GPS order for Zumo backordered 3-4 weeks again!

I ordered a Zumo 450 from TECHONdigital.com on July 11th for $350 delivered, which is about $100+ less than anywhere else online.* They said I had to call in and talk to one of their guys to complete the order.*
*
I talked to them and they pushed an $80 2GB SD card on me and I said no.* Guy gets off the phone, comes back and said it would be back ordered 3-4 weeks, did I want to cancel the order or wait...I said I'd wait.* I called back today and got the same thing, that it would be another 3-4 weeks on back-order--but no bugging about the SD card.* I'm wondering if I call in Sept it will be another 3-4 weeks...

I'd love to find out if someone else orders it WITH an SD card to see if they say the item will ship in a day or two...just wondering if I'll ever see the Zumo I ordered or not...

Matt

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In a message dated 8/12/08 10:16:48 AM, zupatun@xxxxxx writes:


> I ordered a Zumo 450 from TECHONdigital.com on July 11th for $350
> delivered, which is about $100+ less than anywhere else online.* They said I had to
> call in and talk to one of their guys to complete the order.*
> *
> I talked to them and they pushed an $80 2GB SD card on me and I said no.*
> Guy gets off the phone, comes back and said it would be back ordered 3-4
> weeks, did I want to cancel the order or wait...I said I'd wait.* I called back
> today and got the same thing, that it would be another 3-4 weeks on
> back-order--but no bugging about the SD card.* I'm wondering if I call in Sept it will
> be another 3-4 weeks...
> I'd love to find out if someone else orders it WITH an SD card to see if
> they say the item will ship in a day or two...just wondering if I'll ever see
> the Zumo I ordered or not...
>
> Matt
>
>
Let me guess...this place is located in Brooklyn?

The high-pressure/always "backordered" sales tactics in electronix stuff
always seems to be HQ'ed in Crooklyn.

You have much more patience than I do. I was in the same boat with a
camcorder recently. Whenever I called, many many many rings/wait time, then when I
asked about status I got "Do you want to order it?"

I asked about status again, and was promptly hung up on. Each and every
single time. Every time. This happened 20X times over many days/weeks. I ask, they
hang up.

I made a little call to Sony, and the NY State attoney's office, and filed
claims with both of them.

Lou, what's up with your NY peeps and their "bidness practices"?

-greginLA



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This is NORMAL business practice for these guys.
Don't torture yourselves. Go somewhere else. 'Cuz if it too good to be
true . . .
I bought a nice Nikon recently from Adorama. No problems. Was not the
lowest price but it came right away as promised.
Caveat emptor.
My 2¢ worth.

JohnA in LA, CA USA




On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM, wrote:
>
> In a message dated 8/12/08 10:16:48 AM, zupatun@xxxxxx writes:
>
>
> I ordered a Zumo 450 from TECHONdigital.com on July 11th for $350 delivered,
> which is about $100+ less than anywhere else online. They said I had to
> call in and talk to one of their guys to complete the order.
>
> I talked to them and they pushed an $80 2GB SD card on me and I said no.
> Guy gets off the phone, comes back and said it would be back ordered 3-4
> weeks, did I want to cancel the order or wait...I said I'd wait. I called
> back today and got the same thing, that it would be another 3-4 weeks on
> back-order--but no bugging about the SD card. I'm wondering if I call in
> Sept it will be another 3-4 weeks...
> I'd love to find out if someone else orders it WITH an SD card to see if
> they say the item will ship in a day or two...just wondering if I'll ever
> see the Zumo I ordered or not...
>
> Matt
>
>
> Let me guess...this place is located in Brooklyn?
>
> The high-pressure/always "backordered" sales tactics in electronix stuff
> always seems to be HQ'ed in Crooklyn.
>
> You have much more patience than I do. I was in the same boat with a
> camcorder recently. Whenever I called, many many many rings/wait time, then
> when I asked about status I got "Do you want to order it?"
>
> I asked about status again, and was promptly hung up on. Each and every
> single time. Every time. This happened 20X times over many days/weeks. I
> ask, they hang up.
>
> I made a little call to Sony, and the NY State attoney's office, and filed
> claims with both of them.
>
> Lou, what's up with your NY peeps and their "bidness practices"?
>
> -greginLA
>
>
>
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> on AOL Autos.
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Matt -

