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2013-05-30
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Originally Posted by juiceme
Very few are named like that. Most of those mentioned earlier I've not ever heard of, and I live in NY. (Though not NYC.)
Why are these stores in US named like "X&Y" ?
How do you tell them apart?
The real reason most of the stuff is cheep is the US is a "buyer beware" country. If you buy something and it breaks a day later, the seller, in most cases, has 0 liability or obligation. Some may help you out, to keep a good reputation. But unless you have a written warranty, you have no warranty, at all. If you do get a warranty with something, it often comes with a separate wagon to hull the legal document home, despite being printed in 5 point font. Expect lots of exceptions, limits, and very little actual "coverage".
Cheep tech sounds great, until you have that tech die on you a month in, and find out your "warranty" doesn't cover it or expired 2 days ago. Then that tech just cost you 2x when/if you get another one. Not quite the deal it's being made to be...
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2013-07-12
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Originally Posted by woody14619
So where do you buy your tech? web stores?
Very few are named like that. Most of those mentioned earlier I've not ever heard of, and I live in NY. (Though not NYC.)
The real reason most of the stuff is cheep is the US is a "buyer beware" country. If you buy something and it breaks a day later, the seller, in most cases, has 0 liability or obligation. Some may help you out, to keep a good reputation. But unless you have a written warranty, you have no warranty, at all. If you do get a warranty with something, it often comes with a separate wagon to hull the legal document home, despite being printed in 5 point font. Expect lots of exceptions, limits, and very little actual "coverage".
Cheep tech sounds great, until you have that tech die on you a month in, and find out your "warranty" doesn't cover it or expired 2 days ago. Then that tech just cost you 2x when/if you get another one. Not quite the deal it's being made to be...
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2013-07-13
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I would like to live in the US just for the fact that tech (and even cars) are very affordable...
I wanted to buy a LED tv, but here they are expensive, I found a good prince on E-Bay from USA, brand new, unopened, but when I calculated the final prince (product + delivery) it was the same price as in the stores here...
Same with other various electronics, I even saw people GIVING away some stuff, with you only paying the delivery (but only inside the US)...
Second-hand cars also are a few hundred dollars...
Maybe it's a good way of like living like that, knowing that when your tv, phone, car or whatever broke, you can also afford a new one, and still live good...
I wanted to buy a LED tv, but here they are expensive, I found a good prince on E-Bay from USA, brand new, unopened, but when I calculated the final prince (product + delivery) it was the same price as in the stores here...
Same with other various electronics, I even saw people GIVING away some stuff, with you only paying the delivery (but only inside the US)...
Second-hand cars also are a few hundred dollars...
Maybe it's a good way of like living like that, knowing that when your tv, phone, car or whatever broke, you can also afford a new one, and still live good...
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2013-09-16
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Anyone knows when the new note 10.1 will be found in the US retail stores? Price?
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2013-09-16
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Originally Posted by Dave999
Wi-fi only, white 16gb internal storage is about $379 USD right now, lesser if on sale or combined with coupons.
Anyone knows when the new note 10.1 will be found in the US retail stores? Price?
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2013-09-18
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Originally Posted by gerbick
Thank you. Unfortunately I wasn't clear. I meant the 2014 version. Wifi
Wi-fi only, white 16gb internal storage is about $379 USD right now, lesser if on sale or combined with coupons.
only. Would it be possible to get it before the first of October?
What Coupons?
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2013-09-18
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Originally Posted by Dave999
It's not released yet. So no. Not answer on the price nor availability.
Thank you. Unfortunately I wasn't clear. I meant the 2014 version. Wifi
only. Would it be possible to get it before the first of October?
What Coupons?
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2013-09-20
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How do you get these coupons for B&M? In the store?
Last edited by Dave999; 2013-09-20 at 16:38.
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2013-09-20
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Originally Posted by Dave999
Online or in the store. For instance, I'm looking at a Staples e-mail (newsletter) that has a $30 coupon for any tablet. So I take that coupon ID number and show them the screen on my phone with the e-mail or I tell them about the coupon since I'm a newsletter subscriber and they apply it.
How do you get these coupons for B&M? In the store?
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