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    Now I am mad!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tiger1234, Jul 12, 2007.

  1. tiger1234

    tiger1234 Notebook Geek

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    Ordered a 1420 yesterday night with the stacking 200 EPP and 200 Student discounts. The order came to be $960 after tax. Well, a few hours after that, I saw the Dell one day deal for 1420 and I could get the exact laptop+Wireless N card+9 cell battery for $946 without any stacking. I decided that I am already taking advantage of Dell so I won't cancel and reorder.

    And now!! Dell ****ing canceled my original 1420 order!!!

    Moral of the story: **** Dell and don't even think about being loyal to them!!
     
    tiger1234, Jul 12, 2007
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    phobos512 Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Why did they cancel your original order?
     
    phobos512, Jul 12, 2007
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    larson Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, why would they cancel your order without you telling them to do so?
     
    larson, Jul 12, 2007
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    whistle Notebook Consultant

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    lol... why didn't you just reorder?
     
    whistle, Jul 12, 2007
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    Please watch your language.
     
    vespoli, Jul 12, 2007
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  6. tiger1234

    tiger1234 Notebook Geek

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    I don't know why they canceled it. I imagine because those two coupons were not supposed to stack but they did.

    I didn't reorder because I didn't want to go through the trouble of canceling and reordering + I thought since Dell already gave me a good deal, I should not take more advantage of them.
     
    tiger1234, Jul 12, 2007
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  7. tiger1234

    tiger1234 Notebook Geek

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    Yeah, I should have. But I was furious. Plus I "bleeped" them at least. :)
     
    tiger1234, Jul 12, 2007
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  8. Sirius_GTO

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    Call them up with the original order number and say that it was wrongfully canceled.

    Don't hate a company for such a small reason. Go to Lenovo and I wonder how long you'd keep your sanity.
     
    Sirius_GTO, Jul 12, 2007
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    spexc31 Notebook Evangelist

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    where and how do u get the 200 EPP and 200 Student discounts??????
     
    spexc31, Jul 12, 2007
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    jkim Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    thats unusual...i know beginning of july late august, the EPP+200 couponstacked and I know I, among many others, have orders confirmed...

    maybe the price you got was too low? i didn't bother to check the new prices...can't wait any longer
     
    jkim, Jul 12, 2007
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  11. tiger1234

    tiger1234 Notebook Geek

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    200 EPP, you go to a website enter your e-mail and they mail it to you (you can find that website by going through this forum). 200 student, go to Dellunleashed.com.
     
    tiger1234, Jul 12, 2007
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  12. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    I wouldn't be mad; I'd be happy. You can re-order with a better price now.
     
    swarmer, Jul 12, 2007
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  13. tiger1234

    tiger1234 Notebook Geek

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    Swarmer, I'd be happy to reorder but where do I get a similar price? (Seriously, I am not being sarcastic or anything!)

    Inspiron 1420, Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 2.0GHz, 800Mhz 4M L2 Cache
    Deep Rich Red with Soft Touch LCD back color
    2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm
    14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA TL LCD for Inspiron 1420
    20-5496 NVIDIA (R) GeForce TM Go 8400M GS with 128MB dedicated graphic memory
    160G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
    Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
    8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive for Inspiron
    Intel 3945 WLAN (802.11a/g) Mini Card
    Integrated 2.0 mega pixel web cam
    Creative Earbud EP630
    56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Inspiron 1420
    1 Year Limited Warranty
    Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
    Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Mod
    $960 shipped
     
    tiger1234, Jul 12, 2007
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    bmnotpls, Jul 12, 2007
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  15. swarmer

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    Oh... I guess that better one-day deal you mentioned is expired now? I didn't realize that when I read your original post.
     
    swarmer, Jul 12, 2007
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    edit: ahhh nvmms.
     
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    It is a bit rude of them to cancel your order without giving you any reason. I'd call up and ask why it was canceled and if they could reinstate it.
     
    swarmer, Jul 12, 2007
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  18. tiger1234

    tiger1234 Notebook Geek

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    I am going to call them tomorrow. Let us see what they say.
     
    tiger1234, Jul 12, 2007
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    Ask them to give another $100 coupons if that is stackable with the other coupons. :D many seems to have got it. And dun worry about ripping Dell, if u dun rip them, u ll be regret in the future coz of the service they ll give u. Like the missiles in the sky, fire and forget.
     
    lunateck, Jul 12, 2007
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  20. Sirius_GTO

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    grow up.


    Sorry you had to see that Stella.
     
    Sirius_GTO, Jul 12, 2007
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  21. OneHeavyBrick

    OneHeavyBrick Notebook Guru

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    Seems to me that you could get one with a better video card for a similar price. I wouldn't be upset.
     
    OneHeavyBrick, Jul 12, 2007
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  22. ScooterMcGay

    ScooterMcGay Newbie

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    An official email from Dell went out on the July EPP coupon can be found lower on this page: http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=74&threadid=746730&start=200

    If you call a good sales person, however, he will reinstate your orders (new confirmations will have no reference to any coupons used), and give you a $100 discount for your troubles, i.e., later shipping date.

    If this (15% + $200 + 100) goes through for me it will be better than the $150 plus $350 stack by quite a bit. Good luck.
     
    ScooterMcGay, Jul 12, 2007
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  23. tiger1234

    tiger1234 Notebook Geek

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    Scooter, any success? What number are you calling?
     
    tiger1234, Jul 12, 2007
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    I've been away for a bit, so this may be of little help. Yes, my packages arrived today. 1-800-695-8133 is the number.
     
    ScooterMcGay, Jul 19, 2007
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