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  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    Of course, but is it really worth the effort.


    Worth the effort to who? The OP has already placed the order and it may have been despatched, so it's been little effort to him. And if it turns up it would surely be worth HP spending a relatively small amount so that they can recover £2800 worth of goods.
  • powerful_Rogue
    powerful_Rogue Posts: 8,658 Forumite
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    Worth the effort to who? The OP has already placed the order and it may have been despatched, so it's been little effort to him. And if it turns up it would surely be worth HP spending a relatively small amount so that they can recover £2800 worth of goods.

    The OP said:
    Quorden wrote: »
    So this isn't an ethical / moral question as I have no intention of keeping the goods but where would a consumer stand in a situation like this?

    So I said is it really worth the hassle of accepting and looking after the parcel and then having to return it. Certainly for me it wouldn't be.
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