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    Lenovo Canada - 40% OFF on all ThinkPads (expires 09/09/2010)!!!

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Aikimox, Sep 8, 2010.

  1. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    Today and Tomorrow Only when ordering by phone!
    Details on Lenovo Canada
    Sounds crazy but that's what it is :)
    Enjoy! :cool:
     
    Aikimox, Sep 8, 2010
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    N1c0_ds Notebook Enthusiast

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    About to order mine. Rebate works but cannot be combined with coupons (obviously!)
     
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    Odd that they force you to call and don't advertise the prices, just say "up to 40% off" which leaves room for not actually getting the advertised deal and not being able to easily compare with coupon prices. Was there there any aggressive upselling or gotchas with this?
     
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    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    Good point. They will probably try to use the human factor to minimize the discounts. But if you're persistent you might get the advertised 40% OFF. There was a 30% OFF last weekend (coupon), so I'm not that surprised after all.
     
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    What's the point of a discount if they want to minimize it?
     
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    i would have tried to call. i hope they have another next year when i'm ready to buy a tablet. I was able to configure one during the 35% off sale. glad i saved it.
     
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    I guess it's similar to what all other companies do. I was once fooled by a Dell rep when ordering a laptop by phone and because I didn't do the homework online, he managed to trick me into paying extra 10% of the actual (website) price.
    But if you get prepared, no way they can minimize the discount ;)
     
    Aikimox, Sep 9, 2010
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    :) Funny. Did you get your price adjusted?
     
    oct, Sep 9, 2010
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