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11/5/08 7:56 AM
I Ordered a red Motorola phone from Tiger Direct. The first phone I received was a pink phone with a different shade of pink on each cover. Customer rep allowed a return/exchange no charge. The second phone I received was three different shades of red and broke after four days of use-- would not turn off. Customer rep allowed return and exchange. I asked if these phones were seconds or refurbs and the rep said no they were new. I asked for an inspection to be done on the third phone to ensure the plastics matched and that it was top quality. I ordered an exchange for the broken second phone. The third phone I received in exchange for the second broken phone arrived in a box with a dirt stain and finish worn from the cardboard in some spots. The phone had specks of dirt in it, the battery had corrosion on the contacts, the charger plug in the phone was worn and dirty, and the plastics did not match. Phone had paint overspray on the inside where it appeared to be repainted. Customer rep was friendly but again reiterated that the phone was new. I asked to talk to the supplier and they could not give out that information other than it was Motorola. I then asked to return the phone for a refund and they said ok. Overall customer service is kind and polite. In retrospect, all phones that I received from them appeared inferior in quality and I saw as factory refurbs or seconds but not listed as such on their website. My wife has an ATT Motorola phone (the same model) and the fit and finish of her phone is vastly superior to those received from Tiger Direct. Be aware that if you throw away the original box you will be charged a 15% restocking rate as I did on the second phone. I will never order another product from Tiger Direct.com because the three products I received were vastly inferior from the descriptions on their website. This review was modified by its author, brahma77, on
11/5/08 9:13 AM.
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11/7/08 3:56 PM
We sincerely apologize for this situation. Though these products come directly from their manufacturers, we stand behind the products we sell to make sure our customers are satisfied. We have contacted the manufacturer, and they haave been made aware of your situation.
We have issued prepaid shipping labels for all three items, and you have been issued full refunds for all 3 (please allow 3-5 business days to see those funds from the final returns). We hope that this demonstrates to you our commitment to customer service, and we hope you will give us another opportunity to serve you. Do not hesitate to contact me at Pat@help.tigerdirect.com with any further questions or concerns.
Thank You,
Pat A.
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10/20/08 3:18 PM
This order was actually placed with COMPUSA which supposedly drop shipped my order with Tiger Direct which drop shipped it to another vendor by the time I finally got my broken DLink DSM 750.
This all began on June 13th of 2008 when I optimistically placed my order with COMPUSA. Since COMPUSA's web site did not reflect that this product was on back order, I was looking forward to setting this up later that week. Well, the shipment receipt date came and went and I placed the first of probably 20 phone calls with COMPUSA and TigerDirect. They kept reassuring me that my product was on its way and that it would be shipped out any day now. I went through this for 2 months and then decided to cancel my order on August 12th. Of course, my product was shipped the following day and arrived to my house (with a broken display) and along with the product that I had bought from Amazon to replace this canceled order.
I called and obtained an RMA number and had them send UPS to pick up the package which they did but the UPS tracking number must have blown off of my porch because it was now where to be found so I could not track the package.
A week later, the package came back to my house and UPS stated that TigerDirect had rejected the package for some unknown reason.
I told UPS to send the package back again and they did. This time the package got lost and COMPUSA/TigerDirect did not know where it was. I had a heck of a time getting my tracking from UPS but finally did and it turns out that my package had been signed for by TigerDirect.
After providing all of my information back to COMPUSA and TigerDirect I still have had to make numerous calls to get my money back which I am supposedly going to get refunded to my account today (I'm not holding my breath).
This has been undoubtedly been the worst online shopping experience I have ever had and if I had not had other experiences to prove that on line shopping wasn't always like this, I probably would never do it again.
I can say that I will never buy from COMPUSA and/or TigerDirect again because I thought they were very misleading and over casual about this problem. They told me they would email me or call me and very few of the people ever followed up even though they were aghast at my ongoing shopping drama with regards to this order.
Horrible, absolutely abominable.
Tom Williams Jr.
