Palm V for only $299 at OFFICE MAX!!

[JM SLP]

You can get the palm v at office max online for $299 and here's how:

1) Office max Online has a 155% price matching guarantee.

2) Their current price is $449

3) They will match Shopping.com's $349 + they will give you an additional $55
off due to their price guarantee.

4) Total net cost for the palm v for me was $294 + shipping.

Act fast before office max closes this loophole!!

Best of luck

[litigat...@mindspring.com]

M SLP <jm...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19990521075041...@ng-fp1.aol.com...

Not so simple. First, they charge tax so you miss out on the standard tax
free savings. Second, the shipping charge is mandatory overnight matching
the competitor so you can add a typical $30.00. So much for the savings.

Marc

[Andy]

In article <7idh2j$m0$1...@nntp2.atl.mindspring.net>,
litigat...@mindspring.com says...

> > Act fast before office max closes this loophole!!
> >
> > Best of luck
>
> Not so simple. First, they charge tax so you miss out on the standard tax
> free savings. Second, the shipping charge is mandatory overnight matching
> the competitor so you can add a typical $30.00. So much for the savings.
>

Well almost true. I just purchased a Palm IIIx from OfficeMax.com with
their 155% price-matching policy against Shopping.com. They did charge
me tax, BUT, they honored Shopping.com delivery price of $4.95 (a snippet
of the email correspondence with the representative is below). So, I was
still able to IIIx at a reasonable price (~$230), even with tax (CA).

> Their price: $ 265.95
> Their delivery: $ 4.95
> Their total price: $ 270.90
>
> Our price: $ 369.99
> Our delivery: $ 0.00
> Our total price: $ 369.99
>
> Difference $ 99.09
> 55%: $ 54.50
> 155%: $ 153.59
>
> Price after 155% credit: $ 216.40

Anxiously awaiting my IIIx, which amazingly cost less than my Pilot Pro
did two years ago...

Andy

[ebs]

Andy,

I got the same response to a Palm IIIx price match, and I'm thinking about
ordering it. It sounds like you paid about $14.00 tax - did OfficeMax charge
you tax on their price ($369.99) or on the price match price ($216.40) or some
other amount?

Thanks,
Eric

In article <MPG.11b48d7b1...@NEWS.supernews.COM>,
pr...@home.com.NOSPAM says...

[Hello]

They appear to charge TAX on the total amount which I don't think is
legal... I had them price match a palm V with shopping.com and they
charged tax on the 449.99 and then credit the difference to your
credit card, so I basically would only save 10 dollars, and they are
out of stock until June 2, 1999...which they do NOT tell you until
after you place the order.

Another odd thing is, they quoted shopping.com's price as 349.99 when
in fact it was 343.99...6 dollars is 6 dollars, right?

I ordered one from shopping.com with the 4.95 shipping, and received
it within 3 working days! I am debating about the efig.com upgrade or
mailing it back and getting a 4 meg IIIX...

M.

[chaz]

Tax HAS to be charged if they operate a OD in your state.

[Chris]

They should charge tax on the amount they are selling it to you for after discounts
then add shipping charges.

Chris

[Miyamoto Musashi]

I see that shopping.com has a %125 satisfaction garauntee! Im ording a PalmV
right now. Even if I dont like it I can send it back and use the %25 towards
a IIIx. The only thing is computers have to be returned in 7 days.

[Intysoft]

Don't know about Office Max but at Staples, Palm's are PDA's not COMPUTERS so
online orders have a 90 DAY return Policy!!!!

Jim Mahon
Its New to You! Software
www.intysoft.com
Selling Used Software/Hardware/Post your items to sell!

[Quentin Low]

Just ordered the IIIx from Office Max. And I did the price match maneuver with
theirs and shopping.com's price. They are slapping the tax on the discounted price.
So it is $16.77 on the net of $216.40.

I am not sure of shopping.com's 125% policy. I think that it is applicable
towards purchases of $100 or less. I could be wrong.

Waiting impatiently for my back-ordered IIIx.

Q

[Seth Breidbart]

In article <374C4A...@duesouth.net>, chaz <ch...@duesouth.net> wrote:
>Tax HAS to be charged if they operate a OD in your state.

Yes, but tax should be charged only on the price paid (possibly
including shipping, depending on lots of esoteric conditions).

>Hello wrote:
>>
>> They appear to charge TAX on the total amount which I don't think is
>> legal... I had them price match a palm V with shopping.com and they
>> charged tax on the 449.99 and then credit the difference to your
>> credit card,

Seth

[Nate Sarbin]

Seth Breidbart wrote:
>
> In article <374C4A...@duesouth.net>, chaz <ch...@duesouth.net> wrote:
> >Tax HAS to be charged if they operate a OD in your state.
>
> Yes, but tax should be charged only on the price paid (possibly
> including shipping, depending on lots of esoteric conditions).

Which is exactly what they do. They charge your card their price
+ tax and then rebate you the 155%. The key word is *rebate*. They
are two, separate transactions - the charge and the rebate. This is
the way one of their customer service department explained it to me
anyway.

I can't complain - I got a PIIIx next day for $241, although if I
had waited a few days I could have saved a few more dollars.
Shopping.com's price was $267.95 when I purchased, but is now on
their site for $259.95. Computers4sure.com has them for $249.99
and Buy.com is at $248.95. The problem with C4sure and Buy is that
their next day shipping charge is fairly easy to obtain and runs
~$30, whereas no one seems to answer the phone at Shopping.com so
OfiiceMax honors the $4.95 shiiping listed on the web page.

Cheers...