Originally posted by: jerome12345
i ordered my stuff friday (last week) morning
its gonna be here thursday (this week) according to fedex
thats not faster than anywhere else
why does everyone say newegg is so fast
i ordered the 9800pro 256mb, and a day later the 9800pro 256mb is about $40 cheaper, even cheaper than the 9800pro 128mb
i emailed newegg, and they told me that newegg doesnt have price protection
so can you guys tell me why newegg is so good???
the only reason i can think of is the great website
My stuff shows up in 2 business days half the time, 3 business days the rest of the time.
You ordered on Friday. If you ordered after 12pm PST, your order is pretty much guaranteed not to ship until the next business day, which is Monday. So, if things ship Monday, they arrive Thursday. That's the way Newegg and FedEx operate.
Also, you really have absolutely no room for complaint on the video card. If you thought the card was overpriced, you shouldn't have gotten it. They can set their prices wherever they want. I've seen the same item change three times in a single day. I've even seen items change price after I added them to my shopping card. When that happened, I did contact customer service and they credited me the amount as a courtesy (probably because I've spend thousands at Newegg).
I know a guy who has spent about $100,000 at Newegg. One time a flaky mobo pissed him off so much that he broke it over his knee, and Newegg still RMA'd it -- although they did charge him a restocking fee.
I do agree with others that just about my only possible complaint with Newegg is that if you buy a $4.99 fan, they still charge $4.00 shipping whether you order the fan alone, or if they just toss it into the box with a bunch of other stuff. If you buy three $4.99 fans, they charge you $4.00 shipping for each one. It's no big deal; I just add the shipping to the cost and if I don't want to pay $8.99 for the fan I don't. What makes it a little frustrating is that Newegg didn't used to do this. Your shipping charges used to be reduced automatically if you bought multiple things that could ship together. The "calculate shipping" used to actually give you a lower shipping cost than the individual prices. Now, it doesn't matter if you make one order for 10 items or 10 separate orders.
And BTW, guys, Newegg does ship from multiple places. Check your tracking. I think hard drives usually come from New Jersey.