Date: October 20th, 2008 This review was modified by its author, maddogskip, on
10/20/08 3:20 PM.
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10/28/08 10:59 AM
We sincerely apologize for the delay in shipment, and any inconvenience caused. The initial delay was caused by a manufacturer backorder, and our agents gave you the most accurate information available. Our records show that you were issued a return shipping label, and a full refund to your paypal account has already been processed. We again apologize, and hope you will give us another opportunity to serve you properly.
Sincerely,
Pat A.
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10/16/08 10:18 AM
Poor customer service. Excessive delivery charges. Overnight delivery for a light item (less than one pound) was over $41. Would not do businesss with these people again.
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10/13/08 6:00 PM
I saw Tiger Direct had a sale on Amazon Marketplace. Thought the price was low, called and confirmed the situation so i made my order.
But now they say that it was a mistake, but they confirmed my order and took my cash!
Stay away from this disreputable store, seems they shafted a lot of people on this deal.
Even got a confirmation of my purchase.
We're writing to confirm your purchase of the following item from
TigerDirect, Inc.:
EVGA 896-P3-1267-AR GeForce GTX260 Core 216 SC Edition 896MB DDR3
PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card with Lifetime Warranty (available to ship by
October 14,2008)
But again the canceled my order without my consent, and will not live up to their obligations,.
Stay away from TIGER DIRECT!
Tiger Direct has shady business tactics.
As I had ordered a eVGA GTX260 but was told that I would be receiving a refurbished eVGA680i motherboard instead. Tiger Direct will also not honor that I have bought the videocard. This is clearly a bait and switch. Not only that, it is fraud. I will never buy from Tiger Direct again."
This review was modified by its author, systemviper, on
10/13/08 6:00 PM.
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9/21/08 1:03 PM
I bought a Motorola phone from these idiots back in December. When I bought the phone, it said it was warranted by MOTOROLA. Well, I had an issue with the speaker-phone malfunctioning 6 months later, so I called Motorola. After several calls back and forth from Tiger to Moto, Moto said they didn't warrant it because it was from an unauthorized dealer... I asked the rep on the phone with Tiger to check the warranty. He checked it and he said it had a 30-day warranty from TIGERDIRECT, not MOTOROLA. In the box, there was a warranty packet (like most items) included. It said it was covered by a 1-YEAR WARRANTY! Not a 30-day one like the Tiger rep said! They knew the MOTO warranty would be invalid, so they changed it (on their website) from a 1-year warranty to a 30-day one underhandedly! These people suck!
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9/23/08 9:06 AM
We apologize for your confusion in this matter. Whether an item on our site has a manufacturer’s warranty or not, the advertisement will always include the manufacturer’s information, as far as item details are concerned. TigerDirect sells a wide assortment of unlocked phones, many of which are unique to the U.S. market, and therefore not covered by the manufacturer’s domestic warranties. Since we would not provide an item without any warranty, we would back these up first by our standard 30 day returns policy. In your case, your particular phone was covered by Tiger Direct.com for 90 days, for exchange or refund. We have never modified the warranty terms on this item. We aim to satisfy our customers, so please contact me at Patrice.Altine@tigerdirect.com, and I’ll be glad to arrange an exchange for you.
Sincerely,
Patrice A.
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9/18/08 12:18 PM
I used a gift card with the amount of $195.00. I typed in the gift card numbers correctly and it looked as though everything was fine on the order form. It look as though the order form accepted the gift card. However a few days later I found out that the whole amount of the transaction was charged to my credit card. I contacted a representative and they said there was no trace of any gift card on that order. I gave the representative the gift card numbers again and they assured me that I would be credited back the $195 on my credit card. I kept checking in every week but each representative would say this has been done but I need to wait some more time. I called in the third week and this particular rep said that there is no record of the gift card in my customer notes. So I had to find the gift card again in my home (I didn't think I needed it again) and gave her the gift card numbers. Since that last conversation, it has now been three MORE weeks so it has been total of 7 weeks that TD has not credited back the $195 on my credit card. I would think 7 weeks is way too long for a credit when they were at fault.
