To all those that got in on the best buy geforce 4 deal

[Nitemare]

If you make enough noise there is a slight chance they will honor their alleged faux pax..if not at least it will make Best Buy look bad.

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Approximately 1,400 on-line buyers have been disappointed to learn that
the $129 GeForce-4 they ordered from Best Buy will not be delivered, a
number of Reg readers tell us.

The absurdly low price, Best Buy says, was the result of a "systems error"
which has since been corrected. The current price listed is a more plausible
$399.

However, several frustrated buyers tell us that Best Buy actually touted the
lowball price as a "$200 savings," which sounds a lot more like "human
error" than a "systems error" to us.

For the moment, Best Buy is refusing to pay for its mistake. Whether the
company ends up doing so depends on how vocal their disappointed
customers become, and how popular their story becomes in the press. Of
course The Register is delighted to do its part in promoting corporate
accountability. ®

Herewith Best Buy's patronizing and probably misleading e-mail to the
frustrated:

Dear Best Buy Customer,
Thank you for your recent graphics card order.

A recent systems error on our web site allowed you to purchase the VisionTek GeForce4 Ti 4600
Graphics Card at $129.99. The actual price for this item is $399.99. Due to the nature of this error,
we have canceled your order for this item. We apologize for any disappointment this cancellation
may cause.

We would like to inform you that the error has been fixed, and if you are still interested in ordering
this product, please visit
www.bestbuy.com/ComputersPeripherals/details.asp?e=11099619&m=488&cat=521&scat=522
to place your order again. This card is available as a special pre-order. It will begin shipping on
3/4/2002.

Thank you for your understanding. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or
concerns.

Best wishes from Best Buy,
The Customer Care Team >>




You are not going to discuss this crap here.
Go somewhere else to moan and complain.

AnandTech Moderator

 

[Modeps]

Shut the hell up. Everyone that's complaining about this is a scumbag. If they honored it, that would have been fine with me, but they didnt... GIVE IT A REST.

 

[badluck]

Get a life

 

[Nitemare]

Thanks for all the love peops...:|

In case you didn't read Best Buy advertised a 200 dollars saving and then they are claiming it was a simple mistake

 

[AzAbyss]

Something about "Beating a dead horse" comes to mind. BTW, I was one of the first to order after the initial post and I checked on the order status almost every half-hour and I never saw the "$200 savings" text that everyone claims was there. If anyone has a screenshot that shows the "$200 savings" text, please link it.

-Az

 

[Modeps]

<< Something about "Beating a dead horse" comes to mind. BTW, I was one of the first to order after the initial post and I checked on the order status almost every half-hour and I never saw the "$200 savings" text that everyone claims was there. If anyone has a screenshot that shows the "$200 savings" text, please link it.

-Az >>

I never saw it either, and I was in pretty early as well. If they honor the 'deal', its a net loss of approximately $400,000 dollars. I dont care how many people voice their 'concerns', they aint gonna do it. So, as previously stated with a sleight change STFU.
-I

 

[Nitemare]

<<

<< Something about "Beating a dead horse" comes to mind. BTW, I was one of the first to order after the initial post and I checked on the order status almost every half-hour and I never saw the "$200 savings" text that everyone claims was there. If anyone has a screenshot that shows the "$200 savings" text, please link it.

-Az >>

I never saw it either, and I was in pretty early as well. If they honor the 'deal', its a net loss of approximately $400,000 dollars. I dont care how many people voice their 'concerns', they aint gonna do it. So, as previously stated with a sleight change STFU.
-I >>



If you don't like it STF out of my thread..This is for people that will actually fight for something rather than lay down and get walked all over. I don't crap in your threads so I would appreciate it if you have nothing of value to contribute...seeya when I seeya's, hasta la vista, ciao, .... etc

Comprende?

 

[StageLeft]

I tried to order but they were sold out. I also didn't see a $200 savings...can somebody post a link proving it?

