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Does anybody even use Pricewatch anymore?

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Demon-Xanth

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Originally posted by: Spike
Don't hate the shipper, hate the company. If we transport smashed packages they should have been better packed to begin with ;)

And for me, I don't use pricewatch anymore, it got old quickly.

If the internals are damaged from being banged around, okay. If it's marked "fragile" in 6 places, yet has TIRE TRACKS, that's the shipping company's fault (yes, this happened to me)
 

dman

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I use it as a baseline check. I'd spend a bit more to get from a reputable / known seller like ZipZoomFly or NewEgg or MWAVE but if there's a significant savings via pricewatch I'll use a credit card and go that route. Haven't been buying as much stuff as I used to either...
 

jpeyton

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: NOLOVE
Originally posted by: mwmorph
i use it sometimes. i mean where else would you go besides newegg?

I used to think that too and then I figured out that Zipzoomfly has the same stuff and is sometimes cheaper by quite a bit AND tends to offer free 2 Day shipping on the more popular items.

i.e. Chaintech VNF4 Ultra Socket939 Motherboard: Zipzoomfly $79.99, Newegg $95.50

Yes, but ZZF uses UPS, which for a lot of people == smashed items. What goos is a smashed mobo?

I get great service from UPS and FedEx in my area. Sucks to be where you live.
 

ponyo

Lifer
Feb 14, 2002
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Originally posted by: Krk3561
Pricewatch sucks now


Pretty much a dead site now. I mainly use FW, Hot Deals, and TechBargains now. Rarely I buy out of need anymore. I buy because it's a good deal. Which works out to be a bad deal for my wallet in many cases.
 

Shlong

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Last time I used it was I believe looking for a Celeron (maybe 300) & that's when I discovered newegg (never used pricewatch again) & it was my first time overclocking... back when you had to change jumpers on the motherboard instead of just going in the bios.