Posts about Newegg

Which Online Retailers Have The Fastest & Slowest Delivery Times?
By Chris Morran on December 16, 2011 1:15 PM  
Today is Free Shipping Day, which is pretty self-explanatory, but free shipping doesn't mean good shipping. That's why the folks at STELLAservice wanted to know which of the top 25 online retailers were able to get you your order in a timely manner. More Â»

NewEgg Drops The Ball, Gamestop Saves The Day. Wait: Gamestop?
By Laura Northrup on October 6, 2011 8:00 AM  
Two months ago, Nathan took advantage of a Newegg promotion for $10 off his pre-order of the collector's edition of the game Dark Souls, which was released on Tuesday. Ordering ahead and getting a discount: points for planning and for shopping prowess. The day before the game was to be released, Newegg (and other retailers, Nathan later learned) had to cancel their pre-orders because they just didn't have enough product. This left him without a collector's edition on release day...unless he could find one in his city, in person. Was such a feat possible? Yes, as it turns out, with some luck and the help of a heroic Gamestop employee. More Â»

Best Buy Issues Cease & Desist Over Newegg.com's Use Of The Word "Geek"
By Chris Morran on June 9, 2011 3:40 PM  
The folks at Best Buy are none too happy with electronics e-tailer Newegg.com. The boys in blue believe that their online competitor stepped over a trademarked line by using the word "geek" and by making fun of inept Best Buy staffers in a TV ad. More Â»

Newegg Knows What Women Really Want This Valentine's Day: Sexism
By Laura Northrup on February 11, 2011 9:30 AM  
This Valentine's Day gift suggestion list from Newegg has a "Cutie and the Geek" theme, featuring gifts ostensibly for a Newegg shopper, his wife or girlfriend, and gifts that the entire couple can use. Sample items from the "cutie" section: red freshwater pearls, Ralph Lauren sunglasses, and a pink netbook. Sample items from the "geek" section: an electric razor, a 120 GB solid state drive, and a home server. Cary finds the selection a bit sexist, writing: "Great piece of marketing work. I guess women aren't allowed to enjoy geeky toys and instead need 'pink netbooks' or jewelery as gifts." More Â»

Overstock And Amazon Comically Overpackage Readers' Orders: Newegg, Not So Much
By Laura Northrup on October 14, 2010 12:30 PM  
It's time for another installment of the Adventures of the Stupid Shipping Gang! We've packaged three reader stories in one post to make sure they stay extra-secure. In this edition: Amazon overestimates the fragility of Pyrex, Newegg underestimates the fragility of computer parts, and Overstock sends someone an awful lot of crumpled-up paper. More Â»

Maybe You Won't Notice The Newegg Watermark On This Sears Product Page
By Laura Northrup on May 19, 2010 11:00 AM  
Shopping for a monitor on the Sears website, reader Ben discovered something strange on the page for the HP Pavilion 2009M. The product photo had a watermark on it. But not a Sears watermark—a Newegg watermark. More Â»

Newegg: Buy Your Mom A Hitachi Magic Wand For Mother's Day
By Meg Marco on April 29, 2010 3:58 PM  
Newegg suggests you buy, among other things,a Hitachi Magic Wand for your Mom for Mother's Day. Um. More Â»

Newegg Drops Supplier After Selling Fake Intel Processors
By Meg Marco on March 9, 2010 12:12 PM  
Poor Newegg. They said yesterday they are dropping one of their suppliers after they inadvertently sold a bunch of fake Intel Core i7-920 processors. More Â»

Newegg's Overnight Shipping Takes Several Days
By Laura Northrup on March 4, 2010 1:00 PM  
Imagine it: you're trying to patch things up with an estranged parent, and send a thoughtful gift for their birthday. You pay more than $50 for overnight shipping, and wait for the gift to arrive. Only 48 hours later, the item hasn't even shipped yet, while an identical item headed for another recipient, sent using standard shipping, has already shipped. What? That's what reader Janet writes happened to her when she ordered a coffee machine from Newegg for her mother's birthday. More Â»

Newegg's Gift Card Policy Frustrates Pedro
By Phil Villarreal on February 2, 2010 10:00 AM  
Things were looking up for Pedro. Not only have most people forgotten Napoleon Dynamite and thus stopped taking his name in vain in catch-phrase-employing jokes, but he had a Newegg gift card loaded with the exact amount of a pre-order-only item he wanted. Life was swell right until he was about to check out and discovered Newegg doesn't let you use gift cards on pre-orders. More Â»

