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Since TECHONdigital.com had the best price ($175.00 + shipping) for the Garmin Nuvi 260W GPS, I ordered one from them last night. After the order was completed, I was sent an email instructing me to call them on their 800 number to confirm the order. This morning when I called the representative (William @ X205),he told me I needed to buy an SD memory card for this GPS to work properly. This is not truthful. I have a Garmin Nuvi 260W, and it works fine without an SD memory card. The SD card is only required if you want to store and view pictures with it. I told him I had plenty of SD memory cards already and didn't need to buy his. Next He tried to sell me one of the extended warranties. I said "no thanks". Next he told me it comes with 2005 maps and if I wanted 2008 maps it would be an additional $50.00. At this point I told him to cancel the order, which he did.
Only after calling back to speak with a supervisor, did I learn that these Nuvi 260W's they're selling for $175.00 are leftover 2005 models that were originally sold in Japan before the Nuvi 260W was introduced here in the U.S. They represent them in their web ad as "brand new factory sealed units" without mentioning that they have old maps from 2005 in them. When you call to confirm your order, you get the high pressure slick pitch from them. If you deal with them you will be sorry!"
"Well, I feel like such a fool. I ordered a Sony camera on 8/1/08 online. It was a Friday night and I was called by them on Monday and asked why I hadn't ordered the extra battery to go with the camera. I told them that I already had a Sony camera with extra battery and was going to use the extra battery for the new camera if I needed it. At that time I was told it was a 5 week backorder for the camera. I had shopped for the camera in my city and found it was backordered in the few stores I visited, so I didn't think anything was fishy. I was annoyed a little when the customer service guy wanted me to buy another battery, but bells didn't ring in my head at that time.
I did find his accent odd and couldn't place it and asked him where he was from. He said Canada. I asked him if Techondigital was in Canada, he said yes. Then I realized that he sounded a bit like those old beer commercials on TV some years back with the funny guys from Canada.
Well, I called them today - it has been almost 7 weeks. I gave them extra time for shipping. They told me it was still backordered and did I know I had ordered the Japanese version of this camera? I told him I hadn't and none of my paperwork, nor my emails indicated it was the Japanese version. He didn't have an answer to that. He then offered me the American version for over $100 more and that it was in stock. I told him that I wasn't stupid (I guess I am though) and that I wouldn't fall for that old bait and switch scam. I told him to cancel my order and to let his boss or the owner know that I will find every online review site and post my scathing review of their business practices. I then shot off an email to them sharing my experience and to warn their owner - individual or corporation - that I will hunt them down and give them an earful about their deceitful business practices. Plus, I will report them to every single agency in their home town or country. I have the time. So here I am. I have dozens of more to do. I called my credit card company and instructed them to not allow Techondigital to charge anything. I told them to not authorize any charges for the next few months at all in case they try charging under a different name. I rarely use that card and don't even need it.
Please heed these reviews - DON'T BUY FROM THESE CON ARTISTS!!"
"I ordered a new Lumix DMC-TZ5K last Friday night a a Anniversary present for my wife. Their ad popped up on the google search page with a great price ($175), so I ordered one. Low and behold, on Sunday I got a call confirming my order. At that time the salesman told me it was a "gray market" camera w/ no warrantee, and the warrantee would cost an addl. $125. There was no mention of "gray market" anywhere on their website. Watch out for these scammers!!!"
"Well, read the reviews and you will see this place is not to be dealt with. I thought these places had been mostly eliminated since I have been dealing with Amazon and buy, sorry to find out that the buyer must always beware. Ordered the low price GPS Nuvi 780 and found the same old story other reviewers found, bait and switch and back-order bull. Don't do business with these guys."
Phone before you buy online ! I placed an online order with this merchant. This merchant advetised a Magellan Maestro 3250 for the Lowest Price Leader of $159.00.
After placing the order the next day I received a call from William at ext 205 to confirm the order. The merchant told me the mapping software was 2005/2006 software and that for the unit to work correctly he could update the mapping software to 2007/2008 version for an extra $40.00
Because of the price bump, I declined to confirm the order. I then called Magellan Cust service and they confirmed to me that this unit was first released in the 3rd quarter of 2007 and the software was good thru the end of 2008.
