Kingston 1GB SD - was 16.XX or more after PM now 33.XX$

[nounou23]

Since the Futurshop price is now 89.99 without rebate the PM price would be about 33.XX.

I know the MIR seem to be comming every 2 weeks..

Futureshop (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10057092&catid=11433) is selling the 1GB SD Kingston card for 74.99 - 20MIR

Buy.ca (http://www.ca.buy.com/prod/Kingston_Technology_1GB_Secure_Digital_Card/q/loc/59205/10399506.html) is selling it for 38.99 (with free shipping)

(dead)After PM = 36.XX - 20MIR (if they want to give it) = 16.XX


http://www.futureshop.ca/multimedia/products/large/10057092.jpg

[jacky27]

was this online or instore? Thanks!

[SergesPlace]

it's 74.99 at FS

[b33f]

Is it easy to price match with buy.ca?
I dun want to go all the way to FS and have them give me some BS like buy.ca is not an official reseller of Kingston products or smtg like that...

Thanks~

[jory29]

YMMV - Technically, when FS does a PM, they do take into account the fact that they are offering a $20 MIR. So in other words, the $55 price [final price at FS after MIR] would be PM'd with the $38.88 buy.ca price

[michael1996]

Futureshop (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10057092&catid=11433) is selling the 1GB SD Kingston card for 74.99 - 20MIR

Buy.ca (http://www.ca.buy.com/prod/Kingston_Technology_1GB_Secure_Digital_Card/q/loc/59205/10399506.html) is selling it for 38.99 (with free shipping)

After PM = 36.XX - 20MIR (if they want to give it) = 16.XX

http://www.futureshop.ca/multimedia/products/large/10057092.jpg

online excuse for pm with ca.buy.com.

ca.buy.com is USA company. :D

[nounou23]

YMMV - Technically, when FS does a PM, they do take into account the fact that they are offering a $20 MIR. So in other words, the $55 price [final price at FS after MIR] would be PM'd with the $38.88 buy.ca price

Your right but I think I will still try it tonight.

Makes a great deal if they PM and then you can use the MIR.

[mahjongmaniac]

it's 74.99 at FS
it's $90 at BB - http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10057092&catid=20093

BUT BB doesn't have MIR....

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online excuse for pm with ca.buy.com.

ca.buy.com is USA company. :D

^ :lol:.... i can SO see that comin... *lol*

[malaca]

ca.buy.com is USA company
Their website says "Buy.com Canada".

Aren't Staples, BestBuy, WalMart also USA companies ?

[mahjongmaniac]

Their website says "Buy.com Canada".

Aren't Staples, BestBuy, WalMart also USA companies ?

it was sort of a joke ....

think he meant that the ".COM" could be the reason that FS would deny PM... ;)

[NeoV]

Hmm gonna try this out right now, will post results in an hour or so...

[michael1996]

it was sort of a joke ....

think he meant that the ".COM" could be the reason that FS would deny PM... ;)

They are using the address in the website as excuse.

Is fs belong to bb and hq is in USA?

[markjia]

If you have problems PMing off of Buy.com, you can also PM off of this purchase I made at BB, just bring a copy of my receipt:

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4583/bb5121iv.th.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bb5121iv.jpg)

[Chopramo]

Thanks for the deal

Awsome if it works
Can a PM be done with FS online or we have to go to the store??

[mahjongmaniac]

Thanks for the deal

Awsome if it works
Can a PM be done with FS online or we have to go to the store??

yes, online PM can be done.,... but MO it'd prbly be easier if u did PM instore... esp. if u want that extra $20 MIR...

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They are using the address in the website as excuse.

Is fs belong to bb and hq is in USA?

i dunno the "exact" answer to that, but FS/BB both f/ same company i.e they're "sister stores" if u like...


(perhaps some1 that works for FS/BB can tell u a more specific/detailed answer... ;) )

i believe FS/BB also have their own respective CDN and US HQs...

[Chopramo]

Thanks ..maniac i will go tonite and try me luck :)

So when we do a pm in store we need the print out of the Buy.com Canada listing right? i have never done one before.

[mahjongmaniac]

Thanks ..maniac i will go tonite and try me luck :)

So when we do a pm in store we need the print out of the Buy.com Canada listing right? i have never done one before.

yes, printout. and yes, the CDN buy.com i.e. buy.ca
EDIT: nm about buy.ca ... it's another website.
it has to "ca.buy.com".

i don't think buy.com has a CDN store so if they need to verify stock/price, tell'em to go check the online store...

[jurassicjockey]

OK call me naive, and yes I know that they would probably deny the MIR, but there is nothing in the conditions of the MIR that specifies that the product has to be bought at FS. It would be interesting to see what they have to say.

[mahjongmaniac]

OK call me naive, and yes I know that they would probably deny the MIR, but there is nothing in the conditions of the MIR that specifies that the produt has to be bought at FS. It would be interesting to see what they have to say.

yes, according to FS's MIR form, it doesn't specify where u have to buy it f/... so techncially u could PM it at BB and then submit a FS MIR (of course, w/ the top FS logo removed ;) ) and then send in a copy of the BB's receipt .

in the past, there's been some MIR deals where this has worked, ... but don't take what i said for granted...
having said that, don't be disappointed if u don't get the MIR b/c currently, BB doesn't have a MIR promo for this product.


EDIT: just noticed this sentence on MIR form:


Email Address (Optional): ____________________________ Complete this coupon and mail the original together with a photocopy of proof of purchase and a cutout of the REBATE BARCODE from the reverse side of the packaging insert (Not on the part itself). LIMIT of one (1) rebate per customer, per household, per company, per rebate offer (dept.) number. Allow 8 weeks for the delivery of the rebate cheque. KINGSTON is not responsible for lost, misdirected, illegible, incomplete or late rebate coupons. This KINGSTON Mail-in Rebate offer is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and local laws. Fraudulent submission of multiple requests could result in prosecution under applicable Canadian Law. Rebate Forms are non-transferable to other retailers for distribution, to other end-users or customers.This offer cannot be combined with any other KINGSTON offer. Rebate cheques will not be reissued in both instances: for change of address and are void if not cashed within three (3) months. Rebate cheques will not be issued to a Postal Box address. This offer is only applicable to end-users. Dealers and distributors are not eligible for this rebate. The information is used to process your Rebate Coupon. To follow-up on your rebate go to www.rebatestatus.com or call our toll free number: 1-866-205-0207. FS23301

^ so... now i'm not too sure... even tho it doesn't say u can't purchase it at BB....

[Chopramo]

http://www.ca.buy.com/prod/Kingston_Technology_1GB_Secure_Digital_Card/q/loc/59205/10399506.html

The above link is for the product listing, its says BUY.com Canada on the top..check logo.

[mahjongmaniac]

http://www.ca.buy.com/prod/Kingston_Technology_1GB_Secure_Digital_Card/q/loc/59205/10399506.html

The above link is for the product listing, its says BUY.com Canada on the top..check logo.

my mistake on the "buy.ca" part... i JUST noticed it leads to another website...

anyway, ca.buy.com... it's CDN retailer and u should be fine w/ PMing at either FS/BB.

[Chopramo]

my mistake on the "buy.ca" part... i JUST noticed it leads to another website...

anyway, ca.buy.com... it's CDN retailer and u should be fine w/ PMing at either FS/BB.