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Help, I'm Getting Someone Else's Newegg Emails!
By Laura Northrup on January 31, 2010 2:00 PM  
Reader IfThenElvis has a problem with his Newegg account. Well, technically, it's not his account. It was just registered using his email address. More Â»

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Newegg Cracks Open Awesome Xbox 360 Games Sale
By Phil Villarreal on January 29, 2010 8:00 AM  
If you're looking to stock up on a bunch of good Xbox 360 games you always wanted to play but didn't feel like shelling out $60 for, Newegg has got a deal for you. More Â»

It's Hard To Do Your Christmas Shopping Online When The Items Arrive In Their Retail Boxes
By Chris Walters on December 16, 2009 7:52 PM  
Newegg wants everyone who lives near our reader Deaf Mute to know that he just bought a Sony Blu-ray player. It arrived from their warehouse last week in its bright blue retail packaging, with a shipping label slapped on it. "If I lived in a worse neighborhood and/or my father didn't see it," he writes, "Someone could have stolen it. Not only that, but the gift recipient may have had their gift spoiled." More Â»

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NewEgg Told Me My HDTV Isn't Broken Enough To Return
By Phil Villarreal on November 30, 2009 11:20 AM  
Israel says he ordered an HDTV from Newegg and wanted to return it once he discovered it had three dead pixels. In an online chat, a CSR told him the company wouldn't replace the TV unless there were eight or more dead pixels. More Â»

Customer Feels Bing-ed By Spontaneously Reduced New Egg/Microsoft Promotion
By Phil Villarreal on August 25, 2009 1:00 PM  

—>Richard thought he'd take advantage of a joint promotion between Microsoft's Bing search engine and Newegg that gives you 10 percent refund via PayPal if you click on a Newegg banner on Bing.  More Â»

CircuitCity.com Reborn As... Circuit City!
By Carey Alexander on May 23, 2009 10:00 PM  

—>CircuitCity.com is back, and it looks eerily familiar. The zombie website is now controlled by Systemax, the same folks who own Tiger Direct. Though the new site may look similar to the old, no doubt part of Systemax's goal to keep alive a "proud brand that America has grown to count on," it isn't nearly as consumer-friendly as we would like...  More Â»

Newegg Shocks The Hell Out Of You By Replacing Your Defective Keyboard
By Meg Marco on January 27, 2009 5:59 PM  

—>Reader Patty is shocked that Newegg would send her another keyboard because the one she bought was defective. She's stunned. She can't believe it.   More Â»

Belkin Caught Paying For Positive Reviews
By Carey Alexander on January 19, 2009 12:50 AM  

—>Belkin Business Development Representative Michael Bayard has been caught offering to pay anyone willing to leave perfect reviews of Belkin products on Amazon, Buy.com, and Newegg. Even worse, the highly unethical strategy seems to have worked—almost fifteen pages worth of Belkin products on Amazon have perfect five-star ratings.  More Â»

Acer's Secret Business Model Somehow Involves Envelopes
By Chris Walters on January 5, 2009 11:58 PM  
To date I've received one batch of five flat pacs [and] one batch of seventeen flat pacs. Each flat pac has three restoration discs (for a total of 66 discs), none of the flat pacs I've received has contained the promised system disc.  More Â»

Morning Deals
By Ben Popken on September 10, 2008 12:49 PM  

  • 6PM.com: DC Brand Shoes $20 + S/H, all sizes/styles, 856 to choose from
  • Nicorette: free pack of Nicorette White Ice Mint (warning, site is slow)
  • Circuit City: Panasonic SH-FX85 Wireless Multi-Room Speaker Kit for $44.96, requires in-store pickup
Highlights From Buxr
  • Hewlett Packard: $400 Off $999 or more for Desktop Purchase w/ coupon code: DT1158 (Good for 2250 uses)
  • NewEgg: Targus Notebook Wireless Optical Mouse for $8.99 w/ Free shipping after $20 off coupon code: EMCAKAKAK
  • Buy.com: Av Lab Solar Backpack Charger for $29.99 w/ Free shipping after rebate
Highlights From Dealhack
  • Best Buy: Toshiba Satellite Dual Core Notebook PC $500
  • Geeks.com: Canon Pixma iP6210D Color Inkjet Photo Printer $35 with Coupon
  • Musicnotes.com: 20% or 30% off Guitar Guru Interactive Lessons with Coupons
  More Â»

Morning Deals
By Ben Popken on September 4, 2008 11:37 AM  
  • HobbyLobby.com: 40% Off Hobby Lobby Printable Coupon (expires Sept 6)
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    Morning Deals
    By Ben Popken on September 3, 2008 1:18 PM  

