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Sony Subwoofer - SA-WM40 - $125 Free Shipping *DEAD - 11/27/02*

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Originally posted by: ttalkman
:disgust: Looks like the e-mail they sent me was mis-leading.
🙂 The mid November e-mail MySony sent me stated it was shipped and I should receive it in 5 to 7 days.

:frown: When I didn't get it, I sent them e-mail asking why it was not delivered.
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Seems they don't respond to e-mail, so I finally called them up days later.
:Q They are now saying it is on "BACKORDER".
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They are not even sure if they will get more in.

😱 Their business practice of sending out false e-mails and not responding to e-mails is not good.
:| The company rep stated MySony does not notify customers of backorders unless they call.
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Boy, with that type of concern for customers, they may have a hard time staying in business.
😕 I thought there was a law somewhere that stated customers must be notified of backorders?
😎 Am I wrong?🙂
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Definitely sucks. I FINALLY got a working tracking number and have a scheduled delivery date. Fedex originally told me Thursday over the phone but their tracking page says Friday.
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We'll see.
 
Almost 2 weeks now and still nothing but order confirmation. I guess it will be here soon before xmas though. I am used it this now though, Dell took 4 weeks to get my Monitor to me even though it was listed at "ships in 3 to 5 days"
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Samsung 900NF for $260 though, worth the wait 😎
 
Ordered one on 11/20 and received it yesterday.

I was surprised about how big this thing really is.

Great addition to the home theater.

Thanks for the deal.
 
11/21 - placed order
11/26 - received shipping confirmation from Sony

based on data from Fedex:
11/29 - Package information transmitted to FedEx
12/2 - Scanned at FedEx sort facility/LOS ANGELES CA
12/9 - Fedex Est. Delivery Date
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Update:

12/5 (today) - checked online tracking again, still says "12/2 - Scanned at FedEx sort facility/LOS ANGELES CA"

So I called to make sure it's really not still sitting in a warehouse in LA and sure enough, that data is wrong and it's on the way! The customer service fella told me that it was scanned in Columbus, OH on 12/6! Halleluja!! But, um, wait a second-- isn't that tomorrow. Doh.
 
It is bigger than I thought also, although it is smaller than my 12" JBL.

Sound is great. Tried it out on Star Wars EP II. Excellent. Didn't think it was that boomy. Although I will be filling it a little more anyways.

ScAndal
 
I received mine two days ago. This thing rocks! And I mean literally. 😉 Great deal on a great sub. Thanks for posting the deal!

I also purchased the 54" HDTV Compatible AKAI Television at Sam's Club last night. Woohoo!


My Home Theater setup is like Woah.


-Chris
 
I ordered 5 days earlier than some of you guys.
Yours have been shipped out.
Mine is on back order.
Go figure.

Glad some are getting them. 🙂
 
Mine didn't show up today like Fedex said on the phone. But it finally shows as being in my state and the delivery date is the 6th so... I better have it tomorrow.
 
Yay - confirmation of brownie points with my boss. I tipped him off on this deal - he placed an order on 11/19 & received it this morning. In fact as soon as he got it, he came & told me about it & we did the polyfil mod right there and then with leftover polyfil that I had. Extra brownie points to me. Hope the rest of y'all get it as well!!
 
Originally posted by: adinar
Yay - confirmation of brownie points with my boss. I tipped him off on this deal - he placed an order on 11/19 & received it this morning. In fact as soon as he got it, he came & told me about it & we did the polyfil mod right there and then with leftover polyfil that I had. Extra brownie points to me. Hope the rest of y'all get it as well!!
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Any pointers for poly filling the beast ? Any pictures etc ? I'm just too afraid to open a sub and do the tinkering. Even though I dont mind opening my PC almost every other day, rip apart the CPU and the PS and put it back. I bought mine > 1 back. Somewhere online it was on sale for $125. Went to my closer Sears (Vallco Fashion Park, Cupertino) and they wont price match. Even talked to manager. Then went to Oakrigde mall (South San Jose) and the rep price matched it to $125. I got mine for $134 from Sears ! Very nice subwoofer. Love it !

Thanks

Mudit
 
Originally posted by: TheOtherMudit
Originally posted by: adinar
Yay - confirmation of brownie points with my boss. I tipped him off on this deal - he placed an order on 11/19 & received it this morning. In fact as soon as he got it, he came & told me about it & we did the polyfil mod right there and then with leftover polyfil that I had. Extra brownie points to me. Hope the rest of y'all get it as well!!
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Any pointers for poly filling the beast ? Any pictures etc ? I'm just too afraid to open a sub and do the tinkering. Even though I dont mind opening my PC almost every other day, rip apart the CPU and the PS and put it back. I bought mine > 1 back. Somewhere online it was on sale for $125. Went to my closer Sears (Vallco Fashion Park, Cupertino) and they wont price match. Even talked to manager. Then went to Oakrigde mall (South San Jose) and the rep price matched it to $125. I got mine for $134 from Sears ! Very nice subwoofer. Love it !

Thanks

Mudit
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How did you get Sears to price match it? Do you bring an invoice of it, show them the website??? I want to price match, but its not online anymore, anyone have any ideas?

