- Mar 12, 2001
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Howdy All - this is my first post so please bear with me 
I just bought the Palm IIIxe for $90 from Staples. Here's how:
In yesterdays Staples newspaper circular it has a deal that if you buy Desktop To Go (SKU 432106) and Documents To Go (SKU (446794) (which are software applications for the palm) along with the Palm IIIXe (SKU428071) that you can get all three for $149.94
The ad has alot of deatils at the bottom that didn't make sense and the addition on the ad didn't really work out in my mind so I called Staples (1-800-3Staple) and asked about it. The CSR couldn't make the math work either so she "spoke to someone" then came back with the deal that if I bought all three that the total price would be $149.94 plus I would recieve a $30 mfr. mail in rebate. I added an item to get the total over $150, then used a coupon for $30 off $150 I found from a Staples affilliate on-line and the total was $120 - minus the $30 mail-in rebate the grand total comes to $90 - with free shipping - which I thought was a pretty good deal!
The text of the ad is as follows (see if you can figure it out - or not...):
Buy a Plam IIIxe and get both Desktop To Go and Documents to Go FREE after mail-in and instant savings! $99.94 value!
Palm IIIxe Organizer - regular Price 199.98 - $50 savings $149.94
(the fine print) - Staples Price $99.94 for both, less $30 mfr. mail-in rebate when you buy them together. Plus $70 instant savings when purchansed together with this Palm IIIXe Organizer. Code 894-18 expires 3/17/01. Mail-in rebate offer from Dataviz expires 12/31/01. Your final cost FREE.
I just bought the Palm IIIxe for $90 from Staples. Here's how:
In yesterdays Staples newspaper circular it has a deal that if you buy Desktop To Go (SKU 432106) and Documents To Go (SKU (446794) (which are software applications for the palm) along with the Palm IIIXe (SKU428071) that you can get all three for $149.94
The ad has alot of deatils at the bottom that didn't make sense and the addition on the ad didn't really work out in my mind so I called Staples (1-800-3Staple) and asked about it. The CSR couldn't make the math work either so she "spoke to someone" then came back with the deal that if I bought all three that the total price would be $149.94 plus I would recieve a $30 mfr. mail in rebate. I added an item to get the total over $150, then used a coupon for $30 off $150 I found from a Staples affilliate on-line and the total was $120 - minus the $30 mail-in rebate the grand total comes to $90 - with free shipping - which I thought was a pretty good deal!
The text of the ad is as follows (see if you can figure it out - or not...):
Buy a Plam IIIxe and get both Desktop To Go and Documents to Go FREE after mail-in and instant savings! $99.94 value!
Palm IIIxe Organizer - regular Price 199.98 - $50 savings $149.94
(the fine print) - Staples Price $99.94 for both, less $30 mfr. mail-in rebate when you buy them together. Plus $70 instant savings when purchansed together with this Palm IIIXe Organizer. Code 894-18 expires 3/17/01. Mail-in rebate offer from Dataviz expires 12/31/01. Your final cost FREE.