On 5/22/2010 8:33 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
On May 22, 2010, at 6:57 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
On 23/05/2010, P. J. Alling<webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote:
I've worked in retail, sellling at different times, audio equipment and
cameras, if we couldn't sell again as new, (i.e. the camera, or other gear,
looked pristine and the all of the packaging was as new), we wouldn't give
you all of your money back, and after checking all of the cameras functions,
we'd sure as hell sell it as new. Some places charge a restocking fee as a
matter of course.
I guess that's the difference, here people can sniff out something
that's been repackaged (even carefully) a mile away and will often
demand a discount for taking on shop-soiled items.
That's true here as well. Most packaging today has machine applied tape or
shrink wrap. It's not hard to see if it's been opened. I look for a package
that is still sealed. And if the opened one is the only one left, I ask for a
discount. NIne times out of ten, it's granted.
Paul
Back when I was working retail, packaging wasn't so machine intensive.
Now it appears that large chains have special repackaging equipment.
Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio)
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