OM sales flyer 4/27 to 5/3 *** 10 DAYS ADVANCED NOTICE (from today: 4/17) *** 120GB WD HDD $40AR (VALID 4/24!!) & more!

[AiRAzN23]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga

Originally posted by: AiRAzN23

Originally posted by: Caveman2001
I just got a 30 off 150 for B&M store only in the mail yesterday. Pretty Cool. Think I'll just get it in the store the day of the sale.

wow are you sure? that's great
im gonna check my mail today then also

secured 2 SE drivez also but at the same time unsure bout the use of coupons on sunday....

They'll only send you a rebate for one of them.

ya of course i kno that... one of them is for another friend
though im tempted to pick up another 1 for myself cuz i can mail another 1 to the school address
but i'll see

 

[AMDSoldier]

Sweetness

oh yeah I wanted to add, calling up and ordering is the best. I'm to lazy to go on their crappy site and type all the numbers into my cart. So I called up and within a few minutes the order was complete and added my $50 off coupon hehe.

 

[Salvador]

Oh no.. Not another Officemax free after rebate deal.

I think I'm a bit OfficeMAXED out after doing 3 deals, 3 weeks in a row and after filling out over 30 rebates. I got no more room in my house for this stuff. I'm starting to use FAR cdr's as disposable mirrors for drying my hair.

Sal

 

[janko10]

nm, I got it

 

[AiRAzN23]

pplz over at FW are really worried about not gettin the rebate
because the silver tag for special edition would not match the regular yellow tag...

so sum1 over there suggested that the only way to get the rebate while gettin a 8mb cache drive is to tell by the serial #....

wonder wut u guyz' opinions r over here

 

[TheDiggler]

Originally posted by: janko10
Where can you get the $30 off $150 coupon? It's not at FW. Anybody know?

First off, your assertion is wrong. Second, you need to read (or re-read) the AT rules. Requesting and/or posting coupons is not allowed at AT.

BTW, this exact same thread was also posted on FW, only the OP in the FW thread may contain a bit more "detailed" info.

 

[janko10]

Gotcha

 

[TheDiggler]

Originally posted by: AiRAzN23
pplz over at FW are really worried about not gettin the rebate
because the silver tag for special edition would not match the regular yellow tag...
so sum1 over there suggested that the only way to get the rebate while gettin a 8mb cache drive is to tell by the serial #....
wonder wut u guyz' opinions r over here

Wonderful post on your part.

To clarify what AiRAzN23 is trying to convey:

People over at FW have pointed out that some STANDARD EDITION retail boxed WD 120GIG "2 meg cache" HDD's, upon opening the box, are actually UPGRADED FREE to "8 meg cache" models. I don't know if those HDD's are also automatically upgraded to a 3yr warranty though (I don't think they are).

Furthermore, people over at FW have been raising a sh*tstorm over whether or not the $80 MIR offer is valid on the SPECIAL EDITION retail boxed WD HDD (as the SPECIAL EDITION HDD has a "SILVER" capacity label while the STANDARD EDITION HDD has a "YELLOW" capacity label).

I've posted both view-points in the OP. I'm of the opinion that the PDF VERSION of the rebate form FAILS TO CLARIFY which SPECIFIC MODEL the rebate applies to. On the other hand, once the rebate offer gets posted over at RebatesHQ.com, the WEB-SUBMISSION REBATE FORM will in fact list a SPECIFIC UPC CODE (which applies to the STANDARD EDITION model).

A few things to note:
1) Neither rebate form (PDF form or Parago Web Submission Form) requires a UPC CODE
2) Neither rebate form mentions anything about the COLOR of the CAPACITY LABEL
3) If you submit the rebate using the PDF Rebate Form, IMO OMAX/WD doesn't have a legal leg to stand on so long as you submit a rebate for ANY RETAIL BOXED "120 GIG 7200 RPM" HDD. (The word ANY implies STANDARD EDITION and SPECIAL EDITION).
4) If you purchase a "STANDARD EDITION" drive and inside the box you end up with a FREE UPGRADE to an "8 meg cache" model drive, the opinion over at FW is that this is your best bet REBATE-WISE. You get the faster drive with the STANDARD EDITION retail box's YELLOW CAPACITY LABEL.

The SERIAL # issue is a debate over whether you can determine that a STANDARD EDITION RETAIL BOXED HDD has been UPGRADED FREE to the "8 meg" cache model by inspecting the SERIAL #. The "SERIAL # inspection" is what is actually being debated. So far it's inconclusive. If anybody here knows how to tell (by SERIAL #) that a STANDARD EDITION RETAIL BOXED HDD has been upgraded to an "8 meg cache" model, PLEASE SPEAK UP! Thanks.

 

[Serpent]

Diggler:

I went down to my local OM and laid out the deal to him.

Told him if I bought the drive today for $179-$30 = $149, would he give me a receipt on Sunday? He said, YES, no problem.

Then I asked him that the drive will have a $10 IR on Sunday plus it will be marked $20 down (to $159 instead of $179). Would he give me a fresh receipt on Sunday AND take down $30 on the drive?

HE SAID NO!!

He said that all he would do for me is to make a fresh receipt, that's it.

WTF to do now??!! (other than hope I can get my order in before it goes OOS)

 

[bastion]

Well I picked up my drive in advance yesterday. Went in and grabbed the item slip (for the 2mb cache version, there were no slips out designating the 8mb cache version) and took it to the cashier, who went to the tech counter to grab the appropriate drive. Comes back and slaps a 8mb version on the counter and rings it up. Unfortunately, it rang up at $179 even though the slip had stated $159. He figured out that the $159 price was probably for the 2mb cache version, but was nice and went ahead and knocked the $20 off anyway without me even asking. So now I just have to sit back and wait for sunday to go in and get the rebate reciept and another $40 off.

