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| Woman vandalizes cell phone store, moons worker after refund dispute |
| 2013-08-29 |
| [WXYZ] It was a shouting match serious enough for a clerk at a Detroit cell phone store to start filming the exchange. The heated argument was regarding a woman's son, who bought a cell phone more than two weeks ago and wanted a refund. "They came in a week ago, I explained them the situation," said the store clerk, who wanted his identity hidden. "I showed them everything on the receipt." The clerk who shot the footage says after trying to explain to the irate mother her son's date of purchase exceeded the store's 7-day policy for refunds, the mother wasn't taking no for an answer. "Take everyone's [expletive] money!" said the mother caught on camera, "Take it!" In addition to knocking down signs, the clerk says she even used a knife to damage display cases. Things took a strange turn as the customer addressed the clerk's camera. "Take my picture. Take that!" said the woman, as she lifted her dress and mooned the clerk's cell phone camera, "Take that! You got that? Because I will be back. You got that close up? Cheese!" "I want you to know there's a reason why I had to do that," said Stephanie, the woman caught on camera. "He's telling me my money is up in the air, I can't get a refund or another phone." Stephanie says the cell phone store sold her son an outdated, damaged phone. "[The store] needs to either give me another phone or return my money." said Stephanie. "There is no excuse for anyone to walk into anyone's business and do that." said the clerk, who says the store plans to pursue charges against the customer. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 and what SteveS said. Any doubts, just watch one episode of Hardore Pawn Detroit, and you'll have several good examples |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2013-08-29 18:28 |
| #4 Having lived among the population in question, I'm with RJ. Plan B, when a scam goes awry, is always yelling, curses, and a little violence, real or implied. Animal behaviorists call it threat display. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-08-29 16:55 |
| #3 Are you certain RJ? If so why? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-08-29 16:38 |
| #2 Strikes me as a scam gone wrong, she should lok at her son, IF the cell phone WAS"Damaged and OUTDATED," Looks like it was switched. The clerk was right to refuse a return. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-08-29 11:44 |
| #1 Detroit - home of the Ultra-Realists.... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-08-29 11:28 |