DEAD!! Maxtor 8mb-cache 160gb EIDE ATA-133 7200 RPM $116.99

[mchammer187]

Originally posted by: Lizardman

Originally posted by: mchammer187
from my CC statement this month

10/10/2002 TEMP CDW COMPUTER CENTERS - 800 800 4239 $250.66

for a B-stk 10 GB ipod

i ordered late last night
and emailed them this morning when it would ship

they said they dont have any in stock

big deal

maybe i should sue them because the authorization hasnt gone away

So I guess you changed your mind on the service plan from Best Buy.

i ordered like wednesday before i talked to you and I still want to get one from BB

 

[clarkmo]

Ha ha ha! Ho ho ho! I got on this early, much earlier than most of you whiners. Did I think I was gonna get the drive? About %5 of me did. The rest knew better. So you called them and checked the price. BONEHEAD!! YOU NEVER CALL!! Or they will know not to send out the product. You checked the price and got the same price mistake that you knew was wrong. DUH! A big DUH DUH DUH. What did you think you were gonna get? So please, save your ambulance chasing class action lawsuit purchase plan. And some people did get the drive. You are just too SLOW!! Get it?

 

[mchammer187]

Originally posted by: isaacmacdonald

Originally posted by: MontyBurns
Anyone who honestly believed $116 was the correct price for a 160gig 7200 rpm drive is a complete idiot who should be playing with an etch-a-sketch, not a computer.

Give it a rest, whiners.

That's precisely why I called to confirm the price MULTIPLE times.
Anyway, according to your logic there are only two possibilities.

1. The sales people were being honest, which means the company is staffed completely with idiots... so don't ever do business with them...

2. The sales people were being dishonest (and were not idiots... just people looking to malign the general public)... so don't ever do business with them...

well that clears that up.

is it possible they got the wrong quote from maxtor and they told the truth :Q

what do they have to gain by doing something like this

they get thousands of complaints filed from people like you

several hundred phone calls im sure

they have to process several thousand orders
cancel them all

if you think they are gonna run away with your money than that is a different story because then they would have a lot of things


what do you actually lose by them cancelling when you know its a price mistake and it was a longshot to begin with
and again i wouldnt ever take the word of a CSR on an issue like this unless it was in writing signed by a manager

also wouldnt the same price from computers4sure also mean that it was infact a pricing error by the manufacturer?

 

[Chiboy]

Originally posted by: mchammer187

Originally posted by: Chiboy
Debit Card Purchase To MZI* ZONES 800-248-9948 WA -130.88 Oct 10, 2002 Pending

THey have put a hold on it, Now I have to wait 7 Days just to get my money back so I can use it :|

U use a debit card online?

you are asking to be ripped off sorry

I suggest you get a credit card with fraud protection for online shopping

i would not even shop at amazon with a debit card

Paypal Debit Card, Iam covered.

 

[LivinLaVivaPollo]

Most visa endorsed Debit cards, ie. Visa Check Cards have full fraud protection. It may take a while to get your money back... but hey, you'll get it back.

 

[WHipLAsh13]

You guys need to just grow up. A company makes a pricing mistake so you hang them out to dry by killing their reseller rating and trying to rally a class action law suit. When something like this comes up the first thing you should think is "This is a mistake and I will probably not get it". Since it is in fact a mistake and you all knew it was since you cant find this drive under 250 anywhere else. This is not a major corporation that can afford to take a 140 dollar loss per unit. Like someone stated earlier, if they did they would be out of business the next day. Companies have disclaimers for this exact reason. Nobody is perfect, we all make mistakes. Just as the person did who posted that price on the internet. So just grow up and say " O well didn't think I was going to get it anyway" instead of trying to bury a company that did nothing to you or me other than make a typo.

 

[tedinde1]

From masterxfob

FVCKING IDIOT is all i have to say about you if you realize that it wasn't a price mistake on their part but rather the supplier, then grow the fvck up and leave it be. go blame maxtor for giving out false information to the retailers, stop buying maxtor products, it's not the retailers fault. anyhow, seeing as how you're more of an ASS than i am, i hope your business goes down in flames you sorry sack of sh!t what comes around, goes around.

what language from a golden member?? The mods should ban you!!!!! And wash your mouth out with soap, or your keyboard at least.

It is not maxtor's fault. They did not ever have the drive to sell to begin with, as i've said so many times before. And my business would go down in flames if i Screwed my next hundred customers that came in the door. I do not sell something i do not have or cannot get. Maxtor didnt give out false info.

These new maxdrive 9's are in stock @ newegg, z-buy,google. They got theirs also i'll bet. "zones" They just didnt want to honor a price people even called about. And then they lied to us in emails. They should of just said they made a mistake. not blame it on Maxtor.


PS RESELLERS Ratings. .48 now.

 

[masterxfob]

what language from a golden member?? The mods should ban you!!!!! And wash your mouth out with soap, or your keyboard at least.