    • Amazon: 37 new coupon codes for September 2008
    • Google: Get Chrome for free, Google's new super-minimal browser (still in beta, read review at Lifehacker)
    • Apple: Seven refurbished Apple Aluminum iMac Core 2 Duo Desktops from $949 each + free shipping
    Highlights From Dealhack
    • Newegg: Nikon Coolpix P60 8.1MP Camera $150 Shipped
    • Amazon: Save Extra $20 off Kellogg's, Keebler & other Grocery Products
    • 1-800 Contacts: Save $20 to $80 + Bonus $5 off Contact Lenses with Coupon
    Highlights From BargainistHighlights From Buxr
    • Amazon.com: Get three DVDs for $10 when you add all three to your Shopping Cart
    • Golden Gadgets: 2 Pack of 9 LED Aluminum Pocket water resistant Flashlight for $3.99 + Shipping ($2.02)
    • Newegg.com: A-DATA 16GB Flash Drive WHITE for $24.99 after $15 rebate!
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    Morning Deals
    By Ben Popken on August 29, 2008 1:00 PM  

    • Lenovo: Employee Pricing on ThinkPad and IdeaPad Notebooks, up to 42% off (login with passcode 536686)
    • Woot: Sandisk Clip 2GB MP3 Player for $19.99
    • Newegg: ESET NOD32 Antivirus Home Edition v3 for $14.99 (Best antivirus around, won't slow down your computer)
    Highlights From Dealhack
    • Buy.com: Kingston 4GB USB 2.0 Portable Flash Drive $14 Shipped
    • Hanes.com: Save 15% off Complete Order on All Clothing
    • Vann's: Sony FX820 Portable 8-inch DVD Player $150 Shipped
    Highlights From Bargainist  More Â»

    Morning Deals
    By Ben Popken on August 28, 2008 12:28 PM  

    • Newegg: Wii Fit with Balance Board, We Ski, and Hori Wii mat for $149.99
    • Apple: Buy a Mac, get an iPod touch for free after rebate
    • IKEA: Labor Day Sale, up to 50% off (in-store only)
    Highlights From Dealhack
    • Eastern Mountain Sports: Labor Day Sale Save up to 70% off
    • Amazon: Up to 50%+ off High Sierra Backpacks & Messenger Bags
    • Geeks: Kodak EasyShare V1003 10MP Digital Camera $90
    Highlights From Bargainist  More Â»

    How Newegg Stopped Collecting New York State Tax
    By Ben Popken on August 27, 2008 4:06 PM  

    —>Reader Chris Schiffner pinged Newegg to see why and how they stopped collecting New York State tax. They sent him an answer, posted after the jump, but here's the short story: A new New York law would have required internet retailers using affiliate marketing to collect sales tax, so Newegg "restructured its affiliate marketing program." The new structure somehow avoids having to collect New York sales tax. Shrug. Whatever, New York geeks, rejoice!  More Â»

    Hooray! Newegg Stops Collecting New York Sales Tax
    By Meg Marco on August 22, 2008 2:12 PM  

    —>Reader Duke has forwarded us an email he got from Newegg explaining that as of yesterday they are no longer collecting New York state taxes. Hooray! Of course, you still have to pay your sales tax... but now it's your responsibility.  More Â»

    This "License Only” Version Of Office Is Packed Very Efficiently
    By Meg Marco on July 7, 2008 6:18 PM  

    —>Today's episode of everyone's favorite post "Stupid Shipping Gang" is sure to be a crowd-pleaser! Newegg was concerned about Rob's software license (Just a license. No discs.) being damaged so they shipped it in a box. With packing peanuts.  More Â»

    Newegg.com Holds Woman's Account Hostage Until She Gets Her Brother To Reverse Chargeback
    By Chris Walters on June 12, 2008 3:59 PM  

    —>Newegg seemed to think Jenn was responsible for her brother's chargeback with them. When she tried to place an order using her own name and credit card number, but with the same shipping address as her brother, her account was suspended. Jenn figured she could resolve the problem with a conversation or two with Newegg's customer service department, but as you'll see from the transcript below, Newegg's CSR blatantly says Jenn's account won't be approved until her brother reverses his chargeback.  More Â»

    Amazon, Newegg Begin Collecting Sales Tax From Residents Of New York
    By Meg Marco on June 3, 2008 2:28 PM  
    Despite filing a lawsuit to challenge a new law requiring websites that use affiliates based in NY (like Amazon) to collect sales tax from their NY customers, Amazon has registered with the state and is now collecting sales tax. Electronics retailer Newegg also began collecting tax from NY customers.   More Â»

