Costco.ca Deal Details

same here: http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10093906&catid=25833&logon=&langid=EN

GPS mag review not that glowing and have to agree it’s not a quantum leap forward.

I returned a Costco Nuvi 680 to the store to get the 760 online instead.  Like the qwerty keyboard option.  Can’t manually select the WAAS function- dont’ know if it’s on or off.
BUT, can have more than one stop on a route

FM traffic function not available in Canada.

Too bad it wasn’t a model with MSN direct instead of the FM traffic function

According to TTN website, TO, Ottawa & Montreal have coverage.  Anyone confirm this?

For whatevr it’s worth, I took a walk at lunchtime to a downtown Toronto BestBuy...tried to PM the FS Nuvi 70...the SKU is different and BB wouldn’t PM...so I walked down the street to a FS...they didn’t have any in stock..I asked how many did you have...Salesperson said, “oh, just a few”...had them just online for sock in other stores...3 other FS had NONE...not sure how they get away with advertising something and not having any stock...salesperson said this was a clearance item which might expalin the lack of stock and no SKU match at BB...don’t know how the Costco item might match up to the FS version…

i stand corrected- looks like there is coverage in Toronto, Mtl, Ottawa, tho the Garmin site doesn’t mention it.

As for futureshop, can you order online?  hard to believe a brand new model is a ‘clearance’ item!

Just for the record, the 760 is NOT a clearance item.

FS dropped the price to match Costco’s special, but this is one of the preiodic ‘traffic driver’ specials where the seller actually delivers an item at a loss with the hope of attracting visits to his site for the purpose of selling the buyer other items during his visit.

I have a 760 with an MSN Direct receiver attached (essentially a 780) - amazing display, though I have to admit that the Navigon’s depictions are more attractive than Garmin’s.

More; As to the inventory situation, most retailers have very few of each of many models in stock and even then they don;t have them all.

For the purpose of this promotion, Costco will sell 10,000 pieces at a minimmum - Future shop MIGHT sell 100 as fallout.

But why would you drive or otherwise waste energy travelling to buy one of these devices when Costco include delivery in their price?

The 680 is now only 4349.00 @ Costco (instore) and is as good as the 760 (plus better return policy than FS and BB)

s.b 349.00 Sorry for the typo

680 is NOT as good at the 760.  The 700 series has more features and a faster processor, not to mention that the antenna doesn;t have to befolded out.

The tangible benefit that the 680 has over the 760 is that one comes with the traffic receiver, the other with MSN Direct.  Whoopie . . . .

Then again, I have a 760 with the MSN receiver . . .

Well, I think I’ll “roadtest” the 680 for a few months and if I don’t like it, upgrade to the new 800 series when it comes out ..

http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2008/01/02/garmin-nuvi-880-and-860/

Love your ethical standards, bmmr.

Decent folks pay a higher price thanks to wankers like you.

Thanks for the name calling Mr Macbookpro…

I assumed that after paying $100.00 a year in membership and spending over 10K a year at Costco that I’d be qualified to use their published return policy, but you obviously think different. 

Now you make m feel guilty about returning my 14 day old Macbook Pro to the APPLE store for the newer and better Pro, although Apple has a policy allowing this if a newer model comes out.

I guess I’m just a wanker in denial.

Help guys… I might be too late, but on Costco.ca, the prices has increased to over $500.  Am I missing something??

Looks like the offer has expired.  Removing the post.