*HP dv8 Owners Lounge*

[Matrinix]

Mine still says "Not Found" on FedEx.

[freedom16]

Tsk Tsk no ba keyboard sheesh it never ends. They want to say that this is a gaming laptop.

[tumtum101]

Then he told me about the $50 thing

What "$50 thing" are you referring to?

[wolfskinbjc]

still in ak. good grief.

[halon]

In Pittsburgh now, less than 2 hours away. I would be surprised if it made it here by 430 today!

[rageman]

In Pittsburgh now, less than 2 hours away. I would be surprised if it made it here by 430 today!

Don't make the same mistake I made waiting on your new computer! I was up all night waiting.....waiting......waiting....by the time the damn thing came I was so f'n tired I couldn't even play w/ it until the next day.

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[halon]

I have work and school so I won't be waiting.

[rageman]

I have work and school so I won't be waiting.

Good to hear.

Go Phillies!!

BEAT NY!!!!

[srothroc]

My friend (who ordered the laptop for me as my proxy because he's just a su-par [no, not subpar] awesome guy like that) called HP to complain about the holdup in Alaska; he got a rep in India who claimed that there "was no delay" because the estimated shipping date was originally the 29th, so even though it's 2-3 business day shipping, they're safe as long as they deliver within 2-3 business days of the 29th.

As far as the refund/coupon deal goes, it seems like they'll only offer you something IF the computer is delayed beyond that, which would be Nov. 3. Of course, this doesn't work if you selected the free 2-3 business day shipping, because, you know, it's free. Despite the inconvenience of getting your laptop much later than you expected when you selected that option, they exercise extreme prejudice because you picked the free option.

BUUUUUUUT, on top of that, after escalating the call to the supervisor, there was a much more complicated excuse. Apparently the laptop won't clear customs until tomorrow at the earliest, and probably late tomorrow at that. FedEx doesn't handle HP parcels on Saturday-Monday (according to the super), so those aren't held against it as "business days" and FedEx would be able to "ship" the laptop from Alaska on Tuesday, November 3rd, which would be when HP starts its magical "shipping timer" for the 2-3 day shipping.

So after being shipped from China on the 25th, we're expecting my laptop to arrive on November 5th or 6th, just two or three short days later! Thanks, HP!

Edit: My friend's phone died while he was talking to the super (over 55 minutes on the phone with the service center total), so he couldn't really press the point home and ask exactly how "late" late was for HP.

[halon]

On vehicle for delivery. Color me surprised!

Go Yankees!