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Double take on Amazon...
« on: June 04, 2013, 09:20:25 PM »
I was listening to the "Freebeer and Hotwings Show" today, and one of the hosts claimed that after receiving multiples of a product that he only ordered once from Amazon, he contacted a government office to find out if he is obligated to return the items to Amazon. The email response he received said he may legally keep the items, and it considered a gift...

Has this ever happened to you? What did you receive as a "Gift"?
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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2013, 09:26:34 PM »
I was listening to the "Freebeer and Hotwings Show" today, and one of the hosts claimed that after receiving multiples of a product that he only ordered once from Amazon, he contacted a government office to find out if he is obligated to return the items to Amazon. The email response he received said he may legally keep the items, and it considered a gift...

Has this ever happened to you? What did you receive as a "Gift"?
I've gotten Jos A Bank shirts as "gifts".
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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2013, 11:59:22 AM »
what did he order and how do we get in on this? ;D

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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2013, 12:52:03 PM »
Never got double on amazon, did once get someone else's packing slip in my box.
I did recently got a duplicate order of a Yamaha iPod speaker from Vault.
Also recently sears canceled an order of mine (with no reason given), gave a refund, and I received the order anyway.

Guess you can add if the extra item you received was just an extra item thrown in by the packer, or did the system duplicate your order and you received 2 seperate packages.

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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2013, 01:01:48 PM »
what did he order and how do we get in on this? ;D
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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2013, 01:25:29 PM »
And the million dollar question is, what if they ask for it back??
Is it still a gift, or must you return it?

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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2013, 12:08:02 AM »
And the million dollar question is, what if they ask for it back??
Is it still a gift, or must you return it?

Are you asking halachicly or legally?

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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2013, 12:23:35 AM »
I got double pack of boys pull ups, only ordered one. And I got once something that I did not order but i don't know from who's account it came, and amazon did not want to tell me.

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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2019, 11:32:49 AM »
Has this ever happened to you? What did you receive as a "Gift"?
recently got a double of a buggy board ($125 +tax value) from amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Bugaboo-2017-Comfort-Wheeled-Board/dp/B01N4KI6ND/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=buggy+board&qid=1558452673&s=gateway&sr=8-9
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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2019, 11:37:38 AM »
a few times I've made an order on S&S, they sent it out the next day and charged me the non S&S price while still having the item scheduled for S&S. after chatting with them they canceled the order and refunded the original payment, essentially getting the product for free!
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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2019, 12:32:04 PM »
And the million dollar question is, what if they ask for it back??
Is it still a gift, or must you return it?

Actually very simple answer, legally you are allowed to keep it.
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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2019, 12:45:23 PM »
Apple once mistakenly sent me a $800 Apple Watch with my order.
I once received an Amazon order along with someone's Kohl's order inside.
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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2019, 01:07:03 PM »
https://smile.amazon.com/Little-Giant-Multi-Use-Ladder-15422-001/dp/B00E1AQE46

Ordered one, got a second that was supposed to go to the Georgia Ports Authority. Contacted Amazon about it and they said keep it. I ended up giving it to my dad for his birthday.

Edit: this was actually a USPS issue, the second ladder was actually addressed to Georgia. Several people had to really mess up for it to end up in Maryland.

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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2019, 01:18:26 PM »
Actually very simple answer, legally you are allowed to keep it.
What's the reason?
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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2019, 01:24:11 PM »
I was listening to the "Freebeer and Hotwings Show" today, and one of the hosts claimed that after receiving multiples of a product that he only ordered once from Amazon, he contacted a government office to find out if he is obligated to return the items to Amazon. The email response he received said he may legally keep the items, and it considered a gift...

Has this ever happened to you? What did you receive as a "Gift"?
Witch government office do you ask this kind of questions ?

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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2019, 01:52:35 PM »
I think I'm up 3 iPads (about $1000 worth). Its really not fair to these companies. If I'm missing an item i call and tell them and they (must) send a new one. But if i get an extra one i dont need to send it back.
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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2019, 02:34:41 PM »
I think I'm up 3 iPads (about $1000 worth). Its really not fair to these companies. If I'm missing an item i call and tell them and they (must) send a new one. But if i get an extra one i dont need to send it back.

I assure you the companies (esp.the amazons & apples) of the world are doing alright.

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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2019, 06:06:32 PM »
I got 3 extra iPads/iPods from target one year during the holiday season.
They also sent me one less iPad on one order.
I ended up calling and informing them that they sent me 2 extras.
Anecdotally during that season they screwed up on about 10% of the orders.

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Re: Double take on Amazon...
« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2019, 11:11:17 PM »
I got 3 extra iPads/iPods from target one year during the holiday season.
They also sent me one less iPad on one order.
I ended up calling and informing them that they sent me 2 extras.
Anecdotally during that season they screwed up on about 10% of the orders.
Did they say to send it back?