A 12" mistake from amazon
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March 22nd, 2019 at 3:49:30 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | A man from Freetown, Mass., Nick Memmo said that he originally bought and paid for a 74-inch flat-screen TV on Amazon, but when the 86-inch arrived, delivered by a third-party shipping company, he chose not to return the larger model. He was arrested on Monday night for keeping the larger TV. Nick Memmo, 35, told the outlet what occurred at his home the night of his arrest: “They surrounded the house and knocked on the door with flashlights coming through all the windows. They told me to come outside then handcuffed me.” The police found it mounted on to his wall. The applicable law is from FTC website.
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March 22nd, 2019 at 4:55:24 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
Obviously there is more to this story that we don't know about. The cops and everybody else knows you get to keep anything you get shipped to you. Edit: There were two TV's delivered at the same time. He was contacted by police and Amazon and apparently lied to one or both. That's probably what he was arrested for. Edit. Now I'm reading he was arrested for giving a fake name and obtaining goods under false pretenses. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 22nd, 2019 at 5:48:33 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
I misunderstood the article the first time. I thought he received a larger TV instead of the one he ordered which was 12" smaller. But you are correct, he did receive two large TV's instead of one. I assumed he opened the TV and hung it on the wall, and at a later point realized it was the wrong one. Instead he remained silent when they delivered two TV's. |
March 22nd, 2019 at 6:37:04 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
I think what happened was, two different names, same address. They're making a big deal out of that he signed for the one he didn't order when he knew it was for a different person. He denies signing anything, but I saw a scan of his sig on the receipt. They'll get him for fraud. 84" TV's sell in the $1500-$2500 range.. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 22nd, 2019 at 7:05:26 PM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 |
Oh. I voted, would have done the same thing. If I got 2, I would notify amazon and try to talk them into letting keep the bigger one due to their screwup Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
March 22nd, 2019 at 10:37:50 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
For considerably less valuable items, I have received a slight upgrade to the item that I ordered. I normally just assume that the company was out of stock and they gave me an upgrade. It's like reserving an economy car rental and being given a full size because the lot was out of economy cars. But receiving the 74" TV I ordered with my name on it, and accepting an additional higher priced 84" TV with someone else's name on it is pushing the limits. As EvenBob pointed out, the low end 65" TV s are under $500, but TV's 84" and larger are frequently over $2000. |