Weird question on Walmart return policy?

[Orbiting234]

Just because you don't have the money to repair it does not give you the right to commit fraud. Never has, never will.

You won't DIE without a Vita while you save up.

 

[tbgtbg]

I once had a real hassle returning a defective game to Walmart (the center of the disc had a hairline crack). Even after they opened every copy in the store and they all turned out to have the same defect (must've gotten a bad batch) they still were making up bullshit about how they couldn't give me back my twenty bucks because of "copyright law" and only wanted to give me credit towards another game (none of which they had in stock that I wanted). Funny how that "law" suddenly vanished when I put up enough of a fuss that the ass. man. called the actual store manager who just said "give him back his twenty bucks".

 

[ComeTurismO]

Just because you don't have the money to repair it does not give you the right to commit fraud. Never has, never will.

You won't DIE without a Vita while you save up.

Completely agree with you.

@OP
I remember this story my sister told me.
She works at Best Buy, and stores have some policy against fraud. Your scenario is similar to what happened, and the store found out right away. You don't want to know the consequences.

 

[imranh101]

Did it work? One time my uncle bought those really expensive steaks that say USDA money back guarantee. He took back the receipt and they have him cash back. He didn't even open them. I don't think Walmart cares. He paid with a card so I think your fine. It was like a hundred bucks worth of steak.

Edit: Weird we started at the same day and are both lurkers.

Dafuuuuuuq that's insane...
Anyways... I have purchased a PSV from K-Mart (all walmart were out of stock) but called a different one ahead and said "I bought a PS Vita yesterday with cash, and, well, it won't turn on" she said "Do you still have the receipt?" "Yes" "Alright well bring it in along with the original accessories and we will return it" "Will I get a replacement or will I get my cash back?" "Whichever you choose."

 

[retKHAAAN]

this is fraud any way you look at it. the vita broke in your pocket. you had it on your person and it broke. therefore, it's your fault, not walmart's or sony's...

 

[imranh101]

People telling me how I'm committing fraud... on a forum that is basically set on the grounds of "how to play pirated games". Tell me otherwise, I know, you own the game, but the premise is still there.

 

[jefffisher]

People telling me how I'm committing fraud... on a forum that is basically set on the grounds of "how to play pirated games". Tell me otherwise, I know, you own the game, but the premise is still there.

piracy is a victimless crime and very few people ever get caught, fraud you are fucking over walmart and if they realize what you are trying to do you're going to be arrested right then and there.

 

[imranh101]

piracy is a victimless crime and very few people ever get caught, fraud you are fucking over walmart and if they realize what you are trying to do you're going to be arrested right then and there.

"Piracy is a victimless crime" "fraud you are fucking over walmart"
So you're telling me that buy downloading games illegally rather than buying them you're not "fucking over _____ game company"?

 

[AngryGeek416]

LOL dont listen to the pansys on this thread, Sony is a multi million dollar company you think $150 bucks is gonna damage them? Its there fault for making faulty devices a VIta is like 400 dollars and he just bought it and they want him to pay to fix it? If it really broke in your pocket and not from a fall then that obviously means the screen was faulty. Now if the specific method your trying to use will be successful i have no comment on that i guess its just comes down to whos behind the cashier

 

[Devin]

If I did a return like that, they'd probably give me cash back.

So do it up, and post back with your luck. (Or don't and we'll all speculate about what happened to you.)

Full proof plan though. Just as long as they don't do checks on the Vita or anything. No way to tell anyway as you've drained the battery.

 

[AngryGeek416]

"Piracy is a victimless crime" "fraud you are fucking over walmart"
So you're telling me that buy downloading games illegally rather than buying them you're not "fucking over _____ game company"?

I think he means theres no chance of being caught

 

[imranh101]

If I did a return like that, they'd probably give me cash back.

So do it up, and post back with your luck. (Or don't and we'll all speculate about what happened to you.)

Full proof plan though. Just as long as they don't do checks on the Vita or anything. No way to tell anyway as you've drained the battery.