 
Originally posted by: TheOtherMudit

Any pointers for poly filling the beast ? Any pictures etc ? I'm just too afraid to open a sub and do the tinkering. Even though I dont mind opening my PC almost every other day, rip apart the CPU and the PS and put it back. I bought mine > 1 back. Somewhere online it was on sale for $125. Went to my closer Sears (Vallco Fashion Park, Cupertino) and they wont price match. Even talked to manager. Then went to Oakrigde mall (South San Jose) and the rep price matched it to $125. I got mine for $134 from Sears ! Very nice subwoofer. Love it !
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Actually, I posted some pics of the polyfil mod here on my website. Check it out for photos & a description. It's very easy, just take the cover off, unscrew the 8 screws holding the driver in place, take it out carefully & stuff the sides w/polyfil. 🙂

As far as pricematching with Sears, that's what I did to get my sub earlier this year, but I only found it for $135 online at the time, and I had to pay the equivalent of shipping, so it ended up costing me about $160+tax. If you can find a "valid" online retailer, just print out the page with the price & take it to Sears to PM. It's still up to their discretion whether to PM or not.
 
Originally posted by: alm99
Originally posted by: TheOtherMudit


How did you get Sears to price match it? Do you bring an invoice of it, show them the website??? I want to price match, but its not online anymore, anyone have any ideas?
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I bought it last year. I just printed out the sale price advert from the website (new something, i forgot now). The rep price matched it WITHOUT even adding the shipping cost.
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Persistance pays off.
I called again today and asked about my order.
The rep muttered something about 11/16 (MyOrderDate) then heed and hawed.
Then came back with a "it just shipped".

Makes me wonder.
The ship e-mail came 35 minutes after I placed the call.
Cool!🙂
 
Originally posted by: adinar
Originally posted by: TheOtherMudit

Any pointers for poly filling the beast ? Any pictures etc ? I'm just too afraid to open a sub and do the tinkering. Even though I dont mind opening my PC almost every other day, rip apart the CPU and the PS and put it back. I bought mine > 1 back. Somewhere online it was on sale for $125. Went to my closer Sears (Vallco Fashion Park, Cupertino) and they wont price match. Even talked to manager. Then went to Oakrigde mall (South San Jose) and the rep price matched it to $125. I got mine for $134 from Sears ! Very nice subwoofer. Love it !
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Actually, I posted some pics of the polyfil mod here on my website. Check it out for photos & a description. It's very easy, just take the cover off, unscrew the 8 screws holding the driver in place, take it out carefully & stuff the sides w/polyfil. 🙂

As far as pricematching with Sears, that's what I did to get my sub earlier this year, but I only found it for $135 online at the time, and I had to pay the equivalent of shipping, so it ended up costing me about $160+tax. If you can find a "valid" online retailer, just print out the page with the price & take it to Sears to PM. It's still up to their discretion whether to PM or not.
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Thanks a ton !
 
I got to see this sub at BestBuy today and I want it soooo bad, but couldn't do the 199 they wanted. I have like 2200pts in my Sony account and I even have a sony CC on the way for another 5000 points. Hopefully this offer happens again soon! My KLH sub is acting like it's blown.
 
Originally posted by: Defender77
I got to see this sub at BestBuy today and I want it soooo bad, but couldn't do the 199 they wanted. I have like 2200pts in my Sony account and I even have a sony CC on the way for another 5000 points. Hopefully this offer happens again soon! My KLH sub is acting like it's blown.
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About once, MAYBE twice a year Best Buy will put this sub on sale for $150. They'll occasionally have it down to $189 several times a year (oh the savings
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.) I'm hoping they'll run this sale again before Christmas. What I'd like to do is then go to Sears and get them to pricematch it. I tried the Internet pricematching with our local Sears, but they said they'd only pricematch with online stores with a local retail store. So I'm either going to just buy it online or wait for it to go on sale again. It's a friggin whale though so find a place for it will be tough.
 
wtf? called the number in the email, it was for sony style technical support???? the guy said it looked like something had shipped but he would transfer me to to mysony. i got transfered to citibank. CITIBANK???!?!?!? DIE DIE DIE.

edit: called the number he gave me. citibank again. bastards.

edit 2: citibank gave me the number for mysony (wtf!?) mysony says it was shipped the 28th. they wouldn't give me a tracking number.

it's funny that my worst service experience ever over the internet would be with what is probably the world's largest consumer electronics manufacturers. even the shady places i've dealt with were nice and smooth. grrr! time to go break something. 😉
 
When I bought my original one a year or so ago, I found aplace online selling it for about $140 who got $20 in shipping or someting and then PM'd against Sears. I ended up with it for about $159 or so I think.

In case that helps anyone to at least get a better price than crappy Best Buy...
 
Fedex finally delivered mine on Saturday (yes Saturday) after 2 previous delivery dates passed. I'm not sure who gave me the runaround more on this deal, Sony or Fedex, but I'm just glad the damn thing finally showed up.
 
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
wtf? called the number in the email, it was for sony style technical support???? the guy said it looked like something had shipped but he would transfer me to to mysony. i got transfered to citibank. CITIBANK???!?!?!? DIE DIE DIE.

edit: called the number he gave me. citibank again. bastards.

edit 2: citibank gave me the number for mysony (wtf!?) mysony says it was shipped the 28th. they wouldn't give me a tracking number.

it's funny that my worst service experience ever over the internet would be with what is probably the world's largest consumer electronics manufacturers. even the shady places i've dealt with were nice and smooth. grrr! time to go break something. 😉
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Yeah I called that number and got Japan?She spoke Japanese?Then When I started talking someone else came on the line.Then it was Sony style.So I hung up and called back and they answered as MySony.Same number.Bad automation system.
 
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