Why do you think Meh sends broken/returned shit out in fuko bags?

Felton10 thought this was worth mentioning said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:33pm ET

Couple of possibilities

They don’t have anything else to do with it.
They think we are stupid enough to get excited over something of value even if it is broken.
They think we might be smart enough to fix it.
People have sent them shit they want to get rid of.
They love the idiotic comments people make when they receive this worthless junk.

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hallmike said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:37pm ET:
1. It’s cheaper & faster than taking it to a recycling center.
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- @hallmike Some of that heavy crap must cost alot to send-hard to believe its cheaper than taking all that to the dump at one time.
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:44pm ET
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- @Felton10 Bulk shipping discounts.
  
  narfcake said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:51pm ET
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- @narfcake never shipped in bulk but the of that heavy stuff must cost alot to package and ship.
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:58pm ET
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- @Felton10 It balances out. Eventually. Not everything costs $5 to ship and not every VMP takes full advantage of the free shipping.
  
  narfcake said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 3:34pm ET
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- @narfcake I’m not sure we should delude ourselves into thinking they really make anything on VMP memberships. I mean they might but that would be one hell of a shipping discount, more likely I’d expect the normal shipping pays dividends en mass.
  
  jbartus said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 5:13pm ET
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ConAndLibrarian said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:38pm ET:

Isn’t that what a fuko is all about? Buying a mystery bag knowing you are most likely getting crap, with the slight chance of something amazing.

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- @conandlibrarian No its trying to convenience your wife that there wasn’t something better to spend your $ 5 on.
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:50pm ET
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- @Felton10 If you were conveniencing your wife the right way…it would cost you more than $5.
  
  Darn that auto-correct!
  
  mikibell said Sat, Jul 23rd 2016 at 7:55pm ET
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studerc said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:41pm ET:

One man’s trash…is another man’s fukobukuro.

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DrunkCat said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:42pm ET:
1. Sweet sweet write-offs.
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capguncowboy said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:46pm ET:

Because most of it can be fixed. They obviously don’t have the time to fix 500-600 broken devices, but 400 people do. They’ve already turned a profit on the rest of the stock, so they’re happy to give it to someone that can make use of it.

I’m glad they do it.

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- @capguncowboy I let you know if I agree with you if I can fix the broken Meta smartwatch I just got in my fuko bag.
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:57pm ET
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- @Felton10 good luck. I got one in a Fuku bag back in February (I think). I couldn’t get it to do anything but vibrate. My wife did something with it
  
  But seriously, after a few combined sessions, totaling a couple of hours, I ended up tossing it out.
  
  capguncowboy said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 3:18pm ET
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- @Felton10 is it not turning on or not connecting? i just had the not connecting problem with my meta earlier today
  
  communist said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 5:09pm ET
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- @communist Once charged-its on-its shows a screen that says “Welcome-Lets get started>” but when I push the button to the right of the > nothing happens or it just goes back to the Meta trademark screen and then after a few seconds returns to the Welcome screen again.
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 5:19pm ET
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- @Felton10 have you paired it to a phone?
  
  communist said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 5:28pm ET
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- @communist Nope-downloaded the app and tried to have the phone recognize it as bluetooth device, but can’t get to the screen on the watch to make that happen.
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 5:35pm ET
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- @Felton10 there are 2 meta apps . one for the strata and frame and the other app for the meta m1, are you sure you have the right app for the watch?
  
  communist said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 5:36pm ET
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- @communist Pretty sure I used the one for the M1 which is the type of watch I have-should it have recognized the watch right away without having even done anything to or on the watch?
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 5:45pm ET
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- @Felton10 yes, thats how it works on my frame
  
  communist said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 5:46pm ET
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- @communist Did have the wrong app -thanks-deleted the old one and installed the correct one and pushed pair button on phone-phone scanned for devices and same as before-nothing.
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 6:05pm ET
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- @Felton10 go into setting in your phone bluetooth section, do you see your watch in the bluetooth device list?
  
  communist said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 6:19pm ET
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- @Felton10 found this http://www.userlib.com/metawatch-m1-user-manual/
  
  . Turning on Bluetooth on the devices
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Turn on the Bluetooth in your phone’s settings
Turn on the Bluetooth on your smartwatch:
    Click bottom right hand button (menu opens)
    Click top right hand button so it shows check icon next to  Bluetooth icon
    Click again the bottom right hand button to exit the menu
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  communist said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 6:20pm ET
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- @communist Phone keeps saying “no bluetooth devices found”. Screen on phone never changes from what I told you it shows.
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 7:04pm ET
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- @Felton10 yup that means watch isnt broadcasting bluetooth signal ¯_(ツ)_/¯
  
  communist said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 7:38pm ET
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- @communist Once I get the correct size screwdrivers, am doing to take off the back, take out the battery and clean all the contacts (another meh user suggested this) and see if that does any good. Otherwise this baby has a date with the trash can.
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 7:49pm ET
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- @Felton10 I have one I bought here, but I lost the charger, it worked in a Meh. fashion but wasn’t horrible looking. It’s yours for the cost of shipping…
  
  Yoda_Daenerys said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 8:19pm ET
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- @Yoda_Daenerys-Thanks for the offer-do you know what model you have. Assume the same charger works with all models. I am going to take one more shot at repairing it over the weekend when I get my screwdrivers. May just decide to forget the whole thing as (a) I am not attached at the hip to my cell phone like some people and (2) with wearing a watch and a activity tracker already not sure the watch would do me a whole lot of good because of the first item I mentioned. If I decide not to take you up on your offer and to throw mine away, i wouldn’t mind send you the charger for free if you are interested.
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 9:13pm ET
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- @Felton10 September 2nd 2015 12:41am ET was the purchase time, Meta M1 Smartwatch (Silver), sure i’d use the charger if you are planning to pitch it
  
  Yoda_Daenerys said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 10:06pm ET
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- @Yoda_Daenerys I’ll let you know what I am going to do after I fool around with the watch a little more this weekend.
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 10:34pm ET
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- @Yoda_Daenerys if @Felton10 doesnt want it, ill pay shipping for it. need a new hobby to screw around with .
  
  communist said Fri, Jul 22nd 2016 at 1:20pm ET
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- @communist do you have the requisite propietary charger that i’ve lost?
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< not implying you stole it >
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  Yoda_Daenerys said Fri, Jul 22nd 2016 at 1:43pm ET
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- @Felton10 Try updating the firmware on the watch, it fixed the one I have.
  
