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# 41605 19-Sep-2009 17:42
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I can't believe it... Bought a cordless phone at Dick Smith, and when I got home found out there was no handset in the box.

Arghhhhh. Now I have to go there tomorrow again.




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  # 257062 19-Sep-2009 18:02
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Did you not notice it must have been the was the worlds lightest phone?




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  # 257065 19-Sep-2009 18:06
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mentalinc: Did you not notice it must have been the was the worlds lightest phone?


If it has been on a display, then they will remove the handset/base unit and leave the mains plugs in there. If it in a multiple handset phone, it can be hard to tell how heavy it is meant to be.

 
 
 
 


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# 257066 19-Sep-2009 18:11
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Maybe there was actually a cord in it and you've brought a phoneless cord...

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  # 257072 19-Sep-2009 18:24
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Dratsab: Maybe there was actually a cord in it and you've brought a phoneless cord...


LOL!

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  # 257104 19-Sep-2009 21:55
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Maybe the phone is extra

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# 257158 20-Sep-2009 10:31
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freitasm: I can't believe it... Bought a cordless phone at Dick Smith, and when I got home found out there was no handset in the box.


Did you check it wasn't a bone induction phone?  You need to make a phone with your hand, stand on one leg, and answer calls like that.  The base station is merely to send calls to your "hand"set.

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# 257162 20-Sep-2009 11:03
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freitasm, perhaps its like the new iphone....




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  # 257166 20-Sep-2009 11:18
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Modern cordless handsets weigh stuff-all. No surprise that Mauricio didn't notice. Well... that, and his old-age I suppose...












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  # 257175 20-Sep-2009 11:44
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tonyhughes: Modern cordless handsets weigh stuff-all. No surprise that Mauricio didn't notice. Well... that, and his old-age I suppose...



Who said "phoneless cord" ? That man deserves a beer...


LOL.. Don't be so cruel to the aged! ;-)




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  # 257176 20-Sep-2009 12:01
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Went there this morning and got a new box with everything in place. No fuss, no questions asked.




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  # 257181 20-Sep-2009 12:38
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Have to go to DSE again. The batteries are corroded - I wouldn't put them in the phone...




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  # 257184 20-Sep-2009 12:52
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Ok, got new batteries.

Crap Made in China Panasonic batteries...




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  # 257186 20-Sep-2009 13:23
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ZollyMonsta:
tonyhughes: Modern cordless handsets weigh stuff-all. No surprise that Mauricio didn't notice. Well... that, and his old-age I suppose...



Who said "phoneless cord" ? That man deserves a beer...


LOL.. Don't be so cruel to the aged! ;-)


Well considering he spent hours cursing a non operational cellphone the other week (He was pressing the wrong button to turn it on), he had a side-swipe or two coming.



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  # 257188 20-Sep-2009 13:45
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LOL Well I won't say much more since I'm getting old(er) now and tend to forget things...




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  # 257276 21-Sep-2009 07:05
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freitasm: I can't believe it... Bought a cordless phone at Dick Smith, and when I got home found out there was no handset in the box.

Arghhhhh. Now I have to go there tomorrow again.



I had this a few years ago when I brought some speakers, someone had returned them with only 1 in the box, I brought them and got them home only to find there was only 1, unfortuantely I brought them at the airport store and lived in Waiuku, luckily I was able to return them to Pukekohe and get a new set from there, I did have a sinking feeling as I thought they may have just thought I was dodgy and wanted a free speaker.

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