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Title: Grimmed Post by: GlasgowBandit on January 21, 2009, 10:26:06 PM Right folks looking for a wee bit of advice here. Other than me inflicting a beating any other/more sensible suggestions on this one?
My Mam was at work the day when a guy came in said he was selling Plasma TV's at £400 for a 50". Now we already have a 42" on the wall so really we don't need a new telly but my Ma thought she was getting a bargain. Anyway she tells this guy that she is interested and he turns up at our house after she finished work with this tv all boxed up and in bubble wrap, her boss was here and he had a look at it then the tv was powered up but still in the bubble wrap content that it was working my ma held over £400. Now her boss then removed the bubble wrap and notices a few scratches on it, he makes the assumption that the guy selling the TV has probably bought it in a factor returns shop at a much reduced rate because of a dent, then they get the telly up on the wall put the power on and in the top right corner there is a black box, I havent seen it yet but from what I understand this box is about 8" x 8" So she's just been grimmed out of £400 because she thought she was getting a bargain. Stupidity I know can't believe that she has been so stupid. But other than me trying to track this fucker down and giving him a pasting and reclaiming the money is there any other suggestions? Is it worth getting the law involved? I'm not to keen on going to the cops usually my involvement with them is all bad. LOL! I'm really pissed of by this even more so because I wasn't here at the time. Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: phatomch on January 21, 2009, 10:31:23 PM no come bac i am afraid, apart from beating him... but byu the sounds of it , it could be a picture in picture box but with no feed going to it.
Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: Hairydude on January 21, 2009, 10:33:51 PM Sorry dont mean to be terribly Cynical but what was the Boss doing in the house...
Was it him that took control of the "i'll test it out and make sure its working" part? He didn't insist on coming over to make sure she wasnt getting grimmed no?? Was he there in the work when the guy came in Probably all harmless but it is a kinda classic way of grimming if they were in cahoots. Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: GlasgowBandit on January 21, 2009, 10:34:26 PM but byu the sounds of it , it could be a picture in picture box but with no feed going to it. Anyway of sorting that out? Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: GlasgowBandit on January 21, 2009, 10:35:50 PM Sorry dont mean to be terribly Cynical but what was the Boss doing in the house... Was it him that took control of the "i'll test it out and make sure its working" part? He didn't insist on coming over to make sure she wasnt getting grimmed no?? Was he there in the work when the guy came in Probably all harmless but it is a kinda classic way of grimming if they were in cahoots. The boss is sound mate, he was dropping off money for her to put towrds the telly, no issues with him he's a good friend as well. Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: Hairydude on January 21, 2009, 10:40:11 PM cool...Baseball Bat FTW then!!!
Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: ACE2M on January 21, 2009, 11:23:09 PM i once bought a bubble wrapped dvd player off some bloke off a van, it fell apart when i unwrapped it, learnt my lesson.
Take your medicine probably, if its that price and its genuine quality, its nicked, you pays your money you takes your chance. Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: cia260895 on January 21, 2009, 11:27:34 PM Put it on the wall with a dodgy bracket let it fall and then claim on the insurance,
find the fecker get £400 back smash him up all well that ends well... alternatively get your mum to clean the plasma with mr muscle oven cleaner and blame it on bad eyesight ... Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: GlasgowBandit on January 21, 2009, 11:31:50 PM Put it on the wall with a dodgy bracket let it fall and then claim on the insurance, If I didn't work for the UK's biggest Loss Adjuster that may just have happened. But I know how these claims are investigated and how keen insurers are not to pay out on them ;) Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: cia260895 on January 21, 2009, 11:34:02 PM rip it off the wall when back door was left open for bolt to scream in and nick it..
Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: MANTIS01 on January 22, 2009, 12:12:29 AM Yep dude, if you've been grimmed then you absolutely must grimm the insurance. That is what they're there for. Saying you have all the inside info to successfully grimm but wont grimm is nutz. If you don't do this you'll just stay grimmed. Even the insurance company will have grimmed you x2...cos they expect you to grimm them.
Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: jizzemm on January 22, 2009, 01:37:54 AM Even the insurance company will have grimmed you x2...cos they expect you to grimm them. rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao i need the toilet Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: WarBwastard on January 22, 2009, 01:52:50 AM Not sure I read this right, but if there's a black box on the actual screen could she not just use it as a second TV for watching space movies and Star Trek?
Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: cambo on January 22, 2009, 03:44:06 AM sell it on to someone smaller than u obv
Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: seven2unsuited on January 22, 2009, 07:45:54 AM Ebay
Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: phatomch on January 22, 2009, 11:41:43 AM you can get the manuals for tv's online nowadays, so just go online and should be able to find out if its a pic in pic box
Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: Dingdell on January 22, 2009, 01:22:28 PM rip it off the wall when back door was left open for bolt to scream in and nick it.. Insurance policies normally stipulate that there needs to be signs of forcible or violent entry, if a burglar comes in through an open door or window your policy is normally invalid. Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: cia260895 on January 22, 2009, 01:42:34 PM rip it off the wall when back door was left open for bolt to scream in and nick it.. Insurance policies normally stipulate that there needs to be signs of forcible or violent entry, if a burglar comes in through an open door or window your policy is normally invalid. kick in the back door then Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: Dingdell on January 22, 2009, 02:08:51 PM rip it off the wall when back door was left open for bolt to scream in and nick it.. Insurance policies normally stipulate that there needs to be signs of forcible or violent entry, if a burglar comes in through an open door or window your policy is normally invalid. kick in the back door then Don't use your own boot though...... Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: MANTIS01 on January 22, 2009, 02:23:44 PM Yes, kick the door in. But don't stop with the telly, there's bound to be expensive jewellery upstairs, PS3 obv, other electrical goods, and designer leather jackets. In about 2 months time when your home is fully kitted out with all the latest gear will you feel grimmed? Will you feck.
Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: GlasgowBandit on January 22, 2009, 07:53:35 PM rip it off the wall when back door was left open for bolt to scream in and nick it.. Insurance policies normally stipulate that there needs to be signs of forcible or violent entry, if a burglar comes in through an open door or window your policy is normally invalid. Only for loss of cash. Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: paulhouk03 on January 22, 2009, 09:26:24 PM Yes, kick the door in. But don't stop with the telly, there's bound to be expensive jewellery upstairs, PS3 obv, other electrical goods, and designer leather jackets. In about 2 months time when your home is fully kitted out with all the latest gear will you feel grimmed? Will you feck. THIS or say u was moving the tv and u tripped and it fell down the stairs if you dont want to do a full jobby. u can also burn your house down and say ur someone was in it and claim off life insurance. Title: Re: Grimmed Post by: MANTIS01 on January 22, 2009, 11:49:27 PM rip it off the wall when back door was left open for bolt to scream in and nick it.. Insurance policies normally stipulate that there needs to be signs of forcible or violent entry, if a burglar comes in through an open door or window your policy is normally invalid. Only for loss of cash. Put everything into storage. Phone Churchill |