Thanks for all your help
:)

[mahjongmaniac]

Thanks for all your help
:)

no prblm ... glad to help a new PMer on RFD :)

[malaca]

To do the PM instore don't we need Buy.com's phone number?

[TCWeasel]

I've tried these things before, and FS will try any excuse not to match. In this case, they're response will be that they don't match online only stores, only B&M stores.

Stooples, on the other hand, has no problem with it.

Sadly, they do not carry the Kingston.

[bellboy26]

I'm going to give this a try. I'll let you know. PM FS with buy.ca that is.

[Doom]

I have a question here.. I've never PM'd before, but from what I've read there are all sorts of problems associated with find the right person, etc. and in many cases can be quite a hassle (although in many cases the deal is well worth it). Is there a specific person that deals with price matches in these stores? Or can any employee do it? Why I'm asking is, would it help to know an employee of one of these stores (BB, FS, Staples, etc.)? Can they do this sort of thing no problem or does the manager/some specific person always have to get involved?

[Chookman]

I have a question here.. I've never PM'd before, but from what I've read there are all sorts of problems associated with find the right person, etc. and in many cases can be quite a hassle (although in many cases the deal is well worth it). Is there a specific person that deals with price matches in these stores? Or can any employee do it? Why I'm asking is, would it help to know an employee of one of these stores (BB, FS, Staples, etc.)? Can they do this sort of thing no problem or does the manager/some specific person always have to get involved?


This PM is best attempted by a veteren PMer. I probably have at least 100 PM attempts under my belt with all of the ones I've done for myself and friends and I have to say that some things are lost in the translation over the internet. A lot of the key to success on "grey area" PMs is determined on the way you carry yourself. If they get the idea that you know their policy better than they do, that you probably won't accept lame excuses and conduct yourself in a firm businesslike manner, you'll probably be successful. It's hard to describe over the internet, but when you see one done correctly or succeed in pulling a hard one off, you'll know it. I've done it with friends along with me and they've often said, "I can't believe you got them to do it." It's also good to know which location and which manager is more reasonable. Some managers get flustered when you point out that they don't know their own policy and will just flat out refuse.

As an aside, I've pulled off a similar PM to this when I PMed 512 Kingston DDR400 to FS using an OEM Express printout. The FS price was $100 with a $25 rebate and the OEM Express price was $50. I was able to PM it at the $100 price and then apply the rebate after PM. It can be done.

[recordman]

tried it at gvrd's granville store. denied because 1) buy.com is not an 'authorized' kingston dealer, 2) buy.com is a "gray market" dealer, 3) buy.com's return policy sucks, 4) gotta wait if u buy from buy.com (what a lame excuse).

[Badger]

tried it at gvrd's granville store. denied because 1) buy.com is not an 'authorized' kingston dealer, 2) buy.com is a "gray market" dealer, 3) buy.com's return policy sucks, 4) gotta wait if u buy from buy.com (what a lame excuse).

Coquitlam BestBuy also said simular things to me before when I tried to PM the Kingston 1GB SD Card with Dell.

1. Their return policy sucks. We have to add a 15% restocking fee on top of your PM price because Dell.ca is charging it for returns.
2. We would have to add $20 to the PM price because there is a $20 MIR involved.
3. We do 100% Pricematch because Dell does not have a Pricematch Policy.

What's the point of PMing it, when you only get 100% PM, pay an extra 15% restocking fee, paying extra for the MIR, and being harassed by Best Buy CSR.

[Chopramo]

I went to the FS at Trinity commons in Brampton, they denied the PM for the same reasons given above by recordman, BUT i mailed FS and they send me the following message:


Dear Valued Customer

Thank you for your e-mail.

As per your inquiry about our price match policies, yes we will certainly
honor the competitor's price, plus 10% of the difference. Please contact
us after you have placed an order to notify us, and we will apply any
necessary discounts to your order.

Should i go ahead with the online order??
I mailed websupport if anyone else also wants to give it a try.

[michael1996]

I went to the FS at Trinity commons in Brampton, they denied the PM for the same reasons given above by recordman, BUT i mailed FS and they send me the following message:


Dear Valued Customer

Thank you for your e-mail.

As per your inquiry about our price match policies, yes we will certainly
honor the competitor's price, plus 10% of the difference. Please contact
us after you have placed an order to notify us, and we will apply any
necessary discounts to your order.

Should i go ahead with the online order??
I mailed websupport if anyone else also wants to give it a try.


Please try it, You will get another excuse.

[toyfountain]

I was shot down today with three successive excuses. When I shot down one they came up with another ans another. The first, need a B&M store, then below our cost and lastly no mail order offers. According to the clerk if its on the advertised on the internet you need to be able to pick it up locally for them to PM. The excuses were pathetic, but the guy is not paid enough by FS for me to bother putting full pressure on him. Plus he seemed like a nice person, he just had it wrong and I don't need a card that much. It almost looked like they were under orders not to PM it. Funny thing, that's the same store I had PM'ed two cards yesterday. :D

Reading the description closely, I did just find one valid reason NOT to accept the PM. I didn't see this before. The warranty for the Canada Buy.com site appears to be different from FS according to the description. Buy.com has a 5 Year(s) Limited warranty, FS has a lifetime warranty on the Kingston cards. Someone would have to order from Canada Buy.com too see if it's just a description error or a new policy of Kingston. I know for a fact Sandisk SD (from Dell.ca) cards have a five year warranty. Maybe Kingston quietly adjusted their warranty to reduce the cost of the cards.

[Badger]

I was shot down today with three successive excuses. When I shot down one they came up with another ans another. The first, need a B&M store, then below our cost and lastly no mail order offers. According to the clerk if its on the advertised on the internet you need to be able to pick it up locally for them to PM. The excuses were pathetic, but the guy is not paid enough by FS for me to bother putting full pressure on him. Plus he seemed like a nice person, he just had it wrong and I don't need a card that much. It almost looked like they were under orders not to PM it. Funny thing, that's the same store I had PM'ed two cards yesterday. :D

Reading the description closely, I did just find one valid reason NOT to accept the PM. I didn't see this before. The warranty for the Canada Buy.com site appears to be different from FS according to the description. Buy.com has a 5 Year(s) Limited warranty, FS has a lifetime warranty on the Kingston cards. Someone would have to order from Canada Buy.com too see if it's just a description error or a new policy of Kingston. I know for a fact Sandisk SD (from Dell.ca) cards have a five year warranty. Maybe Kingston quietly adjusted their warranty to reduce the cost of the cards.

If I am correct, I think all Kingston SD card carries a lifetime warranty no matter where you bought it from. My other Kingston 1GB Card purchased from Hong Kong indicates lifetime warranty also.

[markjia]

I posted a receipt of my purchase of this identical card at BB earlier in this thread. I'm pretty sure that FS policy concerning PMing defines 'advertisements' to include sales receipts. I've PMed off of sales receipts w/o problem in the past. Plus, it doesn't hurt to try if they refuse the PM with buy.com. You might have the best luck if you buy at full price first, the go to CS and PM claiming that someone else got it for less and would like to have your price adjusted.

[Chopramo]

I would like to ask regarding my post above, where i posted a reply i recieved from FS that they will do the PM once i buy it. should i buy it and if they dont PM will i be able to return it locally? anyone???

