I call BS on the lightning deal! I clicked on the Add to Cart as soon as the deal went live....t said checking status then the clock restarted at 15 seconds! The time ran out and the WAITLIST WAS FULL. Cmon Amazon whats really going on? I call BS on the lightning deal! I clicked on the Add to Cart as soon as the deal went live....t said checking status then the clock restarted at 15 seconds! The time ran out and the WAITLIST WAS... » Read More I call BS on the lightning deal! I clicked on the Add to Cart as soon as the deal went live....t said checking status then the clock restarted at 15 seconds! The time ran out and the WAITLIST WAS FULL. Cmon Amazon whats really going on? « Show Less
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+1. I waited diligently for the Lightning Deal, clicked "Add to Cart" the second it popped up. It sat there "getting deal info" for a few seconds, then went to a grayed out "Waitlist full". Periodically the grayed out "waitlist full" button will become an "add to cart" button again, I click on it, and it goes back to the grayed out "waitlist full." I don't think I'm on the waitlist, I think I am just screwed.I don't go on amazon to gamble with my time. This is a bs gimmick. It wouldn't surprise me if hackers have some instant click set up to grab them. I sit there hovering with my mouse, and I have pretty good reaction time -- probably like 1/3 of a second. +1. I waited diligently for the Lightning Deal, clicked "Add to Cart" the second it popped up. It sat there "getting deal info" for a few seconds, then went to a grayed out "Waitlist full". Periodically the grayed out "waitlist full" button will become an "add to cart" button again, I click on it, and it goes back to the grayed out "waitlist full." I don't think I'm on the waitlist, I think I am just screwed.I don't go on amazon to gamble with my time. This is a bs gimmick. It wouldn't surprise me if hackers have some... » Read More +1. I waited diligently for the Lightning Deal, clicked "Add to Cart" the second it popped up. It sat there "getting deal info" for a few seconds, then went to a grayed out "Waitlist full". Periodically the grayed out "waitlist full" button will become an "add to cart" button again, I click on it, and it goes back to the grayed out "waitlist full." I don't think I'm on the waitlist, I think I am just screwed.I don't go on amazon to gamble with my time. This is a bs gimmick. It wouldn't surprise me if hackers have some instant click set up to grab them. I sit there hovering with my mouse, and I have pretty good reaction time -- probably like 1/3 of a second. « Show Less
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I think you need to refresh your browser within a minute of the deal starting. I did the countdown thing too... and it worked.
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same here! waited all day for this clicked on it as soon as it went to zero! WTF! I'M PISSED!
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Something seems like BS to me. Clicked on buy the second it was available and put me on the waitlist. What a joke.
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Same, I clicked the second it hit zero and it said verifying deal... Then instead of the laptop in my cart I see "waitlist full"... Now I'm on the waitlist after staring at the screen for 15 minutes hoping someone would drop.
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I think the unit just sold out fast.... and you guys missed out.... The problem you're describing happened to me on some other items when I did not click fast enough
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I ended up getting it in a later lightning deal :)Funny enough I had given up after the early morning one and got a deal on a Dell 17R instead but it was a little more than I needed so I gave this one a shot yesterday and was able to get one. I was surprised because I was on a boat in the middle of a lake and did it on my iPhone so I'll forgive amazon now for my earlier frustration. Luckily it's easy to cancel orders so I didn't end up with 2 laptops.
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I think Amazon is BS'ing us.. I was there clicked and all kinds of stupid crap happened. It was added to my cart, then what do ya know... error. Hmmm.. glitch?
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It happened to me as well. I was #38 on the waiting list, but thankfully I was able to get one. Good luck to you guys!
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I have contacted both Amazon (three times) and also the seller regarding this. The seller claims that Amazon set the price at $10,000.00 when they temporarily ran out of the item. Amazon informs me that sellers normally set their own prices and that this price is an obvious error which will be taken care of (hasn't yet). As someone who shops on Amazon weekly and occasionally uses 1-click, I know for certain this is not how out of stock merchandise is normally listed or priced by Amazon or its sellers. Usually sellers use the inventory feature which notifies customers they're "temporarily out of stock", and they can even include the "notify when available" option. Since Amazon offers the 1-click purchase feature, pricing out of stock items in this way seems like questionable business practice. I advise shoppers to be extremely aware of the prices on items while shopping on Amazon. This is an item I've been wanting to try for a while. It was in my shopping cart when I noticed the price change a while back. I had planned to place an order once the price was corrected, but I have yet to receive a satisfactory resolution from Amazon or the seller. Amazon told me they've opened an investigation and will get back to me within 48 hours. That was a week ago. I can only conclude that Amazon is no more bothered by this than the seller is.
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I ordered a 16g iPod touch from them last week, and it is on it's way on time. I had originally ordered the touch through amazon, but after the shipping date kept changing, I cancelled and went with datavis.com. I had $300 in amazon gift certificates, so I wanted to shop through amazon or one of their storefronts. UPS says I should have the iPod by Friday, so we'll see. I have my fingers crossed. I think a lot of times people only post their negative experiences on those ratings sites. At least with ebay, you are "reminded" over and over to leave your feedback.
