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I bought another Class D amp and didn't get what I paid for!

A little while back I went on a pleasant drive to purchase a Wyred 4 Sound Class D (ST500) amp rated at 250 watts per channel. When I arrived, I immediately noticed he lived in a small but very nice home on a lake. Anyway he demonstrated that the amp worked fine and I then decided to purchase.
He pulled the amp out and we tried to fit it in its original carton but strangely it wouldn't fit properly. Got it home, plugged it in my second room, sounded pretty good but very powerful. Anyway I decided to try a different set of interconnects on it and that's when I noticed it was the more expensive ST 1000 ( 500 watts per channel), both amps looked identical from the front. But being honest, I call him back and told him you gave me the more expensive ST 1000. This is what he said, Paul I wouldn't of noticed for three months that this occurred and you could of easily kept it with no problems. But since you called me back the same day, we can now make arrangements to exchange it and we did. For a brief moment I thought I could of kept the more expensive amp if I kept my mouth shut but then I quickly realized I did the right thing.

Anyone else have any interesting stories to tell in regards to purchases?
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Not audio related but a "What would you do" story. About 15 years ago I was pulling into a tight parking spot with a friends pick up. I usually drive a minivan and the truck handles differently. I bumped a Toyota Corolla in the process a small but very noticeable dent on the left rear corner panel. Waited around a bit and wrote my name, phone number and what happened on some paper and put it in the wiper.  The owner calls later that day. Turns out she had just lost her husband, was very gracious, and pleased that I left the note. She got and estimate I sent her a check and that was that. About 2 months later a card shows up with a check in it and a note from her. "The repair was less money than the original quote so here is the difference returned to you" I wasn't much something like $50 or so, but I thought "Wow so sweet of her!"  The best part is I shared the whole experience from the start with my then teenage step-daughter. She got a kick out of it especially since I screwed up driving. Kids love it when adults screw up. But a valuable lesson was learned...no matter the cost always do the right thing! I hear her say that to her kids now,,,warms my heart!
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