This merchant was evasive when my wife called back to cancel the order which they did. The point here is two fold:
1. Bait and switch low ball advertising 2. Notice the reviews are all very outstanding and yet I was not able to post a response of this sale's event from the merchants website. "
This review was modified by kdr55 on September 09 2008 08:59:09 PM
"yes, you all are right, it is a scam. i searched it from Google add, and i seached the name form google tried to find reviews, i could not find a review for it. then I ordered canon G9, on Sept 3, and in the next morming, i got email to be notified that my order had been cancelled due to backorder. then i check the name form google, and google lead me here. they got my credit card #, i am not sure how they fool google here, maybe they chagned the name a little, i could not find the add again, i am not sure if the name on the google add is same. "
"Broken record. As with all the other reviews these guys need to find another line of work, like selling bridges. Scam, scam, scam! Cheap prices on the main unit, accessories are astronomical to make up the difference.
I placed my order (Canon SD770IS) ONLINE, but immediately received an e-mail requesting I CALL them to confirm my order. Hmmm, what's the point in ordering online if I have to call them. That sent up a red flag so, I decided not to call and waited to see what would happen. The next day a guy by the name Scott called and left a message saying that I needed to call him to confirm my order or it would not ship out. With the intent to give him a piece of my mind, I went ahead and called him the following day. I called several times throughout the day, but never got through. I'd either sit there waiting for a ring or just get ringing on and on without answer. Yes, it was during their business hours. A day later I received an e-mail and another phone message from Scott saying my order had been cancelled and that it would not ship out. Good for me, I didn't have to go through the aggressive selling battery that the others had to endure.
Bottom line and lesson learned - if it's too good to be true, it probably is.
Yeah, I'll end up paying an extra $20 - $40 for the camera, but it'll be from a reputable seller. "
"Serves me right not reading the other reviews first. Scammed as well. Ordered GPS, next day received high pressure call claiming unit wouldn't work without a flash card. Then upsold me a bunch of stuff claiming I needed (which was duplicates of what was included like the case, ac charger, etc). Said no problem if I wanted to return within 7 days. So I returned all the extras, but they said in order to receive a refund I had to return the GPS as well. Then tried to hit me with a 20% restocking fee if I did that. Now my credit card company is taking it into their hands. Joke! Crooks! Stay away."
"A complete and total scam! It's the same story as most of the other reviews here. I ordered a Panasonic TZ5 camera, for the terrific price of $205. I received an e-mail asking me to call to confirm my order. When I called, they tried to upsell me to order a battery. I told them to listen to me, I only want the camera, no extras. They then said it was on back order for 5 weeks! Their website said it was available though. Don't shop here."
" Ordered a garmin nuvi 260w for advertised price of $199.00. Got an immediate callback from vendor hawking many VERY overpriced add-ons. When I declined the add-ons he told me that the unit without add-ons had old 2005 maps and was backordered 4-6 weeks. Amazingly, he had units with current maps available immediatly for only $50 (read 25%) more! Declined his offer and cancelled order. OBTW, was referred to this vendor by everyprice.com; amazingly, they have 100 glowing reviews with not one negative listed."
