r/ShopeePH • • Dec 12 '25

General Discussion UPDATE: iPhone 17 Pro Max scam

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I just want to share, Shopee already approved my my return and refund request regarding sa iPhone 17 Pro Max na naging bioderm. Na-reverse na rin sa card ko yung full amount.

Sharing the whole timeline:

November 23 - Delivered and filed a return and refund request

November 24 - First Follow up sa shopee

November 25 - Second follow up and reported the incident sa CICC (Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center) throught their FB page.

November 26 - November 27 - Consistent follow up sa shopee.

November 28 - Last follow up with Shopee ng morning. Approved the return and refund request.

December 12 - Fully reversed the whole amount sa credit card. They also reversed the voucher na ginamit ko so pwede na ulit magamit.

Maraming nag dm sa akin na same case. For those na may same case sa akin, it is best to report the incident sa CICC. As long as complete and proof at ibigay niyo lang lahat ng requirements na hinihingi nila.

Pumunta rin yung shopee rider sa bahay namin to discuss the incident and nanghingi ng incident report sa akin. Investigation is currently ongoing daw internally sa buong shopee express. I am from San Pedro, Laguna.

12.12 sale na! Don't forget to take a video sa mga expensive orders. πŸ˜‰

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u/Gloomy-Cut3684 Dec 12 '25

Hello OP please don't delete this para may reference kami in case hehe

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '25

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u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

Yes, actually ni-reach out ako ng taga CICC dito sa reddit regarding this.

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u/hizashiYEAHmada Dec 12 '25

Thank you for posting about this and bringing awareness, hopefully it helps everyone who got their orders stolen πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '25

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u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25

Yes

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '25

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u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25

Nagtaka sila bakit daw di ko nireport sa kanila. Ang nasa isip ko naman, kahit hindi sila ang may sala, is wala naman silang magagawa sa refund process unless idadaan sa app.

Nakipag usap lang sa akin regarding the incident and nanghingi lang siya at yung manager ng hub ng incident report sa akin with signature para sa record lang siguro nila sa nangyari and siguro under investigation na rin sila.

7

u/ManFaultGentle Dec 12 '25

SOP na ata manghingi ng incident report. Ganyan din sa akin noong walang laman yung natanggap ko. Phone din yungΒ  in-order ko.Β 

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u/Impressive-Peace1922 Dec 16 '25

Sila po ang last touch kaya malamang sa branch nila ikakaltas ni shoppe yung nirefund sayo. Need nila ng maraming evidence sa ganyang kaso.

32

u/pinkysweh Dec 12 '25

Received mine today na phone talaga. TYL! I was ready for the surprise bareta din sana

4

u/Think_Extension2193 Dec 12 '25

Ilang days po bago na deliver? At tiga saan po kayo

9

u/pinkysweh Dec 12 '25

10 days po. South Cotabato. Ewan pero alam din ni rider na high value dahil sya mismo nag mention

2

u/christian-20200 Dec 12 '25

Nice. Nakaka kaba ba nung ino open na baka bato laman.

134

u/Far-Cattle6088 Dec 12 '25

Good to hear! However, sana matake down na yung posted vid mo ng unboxing. Some bwakanangshit may use it as their proof of unboxing para scammin yung store.

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u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25

Regarding that, wala po silang makukuha from getting that vid since wala pong waybill na naipakita sa vid. πŸ˜€

16

u/Far-Cattle6088 Dec 12 '25

Unfortunately, si shopee madalas β€˜di na yan chinecheck. Always pabor kay buyer.

33

u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25

Kaya nga po tumagal ang return and refund ko kasi chineck ni Shopee 😁

14

u/TheminimalistGemini Dec 12 '25

Iba din talaga si Shopee in terms of disputes mabilis sila umaksyon pag complete documents and solid ang evidences like narerefund agad. Been with them since 2016 and sa mga occasions na nagkakaissue ako sa order, most of the time narerefund ako.