-----09/19/08 UPDATE-------
I have been in contact with a manager, and they claim that the refund will go back on my credit card in 5 to 7 business days. But considering I've already waited 7 weeks, I kind of wonder if this will happen. I'll just wait and see what happens I will will update this review once I receive the refund. This review was modified by its author, benwi, on
9/20/08 5:26 PM.
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8/16/08 9:41 AM
Short version... Sales guy didn't know his stuff, spent an hour trying to fix his mistake... 2nd sales guy caused new major mistake, spent many hours over the course of almost a week fixing his mistake... (IE $280 in overdraft fees)... Called and spoke to someone who sort-of mostly solved the problems, but really dumped a lot of it into the lap of my bank even though it wasnt the bank's fault... Less than sympathetic about the whole thing; less than helpful with the case being damaged when it arrived too... very poor customer experience, and it will likely be rare that I shop with TD again....even after shopping with them for over 10 years.
Had a problem with my most recent order from one of your biggest competitors... called them... They didn't require me to send back the defective product, shipped me a new one for free, OVERNIGHT SHIPPING so i could still get this PC built this weekend, AND they sent me a nice thank-you gift with a "Thanks for being a customer, we appreciate you, etc." note. Take a lesson, TD. This is how they are taking your business. They have mine now 100%.
Edit: It's very upsetting that their representative leaves her contact information in almost every reply that is posted here, yet she has yet to return any emails that I have sent to her... She claimed in her reply to me that she had done certain things that were not done, and won't return my requests for contact.... Yet another reason TD is losing business... This review was modified by its author, kc2afb, on
8/29/08 3:33 AM.
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8/18/08 4:30 PM
We apologize for the situation you have experienced. Our sales staff is well trained, and we should have been able to help you appropriately. As far as the bank authorization, a charge authorization is
placed on your account with every order, to verify that the account is valid. There should only be 1 of the authorizations in addition to the actual charge, and it should drop off when the item ships (and you are actually charged). We cannot remove account authorizations from our end, they must be removed by your bank. My records indicate that an agent got all these authorizations removed with a conference call. You were not sent a case right away because if it arrived damaged, we must open a claim with the shipper, so that were are not responsible for the damage, and so you do not receive another damaged case. We also show that you paid for a replacement case. Because you are a long time customer, and so you don’t have to wait any longer, we have submitted a refund for your new case, so you will receive it for free. We hope to keep you as a customer, as our focus has always been the your satisfaction. I again apologize, and if you have any other concerns or questions, please contact me at Patrice.Altine@tigerdirect.com.
Sincerely,
Pat A.
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8/11/08 6:56 AM
I think I can top any complaint I've read so far on this site. I am surprised that this link was even in Cassandra's email, knowing how Tiger Direct has totally shown no regard for my situation. I purchased a convection oven in April (4 months ago). It arrived damaged. I had no problem getting a new one sent out immediately, and a return number for the damaged unit. However, so I wouldn't have to wait for the damaged unit to be received back before a new unit shipped, I decided to have my credit card charged immediately for the new unit. I was assured that the refund and any additional shipping charges would be refunded promptly upon the damaged unit's return. That unit was signed for on 04/25/08 and here it is August 11, 2008 and no refund. We're not talking a few dollars here, and I am not a wealthy person (and my credit card is AMEX, so there's no NOT paying the bill). I think I have spoken to 5 or 6 people total, faxed the info again and again. My last correspondence was from Cassandra Butler on July 25th, who ASSURED me in writing that my refund would appear on my AMEX by July 28th. I've checked my account daily, called AMEX - no such credit. I've emailed Cassandra, Lashawnia and also posted an email directly on the Tiger Direct website, threatening legal action. What a shock -no response. And these idiots have the nerve to post a blurb right on their website about all customers being family and top priority. What a joke. Tiger Direct will be reported to the BBB this week, AMEX will undoubtedly get me my refund (as they truly believe in the customer being top priority)and I am also reporting Tiger Direct on an internet fraud website (IC3.GOV in case anyone needs it). Good luck FUTURE customers (but I am sure this won't be posted)!
