Boy opens a WII u and got an Old PS2 inside the box from walmart

[Chazore]

hershel_layton said:

 

I always do that. However, when it comes to technology, not that many people can tell whether the thing they bought is new or used. Many can't tell whether if it's a ripoff or not.

 

I recall my sister buying a computer for 600 dollars. She complained to me that it was very slow. After examining it for possible viruses, I realized that the specs on her computer were as bad as my 2005 PC. She bought it from best Buy. They probably tricked her into convincing her that it's a "good budget laptop".

 

I can get that for most people, I was once like that but after a few years you pick up on things or learn to ask more from the clerk. A few years ago I hardly did much research for games I liked and that did lead to some bad purchase decisions (damn Crusader franchise ruining my Steam library) but since then I've tried to be a little more active in doing research on what I;m going to buy than simply grabbing anything on a whim without prior knowledge, my Step dad does that with technology sometimes which is why I stick with him when he does but with his power tools he definitely gives it more thought and time.

My sister keeps breaking her laptops though, mostly because she doesn't treat them with proper respect both physically and software wise even after I explain to her what she's doing is harming and killing each laptop she buys.

Also for your sis, yeah the guys at PC world do exactly the same which is what I dislike the most. They tried to sell my folks Norton and it;s sub plan despite free anti viral software and malware removal kits being entirely free but despite me pointing that out they pressed my folks to buy X or Y even though they didn't need any of what they tried to sell (because my folks got me to show them what they wanted and of course clerks want to sell anything possible to earn a reward/promotion). I also dislike those type of clerks that prey on the real clueless folk, the type that just walked into a store that didn't give much thought to what they really wanted and walk out with products they didn't need.