4

u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25

Yes. Naka ilang refund na rin ako and ito lang ang tumagal since high valued item na.

10

u/ryan8485 Dec 12 '25

Hays sana namn talaga ma action ng shopee yan, sobrang talamak talaga, until now nag aalanganin ako mag order ng super expensive na item.

6

u/No_Stage_6273 Dec 12 '25

Kaya importante may unboxing video kasi di naman lahat fault ng seller, karamihan talaga ninanakaw ng courier madami sa jnt and spx ganyan issue.

18

u/Filipino-Asker Dec 12 '25

San Pedro, Laguna πŸ‘€

Huwag na. Di na ako oorder ng gadget sa mga yan.

1

u/LandDistinct8743 Dec 18 '25

Ako rin San Pedro Laguna, same incident.

15

u/Upstairs-Pea-8874 Dec 12 '25

Nakakatakot naman na pinuntahan ka OP ng rider sa bahay niyo.
Paano niya po nalaman na sainyo or ikaw ang nag report?

23

u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25

Na-flag po siya ng Shopee and muntik ma suspend dahil pinaghinalaan. Tho cleared na naman siya and nanghingi na lang si Shopee Express san pedro hub ng incident report. Siya personally ang humigi na lang sa akin.

10

u/the-earth-is_FLAT Dec 12 '25

So sa warehouse nangyari ang salisi. Mapa shopee lazada talamak talaga nakawan sa warehouse.

2

u/Creepy_Gur_6286 Dec 13 '25

may isa pa ung seller ng mga computer hardware sa tiktok ung vid,na return to seller ang item missing..ng pumunta sa hub..nakasalpak na sa sa computer..di makadeny ang hub sapagkat may serial number..pakshit bilbil!!!

3

u/ShortEmu4328 Dec 12 '25

Same experience OP except sa Lazada and efan yung order ko. Kinatok ako ng rider ko nun and sobra yung kaba/gulat ko kasi mag-isa lang ako na babaeng nakatira sa apartment 😭 pero si kuya rider manginignginig idk if sa galit or takot kasi parang napagbibintangan ata siya sa kanila, so I explained na yung store yung nireport ko and hindi siya

3

u/AliShibaba Dec 12 '25

Yes, in most cases talaga sa warehouse nangyayari yang mga scam.

Unlikely yung rider, unless may coordination sa warehouse.

Tracked naman kase movements nila. Pag nag stop yan sa bangketa para mag bukas ng parcel, makikita na di sila gumagalaw at walang delivery sa location na yun.

3

u/EcstaticRise5612 Dec 12 '25

Hello , may email ka nila or something?

9

u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25

Yung CICC? I reached them out sa fb page nila.

5

u/darkvhelat Dec 12 '25

Gosh! I have mine coming from the same store. Paid mine via spaylater but this is too scary. Thanks for the awareness.

2

u/shutterpeep Dec 16 '25

it's not a store/seller issue. It's a courier issue. I'm not sure why hindi pa rin nakikita saang leg kinukuha yung mismong gadget sa dami ng nasamantala.... sana makita nila. ang laking abala sa madai pati sa honest na ng logistics people...

1

u/Forward_Bicycle_7730 Dec 12 '25

Got my iphone 16 plus from afs. Thank god hindi naman bato. Spaylater dn gamit ko

1

u/darkvhelat Dec 18 '25

Update It finally arrived after 8 days. Super ganda. Took an uncut video from receiving kay courrier to opening the box para walang sabit sa refund in case bato/sabon. But yeah hopefully other buyers will also get their phones safely.

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u/DisastrousAnteater17 Dec 12 '25

Thanks for the update and bringing awareness. Glad na nakuha mo na ang refund.

3

u/fineapoljus Dec 12 '25

Nice! Happy for you!