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8/12/08 6:37 PM
We would first like to apologize for the situation you experienced . Secondly, we did request for the refund to be processed immediately, and it posted on our end within a few days. The issue was that there was a problem with American Express accepting the refund. I have spoken with the aforementioned agents, and they acutally checked back daily to see if your funds had actually gone back to the account (as it had shown in our system). We already issued a check for the refund amount, that will be mailed today 8/12/08 to your billing address. If you would like the tracking information for this check, please contact me at Patrice.Altine@tigerdirect.com. We regret not being able to serve you in a timelier manner, but I can assure you that taking care of our customers is our top priority.
Sincerely,
Pat A.
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8/6/08 6:49 PM
I would like to tell anyone that is or will be using this service to stop immediately and find another way to get your product.
My nightmare began one week after the date i ordered my product, not all of it had arrived. I contacted Tiger direct to ask what had happened to the rest of my order, well they didn't know so an investigation was launched. at the beginning of this investigation i was to receive a claim letter, well i didn't. no one contacted me about a claim letter for the whole of the investigation and then a couple of days latter after the investigation i found out about the claim letter by calling them to find out why it was taking so long, this is two-two1/2 weeks from the date i ordered. I sent the claim letter by email to a representative of tiger direct who was to then send the claim letter to the person organizing my reshipping, i was then to receive a phone call and email confirmation the following day that my reshipping was to begin. The next day no phone call, so I call them back and said that i will receive an update at the end of the week. The following week i call back and it turns out that my claim letter was never sent to the person organizing my reshipping. So week 3 and i finally am able to send the claim letter by email directly to the person it needed to go to.
After all this time wasted by incompetence when I should have been contacted and led to what I should do and what should be done, I have to wait another week while my items are being reshipped. I was told that it would be shipped as fast as possible to me after this grave mistake but I guess it doesn't matter to them that my time was waisted and that I was the one who had to call them to find out why things weren't being done.
So I advise all those that will use tiger direct to prepare for a horrible experience and a great deal of waisted time and effort.
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8/7/08 5:21 PM
We sincerely apologize for inconvenience and the wait on your order. When an order is missing items, it is required that we do an investigation within our warehouse and with the shipper, which in this case was UPS. Our records indicate that a claim letter was sent immediately, and multiple times (via e-mail and postal mail) within 48 hours of the claim being opened. We should have contacted you and kept you up to date throughout the process. Due to your situation, we have refunded all of your shipping charges and have sent an upgrade of the backordered item for free, 2nd day air. Customer Service is of utmost importance here at Tiger Direct, and we hope that you will do business with us again. We again are genuinely apologetic for this situation. If you have any other questions or concerns, or would like the tracking to your reshipment, please e-mail me at Patrice.Altine@Tigerdirect.com (my attempts to contact you by phone have been unsuccessful).
Sincerely,
Pat A.
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8/4/08 8:02 PM
First time using TigerDirect. Simple order: Printer Router. First, I rec'd a refurbished model -- not ordered but I thought it would be OK. Second, no installation CD in the box AND it was late arriving -- I guess that should be #3. When I called to ask for the CD so I could actually use the server, I was told that the only thing I could do was return the server for a refund(!) I thought it was interesting that they would rather lose my business (now and future) than just ship me an installation CD! Maybe they're just too big to give a rip?? I'll go out tomorrow and buy a server locally. Lesson learned. This review was modified by its author, nipula, on
8/4/08 8:11 PM.
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8/5/08 8:53 PM
We apologize for the inconvenience and confusion. However, this item is clearly listed on our website as refurbished. One of the reasons we are able to offer refurbished products at such great prices is that most do not include manuals or software (as they are readily available online). Only the manufacturer or refurbisher would be able to provide the software for this product (we stock over 100,000 products), that is why your options were limited. According to our records, you were given an return authorization, and prepaid shipping label for a full refund. We are dedicated to serving our customers, and hope that you will give us another opportunity to serve you.
