Can you tell us about that? Or is it another method which you just call differently?

I think he might mean boxing them? instead of sending the box just send an empty envelope and the tracking should show as delivered.

Exactly. Differs from boxing as weight is not taken into account. Only works with UPS and a few other carriers (Canada Post is among them).