I’ve been getting some PC peripherals from GameStop’s site lately since Amazon’s lack of reliability has me unwilling to trust them for electronics
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Saneless@sh.itjust.works 1 year agoI have a microcenter. I only go there for PV
I only buy random cheap shit I can’t find anywhere else. Nothing of substance.
Just got a new watch. Best Buy. Why risk some bullshit knockoff or return from them? Amazon is trash
SeeingWhereThisGoes@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
LukeMedia@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I didn’t realize how many issues there were with Amazon, I’ve never had a problem, guess I’ve been lucky. Unfortunately, while there is finally a microcenter being built in Charlotte, it’s not going to be open for a few years. In the meantime, what I can’t get at eBay is still easy to get at Amazon, and return it if it’s a fake.
i2ndshenanigans@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Microcenter is my go to. I live about 45 minutes from one but any PC parts that are expensive I get there, I also open in store to check for GPUs that were returned to the store to make sure someone didn’t swap out with a cheaper part. I don’t build too often so I don’t make my way over there too often.
uranibaba@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Is buying returned products a comming thing? Does not the store check that what you returned is what is actually supposed to be before giving you your money back?
i2ndshenanigans@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ve definitely got a few things at Microcenter that were obvious repackages. I bought a cpu once to find the pins covered in thermal paste. Clearly someone made a bad choice and just returned it. I believe for the most part their returned items are sold at a discount after a review but people repackage things well and some get away with returning something as unopened. If I’m spending 150 or more I just open in store to just in case I find something odd I can return it and they never question it because I never left.