    UPDATE: Newegg's Reputation For Customer Service Remains Unbroken
    By Jay Slatkin on May 13, 2008 1:59 PM  

    —>If you read the story, "Beware Of Rotten Newegg Rebate," you may remember the plight of reader RJ who submitted his $20 rebate information back in January and was getting the runaround from Newegg and the rebate company. RJ is now happy to learn that not only is Newegg giving him $20, they are giving him an extra $20 for his trouble, and not just store credit, real cash. Read Newegg's letter, inside...  More Â»

    Beware Of Rotten Newegg Rebate
    By Jay Slatkin on May 8, 2008 1:50 PM  
    Reader RJ purchased an Nvidia graphics card from Newegg and submitted his $20 rebate information in January. Nearly 5 months later, he is still waiting for his cash. He wrote to Newegg for answers but received a tepid reply. RJ's letter and Newegg's response, inside...  More Â»

    Icy Dock Offers You Rebate Or Warranty, But Not Both
    By Chris Walters on April 11, 2008 12:12 AM  
    The fine print on this Ice Dock hard disk enclosure rebate (PDF) offered through Newegg says, at the very end, "Manufacturer's warranty does not apply to ICY DOCK's MIR Free Promotional items." More Â»

    Here's how the Newegg email address was spoofed on the Creative forum over the weekend: Creative has a security protocol in place where you have to verify your email address before you can post. However, after you publish a post you can go back and change your address to anything you like. You won't be able to verify the spoofed address and therefore won't be able to post anything new—but anything you already posted will now display the spoofed address. Maybe you can get Daniel_K to fix your forum boards, Creative. (Thanks to Jawaad!)  More Â»

    Newegg Doesn't Deliver PS3 With Spiderman 3, Blames Sony
    By Chris Walters on March 7, 2008 12:29 AM  

    —> Okay, everyone together in Moe Szyslak's voice: con_tinymoewhaaaaa.jpg "Whaaaaa?" We're just as confused as you are. Newegg, which has one of the most stellar reputations of any retailer, online or b&m, apparently sent a customer a regular PS3 box instead of one with a Blu-ray copy of "Spiderman 3." Here's where it gets all evil alternate universe: when the customer called to complain, the CSR told him it wasn't Newegg's problem and for him to talk to Sony.
    Update-3/7/08: Newegg contacted the OP and resolved the issue—see the OP's comment below.   More Â»

    Newegg Honors Rebate For Out-Of-Business Company
    By Chris Walters on February 7, 2008 11:09 PM  

    —> More praise for Newegg, one of those rare retailers with an exceptional customer service record. Andrea bought an Astar Electronics HDMI Player with DIVX and sent off her rebate request, but never received the promised rebate.   More Â»

    CompUSA Unaware of So-Called 'Internet'
    By consumerist.com on June 12, 2006 5:00 PM  

    —>Rick CC'd us on a letter he wrote CompUSA after trying to get them to price match Linksys NSLU2 network storage drive. He could get the drive at Newegg for $84, versus CompUSA's $100, but kinda wanted it that day instead of waiting for shipping. The clerk said they only price-match competitors in the area. As in, the geographic space surrounding the physical store.  More Â»

    Pith & Vinegar...and Ice Cream!
    By consumerist.com on June 2, 2006 11:17 PM  
    • Mr Softee co-founder dead. Relatives, friends, spoke hardening in his old age. [1010WinsMore Â»

    Buying Bargain Nokia Bears Bitter Ironies
    By consumerist.com on April 11, 2006 2:57 PM  

    —>It's time for The Consumerist to play matchmaker.  More Â»

    A Look Inside a Newegg Warehouse
    By consumerist.com on February 15, 2006 1:44 PM  

    Nerd nexus Anandtech.com has a look inside one of Newegg's shipping and distribution centers, made especially interesting considering how consistently the online electronics retail giant is able to quickly put product in shoppers' hands. Newegg is said to have an internal goal of getting every order into customers' hands two days after they order online—no matter what method of shipping is chosen. In our experience, they hit that target more often than not.  More Â»

    Morning Deals Round Up
    By consumerist.com on January 12, 2006 1:44 PM  

    • Newegg has the Sennheiser PC 150 Headset, perfect for gaming or Skyping, for $30 after $10 off coupon code NYNG011006. Ships free, as well.  More Â»

    Morning Deals Round Up
    By consumerist.com on November 28, 2005 12:32 PM  

    • Sometimes the simple deals are the sweetest: Use the code "EM21HL30" for 30% off for purchases at FootLocker.com, including gift cards. [via SlickdealsMore Â»

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