Would you cancel?

[Tenbatsuzen]

I recently bought a couple of low-end laptops. A Dell Netbook and an Inspiron.

I got my Netbook, and it's great, but I got screwed because Walmart is now offering the same model for 50 bucks cheaper.

That said, Dell is delaying the other laptop for 2+ weeks because they don't have parts in.

I got a really good deal on this laptop and I've yet to see it at a cheaper price (400 bucks)...

A lot of people are telling me to cancel and get something else, but I've never had a problem with dell computers.

Would you cancel and look for something else, or deal with the delay because it's a good price?

[epo]

I got my Netbook, and it's great, but I got screwed because Walmart is now offering the same model for 50 bucks cheaper.



Riddle me this: How is this an example of you getting screwed? Or is it just an example of you bitching about price after the fact?

[Tenbatsuzen]

Riddle me this: How is this an example of you getting screwed? Or is it just an example of you bitching about price after the fact?

Matty screwed Matty by not waiting. Happy now?

[StanUpshaw]

What do you need two laptops for?

[Hottub]

What do you need two laptops for?

It's a Dell. He'll need onother one next week.

[Tenbatsuzen]

What do you need two laptops for?

Media work. I use one for FX/Media Serving and the other to run streaming ops.

[hammersavage]

yes you cheap scumbag

[spoon]

yes you cheap scumbag

pay ur gambling debt you degenerate!

[Snoogans]

I recently bought a couple of low-end laptops. A Dell Netbook and an Inspiron.

I got my Netbook, and it's great, but I got screwed because Walmart is now offering the same model for 50 bucks cheaper.

That said, Dell is delaying the other laptop for 2+ weeks because they don't have parts in.

I got a really good deal on this laptop and I've yet to see it at a cheaper price (400 bucks)...

A lot of people are telling me to cancel and get something else, but I've never had a problem with dell computers.

Would you cancel and look for something else, or deal with the delay because it's a good price?

excuse me, but I fail to see the point of why you needed to mention the netbook stuff at all? It seems your problem is solely that you dont wanna wait 2 weeks for the laptop even though its the best price.

What fuckin difference did ANY of that netbook shit make? Were we just supposed to feel bad for you for losing out on 50 bucks? Was this like some SAT question where you just put in meaningless shit to fool us? I dont get it

[Suspect Chin]

excuse me, but I fail to see the point of why you needed to mention the netbook stuff at all? It seems your problem is solely that you dont wanna wait 2 weeks for the laptop even though its the best price.

What fuckin difference did ANY of that netbook shit make? Were we just supposed to feel bad for you for losing out on 50 bucks? Was this like some SAT question where you just put in meaningless shit to fool us? I dont get it

You're busting his balls about sharing personal problems regarding money lost over shitty products? Interesting.

[Snoogans]

You're busting his balls about sharing personal problems regarding money lost over shitty products? Interesting.

its not about his sharing it, i have no problem. I just dont see how it relates to this point

[Tenbatsuzen]

its not about his sharing it, i have no problem. I just dont see how it relates to this point

The point was this, that perhaps I didn't explain in the original post:

The netbook I bought I got burned on for 50 bucks, so I had a tinge of buyer's remorse, although it's stupid to go through the bullshit of trying to return the netbook to Dell to get the best price.

So I was already wrestling with buyer's remorse, and now I'm wondering if I stick with this laptop, if a better deal will come up in the window and then I'll really be annoyed.

[Snoogans]

The point was this, that perhaps I didn't explain in the original post:

The netbook I bought I got burned on for 50 bucks, so I had a tinge of buyer's remorse, although it's stupid to go through the bullshit of trying to return the netbook to Dell to get the best price.

So I was already wrestling with buyer's remorse, and now I'm wondering if I stick with this laptop, if a better deal will come up in the window and then I'll really be annoyed.

yea you definitely didnt explain that

[Tenbatsuzen]

yea you definitely didnt explain that

I don't even know if I'm gonna LIKE this laptop. It's apparently super-thin, I've never dealt with that before. It may sound weird, I like my laptops to have some size to them.

One of the reasons why I got it was it doesn't pick up fingerprints as much as other dell laptops that use a glossy plastic.

[Suspect Chin]

I don't even know if I'm gonna LIKE this laptop. It's apparently super-thin, I've never dealt with that before. It may sound weird, I like my laptops to have some size to them.

One of the reasons why I got it was it doesn't pick up fingerprints as much as other dell laptops that use a glossy plastic.

Why didn't you do this analysis before shelling out the money?

[Tenbatsuzen]

Why didn't you do this analysis before shelling out the money?

again, good price and currently laptop is dying and I've never had an issue with dell products

[bigtim666]

i got the inspiron 8000 like five years ago, it had alot of problems but i had the protection plan. with the replacement plan i got a brand new inspiron 1520 with no problems. my advice take the dell and get the extended warrenty, they do work!!!!!!!!!

[Mitch&Murray]

The thought that Matty Friday felt remorse for anything gave me a chuckle

[Chigworthy]

I don't understand how something becoming cheaper after you've bought it leads to buyer's remorse or getting "burned". That's what electronics does, it goes down in price so that the newer items can be priced higher. Were you supposed to be psychic and know when the thing was going to drop in price?

[Suspect Chin]

I don't understand how something becoming cheaper after you've bought it leads to buyer's remorse or getting "burned". That's what electronics does, it goes down in price so that the newer items can be priced higher. Were you supposed to be psychic and know when the thing was going to drop in price?

If this is the case, I've been burned on every piece of electronics I've ever purchased.

The worst though is when a far superior new model of something comes out shortly after you make the purchase.