 

[Nitemare]

<< I tried to order but they were sold out. I also didn't see a $200 savings...can somebody post a link proving it? >>



Now that is what I'm talking about. I did not get in on it either just trying to help some people out

 

[Kev]

i don't understand why people feel they have the right to take advantage of a $200 mistake. it was a mistake, human or computer - it doesn't matter; the price was not meant to be $129. anybody who gripes about this is a cheap, whining baby.

 

[SaltBoy]

<< I tried to order but they were sold out. I also didn't see a $200 savings...can somebody post a link proving it? >>



There WASN'T anything that said "$200.00 savings. " It only said it was $129.99.

Besides, it's a $270 savings...

 

[badluck]

Thread crapping pertains to the FS/FT forum.....I am just calling it like I see it....



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[Nitemare]

<< Thread crapping pertains to the FS/FT forum.....I am just calling it like I see it....



waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh >>



does it?

you are doing a good job of it here.

[Ignore stupid on][/Ignore stupid on]

Does anyone have a screenshot of the 200 savings or can prove disprove this?

 

[Modeps]

<< does it?
you are doing a good job of it here. >>

No, we're telling you to STFU.
Theres a difference between telling someone that what they are listing for sale sucks or the price sucks or their deal sucks(crapping), and telling the person that they suck (flaming).

your platinum, you should know better.

edit: end quote tag went away, i brought it back.

 

[Nitemare]

Link 1

courtesy of fat wallet..still digging for the 200 off link. Will post it if I find it

 

[Arschloch]

<< Link 1

courtesy of fat wallet..still digging for the 200 off link. Will post it if I find it >>


That picture shows a price of $179. I thought the online order was for $129?

 

[royaldank]

<< Link 1

courtesy of fat wallet..still digging for the 200 off link. Will post it if I find it >>



I wouldn't hold your breathe on finding that link...

 

[mithrandir2001]

Don't take it personal, nitemare....some people get the p!ssypants when they miss out on hot deals and the way they deal with their frustration is to say nyah-nyah to the people who did get in on it.

This does not deserve a rest if it violates state law. Unlike federal law, state laws can be a quagmire of technicalities. In some states, Best Buy may be liable for the completing sale if they used certain qualifying language. Consumer protection. It matters not that BB may be out a boatload of cash...if there is that much risk to their business from something like this, they should invest in better QA processes if this really was a mistake as they claim.

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

I might need to check out the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

 

[Hammer]

The $200 savings claim never happened. Someone made that part up to throw gasoline in the fire. Looks like it worked. No one has firsthand knowledge of seeing it. Everyone just read it if one site or another who got it from another site.

 

[Modeps]

<< ....some people get the p!ssypants when they miss out on hot deals and the way they deal with their frustration is to say nyah-nyah to the people who did get in on it. >>

I ordered, I got cancelled. It's not a 'deal' its an error. I think you should really be saying 'people dont know when to give it a rest', there are reasons why threads with this particular subject matter get deleted or locked in the Hot Deals forum.


<< might need to check out the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. >>

If it was deceptive selling, then instead of cancelling our orders, they would have changed the price and gone through with charging.

 

[RedFox1]

<< I might need to check out the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. >>



So they made a typo... and you knew (I hope) that it was a typo...and you gave them your credit card number anyhow...and now you're going to throw a tantrum...

-Russ

 

[GasX]

<== has zero pity for cry babies who moan about not getting a deal honored when it is clearly a mistake.

 

[pulse8]

<< In case you didn't read Best Buy advertised a 200 dollars saving and then they are claiming it was a simple mistake >>


Their only source for that article was some of their readers. It's not the most reliable source.

 

[Garet]

Hey,

Steve of HardOCP/Hypothermia has copies of it.

from this link: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread...fde0&threadid=328339&perpage=15&pagenumber=53

"I have the copies of the website the day of the order, I have the names of all the people and their confirmation numbers, etc. etc. etc.

I am only releasing that type of info to Attorney's though...you be surprised how many sh#tbags from other websites have asked for the same info wanting to use it to poke fun at our readers...seems no one is laughing now though.

http://hypothermia.gamershardware.c...uy_gf4deal.html


FTC is too slow though, we will most likely have an Attorney file for Class Action status first."