Got my 50 cheap-assed Dysans from Best Buy

[Wag]

Well, everyone was right. These are packaged 10 8x discs in paper sleeves in a plastic container.

Hard to complain for $5, but Best Buy needs to learn they need to put the proper descriptions of products on their website or they're headed for a lawsuit. 12x CD-Rs in individual jewel cases. Yeah, right.

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[dvdchance]

What's this deal???

I was headed to Best Buy later today for the Maxell $7.99 for 10+2 bonus deal. I don't recall seeing this one in the flyer.

 

[hkchan]

Wag,
How was it shipped? UPS or USPS?

dvdchance,
It was an online-only deal a couple weeks back.

 

[dimwit]

Still waiting for mine, according to the BB web page they were shipped
8/28. I have 2 more sets of 50 from last week that are still "on order". I was never emailed any tracking number, so were they sent USPS? That would explain the slow shipment.

 

[ss284]

Shipping was by ups and was free. decent looking CDRs, i havent tried burning a Cd yet though,


STeve

 

[Wag]

I just burned one at 12x and had no problems. They appear to be decent enough.

 

[mikedw]

I have used them before.and I am still waiting for mine too.

They shipped 8/28.. The csr says they allow 3 days to send, then 10 days to arrive...so you cant complain till 9/13.

Also, i had a bunch of orders they cancled..so just to give them a hard time..I am gonna give them hell about their advertising...it said jewel caseS, plural..not 1 jewel case and some paper sleeves.

Hmm...if i file a lawsuit..can I use the local B & M as the address..heheheh

 

[djk]

i got mines today too, not bad for 5 dollars. they shipped mines thru us postal. i wonder why there were bullet holes on the box *scratch head*

 

[dakata24]

yippee!! ive been waiting forever for mine to be shipped. i ordered 8/28... that kinda sucks i gotta wait 13 days for my cdrs.. this has got to be the longest time ive had to wait for cdrs... cheap ones at that. oh well.

djk: how long after they shipped before you got your cdrs??? we're sort of in the same neighborhood, at least on west coast that is. im in the bay area.

 

[IronTek]

Got mine last Friday, myself!

I don't think they're quite as cheap as some were saying, and for that price, I don't think it really matters.

They'll fit my needs for the near future.

 

[xDeLiRiOuSx]

Cool! i got mine too! Weird, the e-mails I got said that they shipped out 4 of them first, then a 5th one. But I got all 5 in one big box. ALso the bottom of the CD's are Goldish-yellowgreen I guess people call this "silver?" anyway they look like the Compusa Kodak CD's, They look like good quality CD's! Same color as Imation 80 minute CD's.

David

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Wag - lawsuit? ROFL. Right bud. Half of the deals in this forum would be subject to a lawsuit of some sort.

And try reading:

http://www.bestbuy.com/infoCenter/Policies/TOSLegal.asp#legal

 

[buckeye]

I just placed the order...and it went through I think. I had added the cdr's on 28th I think, and after that I didn't bother, since the site was too busy. but it went through just now. I have a order number, and I wonder when I will get the cdr's. anyways, thanks for this good deal. (I do hope that I can see the cdr's in my mail box some 10 days from now)

 

[mikedw]

I see they are in stock again as well..just one small problem..they are 7.99 each....not .99 each

hope you did not order them at the higher price : )

 

[MisterE]

I had some problems burning Dysan media on my Panasonic CD-R after the latest firmware update. However, I couldn't pass up 50 blanks shipped for $5.15. Imagine my surprise when I, too, received these silverish blanks and not the light green that I feared. I've burned 2 so far, and they have been great! I get in on the second offering, too, and should have 50 more coming! Good God, between this deal, a deal that I got from Best Buy B&M on some Verbatim blanks, and Outpost.com, I have like 350 blank CDs!

 

[Wag]

Bitch: I never said I was going to sue them, I just said they're going to get sued.

They can put whatever the hell they want into a disclaimer, but if they knowingly advertise a product as one thing and it turns out to be something else (and of lesser quality) they're still legally responsible to fulfill the orginal order or offer a refund.

With all the mistakes being made with e-tailing, it's only a matter of time before some big sale like this initiates a class-action lawsuit. It's one thing to mistakenly advertise a 19" monitor for $300 (ie: Buy.com) it's another thing to advertise a 19" monitor and ship a crappy 17" monitor in it's place (for the same amount) with no explanation to the customer.

 

[djk]

dakata: i forgot when i placed the order, but i know i waited pretty long for them.. But I wasnt really in a hurry.

 

[Unsickle]

Laf, I posted the original deal and I just got them in the mail earlier today (yesterday). Funny thing is that I'm still burning from a 50-pack of Memorexes I got last year from BestBuy at $35!!! How insanely cheap can storage get? Crazy!

 

[Wag]

CDRs are pretty much free now.

When DVD-R (RW, +RW, etc) starts becoming cheap enough for consumers to afford (under $500 for the drives) you'll see how much storage can cost at the beginning of it's life-cycle. DVD-Rs are like $30 each now, and I can immagine the RW type costing $40 or more depending on what type you buy.

Anyone remember when CD-RWs where $25+ each? I can. It wasn't that long ago. Now they're under $1 each.