CIRCUIT CITY ripoff, floppy drive inside a brand new harddrive box LOS ANGELES California

Thanks for Paul's comment
Regarding the first point. The box was shrink-wrapped very well, just like all the other ones
in the shelf. you can say I am so careless not to even notice such an obvious thing. But when I bought it ,the circuit city saleslady took the box and scanned the price.

If it was so obvious, she should have noticed it too. I admitted that I should have opened and made
a thorough inspection. But do you open the package and check everything out when you buy anything, especially in the holiday shopping season? Not to say that the plastic sheeve outside the box is still there?And what if you are trying to buy a gift?

For the second point, I can prove to you that what you said doesn't make sense. As I said, I didn't even open the plastic sheeve. I guess you know, you need to cut the original UPC label from the box in order to send the rebate. what's more, I still have the rebate forms at my home.

Well, I learned the lesson from the circuit city.
I made some mistake. But I don't think it is reasonable for me to pay around 200$ ( the price before rebates and now I don't know if I should send the rebate or not) for sth I didn't do.

Your report raises a couple of red flags.

First of all, if there was really a floppy drive inside the box at the time of purchase, the box was obviously not shrink-wrapped per factory specifications. Why did you NOT open the box at the time of purchase, to inspect the item, make sure that everything was there and in "new" condition, etc. That was your first mistake.

Second of all, you mention how the hard drive was extremely cheap because of the rebate, yet you were going to return it anyway. You aren't one of those customers who buys an item, sends away for the rebate, and then returns the product later, are you?

Forgive me if I am incorrect, but it sounds to me like not only were you trying to get a FREE hard drive by swapping it with an outdated floppy drive and then returning to the store, but you were also out to get some cash via the manufacturer's rebate. It does not seem logical that it is anyone's fault but your own, especially since you foolishly did not open the box at time of purchase to make sure that the box contained everything you were paying for.