[Gllug] RE: Dell servers

[Andrew Farnsworth]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Green
> Sent: 14 December 2004 11:41
> To: Greater London Linux Users Group
> Subject: RE: [Gllug] RE: Dell servers
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Farnsworth
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:35 AM
> > To: Greater London Linux Users Group
> > Subject: RE: [Gllug] RE: Dell servers
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Martin A. Brooks
> > > Sent: 14 December 2004 11:23
> > > To: Greater London Linux Users Group
> > > Subject: Re: [Gllug] RE: Dell servers
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark Green wrote:
> > >
> > > > Just got off the phone with Dell, the reply was that there was a
> > pricing
> > > >
> > > >issue with those orders and that all the orders that were made have
> > been
> > > >cancelled.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I spoke to Dell just a few minutes ago.  They say there's no problem
> > > with my order and that I should have had a confirmation notice by
> now.
> >
> > Did you place your original order by phone or via the web site?  Mine
> was
> > via the Web Site.
> >
> > Andrew Farnsworth
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> I placed the order on the site, Shall a couple more of us send an email
> along to the Register? Just to show the point of how many of us were
> mislead.

Not a bad idea, here is my email so you have an Idea of what I have said.

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To: press.releases at theregister.co.uk; tony.smith at theregister.co.uk

Last week Dell published an offer for a Dell 1600SC IDE server for 99 GBP
plus Shipping and VAT.  It was so popular that approximately 1400 orders
were placed in one day.  Calling Dell today resulted in being told that the
orders had been cancelled by Dell and that everyone ordering the special
would not be able to purchase for that price.  Many people in the Greater
London Linux Users Group ordered these as well as several in the Edinburgh
Linux Users Group and are not happy that their orders, which were taken
online and via the telephone, will not be honoured by Dell.  I suspect that
many more people, like me, will not be having such a Merry Christmas after
all.  Thank you very much Dell.

Andrew Farnsworth
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Andrew Farnsworth

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