XBOX Finally SHIPPED!!

Xbox shipped today!

3/8/2005 62400 PM

There is hope, I was STV on 2/11!

No tracking number or anything, to answer the questions that haven't been asked yet. If anyone gets one, or finds out who they shipped it with, let me know!

DAMN YOU ALL, lol. I'm almost done for my XBox, and I don't want to be waiting as long as you.

I'm a 2/11 person too and mine says SHIPPED TOO!!!!...YEAH BABY!!! Today got my $20 gift cards to circuit city and find my xbox to be shipped...YES!!!!!

mine too

SHIPPPED!!!!!!!!!

I wonder when we will get a tracking number, I checked with ups and from ny to where i live it will take 1 day to ship!!!

SHIPPED!!! What a happy day.

i wonder how long ship from NY to WV is....prolly 1-4days at most.

shipped! 2 days to get to michigan.. I hope it'll be here before I leave for spring break.

so they are shipping UPS? anyone know this for sure?

Interesting.. right after I ask em about it, they ship... P

WOOOHOOO mine just shipped too! anyone got any tracking numbers?

no tracking numbers yet BUT WHO CARES THIS HAS BEEN THE LONGEST MONTH EVER!!!

they are shipping out of NY? what zip code?

[quoteaac9d6dd2a]they are shipping out of NY? what zip code?[/quoteaac9d6dd2a]

Assuming they still use Fillpoint, their address is

Fillpoint
2392 Route 9
Mechanicville, NY 12118

i highly doubt its the same vendor

Ok heres the response I got from gratis when I asked about a tracking number

[quote975bebfdd4]as soon as the item is shipped a dhl tracking number will be provided, thank you[/quote975bebfdd4]

I went shipped 2 days ago but yesterday I received an email saying Im shipped and should receive my xbox in 7-10days. I don't think they are using fillpoint anymore.

wtf i got no such email!.....gah!

I got the e-mail, but no damn tracking #

No email yet for me either...

[quote523a787696="josiah296"]I got the e-mail, but no damn tracking #[/quote523a787696]

ye same here. i saw in one of the freeminimac threads, someone had a link to DHL that you could put in your order number & shipping zip code and it would provide you with a tracking number.

i tried this and got some order for optical glasses shipped in february. anyone figure out who and where these things are shipping from?

think we will get it monday since it had the weekend to travel?

No news here. I still assume that nobody has received an xbox OR a tracking number yet? I haven't been checking the posts where you brag about receiving stuff...

Has this ever happened where shipped status has changed before stuff has actually been shipped to people? i know that with the other video game systems, it is often the opposite, where people receive their product and then their status changes from STV to shipped a few days later.

i want my xbox cry

Hmmm...this is interesting. Gratis did the same thing yesterday with the iPod shuffles. They were all marked as shipped by Gratis, but now, almost 20 hours later we still have no sign of shipping from DHL...

dang, anybody received their X-box or got a tracking number? It's been a few days now, and still no sign of anything...

Still nothing here. I sent a customer service inquiry on Monday, inquiring as to the vendor that the xbox was "shipped" from. If they can provide me with one, hopefully we can test DHL using the reference number to see if it is in the system. Or at least you could have some sort of info regarding the shipment. I had a shuffle shipped on Friday, to CA that has already arrived. The fact that nobody, not even on the east coast has received an Xbox, makes me think something is odd with our shipping, but FreeOffersNow, who knows everything about everything, said he had never heard of a product going "shipped" status without actually having shipped...

Hey guys...I've been watching this post for a while now. I'm in the same boat y'all are "status shipped" but no actual information.

Hasn't it been a week now?

I mean, I know they're legit b/c I've already got a free ipod...but this waiting game sucks.

i'm not sure if this is the case but when i saw one of the other people who recieved their ps2's it was shipped using USPS so it was like parcel mail which can take up to 10 days. Hopefully thats the case cause it does seem weird that is has been 6 business days since mine when shipped and i'm on the east coast.

im glad other people are in the same boat as me. mine has says shipped since the 8th as well, with no tracking number. fucking gratis. this is why i use OC sites.

pinkledeez......that girl in ur avatar has the biggest set of jugs ive ever seen on an asian chick. And if that chick is you.....gimme ur f'in number now! )

[quote207756eb2e="Lunarpancake"]pinkledeez......that girl in ur avatar has the biggest set of jugs ive ever seen on an asian chick. And if that chick is you.....gimme ur f'in number now! )[/quote207756eb2e]

Let's not get too OT b/c this thread is my source for fgs info! )

Anyway, unfortunately, that is not me. (If it were, I'd never leave the house) D

CollidgeGraduit, is there anyway you can ask your buddy at gratis why it sais we have been shipped but 9 day later no one has anything

Yeah, i would appreciate if CG could help us out in any way. I've had a help ticket in for four days, followed up today and still no response

i beleive it was college whom told me the other day that his friend in gratis was leaving. ( hopefully im mistaken and it wasnt him.

seems like gratis might have marked shipped a little early to stall for a while, lol. It seems like they're behind on EVERYTHING. My approval for my ipod has taken morethen a week and its still not done!

