I agree with Cinisajoy, most of the big boxes do this. They are not supposed to do it, but they do. Just be careful. I always look for the packaging tape to see if it is intact. Not all items have a tape seal, but if it does check it to make sure it hasn't been tampered with. Although the big box stores will do things like this on their own, be aware that I've seen customers take things out of new item boxes without permission. Perhaps they lost a cable or something, and rather than order a replacement they just grab one from a box on the shelves. Not cool, but they do it. Fry's is the worst I've seen for items that have been opened and messed with. But Fry's doesn't police their store so people can get away with almost anything therein.