New digital camera

[Gorkster]

Ok, so I go down to futureshop ( same company as best buy except Canadian version) and I buy a canon powershot A520. This is my first digital camera by the way. Anyhow I start it up and it has two photos already on it; these are both 2 different photos of a dog dating from 2 days before christmas. I'm going to return it tommorrow because I think they sold me a used camera instead of a brand new one like I thought I was paying for. I'm asking in the forums because I'm wondering if it could possibly be some sort of normal policy to take photos on new cameras to test for lemons or some such. Is that possible? Anyways this has made me very angry at futureshop/bestbuy and I don't think I well ever buy from them again.

[ken1953]

Hello Gorkster and welcome to PR. I'm sorry to hear about your dilemma. To the best of my knowledge, the only cameras that should have anything on them would be the display cameras. But I know that many businesses sell items, then people return those items for many reasons, and if they are not damaged, I know that many times they repackage them and put them back on the shelf. If I were you, I'd take it back, calmly, and ask for a replacement and then check it out very carefully to make sure it had never been opened before. And then use the charged batteries in the old one and check the memory to see if it's been setup/used.
I personally would be upset but wouldn't stop shopping there unless they gave me a hassle about returning the product. Another thing you might think about...it's probably still under full warranty and maybe they would cut you a great deal!!!!!! Never know ...!!!
Good luck and let us know what comes of this...I'd really be interested in hearing the outcome!!
Ken

[Ronnoco]

Some good ideas for Gorkster, Ken but speaking as a Canadian, it probably was a camera that was returned and put back in the package and Future Shop unfortunately does not give much of a deal on returned equipment. So demand a new one, and make sure that it is new by checking the memory.

Ronnoco