Had ordered my new laptop on 11/20, they said it would arrive on 11/29. It didn't arrive. Then I looked up my order to see that the estimated date changed from 12/5 to 12/10, and I felt a tremor in he Force telling me that they'd probably bump it back even further. So I called and canceled it this morning. Looking again. Coworker said he beats the taxes by ordering from https://www.bhphotovideo.com or http://www.dealmoon.com, or he likes https://www.ebates.com/ or https://www.cashbackmonitor.com too for cashback offers.
Anyone here have experience with any of those sites? I like the "avoid the tax" idea. The laptop I just canceled had about $90 in tax I think.
He also didn't think the next-day warranty was a great idea either; I disagreed--I've enjoyed that peace of mind with my Dells over the years and had to use it a couple times.
On Dec 1, 2017, at 12:58 PM, mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:
Had ordered my new laptop on 11/20, they said it would arrive on 11/29. It didn't arrive. Then I looked up my order to see that the estimated date changed from 12/5 to 12/10, and I felt a tremor in he Force telling me that they'd probably bump it back even further. So I called and canceled it this morning. Looking again. Coworker said he beats the taxes by ordering from https://www.bhphotovideo.com or http://www.dealmoon.com, or he likes https://www.ebates.com/ or https://www.cashbackmonitor.com too for cashback offers.
Anyone here have experience with any of those sites? I like the "avoid the tax" idea. The laptop I just canceled had about $90 in tax I think.
I’ve been using B&H Photo and Video since around 1980. So yeah, they’re good.
-- Ed Leafe
It's been a while since I've purchased a new computer from Dell. I have purchased a lot of refurbished computers from Dell however. It seems that their new order computers get a delayed delivery date, and then ... the computer will be delivered earlier and without notification and then ... several days after the computer is delivered then I'll receive a notification that my computer is on its way. Baffling that a tech company can't get it right.
-----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 1:59 PM To: ProFox Subject: [NF] Disappointed in Dell
Had ordered my new laptop on 11/20, they said it would arrive on 11/29. It didn't arrive. Then I looked up my order to see that the estimated date changed from 12/5 to 12/10, and I felt a tremor in he Force telling me that they'd probably bump it back even further. So I called and canceled it this morning. Looking again. Coworker said he beats the taxes by ordering from https://www.bhphotovideo.com or http://www.dealmoon.com, or he likes https://www.ebates.com/ or https://www.cashbackmonitor.com too for cashback offers.
Anyone here have experience with any of those sites? I like the "avoid the tax" idea. The laptop I just canceled had about $90 in tax I think.
He also didn't think the next-day warranty was a great idea either; I disagreed--I've enjoyed that peace of mind with my Dells over the years and had to use it a couple times.
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On 2017-12-01 15:27, Kevin J Cully wrote:
It's been a while since I've purchased a new computer from Dell. I have purchased a lot of refurbished computers from Dell however. It seems that their new order computers get a delayed delivery date, and then ... the computer will be delivered earlier and without notification and then ... several days after the computer is delivered then I'll receive a notification that my computer is on its way. Baffling that a tech company can't get it right.
Yep. Perhaps they're "too big."
I've bought a number of items from B&H and always been happy. They ship promptly and provide updates if there is any delay.
For Dell, one of the districts I work with buy all their computers from Dell and their delivery dates have always proved to be off.
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On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 12:50 PM, < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
On 2017-12-01 15:27, Kevin J Cully wrote:
It's been a while since I've purchased a new computer from Dell. I have purchased a lot of refurbished computers from Dell however. It seems that their new order computers get a delayed delivery date, and then ... the computer will be delivered earlier and without notification and then ... several days after the computer is delivered then I'll receive a notification that my computer is on its way. Baffling that a tech company can't get it right.
Yep. Perhaps they're "too big."
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Ebates is good, they do what they say they're going to do. I bought from B&H many years ago with no problems. They are the best in the camera business for sure.
From: "mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com" mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com To: ProFox profox@leafe.com Sent: Friday, December 1, 2017 1:58 PM Subject: [NF] Disappointed in Dell
Had ordered my new laptop on 11/20, they said it would arrive on 11/29. It didn't arrive. Then I looked up my order to see that the estimated date changed from 12/5 to 12/10, and I felt a tremor in he Force telling me that they'd probably bump it back even further. So I called and canceled it this morning. Looking again. Coworker said he beats the taxes by ordering from https://www.bhphotovideo.com or http://www.dealmoon.com, or he likes https://www.ebates.com/ or https://www.cashbackmonitor.com too for cashback offers.
Anyone here have experience with any of those sites? I like the "avoid the tax" idea. The laptop I just canceled had about $90 in tax I think.
He also didn't think the next-day warranty was a great idea either; I disagreed--I've enjoyed that peace of mind with my Dells over the years and had to use it a couple times.
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I want to add one more thing about B&H. About 5 years ago I got a call from them saying "Hey, we just wanted to verify you bought this $600 camera with your credit card because they're shipping it somewhere else". I had not. Kudos to them for catching the fraud and alerting me to it.
Eric
On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 12:19 PM, Michael Madigan mmadi10699@yahoo.com wrote:
Ebates is good, they do what they say they're going to do. I bought from B&H many years ago with no problems. They are the best in the camera business for sure.
From: "mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com" <mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> To: ProFox profox@leafe.com Sent: Friday, December 1, 2017 1:58 PM Subject: [NF] Disappointed in Dell
Had ordered my new laptop on 11/20, they said it would arrive on 11/29. It didn't arrive. Then I looked up my order to see that the estimated date changed from 12/5 to 12/10, and I felt a tremor in he Force telling me that they'd probably bump it back even further. So I called and canceled it this morning. Looking again. Coworker said he beats the taxes by ordering from https://www.bhphotovideo.com or http://www.dealmoon.com, or he likes https://www.ebates.com/ or https://www.cashbackmonitor.com too for cashback offers.
Anyone here have experience with any of those sites? I like the "avoid the tax" idea. The laptop I just canceled had about $90 in tax I think.
He also didn't think the next-day warranty was a great idea either; I disagreed--I've enjoyed that peace of mind with my Dells over the years and had to use it a couple times.
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