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![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"Well, I feel like such a fool. I ordered a Sony camera on 8\/1\/08 online. It was a Friday night and I was called by them on Monday and asked why I hadn\u0027t ordered the extra battery to go with the camera. I told them that I already had a Sony camera with extra battery and was going to use the extra battery for the new camera if I needed it. At that time I was told it was a 5 week backorder for the camera. I had shopped for the camera in my city and found it was backordered in the few stores I visited, so I didn\u0027t think anything was fishy. I was annoyed a little when the customer service guy wanted me to buy another battery, but bells didn\u0027t ring in my head at that time. <br><br>I did find his accent odd and couldn\u0027t place it and asked him where he was from. He said Canada. I asked him if Techondigital was in Canada, he said yes. Then I realized that he sounded a bit like those old beer commercials on TV some years back with the funny guys from Canada. <br><br>Well, I called them today - it has been almost 7 weeks. I gave them extra time for shipping. They told me it was still backordered and did I know I had ordered the Japanese version of this camera? I told him I hadn\u0027t and none of my paperwork, nor my emails indicated it was the Japanese version. He didn\u0027t have an answer to that. He then offered me the American version for over $100 more and that it was in stock. I told him that I wasn\u0027t stupid (I guess I am though) and that I wouldn\u0027t fall for that old bait and switch scam. I told him to cancel my order and to let his boss or the owner know that I will find every online review site and post my scathing review of their business practices. I then shot off an email to them sharing my experience and to warn their owner - individual or corporation - that I will hunt them down and give them an earful about their deceitful business practices. Plus, I will report them to every single agency in their home town or country. I have the time. So here I am. I have dozens of more to do. I called my credit card company and instructed them to not allow Techondigital to charge anything. I told them to not authorize any charges for the next few months at all in case they try charging under a different name. I rarely use that card and don\u0027t even need it.<br><br>Please heed these reviews - DON\u0027T BUY FROM THESE CON ARTISTS!!","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Techondigital\/comment\/408257#comment408257","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Techondigital.jpg","store_name":"Techondigital (TheDigitalNerds, Starlight Carmera, Wawa Digital, more)","username":"4peaches","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"I ordered a new Lumix DMC-TZ5K last Friday night a a Anniversary present for my wife. Their ad popped up on the google search page with a great price ($175), so I ordered one. Low and behold, on Sunday I got a call confirming my order. At that time the salesman told me it was a \u0022gray market\u0022 camera w\/ no warrantee, and the warrantee would cost an addl. $125. There was no mention of \u0022gray market\u0022 anywhere on their website. Watch out for these scammers!!!","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Techondigital\/comment\/407745#comment407745","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Techondigital.jpg","store_name":"Techondigital (TheDigitalNerds, Starlight Carmera, Wawa Digital, more)","username":"prostock","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"Well, read the reviews and you will see this place is not to be dealt with. I thought these places had been mostly eliminated since I have been dealing with Amazon and buy, sorry to find out that the buyer must always beware. Ordered the low price GPS Nuvi 780 and found the same old story other reviewers found, bait and switch and back-order bull. Don\u0027t do business with these guys.","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Techondigital\/comment\/406628#comment406628","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Techondigital.jpg","store_name":"Techondigital (TheDigitalNerds, Starlight Carmera, Wawa Digital, more)","username":"wjohnson200","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"re:TECHONdigital<br><br>Phone before you buy online !<br>I placed an online order with this merchant. This merchant advetised a Magellan Maestro 3250 for the Lowest Price Leader of $159.00. <br><br>After placing the order the next day I received a call from William at ext 205 to confirm the order. <br>The merchant told me the mapping software was 2005\/2006 software and that for the unit to work correctly he could update the mapping software to 2007\/2008 version for an extra $40.00 <br><br>Because of the price bump, I declined to confirm the order. I then called Magellan Cust service and they confirmed to me that this unit was first released in the 3rd quarter of 2007 and the software was good thru the end of 2008.<br><br>This merchant was evasive when my wife called back to cancel the order which they did. The point here is two fold:<br><br>1. Bait and switch low ball advertising<br>2. Notice the reviews are all very outstanding and yet I was not able to post a response of this sale\u0027s event from the merchants website.<br>","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Techondigital\/comment\/405551#comment405551","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Techondigital.jpg","store_name":"Techondigital (TheDigitalNerds, Starlight Carmera, Wawa Digital, more)","username":"kdr55","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"yes, you all are right, it is a scam. i searched it from Google add, and i seached the name form google tried to find reviews, i could not find a review for it. then I ordered canon G9, on Sept 3, and in the next morming, i got email to be notified that my order had been cancelled due to backorder. then i check the name form google, and google lead me here. they got my credit card #, i am not sure how they fool google here, maybe they chagned the name a little, i could not find the add again, i am not sure if the name on the google add is same. ","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Techondigital\/comment\/404547#comment404547","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Techondigital.jpg","store_name":"Techondigital (TheDigitalNerds, Starlight Carmera, Wawa Digital, more)","username":"fredyzh","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"Broken record. As with all the other reviews these guys need to find another line of work, like selling bridges. Scam, scam, scam! Cheap prices on the main unit, accessories are astronomical to make up the difference.