I was browsing here and a member called Nazca? (sorry lol) said they were available right now and I got one!
edit as in a few days ago he said "right now"
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Poll: HP TouchPad - $99 in US - any sign of UK drop?
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I was browsing here and a member called Nazca? (sorry lol) said they were available right now and I got one!
edit as in a few days ago he said "right now"
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Where from???
How do you set that up then??
Well I would wait a few more days to see. My interpretation is that prices are falling, at maybe £5-10/day.
Insight this morning for anyone interested:-
+ vat before the obvious question.
RIP OFF
Ahhh sorry accidental troll, I was referring to the quoted post where the guy said people that got them had auto refresh and stuff.
I was saying that a few days back a member in the thread said they were available and that is how I got one.
RIP OFF
Totally and they were flying out the door.
Why do people in this country turn into consumer retards?
If it was inc Vat then it might be justifiable, but those are ex vat prices obviously.
Its crazy. Even reputable retailers are in on this to make a quick buck.
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Insight this morning for anyone interested:- (desperate suckers!)
+ vat before the obvious question.
nothing there now
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Cheers, so by buying from a reputable retailer, with a reliable next-day delivery for significantly less then the original RRP and at less than most are being sold on ebay from unreliable private sellers, I have become a "consumer retard".
Whilst entitled to your opinion, I don't think I agree
I missed out on the original deal, my orders from Amazon and Staples were cancelled, despite being put in very promptly. My visits to retailers were not-fruitfull. Why does the fact I can afford to buy at this price make me a "consumer retard", when frankly, it suits me down to the ground?
Cheers, so by buying from a reputable retailer, with a reliable next-day delivery for significantly less then the original RRP and at less than most are being sold on ebay from unreliable private sellers, I have become a "consumer retard".
Whilst entitled to your opinion, I don't think I agree
I missed out on the original deal, my orders from Amazon and Staples were cancelled, despite being put in very promptly. My visits to retailers were not-fruitfull. Why does the fact I can afford to buy at this price make me a "consumer retard", when frankly, it suits me down to the ground?
I guess it's the stupendous turn around everyone has made on the price situation. A few pages back everyone was willing to slate the ebay profiteers selling the Touchpad at £200...Now everyone is buying touchpads from retailer profiteers.
As far as ebay sellers being unreliable? It appears most of the touchpads available are from sellers with a very high star rating....Argument falls through.
I have nothing against consumers purchasing touchpads for £200 btw. I have been very tempted at this price.
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Its only natural that people who had sales potentially going through initially at the lower price resisted and cursed the higher prices.
However, once it became clear that there was no real hope of getting a unit at those prices, reality sets in.
I could whinge and moan and have no cheap new device to play with, or spend what is not a exactly a huge sum of money and get a nice touchpad
If you are unwilling to buy one at that price, then don't. Someone else will buy it
Its only natural that people who had sales potentially going through initially at the lower price resisted and cursed the higher prices.
However, once it became clear that there was no real hope of getting a unit at those prices, reality sets in.
I could whinge and moan and have no cheap new device to play with, or spend what is not a exactly a huge sum of money and get a nice touchpad
If you are unwilling to buy one at that price, then don't. Someone else will buy it
No one likes a whinger...
Cheers, so by buying from a reputable retailer, with a reliable next-day delivery for significantly less then the original RRP and at less than most are being sold on ebay from unreliable private sellers, I have become a "consumer retard".
Whilst entitled to your opinion, I don't think I agree
I missed out on the original deal, my orders from Amazon and Staples were cancelled, despite being put in very promptly. My visits to retailers were not-fruitfull. Why does the fact I can afford to buy at this price make me a "consumer retard", when frankly, it suits me down to the ground?
Purchase justification at its finest.
The RRP is £89 and £115. Thats it. Doesnt matter what the "original" one was.
At these prices you KNOW you are being ripped off, for a piece of kit thats already obsolete.
If you STILL purchase knowing all these things then God help you.
The only thing thats driving this madness, is peoples envy, and the fact that others have got something that they cannot seem to get. Meaning the have nots are experiencing feelings of inadequacy that they need to address by persevering until they actually have one, regardless of the cost.
For £89 it was a great little toy, this changes when the price is more than double.
Seems like another modern Britain syndrome to me.
Wait a few months and watch Ebay FILL up with second hand Touchpads that all the morons find that they actually have no use for!
You can get refurbished Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1s for £300. (just found some from a reputable seller) What's £100 eh?
Obviously it's not that much if you're willing to pay that much extra on top of the lower RRP prices for a Touchpad 