Dead - 160gb 5400rpm 2.5" $11.99 - Dell Price Error

Maybe this one will pass under the radar:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...s=19&sku=341-4940&dgc=CJ&cid=24471&lid=566643

 

Did the Dell worker who posts these these pricings fail math/typing class?

I smell more email cancellations..

 

I'm not expecting to get one...it will be more of a surprise if it actually ships. However, I'm thinking if i can get 3 canceled orders in a few weeks...i can get dell to be nice to me if you know what i mean

 

Who do they think they are? First the 1.5TB drives, now this?

I'm ordering, and if they cancel this time...

 

I knew you wouldn't be able to pass this up greg

 

Well, this time I ordered 5. I'm out for blood.

Thinking about ordering 5 more, but I think I'll stay low so a few others might have a chance.

 

well I ordered 20 of them. 4 orders of 5, so let's see if one of those orders slip by.

 

oops, not me. Guess I got greedy lol

 

In for one. Although I bet it'll get cancelled

-TNK

 

I ordered one, i hope this works...

 

There is no way they are shipping this thing out.

 

If they don't, its the 2nd time. That's bait and switch...just like the first one.

 

Somehow I get the feeling it is a price error due to an employee that will be getting fired next Monday than anything else.

 

Probably the same one that mispriced the 1.5TB drives .

 

The page cannot be requested. Oh well.

 

Wow...pulled down already. Go Dell!

Seriously...if they cancel again, I am AGAIN putting a report on Reseller Ratings. And this time, I'll contact the BBB.

I'm just raising a stink because I need something fun to do...

 

So tempting.. so tempting.

Ah, who cares really. I don't want to waste my time/money on this thing, especially if it's going to be cancelled anyways (100% sure on that).

 

just dont give me another infraction....

What bonehead is posting these prices on dell?

 

LOL... My thought Dell doesn't process all orders for the drive.

 

I'll try not to... ...just don't catch me in a crabby mood .

Regarding the bonehead though...I think that on Monday bonehead isn't going to have a job.

Ya know, one of these days they're going to screw up...and it will not be caught in time by Dell management. Some will ship, and Dell loses. Just a matter of time.

 

You would think they could have some sort of script that checks the prices against msrp and when it is a certain percentage away from msrp it requires a higher level authorization to make the change.

I mean its freaking dell, they have money, they have people. This should not happen.

 

If they were really smart they'd have a script that checks this before the page was allowed to show. So no, I cannot really image them having a script that checks for the price after the fact. Especially when the 1.5TB page was up for like 5 hours unattended.

 

Yeah thats what i mean. A script that checks it before the page goes online. Im sure they have one, its just not a very good one

 

If they had such a script , then how would we all enjoy those insane deals DELL puts out ( then pulls out ) ?

And just think at the comedy potential of posts like "How dare they cancel my 20 units order of 16$ 160GB HDs ? I honestly had use for them . "

 

I guess that makes Dell the sorority tease?

 

lol comedy gold.

 

its probably some guy in india who doesnt know how to convert from dollars to rupees... "umm it seems ok..." (Approve deal)...

 

Every time i hear of rupees i think of not the real currency, but the Zelda currency.

 

lol my exact thoughts before i read your post below.

 

I could of ordered 100 of these. I could sell them for 50$ and still be happy I haven't lost a thing... .

 

Since the shipment date is the 14th...will we have to wait until then for it to be canceled?

 

Go dell! It would be cool of the honored the first 100 orders for price mistakes or something. But you guys are most likely just wasting your time.

 

Yeah we are wasting time. But one of these days Dell is either going to get sued for it, or is going to respond too slowly and items will ship.

We're the pack of wolves waiting for the kill.

 

Don't know if you can sue them due to there little "we are not responsible for price errors." thing. I mean if they are not responsible then who is? That’s complete crap. I hate it when companies say things like that. And also on eBay when sellers say that "we are not responsible for delivery of your package."

 

Well, the big problem is that Dell invited me to purchase the drive at regular price. But it isn't available, so technically I'd have to buy a larger, more expensive, drive to get the same functionality.

That is bait and switch, and its illegal.

 

Dell

Dear Dell Customer,


Thank you for your recent order.

We regret that a pricing error recently occurred for the 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for XPS M1330. The price was mistakenly listed as $11.99, when the actual price is $115.99. As a result of the misprint, we are cancelling orders generated at the incorrect price.

As you know, we indicate on our web pages, catalogues, and advertising that Dell reserves the right to cancel orders arising from pricing and other errors.

We regret our pricing error, and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Dell strives to make your experience with us a pleasant one. Please be assured that we are working hard to avoid similar issues.

We welcome you to visit our website at www.dell.com or call us at 1-800-999-3355 to place a new order at the correct price.

Thank you for choosing Dell.


Q_Q. *sigh* oh well, maybe next time.

-TNK

 

Yeah, i got mine at 9am this morning also. If only dell would ship out orders quicker maybe we could get them to slip through...

 

Yeah, dead for sure...

Strike two.