In my experience dealing with online sales people... If it seems like a
deal too good to be true, and they are an online store, either the product
is refurbished, grey market, or a scam. In this case, it sounds like you
will eventually get a product, but will it be worth the wait? Probably not,
as they seem to be selling grey market equipment. What is grey market
equipment? Well, it's not stolen or otherwise illegal, that's black
market. White market goods are available through 'authorized dealers' or
normal resale channels. Grey market goods are those that kinda fall in the
middle waters - 'lost' shipments which have had insurance claim payouts,
other market goods (Japanese cameras sold in the US w/o authorization from
the MFG) - often these items are as good as new and work great, the drawback
is when you need to have them serviced or warrantied. Then the serial #
comes up as invalid for the service market and you foot the bill for repairs
at full price.

Reference this google search: TECHONdigital
search
Also, see this wiki entry on Grey Market
Goods

My suggestion - cancel the order and spend the extra hundred on immediate
delivery and confidence in warranty.

-tom

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Matthew Roth wrote:

> I ordered a Zumo 450 from TECHONdigital.com on July 11th for $350
> delivered, which is about $100+ less than anywhere else online. They said I
> had to call in and talk to one of their guys to complete the order.
>
> I talked to them and they pushed an $80 2GB SD card on me and I said no.
> Guy gets off the phone, comes back and said it would be back ordered 3-4
> weeks, did I want to cancel the order or wait...I said I'd wait. I called
> back today and got the same thing, that it would be another 3-4 weeks on
> back-order--but no bugging about the SD card. I'm wondering if I call in
> Sept it will be another 3-4 weeks...
> I'd love to find out if someone else orders it WITH an SD card to see if
> they say the item will ship in a day or two...just wondering if I'll ever
> see the Zumo I ordered or not...
>
> Matt
>
> --- On *Fri, 7/11/08, sales@xxxxxx *
>
> Matt
>
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chill out with the anti-Brooklyn crap; lest i make a trip to LA to "adjust" your poor attitude.
just cause i'm in SF don't mean I won't defend the mother-land...

Lou
SF, CA
bred & born in Brooklyn, NYC




Let me guess...this place is located in Brooklyn?

The high-pressure/always "backordered" sales tactics in electronix stuff always seems to be HQ'ed in Crooklyn.

You have much more patience than I do. I was in the same boat with a camcorder recently. Whenever I called, many many many rings/wait time, then when I asked about status I got "Do you want to order it?"

I asked about status again, and was promptly hung up on. Each and every single time. Every time. This happened 20X times over many days/weeks. I ask, they hang up.

I made a little call to Sony, and the NY State attoney's office, and filed claims with both of them.

Lou, what's up with your NY peeps and their "bidness practices"?

-greginLA
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Matt, you might want to google "TECHONdigital.com" for some
amusement...while you're on hold with your CC company, cancelling the
charges, and the BBB, filing a complaint...

Ciao,

JZH
London, UK
www.vsource.org

On 8/12/08, John Alexander wrote:
> This is NORMAL business practice for these guys.
> Don't torture yourselves. Go somewhere else. 'Cuz if it too good to be
> true . . .
> I bought a nice Nikon recently from Adorama. No problems. Was not the
> lowest price but it came right away as promised.
> Caveat emptor.
> My 2¢ worth.
>
> JohnA in LA, CA USA
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM, wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 8/12/08 10:16:48 AM, zupatun@xxxxxx writes:
> >
> >
> > I ordered a Zumo 450 from TECHONdigital.com on July 11th for $350 delivered,
> > which is about $100+ less than anywhere else online. They said I had to
> > call in and talk to one of their guys to complete the order.
> >
> > I talked to them and they pushed an $80 2GB SD card on me and I said no.
> > Guy gets off the phone, comes back and said it would be back ordered 3-4
> > weeks, did I want to cancel the order or wait...I said I'd wait. I called
> > back today and got the same thing, that it would be another 3-4 weeks on
> > back-order--but no bugging about the SD card. I'm wondering if I call in
> > Sept it will be another 3-4 weeks...
> > I'd love to find out if someone else orders it WITH an SD card to see if
> > they say the item will ship in a day or two...just wondering if I'll ever
> > see the Zumo I ordered or not...
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> > Let me guess...this place is located in Brooklyn?
> >
> > The high-pressure/always "backordered" sales tactics in electronix stuff
> > always seems to be HQ'ed in Crooklyn.
> >
> > You have much more patience than I do. I was in the same boat with a
> > camcorder recently. Whenever I called, many many many rings/wait time, then
> > when I asked about status I got "Do you want to order it?"
> >
> > I asked about status again, and was promptly hung up on. Each and every
> > single time. Every time. This happened 20X times over many days/weeks. I
> > ask, they hang up.
> >
> > I made a little call to Sony, and the NY State attoney's office, and filed
> > claims with both of them.
> >
> > Lou, what's up with your NY peeps and their "bidness practices"?
> >
> > -greginLA
> >
> >
> >
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Ugh, I got my Zumo 500 in Turkey, took 3 days to get to me, so I can't
say that's too long or short for USA, seems too long..
Btw, why the 450? I sometimes kick myself for not getting the 550.. -turgut

