Futureshop Deal....Day 4

[doubleA]

Samsung SyncMaster 730B 17" LCD Monitor
Price: $399.99
Discount: -$20.00
Sale Price: $379.99

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10058990&catid=&CMP=EMC-Day4_Monitor

I'll pass on this one.... :)

[wanted]

Says only 50 in stock for me :|

[elty]

Shoould call it "Futureshop 14 days of Ice Cold Sumemr Deal"

[doubleA]

Says only 50 in stock for me :|

You're right...better hurry, quantities are limited :lol:

[dark2025]

Yay for 5% discounts!

[Daemar]

wow i hope i'm still in time for this deal!

lol

[bluetroll]

W O W ! ! ! $20 off!!! omg.... what a GREAT DEAL!!!!

[realize]

omg there deals are getting more pathetic
=/

[mahjongmaniac]

http://www.futureshop.ca/multimedia/products/large/10058990.jpg

booo.... i'll pass this 1... u can get the 19" 930B for $400 when FS/BB has their wkly sales, or even better when PMing stooples....

Says only 50 in stock for me :|

they wanna "imply" that this is a "hot deal" in very limited quantities so that customers will buy buy buy!... LOL

[LNahid2000]

wow, their weekly sales are much better

[kareshi]

they should fire the marketing director!

[JlF]

Lol............

[alexkidd]

Ya first they steal Dell's idea and then they **** all over it with craptastic savings.

[Ogata]

well isn't that ironic? I just went to the futureshop to see the 19" version of this and they said they had three in stock.. HMMMM.. although i will admit it's a good LCD but is 50 bucks off 549.99 a good deal for it?

[mpt]

give me a break. This is the worst hot deal ever!

[elty]

buy the LCD from Dell deal going on now...........

[Ogata]

give me a break. This is the worst hot deal ever!

lol so ur saying if it was 100 bucks off then it would be a hot deal am i correct? I was tempted to go buy it tomorrow but I'm not so sure nemore altho the other stores i go to don't tell the 930B xept for FS and BB the big stores and I did have a look at it and it wasn't that bad wtih the 8ms on.

[ProfessorChaos]

cold as ice.

[bluespecv]

Shoould call it "Futureshop 14 days of Ice Cold Sumemr Deal"

Actually it should be called Futureshop's Lets hear all the whiney b*stards from RFD b*tch and whine about this so called deal.

[Ogata]

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10058986&catid=22334&logon=&langid=EN

here's the link to the 19" version of the 730B

any ideas?

[sledbc]

well isn't that ironic? I just went to the futureshop to see the 19" version of this and they said they had three in stock.. HMMMM.. although i will admit it's a good LCD but is 50 bucks off 549.99 a good deal for it?

considering a bunch of us just paid $579 for the 20.1" widescreen dell ultrabrite 12ms one....NO

[EveryLurker]

i cant believe they call that a deal

[Ogata]

ouch this is getting worse lol...Come on anyone who works for Future Shop come and give us a better discount and we'll come!!
XD

[Xtrema]

Wow at least Dell has a few days of hot and warm prices. This is all cold. Doesn't Future Shop marketing read this site?

[whrlwndz]

[IMG]

they wanna "imply" that this is a "hot deal" in very limited quantities so that customers will buy buy buy!... LOL


isn't this true for all there sales?

[zero64]

isn't this true for all there sales?

Certainly is! At least when a&b or visions has a sale there are at least a few limited quantity items that are decent deals though.

[sentinel]

This is Staples' current price on this monitor. LOL

It's a great monitor though. A coworker of mine just bought this, he loves it.

[Ogata]

This is Staples' current price on this monitor. LOL

It's a great monitor though. A coworker of mine just bought this, he loves it.

LOL really? *checks* wow what bad marketing..seriously no wonder you guys are so cold about this lol...thanks *rethinks his judgement on what LCD to get*

[computer01]

Colour me excited. The least they could have done would have been to inflate the pre-sale price to $479 or more and make it a $100 off deal. $20? It cost me about that in my time to read the posts and type this. Pfffft.

[Ogata]

Colour me excited. The least they could have done would have been to inflate the pre-sale price to $479 or more and make it a $100 off deal. $20? It cost me about that in my time to read the posts and type this. Pfffft.

lol well either way you know they are not trying hard enough.. i just went to the staples site and darn it's $499.99. I bet if i asked them how it got to 499.99, they'd just say "oh we had to price match with staples" since the big companies only accept price beats from BIG stores with a license. It just goes to show you how desperate they are into trying to get rid of things that are the same price as their BIG STORE competiters with nifty words like HOT DEALS AT FUTURESHOP I WANT IT MORE. FUTURE SHOP COME SEE WHAT YOUR FUTURE HAS IN STORE. *ahem* neways i'll wait for hte bump now XD

[aw124]

http://futureflash.futureshop.com/im/2005/FS/Promo/07_08/en/mainProduct.gif

still pretty cold :(

[dvdvideo]

$50....should be a nice monitor.....

[Gdog]

Nice try FutureSlop! :evil:

[FusionSenses]

So, they do read this forum.

But that's still not a deal, man.

"Quantity Remaining: 50" , that tells you how hot it is.

[DealsLookout]

FS call this a deal!

[impostor]

Woo fricken hoo... Worst. Sale. Ever.

[felix]

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10058986&catid=22334&logon=&langid=EN

here's the link to the 19" version of the 730B

any ideas?
Cold deal. Try doing a search ...

