Emachines 500mhz for $182!

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stultus

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Raleigh NC and Garner NC stores don't stock eMachines at all. Doh! Anyone else have any luck getting one of these?
 

gregdee

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No dice in central NJ. Staples doesn't even sell E Machines in my area - the specials are all HPs.
 

noxipoo

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for god sake TKE96 use the edit option. B&M is brick and morter store. as in real life store.
 

eyor

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"Bricks and Mortar."
They mean the physical store, not staples.com.

[edit] Oops, Nox beat me to it! [/edit]
 

TKE96

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Sorry I thought people actually knew the B&M meant the physical stores...plus if you read the last sentence it says:
Saturday only in stores!!!!

No mention of staples.com, hell, it isn't even on their website.
 

daid

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Just got off the phone with the 3 main stores in the San Diego area and they all laughed and said they haven't carried eMachines for at least 6 months and don't plan to. They mentioned deals on HP and Compaq, as previously mentioned in this thread. Hmmm...
 

CoolTech

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i called , no places nearby have em, but the SKU number is 430469 , smaller numebr to call around ask em to check, hehe, good luck to all!!
 

TimidOCer

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hey Tke 96 im checking and they dont carry em WOULD YOU PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE pick me up one i would pay for shippin and 10 bucks xtra PLEASE
 

JimmyJoe

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I called the Camarillo and Westlake Village stores in CA and they do net sell emachines either.
 

morkinva

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called some local philly staples, none around here he claimed. He mentioned some stock (may not be accurate) in Phoenix and Frisco Sku: 430469 Emachine 500ix
 

iotone

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I went to 2 stores over here in so cal... one in Irvine, one in Tustin... the say they don't even sell eMachines anymore either... shish... you lucky Jersey folks...
 

phatcow

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Life sucks... we dont even have a Staples store in hawaii, and they dont even ship here :( .
 

stso

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No deal in california :(

I called verified this deal is vaild; however, the price is $199.98, and is out of stock everywhere. Can anyone give me a zip code that still has this item in stock? Thanks a lot.
 
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None in Dallas area either. I just spent 2 hrs in traffic trying to get to the only friggin staples I know of. All because the moron on the phone said "I can hold one for ya."

After a talk with the Manager, I now have a $50 credit at staples.
 

BenRosey

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A bust. I went to my staples, I mean ran out, and they don't have it. The sales guy said they haven't had emachines for 5 months. Maybe just in my area.
 

Atrac

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Yeah, this deal must be reserved those small hick towns were they still had emachines left, as Southern CA Staples have been LONG sold out.
 

fong718

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i swore i hadn't seen an emachine at staples ever by my house, drove there and yup, i was right, they have none. ohh well....worth the shot at a system for $200 bucks.
 

TKE96

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I dunno what to say. I now have three in my house (I travelled to four Staples stores today, because I was told that they couldn't be put on hold). I am using them as great Christmas presents. As for the sku before, that was the sku on my receipt...I called that Staples back and they apologized for the error. I apologize to those who:
a) had no luck
b) got pissed because of my B&M and not writing Brick and Morter
c) found that they were out of stock
d) had to deal with dumb employees (even though it netted a credit...you lucky guy)

My whole reason was to post a great deal for all...not to offend, or put anybody's underwear in a bunch. Good hunting for those new deals!
 

GeoffS

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TKE96- You did good! Thanks for the tip. None here in VT (oh, sorry... Vermont) either.