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To atone for my sin of posting duplicate information, I offer you the
BBB page on Starlight Camera, aka TECHONdigital.com:

http://search.newyork.bbb.org/report...bersOnly=False

Ciao,

JZH
London, UK
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On 8/12/08, jzh3@xxxxxx wrote:
> Matt, you might want to google "TECHONdigital.com" for some
> amusement...while you're on hold with your CC company, cancelling the
> charges, and the BBB, filing a complaint...
>
> Ciao,
>
> JZH
> London, UK
> www.vsource.org
>
> On 8/12/08, John Alexander wrote:
> > This is NORMAL business practice for these guys.
> > Don't torture yourselves. Go somewhere else. 'Cuz if it too good to be
> > true . . .
> > I bought a nice Nikon recently from Adorama. No problems. Was not the
> > lowest price but it came right away as promised.
> > Caveat emptor.
> > My 2¢ worth.
> >
> > JohnA in LA, CA USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM, wrote:
> > >
> > > In a message dated 8/12/08 10:16:48 AM, zupatun@xxxxxx writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > I ordered a Zumo 450 from TECHONdigital.com on July 11th for $350 delivered,
> > > which is about $100+ less than anywhere else online. They said I had to
> > > call in and talk to one of their guys to complete the order.
> > >
> > > I talked to them and they pushed an $80 2GB SD card on me and I said no.
> > > Guy gets off the phone, comes back and said it would be back ordered 3-4
> > > weeks, did I want to cancel the order or wait...I said I'd wait. I called
> > > back today and got the same thing, that it would be another 3-4 weeks on
> > > back-order--but no bugging about the SD card. I'm wondering if I call in
> > > Sept it will be another 3-4 weeks...
> > > I'd love to find out if someone else orders it WITH an SD card to see if
> > > they say the item will ship in a day or two...just wondering if I'll ever
> > > see the Zumo I ordered or not...
> > >
> > > Matt
> > >
> > >
> > > Let me guess...this place is located in Brooklyn?
> > >
> > > The high-pressure/always "backordered" sales tactics in electronix stuff
> > > always seems to be HQ'ed in Crooklyn.
> > >
> > > You have much more patience than I do. I was in the same boat with a
> > > camcorder recently. Whenever I called, many many many rings/wait time, then
> > > when I asked about status I got "Do you want to order it?"
> > >
> > > I asked about status again, and was promptly hung up on. Each and every
> > > single time. Every time. This happened 20X times over many days/weeks. I
> > > ask, they hang up.
> > >
> > > I made a little call to Sony, and the NY State attoney's office, and filed
> > > claims with both of them.
> > >
> > > Lou, what's up with your NY peeps and their "bidness practices"?
> > >
> > > -greginLA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > **************
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HA! Once a NY'er, always a NY'er!

greginLA (formerly greg in Woodside, Queens NYC)


In a message dated 8/12/08 10:42:23 AM, lguttilla@xxxxxx writes:


