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[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
Finally, huh? And I'm still stuck waiting to hear from Visions.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ledhed:
Someone needs to truly call BS on Asus with this "launch". Sending 100 units to an entire PROVINCE doesn't really sound like something to brag about. Am I Crazy?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
When Apple "sells out", they mean tens of millions of units - and they aren't happy.

When ASUS "sells out", they mean a few hundred units - and they are celebrating it like they won the war! LOL :rolleyes:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dictionary:
Yeah man, I finally managed to snag one! Super excited. You'll get one soon too, just gotta stick with it
[Eee Pad Transformer General] marinierb:
Looks like I'm getting mine on Friday.

From Staples:

ASUS EeePAD TF101-A1 16GB

Item #: 324297 Price: $399.94

Expected Delivery: 4/29/2011

EDIT: Staples is still taking orders!!

EDIT: Ooops! Out of stock. They had them in stock for about 30 minutes.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ledhed:
Heartbreak!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
Visions

You can now order online again! It says "Temporarily Out of Stock - Preorder Now and we will ship when available. Paying for one now secures your place in line, so that when it arrives in stock, you will be the first to receive it."

When I ordered it, it said 3-4 weeks for stock, so I'm guessing they must have received some sort of stock. I'll be calling tomorrow about this. Hopefully my Transformer is already ready to be shipped. :)

EDIT: And the dock.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] T3rry1:
Heads up guys, JR.com is sending emails informing people about stock on the archos 101, if you're not careful, you could mistake it for the asus...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] d.brown:
I've been to bb today and the saleman couldn't tell me specific details about launch date but he did say they are changing the desktop space for tablets and in may they will definitely have all tablets...and he knew about the asus same story at futureshop I think it's true they are pushing the playbook hard so they probably have to give it a exclusive launch schedule till may... gonna be a hot summer!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] slajeune:
Hum...

Just noticed that it isn't listed on staples.ca anymore this morning.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] marinierb:
You're right. Strange...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] x1crazy:
did anyone who ordered from staples.ca recieved their s yet?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] SonicTab:
Staples probably has a lot of $499 7" Blackberry playbooks in stock and no $399 10" transformers. Listing the Asus might have been making the Playbook a even harder sell...

Too bad the Playbook is only 7" and missing some key apps.

QNX is incredible and the cameras and flash videos work better on it than the Asus, but at $499 it seems to have stopped selling.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Prof-KOS:
Spoke to someone at a CC store in Mississauga yesterday. He suggested that ordering online and selecting in-store pickup is a good move. This, in theory, can get you much closer to the top of the waiting list, since it's just for that stores stock. Apparently someone did that yesterday and got a call and picked up one of the two they got in.

I placed my order and we'll see what happens. All I really want is to try to get my hands on it before my trip to Atlanta with my boss on Wednesday. He's a big Apple guy and loves his iPad. I'd like to be able to show him a good alternative.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Vadimus_ca:
Placed my order too.

Did you notice when selecting the store for pickup - some of them (North York, for example) were marked as "out of stock", some other (including Mississauga) weren't.

That's strange as stock shows zeros on all stores.

Now should I expect any other availability confirmation? I've received the order summary.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] yhzhrm:
Ordered Staples CA

I placed an order with STAPLES. Order placed via phone.

Their tracking system is not very reliable. Two units Asus TF101 showed as being "discontinued" at the Amherst Depot. Anyway that was sorted out after a call back form the Call Centre. Two items in stock. I placed an order would have exopected and was told one of these would be assigned to my order and I would receive my order in two days.

Today I received a phone call informing me that my order was on "back order".

FYI. Staples Mississauga depot was showing 20 units (according to CS rep).

I see units are now for sale on Toronto Kijiji asking price $550. Go figure.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] SonicTab:
Strange the biggest reason to get this is the $399 price.

Scalpers never stop trying.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Prof-KOS:
I did notice that "out of stock" bit as well.