<br><br>I placed my order (Canon SD770IS) ONLINE, but immediately received an e-mail requesting I CALL them to confirm my order. Hmmm, what\u0027s the point in ordering online if I have to call them. That sent up a red flag so, I decided not to call and waited to see what would happen. The next day a guy by the name Scott called and left a message saying that I needed to call him to confirm my order or it would not ship out. With the intent to give him a piece of my mind, I went ahead and called him the following day. I called several times throughout the day, but never got through. I\u0027d either sit there waiting for a ring or just get ringing on and on without answer. Yes, it was during their business hours. A day later I received an e-mail and another phone message from Scott saying my order had been cancelled and that it would not ship out. Good for me, I didn\u0027t have to go through the aggressive selling battery that the others had to endure.<br><br>Bottom line and lesson learned - if it\u0027s too good to be true, it probably is.<br><br>Yeah, I\u0027ll end up paying an extra $20 - $40 for the camera, but it\u0027ll be from a reputable seller.<br>","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Techondigital\/comment\/402620#comment402620","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Techondigital.jpg","store_name":"Techondigital (TheDigitalNerds, Starlight Carmera, Wawa Digital, more)","username":"MindTheGap","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"Serves me right not reading the other reviews first. Scammed as well. Ordered GPS, next day received high pressure call claiming unit wouldn\u0027t work without a flash card. Then upsold me a bunch of stuff claiming I needed (which was duplicates of what was included like the case, ac charger, etc). Said no problem if I wanted to return within 7 days. So I returned all the extras, but they said in order to receive a refund I had to return the GPS as well. Then tried to hit me with a 20% restocking fee if I did that. Now my credit card company is taking it into their hands. Joke! Crooks! Stay away.","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Techondigital\/comment\/402588#comment402588","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Techondigital.jpg","store_name":"Techondigital (TheDigitalNerds, Starlight Carmera, Wawa Digital, more)","username":"duck55","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"A complete and total scam! It\u0027s the same story as most of the other reviews here. I ordered a Panasonic TZ5 camera, for the terrific price of $205. I received an e-mail asking me to call to confirm my order. When I called, they tried to upsell me to order a battery. I told them to listen to me, I only want the camera, no extras. They then said it was on back order for 5 weeks! Their website said it was available though. Don\u0027t shop here.","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Techondigital\/comment\/401645#comment401645","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Techondigital.jpg","store_name":"Techondigital (TheDigitalNerds, Starlight Carmera, Wawa Digital, more)","username":"kevinea","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
![Share](javascript:share_rating({"review_body":"<br>Ordered a garmin nuvi 260w for advertised price of $199.00. Got an immediate callback from vendor hawking many VERY overpriced add-ons. When I declined the add-ons he told me that the unit without add-ons had old 2005 maps and was backordered 4-6 weeks. Amazingly, he had units with current maps available immediatly for only $50 (read 25%) more! Declined his offer and cancelled order. <br>OBTW, was referred to this vendor by everyprice.com; amazingly, they have 100 glowing reviews with not one negative listed.","link":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/Techondigital\/comment\/400987#comment400987","store_thumb":"http:\/\/www.resellerratings.com\/store\/thumbnail\/Techondigital.jpg","store_name":"Techondigital (TheDigitalNerds, Starlight Carmera, Wawa Digital, more)","username":"rrabbitsucks","rating":"1"}, "single");){kind=link}
"My experience 9-19-2008...
Since TECHONdigital.com had the best price ($175.00 + shipping) for the Garmin Nuvi 260W GPS, I ordered one from them last night. After the order was completed, I was sent an email instructing me to call them on their 800 number to confirm the order. This morning when I called the representative (William @ X205),he told me I needed to buy an SD memory card for this GPS to work properly. This is not truthful. I have a Garmin Nuvi 260W, and it works fine without an SD memory card. The SD card is only required if you want to store and view pictures with it. I told him I had plenty of SD memory cards already and didn't need to buy his. Next He tried to sell me one of the extended warranties. I said "no thanks". Next he told me it comes with 2005 maps and if I wanted 2008 maps it would be an additional $50.00. At this point I told him to cancel the order, which he did.
Only after calling back to speak with a supervisor, did I learn that these Nuvi 260W's they're selling for $175.00 are leftover 2005 models that were originally sold in Japan before the Nuvi 260W was introduced here in the U.S. They represent them in their web ad as "brand new factory sealed units" without mentioning that they have old maps from 2005 in them. When you call to confirm your order, you get the high pressure slick pitch from them. If you deal with them you will be sorry!"