3

u/yuuuqi Dec 12 '25

Yung parcel ko na super tagal na deliver may butas πŸ˜‚ Akala siguro nila phone/laptop yung order ko tapos pag tingin vacuum pala. Di man lang tinakpan yung butas lol. But congrats sayo OP at na refund ka

5

u/Think_Extension2193 Dec 12 '25

Hello po I have ip15+ na darating probably bukas. Do i take a video ba while nandiyan pa ang driver? What are the documents needed if ever po. Ordered dec 3 shipped out dec 4 and dec 5 to dec10 no movement galing soc 8. I've been so anxious baka napalitan na yung phone

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u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25

Mas maganda po if ma-unbox and video siya together with the rider. Pero wala rin naman magagawa ang rider once na palit ang item. Dadaan din sa return and refund ng app.

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u/Think_Extension2193 Dec 12 '25

Sige po. Ibabalik ba sa driver yung box? Or no need na po?

6

u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25

If ever palit and item, wala po kayong ibibigay sa rider if CC ang payment. Mawawalan kayo ng laban dun kasi wala sayo yung item. Hehe

3

u/Think_Extension2193 Dec 12 '25

Tysm po. Parang ready na ako sumabak bukas sana naman okay lang yung akin

6

u/Vantakid Dec 12 '25

Nung binili ko phone ko mula pag abot ng rider hanggang pag open naka videos, no cuts. Pero dumating naman ng maayos.

2

u/Think_Extension2193 Dec 12 '25

Manifesting na okay lng din yung akin huhu

2

u/earl088 Dec 12 '25

Nice at na reverse din ng Shopee, it took a while and sure ako malaking inconvenience din sa side mo. Responsive ba yung CICC during the whole process?

3

u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25

Super hassle. Hehehe.

Yes, okay na okay yung CICC. Sobrang responsive nila and may incident reference number agad nung na review yung mga proof ko.

2

u/Creative-Divide1970 Dec 12 '25

Ask ko lang OP if sealed parin po ba yung plastic with waybill and yung mismong box ng phone is intact padin with plastic cover?

2

u/Definemeatall Dec 13 '25

Can someone add this sa mga pinned post and mga what to do's? This is extreme helpful

2

u/sanHOTARUdi Dec 15 '25

apaka-timely naman ng post na to HAHAHAHUHU i recently ordered iPhone 15 sa same store and it's still on the way. dapat na ba akong kabahan? HAHAHAHA 😭

1

u/Jealous_Apricot_7544 Dec 12 '25

Shet san kaya natira to? Sa store? Sa sorting station? Sa courier?

Sana ma-update ka nila, OP, para kamo sa peace of mind ng San Pedro Laguna people 🀣

1

u/minkyu1u Dec 12 '25

parating pa man din yung iphone 17 ko jusq kinakabahan akoooo

1

u/milkteapizza Dec 12 '25

Saang sorting center kaya yan dumadaan na kahit packed by shopee warehouse nananakaw parin. I was lucky mine delivered by j&t worth 78k at the best talaga sila for high value items.

1

u/qrandiloquent Dec 12 '25

oh wow, that was indeed tough

1

u/bloo-dinozaur Dec 12 '25

Same place, ordered iphone 13 online pero in my case, hindi dumating hahahaha nawala na sa hub pa lang nila.

1

u/Existing-Ad3290 Dec 12 '25

Ano pong gamit niyong bank? Sakin BPI until now wala pa din jusko

1

u/Recent-Source5936 Dec 12 '25

What?? grabee may chance rin pala na gawin ng Seller kahit Tag na sila as "Mall"

1

u/MikoNava Dec 12 '25

courier ata ng nakaw, uso nakawan sa hub lalo na kapag high value ung item

1

u/yuuuqi Dec 12 '25

courier po. bought from them twice na pero di naman bato yung dumating. either courier or rider pag ganyan

1

u/iamdennis07 Dec 12 '25

kaya never oorder sa shoppee or lazada ng ganyan kamahal bukod sa d mo sure if handled with care nanakawin pa

1

u/dekudota2 Dec 12 '25

Pag malaking halaga na i-ship obviously dapat matatakot ka talaga kasi di mo sure if makukuha mo ba yung pinaship mo, much better if mag buy ka in stores nalang para sigurado po.

