In case anyones interested

**Duke of Rezin** · April 13th, 2004, 05:43 PM

Just got this from an email http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...RCCODE=WEM670P. Doesn't seem to be rufurbished.

**Ya_know** · April 13th, 2004, 06:11 PM

Woooh! $69 to ship ground! Doesn't seem like a big money saver after all...

**Duke of Rezin** · April 14th, 2004, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Ya_know

Woooh! $69 to ship ground! Doesn't seem like a big money saver after all...

Ouch. I see where they're making their profit.

**Trout** · April 14th, 2004, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by Duke of Rezin

Just got this from an email http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...RCCODE=WEM670P. Doesn't seem to be rufurbished.

haha,,,, i live about 20 mins from the midwest tiger distribution center in naperville IL.
They have stockpiles of those suckers thrown all over the place,, Youd have better luck betting your entire life savings on a roulette wheel than expecting to get one in good condition.

Recently,, they had a NO BID refused clearance center deal,, We went,, opened 9 boxes of Sony 22 inch trinitrons to find 1 not brokenunit ,,, All were sealed factory refurbs.. Only difference was price,, We bought 1 for 50 bucks,,, Then weeded thru 12 boxes of 19 inchers,, Same Model,,, bought it for 50.
The mortality rate is terrible there,, I saw over 200 PCs of various flavors,, HPs,, Emachines,Sonys,, ALL In factory refurb boxes,,, Open Them Up,, Broken Cases,, Bent chassis,,, Truely sad,,, But at 45.00 us a piece,,, Great for good processors, hard drives Ect.
We spent the better part of three days sorting thru the mess,
BUT Id NEVER,, I MEAN NEVER order thru them.
Trout

**rgharper** · April 14th, 2004, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by Ya_know

Woooh! $69 to ship ground! Doesn't seem like a big money saver after all...

At 80 pounds each it takes a few bucks to ship one, I imagine.

**Ya_know** · April 14th, 2004, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by rgharper

At 80 pounds each it takes a few bucks to ship one, I imagine.

I don't buy a monitor if they charge money for ground shipping, I mean come on, it's ground!!! Monitors I am getting right now are 19" from AMatterofFax.com, AOC 9KLR's, last batch were $164, free ground shipping. If I want it earlier, the price goes up tremendously, but seeing as how I am replacing working 17", I have no problem waiting 4 working days to receive...Now that's a good price!

**Stalemate** · April 14th, 2004, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by Trout

...BUT Id NEVER,, I MEAN NEVER order thru them.
Trout

I've never ordered any refurbs from their Canadian counterpart, TigerDirect.ca, but I have ordered a laptop, a desktop PC (AMD XP2100), a wireless router (which will come out to 0$ with the mail-in rebate) without a hitch.

**Pinnacle** · April 14th, 2004, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by rgharper

At 80 pounds each it takes a few bucks to ship one, I imagine.

Yes, but not $69. Also, keep in mind this is a high volume shipper, so they are getting a discounted rate from UPS.

**Stalemate** · April 14th, 2004, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Ya_know

... AOC 9KLR's, last ...

Been using mine since Jan. 2003 and it's a pretty decent monitor.

**Trout** · April 15th, 2004, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by a d e p t

(which will come out to 0$ with the mail-in rebate) without a hitch.

haha,,,
Tiger rebate without a hitch/catch,,,,, oxymoron

They owe my gal 6 rebates for various items, totalling just over $100.00us
When dealing with a company that specializes in grey market/out of production/and out of warranty refurbished (They call them ON SALE) Items,
Collecting rebates can be VERY Difficult.
Oh the stories I could Tell about Tiger,, I have several friends that are or have worked there and its a less than pretty picture.
trout

PS

I wish you luck on the rebates though,, or at least better luck than we have had.