Something weird is going on with their website.

Whenever I log on, an envelope appears in the upper left corner telling me I have a "customer service response".

However, the last service issue I sent was in January...and it wasn't even an issue.

Not sure what's going on over there P

sweet mary, what is going on? I'd better get my damn x-box.

I'm processing for my XBox, I hope it get sshipped soon....

my PS2 says "shipped" as well and has for a couple of days, but still no tracking info.

I don't know what the hell is going on.

[quoted4585a5e35="PodTopia"]I'm processing for my XBox, I hope it get sshipped soon....[/quoted4585a5e35]

don't get your hopes up...

ok, this is just getting fuckingridiculous gratis should forget about shipping us the xboxs and send us all 170$ (or however much xbox's cost) toys R' us coupons or something.

I still have not received a reply from Gratis on a customer service inquiry which i submitted on 3/14 and followed up on 3/17. I suppose that I will wait until Wednesday, and then submit a new inquiry since there is a specific request if your item shows shipped and you have not received it after 15 days. Just thought I'd let people know that even inquiring to customer service seems ineffective on this issue.

its been like 3 weeks since they told me it was shipped. I sent them an inquiry. no response yet.

according to the day you posted on page one of this thread, its been about 12 days since yours shipped, not three weeks. three weeks ago you were still presenting us with your expert theories that microsoft would no longer be making the xbox, as seen below

"Look, I'm seriously wondering if Microsoft just isn't going to bother making any more X-Boxes. They loose money on every one they sell, and the time-frame for making money off licensing and games is such that the margins on returns for making a profit on producing and shipping a bunchof new OLD x-boxes probably isn't big enough to warrant it.

So I'm thinking they're thinking the just stop making old x-boxes and funnel all the money they would spend on LOOSING new OLD x-boxes into the NEW NEW x-boxes, if that makes any sense. "


hopefully nobody is relying on this guy for any legitimate info.

Well, its obvious that the xboxes haven't actually shipped even though they say they have. Why is gratis so bad about letting us know whats going on? They have to realize they messed up. Screw ups happen and I can accept that, but its ridiculous that they are not responding to inquiries or letting us know whats going on. We shouldn't have to wait 15 days when there is obviously something wrong.

Argh!!!

I agree that its not cool to just leave us in the lurch - but to a degree Gratis has to rely on other vendors and the information that is supplied to them. Its feasible that their vendor did say these orders have shipped, but now all of us are griping about where are the XBOXs. So, Gratis has to go back to their vendor and ask what's up. If Gratis is getting the run-around themselves then they may not have any definitive info for us.

However, with that said (and giving Gratis the beneft of the doubt), its still inexcusable that they haven't at least informed us of what's going on. All they need to do is let ONE of us know what the issue is. Makes you think it is something that they've done and are loathe to admit it.

Also, willietanner - I agree with you about Josiah's exaggeration, but ease off him. He's a good guy that's just passionate (and a little impatient) about these things.

Peace to all. We're getting free XBOXs - they'll come sometime. I know folks were screaming back in September/October when the 20GB iPods were totally back-ordered and none were showing up. People whined and bitched about service and how this was unacceptable - but I wonder what they'd say now, 4-5 months after receiving their free iPods... Sure its a hassle - but where else (aside from other freebie sites like OC and such which you can still do) are you going to get $2000+ worth of free stuff for your time.

MapStuart...agreed...but what gives on the PS2's because the same thing seems to be going on.

I got nothing but love for Gratis, but I'm just wondering why my status changed but no PS2.

nicely put map stuart +karma

difference is gratis kept us informed, even had Harry come to this site, and theirc channel and explain when orders would ship, and why they were delayed.

situation now seems that gratis just doesnt give a rats ass

Yeah, it does have the appearance like Gratis is trying to hide from something.

I still tend to give them the benefit of the doubt, though, and regardless of what the issue is, I know the solution for me is patience - Gratis has always come through and I don't see why they won't now. Its these sorts of unexpected complications that I'd have to think piss the hell out of Gratis. The process is supposed to be simple and require little actual hands-on work (time is money for them). So, they've scoped out exactly how many referrals someone needs to get a free item (in this case its one of the the fewest they require) and they can still make a profit. But every time they have to answer a support email (that's not automated - which as we all know is rare) or follow up on some screwed up referral, order, shipment, etc - they start chunking into their profit. So, I can see how them might just be sitting back waiting for the 15th day after saying shipped in order to let us know what's going on. They've already specified it in their help section, so they're probably just hoping that by the 15th items really WILL be shipping and it'll be easy for them to inform us of that. Up until then, they've already stated on their site to wait 15 days, so they're under no liobligationli to keep us in the loop - obviously it'd be better customer service, but ultimately that's not what they're in this game for - they provide the minimal amount of customer service expected and feel giving a free $150-$500 item away for free entitles them to that. To a certain extent I agree...

