For the record, that’s not what happened at all.
He ordered a specific item, by SKU number, Make and Model; and received something fundamentally different, having a similar superficial aspect (shape, size, silk-screened markings on the outside) but without key features upon which he relied in making his choice. Whether the new one is “better” or not is irrelevant. It is NOT what he ordered.
Has this become an acceptable business practice these days? How, pray tell, is this helpful or even useful to the people who fund this game by buying (“with confidence”, one could only hope) these gadgets we like to invent???
It’s like me ordering a NANJG-105c only to discover the solder stars no longer select Mode groups and I have to live with an annoying blink every time I turn on Low mode. Not the same thing at all.
Why even bother giving them names or model numbers in the first place? “Hello, FT? I want to order 1 dingus, 3 doohickeys and a whatchamacallit.” “WTF??” “Oh, it doesn’t matter what you send me, just take my money and send me whatever you feel like! As long as it’s new, I’ll love it!”
“WTF” indeed!
Just to continue beating this dead horse, a 1972 Chevrolet Corvette has the same engine, transmission, carburetor, wheels, exhaust, etc. as a 1972 Chevrolet C10 pickup truck. So if I put a Corvette badge on a C10 pickup, I can go racing?? I don’t think so!
There’s an old saying, relevant to the topic at hand, among us dumb old Southern hicks: “You can put a shoe in the oven, but that doesn’t make it a biscuit!” or: “You can stand in the garage and yell ”VROOM VROOM” but that doesn’t make you a Cadillac.”
For the record, I would never advocate “Brand Loyalty”, but having distinct, unique names for distinct, unique items seems like “the Lowest Common Denominator” at a minimum. Especially in international trade, where Buyer and Seller have to extend a major amount of Trust to each other.
Needless to say, I’d treat it as a “Wrong Item Received” dispute and demand either a full refund or resupply of the correct Convoy S3 model. If we paying customers decline/refuse to push back on vendors when this happens, you can expect it to get much, much worse.
“You can’t blame a dog for being a dog.” Meaning it’s our fault (for not standing up for ourselves) if this gets as bad as I expect it will.
But I’m just old and…
Dim