I browsed the web for Microsoft XP software. I was looking for the best price and stumbled upon www.cdsfu.com. The pictures on the web site show factory packaged software at great prices. So I ordered XP Professional for about $59. I admit, I was momentarily blinded by greed. My bad...
The software arrived in a USPS CD mailing envelope about 10 days later. There was no factory packaging... At all. I immediately tried to return the CD by contacting cdsfu.com ([email protected]). I did so 3 times with absolutely no response. I knew I had been ripped off.
In fact, the CD envelope had a $4.95 priority postage stamp on it. The postmark was illegible smeared bunches of X's. There is no way to determine when or from where the package was shipped.
After waiting about two weeks with no response from CDSFU.com, I finally opened the package. It contained a 2 CD's, each inside a cellophane sleeve. The CD's were not original MS CD's. Some of the labeling appeared to have been generated by a home label maker. I video'd the opening event.
I never installed the software, as I do not want to screw up my computer. My lessons learned are the obvious ones: 1) You get what you pay for. 2) Control your greed instinct - think it through - If it's too good to be true, you are right!
I do not recommend cdsfu.com for ANY software purchases. They are not a legitimate operation. There is no recourse with this outfit. I think I know what the FU in their web address stands for. Beware!
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