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[TouchPad General] AvRS:
I'd be suprised if it's coz they wouldn't allow them to sell cheap, they would've been given the exact same pricing as everyone else and whether the retailer chooses to honour this is up to them. They're probably sending it back because the mark up on these will be next to nothing and with the impact on website traffic (some sites grinding to a halt) they probably chose a sensible option. With web and shop distribution being seperate for most businesses it wouldn't have been a simple case of transferring to shops or vice versa as they'll have seperate budgets and treated as seperate entities. If it was shop stock maybe they didn't want to disappoint customers with only having limited numbers? Could be anything I guess but very unlikely a pricing issue.
[TouchPad General] the_angry_monkey:
Missed out on getting one from Dixons/Misco etc for my dad. If anyone has spares....
[TouchPad General] DaveBrockie:
My order has just been cancelled! An hour ago it had the status "not yet dispatched", then 10min ago it was completely removed from my account. Talked to the support and they said they cannot supply the Touchpad for now, so all orders had to be cancelled.

What about you others? Same as here?
[TouchPad General] brilldoctor:
Ordered a 32GB from comet on monday which has just arrived. Is it me or does this look a bit like a iPad?
[TouchPad General] daz_2000:
anyone know anywhere in uk which has stock and selling at low price?
[TouchPad General] Higgsy:
Amazon.co.uk just cancelled my order I placed on Monday night. Stating the following

Unfortunately, we are no longer able to offer this item for sale. Our supplier has informed us that this item has been discontinued and is no longer available.

bit pissed off, I think this may be the start of a mass cancellation, which is out of order as I could have probably snapped one up yesterday somewhere else

Edit: Expected more from amazon which is why I bought it from them.
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
If anyone's got one and it turns out they don't want it, I'll happily buy it off you! PM me!
[TouchPad General] JokerNJ:
Managed to pick one of the 16GB models up in Currys today. Feels good man.

Even if its just a glorified web browser it still looks cool.
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
wow! Just phoned cpw, and both my orders for 2 pads each were confirmed, with me tomorrow apparently. Happy days so anyone with cpw order confirmation of < 240483014 should def get it, if not complain that people with higher number got them (well, we will see tomorrow).
[TouchPad General] hammered09:
Apparently a company called PrimoIT might be getting a delivery tomorrow. They are forming a list of people that want one. You can always give them a call 01530 265656

However they don't know how many (if any) they will be getting in. But it's worth a shot in the dark I guess...
[TouchPad General] awesome-member:
Same here Grrrrrrrrr
[TouchPad General] Christophicus:
Same as myself.

I'm royally pee'd off about this. Moreso for the fact that the brought the deal online at 12 in the evening....
[TouchPad General] Higgsy:
Same as Me - midnight Monday/Tuesday ordered - bit of a farce from amazon
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
omg, just looked on ebay, hp touchpads are going for over £200, thats crazy (and a little retarded)!

...adding it up in my head I could sell my pads and probably make £500 profit!! But thats just evil! Why would anyone pay over twice as much as retail for a product with no future?
[TouchPad General] shinygerbil:
Lucky sod! :p

My cpw order was 240485096 and I've just been emailed to say I was unsuccessful. Really quite gutted. If anyone has a spare around London id be happy to come take it off your hands ;)
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
Somehow, I shall get a TouchPad :D
[TouchPad General] hammered09:
Well there's a way to deal with that and its quite a simple one... Don't bid on any of them!!! That way they'll be stuck with them. lol :D

But unfortunately there are many people who are too tempted to get one, even though Android is not properly ported over and WebOS will not be the OS it was supposed to be...
[TouchPad General] onericardo:
Amazon also canceled my order. :(

No chance now off geting any touchpad.

Still, If anyone have a touchpad to spare at FAIR price PM me please. ;)
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
you know what - I wish ebay would have the ability to CAP everyone selling the 16GB one at £89, and the 32GB at £105.

that would be the ultimate way to hurt those people trying to make a mega profit out of this!

cheapest UK one on there at the moment is 102 + 6 P&P - 32GB model with 7 bids.
[TouchPad General] shinygerbil:
Shock horror! Just rang their main customer service line 08700870870 (option 1 then 4 then 3 I believe) and asked about the status of my order. Guy put me on hold for about 15 minutes then came back practically shouting "good news! Good news!" down the phone. Said that the money had been taken and I should get it Friday. Checked my internet banking and sure enough my available balance has gone down. All this *AFTER* I received an email saying my order has been cancelled and they will not be taking payment. Still somewhat sceptical but we shall see! :0
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
Agreed, it's terrible :(
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
Ah that's scandalous :( The worst part is the 'don't contact me' bit :(
[TouchPad General] amacrobie:
Ebay seller near me is looking to make £100 on the 32gb ones (he's got an ebay sale on at 244, which after deductions from paypal and ebay makes them £215 in his pocket).