It is not maxtor's fault. They did not ever have the drive to sell to begin with, as i've said so many times before. And my business would go down in flames if i Screwed my next hundred customers that came in the door. I do not sell something i do not have or cannot get. Maxtor didnt give out false info.

These new maxdrive 9's are in stock @ newegg, z-buy,google. They got theirs also i'll bet. "zones" They just didnt want to honor a price people even called about. And then they lied to us in emails. They should of just said they made a mistake. not blame it on Maxtor.


PS RESELLERS Ratings. .48 now.

just becuase someone is a golden member, doesn't mean that they're a saint. a golden member is just a senior member that posts more, a senior member is a member that posts more, a member is a junior member that posts more..........so what's your fvcking point?

i hardly believe that you're 30+ years of age and own your own business. how could that be when you act so juvenile?

 

[WHipLAsh13]

Well said Master. I would expect a more mature reaction from a 30 year old business owner. As a business owner I am sure you are familiar with an error in an adverstisement. They may not even maintain their own site. They probably pay some third party company to update the site and they made the error. Enough flaming zones. I think some of us should put all 10's in on their reseller ratings to try to get it back to their normal 7.5.

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: MontyBurns
Anyone who honestly believed $116 was the correct price for a 160gig 7200 rpm drive is a complete idiot who should be playing with an etch-a-sketch, not a computer.

Give it a rest, whiners.

I love my etch a sketch! I'm going to be cremated and put in one so my family can play with me when I'm gone.

 

[hollowman]

Originally posted by: tedinde1
From masterxfob

FVCKING IDIOT is all i have to say about you if you realize that it wasn't a price mistake on their part but rather the supplier, then grow the fvck up and leave it be. go blame maxtor for giving out false information to the retailers, stop buying maxtor products, it's not the retailers fault. anyhow, seeing as how you're more of an ASS than i am, i hope your business goes down in flames you sorry sack of sh!t what comes around, goes around.

what language from a golden member?? The mods should ban you!!!!! And wash your mouth out with soap, or your keyboard at least.

It is not maxtor's fault. They did not ever have the drive to sell to begin with, as i've said so many times before. And my business would go down in flames if i Screwed my next hundred customers that came in the door. I do not sell something i do not have or cannot get. Maxtor didnt give out false info.

These new maxdrive 9's are in stock @ newegg, z-buy,google. They got theirs also i'll bet. "zones" They just didnt want to honor a price people even called about. And then they lied to us in emails. They should of just said they made a mistake. not blame it on Maxtor.


PS RESELLERS Ratings. .48 now.

no. mod should have banned you long ago.

 

[tedinde1]

just becuase someone is a golden member, doesn't mean that they're a saint. a golden member is just a senior member that posts more, a senior member is a member that posts more, a member is a junior member that posts more..........so what's your fvcking point?

Your as bad as he is with the cursing what's the need for that.

You didnt even buy this drive why are you commenting??

From you

omg, and i just got back from CC with the 80gb se version of this drive

There is no SE verson of this drive. That's the westerndigital you bought @ CC And probably went in there and pulled the Compusa ad hustle and tricked the CS, or manager into thinking there was no rebate it was all instant savings. Just cause compusa had a little misprint in the add and didnt say after rebate. You made CC pay for compusa's mistake.. Admit it!!!!!!!!!

When you get it from compusa they tell you right there you get a $40 rebate and a $20 walkin instant. But you Scammed CC I bet with the ad. And then you probably ran out of the store when they handed you the bag. Im suprised the security alarm didnt go off.


Yoiu are right the number of posts or member status doesnt equal intelligence

 

[hollowman]

Originally posted by: tedinde1

just becuase someone is a golden member, doesn't mean that they're a saint. a golden member is just a senior member that posts more, a senior member is a member that posts more, a member is a junior member that posts more..........so what's your fvcking point?

Your as bad as he is with the cursing what's the need for that.

You didnt even buy this drive why are you commenting??

From you

omg, and i just got back from CC with the 80gb se version of this drive

There is no SE verson of this drive. That's the westerndigital you bought @ CC And probably went in there and pulled the Compusa ad hustle and tricked the CS, or manager into thinking there was no rebate it was all instant savings. Just cause compusa had a little misprint in the add and didnt say after rebate. You made CC pay for compusa's mistake.. Admit it!!!!!!!!!

When you get it from compusa they tell you right there you get a $40 rebate and a $20 walkin instant. But you Scammed CC I bet with the ad. And then you probably ran out of the store when they handed you the bag. Im suprised the security alarm didnt go off.


Yoiu are right the number of posts or member status doesnt equal intelligence

what's that got to do with this thread?

you need to realize you are the only pain in the ass on this thread and probably want to stop acting childish before you get banned.

grow up kid.

 

[sat4fun]

Oh my God! I'm going home to my 9 week old baby, there is less crying there.