[markjia]

I would like to ask regarding my post above, where i posted a reply i recieved from FS that they will do the PM once i buy it. should i buy it and if they dont PM will i be able to return it locally? anyone???
Yup. In-store returns of online purchases are fine. Just bring the invoice.

[kcjchan]

I would like to ask regarding my post above, where i posted a reply i recieved from FS that they will do the PM once i buy it. should i buy it and if they dont PM will i be able to return it locally? anyone???

You've got nothing to loose except for a bit of your time and effort in they deny your PM request online. Just return it in store, its not like the charge shipping charges to ship SD card.

[doggity]

If I am correct, I think all Kingston SD card carries a lifetime warranty no matter where you bought it from.
My other Kingston 1GB Card purchased from Hong Kong indicates lifetime warranty also.

Only the ones produced ON or AFTER January 1, 2004 carries a lifetime warranty.
The ones before that have Five years warranty only.

http://www.kingston.com/ukroot/press/2004/prmn0409a.asp

It could also be buy.com haven't bothered to update their website since the change and they are selling NEW cards!?

[mahjongmaniac]

I was shot down today with three successive excuses. When I shot down one they came up with another ans another. The first, need a B&M store, then below our cost and lastly no mail order offers. According to the clerk if its on the advertised on the internet you need to be able to pick it up locally for them to PM. The excuses were pathetic, but the guy is not paid enough by FS for me to bother putting full pressure on him. Plus he seemed like a nice person, he just had it wrong and I don't need a card that much. It almost looked like they were under orders not to PM it. Funny thing, that's the same store I had PM'ed two cards yesterday. :D

ehhhh.... how come FS seems to be startin to look like stooples back in the good ol' days of 150% PMing? :lol:

lol

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Reading the description closely, I did just find one valid reason NOT to accept the PM. I didn't see this before. The warranty for the Canada Buy.com site appears to be different from FS according to the description. Buy.com has a 5 Year(s) Limited warranty, FS has a lifetime warranty on the Kingston cards. Someone would have to order from Canada Buy.com too see if it's just a description error or a new policy of Kingston. I know for a fact Sandisk SD (from Dell.ca) cards have a five year warranty. Maybe Kingston quietly adjusted their warranty to reduce the cost of the cards.

based on that^, i believe that IS a valid reason to deny PM...

but then again, it could be buy.com not updating their website.

[mahjongmaniac]

tried it at gvrd's granville store. denied because 1) buy.com is not an 'authorized' kingston dealer, 2) buy.com is a "gray market" dealer, 3) buy.com's return policy sucks, 4) gotta wait if u buy from buy.com (what a lame excuse).

#1 & #2 - isn't that the notorious excuse exclusively for TD? :lol:

#3 & #4 - LMAO :lol:... omg, that's like lamest excuse i've ever heard :-0

[yklivan]

I made a trial today at the downtown store of FS in Montreal by presenting the receipt copy of Markjia to the store manager. As usual, the store manager found all the excuses to reject for the request. The reasons were:

1. The sales receipt is not enough. I need to have something to show the advertised price.
2. The receipt is for an abnormal sale, i.e. the amount $39.41 is not as a usual one ending in 99 cents. Therefore, this may be a special deal.
3. The transaction of this receipt was taken place 2 weeks ago. Therefore, it is not a current price.

Anyway, I learnt something from this exercise and thanks for Markjia post it on the forum. Markjia, pls check if you have the rebate form of $25 for your purchase because within that week, a mail-in rebate is available. Check the rebate centre of BB for the form if you did not get one.

[mahjongmaniac]

The reasons were:

1. The sales receipt is not enough. I need to have something to show the advertised price.
2. The receipt is for an abnormal sale, i.e. the amount $39.41 is not as a usual one ending in 99 cents. Therefore, this may be a special deal.
3. The transaction of this receipt was taken place 2 weeks ago. Therefore, it is not a current price.

1 - BS ... some stores don't even have advertisements, let alone an advertisement for a specific item

2 - "abnormal sale" :lol: that's another new one... they're expecting "all" sale prices to be just like their stupid sales ending in $XX.99... gimme a break :rolleyes:

3 - that's fine, 2 wks ago. so go phone the store / check online to see if they still have the same price :rolleyes:


btw, yklivan, welcome to RFD =)

[dre145]

this card has slow write speed somewhere in x10 or x20.... when u can get x66 or x80 for 5 or 8 dollars more

[[H]ackerK]

Hummm.. With FS generating that much of BS lately, I can smell someone going to say Fcuk FS soon...

Since when FS started to give people a hard time on PM? I wonder if that has anything to do w/ the BB lately. A friend of mine told me a group of GS that works at FS get fired lately. And there were some arguement between FS & BB (mainly FS is commission based and BB is not)

[markjia]

I made a trial today at the downtown store of FS in Montreal by presenting the receipt copy of Markjia to the store manager. As usual, the store manager found all the excuses to reject for the request. The reasons were:

1. The sales receipt is not enough. I need to have something to show the advertised price.
2. The receipt is for an abnormal sale, i.e. the amount $39.41 is not as a usual one ending in 99 cents. Therefore, this may be a special deal.
3. The transaction of this receipt was taken place 2 weeks ago. Therefore, it is not a current price.

Anyway, I learnt something from this exercise and thanks for Markjia post it on the forum. Markjia, pls check if you have the rebate form of $25 for your purchase because within that week, a mail-in rebate is available. Check the rebate centre of BB for the form if you did not get one.
Sorry to hear that it didn't work.
The competitor's price is just their regular price, but it's a local store in GVR (no free shipping) so I doubt that will work for you. I'm also doubtful that they are an authorized dealer, so getting that price yourself would be unlikely (I guess I lucked out that time).
I guess it really depend on which CSR you get. I've PMed off of receipts issued several days prior without any difficulty.

EDIT: Yup, I got the MIR. Thanks for the reminder.

[wwtsang]

Success!!! :D

went in to futureshop today to pick up an online order (which needed to be priced match), then needed to buy a linksys router (dell made me) and decided to try my luck with the kingston 1 gb SD card

i was searching around the store and couldn't find any cards on the shelf, so had to ask for one, then one of the employees working in the digital camera areas asked what i wanted and said he'll get me one, there was some delay and somehow the manager had to get the stock from the back of the store (was wondering if they were pulling a stoople and hiding stock :mad: )

in the end i got the card and was taken to checkout, showed them nicely the printed add from ca.buy.com (courtesy of the free printing services at futureshop) and asked nicely for a PM, the sales went off to another cashier to check some stuff then came back and OK'ed it, too bad i'm out of FS gift cards or it'll be $(35.39*1.15)*0.8+$0.51-$20=$13.07 taxes in
but i shouldn't get too greedy :cheesygri

getting a amazing deal once in a while will just help FS have a better customer image, they'll make money in the long run off me (xbox 360 PSP $89.99, etc) better than staples pissing people off, the only thing i buy from them is fido prepaid cards and stamps using 20% off gift cards, or phantom stock 1 cent deals

thanks OP

yklivan: hope they don't start saying a receipt from the day before is too old

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6099/receipt9nm.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=receipt9nm.jpg)

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/8008/rebatecopy4vm.th.jpg (http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rebatecopy4vm.jpg)

edit: added pics

[ray0204]

petty good deal man!

