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Have you purchased a Dell at less than stated price?

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  • 09-08-2007 11:19pm
    #1
    pod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 130 ✭✭


    Just wondered if anyone here has ever phoned / e-mailed Dell about one of their desktop offers and managed to get a discount off the price or alternatively some extras for the same price?

    I'm sure I've read somewhere on boards.ie about this being done.

    Anyone here ever done this?


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    jellybean520
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭jellybean520


    The Dell outlet site is where to go. You'll find higher spec machines here for pretty standard prices.


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    DarkJager
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,960 ✭✭✭DarkJager


    Try Dells Presto service. One of my friends tried them and the sales guy there gave him a very nice discount


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    jellybean520
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭jellybean520


    And to answer your original question, no I've not phoned up and got a discount. In the past, if anything I've added to the price of what I was buying because of upselling.

    Ordering on the phone is meant to be marginally more expensive than online....can't say I've noticed this.

    When I buy again, it will be from the Outlet section.


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    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Not really a Bargain Alert, bounce it back to me mods if not in the right place. Cheersh.


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    #6
    pod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 130 ✭✭pod


    DarkJager wrote:
    Try Dells Presto service. One of my friends tried them and the sales guy there gave him a very nice discount
    I haven't heard of that before. What's the Presto service?


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    DarkJager
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    www.dell.ie/presto

    Its a Software troubleshooting department of Dell of which I've only heard good things about. They supposedly also sell machines.


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    pod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 130 ✭✭pod


    DarkJager wrote:
    www.dell.ie/presto

    Its a Software troubleshooting department of Dell of which I've only heard good things about. They supposedly also sell machines.
    Thanks, looks as if you have to be a subscriber to that service

    http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/topics/presto_phone/pricing?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs


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    DarkJager
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,960 ✭✭✭DarkJager


    No, read the site again. Fixes are charged at different rates. Sub is optional


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    pod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 130 ✭✭pod


    DarkJager wrote:
    No, read the site again. Fixes are charged at different rates. Sub is optional
    Ah right, I think that makes it €29
    http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/topics/presto_phone/howdoi?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs

    If I did get something off the price it probably wouldn't be much more than this amount anyhow. So may not really be worth it.


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