The $3000 Tape Dispenser
How would you like pay $3000 for a tape dispenser?
Sage ordered a high-end camera from Dell. When he opened the shrink-wrapped package, inside was the cheap, plastic office supply.
But after reaching Dell and telling his story, a Dell manager apologized profusely and agreed to send a new 5D free of charge with free shipping.
Yay!
Read the whole gory saga here.
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Just read the ones posted by Sage to get the facts.
i know how this happened... Dell isn't authorized to sell the higher end camera line so they go to a grey market vendor, or to a distributor that won't look too closely at the official authorization due to the sales volume they recieve. it's not something you'd expect for a large vendor, but it happens more than most people know. though i'm sure this was not intentional on Dell's part, it is something that is extremely unlikely to happen if it was purchased for resale through authorized channels. even going though the grey market it's most likely a return that some consumer was trying to scam back on the original seller, but it coule be a number of things... i've seen it all.
Way too many posts to sort through if you follow that link.
I just hope he got to keep the tape dispenser...