360 vs $400
crescendo
21-03-2006 08:21:34
Just curious to see where people stand on the issue (assuming that it is in fact possible to get a $400 best buy gift card instead of a 360)
mpbollywoodking
21-03-2006 08:42:35
FREEPAY doesn't have a 400 dollar optin
crescendo
21-03-2006 08:47:59
Well definitely no official option. I was referring to the screenshot going around the forums looking like freepay offered someone a $400 option over a support ticket. Whether this is true or not is still questionable as noone else has yet to get anything like it.
Regardless, this is a hypothetical poll.
egyptianruin
21-03-2006 09:02:56
I guarantee that they do, I did post my screenshot and there is no reason for me to lie to a bunch of people waiting like I am. They offered me a $400 BBY Card but Im not taking it. I wanted to verify for myself and others it was possible, I may take it if it gets closer to my wedding day, so I voted not right now but maybe later.
PoPoJiJo
21-03-2006 09:04:26
[quotef4c6126ac7="mpbollywoodking"]FREEPAY doesn't have a 400 dollar optin[/quotef4c6126ac7]
actually it looks like there is such an option if you request it from customer service there might be limitations or soemthing on how many people or who they will do this for but they have offered people a $400 bestbuy gc
egyptianruin
21-03-2006 09:06:07
It might have something to do with me mentioning it was a wedding present for my fiance, I don't know but I am happy that option is avaiable and I will ask him tonight what he wants to do since it is his present and not mine.
mpbollywoodking
21-03-2006 09:33:03
aww
congrats on your happiness
I would take the GiftCard as well, why not?? But what if i am in BackOrdered still (
ffactoryxx
21-03-2006 09:33:05
Fuck it. Ill take it.
I have the $300gc to bestbuy from freepay giftcards.
GSXR 600
21-03-2006 11:15:10
I'll take the money.
jMuss
21-03-2006 11:18:06
Unless Freepay is going to throw something extra in, I would take the $$ since I can find a 360 around town any day of the week.
jMuss
21-03-2006 11:19:43
It would kinda suck though since a $300 giftcard took 5-refs, and for only $100 more it took an extra 3-refs.
egyptianruin
21-03-2006 11:38:11
Case by case basis -check out the 360 thread
Menotti
21-03-2006 12:02:27
You guys would let FP get off the hook by eating the tax for them?
drunkmonkey
21-03-2006 12:06:54
[quoteb9ed63a175="Menotti"]You guys would let FP get off the hook by eating the tax for them?[/quoteb9ed63a175]
That's why I'm not jumping on the giftcard. However, $400 is better than nothing at all...so we'll see what happens.
egyptianruin
21-03-2006 12:10:09
[quoteaab62a9c10="drunkmonkey"][quoteaab62a9c10="Menotti"]You guys would let FP get off the hook by eating the tax for them?[/quoteaab62a9c10]
That's why I'm not jumping on the giftcard. However, $400 is better than nothing at all...so we'll see what happens.[/quoteaab62a9c10]
Aye Aye, I want to wait however I am seeing that since it's a present for my fiance and it's for our wedding on May 6, 2006 (I want to present it at the rehearsal dinner on May 5) Maybe it's best if I get the money, eat the tax and find one myself instead of stressing out for another month whether I will get it in time or not.
CollidgeGraduit
21-03-2006 12:10:31
[quote29bddc0762="Menotti"]You guys would let FP get off the hook by eating the tax for them?[/quote29bddc0762]
Chances are they won't be ordering them from a place that has a physical presence in DC... so they won't pay the tax either way.
Drummer16161616
21-03-2006 12:20:32
[quote427cdda8db="CollidgeGraduit"][quote427cdda8db="Menotti"]You guys would let FP get off the hook by eating the tax for them?[/quote427cdda8db]
Chances are they won't be ordering them from a place that has a physical presence in DC... so they won't pay the tax either way.[/quote427cdda8db]
Uh, I'd trade the taxes for a valid receipt so that I could at least use the 60-day warranty if it breaks.
CollidgeGraduit
21-03-2006 12:21:57
[quotea83458647f="Drummer16161616"][quotea83458647f="CollidgeGraduit"][quotea83458647f="Menotti"]You guys would let FP get off the hook by eating the tax for them?[/quotea83458647f]
Chances are they won't be ordering them from a place that has a physical presence in DC... so they won't pay the tax either way.[/quotea83458647f]
Uh, I'd trade the taxes for a valid receipt so that I could at least use the 60-day warranty if it breaks.[/quotea83458647f]
Same here.. plus you can add the 2 year protection plan, which is nice.
egyptianruin
21-03-2006 12:24:28
Well that just sold me, lol. Receipt vs. No Receipt. Taken the mullah.
kposse77
21-03-2006 12:39:45
I'm holding out. I know that if someone hands me a $400 gc, I'd remember that I wanted something else and would never get the 360. Hopefully, enough of you guys hop out of line and I'll get one sooner )
Iloveipods2
21-03-2006 18:36:41
[quoteef616c631b="kposse77"]I'm holding out. I know that if someone hands me a $400 gc, I'd remember that I wanted something else and would never get the 360. Hopefully, enough of you guys hop out of line and I'll get one sooner )[/quoteef616c631b]
lol ditto lol
but only $400?!?!?! that's all!?!?!??! atleast OC offered $475!!!! freepay you're losing my heart, why not offer that $75s more to match OC???? huh??? this is how you reward our patience?!?!?! we better be getting that remote, plus extras.