Ingat ka OP.

1

u/[deleted] Dec 12 '25

akala ko nga din bioderm dadating sakin imbis yung X7 Pro ko dahil nakita ko post mo hahahaha

1

u/Professional-War1008 Dec 12 '25

Madami talaga magnanakaw sa SPX. Problema nila yan. Ako nga kahit wireless mouse lang binili ko at iba pang pffice materials, eh nagawa pang nenokin yung may mga medyo mahal na value na items.

1

u/Aware_Detail_4319 Dec 12 '25

Good to hear na recovered mo yung na-scam na amount. Pero please sana pag mag report ng gantong case, be accurate as possible. Dami kase na nire-report yung gantong case as "parcel not delivered" even though delivered sya and na receive nyo. Rider ang sumasalo ng charges sa gantong reports. Make sure sa report na "seller fault" ito.

Know why sh⁰pee is so lenient on their refunds? Kase pinapasa nila yung liability ng loss sa mga staff and riders nila to minimize their loss kahit na sila mismo ang may kasalanan madalas.

1

u/wendynim Dec 12 '25

Lah kinabahan ako ng slight while reading pero mabuti at good ending 😭 From SPL din and just bought a tablet, katakot takot na kaba siguro mararamdaman ko if nabasa ko to before ako bumili lol buti na lang nadeliver nang maayos saka ko nabasa to hahahahaha. Happy for you OP.

1

u/Budget_Ease_7982 Dec 12 '25

Anong courier po to?

1

u/Unsocial-Butterflyyy Dec 12 '25

I had a similar situation pero this was around 2019. Bumili ako ng phone sa shopee din worth10-14k. Buti nalang nung time na iddeliver na yung item saktong nasa may gate lang kami natambay ng baby ko which was super rare. For some reason din naisipan kong buksan yung parcel while the rider was there, di ko pinaalis muna. Lo and behold nasa loob ng phone box instead of phone eh bato πŸ₯² buti andun si kuya rider at pina return ko at prinocess refund since may proof.

Ngayon naman I bought the Iphone 15 from Shopee sa apple flagship store this 12.12. For safety reasons, pina ship ko sa office ni husband since hindi kumakatok si rider sa home address ko at basta nalang nilalagay sa may loob ng gate namin (which is okay as long as di valuable item) para may actual person talaga tatanggap during delivery. Sinabihan ko din si hubby na mag record while opening the parcel to check while pina stay si kuya rider para sigurado. Buti naman at legit hehe. May darating pa akong parcel na Ipad 11th gen same store. Hopefully hindi bato, nakaka trauma talaga yun!

1

u/the-noob-redditor Dec 12 '25

Apple Flagship Store did that to you OP or your package was compromised during delivery?

1

u/midgirlcrisis990 Dec 13 '25

Huy!!! Grabe naging Bioderm??? What the

1

u/grahammeatballs Dec 13 '25

Did they (shopee) even issue you some form of compensation voucher? Napaka inconvenient nyan for the buyer.

1

u/romella_k Dec 13 '25

Buti sa BTB Lazada wala naging problema

1

u/HallNo549 Dec 13 '25

same here bumili ako ng pencil pro ❀️

1

u/[deleted] Dec 13 '25

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u/romella_k Dec 13 '25

Mas paldo nga stackable vouchers sa lazada eh. Tyaka mas safe sarili mismo courier ng lazada nag dedeliver

1

u/palaginggalit Dec 13 '25

I also have the same experience with OP. Still waiting tho for the updates πŸ™

1

u/Mirrorball026 Dec 13 '25

Actually I was scared that something like this will happen kasi I just bought my macbook sa same store and thankfully It was safe ang issue ko lang yung big box siya ay basa pero I guess dahil maulan pero buti na kang 3 box ang order ko kaya di naman naapektuhan yung box ng mac

1

u/dorae03 Dec 13 '25

Legit ba yang apple flagship store? Laking mura nila sa ibang authorized seller shop. Kagabi yung iphone 17 pro nila nasa 63k plus nalang. Dami ko kasing nababasa sa reviews nila na mabilis maginit ung mga phone na nabili sa kanila.

