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Greg, I will take your share to heart. I hate rebates; to much hassle. I still have Amazon and perhaps provantage. I do not have a Micro Center close by, but, I will search online. I totally agree with youabout Newegg. I have never had trouble with any orders in the past. I joined Newegg because of Collective opinionback in the early OO's (oughts?). Now, I have 'blocked' my account. I will hope that after some period of time all my old Newegg account info will be erased. Yes, I still dream! LOL! Next-to-my-last order was not authorized by my Bank Americard due to their perspective of major 'fraud alerts.' I managed to get BAC to back off and my subsequent re-order went thru. I play with the toys today! I will re-focus on Amazon. I live 50 minutes from one of their newest distribution centers. Thank you for your share. The Collective still rulez! Duncan On 05/02/2014 19:43, Greg Sevart wrote: I mostly avoid Tiger Direct. I don't bother with rebates, but deal forums are full of complaints about them rejecting/delaying store rebates--which is saying something, since rebates are mostly a crap shoot to begin with. To me, that suggests a shady company that I'd rather avoid. I think it may have been TD that my brother had a real fight with on a large order--it took the CC company getting involved to get relief. Amazon, Micro Center (local BM), Provantage, Newegg...in that order of preference. I've had several beefs with Newegg--years ago, they used to ship almost everything free 2-day, but now most items are not free and those that are typically use one of the USPS hybrid services, which are exceedingly slow. My complimentary ShopRunner membership has shielded me from this one recently. They also were notorious for using appallingly bad packaging on OEM/barebones HDDs--this one has been mitigated with their new purpose-built HDD carrier. Finally though, their prices on hot new gear is tantamount to robbery. Newegg used to be great, but they are but a shadow (or a shell?) of their prior selves. Amazon gets the overwhelming majority of my business, even though they charge tax. I honestly buy less tech than I used to. As PC gear has become mostly commodity and I'm either too busy or too lazy to install half the things I do buy, a lot of the excitement has worn off. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Friday, May 2, 2014 4:20 PM To: HWG Subject: [H] Query? I have fired NewEgg.com. My Newegg account has been 'blocked' per mutualagreement. Zero future use. They caused me way too much Customer Service grief. The bottom line was linked to 'invoices.' Fine. My last order was 3/3/14(ordered/received/done). I will work on having them delete/erase my data from their servers. Not expecting a happy result. ANYWAY.. Does anyone have any GOOD or BAD to share about Tiger Direct, Inc.??? I believe they are located in Miami, FL, or, there abouts. I can still use Amazon.com, and/or, Provantage (and pay more). Thanks, Duncan
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TD must have some kind of distribution center in ATL. I pass it all the time on i85. I use Amazon all the time. They are usually competitive with the Egg for me...sometimes even better. Just depends. On 5/2/2014 5:19 PM, DSinc wrote: I have fired NewEgg.com. My Newegg account has been 'blocked' per mutualagreement. Zero future use. They caused me way too much Customer Service grief. The bottom line was linked to 'invoices.' Fine. My last order was 3/3/14(ordered/received/done). I will work on having them delete/erase my data from their servers. Not expecting a happy result. ANYWAY.. Does anyone have any GOOD or BAD to share about Tiger Direct, Inc.??? I believe they are located in Miami, FL, or, there abouts. I can still use Amazon.com, and/or, Provantage (and pay more). Thanks, Duncan
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TNX Anthony, It appears we are moderate distance neighbors. I live ~60miles north of ATL. Yes, for the moment I will use Amazon. Just checking.. :) Duncan On 05/02/2014 17:27, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: TD must have some kind of distribution center in ATL. I pass it all the time on i85. I use Amazon all the time. They are usually competitive with the Egg for me...sometimes even better. Just depends. On 5/2/2014 5:19 PM, DSinc wrote: I have fired NewEgg.com. My Newegg account has been 'blocked' per mutualagreement. Zero future use. They caused me way too much Customer Service grief. The bottom line was linked to 'invoices.' Fine. My last order was 3/3/14(ordered/received/done). I will work on having them delete/erase my data from their servers. Not expecting a happy result. ANYWAY.. Does anyone have any GOOD or BAD to share about Tiger Direct, Inc.??? I believe they are located in Miami, FL, or, there abouts. I can still use Amazon.com, and/or, Provantage (and pay more). Thanks, Duncan
