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This is how I got my XPS for $2095.00 even after taxes...

post #1 of 25
5/7/04 at 6:30pm
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For a 17 year old, im not dumb. AH
I have been watching dell every step of the way. When they have a sale and a new sale comes out, you can receive both if you do it right... like I did. Early the next morning the old sale was supposed to end, dell puts and the new sale but the old sale still remains (only for a limited time intrival). Its like 2 sales at once. So I got up early at 6:00 AM and ordered my XPS computer. I saved 250.00, free dvd burner, and shipping from the previous sale. Also I saved on the new sale which was 20% off. So it totalled 2095.00 after taxes. Only 2095?? Thats right Dell doesnt remove the old sale instantly so I took advantage of this and recieved what I like to call a "double sale". However, If i would have waited, i Wouldnt have received the dvd burner... the old sale was removed later that morning so thee " free dvd burner option" was no longer avaliable.

When I came home from school all the was avaliable for the sale was free shipping and 20% off...

On my receipt from dell they gave me in sales...

Free DVD burner
250.00 instant rebate
Free 3-5 day shipping
20% off for 20th ann.

I saved alot of cash and got some good stuff...

-Progneta-
" Proud owner of DELL XPS notebook "
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post #2 of 25
5/7/04 at 8:50pm
Don't suppose you thought to post this before the window of opportunity closed...
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post #3 of 25
5/7/04 at 9:31pm
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I must say I am sorry. But next time do as i did... Since dell is filing bankrupt, i have a feeling there will be alot of sales and price drops... this is just what i read...

DELL-Machina: Please note this user states hes not dumb but if you look at his initial post he expects any wandering user to read his Dell filing for Bankruptcy bit because clearly the rest of us cant possibly as smart as he is
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post #4 of 25
5/7/04 at 9:45pm
What does "dell is filing bankrupt" mean? Any links?
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post #5 of 25
5/8/04 at 12:01am
dell is not filing for bankruptcy

post some links or stfu, no reason to make sh!t up
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post #6 of 25
5/8/04 at 1:03am
hahah "dell filing for bankruptcy" say you know I read somewhere apple controls 90% of the market and Microsoft XBOX is now 49 dollars! of course I wont provide actual links cause im obviously making all of this up for attention
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post #7 of 25
5/8/04 at 1:09am
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I was thinking that also. I have been looking into dell for a long time. However I have read on the net that Dell is cutting back on employees and also is having financial trouble...
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post #8 of 25
5/8/04 at 1:12am
in these hard times all comapnies find the best way to make money or maintain high profits since dell hasnt been hit with net losses is to lay off employees. This does not translate into dell filing for chapter 11 besides even if they were they wouldnt fire anyone till the last minute. Also not emassive sales do not dictate huge financial problems because if it were you should be expecting disturbing mark offs like 50% off on everything and huge symbols showing "Liquidation" thats a clear and definite sign that a company is going down
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post #9 of 25
5/8/04 at 1:15am
Progneta:

How about thinking before posting? Could save everybody's time.
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post #10 of 25
5/8/04 at 1:17am
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I know Dell isnt going down... I just read somewhere on the net about financial problems and chance of chpt 11. However with new CEO and demanding technology, Dell stands strong...
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post #11 of 25
5/8/04 at 1:48am
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and recieved what I like to call a "double sale"


Anyway, that's cool. Hope you like your new comp!
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post #12 of 25
5/8/04 at 1:57am
good lord,
you guys really think a company gives 2 craps about you? who cares if there software is so screwed up it offers multiple offers at the sametime?

GJ Prog, way to out hustle the hustler
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post #13 of 25
5/8/04 at 2:40am

Dell Chapt 11 no....

Check out this link http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=DELL&t=my that shows Dell's stock from day one, it also shows on this page that the EPS the P/E ratio and everyting else, and although it has planned off, they aren't in big trouble, I also looked at their Statement of Chash flows and they did go a little defensive, but there is no sign of hudge problems. Chapter 11 is a big RUMOR!!!
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post #14 of 25
5/8/04 at 6:14am
hey what if i do the same thing when dells 20% off deal is just gonna get over, then i bet they will have some newer deals, so technically if i get up early and order like you did, i should be able to get the 20% and the newer deals rite?
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post #15 of 25
5/8/04 at 8:53am
OK, I gotta chime in here. I work in the financial industry.

There shouldn't even be a RUMOR about chapter 11. It's the most absurd thing i've ever seen.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=DELL&annual

That's their yearly earnings. Why would a company making MILLIONS per year in PROFITS need to go bankrupt? As a public company, their debt is all "on the record" for the public to see.... and they don't seem to have any.

I'm not sure where this rumor came from, but you can rest assured that it has absolutely NO basis in fact. Heck, just before 2003's end, Business Week did a big layout on Dell, and it was glowing. The pointed out the shortcomings in Dell's command chain and employees perception of it, and their big strength being a super-efficient distributor.

Dell is NOT in trouble in ANY way, shape or form financially. There is absolutely NO threat of chapter 11 that I can see, barring any unforseen enron-like activity (which I strongly doubt).
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post #16 of 25
5/8/04 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by He|iX
hey what if i do the same thing when dells 20% off deal is just gonna get over, then i bet they will have some newer deals, so technically if i get up early and order like you did, i should be able to get the 20% and the newer deals rite?
Yes. Once the 20% goes off and the next morning the new sales are on, you can possibly get both sales. Thats what I did and saved alot...
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post #17 of 25
5/8/04 at 11:11am
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Originally Posted by stizames
Check out this link http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=DELL&t=my that shows Dell's stock from day one, it also shows on this page that the EPS the P/E ratio and everyting else, and although it has planned off, they aren't in big trouble, I also looked at their Statement of Chash flows and they did go a little defensive, but there is no sign of hudge problems. Chapter 11 is a big RUMOR!!!
I knew dell wouldnt go under. But zdnet clames that they are cutting back on employees... which is no major consequence...
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post #18 of 25
5/8/04 at 2:01pm
They cut back on employees to reduce costs. This allows them to post 20% off sales. The reason for the sales is that Dell has, for the past couple of years, been deliberately trying to take market share away from the other Tier 1 and the Tier 2 manufacturers. Dell's strength is to make what amounts to commodity PCs more efficiently than anyone else (note that when I say commodity PC here I mean using standard components instead of designing proprietary equipment like HP and IBM sometimes do, not that DElls are identical to a white box vendor). This means the best way for them to grab market share is to deliver Tier 1 type PCs at a lower cost than anyone else.

These sales are an offensive move, not a defensive move like they are with Gateway. Gateway is fighting to survive, Dell is fighting to own the entire market.
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post #19 of 25
5/8/04 at 2:58pm
Hey Progneta - thats really awesome that you found that out. I really wish you would have told me though since I bought my 9100 on Wednesday thinking that the sales end at midnight. What did you get on your XPS? Did you use any coupons? And about Dell going bankrupt, I can't really say anything about that but I do know that yesterday when I called about my order status I spoke with someone with a thick accent. When I asked where the department was located he told me that it was located in India. Wouldnt Dell do this to save money or then again to make more money I guess. Either way I didnt like it and I think Dell should have all of their departments in the U.S. or at least somewhere like Austrailia, or the U.K. where they can speak english and be understood.
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post #20 of 25
5/8/04 at 3:56pm
I am a finance major at university of illinois. Trust me they aren't anywhere close to filing bankruptcy. I've tracked their stock since I was in 8th grade, and unless they're concealing information from shareholders, bankruptcy is not even in their dictionary right now. Please don't start senseless rumors.
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