Every time someone posted in the hot deals forum and it was about a tiger direct sale, people usually cringe or just stay away, no matter how good it may be. I actually bought from them before I started lurking around this forum, thinking nothing of it. My cpu and motherboard combo arrived on the scheduled date, and worked perfectly.
There was a little mishap however, and i removed my heatsink taking the cpu with it. I called tiger direct and they actually let me do an rma for it. I did an advanced replacement in which they sent me a brand new cpu. Now after doing this, i figured that i would end up having to pay for both cpus, but to my surprise I found out that my card was credited back the 250 dollars yesterday. And to top it all off, I actually recieved a confirmation email of them having recieved and beginning processed my rebate.
Now I know that this probably won't change much in terms of how much people hate tiger direct, but I was just surprised at how this turned out, considering all the nasty rumors and experiences people have had with them. Now the only thing I'm hoping for is that my $100 rebate for both cpu's (3400+ s939) come through lol.
There was a little mishap however, and i removed my heatsink taking the cpu with it. I called tiger direct and they actually let me do an rma for it. I did an advanced replacement in which they sent me a brand new cpu. Now after doing this, i figured that i would end up having to pay for both cpus, but to my surprise I found out that my card was credited back the 250 dollars yesterday. And to top it all off, I actually recieved a confirmation email of them having recieved and beginning processed my rebate.
Now I know that this probably won't change much in terms of how much people hate tiger direct, but I was just surprised at how this turned out, considering all the nasty rumors and experiences people have had with them. Now the only thing I'm hoping for is that my $100 rebate for both cpu's (3400+ s939) come through lol.
