Tech and gadget specials this weekend (5 - 7 April 2013)

akescpt said:
why do samsung tvs only have 2 hdmi inputs? bloody irritating..
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Why do Toyotas only have 1-litre engines?

Only the bottom-of-the-range, cheapie TV's they palm off on the 3rd world have only 2 HDMI ports. The vast majority of Samsung TVs have 4 or more, it's pretty rare to find one with only 2.
 
my previous generation sammy has four. Got it for the same price as this one.
 
Good luck finding stock of the harddrive at game..... 3 stores and they have nothing. They keep 1 in stock and when the special launched wow it got sold out.......
 
Where are the Esquire specials? Searched forums and google: No luck :(
Want to buy a laptop hard drive (magnetic or SSD)
 
cavedog said:
Good luck finding stock of the harddrive at game..... 3 stores and they have nothing. They keep 1 in stock and when the special launched wow it got sold out.......
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Could not find any special on hard drives at GAME or Incredible Connection (Somerset-West Mall). Famous last words : Sold out. Why do they advertise these stuff when they only have 5 or 6 at the beginning of the "special"? Got one at Dion Wired ; R 100-00 more expensive. So much for your specials........
 
cavedog said:
Good luck finding stock of the harddrive at game..... 3 stores and they have nothing. They keep 1 in stock and when the special launched wow it got sold out.......
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I contacted Game first thing in the morning when they launched their promotion/brochure. Phoned Game CBD salesperson told me they had 1 in stock, asked him nicely to reserve it and lately on went to collect it was a little disappointed to notice the box was already open but the hard drive works perfectly no issues at all. Highly doubt you will find any. I think incredible connection and game are clearing out inventory cause a new version will be released soon as new egg also doesn't have stock. Best price in town I paid for my iOmega 2011(opening special) R999, bought another 2tb as a backup.


Spinx999 said:
Could not find any special on hard drives at GAME or Incredible Connection (Somerset-West Mall). Famous last words : Sold out. Why do they advertise these stuff when they only have 5 or 6 at the beginning of the "special"? Got one at Dion Wired ; R 100-00 more expensive. So much for your specials........
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Remember Dion wired is part of Mass Stores/Wallmart group. Also find it very disappointing that BlackBerry Z10 is more expensive with game than Dion Wired. Just asked them for a rain check voucher, who knows they probably have stock at the warehouse and insist for them to locate stock. It isn't worth it driving further cos petrol will cost u more
 
Spinx999 said:
Could not find any special on hard drives at GAME or Incredible Connection (Somerset-West Mall). Famous last words : Sold out. Why do they advertise these stuff when they only have 5 or 6 at the beginning of the "special"? Got one at Dion Wired ; R 100-00 more expensive. So much for your specials........
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RichardG said:
I contacted Game first thing in the morning when they launched their promotion/brochure. Phoned Game CBD salesperson told me they had 1 in stock, asked him nicely to reserve it and lately on went to collect it was a little disappointed to notice the box was already open but the hard drive works perfectly no issues at all. Highly doubt you will find any. I think incredible connection and game are clearing out inventory cause a new version will be released soon as new egg also doesn't have stock. Best price in town I paid for my iOmega 2011(opening special) R999, bought another 2tb as a backup.
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After I made a big scene and complained on hellopeter.com, I got a reply from game. The store manager phoned me. They are giving me the new western digital 2TB external hdd with same specs for the same price as the verbatim for R799.

Game rep on hellopeter told me that if I don't get sorted out by the manager I need to let them know and they will take it futher. The manager apologized....... I am actually impressed.

http://hellopeter.com/game/complaints/no-stock-in-2-stores-1056216

They actually giving me the much more expensive newer model western digital harddrive for the same price. Maybe you must complain too and say its unacceptable.
 
cavedog said:
After I made a big scene and complained on hellopeter.com, I got a reply from game. The store manager phoned me. They are giving me the new western digital 2TB external hdd with same specs for the same price as the verbatim for R799.

Game rep on hellopeter told me that if I don't get sorted out by the manager I need to let them know and they will take it futher. The manager apologized....... I am actually impressed.

http://hellopeter.com/game/complaints/no-stock-in-2-stores-1056216

They actually giving me the much more expensive newer model western digital harddrive for the same price. Maybe you must complain too and say its unacceptable.
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No 'Maybe' about it. If its out of stock, speak to the manager and insist they get one in or provide a similar or better model for the same price.

Just before the floods hit Thailand, a couple of years back, I had a similar experience at Game, a 2TB Verbatim drive on special for R799, out of stock and the manger replaced it with a Samsung one for the same price there and then. With that kind of service, I will shop there again and recommend my friends to do the same.
 
I went to pick my harddrive up now for the same price. Still had the courier sticker on from JHB. They couriered me one just because I complained about it.

Now that is service. The manager said I need to complain to him next time something doesn't work out. They will sort me out.

I'm verry happy with the outcome. Pitty I had to complain online though. Nice harddrive. usb 3.0 works great transfering about 130 or so MB/s from a slow green hdd.
 
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