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I have no issues with either. I also buy from Amazon. (comp stuff) On Fri, May 02, 2014 at 05:19:33PM -0400, DSinc wrote: I have fired NewEgg.com. My Newegg account has been 'blocked' per mutualagreement. Zero future use. They caused me way too much Customer Service grief. The bottom line was linked to 'invoices.' Fine. My last order was 3/3/14(ordered/received/done). I will work on having them delete/erase my data from their servers. Not expecting a happy result. ANYWAY.. Does anyone have any GOOD or BAD to share about Tiger Direct, Inc.??? I believe they are located in Miami, FL, or, there abouts. I can still use Amazon.com, and/or, Provantage (and pay more). Thanks, Duncan -- Bryan G. Seitz
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Friday, May 02 2014, 15:38:02 I use all the above...Amazon, Newegg, Provantage. I have been using Newegg since the 90s and they have been very good to me when they have made mistakes, or I've had a problem. But I am always looking for price and reliability... Newegg is one of my vendors that does that for me and has been easy to deal with although I hate getting stuck with state taxes! At 02:54 PM 5/2/2014, you wrote: I have no issues with either. I also buy from Amazon. (comp stuff) On Fri, May 02, 2014 at 05:19:33PM -0400, DSinc wrote: I have fired NewEgg.com. My Newegg account has been 'blocked' per mutualagreement. Zero future use. They caused me way too much Customer Service grief. The bottom line was linked to 'invoices.' Fine. My last order was 3/3/14(ordered/received/done). I will work on having them delete/erase my data from their servers. Not expecting a happy result. ANYWAY.. Does anyone have any GOOD or BAD to share about Tiger Direct, Inc.??? I believe they are located in Miami, FL, or, there abouts. I can still use Amazon.com, and/or, Provantage (and pay more). Thanks, Duncan -- Bryan G. Seitz
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I've been with them since the 90's, also, and have had, generally, very good service from them. They have never been setup to give support of any kind and have very little knowledge, through CS, of specifics of their products other than what is published on their sites. They, normally, will tell you that right up front. I use Amazon, too, for many products. I have purchased items from Tiger Direct in the past and have no complaint concerning them. I only used Provantage once, mostly because they are too expensive, and had good service. Hope this helps, Duncan. Your six is clear, just rest the nose on the horizon and enjoy the sunset. Jeff Friday, May 02 2014, 15:38:02 I use all the above...Amazon, Newegg, Provantage. I have been using Newegg since the 90s and they have been very good to me when they have made mistakes, or I've had a problem. But I am always looking for price and reliability... Newegg is one of my vendors that does that for me and has been easy to deal with although I hate getting stuck with state taxes! At 02:54 PM 5/2/2014, you wrote: I have no issues with either. I also buy from Amazon. (comp stuff) On Fri, May 02, 2014 at 05:19:33PM -0400, DSinc wrote: I have fired NewEgg.com. My Newegg account has been 'blocked' per mutualagreement. Zero future use. They caused me way too much Customer Service grief. The bottom line was linked to 'invoices.' Fine. My last order was 3/3/14(ordered/received/done). I will work on having them delete/erase my data from their servers. Not expecting a happy result. ANYWAY.. Does anyone have any GOOD or BAD to share about Tiger Direct, Inc.??? I believe they are located in Miami, FL, or, there abouts. I can still use Amazon.com, and/or, Provantage (and pay more). Thanks, Duncan -- Bryan G. Seitz
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Winterlight, Thanks for the share. I get everything you write. Yes, based on Anthony's share, I may get stuck with GA sales tax w/Tiger Direct. Not like I'm stupid to this. Ho-Hum! I got really cross when Newegg refused to update/change my 'notification addy.' Fine, I 'blocked' my account. I joined newegg back in the 90's also after good opinions from the Collective. No harm, no foul. And, I've never had any order problem with them. I have a new gmail addy that I wish to use for 'commercial' traffic. I have been on the phone and on the web for 2 days checking/updating my 'email address.' What a PITA. Thanks for the share. I will remember this 'Life-game.' Duncan On 05/02/2014 18:38, Winterlight wrote: Friday, May 02 2014, 15:38:02 I use all the above...Amazon, Newegg, Provantage. I have been using Newegg since the 90s and they have been very good to me when they have made