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My Great Story w/ the E1705

post #1 of 9
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New comer to the notebookforums.com.. i have browsed these forums for about a month and they have been very helpful for me in learning about the available laptops.. and ultimately which laptop i wanted to buy...



I decided about a week ago to purchase the E1705. Hoping I could get a little more than the 20% dell was currently offering, i dealt with a very kind sales rep. who took off another $200 for me. Was going fine until I realized i charged it to my debit card that didn't have enough money to cover the system. .. Next day, called and canclelled order - had it put on the credit card.

.. Three days later, came across an amazing offer through the EPP site of dell, and a coupon which included 30%. I was saving over 500 BUCKS THIS WAY compared to the previous great offer.

I left the purchase in my cart, this was last nite @ 11:30.. i wake up @ 8 all excited, call Dell.. Cancel my previous order which was in the shipping stage Getting really happy now.. it goes through, go on the site to purchase the laptop saving all this money... BUT... the deal is off NOW!

.. Now.. im really sad, lost, and school has started... not sure if I should wait for a better deal.. since I really am on a tight budget.. or just purchase it now..

post #2 of 9
Hey Game.. Welcome to the forums. Dell's deals come and go very quickly so when you can find a (30% - 40% off coupon) I would jump on it. I guess it really depends on whether you need the laptop right now or if you can wait until a another good deal comes by. Do you have a desktop that you can use until you decide to purchase a lappie? If so, I would wait. Being patient will save you big bucks in the long run! Good luck to you!
post #3 of 9
If you find a Dell deal, buy it right then. Prices sometimes change by the hour. Waiting is a suckers' game!

Welcome, BTW.
post #4 of 9
What sets me off is that I used a 25% coupon on the 30th and the 31st found the 30% and they were closed so I couldn't call and cancel.....Now I'm having problems getting through to the right people, I feel like I'm spinning in circles!
post #5 of 9
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I cant describe how unbelievably happy I am right now... Dell called my house - someone had a simliar order, where it was canceled or something to that nature, almost identical.. and they matched the price for me.. @ the 2,000 including the s/h and the tax..

I am seriously in shock... .. I was so pist off, i thought I was going to hafta wait another 3 months.. but this sales guy helped me out, and it should be shipped out by friday.

post #6 of 9
HAHA I once again love Dell with all my heart haha, I finally got through to someone that helped me out with my coupon problem and they are sending me a FREE!!!!! DJ DITTY(also free next day) THATS RIGHT YOU CAN'T TELL HOW HAPPY I AM CAN YOU?!
post #7 of 9
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bigmo, i feel you - i am in a state of shock he called my house to help me out..

I need to be with you under a waterfall dancing to some corny greatness like Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
post #8 of 9
haha...yeah the only thing was it took me all day to finally find the right person....okay it was maybe total and hour and half but it was spread out most of the day! I'll be honest I've always had wonderful support from Dell so I knew if I was persistant it would pay off and I'd find the right person to give me something free
A tip for everyone...If you want more out of the deal...keep asking
post #9 of 9
Wish I had the same great luck, went to order my 1705 solo with the FP2405 monitor for 1780 this morning through www.aafes.com (which I configured last night) and didn't realize the deal would dissapear. That same laptop and 24" LCD is now about 2800. I'm SO bummed, I thought I could finally migrate my gaming machine to a laptop and beautiful 24" LCD, but now I'm STUCK. That's cool they helped you out.
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