Does it matter who it started with? We are talking about Walmart, not General Merchandising Company out of Minnesota.
Please note, that my interference would have been limited to one post had not you and others felt the need to respond. Fact is, it happens. It does not matter how often, it happens and is more likely to happen at Walmart and stores that employ those who have limited knowledge of electronics.
Do you know what the term ignorant means? The combination of my experiences and the experiences of others which is readily available on the internet paints a clear picture of Walmart. If they had proper policies for returned items this would be a non-issue.
Ignorance implies I am lacking knowledge on the subject. However, with what I have given as evidence for my claim, I hardly think ignorance is the word that applies. I am sure that is the best insult you could come up with though, so don't worry about it.
Is the percentage notable? I am not sure really, but that is not what I claimed. Walmart's lackluster policies for returns make it more likely that you will be a victim. Shopping at a place like Best Buy gives you a much better chance that you will get what you expected. This is of course not to suggest this never happens at Best Buy, but when you return something there it is typically throughly inspected, or at least that is the impression the thieves have and they steer clear of Best Buy for rip-off jobs.
Disclaimer: I do not shop at Best Buy, nor do I work for Best Buy. This is merely an example.
Really now? Is that as specific as you would like to be or would you rather disprove me? I would like that add that this is now the dumbest I have read this entire month. Congrats!
Facts:
1. There are tons of stories about Walmart customers not getting what they expected.
2. It has happened to me 3 times, which is why I will never shop at Walmart again
3. There is a reason people love Walmart's return. They will accept anything. They employ bumpkins who know nothing about electronics. I can go to Walmart right now, buy a brand new SATA HD and return an old IDE hard drive. Tell them it was incompatible with my computer and guess what they would do. Put it back on the shelf.
Go try it yourself and tell me if you ever want to purchase electronics from Walmart, or any B&M for that matter. I took a jab at Walmart since that was the topic of this thread.
Thanks for putting your foot in your mouth though. I am sure many others will come and laugh at your moronic comment.
I also enjoyed reading this gem from you:
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/9163129/
You can find problems everywhere. I bought a Polar F11 fitness watch at Dick's Sporting Goods. Got it home and it didn't work correctly. I looked at the user settings and found that it was used and exercise programs had been recorded. I took is back and spoke with the manager. It should have been sent back to Polar when it was returned but no, it was put back on the rack. I bought a Garmin Nuvi at Circuit City which I was told had been the display model. The manager assured me everything worked, NOT! It wouldn't even hold a charge. Took it back and bought it somewhere else. I've personally never had a problem at Wal-Mart but anything is possible. If you take home a previously opened package (not factory sealed) without checking the contents (I'm not saying you did) then who is the idiot. Sales people in these types of stores are not paid a lot of money but at least they are working and not sitting home receiving my tax dollars.
You seem to be pretty ignorant of retail in general. Wal-Mart has a very liberal return policy. If you are worried about buying bricks or rocks it sounds like a personal problem.
Seriously, it sounds you read about this third hand and are using it to make an argument. You don't even know the actual facts about how this initially happened nor how wide spread it was or has been. In other words you are just making stuff up.
Every time I've bought a consumer electonic device from Wal-mart, I've never had any problems with them.
Why would you do that? Even if you don't want to buy it online where you can get it much cheaper, surely there are other stores near you that offer better deals than Walmart.
King Mook Mook
The iPad is really Apple's cheapest product to date, in terms of the hardware you get. A 9.7 inch IPS panel display with multitouch glass, a custom built 1 Ghz processor, 16GB of flash memory, 802.11N wifi, and bluetooth 2.1. Also a 10 hour battery and a super thin design all for $499.
To be honest I was expecting $599-$999 price points but Apple really came through with it. I mean, the 1st gen iPhone had way less hardware but cost around $700 initially.
I know that AT&T is not going to sell the ipad guarentee so I can that Wal-Mart will not be selling it. Apple is all about the customer experience with the purchase and use of their products - do you all really think they are going to put that in Wal- Marts hands?
Really now? Is that as specific as you would like to be or would you rather disprove me? I would like that add that this is now the dumbest I have read this entire month. Congrats!
Facts:
1. There are tons of stories about Walmart customers not getting what they expected.
2. It has happened to me 3 times, which is why I will never shop at Walmart again
3. There is a reason people love Walmart's return. They will accept anything. They employ bumpkins who know nothing about electronics. I can go to Walmart right now, buy a brand new SATA HD and return an old IDE hard drive. Tell them it was incompatible with my computer and guess what they would do. Put it back on the shelf.
Go try it yourself and tell me if you ever want to purchase electronics from Walmart, or any B&M for that matter. I took a jab at Walmart since that was the topic of this thread.
Thanks for putting your foot in your mouth though. I am sure many others will come and laugh at your moronic comment.
I also enjoyed reading this gem from you:
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/9163129/
there are a TON of stories of customers from just about anywhere not getting what they expected.
Go try it yourself and tell me if you ever want to purchase electronics from Walmart, or any B&M for that matter. I took a jab at Walmart since that was the topic of this thread.
on launch?
Assuming the device is in the box.
lol Why is Wal-Mart carrying the iPad?
I personally don't shop there, only make fun.
But wow, I'm impressed, nice work Wal-Mart.
Never had any problems with buying Apple stuff at Wally's. I do wonder, though, if the demographic of the iPad and that of the typical Walmart shopper has much overlap.
you sure? cause when i buy things from other stores other than the manufactures. i usually have a problem when i need to do something with insurance. like they both say go back to the other store and i just go crazy.
I'm in management with Wal-Mart and we have received information that we will be carrying all models of the iPad. This will surely help sales of the device. The good news for me is when I buy mine I'll get my associate discount.![]()
Every iPod model as well as the iPhone is sold at Wal-Mart.
I'm not surprised. Walmart also sells the latest Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VRII lens that retails for $2400 and this is on my wish list later this year.
No Apple Store in my area so my first iPad will be from Walmart for sure.