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170401
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168813

[robskot]

For those that are interested...I think it is a better deal than this...in 2 weeks COSTCO has the Samsung 713n 17 in LCD on for 389.99 - $80.00 =$309.

Still think that I shuda picked up an Acer 17" that Compusmart had for $250 during their Customer Appreciation!!!

[Vinsanity1379]

im getting cold chills here. :squint:

[ProfessorChaos]

maybe someone can actually try to PM staples online...

it would be like $334.99 - $30 off coupon.. = 305...if it works...which i doubt

[hugh_da_man]

Here in Calgary you can get the SyncMaster 710n II for $339.95 at Memory Express. I believe it's essentially the same monitor.

There is also a PM opportunity on the BenQ T705 17" between Memory Express and Staples. I think you can get it for like $250 if you can find stock. With a coupon you might be able to get it down to $230.

[Jon Lai]

this price shud be for a 19".

[vric]

Those Deal are boring.

If Futureshop want to copy Dell, they should at least put some decent deal..

[plissken]

14 Days of Summer Duds. A Different Dud Every Day.

Plissken

[belgiangenius]

$20 OFF!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[Absolute]

FS, you've failed again!

[akito925]

damn thats a outragious price for a 17inch.

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=005115&cid=MT.899

our local computer store in ontario.. hehe


Samsung SyncMaster 710V 17" TFT (Black) 500:1 1280x1024

$299.00

[doubleA]

FS, you've failed again!


WOOAH!!....now it's $50 off...OMG, now it's $$349!! (TRY HARDER FS, this is pathetic)

[akito925]

damn thats a outragious price for a 17inch.

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=005115&cid=MT.899

our local computer store in ontario.. hehe


Samsung SyncMaster 710V 17" TFT (Black) 500:1 1280x1024

$299.00



http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=007337&cid=MT.899


19 inch!

Samsung SyncMaster 915N 19" TFT (Black) 8ms 700:1 1280x1024


$459.00

[Ogata]

damn thats a outragious price for a 17inch.

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=005115&cid=MT.899

our local computer store in ontario.. hehe


Samsung SyncMaster 710V 17" TFT (Black) 500:1 1280x1024

$299.00



http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=007337&cid=MT.899


19 inch!

Samsung SyncMaster 915N 19" TFT (Black) 8ms 700:1 1280x1024


$459.00


Well with price from them, you'd expect a catch. Doesn't Canada Computer's have a policy where they only accept the exchange/refund if they are more then 7 dead pixels on it as well as a few others including the 7 day period. *cough* restocking fee *cough* I'm not saying they are a bad store, heck i went there to get parts for my new comp but as for a LCD monitor I'm really not sure if I should buy it from them. I'll just wait until FS or BB takes 100 bones off a 19". Until then I'll stick with my old CRT. Just to clarify, does FS and BB have that kind of policy or if within the 30 days if they experience even 1 or 2 dead pixels they can refund / exchange? Someone clarify for me please, it's my first time buying an LCD and I have yet to decide what to do.

[Azenha]

The "7 dead pixel" policy is with the manufaturer and not the store. I've had two LCD monitor with dead pixel (BenQ and an HP) and both companies refused to issue me an RMA on the bases that I needed to have 6 or more dead pixels.

The only difference between buying something from CC or FS is that FS has a better exchange policy with no restocking fee. Other then that, the item is the same and the warranty is the same (for retail box - not OEM). With that said, at least CC has OEM items which will run you about 30% less off the top. And, in my experience, OEM is just as good and reliable as retail (who needs the fancy box anyway).

Just my two cents.

On the issue of FS's 14 days of deals - they've sucked so much that I'm not even going to bother checking for the rest of the "deals". I really hope FS head office is reading these threads.


Well with price from them, you'd expect a catch. Doesn't Canada Computer's have a policy where they only accept the exchange/refund if they are more then 7 dead pixels on it as well as a few others including the 7 day period. *cough* restocking fee *cough* I'm not saying they are a bad store, heck i went there to get parts for my new comp but as for a LCD monitor I'm really not sure if I should buy it from them. I'll just wait until FS or BB takes 100 bones off a 19". Until then I'll stick with my old CRT. Just to clarify, does FS and BB have that kind of policy or if within the 30 days if they experience even 1 or 2 dead pixels they can refund / exchange? Someone clarify for me please, it's my first time buying an LCD and I have yet to decide what to do.

[d_jedi]

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10058986&catid=22334&logon=&langid=EN

here's the link to the 19" version of the 730B

any ideas?
Staples has the same price for the 19". If you're set in getting that one, buy it online at St00ples, and add some coupons..

[d_jedi]

The "7 dead pixel" policy is with the manufaturer and not the store. I've had two LCD monitor with dead pixel (BenQ and an HP) and both companies refused to issue me an RMA on the bases that I needed to have 6 or more dead pixels.

The only difference between buying something from CC or FS is that FS has a better exchange policy with no restocking fee. Other then that, the item is the same and the warranty is the same (for retail box - not OEM). With that said, at least CC has OEM items which will run you about 30% less off the top. And, in my experience, OEM is just as good and reliable as retail (who needs the fancy box anyway).
Their exchange policy is almost as good as a dead pixel guarantee.. ie. if there's a dead pixel, take it in and exchange for a non-defective one.. at the very least (if they won't let you exchange for some reason), return it.