dell hell
Ever wonder if "certified refurbished" is just corporate doublespeak for "not entirely broken crap?" Well, at
Dell, it is! The refurbished Dell Studio Joseph bought as a gift for his father-in-law arrived with large scratches and a CD-R in the optical drive containing a pirated copy of Microsoft Office. Dell's response? They're willing to take back the laptop and waive the
restocking fee, but that's it.
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success
While we never like to hear the awful stories that come through our doors, it's a relief to know we can help. Listen to Reader B.J's harrowing Dell tale, and the EECB that saved the day.
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Elizabeth went out and bought a Mac after Dell twice sent Windows XP replacement CDs to her old address. After each failed delivery attempt, Elizabeth called Dell, which repeatedly promised that they'd get it right next time. One CSR even claimed that he personally called DHL to change the shipping address. (He didn't.)
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dell hell
Reader Julia writes in to say that
Dell owes her a $70 gift card and when she didn't get it they simply told her "too bad." She's wondering if any other Dell customers were similarly "cheated." She sent an EECB to Dell and a quick summary of her problem to us:
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customer service
A NJ man successfully sued
DELL in small claims court using a unique approach. He had the court papers delivered to a DELL kiosk in the local mall.
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complaints
At The Consumerist, we're always happy to bring a shaft of sunshine into our reader's lives. After reading about the Dell discount offers we posted about, WebKatz went ahead and got news PCs, including the fancy schmancy XPS desktop.
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analysis
We have avoided posting about the
"Dell Hell" marketing analysis all day, for many reasons, only one of which involves alcohol. Another is that Jeff Jarvis mentions us in the same post, and we were afraid that our whirring circle jerk might send parts careening off the internet. But you know, we can only be sent a link so many times before we capitulate. (Keep that in mind when next you have a product to hawk via email).
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