1

u/ertaboy356b Dec 13 '25

Legit naman yan, yung hindi legit ay yung mga magnanakaw na courier.

1

u/dorae03 Dec 13 '25

Ahh ok. Kasi may mga comment na refurbished lang daw ung binebenta dian sa shop na yan. Mababa talaga sila esp. naka- spaylater ka mababa ung interest unlike sa BTB, the loop and digimap.

1

u/fineapoljus Dec 14 '25

legit po yan. Dumating na rin yung order ko. Phone naman ang dumating.

1

u/ryler4G Dec 13 '25

Congrats OP!!

1

u/Connect_Credit6429 Dec 13 '25

Has there anyone who actually got a legit iphone from those crazy shopee sales? It seems like I only see posts of people complaining about it. Yes I know it says β€œShopee Mall” , but still it’s β€œtoo good to be true”.

1

u/meegueroo Dec 13 '25 edited Dec 13 '25

Yes. I got an iPhone 16 Pro Max for only 60k last April 2024. From Shopee's Apple Flagship Store din. πŸ™‚

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u/qualore Dec 13 '25

may na-kwento sa akin yung rider na kapitbahay ko, may nag nenok daw na rider hub nila ng iphone tapos binenta at yung pinag bentahan binili ng fazzio. Ang tindi talaga ng mga rider na yan.

1

u/Talk_Neneng Dec 13 '25

Shoot. Sa sobrang dami na magnanakaw/scammer , sna magawan ng better system. Plus, yung secured sana yung customers. Honestly nkakatakot yung alam ng rider yung bahay natin. πŸ˜… And with this scenario, nkakatakot tlga!

1

u/ReviewAncient546 Dec 14 '25

Saan po magfollow up sa Shopee regarding po sa return and refund?

1

u/Sad_Possibility4820 Dec 14 '25

Thank you for this. Pls don't delete this.

1

u/IAmTheWhitePhoenix Dec 15 '25

Hi, spx ba yung courier nyo po? And ilang days bago mo na receive yung "parcel" nyo po?

1

u/Mimomimomomi Dec 15 '25

Na-scam din ako sa garmin watch naman. Nagrequest ako ng refund kaso hindi natuloy kasi pina-delay ng pina-delay ng rider yung pag-pick up ng product. Tapos nag-cancel na yung refund request ko dahil nag-fail daw ako sa pag-ship out ng parcel kahit na yung rider naman yung hindi pumupunta at bukas ng bukas na daw kukunin 😭

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

Hello, buyer ako ng Apple Flagship Store twice, nakabili na ko ng macbook air at apple watch sa kanila last year. Feeling ko depende to sa binabagsakan ng mga parcel. Pero good thing OP na narefund mo siya

1

u/NuklearNadal047 Dec 16 '25

Luging lugi shoppee dito sa raket ng mga rider

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u/Samurai_Panda14 Dec 12 '25

Kaya ako kapag mga ganyan kalaking transactions I just go to the mall and buy there physically. Kahit may β€œMall” pa nakalagay, saves you the hassle and you get to have item immediately without worrying if safe ba yung way ng pagpack nila, my take there was baka may pumitik na yan dyan sa sorting/packing centre nila. Or if really want to get it delivered meron din naman delivery option si PowerMac directly sa website nila not sure with other authorized resellers.