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I actually just ordered it on Overstock.com as they said they had just 2 in stock...about an hour later, they were apologizing for an inventory error and that it wasn't available. I knew it was too good to be true but had to try anyway. I wish I knew what the big delay is with this thing, it's kind of annoying.
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I ran into the same problem myself. I had it in my cart yesterday and was waiting to hear back from my brother for his input before buying this for my niece. I assumed I had plenty of timer with the Prime and even pay $3.99 for Next Day but it automatically filled in the Amazon Prime standard 2 day shipping. HOLD ON!! I just tried adding it to my cart again just now and the problem's fixed!!! You can even get it by tomorrow, Saturday for $4.99. Unfortunately I couldn't wait any longer and already bought a different gift for her. Hopefully there's still time for you. I should just refuse delivery on the other gifts I bought instead and order this one now. I ran into the same problem myself. I had it in my cart yesterday and was waiting to hear back from my brother for his input before buying this for my niece. I assumed I had plenty of timer with the Prime and even pay $3.99 for Next Day but it automatically filled in the Amazon Prime standard 2 day shipping. HOLD ON!! I just tried adding it to my cart again just now and the problem's fixed!!! You can even get it by tomorrow, Saturday for $4.99. Unfortunately I couldn't wait any longer and already bought a different gift for her. Hopefully there's still time for you. I should just refuse... » Read More I ran into the same problem myself. I had it in my cart yesterday and was waiting to hear back from my brother for his input before buying this for my niece. I assumed I had plenty of timer with the Prime and even pay $3.99 for Next Day but it automatically filled in the Amazon Prime standard 2 day shipping. HOLD ON!! I just tried adding it to my cart again just now and the problem's fixed!!! You can even get it by tomorrow, Saturday for $4.99. Unfortunately I couldn't wait any longer and already bought a different gift for her. Hopefully there's still time for you. I should just refuse delivery on the other gifts I bought instead and order this one now. « Show Less
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My response:Dear CS professional,Can you please check your facts before responding? The promotions were offered by Amazon and whats more the promotions even indicated the current market price to indicate how big a discount was on offer!Also, by saying "There are several million items listed on our website, this makes it impossible for us to check the price of every item" are you implying that Amazon does not have internal controls on whats on its website and thereby everything on your website is unreliable? Amazon and its CS team need to get your act together. My response:Dear CS professional,Can you please check your facts before responding? The promotions were offered by Amazon and whats more the promotions even indicated the current market price to indicate how big a discount was on offer!Also, by saying "There are several million items listed on our website, this makes it impossible for us to check the price of every item" are you implying that Amazon does not have internal controls on whats on its website and thereby everything on your website is unreliable? Amazon and its CS team need to get... » Read More My response:Dear CS professional,Can you please check your facts before responding? The promotions were offered by Amazon and whats more the promotions even indicated the current market price to indicate how big a discount was on offer!Also, by saying "There are several million items listed on our website, this makes it impossible for us to check the price of every item" are you implying that Amazon does not have internal controls on whats on its website and thereby everything on your website is unreliable? Amazon and its CS team need to get your act together. « Show Less
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Well I talked to amazon plenty of times and every last rep gave me a different answer. The thing is no one is getting a straight answer. I am pissed but I guess I will just have to wait. There is nothing we can do but wait. Oh and Dwight. I was given that date by the second rep i talked to and then it said that on my account before they switched it the third time.
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According to Amazon, about 2000 people got the deal. I was lucky to get it after being about #500 on the waitlist. This is a simple barebone TV. I expect to see this deal again later in the week. Good luck to everyone!! For those wondering...YES there are thousands of people waiting until the clock hits zero. My advice is to claim the deal and then look at the product during the 10-15 minutes that you have to proceed through checkout. I am concerned that more than 500 gave-up on the deal, probably because of the generic brand name.EDIT: This deal looks like a week-long sale. Expect to see 2000 units a day through Friday. According to Amazon, about 2000 people got the deal. I was lucky to get it after being about #500 on the waitlist. This is a simple barebone TV. I expect to see this deal again later in the week. Good luck to everyone!! For those wondering...YES there are thousands of people waiting until the clock hits zero. My advice is to claim the deal and then look at the product during the 10-15 minutes that you have to proceed through checkout. I am concerned that more than 500 gave-up on the deal, probably because of the generic brand name.EDIT: This deal looks like a week-long sale.... » Read More According to Amazon, about 2000 people got the deal. I was lucky to get it after being about #500 on the waitlist. This is a simple barebone TV. I expect to see this deal again later in the week. Good luck to everyone!! For those wondering...YES there are thousands of people waiting until the clock hits zero. My advice is to claim the deal and then look at the product during the 10-15 minutes that you have to proceed through checkout. I am concerned that more than 500 gave-up on the deal, probably because of the generic brand name.EDIT: This deal looks like a week-long sale. Expect to see 2000 units a day through Friday. « Show Less