[lan-evolution]

Success!!! :D

went in to futureshop today to pick up an online order (which needed to be priced match), then needed to buy a linksys router (dell made me) and decided to try my luck with the kingston 1 gb SD card

i was searching around the store and couldn't find any cards on the shelf, so had to ask for one, then one of the employees working in the digital camera areas asked what i wanted and said he'll get me one, there was some delay and somehow the manager had to get the stock from the back of the store (was wondering if they were pulling a stoople and hiding stock :mad: )

in the end i got the card and was taken to checkout, showed them nicely the printed add from ca.buy.com (courtesy of the free printing services at futureshop) and asked nicely for a PM, the sales went off to another cashier to check some stuff then came back and OK'ed it, too bad i'm out of FS gift cards or it'll be $(35.39*1.15)*0.8+$0.51-$20=$13.07 taxes in
but i shouldn't get too greedy :cheesygri

getting a amazing deal once in a while will just help FS have a better customer image, they'll make money in the long run off me (xbox 360 PSP $89.99, etc) better than staples pissing people off, the only thing i buy from them is fido prepaid cards and stamps using 20% off gift cards, or phantom stock 1 cent deals

thanks OP

yklivan: hope they don't start saying a receipt from the day before is too old

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6099/receipt9nm.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=receipt9nm.jpg)

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/8008/rebatecopy4vm.th.jpg (http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rebatecopy4vm.jpg)

edit: added pics

If I print out this reciept along with the ca.buy.com printout, will that yield a better chance to PM with MIR?

[mr. lludcm]

HOT HOT HOT! PM w/ Dell if you couldn't PM w/ ca.buy.com. Dell is selling it for $39.00!

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A0475931&c=ca&l=en&cs=CADHS1&category_id=2999&page=external

[wwtsang]

If I print out this reciept along with the ca.buy.com printout, will that yield a better chance to PM with MIR?

i would suggest not to let them know there's a MIR associated with the card, be friendly and ask nice, then hope you get lucky

a bad approach IMO would be to walk up to them, and say something like this other person got the rebate and the price was 35.xx

i believe quite a few CSRs would not know there is a MIR associated with the card, until they see the print out

the receipt will increase your chances to deny FS of saying ca.buy.com is not an authorized retailer and other tricks they may throw at you, i wasn't expecting to get on this deal, hope you all get lucky YMMV

[wwtsang]

HOT HOT HOT! PM w/ Dell if you couldn't PM w/ ca.buy.com. Dell is selling it for $39.00!

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A0475931&c=ca&l=en&cs=CADHS1&category_id=2999&page=external

some RFDers have reported that FS has denied PM with Dell as Dell charges a 15% restocking fee, some also say it's not next day shipping
From FS.ca: Advertised prices must be in Canadian dollars, and will be calculated as including all charges applicable for next day delivery to your home address.

however their policy online is not specific regarding when they have a rebate (stooples clearly points out If our after-rebate price is lower than our competitor’s after rebate price, the price guarantee does not apply. ) while FS just states Our get it for less guarantee does not apply to advertising errors or misprints, special educational prices, restricted offers, mail order offers, rebates, ..... My interpretation of that is if the competitor is cheaper due to a rebate, they won't give you price protection

[mahjongmaniac]

woot! i got mine PMed at FS for ~$34 (not exactly 110% PM), but i'd care less about the $1-2 diff. if i can get the $20 MIR back :)

the cashier was actually kinda smart... she was checking to see if there's a MIR that FS offers... low and behold she found it (was able to check on cash register) ... she mumbled a bit (i had no idea what she was talkin about :lol: ) but then she mentioned "oh so now u don't have to deal w/ the MIR"... so i'm llike "well, i'd rather not have to deal w/ the MIR;... just straight 110% PM is good enuff"... and then she processed the transaction :D

i left slowly, wondering if the MIR form printed out or not, but apparently it didn't seem to have printed out (perhaps she manually adjusted it so the form doesn't print out?)

anyway, i'll just print off my own copy online and send it in :twisted:

overall, a pretty easy PM ... in/out in <5 mins... the cashier wanted to keep my printouts tho... she said "just in case my mgr asked why i sold it at such a low price"... :P

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HOT HOT HOT! PM w/ Dell if you couldn't PM w/ ca.buy.com. Dell is selling it for $39.00!

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A0475931&c=ca&l=en&cs=CADHS1&category_id=2999&page=external

nice find!

[markjia]

yklivan (and anyone else trying to PM),

If you want to PM off of this receipt, you can try getting around the date issue if you do an online purchase right now (before midnight). Their policy states that the the price is good for 30 days on or after date of purchase. Also, have it shipped to you, not in-store pickup. I've had CSRs refuse on the grounds that the date of order was not the date of purchase since my credit card was not actually charged on that date (only a hold is place for that amount).


Success!!! :D

went in to futureshop today to pick up an online order (which needed to be priced match), then needed to buy a linksys router (dell made me) and decided to try my luck with the kingston 1 gb SD card

i was searching around the store and couldn't find any cards on the shelf, so had to ask for one, then one of the employees working in the digital camera areas asked what i wanted and said he'll get me one, there was some delay and somehow the manager had to get the stock from the back of the store (was wondering if they were pulling a stoople and hiding stock :mad: )

in the end i got the card and was taken to checkout, showed them nicely the printed add from ca.buy.com (courtesy of the free printing services at futureshop) and asked nicely for a PM, the sales went off to another cashier to check some stuff then came back and OK'ed it, too bad i'm out of FS gift cards or it'll be $(35.39*1.15)*0.8+$0.51-$20=$13.07 taxes in
but i shouldn't get too greedy :cheesygri

getting a amazing deal once in a while will just help FS have a better customer image, they'll make money in the long run off me (xbox 360 PSP $89.99, etc) better than staples pissing people off, the only thing i buy from them is fido prepaid cards and stamps using 20% off gift cards, or phantom stock 1 cent deals

thanks OP

4: hope they don't start saying a receipt from the day before is too old

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6099/receipt9nm.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=receipt9nm.jpg)

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/8008/rebatecopy4vm.th.jpg (http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rebatecopy4vm.jpg)

edit: added pics

[mahjongmaniac]

i believe quite a few CSRs would not know there is a MIR associated with the card, until they see the print out


actually, as i just stated, the cashiers can check whether or not there's a MIR associated w/ the item just by checking the system at the cash register, or at any other computer... (one of those FS computers, of course)
i'd suspect BB would be v. much the same...

[wwtsang]

actually, as i just stated, the cashiers can check whether or not there's a MIR associated w/ the item just by checking the system at the cash register, or at any other computer... (one of those FS computers, of course)
i'd suspect BB would be v. much the same...

hm... my cashier went to another register, checked some stuff for like a minute, then came back to tell me it was 35.xx
when the rebates were being printed out, she was kind enough to ask if i had done rebates before, i told her i had experience and done rebates before(those quarterly memberwork forms is good practice) :D

[mahjongmaniac]

however their policy online is not specific regarding when they have a rebate (stooples clearly points out If our after-rebate price is lower than our competitor’s after rebate price, the price guarantee does not apply. ) while FS just states Our get it for less guarantee does not apply to advertising errors or misprints, special educational prices, restricted offers, mail order offers, rebates, ..... My interpretation of that is if the competitor is cheaper due to a rebate, they won't give you price protection

see... that's the vague part of their PM policy; also their "loophole" to deny PMs that deal w/ MIR.

is that specifically ref'ing to FS themselves having a MIR, or the competitor?
i've always assumed it was ref'ing to the competitor having a MIR and then 110% PM wouldn't apply...
but who knows... there's been others who have been denied in such situation as this...

and btw, in this case, needless to say even after MIR, FS's price is higher than competitor's...


