(DEAD) Verbatim 128MB Store ‘n’ Go USB Flash Drive - 0.99$ @ Staples

[nounou23]

(DEAD - Price Back up to 33.33$)

Verbatim 128MB Store ‘n’ Go USB Flash Drive (http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?webid=591127&affixedcode=WW)

Only 0.99 Cents @ Staples.

Not sure if it's clearance since it doesn't end with .97

I was able to order 1.

Good luck

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/images/products/ca591127_1_enl.jpg

[Wiseman]

Is this a price mistake??

[nounou23]

Is this a price mistake??

I'm not sure but it's a good price :)

[mic2074]

OOS in the GTA...

[can2000]

wow, 25 qty were sold out in 5 minutes...

[TheRide]

Damnit too late....OOS

[ratface]

Already OOS for Toronto.

[dogbolter]

Baahhh, $15 delivery!

[Wiseman]

I had a few in my cart.. but saw the $15 delivery.. passed on it.

[Phungula]

hmm not out of stock on this end, but is it worth the 15$ shipping? our should i just stick with my psp and 1gig?

[MrFurious]

Dang, that's hot. Too bad it's OOS.

[longo]

same here. SO tempted though!

[Phungula]

nm OOS for brampton L6Y, i just switched comps and it went out of stock.

[nounou23]

ordered and got free shipping for the dividend gold :)

[VanillaPep]

OOS montreal code.

[treasureseeker]

ordered and got free shipping for the dividend gold :)


Dividend Gold? You've already spent $1000 this year? (ie in the last 10 days)

[akito925]

OOS I want one! I could use one for my ps2.

[rubberband]

OOS Ottawa/Kanata. Darn it.

[amandalovesnin]

Sorry I missed out on this! Congrats to everyone who was fortunate enough!

[taile]

Think we can find it in store?

[trolldealhunter]

OOS calgary, ab T3A :(

[Arsevader]

Call me an idiot but I can't seem to find anywhere on the Staples site where you can search stock by postal code. Or does it just tell you if it's OOS for online delivery based on your address?

[ah bao]

boo... damn it.. oos... missed this... probably going to check at the store and test my luck.. good price...

[jerryhung]

OOS in KW

[treasureseeker]

Call me an idiot but I can't seem to find anywhere on the Staples site where you can search stock by postal code. Or does it just tell you if it's OOS for online delivery based on your address?

yes by address

if you haven't configured an address that they store as a cookie on your machine, the site prompts you for a postal code before you complete the order and may tell you then that they're OOS

[mortimusmaximus]

I ordered 10 I am waiting for the email confirmation.

[mortimusmaximus]

Just got my email confirmation...sweet.if nothin else these will make awesome xmas gifts.

[jay_bionic]

I ordered 10 I am waiting for the email confirmation.
I just called to place an order and the lady told me that it is for 99 cents only with the purchase of a projector :?:

[mortimusmaximus]

Doesn't say anything about that here.
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=89%2C93%2C3833,3579&webid=591127&affixedcode=WW

[jay_bionic]

Doesn't say anything about that here.
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=89%2C93%2C3833,3579&webid=591127&affixedcode=WW
Well, thats what she told me over the phone.

[Montague]

I just called to place an order and the lady told me that it is for 99 cents only with the purchase of a projector :?:
Next time dun phone them as it could alert them of a possible price error.

OOS for Vancouver. >:(

[amandalovesnin]

wow, 25 qty were sold out in 5 minutes...


How can you tell the what the Qty available is?

[psychoPat]

would they honor this in store ?

[Howlader]

Booyeah, ordered some.

[amandalovesnin]

what;s your postal code? are you in ontario?


Booyeah, ordered some.

[taile]

Faint! I found one in markham store, and the manager said it's a price mistake and wouldn't pm it :!: :mad:

[Howlader]

what;s your postal code? are you in ontario?
Manitoba.

[amandalovesnin]

Manitoba.


too far from me! :) Thanks

[nsx]

How can you tell the what the Qty available is?

No, you can't.

Just press "Add to Cart" and you'll know whether the quantity you ordered is/are available. ;)

[willy]

No, you can't.

Just press "Add to Cart" and you'll know whether the quantity you ordered is/are available. ;)
Well, except on Saturday night around midnight, try to punch in 999 in the quantity field and it will return actual quantity available.