Did you also order for Mississauga? Am I competing with you for it?:D

Ah well, fingers crossed I can get it before my trip.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Vadimus_ca:
I won't tell you despite it was Mississauga too:)

Anyway, should we expect any green light from CC before heading to the store?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] yhzhrm:
Staples Discontinued ?

Just spoke with Stales call center.

Their response...

Asus TF101 EEE Pad no longer listed and showing as being "discontinued".
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Vadimus_ca:
Why carry such an outdated device? :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
LOL. Staples must REALLY want to sell Playbooks...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] SonicTab:
I hear they have a lot in stock to try and sell :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
So I just spoke with Visions.

Well, I called the Head Office location, and the girl, seemed like a nice girl, called the Online Store and found out that they wouldn't be getting the dock for 3-4 weeks. I asked about the tablet.

She said that the people from the Online Store said that they would ship them together.

I said that I'd rather receive the tablet first and could wait for the dock, so she called back quickly and said that they were sold out.

So then I called the Online Store. They confirmed that I was at the front of the list (finally), but said that they never even had stock and that they wouldn't be getting stock for 3-4 weeks because that's what Asus told them.

I don't know who was jerking me around, but for some reason I'm inclined to believe the girl from the Head Office, who actually called around for me and was much more helpful.

In any case, I guess I won't be receiving my Transformer until the mid or end of May. Well, I'm not exactly in too much of a rush to get it, but... it's still disheartening.

What a horrible launch for your customers, Asus.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krispy1:
i called a staples today in toronto and talked with the electronics manager he told me the reason it was on the site was a mistake from the american web masters, staples canada actually has 0 of them he checked and told me stock shows -21 but they are not backorders they are phantom orders because they arent actually carrying it yet. so anyone who ordered online from staples their order doesnt count and will be cancelled

he then told me how he had a meeting earlier this week with the asus reps, they told him right now they are not able to keep up production with demand and they wouldnt give them a firm date when they will be getting shipments they just told him 3-4weeks :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Prof-KOS:
That's what the guy at the store told me. They'll call, it gets reserved for you and you go pick it up within 3 days.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Vadimus_ca:
Can't wait!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hameedx:
I ordered two TF101s from Staples on Tuesday and received both of them on Wednesday at around ten in the morning.

(Went to the CC store in Mississauga with a TF101 to make sure that I get the correct mini HDMI cable - the employees there were pissed that the store only received two units and cos they were not allowed buy them.)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] T3rry1:
that manager is an idiot, many people have reported receiving their online order on here, so clearly he's blowing BS.

(Edit: ^^ that guy beat me to it... i guess i should read to the end of the thread before replying :P)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] fiction300:
You get it wrong.

Its 120 units for the entire COUNTRY :mad:

looks like 20 units per advetised resellers (6).

Do the math
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krispy1:
damn guess u got lucky did u order them online and then pick it up? or just went into the store
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hameedx:
Ordered online and had it delivered (free shipping) to my place.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Vadimus_ca:
Just got a call from CC telling ETA for Transformer is 2-3 weeks. They will call again once my Transformer is available.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Prof-KOS:
Oh God, really? I guess I'll be getting one soon too then.

Edit: Yup. Goddamit!!!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krispy1:
fffuuuu u are one of the few to manage to get one from staples i guess and straight to your door im jealous now :p

asus really goofed this launch, i wouldnt even call it a launch more of a trickle
[Eee Pad Transformer General] yhzhrm:
Staples Stock ?

Response to my inquiry to Staples.

----- snip -----

In the case of the Asus EEE pad, we were expecting the stock to arrive,

however due to a delay from the vendor, the stock did not arrive. Due

to an internal error, the stock we were expecting was entered as

received. This allowed some orders, including yours, to be placed and

consequently cancelled due to insufficient stock.

At this time we do not have a date as to when we are expecting more

stock of the Asus EEE pad, item 324297, due to the manufacturer's delay.

We are currently waiting for stock to arrive in every warehouse across

Canada.

xxxxxxxx, E-commerce Communication Specialist

---------------------------

Indviduals here indicated that they have received an EEE pad from Staples. Either Staples received stock or they did not.

