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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nuke on July 07, 2007, 12:08:34 pm

Title: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Nuke on July 07, 2007, 12:08:34 pm
like two and a half weeks ago i ordered some ch gear to replace my aging x52. complete setup with fighterstick, pro throttle, and pro pedals. well they didnt ship my rudder pedals as they were out of stock. they said they would refund my money and shipping for the pedals and it would take 3-5 days (forever considering they can take my money in a couple hours).

two weeks and a dozen followups later...        no refund  :mad:

so i sent the bbb after em. muhahaha.

the moral of this story, buyer beware.
newegg will rape and eat your children
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Snail on July 07, 2007, 12:37:49 pm
I will always remember to use egg substitutes instead of using new eggs.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Scuddie on July 07, 2007, 12:39:00 pm
Newegg is the most respected e-Tailer in the US...  Well, at least they used to be :blah:.  Anyway, congrats, you are one of the the proverbial 1 out of 10,000 people who get screwed.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Nuke on July 07, 2007, 12:54:56 pm
the crappy thing is ive probibly handed them over a couple grand over the duration of the summer. and me being alaskan they already jack me on the shipping big time. i would not have used them if they didnt have a good rep. ****ers!
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Nuke on July 07, 2007, 01:21:42 pm
 :lol:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=%22newegg+sucks%22&btnG=Search
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: S-99 on July 08, 2007, 04:13:25 am
Yeah i'm in alaska, and i bought from newegg all last summer. All my **** came of course. But, being in alaska you don't get road shipping, you only get 2nd day air which can be 30$at most sometimes.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Nuke on July 08, 2007, 07:12:33 pm
i probibly spent a good $300 on 2 day this summer, which is understandable. but why does it take 5 days?
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: S-99 on July 09, 2007, 12:51:03 am
It's alaska, and because of the fact that shipping companies like to be especially gay sometimes.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: jr2 on July 09, 2007, 02:06:31 am
*shrugs*  I've never had a problem w/ Newegg, they've always been prompt... you'd think a manager or something would get ahold of you to settle out the screwyness, though... at least, if they want to keep you as a customer.  :doubt:
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Nuke on July 09, 2007, 02:43:45 am
It's alaska, and because of the fact that shipping companies like to be especially gay sometimes.

the post office will ship most small computer parts here for about 8 bucks. but because theese companys usually have exclusive contracts with a shipping company. dispite the fact the post office has free pickup and even supplys the box frree of charge. they thrash stuff more, but if the company knows how to package the item properly, then there should be no problem.

*shrugs*  I've never had a problem w/ Newegg, they've always been prompt... you'd think a manager or something would get ahold of you to settle out the screwyness, though... at least, if they want to keep you as a customer.  :doubt:

their system works and it works well when theres not a problem. in business theres bound to be problems all the time and its up to them to deal with them. but when there is it seems that they dont know what to do. they admit they owe me money, they say they would put a refund through, but they havent. this makes me question wether or not i want to do buisness with them anymore.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: S-99 on July 09, 2007, 02:54:59 am
Just be a pesky bastard towards them.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: jr2 on July 09, 2007, 03:18:15 am
Well, if you can manage to find someone competent in a high enough postition, you don't want to be pesky... they will take care of you, but maybe not as much as they would have if they realized they just screwed a good customer.  If you are acting like their worst nightmare, maybe they will just give you your refund & hope never to see your face again.  If you are polite, and you find someone competent, maybe they will try to make up for it.

BTW, yes, I used to work retail... :nervous:
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: karajorma on July 09, 2007, 05:46:01 am
It's alaska, and because of the fact that shipping companies like to be especially gay sometimes.

Last warning. Stop referring to things you don't like as gay.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: jr2 on July 09, 2007, 10:40:57 pm
Is there a synonym for "gay" that doesn't refer to homosexuals, but only to things you don't like?
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Ford Prefect on July 10, 2007, 12:09:56 am
Is there a synonym for "gay" that doesn't refer to homosexuals, but only to things you don't like?
I tried to answer this but I got a nosebleed.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Nuke on July 10, 2007, 03:04:57 am
"especially gay" could be replaced with "total ****s" and the sentence would still hold the same meaning :D

but gay could be considered acceptable in this situation, because youre essentially geting ****ed up the ass. i directly chose to do business with newegg, but i pretty much get forced to suck down whatever bull**** the shipping company they choose to use has for a company policy. i tend to frown on companies which dont offer postal shipping, which is faster and cheaper (the tradeoff being they beat the crap out of your package). but my beef isnt with the shipping company. fedex does its job ok and they seldom fail to deliver when they say it will get there.

i ordered my os from directron and dispite them calling me several times (and i dispise using the phone), i got my package in 3 days (on a saturday), and it only cost me 10 bucks to ship. so im gonna divert my buisness their way in the future.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Grizzly on July 10, 2007, 01:09:43 pm
Joshua would like to point out the word Frak... its very diverse, and its... proper to use.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Scuddie on July 10, 2007, 06:12:41 pm
Frak?  What are we?  Third graders?  Or worse yet, BSG fans?
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: S-99 on July 10, 2007, 09:12:55 pm
It's alaska, and because of the fact that shipping companies like to be especially gay sometimes.

Last warning. Stop referring to things you don't like as gay.

It's about that other thread where i was making fun of the rainbow warrior. Anyway i did that once and didn't get a warning then. And this time is so extremely minor idk why it's even worth the stupid random warning affect. I said one thing in the other thread, then i edited my post saying that i was stupid, then some people tried going really far with the retarded joke i made, and people trying to put words in my mouth like kara;)

I haven't done it again, and don't plan on it. This thread is also not a slip up nor anything like the last one. I don't refer to everything i don't like as gay either. And by all means plz go ahead and misunderstand what i posted here earlier. I thought it was innocent enough for a reference towards what shipping companies offer alaska in shipping options. But, no i need trolling kara to tell me that i'm completely out of line in this thread :lol: 
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Nuke on July 27, 2007, 08:15:21 am
i finally got those bastards to pay me back. they gave me a $33 gift certificate too, which is good cause i can get me some replacement parts for that old laptop i got. free wireless nic woot!
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: jr2 on July 27, 2007, 08:25:51 am
What OS are you going to be using on that thing?  'Cause if it's Windows XP, then you should note that the BIOS I mentioned before has a fix for some problem with a NIC wireless card not working right.

But I suppose that is only a problem with the model of laptop that shipped with XP.. IDK.. anyways, I'll make that BIOS disk for you, in a few minutes here.  EDIT: done, check other thread for link.

Quote from: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-28983-1&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=61895&os=228&lang=en
Release Date: 2005-02-02           Version: GF.m1.12 A        

   

Description

This package provides an updated System BIOS (version GF.m1.12) for the listed notebook models and operating systems.

PURPOSE: Routine

OPERATING SYSTEM(S):
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit Professional

 

Fixes

-Fixes issue where wireless PC Cards may not connect to WLAN when security is enabled.

 
   
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: S-99 on July 27, 2007, 04:16:56 pm
Hmm...speaking of newegg and alaska in the mix. Guess what i have to do right now ;7 Well at least it's not my money this time.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Nuke on July 27, 2007, 05:54:48 pm
i dont see no point in using xp on the laptop, its too slow. 98 on the other hand runs like a charm. i was planning to use linux but i think 98 will do just fine.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: jr2 on July 27, 2007, 05:57:14 pm
kk, like I said, link to your 1.63 BIOS is in the other thread.
Title: Re: Newegg Sucks
Post by: Nuke on July 27, 2007, 05:58:58 pm
im gonna go try it now, thanks.