... somehow the manager had to get the stock from the back of the store (was wondering if they were pulling a stoople and hiding stock :mad: )

lol... i'm actually not surprised to hear that now... it's happend b4.

for me, after PMing GT4 PS2 game a while back when TRU had that crazy $17 price, the MOD immediately told a CSR to remove all the copies off the shelves !!... well, i cared less as long as i got my copy :)


getting a amazing deal once in a while will just help FS have a better customer image, they'll make money in the long run off me (xbox 360 PSP $89.99, etc) better than staples pissing people off, the only thing i buy from them is fido prepaid cards and stamps using 20% off gift cards, or phantom stock 1 cent deals


heh, unfortunately, it looks like many FS retailers out there DON'T take a look at the long run... they just want to reap profits off every customer as much as possible...

[mahjongmaniac]

hm... my cashier went to another register, checked some stuff for like a minute, then came back to tell me it was 35.xx
when the rebates were being printed out, she was kind enough to ask if i had done rebates before, i told her i had experience and done rebates before(those quarterly memberwork forms is good practice) :D

yeah, some CSRs are real nice... some hot-looking too :D

i remember back when FS screwed up on the $10 less $15 MIR LT media KB and when i bought it at $10 at cash register, the MIR printed out and the cashier was surprised to see that and said "oh.. well there's a $10 MIR w/ that ... so i guess it's technically free after MIR"
i said "yeah, that's exactly why i came here to buy it" :D :D :D

[wwtsang]

for me, after PMing GT4 PS2 game a while back when TRU had that crazy $17 price, the MOD immediately told a CSR to remove all the copies off the shelves !!... well, i cared less as long as i got my copy :)

haha, too much RFD for you, but it is true, managers should instruct CSRs to monitor RFD then hide stock (please don't!) the FS i go to always has at least 5,6 CSRs walking around doing nothing, and since now they have at least 4,5 computers with internet access in stores, they can improve store profits, only downside is they'll start losing customers, they can count me out from buying a TV from them, and giving into their PSPs

[mahjongmaniac]

haha, too much RFD for you, but it is true, managers should instruct CSRs to monitor RFD then hide stock (please don't!) the FS i go to always has at least 5,6 CSRs walking around doing nothing, and since now they have at least 4,5 computers with internet access in stores, they can improve store profits, only downside is they'll start losing customers, they can count me out from buying a TV from them, and giving into their PSPs

heh... the funny thing was, i remember the FS CSR said something like "um, i checked and the price at TRU.ca and it's valid, and it's instock both instore/online, so shouldn't we be honouring these PMs?..."
and the MOD said "i don't care,... we've been losing to much on PMing games lately..." :lol: (which means i prbly wasn't 1 of the 1st to PM the GT4 and/or other games :P )

[Chookman]

I was also successful yesterday with the PM picking this up for a friend.

[spdztr]

Hey guys,

Dell has this on sale today for $39.99, so it may be easier to PM. At most, it would be $19.99 after the $20 MIR.

[kcjchan]

Hey guys,

Dell has this on sale today for $39.99, so it may be easier to PM. At most, it would be $19.99 after the $20 MIR.

I've done it before with FS PM Dell, but not every manager would do it. You stand a better chance if you're already purchased the product, since I was denied at the camera section on the PM (before my purchase) yet the customer service approved it after I bought it.

[flame02]

I've done it before with FS PM Dell, but not every manager would do it. You stand a better chance if you're already purchased the product, since I was denied at the camera section on the PM (before my purchase) yet the customer service approved it after I bought it.

Yah any CS rep is always more willing to deal with PM's because 1. They dont want the hassel of an arguement
2. Their supervisors always stress the 110% lowest price guarentee
3. Most dont care LOL

[[H]ackerK]

Will see if I have any luck today.... crossing my fingers.

[[H]ackerK]

ackerK']Will see if I have any luck today.... crossing my fingers.

Damn it! FS is hiding their stocks! The pulled it from the shelf completely even the price tag is gone!

[timbs]

i tried yesterday ..it didn't work. Manager said buy.com may have a different return policy.

[toastmaster]

A rant...which I doubt will last.

I just tried and couldn't get the deal at futureshop even though i spoke to the csr..their manager and another manager. I didn't even care about the mail in rebate because that wasn't an issue with me at all. I just wanted to buy the sd card for 39.00 that dell.ca was offering and get it right away without waiting for it in the mail. All three said they couldnt match a online price even though it states clearly in their policy about price matching. How often have you heard the line "we can't sell below our store cost, but u can try it with the online store". Oh well...i didn't have the energy to make a fuss and waste anymore of my time so I just handed them a copy of their own policy, asked for their names and walked out. Saving an xtra 20 bucks wasn't the issue, my time is worth more than that. But i'm just fed up with how many times i've gone in to purchase something, made it clear about what i want and still feel as though i've been ripped off even after getting the deal. When I count the amount of time I spend in there waiting in line for a purchase/exchange/return/price match it never EVER seems like it's worth it. On top of that I always end up dealing with sales ppl who are always pushing the extended warranty bs on me even though I tell them I know it and don't want it right away. After I say that, their entire attitude changes to a sour note and it makes me really really want to take my purchase to sales person next to them so that they can get my comission. :evil:

I do work in the service industry, I did work in futureshop for a week in a small location before I left because their sales ppl would physically push/bump me out of their way on numerous occasions to jump in on MY sale. I know they're not paid enough to qualify as good sales associates but for me enough is enough. I really cannot support a store that promotes the culture they have even though bestbuy lets it run.

oh well.....just had to vent my frustration. I'm going out of my way to ncix to pick up a mem card instead even though it may cost a bit more.

[recordman]

You should send this to the FS/BB head office.


A rant...which I doubt will last.

I just tried and couldn't get the deal at futureshop even though i spoke to the csr..their manager and another manager. I didn't even care about the mail in rebate because that wasn't an issue with me at all. I just wanted to buy the sd card for 39.00 that dell.ca was offering and get it right away without waiting for it in the mail. All three said they couldnt match a online price even though it states clearly in their policy about price matching. How often have you heard the line "we can't sell below our store cost, but u can try it with the online store". Oh well...i didn't have the energy to make a fuss and waste anymore of my time so I just handed them a copy of their own policy, asked for their names and walked out. Saving an xtra 20 bucks wasn't the issue, my time is worth more than that. But i'm just fed up with how many times i've gone in to purchase something, made it clear about what i want and still feel as though i've been ripped off even after getting the deal. When I count the amount of time I spend in there waiting in line for a purchase/exchange/return/price match it never EVER seems like it's worth it. On top of that I always end up dealing with sales ppl who are always pushing the extended warranty bs on me even though I tell them I know it and don't want it right away. After I say that, their entire attitude changes to a sour note and it makes me really really want to take my purchase to sales person next to them so that they can get my comission. :evil:

I do work in the service industry, I did work in futureshop for a week in a small location before I left because their sales ppl would physically push/bump me out of their way on numerous occasions to jump in on MY sale. I know they're not paid enough to qualify as good sales associates but for me enough is enough. I really cannot support a store that promotes the culture they have even though bestbuy lets it run.

oh well.....just had to vent my frustration. I'm going out of my way to ncix to pick up a mem card instead even though it may cost a bit more.

