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I have a new Lenovo laptop, purchased on Amazon directly from Lenovo, arriving on Tuesday. I intend to unbox the laptop and record it on my GoPro. Seems silly

by jasonv 6y ago

I have a new Lenovo laptop, purchased on Amazon directly from Lenovo, arriving on Tuesday. I intend to unbox the laptop and record it on my GoPro. Seems silly, but...

FalconSensei 6y ago
After this (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23941572 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23941572) I always record. I had no problem to return and didn't need to prove that it arrived cracked but... better safe than sorry
- somehnguy 6y ago
  I learned my lesson with TVs on Amazon a few years ago too. There were a couple reviews noting cracked screens, thought it was probably just rare bad luck. Bought the TV, it arrived cracked. Had Amazon schedule a UPS pickup for return and bought the TV locally. Poor packaging for TVs on Amazon just seems to be normal.
JoshTriplett 6y ago
If you're going to buy a Lenovo laptop from Lenovo, why not buy it directly from Lenovo? You'll get free shipping either way. Shipping speed, or something else?
- kingnothing 6y ago
  5% cash back by using an Amazon store card is one reason.
  - jasonv 6y ago
    This, yes.
Zancarius 6y ago
I don't see why anyone would think that's silly[1]. TBH, I'm tempted to record all of my unboxings at this point, at least for more valuable items... ...especially after reading some of the experiences here. [1] Okay, so someone could argue it was staged, but there's a point in time where you can't "prove" something any further without disproportionate costs to your time or finances.
tomcatfish 6y ago
I always record when I'm opening stuff, and I pretend I run one of those unboxing channels while I do it. It beats the boredom and makes it less fishy that I have a recording of me opening an item I have to return (since it might look like a set-up).
- gaius_baltar 6y ago
  Here in Brazil we have a very popular eBay-like site called Mercado Livre, which I use a lot, and I record the unboxing of every single thing I buy through them and I don't even try to disguise the fact I'm doing it for safety (scams are very common here). My recordings start from the closed package, showing tracking codes, names, addresses, etc. to the object inside and its serial numbers (when applicable), all in a single take and always keeping the object in frame. Luckily I never got scammed, but I sure it will happen with the first package I don't record.

by jasonv 6y ago

I have a new Lenovo laptop, purchased on Amazon directly from Lenovo, arriving on Tuesday. I intend to unbox the laptop and record it on my GoPro. Seems silly, but...

FalconSensei 6y ago

After this (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23941572 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23941572) I always record. I had no problem to return and didn't need to prove that it arrived cracked but... better safe than sorry

somehnguy 6y ago
I learned my lesson with TVs on Amazon a few years ago too. There were a couple reviews noting cracked screens, thought it was probably just rare bad luck. Bought the TV, it arrived cracked. Had Amazon schedule a UPS pickup for return and bought the TV locally. Poor packaging for TVs on Amazon just seems to be normal.

JoshTriplett 6y ago

If you're going to buy a Lenovo laptop from Lenovo, why not buy it directly from Lenovo? You'll get free shipping either way. Shipping speed, or something else?

kingnothing 6y ago
5% cash back by using an Amazon store card is one reason.
- jasonv 6y ago
  This, yes.

Zancarius 6y ago

I don't see why anyone would think that's silly[1]. TBH, I'm tempted to record all of my unboxings at this point, at least for more valuable items... ...especially after reading some of the experiences here. [1] Okay, so someone could argue it was staged, but there's a point in time where you can't "prove" something any further without disproportionate costs to your time or finances.

tomcatfish 6y ago

I always record when I'm opening stuff, and I pretend I run one of those unboxing channels while I do it. It beats the boredom and makes it less fishy that I have a recording of me opening an item I have to return (since it might look like a set-up).

gaius_baltar 6y ago
Here in Brazil we have a very popular eBay-like site called Mercado Livre, which I use a lot, and I record the unboxing of every single thing I buy through them and I don't even try to disguise the fact I'm doing it for safety (scams are very common here). My recordings start from the closed package, showing tracking codes, names, addresses, etc. to the object inside and its serial numbers (when applicable), all in a single take and always keeping the object in frame. Luckily I never got scammed, but I sure it will happen with the first package I don't record.