UPDATE: Dell Demands Takedown Of Our “22 Confessions Of A Former Dell Sales Manager”
ELECTRONICS
Do You Refurb?
By 6.13.07
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Save $100 At Apple By Being A Tease Over The Phone?
By 6.13.07
An Apple telesales rep tell us you can get them to knock $100 off your price when ordering over the phone just by playing a little hard to get:
If they make it obvious that they’re purchasing but are a little resistant to it being “too expensive” by about $100 – sales representatives can take off $100 off an order (as long as it’s purchased through the standard consumer store).
We’re thinking this is more likely to work if it’s a big-ticket item like a laptop.
27 Confessions Of A Former Circuit City Worker
By 6.11.07
I had worked at Circuit City for quite some time, until recently when I could no longer stand the shady operations of its business. While working at Circuit City I worked in the Media and Technology department. I believe there are a few things that people should know about Circuit City…
HOW TO: Know If Your CompUSA Is Getting Liquidated
By 2.27.07
How do you know if your local CompUSA is one of 129 getting liquidated starting tomorrow? If it’s not on this list, it’s going out of business.
NYC: Recycle Your Old Electronics This Weekend
By 1.5.07
Yes, we know not everyone lives in New York, but a lot of people do, and a lot of them have old electronics that they should recycle. From Gizmodo:
Where You Love To Shop
By 11.21.06
“Readers who bought electronics products online were happier than those who bought at stores. That was the case for every product category we have data about. It proved especially true for digital cameras, audio gear, camcorders, DVD players, and digital video recorders. The top overall e-tailer was Crutchfield, closely followed by Costco.com, BuyDig.com, Amazon, Buy.com, and JR.com.”
Angry Sex Sells Vacuums
By 6.9.06
Leave it to the Germans to use s AND m to pitch electronics. A gentle people known for their thrift, in Germany, they use the whole Lebensraum.
TV Shipping in the Valley of the Amazons
By 5.19.06
Man buys TV from Amazon. UPS keeps dropping it. Perhaps Amazon should use better packing.
No Love at the Radio Shack; Store Closings and Resume Fakeries
By 2.20.06
s besieged CEO Dave Edmonson on Friday. The company operates 7,000 stores, all of which need your zip code to sell you batteries.
Morning Deals Round-Up
By 2.20.06
• Amazon’s electronics outlet has many items on sale for 70% off or more. Get the Remanufactured Brother RPT-65 P-Touch Personal Label Printer for just $13, Lifehackers. [via DealNews]
A Look Inside a Newegg Warehouse
By 2.15.06
Nerd nexus Anandtech.com has a look inside one of Newegg’s shipping and distribution centers, made especially interesting considering how consistently the online electronics retail giant is able to quickly put product in shoppers’ hands. Newegg is said to have an internal goal of getting every order into customers’ hands two days after they order online—no matter what method of shipping is chosen. In our experience, they hit that target more often than not.
Best Buy Continues to Phase Out Mail-In Rebates
By 1.25.06
Best Buy is continuing to revamp their rebates process, according to this press release, providing ‘instant savings’ on notebook computers at the register, as well as rolling out a new online rebates tool that they claim shortens the rebate turn-around down to just over a week.
Fake Electronics (Yes, We’ll Take Some)
By 1.9.06
PC World has an interesting, if disturbing article about counterfeit electronics hardware and what you can do to prevent having a knock-off cell phone battery explode through your chest. (The answer? Not a whole lot, actually.)
Popular Mechanics for HDTV Lovers
By 1.3.06
We’ve been surprised to have so many requests by readers for a good buyer’s guide to HDTVs—it’s easily eclipsed requests for purchasing legitimate Kristy McNichol autographed glossies on eBay. (Hint: Go for the Empty Nest cast photos that were accidentally left unsigned by David Leisure for big savings.)
Monoprice.com: Cheap A/V Accessories
By 12.15.05
For years, we’ve advised people who need audio-visual accessories—especially the little stuff, like cables—to shop on eBay. And we still do—there are some great deals to be found out there. But the next time we need a component video cable or a fiber-optic audio Toslink cable, we’re going to try Monoprice.com. Here’s why:
