Online merchants
Just a heads up - do not order from They have no idea where my speakers are and their customer service is about equal in quality to that of Verizon's (worst possible). They are the epitome of idiocy and I will find as many places as possible to curse their name.
Just a heads up --- do not order from http://www.micropro.com. They have no idea where my speakers are and their "customer service" is about equal in quality to that of Verizon's (worst possible). They are the epitome of idiocy and I will find as many places as possible to curse their name.
Ahhh yes... I feel somewhat better now.
Since we're at it, why don't we start a thread where we can praise or curse online merchants. I'd like to see what experiences y'all have had. I've got a long list of merchants that I wish would fall from the face of this earth... I'll list them when I get home from work
Ahhh yes... I feel somewhat better now.
Since we're at it, why don't we start a thread where we can praise or curse online merchants. I'd like to see what experiences y'all have had. I've got a long list of merchants that I wish would fall from the face of this earth... I'll list them when I get home from work
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I have made two orders from half.com in the last year.
There are many different individuals and firms selling items through half.com so my experiences may be worst than some.
The first time I bought something (DVD-ROM movie) from half.com the order did not ship for several weeks but I did finally receive the order.
The second time I ordered from half.com (in April 2002) two books at the same time from the same vendor and I only received one book.
It is June 2002 and I am still trying to get my second book or my money back.
The customer service at half.com is really bad, but I think part of the problem is that the customer has to deal with the cumbersome half.com process instead of being given a direct contact with the vendor whom is selling merchandise.
There are many different individuals and firms selling items through half.com so my experiences may be worst than some.
The first time I bought something (DVD-ROM movie) from half.com the order did not ship for several weeks but I did finally receive the order.
The second time I ordered from half.com (in April 2002) two books at the same time from the same vendor and I only received one book.
It is June 2002 and I am still trying to get my second book or my money back.
The customer service at half.com is really bad, but I think part of the problem is that the customer has to deal with the cumbersome half.com process instead of being given a direct contact with the vendor whom is selling merchandise.
Yeesh that is a long post. Nearly wore out my scroll mouse. I think www.mwave.com is pretty awesome, spent many thousands there, service is great, out of all the orders I only had two problems. Funny one was when the stick of (supposedly) non-ecc RAM arrived and digits started scrolling all over the screen. Ahem... otherwise, they have been great for the long haul.
If anyone in the UK is looking for a Geforce 4, have a look on www.scan.co.uk, they have a Chaintech Geforce 4 Ti4600 and it's the GT61 SE model for £269, it's the cheapest i've seen a GF4.
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I have another online merchant to stay away from http://www.pc-beyond.com "Beyond Computer Inc." Not only are they out of stock on much of what I wanted to order (which their website does not accurately represent), but it's one of those places that nobody who works there speaks English as their first language. They called me "dude" once when I was talking to them. Stay away.
yea they sold me promise ata66 cards that had somehow become modified to fastrak raid66 cards or something then they wouldn't take them back cause they said that i modified them. It sounds strange I know but I am too drunk to explain right now. Point is beyond computer sucks and their techs are dumb.
I have another online merchant to stay away from http://www.pc-beyond.com "Beyond Computer Inc." Not only are they out of stock on much of what I wanted to order (which their website does not accurately represent), but it's one of those places that nobody who works there speaks English as their first language. They called me "dude" once when I was talking to them. Stay away.
yea they sold me promise ata66 cards that had somehow become modified to fastrak raid66 cards or something then they wouldn't take them back cause they said that i modified them. It sounds strange I know but I am too drunk to explain right now. Point is beyond computer sucks and their techs are dumb.
i just bought a ton of computer stuff from micro-pro like 1500$ worth
everything came in on time and in very good condition.
everything came in on time and in very good condition.
i like those guys
since the previous post i have put together 12 systems from them
they all have a 1 year warranty but i still havent had to use it
(thank goodness)
i did have to send the laptop back to hp
hp is great... i had the thing back in 2 days and it was all fixed and they paid for the overnight fedex. they even sent the fedex guy to my house to pick it up so i didnt have to go anywhere
(considering it was a factory refurb im a happy camper)
since the previous post i have put together 12 systems from them
they all have a 1 year warranty but i still havent had to use it
(thank goodness)
i did have to send the laptop back to hp
hp is great... i had the thing back in 2 days and it was all fixed and they paid for the overnight fedex. they even sent the fedex guy to my house to pick it up so i didnt have to go anywhere
(considering it was a factory refurb im a happy camper)
Not sure if they sell computer stuff, but I bought something from
http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/ and they rocked. No problems at all and the goods were here pronto. Highly recommended.
http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/ and they rocked. No problems at all and the goods were here pronto. Highly recommended.
Just purchased -
2x 80GB Western Digital Special Edition 8mb Cache HDD's
1x Raid Controller
200x 48x CDR's , shoudl keep me going for life
1x 19" Philips CRT Monitor (Smallest 19" CRT with front back space requirement )
and they didnt have the monitor in stock so ebuyer have said they will give me free shipping and they will ship my monitor or free also when it comes in stock
2x 80GB Western Digital Special Edition 8mb Cache HDD's
1x Raid Controller
200x 48x CDR's , shoudl keep me going for life
1x 19" Philips CRT Monitor (Smallest 19" CRT with front back space requirement )
and they didnt have the monitor in stock so ebuyer have said they will give me free shipping and they will ship my monitor or free also when it comes in stock
http://jazz.zoovy.com/
just bought a sony 48x12x48 cdrw
4pm on xmas eve
50$
shipped at 4.40pm a got here today (12/27)
i dont usually post about these things but they seem very efficient and prices are decent. (8%+ taxes)
just bought a sony 48x12x48 cdrw
4pm on xmas eve
50$
shipped at 4.40pm a got here today (12/27)
i dont usually post about these things but they seem very efficient and prices are decent. (8%+ taxes)
Well, I purchased an Abit Siluro GeForce4 Ti4200 AGP 4X 64MB DDR Video Card w/TV-Out & DVI Retail last night from http://www.googlegear.com for $116 (shipping was $0.50). So far the transaction has gone smoothly and I expect to get the card either next Tuesday or Thursday (damn holiday!)
I'll let you know how it goes.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Quote:Googlegear is the most professional site there is.
I used to order from Mwave.com but googlegear will ship most stuff to HAwaii for only 10 handling fee, regardless of how much there is.
I still prefer newegg.
I used to order from Mwave.com but googlegear will ship most stuff to HAwaii for only 10 handling fee, regardless of how much there is.
I still prefer newegg.
does anyone know of hand sites that do ship international - to be specific Costa Rica.....
is a shame newegg won't ship outside the US
is a shame newegg won't ship outside the US
