Honestly, I regret not making a video of removing the package from the bubble wrap as well. If only I had known about how ridiculously predatory these guys are, I would have had the unpackaging covered from several angles lol
For anyone who cares to know the truth, the bubble wrap package was quite solid. It looked pristine. I didn't think too much about it. I've never done one of these unboxing videos. I genuinely didn't think this would matter so much. I just quickly unpacked it to view if everything was legit. That's when I noticed the dent on the corner and I talked to the guy. And he asked me to make the unboxing video.
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Here's what I think happened - these guys had a bad unit lying around and they priced it "aggressively" (basically Rs.300 less than the next lowest pricing in the online market) and I fell for it.
They lectured me on how much they care about following rules and how strict they are. The right thing to do here would have been to accept the unit for a return and offer full refund according to their own policies:-
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But I suppose the rules are strict only when it serves them.
This really isn't a manufacturing defect or DOA issue, which is when it would be appropriate to involve the manufacturer. The issue was a badly tossed around unit that they had in their warehouse. I guess I can't make that case to their face without having made that bubblewrap undoing video. FML.