justinag06
21-03-2006 18:52:43
you won't
it's obvious freepay doesn't care about giving us that shit
you'll get a mouspad and a shirt
yee-haw
VrExe
21-03-2006 18:54:27
[quote9e09054af6="Iloveipods2"][quote9e09054af6="kposse77"]I'm holding out. I know that if someone hands me a $400 gc, I'd remember that I wanted something else and would never get the 360. Hopefully, enough of you guys hop out of line and I'll get one sooner )[/quote9e09054af6]
lol ditto lol
but only $400?!?!?! that's all!?!?!??! atleast OC offered $475!!!! freepay you're losing my heart, why not offer that $75s more to match OC???? huh??? this is how you reward our patience?!?!?! we better be getting that remote, plus extras.[/quote9e09054af6]
Oc has that much more extra money after ripping some people offer P
justinag06
21-03-2006 19:11:46
thats true too
thehacker010
21-03-2006 19:30:38
[quotec65ac229ab="VrExe"][quotec65ac229ab="Iloveipods2"][quotec65ac229ab="kposse77"]I'm holding out. I know that if someone hands me a $400 gc, I'd remember that I wanted something else and would never get the 360. Hopefully, enough of you guys hop out of line and I'll get one sooner )[/quotec65ac229ab]
lol ditto lol
but only $400?!?!?! that's all!?!?!??! atleast OC offered $475!!!! freepay you're losing my heart, why not offer that $75s more to match OC???? huh??? this is how you reward our patience?!?!?! we better be getting that remote, plus extras.[/quotec65ac229ab]
Oc has that much more extra money after ripping some people offer P[/quotec65ac229ab]
Must you remind me.....
Well, I would have gladly taken a gc last month, since two BBs in my area had premiums in stock at that time. However, they no longer have any and it will be a while until they get more. Seeing as how I will have to wait one way or another, I might as well stick with Freepay and get a free shirt.
ilanbg
21-03-2006 20:08:49
Consider, though, that $400 is 10 referrals on dvdrecorders4free. Eh. shrug
I'll probably take the cash.
EasyAs456
21-03-2006 20:58:19
Customer Service said the same thing to me, Ill update you guys when I get the $400..
Cykaos
21-03-2006 23:31:39
Anyone know terms of the Gift Card? Does it ever expire? Is it one of those gift cards that deducts $10 a month from itself until you have nothing left? Can you use it a little at a time or do you have to use all $400 at once? Can someone else use it or is it tied to your name?
egyptianruin
22-03-2006 06:18:16
Yeah I decided to wait afterall, first of all I don't have time to go running all over MD looking for a premium, I don't know how giftcertificates.com works and I didn't see BBY listed as a retailer. Sooo I think I am gonna wait, hopefully we get it by the wedding but if not were going to be married forever so it's okay, lol.
KeithA
22-03-2006 10:26:56
To those of you who were offered the gift card did you open a customer support ticket requesting a gift card, or did you receive an unsolicited message from Freepay about the offer?
^ you have to request it.
punjabGTRR34
22-03-2006 11:25:20
I requested it.
KeithA
22-03-2006 11:33:50
[quote1d01ba9e90="punjabGTRR34"]I requested it.[/quote1d01ba9e90]
So did I.
Denon S-301, here I come.
ffactoryxx
22-03-2006 13:31:45
Yep $400 gc offered to me. To take or not to take hmmm
MiamiTJ
22-03-2006 14:22:28
about to request the $400 now -- I already have a 360 --
ps -- G.R.A.W. ROCKS on 1080i !!!!
MiamiTJ
22-03-2006 14:26:59
WAIT -- with the new setup of the site I cant find how to open a ticket to request the GC -- Any ideas ???
igneous
22-03-2006 14:36:48
Just go to help
kevxross
22-03-2006 14:41:18
[quotea13f2224eb="MiamiTJ"]WAIT -- with the new setup of the site I cant find how to open a ticket to request the GC -- Any ideas ???[/quotea13f2224eb]
Go to help > My question is about an order I placed. > I want to know something about the product that I have ordered.
I just requested a gift card.
MiamiTJ
22-03-2006 14:48:54
[quotedc111839e6="kevxross"][quotedc111839e6="MiamiTJ"]WAIT -- with the new setup of the site I cant find how to open a ticket to request the GC -- Any ideas ???[/quotedc111839e6]
Go to help > My question is about an order I placed. > I want to know something about the product that I have ordered.
I just requested a gift card.[/quotedc111839e6]
TY + K
kevxross
22-03-2006 14:58:24
btw I had to do it in IE. In Firefox it wouldn't go through and told me to select the order I was asking about... but there was nowhere to do that. I opened it in IE and sure enough there was a check box for my order # that I had to click. shrug
punjabGTRR34
22-03-2006 14:59:02
Same here. I had to use IE to open the ticket.
Truxity.net
22-03-2006 15:11:28
I chose "I'll wait a little bit longer". If thier is no news by mid April I may have to take the card since I'm moving in a few months.
MiamiTJ
22-03-2006 15:22:28
yea noticed that in the past with freepays site ... thx again
igneous
22-03-2006 15:37:21
Help worked just fine in Opera. They said it was sent to the other department, hopefully it won't take long.
I Throw
23-03-2006 12:07:16
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