[cyrex]

Got the same response that taile got. The manager said they could match the price cuz it was a price error. Good luck. Don't know what why I keep wasting my time on these, they always get denied.

[nsx]

Well, except on Saturday night, try to punch in 999 in the quantity field and it will return actual quantity available.

Thanks for the trick! :D

[cyrex]

Sorry, I meant they could not match the price

[amandalovesnin]

Got the same response that taile got. The manager said they could match the price cuz it was a price error. Good luck. Don't know what why I keep wasting my time on these, they always get denied.


You waste your time because you never know, maybe they'll give it to you! :) plus it is a rush when it actually works out!

[hesp]

i had a 128 stick before but it doenst really hold much. I got a 512 for xmas and its great :)

[nounou23]

Ordered 35 from and sent to my parents home (different City).

If I get them they are already gone. All my co workers wanted some.

I'll be the talk of the day! wooooooohooo

lol

[willy]

i had a 128 stick before but it doenst really hold much. I got a 512 for xmas and its great :)
It really depends on what you are gonna to store. 128MB can hold A LOT OF essays in MS Word.

[akito925]

Next time dun phone them as it could alert them of a possible price error.

OOS for Vancouver. >:(

have to call them and alert them?

WHAT ?? you order 25!!!! not even one for me..

[TurboTropic]

Ordered 35 from and sent to my parents home (different City).

If I get them they are already gone. All my co workers wanted some.

I'll be the talk of the day! wooooooohooo

lol

None left now... :mad:

[kingfencer]

15 bucks delivery... your crazy to take this.

[Justin]

I just ordered 12. It would allow me to put up to 30 in my cart.

[amandalovesnin]

I just ordered 12. It would allow me to put up to 30 in my cart.


where are you? he he I'm stalking everyone buying these!

[Arsevader]

where are you? he he I'm stalking everyone buying these!

What people don't realize is that nobody is actually buying these at all. THey are just wasting their time and getting their hopes up.

The likelyhood that Staples will actually ship these drives is remote at best. More than likely Staples will take their first born child and refuse to ship the drive until they pay another $100.

[Mike_C]

price back to $33

[Montague]

have to call them and alert them?

WHAT ?? you order 25!!!! not even one for me..
1 All phoning staples accomplishes is that it alerts them of a possible price error (NEVER phone in - look how quickly the fixed the price ;) ).

2 I did not even get one either.

[jay_bionic]

So are these going to be honored at the same price of 99 cents for those who ordered them before the price change.

[mahjongmaniac]

ah damn... missed out >:(

hot deal

[jay_bionic]

I got a confirmation number from them over the phone but does that mean anything.

[mahjongmaniac]

I got a confirmation number from them over the phone but does that mean anything.

no that doesn't mean anything.

only when the item is shipped to ur door.....

[gumby]

Just got my email confirmation...sweet.if nothin else these will make awesome xmas gifts.

Unless you mean a late Xmas gift this year :cheesygri

Would the price of these 128MB keys go down to $5 by next Xmas 2006 when everyone already got a 512MB or bigger? :rolleyes:

[Arsevader]

OH well, at least I picked up one of those fugly 128MB Comstar keys at FS for $9 over the holidays.

[jay_bionic]

Just got a call from Staples. They cancelled my order. Good luck to the rest of you.

[nsx]

Just got a call from Staples. They cancelled my order. Good luck to the rest of you.

As what Arsevader said, I don't think anybody is getting this for .99. :|

[fiendy]

I swear some of you guys are ********, that you think they'll ever ship what is clearly a price error to people who order dozens+ of an item, is incredible.

It really gives people who seek actual good deals a bad name.

[kiasu]

OH well, at least I picked up one of those fugly 128MB Comstar keys at FS for $9 over the holidays.

I picked up the 256MB for $9 :D

[mortimusmaximus]

They have had all day to cancel my order but no call or email so I got my fingers crossed.

[Howlader]

At least they had the decency to call me.

Oh well, I tried.

[bc3205]

If you put in a search for 'flash drive' and start filtering by the price, you can chose $0.99 and guess what shows up? The one and only "Verbatim 128MB Store ‘n’ Go USB Flash Drive". Maybe some of you guys can use this to prove that their price is indeed $0.99.

[cheapbastage]

I have a flyer with these for 99cents...when you buy a video projector or something like that...

[Shazam]

I am starting to wonder if staples is deliberately posting wrong prices in order to increase visitor traffic...i think they should honor a wrong posted price, its only customer courtesy!