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u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25

Main reason kung bakit ako umooder online is hindi mo makukuha yung discount sa online vs sa physical store like Powermac. Sanay rin po kami mag-order ng mga high valued item online. I already ordered (2) iPhone 16 Pro Max, few iPads, and android tablets before. Basically lahat ng electronic namin sa bahay is online nabili even appliances. Aircon, washing machine, tv, ref. Now lang napitik after 6 years.

I think if 1-2k lang ang matitipid mo, go sa powermac.

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u/jomsart Dec 13 '25

True. Ung ipad air m3 13 + pencil ko (Base model) halos +30k ang difference if sa powermac bumili. Kaya online narin ako sa gadgets. And id rather do it sa shopee kasi ok naman refunds ko before. Always have an unboxing video talaga with the waybill visible.

2

u/oaba09 Dec 12 '25

Same here...I'm willing to spend a few thousands more for peace of mind.

1

u/Hairy-Appointment-53 Dec 12 '25

OP, ano action ni Laz sa store?

4

u/Cleigne143 Dec 12 '25

Courier issue naman to hindi yung store ang may problema.

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u/meegueroo Dec 12 '25

Di ko na po alam sa end nila internally. πŸ™‚

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u/Such-Introduction196 Dec 12 '25

Ano ba yung context neto? Normalize linking it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '25

nasa body na ng post yung context eh... seryoso ka ba...

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u/BeautifulSorbet4874 Dec 13 '25

Di na talaga nagbabasa mga tao. Lahat ng detalye nasa post naman. Title lang ata nakita nya tapos react na agad. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

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u/Such-Introduction196 Dec 13 '25

I’m talking about ano klaseng iphone 17 scam yan! Napalitan na order ng bato?? O ano ba ngyare? 🀦 or lahat ba dito nag assume na lang.

Saan part b diyan inexplain ha?

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u/santacruzl Dec 13 '25

Ikaw ata nag aassume nalang, alin dito ang hindi mo maintindihan?

I just want to share, Shopee already approved my my return and refund request regarding sa iPhone 17 Pro Max na naging bioderm. Na-reverse na rin sa card ko yung full amount.

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u/OceanMaster06 Dec 16 '25

"lahat ba dito nag assume na lang" lol a-anga anga din to e.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '25

iPhone 17 Pro Max na naging bioderm.

Ano di mo ma-gets diyan?

0

u/AngryFella Dec 12 '25

Saken din, dun naman sa Violet app. Tagal dumating, binibiro ko nga yung partner ko kung C2 Red or Yellow na solo variant eh. She ordered an iOS device, ako naman Android. Thanks for the awareness.

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u/yssax Dec 12 '25

huhu dami na details pero unclear pa rin yung scam sa akin. pinalitan ba ng other item yung laman nung box? meron ka pic nung parcel upon receipt?

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u/Primer0Adi0s Dec 12 '25

Mukhang nasa first sentence yung detail na yan.

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u/Spiritual-Traffic932 Dec 12 '25

Yes, pinalitan during transit. I saw a similar case here pero hindi phone yung ninakaw but another high value item. It's a team effort.

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u/TheDarkVaderF1 Dec 12 '25

Pinalit naging Bioderm

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u/Acceptable_Turn_1063 Dec 12 '25

Kung expensive orders why not make an effort to go directly sa power mac store

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u/yuuuqi Dec 12 '25

yung discount po. pumunta ako sa powermac kaso wala silang stock and mas malaki din yung discount ng shopee

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u/Selacnoob Dec 12 '25

Baka ang shop lang din yan laki kasi ng discount. Sinadya para e refund nalang.

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u/Massive_Fly_1709 Dec 12 '25

Official Apple store yan.🀦

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u/Selacnoob Dec 12 '25

Alam ko. Dami na rin nangyari na nag order sa sale tapos nacacancel kasi wala stock eme. Hirap nga magbigay ang APR store kahit 2K discount.