Lasercomb "cracks"?

[misterium]

greedy people often act like c****

 

[mvpsoft]

why the f*** are laser combs in need of refurbishment to begin with???

In the consumer product world, "refurbished" means "returned by the previous customer." A company can't sell the product as new, so they resell returned units, but at a lower price and with the complete warranty. As long as the warranty is good, it's a great way to buy a product.

Case in point. I bought a "refurbished" HP printer two years ago at 1/2 the retail price. It was brand new, with the full warranty. Someone had bought it at an office supply store, decided he didn't want it, and returned it. The store can't sell it as new, so they return it to HP. HP makes sure it is in good working order, then sells it to a liquidator, who sells it as "refurbished." I get a good printer, under full warranty, and save a lot of money.

Of course, a warranty is only as good as the company honoring it. So "refurbished" doesn't mean that the unit is defective, it means simply that it is used. Lexington claims to have a 7% return rate on their product.

 

[misterium]

I know what the word means, I had to refurbish some aircraft before at work.

That's not what I was asking.. I meant why are lasercombs of all things being returned damaged.. what could one possibly do to a simple device like that, to make it in need of repairs?

It's just like, cracked lens and stuff.. are people throwing their lasercombs?.. manhandling them?

I can assure you, if I received an expensive device and it came to me non-faulty, it would last me a very long time and there would be no need for refurbishment... I take care of my stuff.

That's all I'm saying.

 

[mvpsoft]

I know what the word means, I had to refurbish some aircraft before at work.

That's not what I was asking.. I meant why are lasercombs of all things being returned damaged.. what could one possibly do to a simple device like that, to make it in need of repairs?

Obviously you don't know what the word means when used in the consumer product context -- re-read what I posted. The lasercombs that are being sold as refurbished were not in need of repairs -- that was my point. They were returned within the return period because the users wanted to return them, even though the units were working fine. Perhaps those users didn't respond to the treatment, perhaps they just got tired of using them, who knows. The units are not being returned damaged, they are simply being returned. But then they cannot any longer be sold as new, so they are sold as refurbished, which implies "used but with a full warranty."

My printer was not returned damaged, it wasn't repaired, it was simply returned, then it could not longer be sold as new, even though it was in perfect working order. That's what the word "refurbished" means in the context of consumer products. It has an entirely different meaning in the world of aircraft.

 

[misterium]

Gotcha.

I was thinking that the condition of the lasercomb belonging to the thread starter, was typical of refurbished merchandise from this company.

 

[mvpsoft]

Gotcha.

I was thinking that the condition of the lasercomb belonging to the thread starter, was typical of refurbished merchandise from this company.

My suspicion is ths that that particular unit got damaged in shipping. My company develops and publishes computer games. We produce everything in-house, and ship the finished products on CD-ROM. We pack them very good, in cardboard and bubble wrap, but yet the USPS finds ways to damage and sometimes break the CD-ROMs. The USPS can break pretty much anything if they put their mind to it, which they often do.

 

[misterium]

That's because USPS is all stoned.

My mom has been delivering mail for them since 87 lol..