[mortimusmaximus]

I swear some of you guys are ********, that you think they'll ever ship what is clearly a price error to people who order dozens+ of an item, is incredible.

It really gives people who seek actual good deals a bad name.


We are ********?
Those are awful strong words from a noob.

[fiendy]

We are ********?
Those are awful strong words from a noob.

Oh no, you brought out the # of posts card. I guess you told me.

Don't worry, I won't waste my time explaining it to someone as slow as you.

I'll make sure to make a post about a $10 50" Plasma tv to watch you try to order 50 of them.

[kcjchan]

It really gives people who seek actual good deals a bad name.

It's because of these fake deals that gives Staples a bad name me thinks. :)

And they could easily say that the deal is one per customer, and since they don't, they obviously would like to clear items that are correctly priced at low prices so they wouldn't give a damn who purchases it, as long as the stock clears. Those people are actually giving themselves the "good name" since they are helping clear garbage that Staples thought nobody would want.

Who knows if it's a price error or not? Sometimes it goes thru even when it is like the $10 samsung laser printer deal.

The .97 Logitech headsets seem like a price error and it wasn't.

[hover42]

Oh no, you brought out the # of posts card. I guess you told me.

Don't worry, I won't waste my time explaining it to someone as slow as you.

I'll make sure to make a post about a $10 50" Plasma tv to watch you try to order 50 of them.

A $10 plasma TV sounds impossible. However, it did seem plausible that a low capacity USB memory such as 128 meg, which you expect will drop in price very soon seeing that memory prices have fallen very quickly recently, would be liquidated at $1. Heck, in a year you may have trouble getting $5 for one of these.

So, I guess I'm slow and ********. Thank you for your enlightment. If I ever need advice, I know who to ask, Oh Supreme Being!

[Spike]

I am starting to wonder if staples is deliberately posting wrong prices in order to increase visitor traffic...i think they should honor a wrong posted price, its only customer courtesy!

Well, you would have to order $49 more to get free shipping, and of course they wouldn't have to send you the key.

[mortimusmaximus]

Oh no, you brought out the # of posts card. I guess you told me.

Don't worry, I won't waste my time explaining it to someone as slow as you.

I'll make sure to make a post about a $10 50" Plasma tv to watch you try to order 50 of them.


As slow as me..Give it up already, it's because of flamers like you that good people like me leave forums like this.

The price of this usb key was well within the bounds of believability.I would never have thought that a 10 dollar plasma would have gone thru.

Staples should have a standard policy in regards to price errors.Something along the lines of a standard percentage off the correct price or the error price whichever results in the the greater retail amount for staples.An example could be 30% off.This would be acceptable,at least to me.

A final note for the noob,,,this is how WE do things around here WE try to help each other with useful input.If you don't have any useful input,,well you know the rest :mad:

[Arsevader]

Well this thread hs gone down the *****.


The price of this usb key was well within the bounds of believability.
I would say that this isn't really quite true. FS sold a 128MB key on sale for an amazing price of $10 (66% off). A price that is 10% of that price would be a bit far fetched. When you throw in the variable of Staples (especially online) being the one that is offering it, it makes it even more unlikely that it will be honoured.

It was worth a shot but what really kills these deals are the people that order not just 2 or 3 keys but 50 and above.

[mortimusmaximus]

The price of the key was believable in the respect that maybe they were blowing out stock.The reason most of us come here is to find deals that at many times seem unbelievable.The 200 gig drives I got from staples would have seemed like a price error but I went for it anyway.The 80 gig external I got from staples for 80 bucks was a crazy price but I went for it and got it.We should never assume that a price is incorrect or we may loose out on a fantastic deal,,which is after all why we are here.

[nounou23]

It was worth a shot but what really kills these deals are the people that order not just 2 or 3 keys but 50 and above.

It's not like it was a 19 inch monitor or a 200gb Hard Drive. The price of USB Thumb drive are going down and 128MB is pretty low. They were able to sell them for 10$ around xmas time at FS and BB. With staples and a price of 0.99 cents it seemed like they wanted to clear them out. I used to work at staples a long long long time ago and you would be suprise of the ammount of things you can find for under a dollars. Just have to search the internal system and be lucky to have some in stock. I bought many Palm Craddle, Jewel Case games, boxed software etc... for under a dollars..