I'll get more agitated if after our 15 days we're still getting the cold shoulder...

[quote524766ba64="mapStuart"]Yeah, it does have the appearance like Gratis is trying to hide from something.

I still tend to give them the benefit of the doubt, though, and regardless of what the issue is, I know the solution for me is patience - Gratis has always come through and I don't see why they won't now. Its these sorts of unexpected complications that I'd have to think piss the hell out of Gratis. The process is supposed to be simple and require little actual hands-on work (time is money for them). So, they've scoped out exactly how many referrals someone needs to get a free item (in this case its one of the the fewest they require) and they can still make a profit. But every time they have to answer a support email (that's not automated - which as we all know is rare) or follow up on some screwed up referral, order, shipment, etc - they start chunking into their profit. So, I can see how them might just be sitting back waiting for the 15th day after saying shipped in order to let us know what's going on. They've already specified it in their help section, so they're probably just hoping that by the 15th items really WILL be shipping and it'll be easy for them to inform us of that. Up until then, they've already stated on their site to wait 15 days, so they're under no liobligationli to keep us in the loop - obviously it'd be better customer service, but ultimately that's not what they're in this game for - they provide the minimal amount of customer service expected and feel giving a free $150-$500 item away for free entitles them to that. To a certain extent I agree...

I'll get more agitated if after our 15 days we're still getting the cold shoulder...[/quote524766ba64]



agreed but still.......it would be much easier and better for their image as a company if they jsut solved this problem.

this is why i like OC so much.....my laptop came with a busted DVD writer, averatec informs me i need a receipt for warentee repair. I email OC they respond asking for fax # to send the receipt to....it was that simple.

now if this had been a problem with gratis, it would have taken 4 weeks to get asfar as i have. and they probably would have told me tough shit they gave the product, its not their fault averatech made a broken dvd writer.

[quote1281ae6e10="willietanner"]according to the day you posted on page one of this thread, its been about 12 days since yours shipped, not three weeks...[/quote1281ae6e10]

Why you gotta bust this guy's balls all the time, Willie?

ahh still says shipped and no xbox. First to recieve their xbox please post!

[quote65d03304a5="LessthanJake?"]ahh still says shipped and no xbox. First to recieve their xbox please post![/quote65d03304a5]


pardon my french but.....no shit you assclown ..you'd think that after 3 full pages of people bitchin about "whens my xbox comin" you'd also realize that once the xbox's arrive posters are gunna go crazy.

Well, I tried posting under the "my item was shipped 15 days ago" thing (I know a day early) and when i fill it out and click submit, it says "please select an order" although there is no where I can select anything. I've tried it in safari and firefox..

[quote059cd73af5="mapStuart"]
Also, willietanner - I agree with you about Josiah's exaggeration, but ease off him. He's a good guy that's just passionate (and a little impatient) about these things.

[/quote059cd73af5]


Art. Religion. Politics. These are things that it is possible to be passionate about in my book. To consider oneself "Passionate" about the cause of Free Xboxes is just pretty pathetic.

[quote6cb9a6356a="willietanner"][quote6cb9a6356a="mapStuart"]
Also, willietanner - I agree with you about Josiah's exaggeration, but ease off him. He's a good guy that's just passionate (and a little impatient) about these things.

[/quote6cb9a6356a]


Art. Religion. Politics. These are things that it is possible to be passionate about in my book. To consider oneself "Passionate" about the cause of Free Xboxes is just pretty pathetic.[/quote6cb9a6356a]

Well in my book you are a moron, you can't limit what people are passionate about, thats what makes us individuals. If we were all passionate about the same thing life would be pretty boring. Just because something doesn't make sense to you doesn't make it wrong. In fact many great people only got where they are because they were passionate about everything they did, from the mundane to the vital. In fact if you don't end up where you want to it's probably because you limit what you can be "passionate" about. Even beyond all that if we were to go off of your premise that their are only certain things worth being passionate about you didn't even mention love...but that would start me off on another tirade so I'm just going to let it go

[quote7aa06c8d93="Azrail"]Well, I tried posting under the "my item was shipped 15 days ago" thing (I know a day early) and when i fill it out and click submit, it says "please select an order" although there is no where I can select anything. I've tried it in safari and firefox..[/quote7aa06c8d93]You seem to be missing the one browser everyone says to use to be on the safe side with Gratis - Internet Explorer... I know folks hate it and wish they didn't need it, but that's what Gratis initially developed and tested for.

