Newegg complaint

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darkeen

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Just attempted to buy a new CPU from the egg however when I got to the final checkout I was hit with the message that I would be sold a subscription of PC mag which I did not want, the only thing they had as a option was to request a refund from it. Whats up with the egg? I have been hearing bad things recently, things I chose not to put much value into, but I am starting to see why people are going with other vendors. Tomorrow I am gonna call them up and bitch at them about it. Anyone else have this kind of problem?
 
they have started advertising on television, magazines, and all over the web. they're prices are now higher then the competition and they have gone away from computers as they're main sales focus.
 
SamuraiInBlack said:
Thank god for Zipzoomfly.

Any other good places to shop at?
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Mwave.com
Monarchcomputers.com
Tigerdirect.com

Lately MOST of my stuff has come from Mwave and ZZF.
Though I do still buy some stuff from newegg like my 7800GTX
But in the case of my Opteron CPU I saved $170 by buying from Mwave over Newegg.
 
I noticed a big change in their prices as well. My friend had the same problem with that PC Mag subscription, but he realized it before checkout.

Here are a couple of stores that I recommend going to in addition to the ones listed above.

www.svc.com
www.directron.com
 
SamuraiInBlack said:
Thank god for Zipzoomfly.

Any other good places to shop at?
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you know, i have been doing a little research into this topic. I have compaired prices of the two compaines for about a week on various items. Such as, a Sony W-5 Digital Camera, Microsoft 4000 Keyboard, WD Raptor 74 gig HDD, etc.

What i have come up with is that the newegg price varies day to day, by a few dollars, and some of the items go on special with "free shipping" at zipzoomfly the prices stay pretty constant, they have free shipping on almost everything, but many a time the price of the product is the same as newegg if not more expensive.
 
Is it me or has their website slowed down? I notice since their last upgrade, their page is much slower even from a T3 line here at the work.
 
Im on a 3meg line and their site is much slower...

another thought.. their shipping cost... come on 5.00 for thumb screws???? whats up with that
 
LordVampyre said:
Im on a 3meg line and their site is much slower...

another thought.. their shipping cost... come on 5.00 for thumb screws???? whats up with that
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This is because to ship anything (even an empty box) through UPS or FedEx, costs $4.00+. Factor in the cost of packaging, which is definitely NOT cheap, and $5.00 is not that unfeasible is it? Granted, Newegg is likely getting a volume discount through UPS, but the savings are very minimal (our company has an exclusive account with UPS and only saves about 2%).

Don’t get me wrong; I am not defending Newegg. In fact, I’ve lost a lot of respect for the company and rarely shop there anymore. This is mainly because they have gone from a computer specialty shop to an online Best Buy. They sell items you can “only return to vendor” and try to sell you extended warranties on IDE cables. Also, they are starting to use MIR’s to remain competitive on pricing. IMHO, the business is running itself into the ground; this is why they are advertising more and more. They need to stop selling household appliances and focus on the industry that made them what they are…
 
I usualy compare prices between newegg, zipzoomfly and tigerdirect. Last time I orderd from newegg, they sent me some free skyp starter kit which I could care less about. Does anyone else think its pretty stupid how tigerdirect won't show you the cost of shipping until you check out?
 
Just bought new mobo & ram & got the pcmag thing at the end. It says the subscription is included with your order - no extra charges were added & you can request a refund from ziff-davis. Looks to me like you get a refund from something that you didn't pay anything for to begin with. $19.97 for free. I'm sending in the form to see if I get the $ back that I never put out in the first place.
 
expensive UPS shipping at newegg vs. free 2-day FedEx at zipzoomfly

There's a no brainer...

I've shopped at newegg for 4 years almost exclusively, but that's because I felt they were the best. I don't really feel that way anymore, although they still have better inventory than a lot of other places do.
 
Astral Abyss said:
expensive UPS shipping at newegg vs. free 2-day FedEx at zipzoomfly

There's a no brainer...

I've shopped at newegg for 4 years almost exclusively, but that's because I felt they were the best. I don't really feel that way anymore, although they still have better inventory than a lot of other places do.
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Alot of zipzoomfly's prices are exactly the same as newegg + shipping. They charge you extra and only tell you the shipping is free.
 
Mwave.com is my first choice. Newegg is one of my last.. not cuz they are horrible but just cuz there are better places to shop ;)
 
Jasonx82 said:
Mwave.com is my first choice. Newegg is one of my last.. not cuz they are horrible but just cuz there are better places to shop ;)
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Yeah I used to shop mwave a lot, but I got tired of UPS punting my packages around. So, I switched to newegg, but now they use UPS too... it's torture.

paintb4707 said:
Alot of zipzoomfly's prices are exactly the same as newegg + shipping. They charge you extra and only tell you the shipping is free
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Sometimes... but I bought my Viewsonic 19" LCD monitor from ZZF and it was about $50 less than newegg, not including the free shipping, and they had a better dead pixel policy.
 
yeah i see that subscription all the time, but unless you check the box, you dont have do worry about anything. I think you read it wrong.
 
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