Grow up kids! I ordered one, knew that I wouldn't get it, but was excited none the less. The deal didn't pan out, life goes on. Seriously, there are MUCH better things to worry about.

 

[tedinde1]

So cursing is alright in this forum now. OK.

And your not allowed to talk about deals or if you got screwed in this forum ok again.

You have proved that you cant get banned, by the cursing and flaming. I have not attacked anyones thread or anyone in here.

I have posted quotes on what was said.


All of you keep asking me questions and responding to me. You no better if you saying im crying.


Were all on here for the same reason. So we can hustle some company to get something for less than everyone else.

 

[clarkmo]

Originally posted by: tedinde1
So cursing is alright in this forum now. OK.

And your not allowed to talk about deals or if you got screwed in this forum ok again.

You have proved that you cant get banned, by the cursing and flaming. I have not attacked anyones thread or anyone in here.

I have posted quotes on what was said.


All of you keep asking me questions and responding to me. You no better if you saying im crying.


Were all on here for the same reason. So we can hustle some company to get something for less than everyone else.

Yeah, but we know when it's over and, guess what, it's over.

 

[WHipLAsh13]

How do you figure you got screwed? Did you honestly believe that they would honor a price mistake of more than $150? I am sorry but if you did then you are either a) very unintelligent or b) very gullible. If the deal goes through they good for us but if it don't then oh well, we didn't lose anything. How many deals like this get posted in the forums, a pricing mistake that everybody and their mother gets in on? How many of them actually give you the product for the wrong advertised price? None. Well why would you expect Zones to honor this price. You shouldn't. Next time a deal like this comes up just hit the back button on your browser so we don't have to hear how you got screwed out of a hard drive or whatever it will be next week. Sorry about the ranting but it really pisses me off what people think they are entitled to and are so willing to trash a company because they don't honor a mistake.

 

[sojumk]

got an email saying the order was cancelled...
o well

 

[vfrjim]

They could have offered a subsitute or something, I think they did this on purpose, IMO.

 

[Miramonti]

Anyone who thinks they got screwed because they were charged even when they are going to get an immediate refund deserves to really get sh!t on, friggin little babies.

 

[tedinde1]

It's real cute how a few people are going on reseller ratings. and posting fake order numbers to get the numbers back up??

What well written letter did you get whiplash, you posted in reseller?? Couldnt of been the one i got.

 

[Steven the Leech]

I ordered one, knew that I wouldn't get it, but was excited none the less.


Hey I was to. Been here "Qualitative" long enough to know I probably wouldnt get it, but "You never know". Certianly no reason to spew all over the place.

 

[tedinde1]

I emailed them asking them to remove all my info and bitched about the deal






Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the error from our affiliated vendor, which caused you to take the time to contact us.

We will have the information you have requested deleted from our data base.

Zones, Inc. does understand how this can be frustrating as well as disappointing, as your expectations were not met. Our goal is to provide accurate information ; however, on occasion errors occur.

We do understand that an apology may not be adequate to your situation, but we are very sincere, as we hold business relationships in very high regard.

We are working daily to update our site, for loyal customers like yourself, to provide the best online shopping experience possible and hope that you will consider visiting us again.

 

[masterxfob]

There is no SE verson of this drive. That's the westerndigital you bought @ CC And probably went in there and pulled the Compusa ad hustle and tricked the CS, or manager into thinking there was no rebate it was all instant savings. Just cause compusa had a little misprint in the add and didnt say after rebate. You made CC pay for compusa's mistake.. Admit it!!!!!!!!!

When you get it from compusa they tell you right there you get a $40 rebate and a $20 walkin instant. But you Scammed CC I bet with the ad. And then you probably ran out of the store when they handed you the bag. Im suprised the security alarm didnt go off.


Yoiu are right the number of posts or member status doesnt equal intelligence

wow, you're observant.... sorry, yes i was mentioning the deal i got for the Western Digital 80gb hd i bought at CC. i dunno how you found me out, were you spying on me?

truthfully, the cashier wouldn't match the price for me due to a rebate, so i asked the manager. the manager never mentioned anything about CC not price matching due to rebates, she rang it up herself after looking at the ad showing it required a rebate. i sure tricked her, didn't i?

as for your comment about member status not representing the intelligence of a member, you're a regular fvcking einstein

i'm glad you finally figured out that i'm not a genius or a God of some sort :Q

really though, you've wasted the time and energy of to many members, whether junior or elite, simpletons or Gods, i'm sure you've made yourself quite popular among many of us.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

IT'S A FVCKING SHAME THAT ANANDTECH PEOPLE LOWER A RELIABLE STORE'S RESELLER RATING DOWN JUST CUZ THEY DIDN'T HONOR THE PRICE...WHAT A BUNCH OF NUTHEADS....THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR FOR THEM...GROW THE HELL UP STUPID @$$ES....THIS ISN'T WHAT ANANDTECH IS ABOUT