Reglue chip back on. Black it out with marker or just leave it, adds character? Whats your opinion?

  • KrudlerEnglish
    3•4 months ago

    If it is brand new I don’t think I’m going out on a limb to say you likely purchased it on a credit card.

    Many people don’t realize that a ‘standard’ credit card feature is 30-90 day lost/damage/stolen protection. So I would look up your credit card policy and see if it’s there and if you could take advantage of that.

    edit: oops wrote year not day lol. Also might as well add in that I’ve used various “cardholder benefits” before. Like the +1 year on warranty, which I used on a Costco laptop once. Costco doubled the 1 year mfg warranty to 2 years, and by buying on my CC I ended up with 3 in total. When the motherboard died 2.5 years in I got a full replacement which obviously ended up being from the newest line and better than what I had!

          • @feannag@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            7•4 months ago

            Thanks for the response! Definitely fair that the OP had the assumption of America-centric or at least credit card specific.

            As to the scam, the unfortunate reality is that the price is already higher to account for fees, and it makes no difference if you pay cash or card. So Americans have the choice to either pay cash or pay card with cash back, even if the price is the same. Also there are better protections in the states for credit card purchases than debit card purchases, so there’s an advantage there as well.

            • KrudlerEnglish
              1•4 months ago

              You might want to take a drink and sit down before you continue reading this comment:

              Taxes, utility fees, and depreciation are factored into the price of everything. Time to blow the LID OFF THIS CONSPIRACY

              Dunces, the lot of you