digest number 896

[Eric Marko]

After hearing about the eMap deluxe offer at OD, I tried my damndest to get one. They were of course out of stock everywhere.. I ended up going to an Office Depot & having them print up one of their in-store price labels, then went to a WalMart and had 'em match the price. Your mileage may very, but I ended up getting an eMap for 99.95 instead of the 199.95 that walmart lists it at. Very nifty GPS. Fits in my Kaw tankbag window just fine. Now I gotta plop down the extra $ for more detailed maps, & memory & etc.. fwiw- /marko

> Message: 21 > Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 18:51:48 -0800 > From: "Ric Merry" > Subject: Office Depot GPS III > > Just got a letter from Office Depot saying they couldn't fill the backorder > on the GPS III I made via the web site during the feeding frenzy here a few > weeks ago. > In response to whoever was saying this was internal sabotage or something by > a disgruntled OD employee or something...BS. The letter clearly states that > they had mad a decision to discontinue the product and made the low ball > offer in order to deplete the remaining inventory. They "failed to > recognize" customers could continue t oorder (place on backorder) the > product via the web site. > They sent me a $100 gift certificate for my trouble with their apologies and > won't be able to fill my order. > > Ric Merry > 97 ZG1000, 93 A7 KLR650 > Gateway to the North Cascades > AMA, IBA, blah blah blah

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