What a way to do business.

[Torn Rose]

Very long story short, my hinges on my Dell Inspiron 8200 broke a month ago, and after getting jerked around by Dell for the last 2 weeks in email and phone calls, Dell tells me the part I needed would be shipped last week.

Still no part so I call and get told “It will never be shipped” and then a different person says it will be shipped tomorrow and then a supervisor tells me “it will never be shipped” and explains why.

It is what Dell calls a “warranty part” meaning, no warranty, no part and it is not for sale even though I bought it last Wednesday and have the tracking number, he told me the system would have canceled it before it was shipped tomorrow. Toni takes care of all the billing and hell will have no fury greater then mine if I see a charge from Dell when she gets home.

My warranty of course has expired. So after I tell him my new found opinion of Dell I hang up and think, why not buy a warranty? Of course the site says I cant do it, so I sit here and fester my “happiness”

Then it comes to me… EBAY…. What are the odds…. 50+ listings for the very part I need… $0.18 and $12 shipping… Dell wanted $30 So I went from being pissed off at the world to being pleased.

Just a warning, STAY AWAY FROM DELL, they do not support their products.

So what I leaned today

1) Dell sucks
2) EBAY ROCKS!

(If anyone wants to read the long version of this story just go to my blog)

[Kinky]

DUDE don't get a Dell!!

and EBAY has saved my ass numerous times, that place is amazing

[sue-fl]

I hear ya Torn. I have three Dells all of them are a piece of shit! The laptop was running really good thought I got lucky with that. But now's its acting up, don't even want to think about customer service......damn can't understand a word anyone of them says to begin with..

As I said in a post at another board.....

Don't Buy A Dell

[Cleo]

Next time buy a Mac

[Extreme John]

I have recently been buying Dell's and so far Im happy. But that sucks.

[Torn Rose]

John.... extend your warranties NOW

Trust me.....

[Torn Rose]

Originally Posted by Cleo

Next time buy a Mac

That's the plan, I was still debating on Mac or Dell.... I decided today of my choice.

[stuveltje]

Originally Posted by Torn

Very long story short, my hinges on my Dell Inspiron 8200 broke a month ago, and after getting jerked around by Dell for the last 2 weeks in email and phone calls, Dell tells me the part I needed would be shipped last week.

Still no part so I call and get told “It will never be shipped” and then a different person says it will be shipped tomorrow and then a supervisor tells me “it will never be shipped” and explains why.

It is what Dell calls a “warranty part” meaning, no warranty, no part and it is not for sale even though I bought it last Wednesday and have the tracking number, he told me the system would have canceled it before it was shipped tomorrow. Toni takes care of all the billing and hell will have no fury greater then mine if I see a charge from Dell when she gets home.

My warranty of course has expired. So after I tell him my new found opinion of Dell I hang up and think, why not buy a warranty? Of course the site says I cant do it, so I sit here and fester my “happiness”

Then it comes to me… EBAY…. What are the odds…. 50+ listings for the very part I need… $0.18 and $12 shipping… Dell wanted $30 So I went from being pissed off at the world to being pleased.

Just a warning, STAY AWAY FROM DELL, they do not support their products.

So what I leaned today

1) Dell sucks
2) EBAY ROCKS!

(If anyone wants to read the long version of this story just go to my blog)

why did yu needed to tell that..........why, now i bought an totally new dell puter a good one a year ago, we have also an dell laptop, my hubby wante the dell pc and laptop so i bought an new other one, no dell, hehehe, but now we have it, i didnt had an floppy thing in the puter, hubby said he want an flopp thing, ocourse it can only be bought thru the net and with dell, cost 45 euro for an floppy 3.5 thing but 85 euro for delivery...........yeah right i am santa i told them to shuffle that floppy thing n their ass hell twice the price for delivery? i told hubby to use his imagination for an floppy ( he got that usb pen thing and he got dvd and all that shit) i am not gonna pay 85 euro for delivery of an 45 euro floppy thing and i will never buy a dell again

[terry]

Thanks for the tip Torn.. I almost considered buying a Dell till my uncle did a few months back .. what a bunch of headaches he has!!

Tip Torn through the tulips .. or is it tip toe ?