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agesboy posted...

they will not get their product because they have no legal recourse. you were saying as a fact they would get their product back. the only reason they got it back this time was because the guy was already open to returning it if they just asked

this isn't true though.

again, the law you posted only prevents them from sending you something unsolicited and then demanding payment for it.

it does not stop them from asking. it does not stop you from refusing their request. and it will absolutely not prevent them from going to the courts and charging you with theft.

why is it theft?

because you paid for it. you didn't get what you received, yes most companies will just let you keep it because it's not worth it for them to pursue legally.

but you still didn't actually get what you paid for. you got something else, something you aren't supposed to have.

disagree with it if you want, you'd be correct in that, but again: the law is only for unsolicited goods and then demanding you pay for them afterwards. (e.g: they ask him to pay for those boxes, in addition to the boxes he did order)

another fun way they can sue you for is to pay the difference in cost between the item you ordered and the item you received, along with all associated legal fees that will be astronomical...or you could settle if you just return the product.

like dude you can just google this and find a near endless supply of websites explaining that the ftc explanation of the law is dangerously misleading in its attempt to make it understandable for the layperson. but you still cannot keep an item sent to you in mistake.