Not as bad as many other sellers tbh and almost tempting. Anybody know what the score is with this device possibly coming back into stock or if it's in the supply chain somewhere ? I doubt it is, but you never know...
[TouchPad General] jutley:
i just got one of ebay for £189 16gb i have been searching and making calls to companys selling then 0845 numbers i gave up and got one i had no choice greedy ebayers its not fair.
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
Very good tablet for 89 not so much anything afta 160 not worth it
[TouchPad General] amacrobie:
True that at £89 it's a very good buy, but they at £300 it was still a good device for the money. If I can't find one for "normal" money then I'll wait for the transformer replacement to turn up.
[TouchPad General] Higgsy:
At £89 its well worth a punt - but when we are getting towards £200 and over, I would be saving my pennies for summat else. I too hate the way people buy stuff up and sell at a profit, so the normal man on the street doesn't get a look in.
[TouchPad General] amacrobie:
Or in some ways worse, because a lot of ordinary folks will buy it then stick it on a shelf when they get bored in a weeks time. Enthusiasts will get far more longevity and probably use out of the thing over the medium and long terms.:mad: Ah well, you just can't beat human nature.
[TouchPad General] Higgsy:
I was only buying it to tinker with - wack android on etc. I had a tablet before and I sold it because I never used it, but for £89 I though it would give me a bit of modding fun for a while and then give it to my daughter or something if I got bored. I'm more bothered the way Amazon handled their orders or didn't as it turned out
[TouchPad General] davados:
Amazon canceled my order which I find a let down as I gave up looking. Which in turn made me miss the chance to get one.

I can't see how a big company can miscount it's stock. It will only lose customers from this ordeal.

www.davados.co.uk
[TouchPad General] mrgreeny:
Got one from Argos at £89. We actually ordered two, but they cancelled one of our orders.
[TouchPad General] scotty7910:
Got a 32gb from argos connswater yesterday after so much grief.I asked at the till and gave mey res number.The checkout girl says no none in stock it looks like you ordered it to be delivered into store.I say no I am aware of the difference and ordered instore stock, manager please.:mad:After waiting for 30 minutes manager swans out.No your hp touchpad isnt here,its to be delivered on the 1st september.I said no its here already and showed her my reservation email on my phone.Still no dice so I said look I am not going anywhere until this is sorted out.Manager rings area manger he says my order has been cancelled:mad:.Straight away I ask by who?To be told the morning manager of connswater branch of argos cancelled my order and changed the phone number but kept the name the same on new order?!:mad:Now area manger has talk with store manager and as if by magic one appears within seconds.Manger says I dont know how that happened?I told it was common knowledge argos staff were being creative with stock for their own benefit.She didnt like it.Bottom line?

ARGOS ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED

I really would love to know how many were turned away yesterday with perfectly good orders?:(
[TouchPad General] Fall Guy:
CPW just shipped the 16Gb one I ordered Monday night as the site was crashing. A couple of hours ago it was just at stage 1. While I didn`t get a cancellation email I had given up on that one.
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
I just got my 4 (2 orders of 2) confirmed as shipped and have YODEL tacking number. Sweeeet
[TouchPad General] amacrobie:
That's what being an enthusiast is about to me, to tinker and enjoy.

Also yeah, I think a lot of retailers are going to be burned PR-wise over this, so many "cancelled" orders and "missing" stock (taken home by store manager etc).:mad:
[TouchPad General] shinygerbil:
Ugh. So my payment has been taken but my order has been cancelled due to an "internal security check."

I call BS.
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
Whats your order number ?
[TouchPad General] shinygerbil:
240485096.