> chill out with the anti-Brooklyn crap; lest i make a trip to LA to "adjust"
> your poor attitude.
> just cause i'm in SF don't mean I won't defend the mother-land...
> *
> Lou
> SF, CA
> bred & born in Brooklyn, NYC*
> *
>
>
>
>
>
> Let me guess...this place is located in Brooklyn?
>
> The high-pressure/always "backordered" sales tactics in electronix stuff
> always seems to be HQ'ed in Crooklyn.
>
> You have much more patience than I do. I was in the same boat with a
> camcorder recently. Whenever I called, many many many rings/wait time, then when I
> asked about status I got "Do you want to order it?"
>
> I asked about status again, and was promptly hung up on. Each and every
> single time. Every time. This happened 20X times over many days/weeks. I ask,
> they hang up.
>
> I made a little call to Sony, and the NY State attoney's office, and filed
> claims with both of them.
>
> Lou, what's up with your NY peeps and their "bidness practic es"?
>
> -greginLA
>
>
>
>




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i shoulda known it'd be a guy from drag-Queens talkin' sheet about Bklyn...

Lou
SF, CA
p.s. you're still not off the hook!
-------------- Original message --------------
From: ForsaleinFL@xxxxxx
HA! Once a NY'er, always a NY'er!

greginLA (formerly greg in Woodside, Queens NYC)


In a message dated 8/12/08 10:42:23 AM, lguttilla@xxxxxx writes:



chill out with the anti-Brooklyn crap; lest i make a trip to LA to "adjust" your poor attitude.
just cause i'm in SF don't mean I won't defend the mother-land...

Lou
SF, CA
bred & born in Brooklyn, NYC






Let me guess...this place is located in Brooklyn?

The high-pressure/always "backordered" sales tactics in electronix stuff always seems to be HQ'ed in Crooklyn.

You have much more patience than I do. I was in the same boat with a camcorder recently. Whenever I called, many many many rings/wait time, then when I asked about status I got "Do you want to order it?"

I asked about status again, and was promptly hung up on. Each and every single time. Every time. This happened 20X times over many days/weeks. I ask, they hang up.

I made a little call to Sony, and the NY State attoney's office, and filed claims with both of them.

Lou, what's up with your NY peeps and their "bidness practic es"?

-greginLA









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61st street in da house!

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In a message dated 8/12/08 11:51:11 AM, lguttilla@xxxxxx writes:


> i shoulda known it'd be a guy from drag-Queens talkin' sheet about Bklyn....
> *
> Lou
> SF, CA
> p.s.* you're still not off the hook!
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: ForsaleinFL@xxxxxx
> HA! Once a NY'er, always a NY'er!
>
> greginLA (formerly greg in Woodside, Queens NYC)
>
>




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Austin Street.

Formerly of Van Der Veer, er, Vanderveer "Estates" (read: bring two
extra mags and a Ka-Bar) off Nostrand Ave.

Not all the electronics shops in Brooklyn are crooked by the way, but
their mail order sides are all drop-ship under separate DBAs and some
folks find the lack of Saturday hours a bit off-putting...




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From: vfr-bounces@xxxxxx [mailto:vfr-bounces@xxxxxx] On Behalf
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Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 3:01 PM
To: vfr@xxxxxx
Subject: Re: GPS order for Zumo backordered 3-4 weeks again!


61st street in da house!

greginLA (currently telling family members to go into hiding)


In a message dated 8/12/08 11:51:11 AM, lguttilla@xxxxxx writes:




i shoulda known it'd be a guy from drag-Queens talkin' sheet
about Bklyn...

Lou
SF, CA
p.s. you're still not off the hook!

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greginLA (formerly greg in Woodside, Queens NYC)








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Matt, I tried to order my daughter a Garmin 660 for her college graduation present in May and ran into this EXACT scenario with 86th Street Photo in NYC. When I did a little checking, I learned that this is the drill.... they bait you in with a low price and then try to make their profit on outrageously priced accessories (they tried to sell me an $80 2GB SD card as well) and if you don't bite, they put you in backorder purgatory. This is well documented on the net and someone should inform the NY attorney general's office of the practice. I have intended to but have not gotten around to it yet.

I learned that the owner is a middle eastern guy who owns several other online companies and they all do this same thing. I suspect the one you are dealing with is one of them. I demanded to speak with the owner but was never allowed to. I did, however, have a very rude encounter with the manager of 86th Street Photo who hung up on me when I started accusing him of bait and switch sales schemes.