Willie, you're pretty passionate about getting on people for being passionate. You should add that to your definitive list of what people are allowed to be passionate about.

Note as a matter of principle I'm passionate about just about everything in my life. Its just how I roll. But just 'cause I'm passionate about them doesn't mean there isn't varying levels of "value" within those things. Running my business I'm passionate about, just like I'm passionate about my friends and passionate about getting my free damn X-Box. But being passionate about all three doesn't equate equivalent value amongst all three. You'd be a moron to think so...

which, of course, seems to be your MO for things around here.

just drop it both of you

this is the first time I said anything! but fine, whatever you say...

this sucks... i was put on hold

I suppose one CAN be passionate about really lame things, I can give you that. I still think that if you described to your parents that getting free stuff and hanging around an online forum as a "passion" of yours instead of an "interest" or "hobby", they would probably be pretty damn disappointed with you.

this is fucking rediculous. and you have to use I.E. to submit a ticket.

[quote4255f56eb7="willietanner"]I suppose one CAN be passionate about really lame things, I can give you that. I still think that if you described to your parents that getting free stuff and hanging around an online forum as a "passion" of yours instead of an "interest" or "hobby", they would probably be pretty damn disappointed with you.[/quote4255f56eb7]

I gotta admit, I enjoy reading this post. It's funny to watch you guys take jabs at one another.

Everyone's made good points about their personal opinion, but that's all it is YOUR PERSONAL OPINION.

Let's try to get along...remember, we're all angry at Gratis for being obscure about shipping our Xboxes...not each other wink

that is true. once we all get our xboxes we can all join hands in harmony and sing and buy the world a coke. then run off and be passionate with the xbox, or play some halo, or whatever you're planning on doing with it...

haha but until then ill stick with cannibalism

[quote7090d1c66d="willietanner"]I suppose one CAN be passionate about really lame things, I can give you that. I still think that if you described to your parents that getting free stuff and hanging around an online forum as a "passion" of yours instead of an "interest" or "hobby", they would probably be pretty damn disappointed with you.[/quote7090d1c66d]

Of course, one might wonder if ones parents would be dissapointed with their offspring being a total jackass on an online forum, but that's just me. The assumption again being a level of thoughtfulness you've yet to attain. Thankfully, as stated before, the sum total of one's passions isn't limited to getting free stuff or hanging around on a forum.

You can call whatever it is you do a hobby, much like the rest of your mediocre existence. It'd have to be; where else would you find the motivation to be such a monumental prick.

I assume lots of you are putting in your "it has been fifteen days since i 'shipped'" notice tomorrow. I put in mine after Gratis business hours, and I received a canned response, that doesn't even seem to recognize that my item is listed as "Shipped" I'll post it, just becuase its another frustration that you'll likely encounter as well

>Due to the high volume of customer inquiries, we cannot provide each person with a time frame of when they will each receive their order.

We ask that you be patient during the order fulfillment process as it is not an "instantaneous" process. Orders are grouped together in the time period that they are initially placed by the customer and then sent to the product's vendor for the orders to be fulfilled.

Once your order is placed with the product vendor it is processed and then shipped to you.

When your order ships you will be notified and will receive tracking information (tracking number not applicable to freehandbags.com) to follow your order's shipment. Please be patient and your account will be updated when your order ships.
Again, we cannot provide individual order updates; your account will update itself as soon as any change to your order status occurs.

[quotef43f401c76="willietanner"]I assume lots of you are putting in your "it has been fifteen days since i 'shipped'" notice tomorrow. I put in mine after Gratis business hours, and I received a canned response, that doesn't even seem to recognize that my item is listed as "Shipped" I'll post it, just becuase its another frustration that you'll likely encounter as well
[/quotef43f401c76]

Woah, what are the odds, the person who responded to me said the EXACT same thing!

I just sent back a response and basically said you didn't answer the question. Maybe a real person will read replies and respond.

GearLive just posted an article about the shortages of XBoxes. It sucks. I may just cancel my order, order a PS2, return it to GameStop, and buy an XBox.

can you cancel your order, then order a ps2 instead? They wont make you get another FOUR referrals?

Once an order has been STV - the option to cancel the order is no longer available. So, you'd have to try and pursue it via their online help system - so that's sort of a crap-shoot. Also, folks are having similar problems with the recent STV/shipped with the PS2 as well aren't they (according to dcrainmaker and others). So, you might not be better off ordering the PS2...

[quotedcbc55908b="mapStuart"] Also, folks are having similar problems with the recent STV/shipped with the PS2 as well aren't they (according to dcrainmaker and others). So, you might not be better off ordering the PS2...[/quotedcbc55908b]

Preach on Brotha.

I'm at 7 days since my PS2 shipped; with no tracking info, no "Shipped" email.

Ah well, the new controller and GT4 from FreeVideoGames did look too pretty to take out of their plastic and actually use...