Well look at that I know it off by heart :P
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
dam, well my last order (delivered tomorrow) is 240484380
[TouchPad General] shinygerbil:
Maybe I am just outta luck then. Needless to say someone will be getting an earful tomorrow...they've got my money, they better gimme my touchpad lol. Or an ipad, I'm not fussy ;)

Although I think I'd rather have a touchpad than an ipad in all honesty! :0
[TouchPad General] shinygerbil:
Hehe. Actually I just really, really dislike iOS. I'd definitely enjoy an iPad but it wouldn't be what I'm looking for until I jailbroke it and tweaked it a hell of a lot. By the end of my 2-year stint with an iPhone I was suffocating, I'd have died without all my jailbreak apps. The other good thing about an iPad would be that I could reinstall all those apps I've already bought....

...but I digress. I'm currently too busy being ANGRY that I didn't get a super cheap TOUCHPAD!
[TouchPad General] benrees21:
I ordered mine from Dixon's Online about an hour before they dropped the price and it came yesterday. Now just gotta wait for them to sort out my partial refund.
[TouchPad General] Higgsy:
argos had them back in stock for home delivery this morning - before I could switch my PC on - by time I had got back onto the site they were unavailable again.
[TouchPad General] brrip:
which site? i managed to get it into my basket for currys but it says not available near you.
[TouchPad General] chaywa:
All sold out methinks now.

Although now a major retailer has played its card, I can't wait to see what amazon/tesco and other players do.
[TouchPad General] Touranaga:
Yeah...same here.

EDIT:

The 16Gb one is gone from the list...gah.
[TouchPad General] Gaz25:
Same as and PC world
[TouchPad General] Gaz25:
Looks like Dixons sold out. After selecting payment I get a screen saying stock error please reduce quantity. Only got 1 in the basket lol. Click continue and then I start again
[TouchPad General] brrip:
i wonder what happens if we get it from amazon at full price. because of their 30-day guarantee we can always reclaim the difference from amazon yes? if amazon stays stubbornly at full price for the item, we can claim lack of support and return it anyway?
[TouchPad General] Mienaikage:
Same here, ripped out of my basket as I was confirming my order...
[TouchPad General] SamWhite:
Yeah same.

Damn, looks like they're sold out at Currys/Dixons/PC World now...
[TouchPad General] awesome-member:
dixons-----product not available. currys...out of stock at ALLLLL STORE. i will pop down to carphone to see if they sell any.
[TouchPad General] Gaz25:
Looks like I will have to pop up to local stores in the morning to see if they got any.
[TouchPad General] letom:
Anyone know if going into store will be worth it? Surely they must have one or two.
[TouchPad General] awesome-member:
i dont think they would stock too many touch pads. i am not going to the store to pick one up. i may have to pass on this or snatch one from ebay.
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
I've not seen anyone on Twitter saying they got a TouchPad. So I don't think it worked at all. I was one of many thousands trying every site I know of.

But there's a carphone warehouse in my town and they have a display model - at the very least, I'm gonna try and snag that tomorrow.
[TouchPad General] Touranaga:
I guess I'll be waiting on ebay or amazon ones as well..
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
had one in my basket at bestbuy but then said it was sold out.

also pcworld and currys have them but no idea where - to collect in a random store probably.. :(
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
play.com says they have them in stock - but at 349 I don't want to risk not getting the price reduction after buying it :P
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
UK HUNT, this is funny

farming them from a few places :)

Currently carphoneW just dropped their prices, site slow, but got two already (thats the upstairs and downstairs toiles sorted, just need one for en-suite and a few for friends :)

Hurry hurry :)
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
how on earth do you even add to basket on cPW?
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
FYI - spoke to argos - they had no idea but said it probably woudlnt change till tomorrow morning

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5086043.htm?tag=tacthptouchpad_1
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
CPW site crashed completely :)
[TouchPad General] olly230:
The rumors are that there are still loads of these in whorehouses somewhere and the US will be getting 1000's more if not 10's of 1000's more.

I can't find anything about the UK getting more.
[TouchPad General] sTe:
Sounds like somewhere I'd like to visit :)

Good luck in finding them. There was some rumours of 64Mb ones ... but dont know what happened to those. Just glad I got mine during the few minutes there was stock on the internal HP site.
[TouchPad General] DJ_Evil:
Well it looks like the Dixon Group is sending out all the orders today/yesterday I just had notification of my touchpad being shipped and my friend also had notification today. We both bought from PCWorld so looks like we weren't just being fobbed off :)
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
I'll buy a TouchPad off anyone has one and has found they don't want it.

