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07-21-2016, 11:25 PM
Third-party Amazon seller allegedly passes off photo of doormat as actual doormat
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A one-star rating has perhaps never been more apt.
Comedian Emily Heller ordered two new doormats on Amazon late last month, opting to buy from a third-party seller to score a great deal.
What she got was ... **t two doormats. Instead, she received two photos of doormats glued to two pieces of foam.
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"They took so long to arrive that I had honestly forgotten that I ordered them," Heller told Mashable. "That, on top of the fact that the package was weirdly light, meant I had ** idea what I was opening."
When she realized she was the new owner of two doormat photographs, Heller contacted the seller for a refund. "They claimed it was a photo resolution problem and offered me a partial refund," she said. ** thanks! Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/21/foam-doormat-twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A one-star rating has perhaps never been more apt.
Comedian Emily Heller ordered two new doormats on Amazon late last month, opting to buy from a third-party seller to score a great deal.
What she got was ... **t two doormats. Instead, she received two photos of doormats glued to two pieces of foam.
SEE ALSO: 20 truly bizarre gifts for under $5 on Amazon (http://mashable.com/2015/11/23/amazon-gifts-under-5-dollars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"They took so long to arrive that I had honestly forgotten that I ordered them," Heller told Mashable. "That, on top of the fact that the package was weirdly light, meant I had ** idea what I was opening."
When she realized she was the new owner of two doormat photographs, Heller contacted the seller for a refund. "They claimed it was a photo resolution problem and offered me a partial refund," she said. ** thanks! Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/21/foam-doormat-twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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