[[H]ackerK]

A rant...which I doubt will last.

Oh well...i didn't have the energy to make a fuss and waste anymore of my time so I just handed them a copy of their own policy, asked for their names and walked out. Saving an xtra 20 bucks wasn't the issue, my time is worth more than that.

I think this is **EXCACTLY** what Futureshop wanted. To make all customer (or they call deal seeker) piss off and don't want to waste time in the future to do PM.

Not sure what sparked off FS into this behavier. Inn the past I hardly have problems doing PM at FS (OOStaples is another story) and I don't mind doing PM @ FS in the past....

I think FS don't care if you said FCUK FUTURE$HOP out loud, they just wanted to keep all the 'knowledgable' customer away.

[[H]ackerK]

ackerK']Damn it! FS is hiding their stocks! The pulled it from the shelf completely even the price tag is gone!

Confirmed. I have another friend visit the same futureshop (happens to be a female good looking friend) asking for the 1G SD, the guy said he will go to the back and get it for her...

But make the story short, her PM failed.

When show Dell print out the store mgr said often people said dell sell refurb product and therefore they don't do PM (WTF??!)

And when show www.ca.buy.com, they said cuz they are wholesaler, therefore can't do PM.

Fcuking lame FS excuses.

I wish I was there..... My friend gave up... at the same time, she said there was another guy trying to do PM, also get denied when showing Dell printout.

Now, let see how's my other friend's luck....

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On the other hand, if you really wanted to screw FS, you can buy it at regular price, open it and take it back for "Price Protection" if they deny it, then ask for refund. Hearing all these FS BS (and experienced myself) really pissed me off.

[mahjongmaniac]

Yah any CS rep is always more willing to deal with PM's because
1. They dont want the hassel of an arguement
2. Their supervisors always stress the 110% lowest price guarentee
3. Most dont care LOL

actually, i wouldn't vouch for "any CSR" willing to do a PM ....

i guess u haven't met some of those anal CSRs/cashiers yet... ;)

[mahjongmaniac]

A rant...which I doubt will last.

... All three said they couldnt match a online price even though it states clearly in their policy about price matching. How often have you heard the line "we can't sell below our store cost, but u can try it with the online store".

lol... if u failed to PM instore, i'd highly doubt ur chances of PMing online are any higher...

and why would their "store cost" be any diff. f/ online? that makes no sense... they must be teasing u and trying to talk u away f/ PMing. :rolleyes:


and btw, that's not the 1st time i've heard of RFDers mention ^that as a reason for denying PM...

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ackerK]I think this is **EXCACTLY** what Futureshop wanted. To make all customer (or they call deal seeker) piss off and don't want to waste time in the future to do PM.

i wouldn't say to make "all" the customers pissed off... it's likely directed to the frequent PMers ;)


ackerK]Not sure what sparked off FS into this behavier. Inn the past I hardly have problems doing PM at FS (OOStaples is another story) and I don't mind doing PM @ FS in the past....

they prbly got influenced by stooples somehow. :D


btw, i agree PMing at FS was much easier in the past as opposed to now....

[Hellfire]

Dell.ca has the card for $39. Go nuts
http://accessories.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=CADHS1&sku=A0475931

[mahjongmaniac]

i tried yesterday ..it didn't work. Manager said buy.com may have a different return policy.

um... u didn't give in to that stupid BS they made up, did ya?

don't let'em fool u... their PM policy specifies nothing about competitor return policy that would invalidate a PM... :idea:

and "may"... well, if they say "may" for everything, they might as well just remove the 110% PM policy as a whole...
no point in having it if they just keep on makin up invalid arguments to deny a PM...

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Dell.ca has the card for $39. Go nuts
http://accessories.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=CADHS1&sku=A0475931

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[Hellfire]

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LoL Got me there, I didn't bother looking at page 2.

[[H]ackerK]

My gf went to 2 FS for PM.

First FS just deny they have any stocks, meanwhile my co-worker went there about the same time get it. But only able to do a 100% PM. And they took his rebate form from cashier. (easy to fix, I just told him to use the rebate from on FS web site)

The second FS said www.ca.buy.com is selling at a Promo price and there deny PM. And now I am waiting for my gf to call be and see what excuses they use for dell...

Update: finally... no more excuses and they did the PM for my GF, but not giving her the rebate form No big deal there, I can always use the one on their web.. hehe

[mahjongmaniac]

ackerK']My gf went to 2 FS for PM.

The second FS said www.ca.buy.com is selling at a Promo price and there deny PM. And now I am waiting for my gf to call be and see what excuses they use for dell...


hm... that's quite interesting...

given that every competitor has "promo prices" on products every wk, they might as well deny PMs against BB/stooples/etc... :lol:

[timbs]

Yeah I wasn't very familiar with the PM policy. The manager said the return policies have to match the future shop one. Would it be better if I PM'ed it with the DELL? Also, how does the rebate work with the PM price?


um... u didn't give in to that stupid BS they made up, did ya?

don't let'em fool u... their PM policy specifies nothing about competitor return policy that would invalidate a PM... :idea:

and "may"... well, if they say "may" for everything, they might as well just remove the 110% PM policy as a whole...
no point in having it if they just keep on makin up invalid arguments to deny a PM...

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[recordman]

Just came back from GVRD Metrotown FS store. PM'ed against Dell. Only at 100% though, but still good. The CSR said they don't PM against Dell, but he later asked the manager. PM approved. No MIR printed, but we know where to get that. :cheesygri Great deal after PM, discount gift cards, and rebate.

[Battscrew]

FS deerfoot meadows (Calgary)would not PM - said they could not find where it shipped from for the fedex charge - I asked if they would PM the FS and BB receipts that I printed from here - nope they only price match from competitors.

[Mike_C]

Got one with 110% @ North York store. Thanks OP

[jackass_ca]

Successful PM this afternoon with Dell.ca printout. Of course, after reading some of these horror stories, I was tapping my foot in line, as the CSR was doing the 110% math on a calculator and then a piece of paper, all the while, floor manager hovering in the area. I was also stressing, because the first time, she put DELL as the price match competitor in the computer, it wasn't found, she was reaching for the phone, to verify, but then it popped up! PHEW!
But, went through, however, only one receipt printed, so I thought maybe till wouldn't spit out rebate and second receipt, no biggie, I'll get it on line, however, as I am walking to the car, she comes running out, to hand me my rebate receipt, and rebate form. Apparently, their machine in our Little Chatham store, is slow to print automatic rebate receipts... All told, $40.24, after PM and taxes, and $20.24 after MIR! Sweet!

And, the shelf was full, there are lots... If you're in the area, get into the store, and try to do the PM at the till, don't let them send you to Customer Service counter, where manager's hang out!

[sannin]

Is it just me or did FS changed the price for this SD card to 89.99$. The rebate for this is also gone? Did I miss it or is it because I have a hangover and I can't find the damn link? :D

[recordman]

The price was changed on the 28th. The MIR is only good for purchases until the 28th. You can find the form elsewhere on the site.