Thank You,
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7/31/08 1:40 PM
This has been the worst purchase I have ever made,I have used Tiger Direct several times and always placed my order the same way on monday and always get my order by thursday or friday the same week, Well this order was done the same way placed on Monday By wendsday it begain to seem odd my order was not showing up in the UPS system using the track number sent to me by Tiger so I called tiger to see if there was a problem And thats when all the lies started first they said the item had been shipped (tuesday) but just had not shown up in the UPS system, So I called UPS to see if they had a problem And they said they did not have the package yet that it was not supposed to be picked up by them till latter that night (wendsday)that was why it was not in their system
And it was to be shipped UPS Basic so that made the delivery date sometime the first week of august So I called back Tiger to ask why they had changed the way the package was shipped and what they was going to do about me paying for regular ground shipping and they thought it was no big deal as they had my money at that point and did not care that I paid for regular groung shipping and needed the item by end of the week for a customer. So then I called back again to cancel the order and place my order else where and this Rose woman said my package was to be here Thursday and said if it was not she whould fix the problem. So thursday come around and I call UPS and they still tell me my package will not be here untill August the 5th So I called this Rose woman at Tiger and she will not answer or return my calls at all. Well I have made several purchase's from Tiger Direct over the past 7 years and some of them in the hundreds of dollars But after this I will take my bussiness to another Company. And this Rose woman was the major cause of this.Her emp number is 3054152205 and her EX is 5367 the ex is her's for sure but the number may be made up but this is what she gave me
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8/4/08 3:46 PM
We apologize for the inconvenience you have experienced. Your order was placed just before 11pm on Monday and it did ship on Tuesday. The confusion surrounding when UPS received the package is because although UPS actually had the package in their possession, until it gets to the departure hub there will not be any updates in the UPS system. During this time the status will show as “billing information received”; once the package reaches the first hub then additional status updates will be available. If you review the UPS site you will see “billing information received” on Tuesday 7/29 then further updates begin the following day 7/29, after the package reached the originating hub. In any case the package was delivered on Saturday 8/2, 4 days after being shipped and within our 3-5 day delivery commitment. However, we understand and regret that we did not adequately set and meet your expectations. Per our recent conversation we’ve not only refunded the shipping charge but the entire amount of your purchase. We hope you give us the opportunity to serve you again and look forward to exceeding your expectations. We believe the customer is always right, please be certain we will follow up with all the individuals involved on addressing your concerns.
Sincerely,
Pat A.
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7/30/08 7:10 AM
See order W3356897. I bought an external hard drive at the end of May. A few days later I received a damaged product (internal bracket in the case was smashed). I called TG and requested a refund. They issued me a return address UPS label and an RMA#. I took that label to the local UPS store and returned the item to TG along with a detailed letter explaining the defect and asking for a refund. After several days, I received a box from TG containing the SAME DEFECTIVE HARD DRIVE THEY SENT THE FIRST TIME. No apology letter, no mention of a refund, etc. The only correspondence was some bogus letter asking me to renew a domain name that I had not used in a couple of years. At this point, I was very frustrated, felt that I had fulfilled my responsibility as a customer and directed my credit card company to deny payment. After several weeks of no contact I received a letter from TG threatening me with a collections agency if I don’t pay (for a busted drive twice shipped). The letter contained a number with someone’s direct extension. I’ve tried calling that number 3 times, though I only get sent to someone's voicemail. I’ve left (very polite) messages all three times and no one returns my calls. As frustrated as I am, if I would be happy if TG would either send me non-damaged merchandise or refund my money, but I will not pay for an item that is broken. This review was modified by its author, turnwj5, on
7/30/08 7:12 AM.