I had ordered 34, like I mentioned. it wasn't 34 19inch monitor. I'm sure you would have done the same thing. And there will be plenty of other deal that you will probably be able to take part of too. :)

[Arsevader]

We should never assume that a price is incorrect or we may loose out on a fantastic deal,,which is after all why we are here.

I agree and as I said it was worth a shot. What kills the 'deal' is people getting greedy and I'm not saying that you are guilty of this.

In store deals are much more likely to be real. Online only deals of this magnitude are suspect. Staples does this all the time.

[ms5133]

I have 10 of these sitting on my desk.
Delivered 5 min ago..ttl cost including dlvry taxes...26.38

Not so dead after all, so there is hope for us ******** members

[mahjongmaniac]

wow... so looks like stooples decided to honour some orders...


congrats to thos who got the deal!

[mortimusmaximus]

I have 10 of these sitting on my desk.
Delivered 5 min ago..ttl cost including dlvry taxes...26.38

Not so dead after all, so there is hope for us ******** members


I don't suppose you could post a copy of your receipt?

[jay_bionic]

I have 10 of these sitting on my desk.
Delivered 5 min ago..ttl cost including dlvry taxes...26.38

Not so dead after all, so there is hope for us ******** members
I guess you were the only lucky one to get it. Congrats. By the way, if you could post a copy of ur receipt online, that would be very beneficial for a lot of us.

[ms5133]

Sorry, don t have a scanner, but if someone that has a scanner wants to PM me a fax nbr I will send the delivery receipt.(edited for personal info of course)

[mahjongmaniac]

Sorry, don t have a scanner, but if someone that has a scanner wants to PM me a fax nbr I will send the delivery receipt.(edited for personal info of course)

maybe u can post a pic using digicam/webcam ... u have 1 or the other right? ;)

[GerryDavid]

I had a few in my cart.. but saw the $15 delivery.. passed on it.

Cant you just add something to your list to put it over $50 and then return the other item to the store later? Or would they readjust your online order and keep $15 for shipping?

[kcjchan]

Cant you just add something to your list to put it over $50 and then return the other item to the store later? Or would they readjust your online order and keep $15 for shipping?

They won't charge you back for shipping :cheesygri

[Azenha]

I managed to get one of these 99 cent USB drives yesterday from the Stockyards Staples location. Apparently they had seven of these drives and I intended to take all seven. However, when I presented a printout of the web site, the manager was brought into the schene and kept arguing that this was a price error. He added that the web people had already been notified and the price would be adjusted later in the day.

After some arguing he agreed to sell me one of the drives for the 99 cents and took the others into the back room. He also instructed the cashier and the computer sales staff not to honour the PM if anyone else walked into the store.

Later in the day the online price did in fact go back up to $33 - so possibly it was in fact an error.

[mahjongmaniac]

Later in the day the online price did in fact go back up to $33 - so possibly it was in fact an error.
of course it was a price error... why would we have witnessed the price back up $33 in less than a day? and not to mention about the already-cancelled online orders for some RFDers...

[Azenha]

of course it was a price error... why would we have witnessed the price back up $33 in less than a day? and not to mention about the already-cancelled online orders for some RFDers...

You don't have to get nasty about it... There's about 90 messages in this post and I'm not about to read all 90 to ascertain whether or not this was a price error. I simply posted my experience with this deal. :)

[mortimusmaximus]

I still have my fingers crossed that someone will put their receipt up so we can all get in on this.

[mahjongmaniac]

You don't have to get nasty about it... There's about 90 messages in this post and I'm not about to read all 90 to ascertain whether or not this was a price error. I simply posted my experience with this deal. :)

sorry... no intentions to "get nasty"

usually price errors get pretty obvious if u see a dead deal w/n 24 hrs...



~cheers :)

[taile]

I still have my fingers crossed that someone will put their receipt up so we can all get in on this.
How?

[mortimusmaximus]

The thought is that if staples is given or shown a receipt proving that one of their outlets sold said product at said price they will pricematch it.

Just spoke to a manager who was nice enough to talk to me about this deal.There is no way anyone is going to get this deal, even with a receipt.The csr at athe toll free number told me that it will no longer be carried and it was OOS.That was strange when I got a call yesterday saying I could still have them at the new price.I can still have them at that price.The manger did admit that when their is a price error they will pull the stock from the shelves to eliminate any problems with customers wanting said product at the wrong price.

At least he was nice enough to admit it. :-0