Thanks!
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
I paid £349 for mine - want it? :p
[TouchPad General] zoro25:
I may take it off you depending on when you brought it and from where and more importantly if you have the receipt.

Also is it opened or still sealed.
[TouchPad General] vido.ardes:
I bought one off eBay in the end, got it for £180. I know the person buying it only paid £89, but if you match it to the RRP and then my chances of getting another, I though it was a decent price.

I had a play around with a mates (he was a lucky one) and I was really impressed by it, and the quality of the accessories, I am really glad I bought one. Should be here tomorrow morning!
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
its not arrived yet - from play.com tuesday AM although i just read that they are actually offering partial refunds now - after 4 days of them saying no way... so it might be that my OH can have it after all :S

amazon have sellers selling at 199 at the moment by the way
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Anyone think that stores will be getting more stock soon or is that a lost cause?

I still want one but not over 100 quid =/.
[TouchPad General] benrees21:
Think your done for lol.

Sent from my Nexus S running NSCollab ROM and Netarchy 1.3.4 CFS Kernel
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Just my luck :|
[TouchPad General] cirian75:
Argos had some 32GB on at midnight last night, all gone again :mad:
[TouchPad General] amacrobie:
Hmmm, wonder where my email telling me it was back in stock is then :-(
[TouchPad General] cirian75:
me too, no doubt some Argos employee family member were pre warned so they could gobble them and eBay for twice the price.
[TouchPad General] alexhayuk:
keyboards

Pcworld website have keyboards for delivery for £30. Comet had the yesterday but wanted £30 + £20 delivery.
[TouchPad General] prgwhiting:
Check out Amazon. They are from £22 on Amazon
[TouchPad General] cirian75:
£22

where !!!

link

cant find it at that price
[TouchPad General] mr_ppp:
Here are the keyboards, shame the touchpads will never be that price!!!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0058CZX70/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1314559772&sr=1-1&condition=new
[TouchPad General] touchpadplus:
TouchPad OverClock

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[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Arghhh for gods sake! :mad:
[TouchPad General] Denonite:
Yeah I logged on and ordered a 32GB on Argos last night (I got a 16GB but really want a 32) order went through but have not had a conformation email so I don't hold out much hope
[TouchPad General] mat_1_uk:
if you get confirmation on ya 32gb i will buy the 16gb off ya :)
[TouchPad General] Higadeb:
Apparently the Argos website had a "glitch" and the orders aren't going to be honored? Any orderers had theirs confirmed?
[TouchPad General] chaywa:
Confirmed as a glitch, even those who received order numbers had their orders cancelled as they don't have any stock in at the moment. Last place to have stock was John Lewis' on Saturday at 11.45am ish.
[TouchPad General] mat_1_uk:
cant decide between holding out for some fresh stock coming in or biting the bullet and giving some on on ebay a profit. At £200 they are still less than half price
[TouchPad General] Higadeb:
You and me both buddy. I think I'm going to give it a few more days and see if we get any solid reports through.
[TouchPad General] ApplesRevenge:
I got my 16GB Touchpad from Dixons. I was unable to get the 32GB version, but dropbox should be able to help me out, especially since there is no SD card expansion slot. Not that impressed with the tablet compared to others on the market, but for a price tag of £89 it completely negates my opinion. :)

If you don't have a tablet or a touchpad and want one especially for installing android I'd say bite the bullet and shell out the ~£200.
[TouchPad General] mat_1_uk:
if i find a source i will pm you the details:D
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Dont forget me!
[TouchPad General] cirian75:
or me please
[TouchPad General] landwomble:
I got one for my other half (die-hard Palm fangirl, so very pleased) and I've just bit the bullet and paid £220 on ebay for a 32GB one. Got reamed on the postage (bastard!) but otherwise thought it worth the price really. I'll still look out for a cheaper one, but I figured having played with the one I got for £120 from CPW that the thing is worth £220 or so...!
[TouchPad General] Haano:
Pm me as well please.

I soo regret not buying it from argos. A few days ago, got up around 3ish and found 32gbs on the argos website in stock. Should have bought it when i had the chance :(

Now theres no chance of getting it here in the UK since they arent going to send us any. :/ :p:mad:
[TouchPad General] Higadeb:
You'd better mate. ;)

Of course I'll do likewise. I recon the first person to find any just buys as many as allowed and then sells them on (at £89/115+ P&P) to the lovely forum members.