True limited supply. I'll wait.

I do know that Synnex has both TF101-A1 and TF101-B1 listed. not being retail we do not have access to their stock.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dgege:
Well I got screwed too. Had an order placed on Tuesday night, was supposed to be shipped today.

Got a call this morning saying that the unit is damaged (wtf?).

Nothing to do, they will be refunding me.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krispy1:
pretty much what the guy told me on the phone

asus should have ramped up production and waited a couple weeks instead of having potential customers running around wasting alot of time to get one
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Prof-KOS:
ouch. Some guy in the warehouse 'damaged' it, eh?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krispy1:
ohhh would u look at that box....by "accident" i put a huge dent in the bottom dont worry here is 400$ to pay for the damages ;)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] marco_s86:
light bleed

ordered my transformer on the morning of the 26th from staples

received it yesterday and as I had expected after reading so many people's comments, massive light bleed !

i am so disappointed. How can ASUS ship out so many faulty devices?

Now I have to wait until staples restocks in order for me to get a replacement :S
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krispy1:
sucks, hopefully asus is paying attention and steps up manufacture quality going forward to avoid this although so far it doesnt seem to be a very common problem
[Eee Pad Transformer General] T3rry1:
they cant make everybody happy... everybody wants it yesterday, and they wnat it perfect.... sorry but that's just not possible.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dgege:
Yeah, "damaged".... I'm still fuming.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
FYI: visions just put the dock up for shipping orders (no more in-store purchase only). i don't think anyone's going to beat their price... it's still on backorder like everyone else, but it's a buck saved for sure :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Dark lord me:
Visions website will let you "preoreder" it and staples doesn't even show it on their website anymore... :mad:

If I want one should it preorder it on visions and do any of you have any idea when it will arrive ?

I don't want to wait for the summer when even more tablets are out there.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] X7og:
Most frustrating experience trying to buy something in my life. Including camping outside for a night to get a ps2.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GreenTeaAddiction:
Greg from NCIX just posted on the NCIX forum indicating that they received a shipment today, so if you ordered from NCIX and are relatively ahead in the order queue, we are almost there!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
Visions won't get it for 3-4 weeks. At least that's what they told me.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] machiavelli9988:
my order from ncix partially shipped today, tablet only. hopefully have it by monday... can't wait!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] sackofnoise:
Did he said hom many? (just to know how big their shipment is approximately?)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] machiavelli9988:
I was top 50 on the wait list so at least that many
[Eee Pad Transformer General] JROCxvl:
Oh boy! I am number 21! But the amounts stores are getting I'm not getting my hopes up for this shipment. Ugh I think we should push asus to give us all big discounts on the keyboard dock because of this epic fail of a launch!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] sackofnoise:
Yeah, many person asked if they were gonna offer the dock+tablet for 499 but they haven't answered yet... may be worth waiting a little (think i'm gonna do it :) no choice really, or go at 400+ waiting list....)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GreenTeaAddiction:
Not sure whether they are going to have some stock for walk-in customers only like last time. Worth a try if you don't want to be on the 400+ list.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] marinierb:
The Transformer is back on the Staples web site, but Out of Stock.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] x1crazy:
yap hopfully we see some stock soon
[Eee Pad Transformer General] T3rry1:
there are currently THREE available in calgary on staples.ca

edit; OOS now
[Eee Pad Transformer General] cyc1120:
I'm #19... but for in-store pickup. Keeping my fingers crossed :o
[Eee Pad Transformer General] marinierb:
I just got a call from Staples. After getting confirmation that my item would be delivered today, I got a phone call instead telling me that the item was out of stock. My order has been canceled.

