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Google doesn't give a shit. I tried to order a DVD as a gift for a friend, searched for it on Google, clicked a shopping link from the top of the results and o

Google doesn't give a shit. I tried to order a DVD as a gift for a friend, searched for it on Google, clicked a shopping link from the top of the results and ordered. I had to fill in the delivery address as part of the purchase. A week later I asked if anything has arrived in the post - it hadn't. So I checked what I'd bought and despite the listing showing a DVD cover, asking for an address and looking like a genuine UK based company, the order confirmation email had a download link. This was clearly dodgy, I asked for a refund which I eventually got, but Google wouldn't even let me report it. I even spoke to a support agent who told me it was my fault. Edit: they're still at it https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/globalstore.uk https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/globalstore.uk

ipaddr 3y ago
It doesn't sound like a scam. Paying by credit card usually requires an address. A billing address. If they asked for a second shipping address and gave you a tracking number perhaps. Also they returned the item even though you could have scammed them by downloading the album.
- petepete 3y ago
  Scammed them by downloading an illegal copy of a TV series? It was House of the Dragon, I'm certain HBO don't offer any official downloads from third parties. Plus, the listing showed photos of DVD covers and make it look like I was buying physical copies. Look at the link I posted above, loads of people complaining about the exact same thing. So yes, getting me to pay for a pirated/unofficial copy of something is a scam.
  - ipaddr 3y ago
    You can buy from third parties. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/season-1/8d6kgwxzqln7?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/season-1/8d6kgwxzqln7?acti...
    - petepete 3y ago
      Microsoft is a HBO distribution partner. If you can point to some evidence suggesting globalstore.uk were I'll accept it might not have been a scam. Good luck.

ipaddr 3y ago

It doesn't sound like a scam. Paying by credit card usually requires an address. A billing address. If they asked for a second shipping address and gave you a tracking number perhaps. Also they returned the item even though you could have scammed them by downloading the album.

petepete 3y ago
Scammed them by downloading an illegal copy of a TV series? It was House of the Dragon, I'm certain HBO don't offer any official downloads from third parties. Plus, the listing showed photos of DVD covers and make it look like I was buying physical copies. Look at the link I posted above, loads of people complaining about the exact same thing. So yes, getting me to pay for a pirated/unofficial copy of something is a scam.
- ipaddr 3y ago
  You can buy from third parties. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/season-1/8d6kgwxzqln7?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/season-1/8d6kgwxzqln7?acti...
  - petepete 3y ago
    Microsoft is a HBO distribution partner. If you can point to some evidence suggesting globalstore.uk were I'll accept it might not have been a scam. Good luck.