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i just posted a comment on a long list of mad people about this deal and amazon has already removed the thread of everyone's comments. hiding the fact of unhappy customers i guess. its not worth waiting for these as the same thing happened last year with everything. even the ones you vote on, does anyone know anyone who actually gets picked to buy any of them? i buy stuff on amazon all the time and figure the more frequent buyers maybe have a better shot of getting picked. i mean $79 for a Wii is crazy, they could have just sold them at regular price because considering they are sold out everywhere even full price is a deal. i just think these deals don't really exist. i just posted a comment on a long list of mad people about this deal and amazon has already removed the thread of everyone's comments. hiding the fact of unhappy customers i guess. its not worth waiting for these as the same thing happened last year with everything. even the ones you vote on, does anyone know anyone who actually gets picked to buy any of them? i buy stuff on amazon all the time and figure the more frequent buyers maybe have a better shot of getting picked. i mean $79 for a Wii is crazy, they could have just sold them at regular price because considering they are sold out... » Read More i just posted a comment on a long list of mad people about this deal and amazon has already removed the thread of everyone's comments. hiding the fact of unhappy customers i guess. its not worth waiting for these as the same thing happened last year with everything. even the ones you vote on, does anyone know anyone who actually gets picked to buy any of them? i buy stuff on amazon all the time and figure the more frequent buyers maybe have a better shot of getting picked. i mean $79 for a Wii is crazy, they could have just sold them at regular price because considering they are sold out everywhere even full price is a deal. i just think these deals don't really exist. « Show Less
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Hee hee. I know how you feel, I watched pleo with a Dec 18 ship date for a couple weeks while I shopped around seeing if I could find one for less that was immediately available. Over a week before the ship time, I ordered, then called on the 18th asking some VERY NICE (but not particularly knowledgable) CSR in India who told me it would arrive on the 19th as scheduled. I called back that day (the 19th), and they said "I'm still vely soory sire, but the day is not yet concluded, if you do not receive it today, you may check on why this is exactly so tomorrow." Then I found out folks who ordered from Amazon after me, INCLUDING the day before, got theirs the next day. Anyway, etoys came through with a free 3-foot stocking and free overnight shipping. Back to the "Hee - hee" -- I'm pretty darn sure that Mr. B had nothing to do with it. In fact, as a customer with hundreds and hundreds of purchases from his interesting and innovative product-delivery system, this is the very first time Amazon hasn't MORE THAN exceeded my expectations. I would guess that the anticipated quantity was not sent by Ugobe to Amazon. Hey, maybe etoys got Amazon's delivery instead of them! And yeah, Best Buy's pretty good too. But it's about 1 purchase to every 20 that I make on Amazon.
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I clicked on the deal the very second it was available - the next ten minutes, I got "Checking Deal Status" and it just kept churning. Amazon site is very screwy today...why the hell do we spend hours here to get deals that are seemingly impossible to get?
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Did the "false advertising" cause you to lose money? I ordered mine and received them on Monday of last week. It sounds like they are trying to make good by informing you of the shipping delay and showing you how to cancel the order should you choose to do so. I do not believe there was any deception intended on their part. I have been buying from Amazon for about 3 years now. I have Amazon Prime and I get free shipping on all items that are sold by Amazon. I once purchased a GPS and a month later the price went down by $50.00. I made a call and them cheerfully gave me a credit for the price reduction. Poor inventory management perhaps, "false advertising"... not a chance. I wish you luck with your complaint to your States Attorneys Office. Let us all know how it turns out.
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wondering this myself it looks like it does....but I actually contacted the company yesterday and they said they have never tested. WHAT seriously ???????....they also had this marked at 19.99 & when I said I wanted to order they changed the price and never emailed me back or even commented on too emails and facebooks message. Working in customer service I'm shocked at this customer service hopefully the founder will read this. Not sure if I want to support them but do trust amazon's customer service 100 percent.
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I'd really like the deal to come back seeing how the Amazon Store Card's poor implementation is what prevented me from taking advantage of it last week. Response in 30 seconds? Try 5 days, after which the deal was over. Not to mention I got denied because GE Money Bank couldn't "verify my identity". What a joke. Amazon, you should realize you're probably losing more sales than just mine because of this garbage company.
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I ordered mine on Sept 21 and still have had no luck, unfortunately, I can't just cancel my order and buy straight from apple because of some amazon gift cards I used to purchase it. When these gift cards are gone, I hope to not be doing much, if any, more business with amazon.
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I ended up cancelling my pre-order on Amazon and ordering on Newegg (same price; free shipping) earlier today. Status of my order: shipped. Sorry, Amazon. You're still showing this item on pre-order, so I went where my money will actually buy a computer, not just the promise of one some day in the unspecified future. In the end, it might be that my order from Amazon would have arrived on the same day. However, I prefer the certainty of knowing my computer is already on the way from Newegg versus the uncertainty of "pre-order."
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My hope is that Amazon is being cautious and giving themselves a buffer now. So that when you possibly get it on the 7th you'll be pleasantly surprised. That being said it sounds like Amazon got their shipments in late so that instead of having them day(s) before release so you get it on release day...now they are all after the date. That's what is sounded like when I talked to customer service. Very apologetic but not much they can do. I have 1 day shipping and it's the 8th for me too. I also confirmed that they did NOT oversell the preorders. That was my fear.