Online sale: how to stay without goods and money?

When the package arrived

This happens very often. But it’s still not worth jumping and tearing the package apart. For now. So there are a lot of cunning sellers, we need to be safe.

Be sure to open the parcel at the post office and in the presence of a postal worker. In addition, you should make a video recording of the process (even if you buy in our country). Of course, if there are a couple of cases for $2 or something else, then most people won’t want to bother. But if you ordered an expensive product, a smartphone or laptop, etc., or you basically don’t want to waste even such "pennies", you should still record a video. In this case, if something is wrong with the parcel or the product, you will have video evidence for the seller, who must reimburse you for the costs.

If you ordered a product that is powered by the mains, then unpacking should be carried out immediately at the outlet. Record the video as a whole file, without pauses, and so that the product is always in the frame – otherwise you will be suspected of fraud. You should also not do "slicing" or editing with special effects. You’re just doing a video proof, period.

When unpacked, check the ordered item for dents, scratches, and paint integrity. If you find something, then take a close-up of this defect. When ordering a product of a specific color, try to take with you an item of as identical a color as possible. If the product is the wrong shade, then you will have proof. In this case, you will not be accused of incorrect color rendering.

I can give you my own example here. When I chose Xiaomi Mi A1 almost two years ago, I wanted the red color. In the pictures on the Internet, it was very nice and really red without any shades! But in reality, so to speak, the meeting in the store (it’s good that I didn’t order online then) turned out to be not red, but crimson and completely different from what is in the pictures.

At first glance, everything is fine with the package.

We pick up the goods from the post office and head home to test the device further. Be sure to save the captured video for the entire period of possible return. This is usually up to two weeks, both in our country and for other online stores.

If you have any problems during these days, be sure to contact the seller, the store, the support service, the state consumer protection service – it already depends on where you bought and how serious everything can be.

So, a sale is a really good chance to purchase a necessary or very necessary item at an affordable price. But this is only if you monitor prices and promotions and see that the discount is real and worthwhile. Have a good shopping experience and products without defects! Football fans will appreciate the massive selection of betting options available on this platform. To supercharge your first deposit, be sure to use promo code for melbet when you create your new account on the official Melbet website. This code activates a 100% welcome bonus up to €130, perfect for betting on football matches that offer over 1,300 betting markets each. You can place higher stakes on your favorite teams, build accumulators across multiple leagues, or try both pre-match and live betting options with competitive odds.