[chbot] OT store returns policy - update

[Mark Atherton]

Noel Leeming - 24hrs for no-quibble-return, 28 days for store credit.

PowerStore - 48 hrs for no-quibble-return.

At 10:40 a.m. 26/12/2011, you wrote:
>completely OT, but managed to ask the question about 25 seconds 
>before handing over some cash...
>
>Dick Smith appear to have stopped their "no quibble" returns policy 
>"if you don't like it after you have opened it, return it with 
>packaging for a full refund" -- This was the main reason that I used them.
>
>Norman Ross seem OK with refunds on unopened, and store credit for 
>opened product.
>
>Harvey Norman seem one of the least co-operative with the comment 
>"we can't sell second hand product" - I pretty much refuse to deal with them.
>
>PowerStore have a 28 day try-it policy, they seem good people to deal with.
>
>Not sure about Noel Leeming.
>
>Any others who sell discounted consumer electronics ?
>
>
>Background: As part of the Digital TV project ( 
>http://www.idesignz.org/DigiLiteZL/DigiLiteZL.htm) I am interested 
>in a low cost live feed of un-encrypted baseband HDMI video from a 
>Still or Video camera. the unit must not switch off after a timeout. 
>Try finding that kind of detail in the manual...
>
>The only purchasing approach that I can think of is to buy a product 
>that might do the job, experiment and return for a refund if doesn't 
>do what you want.
>
>It would be nice if consumer products had a SMPTE-259-M (or 
>SMPTE-292-M !) spigot, but those toys are a bit more expensive.
>
>
>Merry Xmas.
>
>Mark
>
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