Is it just me or did FS changed the price for this SD card to 89.99$. The rebate for this is also gone? Did I miss it or is it because I have a hangover and I can't find the damn link? :D

[jory29]

Argh! I stupidly didn't notice the deadline for the $20 MIR and was pleased to get an in-store PM today with Dell.ca price, but for $35, [having missed the deadine for the MIR] it's goin' back, [unopened.] Rats. I was out and about yesterday - could have purchased it then. What's the next best PM deal on a 1 GB or 2 GB SD card, now? Thanks... :)

[redi2roc]

Tried the PM @ fs and failed miserably the DUEs are soo stingy! they told me that it had to me that 50 dollar range and then the 20 rebate off that to make it 38!! i was like W/E I wish to still buy it at that price at it seems dell just changed their price from 39 to 59 now :*( WTF will i never get an SD card for 38 bux?! the saga continues for meh :*(

[mahjongmaniac]

Yeah I wasn't very familiar with the PM policy. The manager said the return policies have to match the future shop one. Would it be better if I PM'ed it with the DELL? Also, how does the rebate work with the PM price?

well, next time make sure u familiarize urself w/ their PM policy *real well* ;)

...1stly, the PM policy says nothing about return policies must match.
... 2ndly, if that mgr insisted that it must be same/similar, well then u can 4get about trying to get ur PM there against Dell's price b/c dell has that 15% restocking fee.

EDIT: 4get about PMing dell as some1 mentioned Dell deal's dead.

rebate - if u can get the PM (price ~$39 or less), then just submit the $20 MIR claim... it'll be ~$20 or less for this SD card if u get the MIR.

[mahjongmaniac]

Is it just me or did FS changed the price for this SD card to 89.99$. The rebate for this is also gone? Did I miss it or is it because I have a hangover and I can't find the damn link? :D

price was never "changed"... was at $90 buying price as usual, just that they took off the $20 MIR

linky to MIR: http://www.futureshop.ca/Rebate/rebateform.asp?RebateID=2330110057092&logon=&langid=EN

yep, offer ended 28th. so this deal's pretty much dead.

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Tried the PM @ fs and failed miserably the DUEs are soo stingy! they told me that it had to me that 50 dollar range and then the 20 rebate off that to make it 38!! i was like W/E I wish to still buy it at that price at it seems dell just changed their price from 39 to 59 now :*( WTF will i never get an SD card for 38 bux?! the saga continues for meh :*(

u can still PM against ca.buy.com's price (think it's still on) ... except no bonus MIR

[sannin]

[QUOTE=mahjongmaniac]price was never "changed"... was at $90 buying price as usual, just that they took off the $20 MIR

linky to MIR: http://www.futureshop.ca/Rebate/rebateform.asp?RebateID=2330110057092&logon=&langid=EN

yep, offer ended 28th. so this deal's pretty much dead.


that's too bad! I'll just wait for their next deal!

[nuclearsnake2]

I was able to get the PM with the Dell Days of Deals on Friday at the Montreal Forum store.
The CSR at first didnt want to give it to me at 39$ because the Dell print out said that "You save 20$ off this order with your online purchase" and tried to tell me that it was for online orders only. She said that they would give it to me at 59$.

I actually had to call Dell and she talked to one of the Dell CSRs and said she wanted to place an order for the product, then asked

"I have to pay shipping on it, right?" and "I can't get it for 39$, that price is only for online orders right?"

She also didnt want to give me the 110% price match, saying that that it only applied if I had gotten something from FS and the competeror lowered the price after the sale was done. Didn't feel like making to much of a fuss about the extra 3$. Also, she did not print out the MIR form for the product. Sigh.

Anyway, she asked how I found out about the deal, and I let it slip about RFD... >:(

I wonder if she has checked out the site, or if she's regestered... hmmmmm

[toyfountain]

A rant...which I doubt will last.

I just tried and couldn't get the deal at futureshop .......
.............oh well.....just had to vent my frustration. I'm going out of my way to ncix to pick up a mem card instead even though it may cost a bit more.

I pretty much had the same feeling and expressed it in one of their futureshopcares.ca survey. It had an area to include a comment and I suggested they learn a lesson from Staples old 150% policy. If you're going to resort to lying, hidding stock and making up fakes policy exclusions to deny a valid PMs because a customer found a competitor that sells below your cost, you're better off removing the policy altoghether.

Seems like the csr/managers think this is not a big loss when a PMing customer walks away. Well, I just looked at what I bought in the last two years there and even I was surprised how much I bought. It's well over the $2k range without any PM's.

I finally ordered the card from Canada Buy.com for $38.99. It's on its way and ships from the Toronto area. I'll confirm the address for future PMs with Buy.com later.

[michael1996]

I pretty much had the same feeling and expressed it in one of their futureshopcares.ca survey. It had an area to include a comment and I suggested they learn a lesson from Staples old 150% policy. If you're going to resort to lying, hidding stock and making up fakes policy exclusions to deny a valid PMs because a customer found a competitor that sells below your cost, you're better off removing the policy altoghether.

Seems like the csr/managers think this is not a big loss when a PMing customer walks away. Well, I just looked at what I bought in the last two years there and even I was surprised how much I bought. It's well over the $2k range without any PM's.

I finally ordered the card from Canada Buy.com for $38.99. It's on its way and ships from the Toronto area. I'll confirm the address for future PMs with Buy.com later.

staples is much better than fs when the pm is 110%. :D

[Gdog]

I was able to get the PM with the Dell Days of Deals on Friday at the Montreal Forum store.
The CSR at first didnt want to give it to me at 39$ because the Dell print out said that "You save 20$ off this order with your online purchase" and tried to tell me that it was for online orders only. She said that they would give it to me at 59$.

I actually had to call Dell and she talked to one of the Dell CSRs and said she wanted to place an order for the product, then asked

"I have to pay shipping on it, right?" and "I can't get it for 39$, that price is only for online orders right?"

She also didnt want to give me the 110% price match, saying that that it only applied if I had gotten something from FS and the competeror lowered the price after the sale was done. Didn't feel like making to much of a fuss about the extra 3$. Also, she did not print out the MIR form for the product. Sigh.

Anyway, she asked how I found out about the deal, and I let it slip about RFD... >:(

I wonder if she has checked out the site, or if she's regestered... hmmmmm

Dude, you shoulda said you heard about the deal from a friend or got it through email!!

[dmdsoftware2]

Success!!! :D

went in to futureshop today to pick up an online order (which needed to be priced match), then needed to buy a linksys router (dell made me) and decided to try my luck with the kingston 1 gb SD card

i was searching around the store and couldn't find any cards on the shelf, so had to ask for one, then one of the employees working in the digital camera areas asked what i wanted and said he'll get me one, there was some delay and somehow the manager had to get the stock from the back of the store (was wondering if they were pulling a stoople and hiding stock :mad: )

in the end i got the card and was taken to checkout, showed them nicely the printed add from ca.buy.com (courtesy of the free printing services at futureshop) and asked nicely for a PM, the sales went off to another cashier to check some stuff then came back and OK'ed it, too bad i'm out of FS gift cards or it'll be $(35.39*1.15)*0.8+$0.51-$20=$13.07 taxes in
but i shouldn't get too greedy :cheesygri

getting a amazing deal once in a while will just help FS have a better customer image, they'll make money in the long run off me (xbox 360 PSP $89.99, etc) better than staples pissing people off, the only thing i buy from them is fido prepaid cards and stamps using 20% off gift cards, or phantom stock 1 cent deals

thanks OP

yklivan: hope they don't start saying a receipt from the day before is too old

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6099/receipt9nm.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=receipt9nm.jpg)

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/8008/rebatecopy4vm.th.jpg (http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rebatecopy4vm.jpg)

edit: added pics


Hehehe... guy probably was thinking why not give it to you ;) You were already over paying for the router by more then 2x (it can be had for $39.99-$54 almost anywhere else). It balances out.