Speaking of which, I have looked over the rebate form too, and other than "Buy a 120GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive" there is nothing that goes into any more detail about the specs of the drive you need to buy. All it asks for is a capacity label from a 40, 60, or 120GB drive. No where on the entire two pages does it state that this is only for a specific cache size. It doesn't even state any specific product numbers that the rebate is only valid for. If it does, please tell me where cause I can't find it.

 

[bafuu]

there is a rebate form that is valid today.( for the 2mb version)


link

So if you bought it today, you could submit your rebate now.

 

[sxr7171]

Originally posted by: Serpent
Diggler:

I went down to my local OM and laid out the deal to him.

Told him if I bought the drive today for $179-$30 = $149, would he give me a receipt on Sunday? He said, YES, no problem.

Then I asked him that the drive will have a $10 IR on Sunday plus it will be marked $20 down (to $159 instead of $179). Would he give me a fresh receipt on Sunday AND take down $30 on the drive?

HE SAID NO!!

He said that all he would do for me is to make a fresh receipt, that's it.

WTF to do now??!! (other than hope I can get my order in before it goes OOS)

How many times have we said use the coupon on the day of the rebuy? Just return it today, and buy another one. Find another $30 coupon for Sunday.

 

[Lanyap]

Concerning the 2MB vs 8MB cache issue. Lot's of folks who got in on the WD 120GB deal at CC today are reporting their box says 2MB but when they open it up they have a pink slip that says they got a 8MB cache model. SO if you buy the 2MB model you may actually get the 8MB model. One drawback though, the upgrade to 8MB still carries the 1 year warranty even though it is physically the Special Edition drive. The serial numbers on the bottom of the box are WMACM####### for the 8MB model in the 2MB cache box.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Can someone call up and ask them what the deal on those is? I'm actually going to call up WD tomorrow because upgrading some of them and not all of them to the 8mb model is something they could get into trouible legally for because people setting up say a Raid 0 setup that need 2 identical drives, could say its off balance because one is an 8mb cache and the other has a 2mb cache. If they only bought one, they could say that for the same product and at same price, the other person got something better than he/she did.

I'll give them a call tomorrow since now they would be closed.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

FOUND IT! Its not the special edition drive.
Linky
UPC CODE: 718037104096

If you post this at other forums, please give me credit for taking the time to find this.

EDIT: I will call up WD tomorrow and find out what the deal is with drives with different cache sizes in the box. You know, someone could do something legally against them unless they label which drives have the extra cache, atleast that is what I think because of the reasons in my previous post. Anyone want to clarify this?

EDIT 2: Lol, I got so excited but I was beat to the post, since I didn't read them all. shoot!

 

[whompah]

i'm not finding the 40 off 200 coupon code for om....
searched online and everything.... so... i dont' know how deal number 2 works...
i understand that you can't post coupons... but... if you can be of any help... plz pm me... thanks...

 

[elGatoXL]

Question:

Looking at the add, you can get $25 off any purchase of $125 or more if you get a NEW OfficeMax personal credit account. Credit card I assume? If so, and you are able to use the coupon, you can get the drive for $159.99 ? $10IR - $30(coupon) -$25(credit discount) - $80MIR = $14.99!!!

Yeh or neh???

 

[donxvi]

Originally posted by: elGatoXL
Question:
Looking at the add, you can get $25 off any purchase of $125 or more if you get a NEW OfficeMax personal credit account. Credit card I assume? If so, and you are able to use the coupon, you can get the drive for $159.99 ? $10IR - $30(coupon) -$25(credit discount) - $80MIR = $14.99!!!

I doubt you can combine multiple discount offers like that...

 

[whompah]

still not finding the coupon necessary for deal 2....
plz help

 

[elGatoXL]

Originally posted by: donxvi

Originally posted by: elGatoXL
Question:
Looking at the add, you can get $25 off any purchase of $125 or more if you get a NEW OfficeMax personal credit account. Credit card I assume? If so, and you are able to use the coupon, you can get the drive for $159.99 ? $10IR - $30(coupon) -$25(credit discount) - $80MIR = $14.99!!!

I doubt you can combine multiple discount offers like that...

Why not??? I've already used coupons and got extra off (usually 10-15%) for opening a credit account at the time of purchase. Like you said, it's multiple discounts and not multiple coupons. Worth a try.

 

[Mallow]

this is down at the bottom, up

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

I can't seem to find the $40 off of $200 coupon anymore and when I do find it, its expired. I don't think that its valid anymore. If may be better to just use the $30 off of $150 or more discount and open a credit card account if that is possible. Anyone have luck finding one that is still valid?

 

[AMDSoldier]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
I can't seem to find the $40 off of $200 coupon anymore and when I do find it, its expired. I don't think that its valid anymore. If may be better to just use the $30 off of $150 or more discount and open a credit card account if that is possible. Anyone have luck finding one that is still valid?

Use the webpage coupons. Search google and you'll find some nice sites like e*********** hehe. I ordered my order 2 days ago and received it this early morning. Nice.

 

[AMDSoldier]

shoot double post my bad

 

[XZeroII]

Would it be possible to buy 2 120gig hdd's (on the same order), use the $50 off $250, then send in 2 separate rebate forms (under 2 different names)? Because both would be under the same recipt, would they accept the reciepts?