HP Touchpad fairwell

Shhhhhhhh, stop telling the world!

Actually very good timing for me as I just bought a cheapo Sylvania to get the tablet experience and my mom picked the same up tonight.

I saw the story on engadget and just watched the cnet review. Looks like quite a deal for $100.

I'm in. Might actually pick up a few as Christmas gifts for the kids.

 

I'm in at 100. Hard not to at this price. Even if I just use it for the net around the house......

 

Best Buy shows as sold out online. I assume that is to prevent a bunch of refunds tomorrow and they'll magically be in stock after midnight.

 

I'll give it another 20 mins or so to see what the sites say at midnight eastern but I'm planning the same strategy as you.

 

I saw it on slickdeals.net, but I can't find the link. It starts at Midnight, good price, I kind of want one, don't NEED one though, could be useful in class.

 

It's after midnight eastern and the price drop hasn't hit amazon, best buy, wal mart, office depot, or hp online.

 

Anybody know a site that is selling them online? Been checking for a while; can't find them at the discount price

 

Well, just checked back on HP's site. the new prices are in effect. I guess they are recalling all them from retailers and selling through there??

 

Short version:

I got 3 32GBs...2 from WM and 1 from Office Depot. Everyone was out of the 16GBs.

Long version:

I hit one WM at 8 AM and didn't see them plus couldn't find anyone to help me.

Hit another WM at 8:30 am and they didn't have any displayed but saw two in the case. Clerk (nice guy, great customer service for a change) said the price hadn't dropped yet and that it was the manager's decision when to do it. That seemed weird, I assumed big brother in Bentonville controlled everything. I asked him to call the other store to see if they had any 16GBs and they said no but they did have 2 32GBs. However, they talked about the price change and the other store told the clerk how to do the change, what timing! During this time I saw a guy eyeballing the HPs and I asked if he was there for the sale; he said yes and I broke the news to him that they were both mine. Also, there were one or two calls to the dept looking for the HPs as well.

During this time my mom is sitting in front of Best Buy waiting for it to open. I buy the WM 32GBs with the hope she'll find the 16s at BB and I can then return the WM ones. As I'm walking back to the car my mom calls and said the BB rep told her they were all recalled and sent back to BB. I thought this was just a story for the store to cover up that the employees grabbed'em all but BubblesQuah heard the same.

I told my mom to meet me at Office Depot which is b/w the WM & BB. We walked in and my mom recognized a customer from BB and I recognized one from the first WM. Office Depot had 2 32GBs. One guy only wanted the 16 so my mom bought a 32 and the guy I recognized bought the other one. Turns out that guy, like me, left the first WM b/c he couldn't find anyone to help him either yet they had two of 'em!

I've made a few calls around and all stores are now sold out. It sounds like a lot of people ordered them last night at the full price then got a refund/credit today when they picked'em up. I thought about trying that but decided to risk it.

My mom and I stopped at her house and ordered cases from Amazon and I plan to keep an eye on the charging deck. I imagine all accessories will be discounted heavily.

The WM ones are for me and Mrs. Nut.

Not sure yet what my mom and I will do with the mini tablets we just bought. I might give mine to the kids.

This time last week I had zero tablets now I have 3 in the house!

 

@4re Nut

I gave up on my geek hoarding a few years ago. Just wanted to pick up one as a gift for my mom (of course after I play with it a little). She rides the commuter train to her office downtown everyday, and it has wifi on it. Would be perfect for what she'd use it for, and way better than her black berry.

Oh well, I've heard that Amazon is going to have the new price tomorrow. Hoping that HP is going to put the ones they took back into their inventory soon. Checked Best Buy's outlet website thinking they'd might be there (they weren't)

 

try http://www.hp.com/sbso/

I hear they have them but takes patience and refreshing thru the checkout process due to server errors.

I'm trying it as well, hoping for a 16 GB.

 

Not hoarding, just a sucker for a stupid good deal.

The heck with recharging them, at this price they are disposable!

 

Its ok, the first step is admitting you have a problem.

In stock on HP's website now

The ship date they list is the 25th. Guess a few retailer's are sending them back....

 

Ha! I just checked b/f seeing this and it still shows as out of stock: http://h41112.www4.hp.com/promo/webos/us/en/tablet/touchpad.html

You have a different link?

 

they must have went fast.....(less than 2 hours ago)

 

Ugh, probably best not to feed the hoarder though!

I'm trying to signup for the email notification when more are available but getting server errors for that too: http://h41112.www4.hp.com/promo/webos/us/en/tablet/touchpad-availability.html

 

Saw one late this afternoon as well...oops.