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[TouchPad General] deanwray:
misco

funny, guess they shouldn't use MS products!
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
Linux ftw :D
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
well, to be fair, I have 2 commercial websites one with full HD streaming video running on centos and I can't imagine server load could take it down, would just go a little slower or refuse connections, but never die!
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Yeah but the amount of people hitting these sites are crazy. Its essentially a DDoS!
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
we dont need anonymous or them hackers to bring down a site with denial of service attacks

More websites have probably gone in 2 days down then they managed to bring down in one year! probably...
[TouchPad General] brilldoctor:
What inc amazon?
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
spoke to play.com and the woman said they will not be reducing their prices.

i also asked if i bought one for the full price and they did reduce the price if they would refund the difference and they said they will not reduce the price.

i asked again, and said not related to this particular item, _would_ you refund the difference if _any_ item changed price shortly after ordering - and she said that they would not reduce the price.

I then felt like I was banging my head on a brick wall and resulted in saying

if i order it and leave it unopened and return it to you if you don't reduce the price in 7 days i will get a full refund - and she said yes.
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Apart from that....
[TouchPad General] baen:
Any news about expansys? I sent an email and I'm waiting for the response.
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Still full price

Can get onto Misco now but nothing after

EDIT: Misco is still full price
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
Misco down for me :(
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
Just finished on the phone to Trust Hardware and although their website says they have over 2000's TouchPad's in stock for both models, they don't have any, according to the woman on the other end of the phone.

I'm still watching their site closely though! :D

http://www.trusthardware.co.uk/Find.asp?tid=42&st=hp touchpad&cp=1&cid=11646&nl=1

EDIT: Looks like their site's been updated; now says stock: 2-4 days.
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Just rang Currys and they said have a massive backlog of orders. They said they are getting one last shipment tomorrow and thats it. So if you dont fit in that quota you get your order cancelled :(
[TouchPad General] baen:
Well expansys responded and said that any price cuts have to be negotiated with HP so at this point they can't confirm a price cut.

At least they didn't deny it ^^
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
dont suppose anyone else spoke to play.com about their prices did they and got a similar answer to me? 020 7760 3349
[TouchPad General] Analogue Dude:
I did.

The sale person on the phone told me that prices wouldn't be budging for now. I asked him if he could offer a less ambiguous answer and his reply was 'you'll have to see how it goes' :rolleyes:

I guess they're inundated with Touchpad queries and running out of polite ways to tell people to sod off and to keep checking the website for updates.
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
I got pretty much the same answer. I asked 'Are you reducing the Touchpad prices?' and she replied with 'Keep checking the website for details and updates'. I asked when the new pricing would come into effect and I got the same answer.
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
i still have the ability to cancel my play order as they havent processed it... it'd be nice if they would just say that they can refund the diff. if the price drops - else when it arrives it'll be going back :P
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Anyone called amazon about their orders when they were £89?
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
Apparently CPW have 700 stock of the 16gb and 450 of the 32gb. No idea if this means they'll be available online again.
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Cool. Just checked and CPW basket is down lol
[TouchPad General] linkinpark4175:
I emailed them but didnt get an answer yet. Is your order in "not dispatched yet" status too?
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
play.com dont have the 32gb model on the website anymore
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Yes it is. I guess it will probably be a similar issue to Curry's. Waiting on a shipment.
[TouchPad General] linkinpark4175:
Dam, and amazon is my last option of getting one :(
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
I still have one in my basket from earlier if they do drop!
[TouchPad General] Touranaga:
uk.insight.com dont have any HP Touchpads now after the site got up...
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
heh - i had the 16gb one in my basket all night as when i called them around 7pm last night they said they knew about the price drop and they would be 'sorting it' - but then rang them today and they said they had no plans - i ordered mine at 5am hoping that it would drop in price before its dispatched... but still waiting...

hope that the 32gb being removed is them updating the pages in which case the 16gb would hopefully not be long behind!
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
they had 797 16GB when i checked this morning!
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
http://uk.insight.com/promotions/hp-touchpad?lang=en-gb

But doesnt list any and at old price :(
[TouchPad General] Touranaga:
Yeah I had one in my basket whole morning, but then suddenly the site went offline and now i have empty basket and there is no Touchpads at all.
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
they probably shipped all their stock to argos and co :D
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
I tried hacking the form so I could add it to my basket but it just said the product wasn't found haha!
[TouchPad General] Touranaga:
My guess is that they will wait for half of us to die of wondering, expectation and waiting and then they will reduce the prices.

