HP Touchpad Thread (NO Discussion Of Personal Buying/Selling)

partyatmygaff · 23-08-2011 09:22PM

celj wrote: »

Think you are right.Ebay will be the only option when this chaos go away and they go for sensible prices.

I still have the £89.00 on Amzon but looks like that could go the same route.
Also have an Argos reservation.

If lucks goes your way with the Amazon order could I have your Argos reservation?

I'm an occasional Android Kernel developer and i'll probably attempt to help out in the Touchdroid project if that gives me any preference :P

celj · 23-08-2011 09:22PM

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

My order on FNAC is still at "Order Preparation" and haven't received any further emails from them despite ringing and emailing them today.

Empty headed animal food trough wipers!

I'm in the same boat.

celj · 23-08-2011 09:23PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

If lucks goes your way with the Amazon order could I have your Argos reservation?

I'm an occasional Android Kernel developer and i'll probably attempt to help out in the Touchdroid project if that gives me any preference :P

Sorry,I've promised it to another Boardsie.

coach22 · 23-08-2011 09:23PM

ARGOS better make an announcement tomorrow! i cant take another day of all this speculation!

seanin4711 · 23-08-2011 09:24PM

here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0054689MQ/ref=s9_pop_gw_g147_ir02?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=0ZJVPR52PSHDDP4JY3X7&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=202006527&pf_rd_i=468294

and here
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/ArgosPromo3/includeName/hp-touchpad.htm?jspStoreDir=argos&catalogId=1500002901&SearchCmdImpl2RequestFilter.messages={}&langId=-1&ArgosGSHelper=uk.co.argos.ecommerce.common.utils.ArgosGSHelper@68d47e32&searchTerms=TOUCHPAD&SEARCH_METADATA=uk.co.argos.ecommerce.search.util.SearchMetadata@6b487e32&storeId=10001&ddkey=Search

claytonie · 23-08-2011 09:24PM

+1 Ordered on FNAC last night just after 8 and have been waiting for a magical email all day to say I was a luck winner

celj wrote: »

I'm in the same boat.

ash_kay · 23-08-2011 09:28PM

coach22 wrote: »

I think for most people on boards last nite who ordered it said subject to availability 4-12 days or something like that beside it when they ordered it. i know it did for me anyway.

Me too. I was quite late ordering from FNAC last night, about 9.30pm, but I definitely spotted the mention of 4-12 days on the product page. It was either just below or above the Buy (or whatever it was in French) button.

wingnut · 23-08-2011 09:29PM

farrelli wrote: »

Has there been any success with amazon.co.uk orders? This thread has almost doubled since I left and if I missed out on some vital info. like: "Amazon never had any when they dropped their prices", I'd appreciate it if someone could let me know. Well done to everyone that was successful, its been epic!

Have one on order. Status is:

delivery estimate: We need a little more time to provide you with a good estimate. We'll notify you via e-mail as soon as we have an estimated delivery date. You can cancel at any time.

23-08-2011 09:29PM

It took me half an hour to get my order through on FNAC last night. Not holding out much hope to be honest. They must have got a shedload of orders.

imitation · 23-08-2011 09:30PM

Lets face it lads, there must have maybe 1000 of these in Ireland tops, judging by how much stock vendors had, if that, its not a huge market and I doubt HP ever hoped to sell that many up front. I also bet tonnes were siphoned off by people in retailers, people close to retailers in business etc. The fact that sites like elara listed having had a couple of thousand in stock wasn't really helpful (A situation that was to be fair realistic before HP created this massive run on them).

I reckon the best bet now is to wait a couple of weeks and see if you can get it off a tout on ebay. I'm hoping theres going to be a few people caught rotten with tonnes of these they can't shift when the frenzy dies down and people realise its a discontinued product and the early android ports dont turn out to be all that.

superflyninja · 23-08-2011 09:31PM

whats the story with Argos and reservations? Ive got a reservation thats available Friday.

seanin4711 · 23-08-2011 09:32PM

claytonie wrote: »

+1 Ordered on FNAC last night just after 8 and have been waiting for a magical email all day to say I was a luck winner

nothing cheap there!
http://www.fnac.com/HP-TouchPad-9-7-Tactile-32-Go-WiFi/a3531595/w-4

MisterAnarchy · 23-08-2011 09:35PM

The Touchpad is s rare as Hen's Teeth it seems

1930 Update : Presently, there is no stock anywhere in the UK. Only Argos and Amazon seem to have significant amount of the Touchpad left. Amazon currently has the 16GB model for £249 while Argos is still selling the tablet for £350. All the 28 or so other UK and European retailers we've looked at have either no stocks or have pulled the Touchpad altogether from their product listing.

Read more: http://www.itproportal.com/2011/08/23/89-hp-touchpad-tablet-stock-sale-update-30-uk-retailers/#ixzz1Vt04tkyh

Basq · 23-08-2011 09:37PM

seanin4711 wrote: »

nothing cheap there!
http://www.fnac.com/HP-TouchPad-9-7-Tactile-32-Go-WiFi/a3531595/w-4

You won't find any retailer still selling it at around €99..

.. they're all out-of-stock / discontinued / gone up in price drastically since.

celj · 23-08-2011 09:37PM

seanin4711 wrote: »

nothing cheap there!
http://www.fnac.com/HP-TouchPad-9-7-Tactile-32-Go-WiFi/a3531595/w-4

Was last night.

23-08-2011 09:37PM

When do the Argos reservations start to lapse and they become open to everybody again?

celj · 23-08-2011 09:39PM

Deleted User wrote: »

When do the Argos reservations start to lapse and they become open to everybody again?

They won't.

Doodah7 · 23-08-2011 09:39PM

Update on hotukdeals relating to Amazon. Basically if you haven't a estimated dispatch date, then no stock is allocated to your order. See here:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/palm-pre3-hp-touchpad-16gb-32gb-89-115-from-today-stock-levels-official-thread-p/1000474?page=543

Basq · 23-08-2011 09:40PM

tallpaul wrote: »

Update on hotukdeals relating to Amazon. Basically if you haven't a estimated dispatch date, then no stock is allocated to your order. See here:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/palm-pre3-hp-touchpad-16gb-32gb-89-115-from-today-stock-levels-official-thread-p/1000474?page=543

Yeah, that's what I assumed from the "no despatch date" alright.

Was personally never under any the impression there was stock reserved.

Zimmerframe · 23-08-2011 09:42PM

neonitrix wrote: »

apology bull from Misco from their facebook page

An apology from Misco.co.uk
.by Misco.co.uk on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 7:09pm.Today we received an unprecedented volume of traffic to our website in regards to the recent price drop on the HP TouchPad. This not only affected Misco but many other online retailers. Unfortunately, as a result the Misco website was unable to meet these exceptional demands leading to many customers being unable to access the website to place orders.

These offers were massively oversubscribed and exceeded all expectations. With the website unable to function correctly the limited stock was sold quickly through our sales teams and therefore unfortunately never made it to the website.

We are committed to you, our valued customers and are taking immediate corrective steps to regain your confidence in us. We have begun to take measures internally to manage similar events in future and in order to provide customers with more timely information for handling operational difficulties. We are confident, as a result of these actions, that Misco will be more reliable and responsive to customers.

Nothing is more important to us than regaining your trust and we hope that you give us the opportunity to display our strengths as one of the UK’s leading IT & electronic resellers and provide you with the positive experience you have come to expect from us.

Sincerely,

Sandy Price

General Manager

Misco.co.uk

.

what a crock of ..........

Mr Trade In · 23-08-2011 09:45PM

I have two booked in Argos, one will be held until Friday the other until the 31st,I have not received anything on my other 4 I have booked for friends and family as of yet, the ball is in Argos court and I hope they do the right thing as this was and still is a world wide price reduction/ firesale,Argos do state on the page that the current price is valid until August 26 so who knows what will happen,all I know is I need more popcorn.

mess78 · 23-08-2011 09:46PM

yeah have to wait and see now. Have a preorder with expansys with confirmation email, fingers crossed .... Will post if I hear anything further.

coldfire1x · 23-08-2011 09:47PM

Snakeblood wrote: »

What's puzzling me is that I didn't get that, I just got that the order is being prepared. Clicking on that in the fnac site says that it's being prepared and I'll receive an email when the item is shipped. Am I better or worse off than the people who were told it would take 4-12 days.

I have the same as you and I think at the moment its not looking good for anyone.

partyatmygaff · 23-08-2011 09:47PM

neonitrix wrote: »

apology bull from Misco from their facebook page

An apology from Misco.co.uk
.by Misco.co.uk on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 7:09pm.Today we received an unprecedented volume of traffic to our website in regards to the recent price drop on the HP TouchPad. This not only affected Misco but many other online retailers. Unfortunately, as a result the Misco website was unable to meet these exceptional demands leading to many customers being unable to access the website to place orders.

These offers were massively oversubscribed and exceeded all expectations. With the website unable to function correctly the limited stock was sold quickly through our sales teams and therefore unfortunately never made it to the website.

We are committed to you, our valued customers and are taking immediate corrective steps to regain your confidence in us. We have begun to take measures internally to manage similar events in future and in order to provide customers with more timely information for handling operational difficulties. We are confident, as a result of these actions, that Misco will be more reliable and responsive to customers.

Nothing is more important to us than regaining your trust and we hope that you give us the opportunity to display our strengths as one of the UK’s leading IT & electronic resellers and provide you with the positive experience you have come to expect from us.

Sincerely,

Sandy Price

General Manager

Misco.co.uk

.

Their stock is so limited that they're continuing to say "Buy now - While stocks last" on their website. Crock of sh1t indeed.

Oat23 · 23-08-2011 09:48PM

French site not looking good. Can't see them getting stock for all of us.

C'mon Argos!

bifl · 23-08-2011 09:50PM

Deleted User wrote: »

When do the Argos reservations start to lapse and they become open to everybody again?

Not sure, I managed to pick up a reservation this evening which only lasts til tomorrow (Wed). Yet I see other people with reservations out till Friday

blehhhh · 23-08-2011 09:51PM

I ordered one on amazon last night when they were listed at 89 pounds, any news on whether we will actually get these?

blehhhh · 23-08-2011 09:52PM

Also I managed to reserve one on argos and received a confirmation mail from them, but I didnt receive a reservation code. What does this mean?

Basq · 23-08-2011 09:53PM

blehhhh wrote: »

I ordered one on agros last night when they were listed at 89 pounds, any news on whether we will actually get these?

Presume you mean Amazon.. look back a page.

celj · 23-08-2011 09:53PM

blehhhh wrote: »

Also I managed to reserve one on argos and received a confirmation mail from them, but I didnt receive a reservation code. What does this mean?

It means you actually didn't reserve one!

HP Touchpad Thread (NO Discussion Of Personal Buying/Selling)

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