Guest jda180 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Story about returns Just wondered if this story matches the experience of forum members? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevenz Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) Story about returns Just wondered if this story matches the experience of forum members? I can pretty much guarantee it's people returning them as unwanted gifts because it's "not an iPad". Ala this: Edited February 2, 2011 by stevenz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bcmobile Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 I can pretty much guarantee it's people returning them as unwanted gifts because it's "not an iPad". A good reason to keep it in my opinion ;) I struggle to see how 16% could have been returned since the majority would probably have been bought as carrier subsidised. In Australia, it is very difficult to return a subsidised device since there is a contract attached. Even though there are laws which allow for a cooling off period, the Telcos are all big enough to make you go through a tribunal before they will agree to a return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roy8846 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 I had to return one on day 1 of purchase , it had a dead pixel in the middle of the screen.. My second one has been great so far (touch wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest foxmeister Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 I'm not convinced by these figures. For starters, the "study" was based on US sales only at 6000 outlets, and I've read that out of 2 million shipped Tabs, only around 350k went to the US. Source is here - not sure why their figures don't add up, but I guess they are not including domestic Korean sales. In addition, in the US, anecdotal evidence suggests (source: numerous XDA postings) that quite a few people are buying a Tab on one carrier, returning it near 30-days, and purchasing again on a different carrier. This is for a variety reasons, but mostly either cost (cheaper on another network) or functionality e.g. AT&T Tabs can be easily flashed to support 3G and voice, whereas T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon ones cannot. It may well be that 16% are being returned in the US, but we don't know the reason why they are being returned, we can't draw too many firm conclusions from this. Regards, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yamajiang Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 i have been using it for about 1 month so far. it is really a great device & i never regret. in my opinion, the 16% return figure may probably be its competitors' marketing tactic to beat TAB sales to reserve market share for their own products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steviesteve Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 If they are supposedly returned as faulty then it's worrying - if it's just a case of statistics trying to prove how much better the iPad is then who cares? This sort of thing is mentioned all the time. The Tab is a fantastic piece of kit. Wherever the information came from I think it's unlikely that it would represent the worldwide market anyway. I work for a retailer selling the Tab - whilst sales may be slow, returns are 0%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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