My enthusiasm is waning. Maybe I won't get this thing after all. Maybe after I see it on a shelf in a store. Or maybe I'll wait for the 10" HTC Flyer.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Prof-KOS:
That's cold. I feel like we're plating monkey in the middle here.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dgege:
Join the club. Very frustrating!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] x1crazy:
Happened to me twice :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] yhzhrm:
Staples :-(

Disappointing, one has to check staples.ca for stock in order to place an order as they cannot handle back-orders. If stock ever came in then $15 coupon they offer would come in handy (better than nothing).

Amazon.ca has it listed, no stock (as expected) free shipping but at least they do take orders and wil ship when available.

I am nowhere near a online retailer with a "brick store". There is a Best Buy, maybe their American cousin will authorize them to sell it once ASUS can meet demand.

Patiently waiting.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] marinierb:
They can't even handle the orders when the product shows as being in stock! I managed to get my order in on Wednesday during the 30 minutes when the "Add to cart" button was available, only to be told today that, sorry, we don't have any.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] machiavelli9988:
from my understanding, staples expected delivery but product didn't arrive. however, it was entered into their system as available yet not actually on hand. phantom stock is an ongoing issue with staples.ca
[Eee Pad Transformer General] SonicTab:
BE nice nice if asus would update things...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] PuerkitoBio:
Listening to these horror stories from Staples, I'm glad I ordered from NCIX, at least I know where I stand.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Liscadipesce:
Just got an email from NCIX regarding the shortage of Asus Eee Pad Transformers. It's nothing we don't already know, but I thought I'd add it here. It said it was in response to a ticket, but I didn't send one in. I think it was a mass email to anyone with an outstanding order.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Drethis:
Yeah, got that email yesterday but it doesn't really say much other than what's already obvious.

I was hoping they could give us numbers so we could gauge on how long it'll really take. :/
[Eee Pad Transformer General] shanti.om:
I got that, too.

NCIX can earn some nice windfall (interest) on the money taken from us, without any stocks.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] pyros1:
I just got a call from Memory Express saying they eeepad has arrived. I think they got another shipment in. I'm not sure how big their back order list is. But if someone would like to call in and see if they still have any?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] T3rry1:
i don't think they have a backorder list... i called the NE Calgary store on Monday night, then went there and put a deposit and picked it up 11am Tuesday morning, and i was the 6th preorder, and that's how many they got.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
I just called their WebStore and they told me that they don't have any stock or ETA. And that it'sback order.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] lmtrx:
I just called NCIX and apparently mine got shipped today (yay!)...was 22nd in line on April 26th. I don't know if that'll help gauge the rate of these things trickling in.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] igot6strings:
I'm 182 in line, if you were 181 I'd be most pleased lol
[Eee Pad Transformer General] d.brown:
I got mine yesterday from reading the redflag transformer forum ive found someone selling it 450$ in Montreal! he ordered from staple.ca i got the original receipt...time to get rooted! Good luck guys
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Dark lord me:
So if i put on order right now on the visions website any idea when i would receive it ?

Also who would be faster Visions or NCIX ?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] X7og:
I ordered one from visions and they charged me for it already even tho I haven't got it yet. And it is not being sent to me so its not in the mail. Kind of stupid don't you think? Should I call them and complain?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krispy1:
damn this is stressful im really confused

i donno if i should order from a site and try to get on a backorder list, or wait a week see if some stores have stock so i can locally get it

or since this is taking long wait for the galaxy to come out(main interest in it is the thinness)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] yhzhrm:
Decissions :-)

Tough call. You're lucky to be near a brick and mortar retailer. My only current option is online. I'm thinking placing my order with Amazon.

With reports of 3 and 4 weeks I might end up checking on the other tablets by Galaxy and Toshiba. Galaxy 10.1 is slated for June 10th. I'd be surprised if it hit Canada at the same time. Acer A500 is out soon, but it is not worth $100 more than the ASUS.

I like the Transformer for it's IPS screen and gorilla glass.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Canadoc:
Damn you beat me to him.

From 1.2 Nook Color
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Canadoc:
In fairness the Acerhas 32 gb of ram

From 1.2 Nook Color
[Eee Pad Transformer General] yhzhrm:
Off topic :-(

Fair enough a $100 for the 32GB Acer A500 with 1Gb memory. Amazon CA still want $549, so BB best bet for the A500.