This is exactly what I was thinking. Could they technically catch me? Yeah, what would that entail?
1. After I give it to them (they can't tell what's wrong) they send it back to Sony to be refurbished. It gets there in a week.
2. Sony opens up the device, (after fixing all the other devices that are in "line" before "mine") and fixes it. Give that a week.
3. They see that the serial number of the device is different than the sticker.
4. I guess what you expect here is that they mark it in a system, then the Sony rep calls Kmart and tells them it happened.
5. I payed with cash so they say "we'll find his face on camera" and, I guess, look back 3 weeks of footage to get a picture of my face.
6. I'm not allowed to shop at that Kmart anymore.
7. Oh no?

PS The new Serial # sticker is well applied, can't tell it was ever removed.

 

[Devin]

Too much work for a $250 system. Sony fixes it, and then sends it back. There isn't a dedicated process to catch people who do this. Or else a ton of people I know would be in quite a bit of trouble.

Do what you're gonna do, and look on. Bet those screens only cost Sony a few pennies anyway.

 

[imranh101]

LOL dont listen to the pansys on this thread, Sony is a multi million dollar company you think $150 bucks is gonna damage them? Its there fault for making faulty devices a VIta is like 400 dollars and he just bought it and they want him to pay to fix it? If it really broke in your pocket and not from a fall then that obviously means the screen was faulty. Now if the specific method your trying to use will be successful i have no comment on that i guess its just comes down to whos behind the cashier

Yeah. I wouldn't honestly believe it if someone told me "it broke from being in his pocket" but I know it's the truth (no one else has to) therefore I don't feel bad. The Vita should NOT break from being in a pocket, and in the case it does, shouldn't cost me because that shit's faulty. Is sony technically out $150 since they wont get the money from repairing it? Yes.
Are they really out that much? No. It probably costs $20 to repair and then they will be selling it as refurbished for $200+ anyway. They lose maybe 40 bucks? That's their own fault for not standing behind their product. Fuck em', I that same day it broke dropped $20 for PS Plus. I feel no remorse.

 

[science]

Hey, if you don't have the $130 to get a repair done, why don't you just rob an old lady? They're pretty defenseless, it would probably be easier than buying a new Vita and swapping the serial numbers.

 

[AngryGeek416]

Yeah. I wouldn't honestly believe it if someone told me "it broke from being in his pocket" but I know it's the truth (no one else has to) therefore I don't feel bad. The Vita should NOT break from being in a pocket, and in the case it does, shouldn't cost me because that shit's faulty. Is sony technically out $150 since they wont get the money from repairing it? Yes.
Are they really out that much? No. It probably costs $20 to repair and then they will be selling it as refurbished for $200+ anyway. They lose maybe 40 bucks? That's their own fault for not standing behind their product. Fuck em', I that same day it broke dropped $20 for PS Plus. I feel no remorse.

Thats what im sayin be smart, dont be a retard. Dont let companies take advantage of you

 

[Smuff]

I work in service and repair of electronics (industrial lasers) and I would be VERY surprised if the sticker on the back is the only record of a unit in manufacturing. We can trace our end serial numbers from the frikken serial numbers of the PCBs inside for example. If you change the stickers and pay with a credit card (WHY would you do that when considering fraud ? Instant traceability right there!) it could be traced back to you.

 

[Canonbeat234]

Do the same thing that I did with T-mobile, call Sony again and tell them what does their 1-year warranty cover. Rule out the overall possibility of what happened. Tell them about that mainly focus on their warranty policy. Collaborate with them how to get it refurbish for free and they should be able to do it for you. If Sony can't fix it for free despite their warranty policy then it's false advertising.

Edit: Get a discount from Sony

 

[science]

Thats what im sayin be smart, dont be a retard. Dont let companies take advantage of you

But let's take advantage of the companies.

 

[AngryGeek416]

But let's take advantage of the companies.

That's the stupidest thing i've ever heard. Keep being a sheep.