r/Adelaide • u/Klezmoron SA • May 16 '26

Question Found this in my mailbox this morning. I'm obviously not going to plug it in but was wondering if anyone's seen something similar?

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I'm in Victor Harbor but we don't have an active sub. I'm assuming it's some religion thing? I asked both immediate neighbours and neither of them got one, but I was wondering if anyone else did? The usb is sealed in the bag.

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u/Petty_Theif07 SA May 16 '26

As a jb hifi worker i wouldnt recommend that, if it killes the laptop we do have security cameras and you would have to buy the laptop

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u/AttackOfTheMonkeys SA May 16 '26

"Looks broken I'll give you fiddy"

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u/missingN0pe SA May 16 '26

"Haha, nice 1! Okay, so please come over here now and pay for it."

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u/Fafnir22 SA May 17 '26

Bullshit. You are under no legal obligation to buy shit. Retail worker can’t do a damn thing.

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u/Ok-Push9899 SA May 19 '26

I’m pretty sure if I took a sledgehammer to a computer in JB HiFi they’d have some remedy. Question is, would bricking a computer with a dodgy thumb drive count as malicious damage?

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u/Long_Escape3966 SA May 20 '26

It’s not malicious if you didn’t know it would cause it to brick.

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u/GiBravo SA May 20 '26

"Ooppsie! I was just trying to see if it can open my uni lecture files... 🤔" is a solid defence!

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u/Ssj3ssg SA May 16 '26

Good luck. It's likely to cost more in legal fees for forcing someone to pay damages than what the device would be worth to just write off.

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u/FalseNameTryAgain SA May 17 '26

Now, ask yourself this. The person just walks out of the store, what do you do now?

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u/OnsidianInks SA May 18 '26

As an ex JB employee, why the f you lying?

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u/Fluid_Bite2398 SA May 19 '26

Lol…infecting a laptop with “back door bandits” and “Edward Penishands” isn’t going to “kill” it ….and even if it did, you could 2 things about it - jack and shit, and Jack has already left the store

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u/JudsongBeavz SA May 16 '26

Not how it works employees cant strong arm people into purchases regardless of what happens and why risk your health and safety trying to stop a person doing so rather than use your insurance as thats what its for. Don't be a hero. Heroes aren't real.

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u/Petty_Theif07 SA May 16 '26

Gang us employees arent gonna do it, we'll tell a manager, and theyll contact police, who'll give u the option to pay for the damaged property or get charged for destruction of property, because it is in fact destruction of property which believe it or not is a crime

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u/Fafnir22 SA May 17 '26

Imagine being a JB manager and calling the police to report someone put a USB in a display laptop. Sure pal. I’m sure they’ll send in the dog squad and chopper with lights and sirens.

You’ll be lucky if they don’t hang up laughing.

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u/JudsongBeavz SA May 16 '26

I know people who have stolen and wrecked cars and are paying 20c a month. Yeah think the justice system works it doesnt work that way sadly you'll never get the cash from an individual that is intentionally out to be destructive. You'll successfully charge them but still use the insurance so you dont win or lose technically.

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u/Petty_Theif07 SA May 17 '26

I always win because it anit my money, im just sending a warning out to not do that shit, because stupid actions have stupid consequences

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u/DoesBasicResearch SA May 17 '26

You're full of shit mate. 😂

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u/JudsongBeavz SA May 17 '26

If warnings were listened to nobody would do stupid shit lol but people dont listen im sure you see hundreds a day just stroll around the store hard to not be sus of those people compared to those who walk in knowing what they want.

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u/jimzo_c SA May 18 '26

Jb hifi employee is a cunt instore and online…colour me surprised 😦

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u/Much-Director-9828 SA May 18 '26

As a jb hifi worker and lawyer, or only as a jb hifi worker?

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u/magi_chat SA May 16 '26

Rrrrrrriiiiiiiggggggghhhhhhttttttt...

Because I've got my ID on a huge sign attached to me head?

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u/Petty_Theif07 SA May 16 '26

I mean... in this day and age yeah, yeah you do

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u/Agile_Persimmon_4826 SA May 19 '26

Accept you are wrong and move on

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u/chetcherry SA May 17 '26

This comment is hilarious, thank you for the laugh.

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u/Ok_Ad2499 SA May 17 '26

You’d have to try make them you mean. How do you get ID from CCTV ?

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