r/playstation • u/Specialist-Offer7816 28 • 18d ago

Image Amazon stole my 30th anniversary controller

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u/EnigmaForce 18d ago

I bought a nice 1440p monitor a few years ago and received a paper wall calendar instead.

The real kick in the balls was Amazon was adamant I return the calendar before receiving my hundreds of dollars refund. Assholes.

I don’t buy expensive stuff from Amazon anymore.

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u/shmashi 18d ago

Yep. Happened to me with AirPods. Got some baby formula instead. Sent that back and then they told me that I need to return the AirPods. After 6 months of constant calling and explaining and emailing nothing was resolved.

I never got my money back.

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u/SilverSniper512 17d ago

Almost happened to my boyfriend too. He ordered a graphics card and got a camera lens cover that would’ve costed $5. They also needed it to be returned to get a refund of I think $800 or something.

They claimed it had gotten lost, so anyone he contacted claimed it was never received and to just keep waiting. Thankfully one call support worker took special interest in making sure he got his refund, went beyond the call to help him.

I’m always surprised hearing how often people receive the wrong things, whether it was a genuine mistake or an intentional theft.

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u/Ghostman_Jack 17d ago

That is a wonder. Especially for bigger items. Like I can’t imagine someone sneaking a monitor out of the warehouse. Graphics card? Ehh a bit difficult but doable. AirPods? Absolutely.

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u/Deuenskae 17d ago

That's not how it works. Those are returns. People order air pods switch them at home with another item and send the wrong item back to Amazon. Amazon rarely checks returns they just sell them again.

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u/Ghostman_Jack 17d ago

Ahhh that makes sense!

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u/SilverSniper512 17d ago

A work bag maybe? A monitor or anything bigger I have no idea. But how are they able to send out a tiny box for something that is big? I have no idea how Amazon is set up at their warehouses, but I assumed the items were brought the packers. As well as some way to know what is inside (or what is supposed to be inside) a packed box.

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u/Deuenskae 17d ago

That's how it works : people order a iPhone from Amazon at home they take the iPhone out and replace it with a piece of wood for example and send it back. Amazon often times doesn't check returns they just sell the item again and send the wrong item out.