Originally Posted by bud-weis
i've ordered another off Play.com so hopefully that won't be snide!!!

This isn't going to fill you with confidence, but DABS which is a pretty well known company have sold fakes in the past. Probably an honest mistake on their part though.
Best thing to do (hindsight is a wonderful thing), is to go to sandisk's website and look for their list of approved retailers/resellers and order from there