The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    'Out of stock' -- is this a SCAM

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by lapboy, Mar 13, 2005.

  1. lapboy

    lapboy Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    214
    Messages:
    1,036
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0

    http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/categorylist.do?N=20012961+20012963&catOid=-12963&c=1

    Check the number of good deals labelled as OUT OF STOCK

    Is this to sucker the customer ? [ :(!]

    Why display it if it is Out of Stock ??[} :)]

    Comments wellcome [ :)]
     
    lapboy, Mar 13, 2005
    #1
  2. titaniummd

    titaniummd Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    70
    Messages:
    1,746
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    I think the key here is '5 hour special'

    Dell Inspiron 6000
    1.6 GHZ Centrino (Sonoma)
    WUXGA 15.4" WS
    512 MB RAM
    60 GB HD
    Wireless B/G
    DVD/CD-RW
    9 Cell Battery x 2
    Mozilla Firefox Browser
    Targus TL Deluxe Notebook Case
    Targus Gravity Notebook Backpack
    ---
    Palmone Tungsten C/WIFI
     
    titaniummd, Mar 13, 2005
    #2
  3. titaniummd

    titaniummd Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    70
    Messages:
    1,746
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Acknowledged.

    If they only have 1 item available for the 5 hour sale, they are not worth dealing with.



    Dell Inspiron 6000
    1.6 GHZ Centrino (Sonoma)
    WUXGA 15.4" WS
    512 MB RAM
    60 GB HD
    Wireless B/G
    DVD/CD-RW
    9 Cell Battery x 2
    Mozilla Firefox Browser
    Targus TL Deluxe Notebook Case
    Targus Gravity Notebook Backpack
    ---
    Palmone Tungsten C/WIFI
     
    titaniummd, Mar 13, 2005
    #3
  4. lapboy

    lapboy Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    214
    Messages:
    1,036
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    No Titan

    The key here is BAIT and SWITCH

    [ :p]
     
    lapboy, Mar 13, 2005
    #4
  5. lapboy

    lapboy Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    214
    Messages:
    1,036
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    Basicaly they want you to step into their stores.
    It is the same 'modus operandi' as the car dealers.
    You never get the advertised 'great' deals.

    Last week I went to check out the great 399$ rebate offer on Compaq r3000z at OFFICE DEPOT.

    Well they did not have rebates more than 280$ and they charged 45$ shipping fees even if you wanted to collect the computer from their store.




     
    lapboy, Mar 13, 2005
    #5