Panasonic Smart Viera 55'' UT50 Series Full HD 3D Plasma HDTV $699 at Sears - Very YMMV

Quote from shashmore : I received my TV a week ago in Seattle. It took 10 days to deliver. My TV sat in Auburn for 5 days until I finally called the distribution center (# is located on the tracking site). They lost the paper work, but were able to get it out the next day. On delivery day they didn't call 30 minutes ahead of time, but called right as they were at my door. I also suggest having them open the package for inspection before signing off. Give them a call earlier than later!

Mine arrived at the distribution center in Kent last Wednesday or Thursday. They called Thursday to schedule delivery the following Tuesday - 5 days. A couple Hispanic guys showed up a couple hours earlier than I was expecting at ~9:30 AM. Like I said, I paid for white glove, but the two guys just brought it in and the older guy turned to me immediately after setting it down and asked if that was fine and moving to leave. I had to register what he was saying and asked if they could just unpack it and put it on the stand and the older guy sighed and looked away, and then him and his younger helper just got to racing opening the box, taking it out, grabbing at the manual and taking out the remote, and they obviously weren't familiar with putting it together as the older guy was just racing to screw in the stand, didn't have a screwdriver on him and asked me for one, and was just sort of stripping the screws - then realized he had to undo everything he did to put on another part and so on. When I realized these guys weren't really professional, I just made sure to look at the screen and then wanted to get it on the stand and get them out. I was expecting more deliberate attention for paying for white glove... Not impressed with Costco and the company they use for white glove delivery so far.

Luckily, everything seems fine and I'm enjoying my TV for the past couple days, getting used to it. Only thing I notice is a bit of buzzing on lighter scenes which I've read can be due to loose screws inside and got a price match to their recent online price drop.

Quote from SchniffSchniff : Mine arrived at the distribution center in Kent last Wednesday or Thursday. They called Thursday to schedule delivery the following Tuesday - 5 days. A couple Hispanic guys showed up a couple hours earlier than I was expecting at ~9:30 AM. Like I said, I paid for white glove, but the two guys just brought it in and the older guy turned to me immediately after setting it down and asked if that was fine and moving to leave. I had to register what he was saying and asked if they could just unpack it and put it on the stand and the older guy sighed and looked away, and then him and his younger helper just got to racing opening the box, taking it out, grabbing at the manual and taking out the remote, and they obviously weren't familiar with putting it together as the older guy was just racing to screw in the stand, didn't have a screwdriver on him and asked me for one, and was just sort of stripping the screws - then realized he had to undo everything he did to put on another part and so on. When I realized these guys weren't really professional, I just made sure to look at the screen and then wanted to get it on the stand and get them out. I was expecting more deliberate attention for paying for white glove... Not impressed with Costco and the company they use for white glove delivery so far. Luckily, everything seems fine and I'm enjoying my TV for the past couple days, getting used to it. Only thing I notice is a bit of buzzing on lighter scenes which I've read can be due to loose screws inside and got a price match to their recent online price drop.

Glad you got your TV! Agreed, I won't be buying anything from Costco.com if they are going to be using such a horrible delivery service. I too got a price match, so in the end, all is good! The TV is amazing for the price.