Morning Squidussion

by Alice O'Connor, Jul 14, 2009 6:50am PDT

There's a special chipper energy floating around the Shacknews virtual office this morning, the kind of energy that can only be channelled through cephalopods.

Squid and octopodes are of course the stars of the class, and even cuttlefish get a little screen time, but the poor nautilus is all too often forgotten. Few believe she was in that graduating class all those millions of years ago as her classmates have changed so much since then, but she was there alright. Secured tight inside a beautiful shell, with cold uncaring eyes and dozens of tentacles, she's my kind of cephalopod.

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Anyone order an open box laptop from newegg? Their open box policy states that it may be missing things that are required for it to work... shouldn't they tell you about that before they sell it to you? Are they a douchish company making it a bad idea to begin with?

Jul 14, 2009 5:30pm PDT

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Anyone order an open box laptop from newegg? Their open box policy states that it may be missing things ... : taylorwp2
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  Isn't their open box policy effectively them telling you that the open box laptop may be missing items? : Prozium
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    I'm just wondering if they could tell me if this specific item is missing items... : taylorwp2
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      If you're so worried about it don't buy open box from an online retailer. : Prozium
      
      Point taken. New it is! : taylorwp2
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  open box = "as is" By buying it, you're accepting it in that condition. They have no requirements beyo... : zerog83
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    Yeah, it makes sense. Would it at least kill them to tell me whats missing, if anything? : taylorwp2
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      I doubt they even keep tabs on it, to be honest.
      
      Jul 14, 2009 5:53pm PDT
      
      I doubt they even keep tabs on it, to be honest. : zerog83
    - If you were newegg, would you want this extra responsibility? Not only does it take extra man-hours to ge... : TPSReport
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  Other posters have handled the Open Box thing, but NewEgg is probably the farthest from "douchey" I can i... : MercFox1
  - They are awesome, but I won't buy refurb from them again. : dognose
- I never buy anything refurbed or opened, it isn't worth my time if it's a piece of shit. : jingletard
- Last time I ordered open box items, I got this: http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10... : DrWaffles

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