Ripped OffA friend who worked in a second hand record shop told us about a Japanese guy who regularly bought "rare" records in their shop. One time, he was looking for a signed copy of "Never Mind the Bollocks".
They didn't have one. Four people and one magic marker later, they did. Ker-ching!
How have you been ripped off? Who did you rip off? Are you a British Gas customer?
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chthonic, Thu 15 Feb 2007, 16:28)
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Amazon...This is my first time posting here, so please be nice! I have a 'ripped off' story for you, but rather than telling a story about me getting ripped off (for example, by former landlords, or flatmates, or every month by the bank), I shall tell you a story of how I ripped off Amazon, and hope that no-one else has posted a similar story...
A few years ago, Amazon had an offer where if you recommended a friend to use Amazon, you got a free £5 voucher, as did your friend. 'Hmmm...' I thought, 'that's something that needs investigating', so I set up an new hotmail e-mail address, got two £5 vouchers, and got two free CD singles. Result! Except my thirst for was not quenched, so I tried it again, and again, and again...
For the next 4-5 months I got free CDs and videos almost every day of the week, sometimes getting half a dozen freebies a day. All through this I thought, 'surely someone would notice', without thinking about what would happen if they did!
One day, they did. I got a snotty e-mail saying I should either pay up or never use Amazon again. Considering that if I decided to pay up, I would need to find around £700 (!), I haven't used Amazon since. Of course I know now that I got off extremely likely.
Shortly after this they stopped their refer-a-friend scheme.
(, Mon 19 Feb 2007, 13:10, Reply)
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