[mahjongmaniac]

I pretty much had the same feeling and expressed it in one of their futureshopcares.ca survey. It had an area to include a comment and I suggested they learn a lesson from Staples old 150% policy. If you're going to resort to lying, hidding stock and making up fakes policy exclusions to deny a valid PMs because a customer found a competitor that sells below your cost, you're better off removing the policy altoghether.


heh... i wonder if they even bother to care to read thsoe comments/suggestions...

i've never ever put anything there when i do those surveys...

if a complaint need be, i'll just fire it off to their FS CS hotline ;)

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staples is much better than fs when the pm is 110%. :D


i'd hate to say it, but i'd have to agree on that to a certain degree, ...

[mahjongmaniac]

Dude, you shoulda said you heard about the deal from a friend or got it through email!!

i fail to see how that poses any major prblm... FS HQ monitors RFD anyway ;)

[toyfountain]

I received the sd card I ordered from Buy.com Canada. It shipped from Mississauga, Ontario by purolator by a company named Ingram Micro. The packing slip is very similar to FS's packing slips. The warranty is lifetime too, NOT five years. The web site of Canada Buy.com is incorrect. The skus# are different. FS's front packaging is bilingual, Buy.com is english only. Reverse side of the packaging is identical, in nine different languages. The card itself is identical, including the numbers printed on it.

[[H]ackerK]

I received the sd card I ordered from Buy.com Canada. It shipped from Mississauga, Ontario by purolator by a company named Ingram Micro. The packing slip is very similar to FS's packing slips. The warranty is lifetime too, NOT five years. The web site of Canada Buy.com is incorrect. The skus# are different. FS's front packaging is bilingual, Buy.com is english only. Reverse side of the packaging is identical, in nine different languages. The card itself is identical, including the numbers printed on it.

hahah buy.com forget to use the drop ship feature to replace IM's logo w/ they own? :)

Cool. AFAIK, FS, BB, Microsoft all using IngramMicro....

[jackass_ca]

Mailed my MIR today, hopefully it doesn't take forever to get here... Any dealings I have had with Kingston or FS MIR's for that matter have taken forever. I finally just got my Wordperfect Family Pack 5 rebate settled 2 months ago. Yeah, over a year from the submission date. And I had a Kingston rebate before for RAM that took forever to get!

[wwtsang]

OP should change the thread title, to at least remove the MIR part

[jackass_ca]

OP should change the thread title, to at least remove the MIR part

Or at least change it to [DEAD], as MIR is no longer applicable, and Dell put their price back to $59.00.

[nounou23]

Price on Buy.ca is still 38.99 so after PM now it's about 33.XX at FS.

I changed the title.

[mahjongmaniac]

Price on Buy.ca is still 38.99 so after PM now it's about 33.XX at FS.

I changed the title.
altho PM is still do-able, w/o the MIR, the deal turned f/ hot to mild-ish... IMO

[recordman]

yeah, unless one is urgent to get an sd card, one can wait a month or two--there'll probably be another pm/MIR opportunity. in april, futureshop had two MIRs for the sd card.


altho PM is still do-able, w/o the MIR, the deal turned f/ hot to mild-ish... IMO

[mahjongmaniac]

yeah, unless one is urgent to get an sd card, one can wait a month or two--there'll probably be another pm/MIR opportunity. in april, futureshop had two MIRs for the sd card.

heh... true dat :razz:

wasn't there 1 just a few mths back?...


heck, BB might have a MIR deal next wk lol...

[Aijuswannasing]

After a couple of attempts to get this PM i gave up and returned it. I tried PMing dell, NCIX, and computermemorycanada.com and all three the managers shot me down. Mostly cuz of the return poilicies; which is BS!. if you do a search, thes card can be found in 7 shops in the lower mainland for under $45. its ridiculous that they would refuse to do the PM. The last two stores are even mentioned as online retailers on the kingston site!! WTF.

Its okay.. i was able to get a good deal on a 60x card anyway. so i'm happy.



btw... I still have the rebate forms, proof of purchase and UPC codes? Can i still send those in? actually don't answer that.. answer this: Would it be WRONG or immoral to send it in still after I returned the product.... assuming it would work.

[mahjongmaniac]

btw... I still have the rebate forms, proof of purchase and UPC codes? Can i still send those in? actually don't answer that.. answer this: Would it be WRONG or immoral to send it in still after I returned the product.... assuming it would work.

u just answered ur own q? ...

[jackass_ca]

yeah, unless one is urgent to get an sd card, one can wait a month or two--there'll probably be another pm/MIR opportunity. in april, futureshop had two MIRs for the sd card.

Agreed, plus, the prices are dropping evey week too... You can probably do $20 eventually without MIR, especially with the 2 GB cards becoming so popular... I have to say, I may be done now, as with this 1 GB card in the SD300 on medium sized fine setting, I get 1700 and change for pics... which even on a great vacation, I doubt I will need! This was an awesome deal, and hopefully alot of people were lucky with their mileage at their local store...

[jackass_ca]

btw... I still have the rebate forms, proof of purchase and UPC codes? Can i still send those in? actually don't answer that.. answer this: Would it be WRONG or immoral to send it in still after I returned the product.... assuming it would work.
How can you still have the UPC and yet have returned the item, as well as the proof of purchase from FS... wouldn't you have returned them to get your $$$ back?

[Aijuswannasing]

How can you still have the UPC and yet have returned the item, as well as the proof of purchase from FS... wouldn't you have returned them to get your $$$ back?


I returned it using the original recipt from best buy. The rebate copy and form and box were at my house, the card was in my camera. after my final PM attempt i popped it out and returned it just like that.

okay, how about this: two weeks earlier i bought one of these from FS w/o the rebate. That one got stolen from me. I bought it for 60 dollars. Can i send in the BB rebate using the FS card's box codes? Technically that should be "okay" since IF the card hadn't been stolen, i could've done a price match when FS dropped the price...

[markjia]

I returned it using the original recipt from best buy. The rebate copy and form and box were at my house, the card was in my camera. after my final PM attempt i popped it out and returned it just like that.

okay, how about this: two weeks earlier i bought one of these from FS w/o the rebate. That one got stolen from me. I bought it for 60 dollars. Can i send in the BB rebate using the FS card's box codes? Technically that should be "okay" since IF the card hadn't been stolen, i could've done a price match when FS dropped the price...
If the products from FS/BB are in fact identical (ie. same UPC) then it should be fine.

If FS dropped the price then you can still use their price potection policy w/o the actual item. Just give them the receipt proving that you bought it at the earlier price.

[mahjongmaniac]

i recv'd my $20 MIR last wk :cheesygri


that took quite a while tho... like ~3mths. but glad to finally rec'v it :)



thx4da deal nounou23!