You will never get the unit unless you press it with the NY authorities and even then may not. I suspect NY authorities have bigger fish to fry. Currently there are 66 fraud reports filed with RipOffReport.com against 86th Street Photo on this very issue.

Vic

< delivered, which is about $100+ less than anywhere else online.? They said I
had to call in and talk to one of their guys to complete the order.?
?
I talked to them and they pushed an $80 2GB SD card on me and I said
no.? Guy gets off the phone, comes back and said it would be back ordered
3-4 weeks, did I want to cancel the order or wait...I said I'd wait.?
I called back today and got the same thing, that it would be another
3-4 weeks on back-order--but no bugging about the SD card.? I'm wondering
if I call in Sept it will be another 3-4 weeks...

I'd love to find out if someone else orders it WITH an SD card to see
if they say the item will ship in a day or two...just wondering if I'll
ever see the Zumo I ordered or not...

Matt>>


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Mathew, you would be well advised to get as far away from that company as
possible. I've read complaints about them before on several boards. Here are
just a few things I googled on them. They should be forced to close their
doors:


http://www.sunnewspapers.net/article...l1.htm&code=54

http://www.st-owners.com/forums/show...ghlight=TECHON

http://www.st-owners.com/forums/show...ghlight=TECHON

http://www.complaintsboard.com/compl...om-c83058.html


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Roth"
To: "vfr"
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:16 PM
Subject: GPS order for Zumo backordered 3-4 weeks again!


I ordered a Zumo 450 from TECHONdigital.com on July 11th for $350 delivered,
which is about $100+ less than anywhere else online. They said I had to call
in and talk to one of their guys to complete the order.

I talked to them and they pushed an $80 2GB SD card on me and I said no. Guy
gets off the phone, comes back and said it would be back ordered 3-4 weeks,
did I want to cancel the order or wait...I said I'd wait. I called back
today and got the same thing, that it would be another 3-4 weeks on
back-order--but no bugging about the SD card. I'm wondering if I call in
Sept it will be another 3-4 weeks...

I'd love to find out if someone else orders it WITH an SD card to see if
they say the item will ship in a day or two...just wondering if I'll ever
see the Zumo I ordered or not...

Matt

--- On Fri, 7/11/08, sales@xxxxxx

Matt




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I've purchased from Adorama myself (telescope). No problems at all.


----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: GPS order for Zumo backordered 3-4 weeks again!


This is NORMAL business practice for these guys.
Don't torture yourselves. Go somewhere else. 'Cuz if it too good to be
true . . .
I bought a nice Nikon recently from Adorama. No problems. Was not the
lowest price but it came right away as promised.
Caveat emptor.
My 2¢ worth.

JohnA in LA, CA USA




On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM, wrote:
>
> In a message dated 8/12/08 10:16:48 AM, zupatun@xxxxxx writes:
>
>
> I ordered a Zumo 450 from TECHONdigital.com on July 11th for $350
> delivered,
> which is about $100+ less than anywhere else online. They said I had to
> call in and talk to one of their guys to complete the order.
>
> I talked to them and they pushed an $80 2GB SD card on me and I said no.
> Guy gets off the phone, comes back and said it would be back ordered 3-4
> weeks, did I want to cancel the order or wait...I said I'd wait. I called
> back today and got the same thing, that it would be another 3-4 weeks on
> back-order--but no bugging about the SD card. I'm wondering if I call in
> Sept it will be another 3-4 weeks...
> I'd love to find out if someone else orders it WITH an SD card to see if
> they say the item will ship in a day or two...just wondering if I'll ever
> see the Zumo I ordered or not...
>
> Matt
>
>
> Let me guess...this place is located in Brooklyn?
>
> The high-pressure/always "backordered" sales tactics in electronix stuff
> always seems to be HQ'ed in Crooklyn.
>
> You have much more patience than I do. I was in the same boat with a
> camcorder recently. Whenever I called, many many many rings/wait time,
> then
> when I asked about status I got "Do you want to order it?"
>
> I asked about status again, and was promptly hung up on. Each and every
> single time. Every time. This happened 20X times over many days/weeks. I
> ask, they hang up.
>
> I made a little call to Sony, and the NY State attoney's office, and filed
> claims with both of them.
>
> Lou, what's up with your NY peeps and their "bidness practices"?
>
> -greginLA
>
>
>
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For sure Mick.