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8/1/08 12:37 PM
We apologize for the confusion, but we could not send a replacement, as we had no proof of delivery. Since you put a chargeback on the order, we could not accept the return, because you would have been credited twice. Our records indicate that you have the funds back (as a result of your chargeback), and that the item is on the way back to us. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at Patrice.Altine@tigerdirect.com. We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope you will shop with us again.
Thank You,
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7/26/08 11:37 AM
VERY Dissatisfied with this company. I have dealt with them over the last several year for various computer parts and have been satisfied with their selection, pricing and delivery times.
HOWEVER, my most recent order was a complete disaster. Not only did I recieve one of the items damaged from their warehouse, but 3 of the 7 items on my order were sold to me but were incompatible with one or more of the other items. This included a motherboard, chip, ram combo that would not work as stated.
I WILL NOT shop there ever again. This review was modified by its author, rampagegb, on
8/5/08 12:08 PM.
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7/19/08 5:32 PM
Was sold entertainment product Nintendo Wii package with games. Product ordered was never fully shipped. One item (Wii game LEGO INDIANA JONES: WII) was stated to ship within 24 hours per http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=LA10-1014.
Waited for two weeks and, per their customer service, was asked to wait a third for shipping. The 3rd week elapsed, and nothing shipped per website status. Finally called company and cancelled remainder of order.
Current status:
Remainder of order cancelled. Parts received have been paid for.
Complaint:
Untruthful advertising tactics, which I believe to be illegal: "Ships within 24 Hours" should not translate to 3+ weeks.
Untruthful support personnel: Called customer service after two weeks (escessive time), and told product would ship during 3rd week (more excessive). This did not happen. This review was modified by its author, beatyas, on
7/19/08 5:38 PM.
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7/22/08 11:56 AM
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. These games are stocked and shipped to you directly from the manufacturer. We are sorry that the manufacturer's estimated time was less than accurate. We can assure you, our agents work hard to give you the most precise information possible. I tried to contact you this evening by phone, to no avail. The cancellation has been processed, and you have not been charged for what did not ship. Please contact me at patrice.altine@tigerdirect.com so that we can restore your faith in our company.
Pat A.
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7/14/08 10:10 PM
I have ordered several items from Tiger Direct over the years - but this time was the first I had to contact Customer Service - and what an oxymoron that turned out to be - they should rename themselves Order Bafoons or Customer Disservice. The order was for a Toshiba A3 HD-DVD player and was a birthday gift for a friend - I called Customer Service to MAKE SURE that they were in stock - which I was assured they were - placed my order and was given a confirmation/order number - this was Sunday. On the following Friday - after not getting the usual shipping notification email - I called CS and was told that they were out of stock and the order had been cancelled. (I promptly reordered from another source - and the order shipped the next day - and the price was LESS than Tigar Directs)
Two weeks later - I get an email from Tiger Direct - that one of the "free" DVD's "Appolo Thirteen" had shipped and I was being billed $18!!! I promptly called Customer Disservice and was told that the UPS shipment would be diverted and that my credit card would be credited for the full amount. On 6/10/2008 my credit card was only credited for $7.99 and I am out the other $10.
This has been a Customer Service nightmare and the TRUE nature of Tiger Directs real stripes shows that it's ok to order - but pray that nothing happens to your order - because they will invent ways to screw it up.
This review was modified by its author, bigmike7, on
8/26/08 3:54 PM.
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7/15/08 2:40 PM
We sincerely apologize for your dissatisfaction. When you placed that order 2 months ago, that was the last batch of HD-DVD's that we were ever going to have, so many customers purchased them. We apologize you were not made away of the backorder sooner. The charge was for one of the movies (the movie's cost is built into the price of the bundle, making them "free") and the shipping of your total order. My records indicate that you have been refunded the full amount in 2 seperate refunds: the shipping-7.99 on 6/9, and the movie-9.97 on 7/15 (please allow 3-5 days to see those funds). We apologize for the confusion, and hope that you will do business with us again. If you need any further assitance, please call 800 800 8300, or e-mail me at Patrice.Altine@tigerdirect.com.
Sincerely,
Pat A.
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