** DEAD ** OM Kingston PC2700 512MB DDR RAM $60 + Tax Shipped No PM's or MIR's

[Cogtx]

Thanx Dorkboy...just ordered a stick for a new system build..on backorder but not in any hurry...

 

[taph2o]

I place my order yesterday so i will not be good for the $20 rebate. I called them to cancel my order so i can make a new order and they said today their AD for the ram is about $80 something. Is this true or are they lying?? the website still has it for $59.98

 

Their ad is for $80-something, but their website shows it for $60 and there's a $20 rebate for the RAM. I got in on this about 20 minutes ago. CBO in my area, ship date of 06/16. It'll be a rush to get that rebate mailed.

 

[Probedude]

Damn, I just bought this yesterday (6/5).
Plus it is OOS for me, and the rebate says it must be postmarked within 14 day of sale. Wonder if I'd even get in within 14 days.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Probedude
Damn, I just bought this yesterday (6/5).
Plus it is OOS for me, and the rebate says it must be postmarked within 14 day of sale. Wonder if I'd even get in within 14 days.

I apologize if my post influenced your decision to purchase it yesterday, but their online version of next weeks upcoming print ads *did* show that the regular price was $149.99, so I (apparently mistakenly?) assumed that the current price would be increased on their web site to match that of the ad. (Which is I suppose still a real possibility - $40 for a 512MB PC2700 DIMM is a steal!)

Apparently they are still running seperate pricing on their web site than at their stores. Has anyone had any luck getting a local store to PM their own web site for this price?

 

[Probedude]

I apologize if my post influenced your decision to purchase it yesterday,

No apologies needed. $60 is still a good price. I doubt if I ordered it today I'd get it in time for the rebate postmark date anyways.

 

[oslama]

the rebate is valid between purchase date of 6/6 to 6/12 and 14 days there after for submitting the rebate.

as of today the ship date is 6/16

the store managers in my area refuse to take a major hit on the margin

 

[0ptimist]

The guy didn't take the phone order. Just ordered one online, delivery date is 6/22 Hope it'll arrive within the 14 days, but i'll wait before canceling the order.

 

[elkinm]

Just looked in the online circular and it says $89.99 after rebates. Is this just the instore price or is this a price mistake?

 

[RBC]

When I try to add it to my cart it comes back with a message (also shows it at $109) that this product is only available for purchase in store.

 

[Kenny0829]

No longer on the page at Officemax, has anyone been able to pick one up at the store for this price ???

 

[Connoisseur]

errr....my backorders were cancelled. Odd...

 

[shuan24]

DEAD online.

 

[cfb44]

Originally posted by: Kenny0829
No longer on the page at Officemax, has anyone been able to pick one up at the store for this price ???

it worked Friday ($59), don't know if it would work today (because of the rebates)...

 

[faststangerragtopman]

I can find only the 256 ram on their site with the rebate. It is a good price but I need the 512! How did they take this one down so fast?? Mistake????

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Kenny0829
No longer on the page at Officemax, has anyone been able to pick one up at the store for this price ???

I had a gut feeling that price on their web site wouldn't last long. I'm surprised that it lasted past 06/05.

 

[cw42]

mine got cancelled by OM

 

[Boogak]

Doh, mine got cancelled too...

 

[Kenny0829]

Just got back from OM , What a jerk the manager was.
After looking at the page printout from yesterday, when it was still on their site, and some talking,
he gave it to me at the $59.98 price, but insisted he would NOT give me the printed out form for the $20.00 rebate, and tore that up, telling me that rebate would not apply, since I was already getting it cheaper than what's posted in their ad.
What Buttheads.........
Already applied online a few min ago

 

[zaph]

cancelled

 

[DorkBoy]

I haven't received any cancellation yet.

one order was updated to processing.

 

[Marm]

I happened to order mine late Saturday night so order showed on the 6th so I firured I was set for the rebate and I just got my canceled order notice.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Kenny0829
Just got back from OM , What a jerk the manager was.
After looking at the page printout from yesterday, when it was still on their site, and some talking,
he gave it to me at the $59.98 price, but insisted he would NOT give me the printed out form for the $20.00 rebate, and tore that up, telling me that rebate would not apply, since I was already getting it cheaper than what's posted in their ad.
What Buttheads.........
Already applied online a few min ago

Is it mentioned in the legal terms and conditions, that the rebate doesn't apply when price-matched? No? Well, that store manager just attempted to defraud you for $20. You might consider contacting your state's AG and complain to them about this incident.

The awful and strange thing is, on 06/05, the web site said, "Save $40 after $40 instant rebate and" (yes, the trailing "and" did look funny), and on 06/06 (after the $20 MIR promotion started), it said "Save $60 after $40 instant rebate and $20 mail-in rebate". So for at least one of the days, the web site clearly contained a legal offer from OfficeMax, that included both the instant and the mail-in rebate, with savings totalled together, that would clearly imply that they were intended to be combined together.

What that manager did was offensive, disgraceful, and totally unprofessional. Why would he make a scene, disrespecting the customer and intentially showing poor customer service, by effectively "stealing" $20 from a customer, right after the customer purchased something at his (manager's) store?

Do most managers pick the pockets of customers on the way out? Maybe I should be more careful when I get close to those reciept-checkers at some of the other stores, perhaps this is a trend.

Edit: Correction - the exact web site terms were "For a limited time, Save up to $60 with $40 Instant Rebate and $20 Mfr's Mail-in Rebate. Mail-in Valid 06/06 - 06/12 Only. Click here for rebate information." (still had page open in other browser window)

Given the fact that the $20 MIR was a mfg one, not a store rebate, that makes the manager's actions all the more despicable. He wasn't protecting OM's profits at all, he was outright trying to hurt the customer financially by denying the customer the ability to send away for the rebate.

 

[Cogtx]

OUCH!!! got an email today and my order was cancelled by OM...what's that all about? Really wanted that stick of memory too...

 

[Trikat]

Great... So they are cancelling all the orders now!