Hey bargain hunters, that includes me, check out the retailers.
Your life will be better as a result. Well, a tiny bit better.
IOW, no free lunch.

JohnA in LA, CA USA

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Mick wrote:
> I've purchased from Adorama myself (telescope). No problems at all.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Alexander"
>
> Cc:
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:33 PM
> Subject: Re: GPS order for Zumo backordered 3-4 weeks again!
>
>
> This is NORMAL business practice for these guys.
> Don't torture yourselves. Go somewhere else. 'Cuz if it too good to be
> true . . .
> I bought a nice Nikon recently from Adorama. No problems. Was not the
> lowest price but it came right away as promised.
> Caveat emptor.
> My 2¢ worth.
>
> JohnA in LA, CA USA
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM, wrote:
>>
>> In a message dated 8/12/08 10:16:48 AM, zupatun@xxxxxx writes:
>>
>>
>> I ordered a Zumo 450 from TECHONdigital.com on July 11th for $350
>> delivered,
>> which is about $100+ less than anywhere else online. They said I had to
>> call in and talk to one of their guys to complete the order.
>>
>> I talked to them and they pushed an $80 2GB SD card on me and I said no.
>> Guy gets off the phone, comes back and said it would be back ordered 3-4
>> weeks, did I want to cancel the order or wait...I said I'd wait. I called
>> back today and got the same thing, that it would be another 3-4 weeks on
>> back-order--but no bugging about the SD card. I'm wondering if I call in
>> Sept it will be another 3-4 weeks...
>> I'd love to find out if someone else orders it WITH an SD card to see if
>> they say the item will ship in a day or two...just wondering if I'll ever
>> see the Zumo I ordered or not...
>>
>> Matt
>>
>>
>> Let me guess...this place is located in Brooklyn?
>>
>> The high-pressure/always "backordered" sales tactics in electronix stuff
>> always seems to be HQ'ed in Crooklyn.
>>
>> You have much more patience than I do. I was in the same boat with a
>> camcorder recently. Whenever I called, many many many rings/wait time,
>> then
>> when I asked about status I got "Do you want to order it?"
>>
>> I asked about status again, and was promptly hung up on. Each and every
>> single time. Every time. This happened 20X times over many days/weeks. I
>> ask, they hang up.
>>
>> I made a little call to Sony, and the NY State attoney's office, and filed
>> claims with both of them.
>>
>> Lou, what's up with your NY peeps and their "bidness practices"?
>>
>> -greginLA
>>
>>
>>
>> **************
>> Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews
>> on AOL Autos.
>>
>> (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-20...00050000000017
>> )
>> _______________________________________________
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>> vfr@xxxxxx
>> For subscription and delivery options:
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Wow...a 2gb sd card for $80???? I can get one for $8 at buy.com.

If a place seems to sell something too cheap....check them out first at
_http://www.resellerratings.com/_ (http://www.resellerratings.com/)

Andy


In a message dated 8/12/2008 8:06:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
johnmalexander@xxxxxx writes:

For sure Mick.

Hey bargain hunters, that includes me, check out the retailers.
Your life will be better as a result. Well, a tiny bit better.
IOW, no free lunch.

JohnA in LA, CA USA

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Mick wrote:
> I've purchased from Adorama myself (telescope). No problems at all.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Alexander"
>
> Cc:
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:33 PM
> Subject: Re: GPS order for Zumo backordered 3-4 weeks again!
>
>
> This is NORMAL business practice for these guys.
> Don't torture yourselves. Go somewhere else. 'Cuz if it too good to be
> true . . .
> I bought a nice Nikon recently from Adorama. No problems. Was not the
> lowest price but it came right away as promised.
> Caveat emptor.
> My 2¢ worth.
>
> JohnA in LA, CA USA
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM, wrote:
>>
>> In a message dated 8/12/08 10:16:48 AM, zupatun@xxxxxx writes:
>>
>>
>> I ordered a Zumo 450 from TECHONdigital.c