Hewlett Packard 200I DVD+RW/CD-RW Drive >$200 after PM (Updated Confirmed)!!!

[FFactory0x]

I work for Copymax and was copying some flyers today for Officemax. According to what i saw, they are having a sale for the Hewlett Packard 200I Internal DVD+RW/CD-RW Drive for $300. Circuit city is also having a deal on the same drive $449 + $100 instant gift card

If you were to PM the OM deal to a circuit city you could potentially get the drive for 285+ tax Plus a free $100 instand gift card.

Who knows, maybe you could then return to circuit city and ask to use the $100 gift card and get $100 cash back.

ILL keep you updated


UPDATE: IT IS CONFIRMED AS OFF TONIGHT!!! THE DRIVE IS $299.

PM TO Circuit Coty and Recieve it for $270 + get a free $100 Certificate!!!!!!!
YMMV

Happy hunting

 

[robsdeals]

It will be interesting to see if it works, an other post suggested doing the same type thing with the Access point last week. If it's in my local ads tomorrow I might give it a try. Maybe you should buy at reg price for the receipt to send for the gift card and then go back and get the price match. I wouldn't open it until you get the PM.

 

[Atrac]

Fry's has the Ikebana (Ricoh) DVD+RW for $199.99 (after $50.00 Mail-in Rebate) this weekend. It may be less hassle to get that instead (if you live near a Fry's of course).

 

[SCTrojan]

The HP does DVD+R too ( I'm pretty sure) while the Ikebana does not. It's like buying a CDRW drive that can't write to CD-R

 

[FFactory0x]

From what i understand. You get the $100 gift card instantly at the register. Nothing to send it. Could be wrong

 

[MoleSPF]

Is the OM deal B&W? I can't find it on the website at all. Would it be in the weekly ad? I might have to go buy a paper.

 

[FFactory0x]

HAPPY HUNTING FOLKS

 

[AWEstun]

This is prolly gonna get LOCKED, as my thread on it did... BLAH! "***SNAP***"

About PM OM to CC... I called CC and this is what they had to say.
They take the $100 gift gard into account, thus making CC's price $349.
Then there's the 110% of the difference, which is $50, thus being something like $55.
So, basically it's the same price as OM's price of $300.
The CC $100 gift card can NOT be used on the HP purchase.
You get the gift card at time of instore purchase, but if you buy on-line then you have to send in for it, as there is a rebate form that says it is specifically for online purchase.

Shelby

 

[Silex]

Originally posted by: MoleSPF
Is the OM deal B&W? I can't find it on the website at all. Would it be in the weekly ad? I might have to go buy a paper.

Ahh yes the good 'ol black and white days . I prefer my eggs w/o the yold and poached on the rocks. Have funs.

 

[spinn]

Have Staples PM to OM and use $40 off $200 coupon (if they're still out there)...$300-40 = $260.

 

[frereJacques]

this writes the DVD+R format not the standard DVD-R format. Will still work in most DVD players but I'd rather go with DVD-R.

 

[Tri]

Err, DVD-R is hardly "standard". It is older and therefore more widespread than DVD+R, but the two are just about equally "standard".

Ultimately, what matters is which is more compatible with existing DVD players, and so far (only on paper) DVD+R seems more promising.

 

[frereJacques]

sorry, by "standard" I do mean widespread. most DV studios write to DVD-R. I own neither but prefer products that have been in the market. From all that I've read - in DVD authoring forums at dv.com mostly - DVD-R has a larger compatibility reach, though this depends partially on the media available and software write process so maybe such will change as DVD+R lives in the market longer.

 

[Dre]

Several people on other bouards have confirmed getting this deal. I'll be trying tomorrow, I already got the ad from officemax

 

[jeepman69]

I got PM today at Best Buy, but it was a PITA! They did not do the 110% PM the way I did the purchase, all they did was match the price. They wouldn't do the 100% PM either until I found an OM that had it IN STOCK. I even talked to the store GM, she said no way without an OM verifying in stock status over the phone.

They said to get the 110%, I would have to actually buy one from OM, after I bought the one at BB, then bring the OM receipt, and they would take off another $15 bucks. I could then choose to take the one back to OM if I wanted, they just needed to see a receipt.