mistakes, or I've had a problem. But I am always looking for price and reliability... Newegg is one of my vendors that does that for me and has been easy to deal with although I hate getting stuck with state taxes! At 02:54 PM 5/2/2014, you wrote: I have no issues with either. I also buy from Amazon. (comp stuff) On Fri, May 02, 2014 at 05:19:33PM -0400, DSinc wrote: I have fired NewEgg.com. My Newegg account has been 'blocked' per mutualagreement. Zero future use. They caused me way too much Customer Service grief. The bottom line was linked to 'invoices.' Fine. My last order was 3/3/14(ordered/received/done). I will work on having them delete/erase my data from their servers. Not expecting a happy result. ANYWAY.. Does anyone have any GOOD or BAD to share about Tiger Direct, Inc.??? I believe they are located in Miami, FL, or, there abouts. I can still use Amazon.com, and/or, Provantage (and pay more). Thanks, Duncan -- Bryan G. Seitz
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Jeff, TNX for your share. I understand. No problem; I will find a new primary vendor of toys. I know Amazon and Provantage. Fine. I will survive. I was asking about Tiger Direct. Duncan On 05/02/2014 18:58, Jeff wrote: I've been with them since the 90's, also, and have had, generally, very good service from them. They have never been setup to give support of any kind and have very little knowledge, through CS, of specifics of their products other than what is published on their sites. They, normally, will tell you that right up front. I use Amazon, too, for many products. I have purchased items from Tiger Direct in the past and have no complaint concerning them. I only used Provantage once, mostly because they are too expensive, and had good service. Hope this helps, Duncan. Your six is clear, just rest the nose on the horizon and enjoy the sunset. Jeff Friday, May 02 2014, 15:38:02 I use all the above...Amazon, Newegg, Provantage. I have been using Newegg since the 90s and they have been very good to me when they have made mistakes, or I've had a problem. But I am always looking for price and reliability... Newegg is one of my vendors that does that for me and has been easy to deal with although I hate getting stuck with state taxes! At 02:54 PM 5/2/2014, you wrote: I have no issues with either. I also buy from Amazon. (comp stuff) On Fri, May 02, 2014 at 05:19:33PM -0400, DSinc wrote: I have fired NewEgg.com. My Newegg account has been 'blocked' per mutualagreement. Zero future use. They caused me way too much Customer Service grief. The bottom line was linked to 'invoices.' Fine. My last order was 3/3/14(ordered/received/done). I will work on having them delete/erase my data from their servers. Not expecting a happy result. ANYWAY.. Does anyone have any GOOD or BAD to share about Tiger Direct, Inc.??? I believe they are located in Miami, FL, or, there abouts. I can still use Amazon.com, and/or, Provantage (and pay more). Thanks, Duncan -- Bryan G. Seitz
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why don't you just create a new account with a new email address. It's not like you're running a company or get credits for ordering. You will still have access to the old account. At 04:03 PM 5/2/2014, you wrote: Winterlight, Thanks for the share. I get everything you write. Yes, based on Anthony's share, I may get stuck with GA sales tax w/Tiger Direct. Not like I'm stupid to this. Ho-Hum! I got really cross when Newegg refused to update/change my 'notification addy.' Fine, I 'blocked' my account. I joined newegg back in the 90's also after good opinions from the Collective. No harm, no foul. And, I've never had any order problem with them. I have a new gmail addy that I wish to use for 'commercial' traffic. I have been on the phone and on the web for 2 days checking/updating my 'email address.' What a PITA. Thanks for the share. I will remember this 'Life-game.' Duncan On 05/02/2014 18:38, Winterlight wrote: Friday, May 02 2014, 15:38:02 I use all the above...Amazon, Newegg, Provantage. I have been using Newegg since the 90s and they have been very good to me when they have made mistakes, or I've had a problem. But I am always looking for price and reliability... Newegg is one of my vendors that does that for me and has been easy to deal with although I hate getting stuck with state taxes! At 02:54 PM 5/2/2014, you wrote: I have no issues with either. I also buy from Amazon. (comp stuff) On Fri, May 02, 2014 at 05:19:33PM -0400, DSinc wrote: I have fired NewEgg.com. My Newegg account has been 'blocked' per mutualagreement. Zero future use. They caused me way too much Customer Service grief. The bottom line was linked to 'invoices.' Fine. My last order was 3/3/14(ordered/received/done). I will work on having them delete/erase my data from their servers. Not expecting a happy result. ANYWAY.. Does anyone have any GOOD or BAD to share about Tiger Direct, Inc.??? I believe they are located in Miami, FL, or, there abouts. I can still use Amazon.com, and/or, Provantage (and pay more). Thanks, Duncan -- Bryan G. Seitz
