4/5

posted Nov-01-2006
I used to love NewEgg, for great prices, super fast shipping and great service overall. However it seems that they start going down the hill recently. I ordered a plain PCI (DIAMOND X1300PCI256SB Radeon X1300 retail) video card from them on 10/11/2006. As usually order arrive in day or two, but they sent me wrong item. Instead of PCI, I got PCI Express in OEM box (which btw, costs less than plain PCI). My computer doesn't have PCI-E or AGP slots, I really needed PCI version, so I asked for a replacement. I understand mistakes sometimes happen. It took about a week to get my RMA processed, and I got replacement item on 10/27/2006. Guess what? Again I got PCI-E card! I was pretty pissed about the whole thing, and asked for a refund. I was assured I get full amount refunded. Fine. Today I'm getting an invoice for my refund MINUS restocking fee, and minus shipping. Now I'm really upset about the whole deal. I spoke with customer support and they promised to give me all the money back. I hope they do. I might still be ordering from NewEgg in the future, but it will no longer be my #1 store.
Updated on 1/12/2007:
Since that original post, NewEgg, has give me a full refund (they even refunded all shipping charges). They also contacted me personally. So in the end you can still rely on the great customer service from NewEgg. I will continue shopping there.

This review was modified by
Bratan on January 12 2007 08:37:40 AM
“Dear Bratan,
Thank you for taking the time to post your informative review. We greatly apologize for any inconvenience caused by this experience. We are checking our item specifications, along with our inventory stock. We will make sure that everything is set in order, so that we do not run into this sort of situation again.
Your restocking, along with shipping fees, have been refunded in full and should be applied to you r account by now. Please feel free to contact Jason at 800-390-1119 (dial 25078 immediately) for further assistance.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Sincerely,
Newegg.com
”