The amount of people who bought them just to make a few quick quid on eBay really annoys me :mad:
[TouchPad General] panyan:
i'll buy one from you or your mate :)

(im in the uk BTW :p)
[TouchPad General] Higadeb:
If only it were that easy to just buy one :)

In other news, does anyone know anything about the 64GB version? In silently praying that they'll find a load of this hidden somewhere :rolleyes:
[TouchPad General] markp1989:
Mine is still not here, currently with DHL (yodel) was meant to get here on Saturday, but the driver put on the system it was with a neighbor, which is isnt and there was no card through the door.

Im guessing the driver wanted to fob of the work so he could have the bank holiday weekend to him self :@

Hoping it will get here tomorrow am.
[TouchPad General] Obraxis:
If anyone manages to get a spare 32GB one or finds where I can get one other then eBay and their profit prices, please PM me :)
[TouchPad General] Too51oll:
Everyone is gonna to ofer you one now. LOL
[TouchPad General] Obraxis:
I did actually get a 32GB :) For the eBay price of a 16GB. Not a massive win, but at least my Dad can now have the 16GB I got from CPW.
[TouchPad General] alexhayuk:
keyboards

Found a keyboard in staples Hermiston Gait, Edinburgh for £25 they had 2 on the shelf so there is still one left. Also got a charging stand from argos. Dont trust thier terminals next on the desks next to catalogues, use the self payment machines.:)
[TouchPad General] ToSiS:
New UK stock this morning 31Aug11

I had a call from my UK supplier at 09h00 this morning - aparently they've received approx 300x 16GB and 300x 32GB into stock this morning, limit of 5 per customer.

I'm in the process of placing my order and will confirm the details (and supplier) as soon as concluded. I just don't want to bombard them if they're unable / unwilling to deal with the the public.
[TouchPad General] cirian75:
fingers crossed
[TouchPad General] ComfySofa:
More Touchpads at Inisght UK

Our rep just called me - as of an hour ago they hd 220 32gb model and 300 or so 16gb models.

Prices have gone up a bit - 175 for the 32gb and 149 for the 16gb model.

Hope this helps anyone who missed them the first time round.
[TouchPad General] daz_2000:
I've been desperate for one mate, hook a brother up!
[TouchPad General] cirian75:
The twitter word is its insight and the 16GB is £150
[TouchPad General] ToSiS:
You're on the money Cirian75, just placed my order and received confirmation its in processing.

16GB at 125.53 excl

32GB at 146.71 excl
[TouchPad General] cirian75:
SO

what is the total ins shipping?
[TouchPad General] ToSiS:
not sure the total, but I'd act quickly. the SKU's aren't on their website, so a phone call will be in order.
[TouchPad General] cirian75:
maybe, but this is the lot who slipped in a £20 charge on the 1st batch of £89/£115 touchpads.
[TouchPad General] daz_2000:
im getting quoted on insight live chat :

16GB - 149.99 ex vat

32GB - 174.99 ex vat

Shipping is £4.99 starting price.
[TouchPad General] cirian75:
16GB - 149.99 ex vat + Vat @ 20% = £179.99 + 4.99 = £184.98 = eBay profiteer price
[TouchPad General] daz_2000:
Exactly, be interested if it was that lower price quoted a couple of posts back.
[TouchPad General] cirian75:
my source says only 16GB left, £190 each inc delivery.
[TouchPad General] ToSiS:
Always the possibility that I've been quoted a lower margin - we do buy big ticket items from them from time to time
[TouchPad General] Theguru1:
shame really it is ebay profit price especially if you own a tablet already like i do..then £190 is a little steep..if it was £89 i would get one regardless..
[TouchPad General] ComfySofa:
theyve sold out of the 32gb models but still have about 200 or so of the 16gb model.
[TouchPad General] cirian75:
If someone like DSGi or CPW get them back

They need to limit them to one per address.
[TouchPad General] daz_2000:
Wanna hook me up with 2 at that price?
[TouchPad General] ToSiS:
I might have a spare 32GB, depending on my housemate - he originally wanted one, but I've not been able to reach him this morning to confirm he still does. Ordered one for him anyway...
[TouchPad General] daz_2000:
Ok, would appreciate you contacting me if he doesnt want it. Will pm you my email. Cheers.