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Well, I do not accept that NewEgg will/can link 'new' to 'old.' I have thought about this. Still considering this. Right now, I am still really irritated with my last communication with NewEgg. Perhaps after six months I may come back. Not now. NewEgg and I are in the ozone. Sorry. Duncan On 05/02/2014 19:16, Winterlight wrote: why don't you just create a new account with a new email address. It's not like you're running a company or get credits for ordering. You will still have access to the old account. At 04:03 PM 5/2/2014, you wrote: Winterlight, Thanks for the share. I get everything you write. Yes, based on Anthony's share, I may get stuck with GA sales tax w/Tiger Direct. Not like I'm stupid to this. Ho-Hum! I got really cross when Newegg refused to update/change my 'notification addy.' Fine, I 'blocked' my account. I joined newegg back in the 90's also after good opinions from the Collective. No harm, no foul. And, I've never had any order problem with them. I have a new gmail addy that I wish to use for 'commercial' traffic. I have been on the phone and on the web for 2 days checking/updating my 'email address.' What a PITA. Thanks for the share. I will remember this 'Life-game.' Duncan On 05/02/2014 18:38, Winterlight wrote: Friday, May 02 2014, 15:38:02 I use all the above...Amazon, Newegg, Provantage. I have been using Newegg since the 90s and they have been very good to me when they have made mistakes, or I've had a problem. But I am always looking for price and reliability... Newegg is one of my vendors that does that for me and has been easy to deal with although I hate getting stuck with state taxes! At 02:54 PM 5/2/2014, you wrote: I have no issues with either. I also buy from Amazon. (comp stuff) On Fri, May 02, 2014 at 05:19:33PM -0400, DSinc wrote: I have fired NewEgg.com. My Newegg account has been 'blocked' per mutualagreement. Zero future use. They caused me way too much Customer Service grief. The bottom line was linked to 'invoices.' Fine. My last order was 3/3/14(ordered/received/done). I will work on having them delete/erase my data from their servers. Not expecting a happy result. ANYWAY.. Does anyone have any GOOD or BAD to share about Tiger Direct, Inc.??? I believe they are located in Miami, FL, or, there abouts. I can still use Amazon.com, and/or, Provantage (and pay more). Thanks, Duncan -- Bryan G. Seitz
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I mostly avoid Tiger Direct. I don't bother with rebates, but deal forums are full of complaints about them rejecting/delaying store rebates--which is saying something, since rebates are mostly a crap shoot to begin with. To me, that suggests a shady company that I'd rather avoid. I think it may have been TD that my brother had a real fight with on a large order--it took the CC company getting involved to get relief. Amazon, Micro Center (local BM), Provantage, Newegg...in that order of preference. I've had several beefs with Newegg--years ago, they used to ship almost everything free 2-day, but now most items are not free and those that are typically use one of the USPS hybrid services, which are exceedingly slow. My complimentary ShopRunner membership has shielded me from this one recently. They also were notorious for using appallingly bad packaging on OEM/barebones HDDs--this one has been mitigated with their new purpose-built HDD carrier. Finally though, their prices on hot new gear is tantamount to robbery. Newegg used to be great, but they are but a shadow (or a shell?) of their prior selves. Amazon gets the overwhelming majority of my business, even though they charge tax. I honestly buy less tech than I used to. As PC gear has become mostly commodity and I'm either too busy or too lazy to install half the things I do buy, a lot of the excitement has worn off. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Friday, May 2, 2014 4:20 PM To: HWG Subject: [H] Query? I have fired NewEgg.com. My Newegg account has been 'blocked' per mutualagreement. Zero future use. They caused me way too much Customer Service grief. The bottom line was linked to 'invoices.' Fine. My last order was 3/3/14(ordered/received/done). I will work on having them delete/erase my data from their servers. Not expecting a happy result. ANYWAY.. Does anyone have any GOOD or BAD to share about Tiger Direct, Inc.??? I believe they are located in Miami, FL, or, there abouts. I can still use Amazon.com, and/or, Provantage (and pay more). Thanks, Duncan
