Can't really complain when you look at the overall price though.
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Intel Retailedge 2008 (2 purchase programs this year?)
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TheComputerguy
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total 150 bucks...im happy.
Hehe. I bought it, didn't I??
Yeah, it's a good deal. A forum member posted that he heard from someone "substantial" that we're all getting D0's. If it's true, we all gotta thumbs up the bro. If not, you know what to do.
Hehe. I bought it, didn't I??
Yeah, it's a good deal. A forum member posted that he heard from someone "substantial" that we're all getting D0's. If it's true, we all gotta thumbs up the bro. If not, you know what to do.
I hope it wasn't from an Intel Rep. They always have incorrect info.
Although chances are high of these being D0's... since they are about to discontinue 920 I think.
I bought the bundle with the mobo (build for a relative). $15 tax + $32 shipping. Shipping was the same for either bundle strangely enough.
Sucks. Here is a receipt of when I had jumped on the Q6600 Bundle w/ Vista Home Premium + Intel Mobo.
Order Subtotal: $1000.00
Discount: ($781.00)
Total Tax: $13.14
Total Shipping: $5.50
Order Total: $237.64
Wish shipping was still that cheap. :c(
It's too bad that they aren't letting you know if you are one of the ones getting the bonus. Methinks they will just bundle it with your shipment?
I heard the order numbers started at 17,000 so if your order number is between 17,000 and 19,000 you should get the bonus
mine is like 18700
Atherton213
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someone on there forums had 16,XXX so i dont think thats true
That actually makes a little bit of sense. We got Vista RTM disks with that one bundle a while back...
Log into retailedge today. Fry's is doing this academy thing for retailedge. I can access three basic quizzes , three desktop quizzes , and three mobility quizzes and that is it. I can no longer access the prizes, my points, my producer status, forums, etc.
Effectively they made retailedge into a Eunuch site.
Effectively they made retailedge into a Eunuch site.
They killed it. No point in doing it anymore since there is no way Fry's is going to be more generous with freebies and things like the motherboard/processor bundle than Intel.
I am wondering if this is why I was verified and able to purchase the big deal on the 17th, yet on the 19th they said I am no longer verified (after they charged my credit card for the big deal.)
(Currently I am waiting for email responses from intel for I only now a week later have time to dedicate a response and resend in my employment verification cover letter as well as paystub. I sent it in today as well as an email response.)
Why in the HECK would they neuter Retail Edge for Fry's employees like that??? It's not like Fry's is anti-intel. Look at all the PC's and processors they cell for Intel. At Best Buy the vast majority of our budget systems are often cheapo AMD quad cores of the 1.8GHz variety. I hope they don't nerf our retail edge or I'll be pissed. I just ordered the AMD training package not too long ago. $35 for a $100 triple core and a T-shirt. Got everything in one week. Wish Intel's bundle was a little faster in that arena, but I like that Intel does higher end product.
Fry's isn't anti-Intel, their employees aren't their priority though. This move honestly doesn't surprise me one bit. If it doesn't get any better, I won't be participating in the retailedge program anymore (and they obviously could care less).
I can think of two reasons
1) They force computer employees to take the mac training which offers no rewards besides those lapel pins. Can't have intel be doing a similar thing with real prizes and deals.
2) Those prizes and deals cut against fry's bottom line. They are expecting you to purchase there own smackover bundle they had on sale for 449 a few weeks back. And that is not counting the OS. Sure Fry's will only make 10 dollars or so of profit on that sale, but it is money in the bank.
Both reasons sound like something fry's corporate will try.
Well, they can certainly jack people around more right now, as most will be less likely to leave an established job, especially over a retail purchase program. And I'm sure they know that.
Edit: But knowing what Fry's has changed, there's no way in HELL I'd buy any kind of smackover or cpu package from them if someone else had a sale price close to it. I'd buy the CPU at Microcenter for $229 and I wouldn't even buy that motherboard. EVGA has got a new $220 board that is rocking it, and supports triple channel DDR3, unlike the SO board from Intel. I'd buy from somewhere else just to make sure Fry's didn't get my money after this.
Atherton213
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the SO board does triple channel...
Yeah, but only three slots. You've gotta do 3x1 or 3x2 or if you want 12GB you have to buy the otherworldly expensive 4GB chips. This limits the options.
no, should be fine
worth trying
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I think that the Intel already said that all will be D0 but I don't remember where I saw the post.
um no
they called when I first signed up like 5 years ago
now they just request a paystub every year
Sorry for bothering
so i can just use my friends paystub?
it says other doesnt qualify but i didnt click yes--can i use something else?
one more thing
should i use her older paycheck now or the one she is getting on friday?
thanks
so i can just use my friends paystub?
it says other doesnt qualify but i didnt click yes--can i use something else?
one more thing
should i use her older paycheck now or the one she is getting on friday?
thanks
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whatever paycheck you send must be valid within 30 days of you faxing it. The account must also match the name of the paycheck.