Anyways, I am a glutton for abuse, so on the way home from work, I will attempt a PM at CC so I can get a $100 GC.

 

[jeepman69]

Originally posted by: AWEstun
This is prolly gonna get LOCKED, as my thread on it did... BLAH! "***SNAP***"

About PM OM to CC... I called CC and this is what they had to say.
They take the $100 gift gard into account, thus making CC's price $349.
Then there's the 110% of the difference, which is $50, thus being something like $55.
So, basically it's the same price as OM's price of $300.
The CC $100 gift card can NOT be used on the HP purchase.
You get the gift card at time of instore purchase, but if you buy on-line then you have to send in for it, as there is a rebate form that says it is specifically for online purchase.

Shelby

What is so funny about their methodology is, they charge you for the gift card. I went to CC tonight as I said, but the total came to $423! I said what about the PM? They said they PM'd to $294.99, but the GC was $100, so with tax on the 200i, and on the $100 GC, the total was $423. This does not make sense, but they would not budge, saying they were losing money by matching the $294.99! Too bad CC. I believed that one should get the PM at $294.99, and then get a $100 GC, so the effective cost approaches $200, didn't work that way for me, but I still got a great price and a nice drive. Oh, I said I didn't want the GC, so the price difference became $150 again, so I got the drive for $284.99, before tax.

 

[Dre]

Here's my story:

-I went to officemax and got the flyer showing the sale price of $299.99

-Then I ordered the drive online at circuit city's website, so I could qualify for the $100.00 gift card. I choose instore pickup. My AMEX credit card was charged $449.99 + tax = $476.99

-I then went to my local circuit city to pickup the drive. I gave them my confirmation number which had written down on a post-it note. I showed them the flyer, they said "no problem". They didn't even call Officemax to verify. They refunded my card $174.90. I made sure not to show them anything or tell them about the gift card.

-I will now request an american express pricematch, since my credit card indicates it was charged $476.99. I will pricematch to a store that sells it for $358.00 and AMEX will send me a check for $91.99. I usually receive my AMEX pricematch refund checks within 5 business days.

-I will now send out for my giftcard and once I receive it, I will sell it on Ebay. I looked at past Ebay auctions for circuit city giftcards and they seem to sell for 85% - 90% of their value. Therefore, I will get about $80.00 for my circuit city gift card (after ebay fees)

-Final price of my drive $130.10


NOTES:

-I have 60 days from the date of purchase to request a AMEX pricematch. I could wait for the price of the drive to drop more, which it will, and then request a AMEX pricematch which would refund me even more.

-If for some reason I do not get the amex pricematch or the giftcard, I can just return the drive and get my money back. I can either return it to circuit city within 14 days or I can return it directly to American Express using their 3 month return policy and get up to $250.00 back.


Comments? Questions?

 

[jeepman69]

Originally posted by: DreDay
Here's my story:


-I will now request an american express pricematch, since my credit card indicates it was charged $476.99. I will pricematch to a store that sells it for $358.00 and AMEX will send me a check for $91.99. I usually receive my AMEX pricematch refund checks within 5 business days.




Comments? Questions?

Which AMEX do you have that still does pricematch? I got rid of my "Blue" because they stopped doing the pricematch. It is too late for me to try this, but I would like to know for the future.

:Q

 

[Dre]

amex gold and optima platinum still have BVG.

optima plat is free and amex gold is $75.00 per year

 

[VaG]

Last day. Just ordered online at circuit city then went into pickup. Item was pricematched -$186 =$283 with tax minus $100 circuit city gift card.
TOTAL: $183

 

[jeepman69]

Originally posted by: VaG
Last day. Just ordered online at circuit city then went into pickup. Item was pricematched -$186 =$283 with tax minus $100 circuit city gift card.
TOTAL: $183

Can you reply back it you do, or don't receive the CC Gift Card. I work in the software biz, and one of the things I would spec in would be to do a final check on the transaction number to insure the item was not returned, etc before sending out the Gift Card. But, if you do get it, I will definitely keep an eye out for the next great opportunity for a CC PM with a GC in the process.