Dell Haggling.........

[staffsMike]

There was an announcment yesterday that global mass production has started on the m1330, but, That only seems to be applying to the US at the moment lol

Black apparently is the only colour they are shipping to..i made one good choice on it after all

Mine is supposed to go into production end of this week start of next according to my dude at dell so we'll see..

[Versionconflict]

Afternoon Mike

Any news on your delivery?????

Mines been delayed now to the 24/08

Still a glass shortage apparently

My shipment date has been moved from the 3rd of August to the 29th August -

[staffsMike]

well i ordered 4th of july.. and still waiting lol

[Syd]

Phoned them Wednesday - in a very relaxed style I told them that I would have no option but to cancel my order as 5 weeks was a ridiculous delay - "sorry sir you cannot cancel your order as it had
just gone into production" and had not yet updated on my 'order watch' system. Kind of handy?

Still it's arriving on Monday so I will let you know if/when it arrives.

[Sinizter]

Of course you can cancel it at anytime, from before production to through production, to upto 1 week after you receive it.

They tried to pull that on me once, and I suggested that I might not be home to receive the packages. They they offered me a discount.

[staffsMike]

Monday..you lucky not to mention annoying person lol

[Syd]

Of course you can cancel it at anytime, from before production to through production, to upto 1 week after you receive it.

They tried to pull that on me once, and I suggested that I might not be home to receive the packages. They they offered me a discount.

TBH I felt I got a good enough deal the first time round and just a bit annoying that I will have waited
4 weeks for it to arrive!!!

Monday..you lucky not to mention annoying person lol

[staffsMike]

still wont come

[LeeH4M]

Sorry to bump a fairly old thread but i'm about to order a new rock 770, do rock haggle as dell do?

I already have the 3% student discount but wow thats 42 quid off the 1399 i might have to spend, how cheeky do u think i can be?

[Sinizter]

Sorry to bump a fairly old thread but i'm about to order a new rock 770, do rock haggle as dell do?

I already have the 3% student discount but wow thats 42 quid off the 1399 i might have to spend, how cheeky do u think i can be?

http://www.esquire.com/features/mone...114_1?src=ocau

Its about someone who tried to bargain for everything. A good read and some great tips.

[LeeH4M]

Cheers dude, very interest article. I think i might try get the 1399 laptop for 1200, im not sure if it will work but its worth a try ;D

[Craig321]

OK have finally got round to 'placing' my order with Dell, have specced up a Vostro 1500 with bits at £679 + VAT (free shipping atm)

Comes out at £799 inc VAT, spoke to a lady at Dell, specced it all up and sure enough was asked for my Visa Number, when I explained that I only had a budget of £700 I was greeted with the response that she didn't think I would get that much discount, but put me on hold for about 5 minutes, she then came back with the 'BEST' price of £749.

When I said that I couldn't go ahead with that she told me to take her ext and call her back when I was ready to proceed. I said not to worry as I could not possibly spend more than £700 and told her my card was waiting but I'd have to leave it. Surely a 6.25% discount is a bit low?

I've heard of 10, 20 30 % offers I guess I just wait now and see if they call back

You could try do a £700 order with e.g. a reduced CPU. Then when it comes to ordering say "I'll buy now if you up the CPU to 'blah' for the same price".

[unreal]

I got to haggle free delivery and £80 saving on mine... also swapped Vista Business with Home Premium which isn't really a haggle but a preference. I'm the most unassertive guy in the world, but I guess as long as you seem unsure if you want to go ahead with them on the phone but sure that you need a laptop, you can save at least something.