Still holding out for the Transformer. Galaxy 10.1 not hitting Canada until late 3rd Q according to Mobilesyrup.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krispy1:
storage not RAM
[Eee Pad Transformer General] X7og:
32gb of ram woyld be a little overkill
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Drethis:
I called NCIX today to confirm my position in queue and I've gone from #67 to #45 since Thursdays shipment. They stated that the'd be getting shipments from ASUS on a weekly basis and that I could expect mine to ship some time this coming week.

Not holding my breath, but I'm pretty happy to hear this. :)

EDIT: "today" should be yesterday. I didn't realize the time! Good night y'all! :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] krispy1:
i live in toronto so there is physical canada computer stores couple ncix stores and staples id rather walk in and buy something then buy online and wait to ship

at this point it seems ncix is most professionally handling this still im iffy to order yet on a huge back order
[Eee Pad Transformer General] T3rry1:
6 more in calgary on staples.ca right now if you want one.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Nascar Dog:
How do you know there are 6?

I just ordered one. Used a $20.00 coupon as well. :)

Question is, will they cancel the order or actually ship one?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] lifegear:
It is back online @ Staples for me (Montreal)

http://www.staples.ca/FRA/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?webid=324297&AffixedCode=WW&cmSearchKeyword=tf101

But Out of stock as of 1:12 am. On the release day they had them listed in stock at 4:00am.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] marcus2004:
In Regina it had it listed to for Staples. Now knowing their OOS policy. I hold no hope that I would actually get the Tablet from them and am assuming they will just cancel it, but you never know.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
Yeah, Visions is taking payment to place you on a waiting list, but I believe NCIX does the same. Every time I've called Visions, they tell me that they don't know when stock is coming and that they expect it in '3 to 4 weeks' as a worse case scenario. I've also been told that they have yet to receive any stock whatsoever, so apparently nobody has received a Transformer from them. That's what they've told me, so if anyone's received a Transformer from Visions, they've pretty much lied to me directly.

The only reason I haven't cancelled with them is because I've confirmed that I'm practically at the front of the list (they told me I was one of the first people that ordered) and going with another retailer would just add me to the back. That said, if they actually did receive Transformers, then I should have gotten one. But all their customer service representatives are saying the same things, that they haven't received any yet.

I keep calling them, pretending to be a different person so that I can catch them off guard and really lay into them for not sending me one when they should have (if they've been lying, that is). :D

This launch has made me really skeptical and mistrustful. Way to go, Asus.

Sent from Uranus using XDA App
[Eee Pad Transformer General] marinierb:
I ordered mine under those conditions. Got a confirmation email. On the day of delivery, they called me to say it was out of stock. So don't believe it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dgege:
Yep same here, damn Staples and their crappy system.

I have no idea where to order it from, now. I might just skip it and check other tablets.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] yhzhrm:
How are you guys and gals getting an available stock numbers out of Staples when the Staples web page is showing stock IS available?

The only time I have seen the TF101-A1 available online at staples.ca is the evening of the launch day (the phantom stock). I did order at time via phone.

Online shipment is based on your postal code, as items ship from the depot serving that postal code. Turns out Halifax depot is in Amherst.

Good luck with the orders placed online. Call Centre is only open 9:00 - 5:30 (eastern timers) on Saturday and 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday Friday (local time).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hbk19:
It depends on how much you need it. If you're willing to wait a bit, people will eventually have stock. If not, then the Transformer might not be for you.

For me, a tablet is not such a necessity that I need it immediately. I'd like it earlier, yes, but I'm willing to wait for it because I want it specifically over other tablets.

Sent from Uranus using XDA App
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Nascar Dog:
Staples.ca is saying "Out of Stock again" :rolleyes:

Mine is set to deliver on 5-3-2011

I am kinda expecting an "Order Cancelled" e-mail next week...