Fake IPad 2s Made of Clay Sold At Canadian Stores

SpuriousLogic writes in with a link to a story about some Canadian consumers who thought they were getting an iPad 2 but instead got the makings of the world's oldest tablets. "As many as 10 fake iPad 2s, all made of slabs of modeling clay, were recently sold at electronic stores in Vancouver, British Columbia. Best Buy and Future Shop have launched investigations into how the scam was pulled off. The tablet computers, like most Apple products, are known for their sleek and simple designs. But there's no mistaking the iPad for one of the world's oldest 'tablet devices.' Still, most electronic products cannot be returned to stores. For the the stores and customers to be fooled by the clay replacements, the thieves must have successfully weighed out the clay portions and resealed the original Apple packaging. Future Shop spokesman Elliott Chun told CTV that individuals bought the iPads with cash, replaced them with the model clay, then returned the packages to the stores. The returned fakes were restocked on the shelve and sold to new, unwitting customers."

Comments

Returns

[Formalin]

Still, most electronic products cannot be returned to stores.

Huh? I've never had a problem returning electronics. Software, on the other hand...

Re:Returns

[jschen]

Furthermore, the store acknowledges that returned iPads appears to be the way the clay fakes got there in the first place. It says so right in the summary.

Re:Returns

[perpenso]

He was being sarcastic. The sticker says something like "returned product" and displays a modestly lowered price. The interpretation by customers is often "do not buy".

Re:Organized trolling campaign by GreatBunzinni

[superdana]

Where did you find that definition? I've never know "shill" to mean anything like that. The definition I have is "an accomplice of a hawker, gambler, or swindler who acts as an enthusiastic customer to entice or encourage others." They work with con men to give them an air of legitimacy.