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    Amazon mishap? Ordered MBP but sent MP?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Qhs, Dec 9, 2006.

  1. Qhs

    Qhs Notebook Evangelist

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    OK so here is the story. I orderer a MBP from Amazon on Thursday of last week. The estimated shipping weight is 10.20 lbs. I sent the order and began tracking the shipment. Oddly the shipping weight was 54.00 pounds. I thought, must be another mistake by UPS.

    I let this slide until today since I had some spare time. I just recently check the weight for the Mac Pro desktop that Apple makes and the shipping weight is ironically, 54.40 pounds. :eek: !!!!

    So here is the $64,000 question. Did Amazon mess up and send me a Mac Pro or UPS just weighed the MBP wrong? If it is a MP should I keep it or get the MBP instead? I am currently having a battle between my good and my bad side. Keep it or return it. :(

    I should have a definitive answer by Tuesday, the expected delivery date. ARG! Why does this always happen to me.
     
    Qhs, Dec 9, 2006
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  2. M@lew

    M@lew Notebook Evangelist

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    Depends if you want a desktop or laptop. :)
     
    M@lew, Dec 9, 2006
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  3. paqtrick22

    paqtrick22 Notebook Evangelist

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    if im in the situation... i would like the laptop because of the portability... but since i have the dark side talking to my ear with a blazing-and-ridiculously fast desktop. i'll probably keep the 54lb package :) and buy myself another laptop not from amazon :D

    i hope you get the mac pro :)
     
    paqtrick22, Dec 10, 2006
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  4. Qhs

    Qhs Notebook Evangelist

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    This is some crazy Christmas miracle if I get a MP.
     
    Qhs, Dec 10, 2006
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  5. phungy

    phungy Notebook Evangelist

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    You should keep the MP, sell it and get a MBP + maybe cash leftover?

    DHL messed up a shipping weight estimate once. 15" LCD Flat Panel Monitor was about ~12lbs. They said it was 29lbs. :confused:
     
    phungy, Dec 10, 2006
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  6. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    Maybe instead of actually weighing it, someone got the weight of the MP like you did and enterred it.
     
    MYK, Dec 10, 2006
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    Probably just an error by your courier. UPS reported that my Macbook+HP Printer+Laptop case weighted 0.5kg.
    Don't worry about it.
     
    Budding, Dec 10, 2006
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  8. Qhs

    Qhs Notebook Evangelist

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    That was my initial thought. This is probably the third time UPS made a mistake with weight and for some reason it only occurs when I order items from Amazon. The difference between 10 pounds and 54 pounds is huge though....
     
    Qhs, Dec 10, 2006
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    If what they sent is more expensive keep it
     
    gridtalker, Dec 11, 2006
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  10. phungy

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    Let us know whether it was a MP or MBP.
     
    phungy, Dec 11, 2006
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  11. Qhs

    Qhs Notebook Evangelist

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    I just had time to open the box. First of all, the package is HUGE! about 3.5 to 4.5 feet tall (ball parking) maybe taller! I thought, "Wow Amazon really sent me a MP." I opened the box and.....

    So empty, except for a smaller box inside. No air cushions, no shipping peanuts, nothing. Just a bunch of open space and another box. Anyway, the other box had a MBP, the one I ordered.

    What the heck happened here? Amazon sends my MBP in a gynournous box. And how the hell did UPS get 54 pounds. lol. Anyway, all is well and everything is ok, for now, until I turn the MBP on. :D My first Mac.

    The MP that Amazon has is the default, so it cost the same, but a bigger rebate. $200 vs $150. Then I would have to get all these after-market items, RAM, better GPU, etc. Cost more $$$ then my budget. I would have gotten the bad side of the deal.
     
    Qhs, Dec 11, 2006
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  12. djspazy

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    Congratulations.
     
    djspazy, Dec 11, 2006
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  13. lunateck

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    Maybe some kids or dogs or cats stepped on the weighting machine... ^^
     
    lunateck, Dec 12, 2006
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