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  • Report:  #219485

Complaint Review: CIRCUIT CITY - OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma

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- YUKON, Oklahoma,
Submitted:
Updated:

CIRCUIT CITY
STORE #3508 I-240 SERVICE RD OKLAHOMA CITY, 73149-1527 Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Phone:
405-6340399
Web:
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We've all heard the story from the sales reps that the "shelf" model is fine and under "full factory warranty" and that the unit you are buying will perform "just like it came fresh out of the box." My "open box" purchase of a PANASONIC model SC-DP1 combination am/fm stereo DVD player was to have a 1 year factory warranty.

Near the end of this warranty the unit failed to turn on and work. I returned the "open box" unit to CIRCUIT CITY and was very curtly told that it was not their problem and I should take the unit to MUNN TV on the other side of town. MUNN TV advises they will repair the unit in two weeks or have PANASONIC refund the full purchase price.

Neither of these promises were kept. When I did press MUNN TV for answers I was told that PANASONIC says "sorry, failure of the unit is not our problem and that CIRCUIT CITY should not have sold the open box unit to me in the first place. I did contact PANASONIC on this issue and they blew me off like a tumble weed. THINK TWICE before purchasing an "OPEN BOX" item at CIRCUIT CITY because what they say, and what they do, are not what will happen IF there is a warranty problem.

My advise is to buy only with a credit card that has consumer fraud protection that protects your purchase AND your wallet. RIPPED OFF at CIRCUIT CITY and not liking it.

BOB

YUKON, Oklahoma
U.S.A.


6 Updates & Rebuttals

Cory

Ocoee,
Florida,
U.S.A.
Did you buy a protection plan

#2Consumer Comment

Wed, December 20, 2006

CC will refund or exchange the item within 15 days of purchase if the item just fails on you. You said you had it for 10 months and only had the manufactures warranty, hint the word WARRANTY. CC had nothing to do with the item after the 15 day return policy if you didn't buy a protection plan.


Cherie

Theodore,
Alabama,
U.S.A.
No-sounds like his problem is with circuit city making false promises about warranties

#3Consumer Comment

Sun, December 17, 2006

Circuit City made it quite clear to me over the past month that they have no problem with lying to you about the warranty. They dont mind lying on the website, nor do they mind lying to you on the phone. They added 9 months to the warranty on the item I purchased...however the producer of the item didnt back those nine months up because...survey says: those nine months they added were plucked out of thin air. Its just downright hilarious to read the reports about Circuit City that have obvious employees defending the company. Since the beginning of the month there are 12 reports? Thats almost one a day. They have horrid customer service, they are one of the most dishonest companies Ive ever dealt with. I will never, ever, do business with them again...but if I get my "gift card refund" they promised me for a third time on the item that they lied about the time of the warranty...Ill be selling it on ebay, lol.


Chris

Crystal Lake,
Illinois,
U.S.A.
your beef isn't with CC....

#4UPDATE EX-employee responds

Sat, December 16, 2006

I'm sorry...but please explain again how it was Circuit City that ripped you off? You bought a floor model, at a discounted price, it worked for almost a full year(I'll assume around 10 months), you tried to return the item (9 months past the return date), CC said no (obviously), you sent the item to Panasonic (who you still had a warrenty with), and Panasonic refused to fix it....it seems to me that your problem should be with Panasonic not with Circuit. If an open box item is going to break it will usually do so shortly after buying it...if you said it broke a month after buying it, or two, or even three months, I might believe that it was somehow the store's fault...but almost a year...come on...you can't blame the store for that.


Chris

Crystal Lake,
Illinois,
U.S.A.
your beef isn't with CC....

#5UPDATE EX-employee responds

Sat, December 16, 2006

I'm sorry...but please explain again how it was Circuit City that ripped you off? You bought a floor model, at a discounted price, it worked for almost a full year(I'll assume around 10 months), you tried to return the item (9 months past the return date), CC said no (obviously), you sent the item to Panasonic (who you still had a warrenty with), and Panasonic refused to fix it....it seems to me that your problem should be with Panasonic not with Circuit. If an open box item is going to break it will usually do so shortly after buying it...if you said it broke a month after buying it, or two, or even three months, I might believe that it was somehow the store's fault...but almost a year...come on...you can't blame the store for that.


Chris

Crystal Lake,
Illinois,
U.S.A.
your beef isn't with CC....

#6UPDATE EX-employee responds

Sat, December 16, 2006

I'm sorry...but please explain again how it was Circuit City that ripped you off? You bought a floor model, at a discounted price, it worked for almost a full year(I'll assume around 10 months), you tried to return the item (9 months past the return date), CC said no (obviously), you sent the item to Panasonic (who you still had a warrenty with), and Panasonic refused to fix it....it seems to me that your problem should be with Panasonic not with Circuit. If an open box item is going to break it will usually do so shortly after buying it...if you said it broke a month after buying it, or two, or even three months, I might believe that it was somehow the store's fault...but almost a year...come on...you can't blame the store for that.


Chris

Crystal Lake,
Illinois,
U.S.A.
your beef isn't with CC....

#7UPDATE EX-employee responds

Sat, December 16, 2006

I'm sorry...but please explain again how it was Circuit City that ripped you off? You bought a floor model, at a discounted price, it worked for almost a full year(I'll assume around 10 months), you tried to return the item (9 months past the return date), CC said no (obviously), you sent the item to Panasonic (who you still had a warrenty with), and Panasonic refused to fix it....it seems to me that your problem should be with Panasonic not with Circuit. If an open box item is going to break it will usually do so shortly after buying it...if you said it broke a month after buying it, or two, or even three months, I might believe that it was somehow the store's fault...but almost a year...come on...you can't blame the store for that.

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