Newegg.com Botchup Sends Several Core i7 'Demo Boxes' to Customers

[OneCool]

A little OT but have you guys seen this?

http://www.neweggmall.com/


NO NO NO :shadedshu

Newegg = Walmart

 

[niko084]

lol. biggest fail in history

Biggest fail in history is what my sig is based on.

 

[Phxprovost]

I'd say it was how Newegg called it, they accidently received display models. The poor quality of the copy is simply because it was done by a stage prop company, rather than Intel.

I'd expect there may be thousands of these in existence, on the assumption that a significant proportion of retailers might want several.

I have yet to ever see a "display" model of a cpu complete with fake everything. Theres a big difference between going to walmart and seeing a big cardboard tv inside a entertainment center display or an empty Vista display box....and a """"Display model""""" cpu detailed down to fake serials. Who would need such a thing? Computer stores wouldn't cause people could care less what the cpu looks like, and newegg sure as hell wouldn't cause its a warehouse based on-line retailer. Point im trying to make is newegg is lying and im about 99.999999% sure that nowhere in the world is there official "display model" cpus floating around short of actual dead cpus being handed out by intel

Furthermore on all real display models, somewhere in bold lettering it would say somewhere along the lines of "For promotional use only" or "Display Model"...

 

[95Viper]

A little OT but have you guys seen this?

http://www.neweggmall.com/


NO NO NO :shadedshu

Newegg = Walmart

Where have you been, that is old news and most of the bigger companies have other sales outlets besides the computer and electronics lines.

Walmart is Walmart and Newegg is Newegg and Best Buy is Best Buy...so on...

It has nothing to do with the thread.

 

[OneCool]

AAAA did I bash newegg to much for you.


Im sorry.Didnt mean to hurt your feelins

 

[bogmali]

Anyone here that saying New Egg is a failure is crazy and must not have ever delt with them. They are by far the most honest and straight forward company there is to deal with. If they said it was a mistake it most definitely was no question. They must have been duped and they for sure will make it right. I have noticed most of the people making these comment don't live in the USA or Canada and don't buy from them. I have never ever had them denied a return and 99 percent of the time they pay for the shipping back to them. I cannot think of any company ever that is more honest than they are and I don't defend retailers, and I have hundreds of transactions with them. They have won just about every business customer service award there is so stop with the slamming already. This was clearly a mix up.

+1 Newegg still gets my business. I don't fault them for this and I don't think it's a deliberate attempt to mislead and/or screw customers It is still their responsibility and they will do the right thing to fix this mess

 

[PaulieG]

AAAA did I bash newegg to much for you.


Im sorry.Didnt mean to hurt your feelins

This is flame baiting. Keep it up and you'll end up with an infraction.

+1 Newegg still gets my business. I don't fault them for this and I don't think it's a deliberate attempt to mislead and/or screw customers It is still their fault and they will do the right thing to fix this mess

Agreed. People are defending Newegg because they simply have the best customer service in the business, period. I rarely buy from them because I get slammed with taxes, but they are still my favorite etailer. This particular issue is just a raresituation that is bound to happen to the best of them at some point.

 

[Bundy]

I have yet to ever see a "display" model of a cpu complete with fake everything. Theres a big difference between going to walmart and seeing a big cardboard tv inside a entertainment center display or an empty Vista display box....and a """"Display model""""" cpu detailed down to fake serials. Who would need such a thing? Computer stores wouldn't cause people could care less what the cpu looks like, and newegg sure as hell wouldn't cause its a warehouse based on-line retailer. Point im trying to make is newegg is lying and im about 99.999999% sure that nowhere in the world is there official "display model" cpus floating around short of actual dead cpus being handed out by intel

Furthermore on all real display models, somewhere in bold lettering it would say somewhere along the lines of "For promotional use only" or "Display Model"...

I agree that there is no necessity for such details on a display model but that point alone does not eliminate the possibility that a stage prop company hasn't done this anyway. Why would they do this? To impress their client, whom I am guessing is Intel, not Newegg.

 

[Nick89]

newegg is fail

don't troll.

I've never had a problem with newegg and I've been using them since 2006.

 

[Polaris573]

I seriously doubt newegg is intentionally lying. At worst their PR department may be misinformed about what they are dealing with. Before anyone claims they're 100 percent sure newegg is lying you may want to stop and think about what newegg has to gain by saying the items in question are display models they accidentally bought and shipped vs. forgeries that they accidentally bought and shipped. Neither scenario looks any better than the other. There is no reason to lie, they're just scrambling to explain a bad situation.

 

[newtekie1]

I seriously doubt newegg is intentionally lying. At worst their PR department may be misinformed about what they are dealing with. Before anyone claims they're 100 percent sure newegg is lying you may want to stop and think about what newegg has to gain by saying the items in question are display models they accidentally bought and shipped vs. forgeries that they accidentally bought and shipped. Neither scenario looks any better than the other. There is no reason to lie, they're just scrambling to explain a bad situation.

And in the end, it doesn't matter what reason they give, as long as they make the situation right. They certainly didn't purposely send out fake units, and they are making the situation right with the customers, that is all that matters.

 

[Kantastic]

And in the end, it doesn't matter what reason they give, as long as they make the situation right. They certainly didn't purposely send out fake units, and they are making the situation right with the customers, that is all that matters.

Exactly.

 

[fochkoph]

The "heatsink" almost looks like a stylized headcrab.

 

[Velvet Wafer]

The "heatsink" almost looks like a stylized headcrab.

intel core i7, half life 1 edition?

 

[Bjorn_Of_Iceland]

I get a feeling people wont be ordering a GF100 from newegg.. theyd end up with the "demo" PCB

 

[OneCool]

I get a feeling people wont be ordering a GF100 from newegg.. theyd end up with the "demo" PCB

Wood Screw's and Hot Glue BLOW OUT SALE!!!!!!

 

[eidairaman1]

Oh so the core i7s are fake then, lmao!!!

 

[MKmods]

its a conspiracy by AMD (secretly replacing i7s with chunks of foam so we can finally beat the i7s in benches)

I have had a few probs with newegg in the past however dont worry, Newegg is gonna hook up all the poor guys that got the fake stuff.

 

[eidairaman1]

ya once they get the parts in and find out who was responsible for shipping the boxes out

 

[Kantastic]

ya once they get the parts in and find out who was responsible for shipping the boxes out

They'll leave that until after their customers are satisfied, that's simply how they work.

 

[PVTCaboose1337]

Newegg always makes the situation right. Just tell them the problem, they correct it, they want your business. If I ever buy a computer part, I buy from Newegg.

This is a huge fuckup however, but I am guessing they will fix it. Hope all you guys get legit chips.

 

[Solaris17]

Does it overclock well???

i bet it runs mad cool

 

[Mussels]

i bet it runs mad cool

i bet it doesnt go above room temp

 

[Bundy]

i bet it runs mad cool

i bet it doesnt go above room temp

Put you two together and there are 30,000 posts. At least some of those posts were funnier than these.

 

[Hayder_Master]

maybe they try to lapping it to decrease temps, but they try it from other side and cool temps are 0c