[Freitag]

I don't understand how something becoming cheaper after you've bought it leads to buyer's remorse or getting "burned". That's what electronics does, it goes down in price so that the newer items can be priced higher. Were you supposed to be psychic and know when the thing was going to drop in price?

I know things drop in price. I'm well aware of that.

I just wasn't expecting it to drop $50 a week after I bought it. Wouldn't YOU be annoyed by that?

[Death Metal Moe]

I basically had the same thing happen to me, just a longer time period between purchase and price drop.

I got my Acer netbook for like $260, complete with taxes and shipping, from Walmart online. It's the 8.9" screen.

About a month later I see why I got it so cheap. The new 10" screens were out and around the same price at the time. I saw it in the store, it's not a HUGE screen difference but at that size an extra 1" is a difference I'd have been willing to upgrade to.

[spoon]

If this is the case, I've been burned on every piece of electronics I've ever purchased.

The worst though is when a far superior new model of something comes out shortly after you make the purchase.

agreed

i check out the ces/cnet and other elect sites specific to the products I'm on the market for just in case...especially if it's more toward the top of the line

I just bought a full speaker package (7.1 setup), and sites like the two I mentioned above along with sumiko and stereophile to mention a few. I know speakers don't change quite so often, but when buying lines like Sonus Faber/Vienna Acoustics and Rel subs these sites truly give great reviews, comparisons and updates.

Pricing is usually easy to update when looking at sites like Amazon and price comparison sites as well can be effective.

[SinA]

It may sound weird, I like my laptops to have some size to them.


size queen.

[Freitag]

Pricing is usually easy to update when looking at sites like Amazon and price comparison sites as well can be effective.


At the time, this was the lowest price. Best Buy was selling for 330 (and still is) and Amazon was around 300. I got it for 274, free shipping.

[spoon]

At the time, this was the lowest price. Best Buy was selling for 330 (and still is) and Amazon was around 300. I got it for 274, free shipping.

Then you did ur homework and u should be fine with it. Not to mention we're talking pretty low level pieces and very low prices. You only stand to get hit for minimal money at this point even if you did f it up. When you're looking at full setups and 2-4k type pieces the money can add up quickly. I know you just had a kid and all so money is a whole new game, but this should hardly figure in one way or another. You're fine either way, just make the call.

[disneyspy]

you can buy a netbook from verizon for 26 bucks you dumb ass

[Freitag]

you can buy a netbook from verizon for 26 bucks you dumb ass

With a two-year contract for a verizon USB 3g modem.

at 40 dollars a month.

Total cost: $960.

BTW, my phone can tether as a 3G modem. Did you hit your head on the way to ban land or something?

[disneyspy]

With a two-year contract for a verizon USB 3g modem.

at 40 dollars a month.

Total cost: $960.

BTW, my phone can tether as a 3G modem. Did you hit your head on the way to ban land or something?

the posters here wont allow the man to ban me,maaaaaaaan

[Melk]

I'd've cancelled when I heard, "Thank you for calling Dell customer service."

[Suspect Chin]

I'd've

Ah, the double contraction. Nicely done.

[Death Metal Moe]

Ah, the double contraction. Nicely done.

[Chip Chipperson Voice]
"yea, it's like he's got so many contractions, it's like he going into labor over here or sumthin'!"[/Chip Chipperson Voice]

[Chigworthy]

I know things drop in price. I'm well aware of that.

I just wasn't expecting it to drop $50 a week after I bought it. Wouldn't YOU be annoyed by that?

Honestly, no. But I know a lot of people think that I way, I just don't get it. It's beyond you're control.

[Tenbatsuzen]

How cheap am I?

I just used a coupon to buy toilet paper.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Honestly, no. But I know a lot of people think that I way, I just don't get it. It's beyond you're control.

Honestly, if it was anything else but a computer, I would have returned it. But I already dumped a shitload of stuff onto the netbook which I would have to offload again, and to me, it's a security issue.

[TripleSkeet]

at that size an extra 1" is a difference I'd have been willing to upgrade to.

Mod quote?

[Death Metal Moe]

Mod quote?

Naaa, the Mods knew I wrote that sentence that way on purpose for effect.

[Devo37]

did the laptop come with a package of chicken legs for an additional $7?

[Tenbatsuzen]

did the laptop come with a package of chicken legs for an additional $7?



Do I look like I go to stores where Armenian and Asian savages shop? I go to Wegman's.

[underdog]

Do I look like I go to stores where Armenian and Asian savages shop?

You're bitching over a couple dollars and call it "getting burned". Yes, you look like you go to those stores.

[spoon]

Do I look like I go to stores where Armenian and Asian savages shop? I go to Wegman's.

What do Asians have to do with this equation?

[Tenbatsuzen]

What do Asians have to do with this equation?

Snoogans always talks about deals at shop-rite.

[Death Metal Moe]

What do Asians have to do with this equation?

Well, it is an equation. And you know how good they are at math...

:thumbdown:

[spoon]

Snoogans always talks about deals at shop-rite.

Oh ok then, carry on. Snoogans can only afford dumpster "chicken" anyway.

Moe you hack! :wacko:

[Death Metal Moe]

Hey, hack thread = hack jokes. You think I'm gonna waste my A material in this thing?

[epo]

You're bitching over a couple dollars and call it "getting burned". Yes, you look like you go to those stores.

The man used a coupon. He obviously has no hope.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I'm not cheap, I'm frugal and money conscious!

[epo]

I'm not cheap, I'm frugal and money conscious!

You used a coupon.

Cheapskate.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Order delayed again.

[Death Metal Moe]

Or in your case, degayed.

OOOOOH NO!!!:wink: