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

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  • #3362
    ZeRoY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 959 ✭✭✭ZeRoY


    Freya Plump Narrator wrote: »
    yeah i think the people who work at argos are entitled to them 1st, the job has to have some perks

    Prior to having items reserved by customers yes. I would imagine that staff would have first hand prior to number entering the live stock anyway.


  • #3363
    justsomebloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    New staff can be recruited in an instant.

    Yes but the cost of recruiting and training new staff is far more then the profit made off a 100 or so units especially when they actually shifted the product anyway as staff probably weren't able to get these at a discounted price so argos have lost nothing.


  • #3364
    TheDoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,141 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    Freya Plump Narrator wrote: »
    yeah i think the people who work at argos are entitled to them 1st, the job has to have some perks

    They are able to see stock price changes etc 24 hours before publication or changes in the pricing system.

    Major discounted items can be searched for with a simple change between previous price and new price, so you can see items dropping big time, and if so wish, reserve that item

    Its the same as any shop really, you know whats going on before it happens so you take advantage, I wouldnt foul anyone for it.

    In fact if I worked for Currys/pcworld id be raging that i wasnt allow buy one I'd be raging


  • #3365
    DonRosco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭DonRosco


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    New staff can be recruited in an instant. Bitter and angry customers are difficult to appease.

    "People are expendable. What really matters is money."


  • #3366
    Charlie Haughy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,855 ✭✭✭Charlie Haughy


    Kevin! wrote: »
    I e-mailed amazon yesterday asking if my order would be fulfilled and this was the response:





    lookin good bhoys
    Woooo! Thank feck! Pray that actually happens now.


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  • #3367
    Taur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭Taur


    cactus10 wrote: »
    Yes, you're right. This product is utterly useless to anyone who isnt an 'uber-leet-haxor-dude' :rolleyes:

    HP is still supporting and developing webOS. It's the hardware side of things, they are taking a step back from.


  • #3368
    minotour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 655 ✭✭✭minotour


    davoxx wrote: »
    but they know how to use ebay!!

    True, eBay will be interesting, the true value of this device will be determined there.

    Considering the driving force of this tsunami of demand is the cost, how much would you pay on eBay?


  • #3369
    FingalAirsoft
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭FingalAirsoft


    I was speaking to Argos head office and they said there is none in stock in any of the stores in Ireland and the UK.... She said it's the bulk of calls they are receiving today from angry customers!
    She also said they would not be restocking the hp touchpad again as there would be no more from HP.

    I got some bull**** excuse from the staff in the Drogheda store about them getting a fax from HP telling them to withdraw them from sale..... But the girl in head office said if any member of staff held one for themselves they would be reprimanded heavily!

    And the search goes on.


  • #3370
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    cactus10 wrote: »
    Yes, you're right. This product is utterly useless to anyone who isnt an 'uber-leet-haxor-dude' :rolleyes:
    No one's saying that. What people are saying is that people think they're going to buy a Touchpad today and will have a one click installer that'll instantly transform their Touchpad in to a Motorola Xoom-esque tablet.

    I don't think most people understand the difficulty involved in changing the operating system of an embedded system.


  • #3371
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    minotour wrote: »
    Considering the driving force of this tsunami of demand is the cost, how much would you pay on eBay?
    People shouldn't pay more than €120 for the 16GB and €140ish for the 32GB. An obsolete tablet isn't worth more than that.


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  • #3372
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    Anyone elses amazon order disapeer from their account??? :eek: Mine is gone from the open orders section !!!!


  • #3373
    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,581 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    TheDoc wrote: »
    They are able to see stock price changes etc 24 hours before publication or changes in the pricing system.

    Major discounted items can be searched for with a simple change between previous price and new price, so you can see items dropping big time, and if so wish, reserve that item

    Its the same as any shop really, you know whats going on before it happens so you take advantage, I wouldnt foul anyone for it.

    In fact if I worked for Currys/pcworld id be raging that i wasnt allow buy one I'd be raging

    What's happened here is there has been such a hype about the touchpad that staff members that didn't have their name down for one have changed their minds and are taking reserved stock for themselves.


  • #3374
    kao123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 302 ✭✭kao123


    ZeRoY wrote: »
    Thats what i was talking about and Expansys did not contact my friend but shipped and charged at full price. Be careful is all im saying...

    Yeah but this is enough proof that my card has not been charged and they will contact me to RE-confirm the order before shipping.

    So at least this gives me comeback if they do ship at the full price without contacting me first.

    Anyway I posted this as it is the latest update I got.


  • #3375
    rg1265
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭rg1265


    Freya Plump Narrator wrote: »
    yeah i think the people who work at argos are entitled to them 1st, the job has to have some perks

    But staff would obviously have been the first to notice the price drop in their shops. They could therefore have been the first to reserve them if they wanted them. The problem I have is with staff who had no interest initially, but when they saw the demand, they concluded that the touchpads were highly valuable, so they took touchpads that customers had reserved either for themselves, for others, or, most disgracefully, to sell on ebay for a higher price.


  • #3376
    celj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 409 ✭✭celj


    My orders just disappeared from Amazon!


  • #3377
    bricky06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 381 ✭✭bricky06


    my amazon order just disappeared as well, not happy!!


  • #3378
    Alexgr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭Alexgr


    Tinie wrote: »
    Anyone elses amazon order disapeer from their account??? :eek: Mine is gone from the open orders section !!!!


    Happened to me at some point yesterday, I had a mini-shock, but then clicked on the order link from the email they sent me and it magically reapearred...


  • #3379
    madmoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,375 ✭✭✭madmoe


    dazzday wrote: »
    From Expansys after inquiring about my pre-order:



    Looks promising tbf.

    I got the exact same thing Dazzday...posted it earlier this morning on here.


  • #3380
    bricky06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 381 ✭✭bricky06


    Alexgr wrote: »
    Happened to me at some point yesterday, I had a mini-shock, but then clicked on the order link from the email they sent me and it magically reapearred...

    i tried that and it didnt work!


  • #3381
    Kevin!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,622 ✭✭✭Kevin!


    celj wrote: »
    My orders just disappeared from Amazon!

    same?!?!


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  • #3382
    m4rkiz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 495 ✭✭m4rkiz


    Tinie wrote: »
    Anyone elses amazon order disapeer from their account??? :eek: Mine is gone from the open orders section !!!!

    yes, just checked, mine is gone too...
    they better have damn good explanation why it is gone


  • #3383
    polaris68
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,719 ✭✭✭polaris68


    Mine gone from Amazon as well.


  • #3384
    minotour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 655 ✭✭✭minotour


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    People shouldn't pay more than €120 for the 16GB and €140ish for the 32GB. An obsolete tablet isn't worth more than that.

    Unfortunatly there are many items hoolding steady at €200+ with multiple bids, the hoards have spoken.

    Come up with that "One click installer" and you might might be onto a winner......patent pending of course:D


  • #3385
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    minotour wrote: »
    True, eBay will be interesting, the true value of this device will be determined there.

    Considering the driving force of this tsunami of demand is the cost, how much would you pay on eBay?

    I was only interested in them at €99 (or €130 for the 32GB).

    I've no intention of getting into a bidding frenzy on ebay or lining the pockets of profiteers.

    Personally tablets barely interest me, but at €99 I could justify it for casual net browsing.
    My orders just disappeared from Amazon!
    Mine also.


  • #3386
    madmoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,375 ✭✭✭madmoe


    FingalAirsoft wrote: »
    I was just in the store in Drogheda, the staff Staff there said they got a fax from HP this morning not to sell any to customers today.... Bullcrap if ever I heard it!! Keeping them for themselves.... Just waiting on word back from head office in England as thy said they never got such a fax!

    In this day and age who still uses Fax???


  • #3387
    Alexgr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭Alexgr


    Whoops, mine disappeared just now as well... =(


  • #3388
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    siovirv.jpg

    ****!! Expected more from amazon, this is not like them to just cancel out of the blue.


  • #3389
    Kevin!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,622 ✭✭✭Kevin!


    get the chatroom started up again >> www.tinychat.com/boardsietouchpad

    easier to chat, quicker updates


  • #3390
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    m4rkiz wrote: »
    yes, just checked, mine is gone too...
    they better have damn good explanation why it is gone
    Sounds like it's been cancelled.


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  • #3391
    spongbob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 667 ✭✭✭spongbob


    mines gone too


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