Iomega® Prestige™ 2TB Desktop External Hard Drive..@ Staples .After store price match & 2 coupons. $5 BM YMMY

OOS near my area

Im guessing Ebay will have a new flood tomorrow morning, prices will dip and folks will be able to get $75 out of this deal. Im sure there will be someone killing the market by putting theirs up for $80 to really drive down the prices.

Got 2 1TB but for $69 each. Manager wouldn't take the coupon. Said corporate sent him a memo.

I'm gonna call corporate tomorrow and if they don't reimburse to make them free I'm gonna charge them with a violation of CA shelf tag law at the CA dept of weights and measures.

That'll wake them up.

Quote from spydersdeals69 : $240 for 2TB and $180 for 1TB at my store an hour ago. CLEARLY a price mistake for that ONE particular store. Don't waste your gas, since you won't even be able to ge the chairs as a "consolation prize" anymore.

It's not a price mistake, it was on clearance. That's what YMMV means.

Quote from blackblaze : what do you use to check the drives model and make?

Other than opening the case, a program like HD Tune Pro would work as well.

Quote from uberw00tness : also the manager said i grabbed the last one but who really knows?

Sounds like my trip.
My brother wasn't so lucky. One store refused to honor the coupon on top of the 69.99 'sale' price of the 1TB. Another store turned him down in a similar fashion on the 2TB.
I wonder what tomorrow will bring: will every store get the memo by then?

I went to four stores and did manage to walk away with one free 1TB drive.

At first store, they had 1TB drives in stock. I didn't have the coupon on me, but pulled it up on my iPhone from the Staples app. Manager told me that I needed a physical coupon, that he wouldn't take an app coupon. So I asked them to hold it for me, went back home, and printed out a stack of coupons. I went back and picked up the hard drive, went to the cash register. Clerk didn't bat an eye when the hard drive rang up as $0.00.

At second store, they only had one 2TB drive in stock. When I presented the coupon, clerk said that the coupon didn't make any sense, that I shouldn't be getting something for free. She at first said that the coupon must be for online orders, even though the coupon plainly said "valid at stores". She then called corporate HQ and got a prerecorded message, so I guess corporate must have been fielding a lot of calls about this. She said that the $150 coupon would only apply to the original price of $240. I still figured that $90 was a decent price for a 2TB drive and cheaper than the clearance price, so I bought it anyways.

At third store, Staples.com said they had 1TB drives in stock. I asked an EasyTech technician to get a 1TB drive. He started to look it up on the computer to see if they had any in stock. Manager stopped him and said they don't have any to sell. So I'm guessing they pulled the drives.

At fourth store, Staples.com said they had 1TB drives in stock. I asked the cash register clerk to get me one. So she got me one and started to ring me up. When she saw the coupon, she immediately went to the manager. Manager said they were not honoring that coupon.

I guess you must be exhausted now.

Quote from Seburo : I went to four stores and did manage to walk away with one free 1TB drive. At first store, they had 1TB drives in stock. I didn't have the coupon on me, but pulled it up on my iPhone from the Staples app. Manager told me that I needed a physical coupon, that he wouldn't take an app coupon. So I asked them to hold it for me, went back home, and printed out a stack of coupons. I went back and picked up the hard drive, went to the cash register. Clerk didn't bat an eye when the hard drive rang up as $0.00. At second store, they only had one 2TB drive in stock. When I presented the coupon, clerk said that the coupon didn't make any sense, that I shouldn't be getting something for free. She at first said that the coupon must be for online orders, even though the coupon plainly said "valid at stores". She then called corporate HQ and got a prerecorded message, so I guess corporate must have been fielding a lot of calls about this. She said that the $150 coupon would only apply to the original price of $240. I still figured that $90 was a decent price for a 2TB drive and cheaper than the clearance price, so I bought it anyways. At third store, Staples.com said they had 1TB drives in stock. I asked an EasyTech technician to get a 1TB drive. He started to look it up on the computer to see if they had any in stock. Manager stopped him and said they don't have any to sell. So I'm guessing they pulled the drives. At fourth store, Staples.com said they had 1TB drives in stock. I asked the cash register clerk to get me one. So she got me one and started to ring me up. When she saw the coupon, she immediately went to the manager. Manager said they were not honoring that coupon.

Quote from shadowshopper : Got 2 1TB but for $69 each. Manager wouldn't take the coupon. Said corporate sent him a memo. I'm gonna call corporate tomorrow and if they don't reimburse to make them free I'm gonna charge them with a violation of CA shelf tag law at the CA dept of weights and measures. That'll wake them up.

umad?

Quote from shadowshopper : Got 2 1TB but for $69 each. Manager wouldn't take the coupon. Said corporate sent him a memo. I'm gonna call corporate tomorrow and if they don't reimburse to make them free I'm gonna charge them with a violation of CA shelf tag law at the CA dept of weights and measures. That'll wake them up.

Don't forget FTC bait advertising.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/guides/baitads-gd.htm
Look at section 238.3

Quote from uberw00tness : umad?

why would I be mad?

I just got 2 HDD's for free, staples just doesn't know it yet.

Quote from CA Dept of weights and Measures : California Business and Professions Code Section 12024.2 a) It is unlawful for any person, at the time of sale of a commodity, to do any of the following: (1) Charge an amount greater than the price, or to compute an amount greater than a true extension of a price per unit, that is then advertised, posted, marked, displayed, or quoted for that commodity. (2) Charge an amount greater than the lowest price posted on the commodity itself or on a shelf tag that corresponds to the commodity, notwithstanding any limitation of the time period for which the posted price is in effect. (b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or by both, if the violation is willful or grossly negligent, or when the overcharge is more than one dollar ($1). (c) A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) when the overcharge is one dollar ($1) or less. (d) As used in subdivisions (b) and (c), "overcharge" means the amount by which the charge for a commodity exceeds a price that is advertised, posted, marked, displayed, or quoted to that consumer for that commodity at the time of sale. (e) Except as provided in subdivision (f), for purposes of this section, when more than one price for the same commodity is advertised, posted, marked, displayed, or quoted, the person offering the commodity for sale shall charge the lowest of those prices. (f) Pricing may be subject to a condition of sale, such as membership in a retailer-sponsored club, the purchase of a minimum quantity, or the purchase of multiples of the same item, provided that the condition is conspicuously posted in the same location as the price.

u mad bro? lol

good one
Thank you.

My staples showed 2tb at 239 on shelf. Had them scan it and it rang up at $118. With coupon got it for free. Ty op!

2 stores on my way home from work showed limited supply, clearance item. first stop. full price on tags. didn't ask. second store same full price on tags. asked the guy at register if they were on clearance. he called a guy over who checked in their system. both showed on clearance. 2 of each in stock. he went to the back along w/ the manager to check if he could find. he came out with 1 of each. manager went off to help someone else with something or to work the register or something. i checked out with one of the 3 guys they had pictures up that were their computer experts. each rang up on clearance. then the coupon came out and the total went to 0. and since it was staples coupons that took the price to 0, there was no pre-coupon california tax to pay. free. spectacular. best damn slickdeal for me ever. and tomorrow morning i think i'll give that first store a run.