  StrangerDanger said Fri, Jul 22nd 2016 at 2:23pm ET
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- @StrangerDanger how do I update the firmware if I can’t get the watch to go past the welcome screen?
  And where do I get the firmware update? Thanks
  
  Felton10 said Fri, Jul 22nd 2016 at 2:46pm ET
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- @Yoda_Daenerys i have the meta frame charger, and from the looks of close up pics of the m1, is uses the same 4 pin slightly curved layout
  
  communist said Fri, Jul 22nd 2016 at 3:49pm ET
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- @Felton10 the computer does the update when hooked up. Try http://support.metawatch.com/customer/portal/articles/858691-windows-update-instructions
  
  StrangerDanger said Fri, Jul 22nd 2016 at 10:11pm ET
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- @StrangerDanger thats only for the strata and frame. @felton10 has a meta m1
  
  communist said Fri, Jul 22nd 2016 at 11:02pm ET
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- @Felton10 http://www.userlib.com/update-metawatch-m1-firmware-tutorial/
  
  StrangerDanger said Sat, Jul 23rd 2016 at 5:04pm ET
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narfcake said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:50pm ET:

It’s common enough that broken shit is “broken” because of the last user.

Going back into the mid-2000’s, I picked up a $1200 color laser printer outside an office dumpster. The problem? There was a piece of paper stuck inside next the back roller, causing it to jam. 3 minute fix, and I ended up reselling it for $350.

The two vacuum cleaners before my $15 Dysons were curbside finds in which the issue of why they weren’t sucking was because the hose was clogged.

One of my thrift store lamp fixtures was a RMA “missing hardware”. Nope - it was mounted on the lamp already!

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- @narfcake I think I’m falling in love with you!
  
  I fix broken stuff and resale it all the time. I don’t do it for a living, I do it because I like fixing broken stuff – and why not get paid for it too?
  
  capguncowboy said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 2:53pm ET
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dave said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 3:11pm ET:

This is a pretty good list for slide titles from a presentation called Why You Should Send Broken Shit To Your Customers.

Except we don’t get enough #4. Some. But not enough to feel we’ve got to come up with an elaborate event to dispose of it.

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- @dave Oh, don’t tempt ̶m̶e̶ the community. We can make it happen
  
  capguncowboy said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 3:19pm ET
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- @dave Set up a community E-waste drop-off.
  
  narfcake said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 3:31pm ET
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- @capguncowboy problem is I don’t think the post office accepts VMP in reverse LOL @Dave can we send the stuff to you C.O.D.?
  
  Kidsandliz said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 7:56pm ET
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Yoda_Daenerys said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 8:31pm ET:

I hate to be the substitute English teacher today, but:

~~Couple of~~ A few possibilities:

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- @Yoda_Daenerys Hey-what do I know-As a CPA I deal with numbers all day.
  
  Felton10 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 9:17pm ET
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- @Yoda_Daenerys Tagging @fishbiscuit, who is an English teacher when she’s not busy drawing cute geeky things or catshirts …
  
  narfcake said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 9:30pm ET
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- @narfcake rut rooh
  
  Yoda_Daenerys said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 10:07pm ET
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Collin1000 said Thu, Jul 21st 2016 at 9:45pm ET:

I got a Roomba in a Fuku. It was “broken”. Took me about an hour to figure out that the weird Roomba battery pack thingy was inserted incorrectly. Fixed that and now it runs very well.

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StrangerDanger said Fri, Jul 22nd 2016 at 2:21pm ET:

I got an RMA mp3 player that claimed the power button didn’t work when held down except the power button was slide action. Boombox was RMA too in same Fuko and nothing was wrong with it. I think some people claim it’s broke just to send it back. Also got a “broken” metawatch, it didn’t work until I updated the firmware and works great now.

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mikibell said Sat, Jul 23rd 2016 at 8:00pm ET:

I received an open box tablet… The battery was dead, so I left it to charge. With a full battery indicator, as soon as I unplug the charger, it shuts down. Any ideas? I think it is a Haier brand tablet.

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- @mikibell probably bad battery, whats the model number of the tablet
  
  communist said Sat, Jul 23rd 2016 at 8:22pm ET
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- @communist HG-9041 9"Tablet …and it is a Haier
  
  mikibell said Sat, Jul 23rd 2016 at 8:30pm ET
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mzsooze said Mon, Jul 25th 2016 at 2:46am ET:

I used to work in retail, and know first hand that a lot of the items that get returned to the store still work. Just that open has opened it, used it, and either a.)returned it without the box, directions, etc. or b.) returned it and it was “missing pieces.”

So it would get processed and sent to a return good centers. The RGC would then sell pallets of stuff to the highest bidder for the company. Those companies would then try to resell it.

Honestly cannot tell you how many bicycles, TVs, and bicycles I had returned. It was a lot!

/giphy bluelight special

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