Increase Textsize Decrease Textsize   Email to a friend

Dick Smith porno phone for sale

Gavin King

Thursday, September 18, 2008

© The Cairns Post

 

THE Cairns woman at the centre of the Dick Smith mobile phone scandal says she plans to sell the handset complete with x-rated photos on auction website eBay.

The university student told The Cairns Post she was selling the phone to recoup the $199 cost to buy it because Dick Smith Electronics is yet to offer her a refund.

She discovered pornographic photos of a Dick Smith Electronics female employee and a man among 49 images stored on the new phone.

Have your say: post your comments at the bottom of this story or vote in our online poll.

The handset is expected to be listed on the auction site as "the original Dick Smith scandal mobile phone" with a reserve price of $200.

“We don’t want it, and apparently Dick Smith doesn’t want it, so we’re open to all offers and it will be on eBay from Monday,” she said.

“Reserve will be set at $200, which is what we paid for this second-hand phone that we thought was new.

“It’ll come in its original box with charger, dishonoured contract and 49 dodgy photos including those of the Dick Smith staff member, which some people might find entertaining.”

Dick Smith Electronics spokesman Benedict Brook said the potential sale on Ebay would hinder the company’s ability to investigate the matter.

The electronics giant this morning revealed it had interviewed all its staff at the store involved as it tries to hunt down the culprit that has caused it national embarrassment.

But the student, who was seeking compensation from the company over the incident, said she was disappointed by the way the matter had been handled.

“We haven’t heard a single thing from anyone at Dick Smith, not so much as an apology or offer of a refund or even where they’re at in the investigation,” she said.

“We’re deeply disappointed in the way the thing has been handled and all we can do is to advise people to think twice about where they buy their mobile phones.”

 


Phone drama: A student was shocked to discover sexuallly explicit images on her new mobile phone. The phone, complete with images, is now set to be sold on eBay.

Related Links


also in

New Jetstar flights between Cairns and Osaka

THE re-introduction of Jetstar's four weekly direct services to Osaka in Japan and a doubling of flights to Melbourne from April 1 next year are the first significant announcements today by the airline as the result of a new agreement with Cairns Airport.

Add Comment

Kate earns National Pride Medal

INSPIRING young leader and cancer survivor Kate Smith could hardly believe she won a national Pride of Australia medal last night.

Add Comment

Pictures: Cairns' Pride of Australia Medal finalists

Abbott wins in leadership spill

BREAKING NEWS: Tony Abbott is the new Opposition Leader.

View Comments

Escapee back in custody

BREAKING NEWS: Police have found a man who escaped from police custody at Ravenshoe on Sunday night.

Add Comment

Woman watched boyfriend bash, strip tourist

THE girlfriend of a man accused of raping and attempting to rape two foreign tourists at a Cairns caravan park says she watched him bash and strip one of them then chase after her. 



Comments

See all comments >>

Comments

We welcome your comments on this story. Comments are submitted for possible publication on the condition that they may be edited. Please provide your full name. We also require a working email address - not for publication, but for verification. The location field is optional. Read our publication guidelines.

Submit your feedback here:

Full name: Email address:
Location (optional):
Your comments:
(max 1200 characters)
  Remember my details

(So you don't have to retype your details each time you send feedback.)

 

Email me if my comment is published

 




Submit to the Cairns post

Picture

Story Tips

Email Us

Contact Us