It's a social experiment. :cool:
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Maybe they don't have any and they are using as a chance to stress test their websites lol
[TouchPad General] danlat1415:
I placed order on Play.com this morning (8:30am)

Just got an email saying they need me to call them for additional security check.

just called them, and they said because of the value, they needed to verify my details.

Went through the confirmation, and just before I went off phone - they said, you do know the transaction is going through at £349...

I just said yes, so I can deal with any price difference or return once I get the item.

They said it'll now be processed and allocated for delivery.

Because of what she said at the end of the conversation, I am thinking that Play.com may be hoping that enough people buy them at full price, that it gets them all out of stock and they don't need to reduce the price...

I paid on my credit card, so protected against anything.

Also because it's an online retailer, we're protected by Sale Of Goods Act, and Distance Selling Act, and we can return for a full refund within 7 days of receipt.

That gives me 7 days to either dispute the value or return it.

Anyone else got any kind of update from Play.com??
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
did similar to you.

ordered at about 5am though instead of 830

i did it on my credit card but got no call saying they wanted to check or anything...

i did get confirmation from the woman i spoke to on the phone that i can return it unopened in 7 days too for full refund so if they dont drop the price and offer refund i will be returning it - they'll probably end up selling them all at full price AND getting them all back and refunding the money - then what do they do with them? sell them again? :confused:

contemplating calling again but i keep getting the same person i think :D
[TouchPad General] danlat1415:
Just checked Play.com for an update - they've all been REMOVED.

maybe they are preparing to update the prices....

either that or they've all been sold and they've removed all evidence.
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
is it me or has the 16gb one gone from play.com? or at least the price has vanished

refresh my link and the price has gone - do a fresh search and no touchpads show at all
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/20645...ce=0&searchstring=hp+touchpad&urlrefer=search

refreshing my link shows the price is missing only - but i noticed that too!
[TouchPad General] sc6895:
Yeah the price has vanished, but it's still in my basket for £350

Weird
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
my order has progressed to packing now at £349
[TouchPad General] danlat1415:
Mine too.

as long as it arrives, I can argue the rest later.

just want it in my hands.

hopefully they'll do the right thing and reduce the price, then we have a good argument to claim the same price - as orders made same day, and price difference would be £260...
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Just don't open it just in case! If not you'll need to "damage" it lol
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/20645783/HP-TouchPad-32GB-webOS-3-0-WiFi-Tablet/Product.html

Yep, it's happened to the 32gb version too.

Also - Misco have said on Twitter that Due to unprecedented demand for the HP Touchpad - our stock has sold out
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
If you've ordered/got a TouchPad, vote in the poll here.

Also, I've been reading that play.com's removal of their price's for TouchPad's means they have unfortunately sold out :(
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
definitely don't open it at all.

I just had an e-mail from play too...

I imagine they are playing the 'we will sell our stock for full price muhahaha' game to be honest now...

I've replied back saying that basically, it'll be going back unopened if the price doesnt drop and ill source elsewhere - even if i dont get one i'm not paying £260 more than everyone else :p

they removed it from the web (probably because everyone got it at the full price waiting for the price drop too) - but if/when everyone sends them back they'll probably be re-selling them at the lower price... le sigh

edit: refreshed my 16GB link and now get:

Looking for something on Play.com?

We are unable to display the page you requested. You may have followed an outdated link or mistyped the address (URL). If this problem persists, please email us at support@play.com and let us know.

To find what you are looking for:

Visit the Play.com homepage.

Visit our help pages.

Use the navigation links below to find the relevant category.
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
I still have a 32gb and 16gb in my basket. Not sure if I should order them or not :S
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
i am guessing they will fail whale you if you try - the whole webpage is gone for that product :p

or wait for me to send mine back and see if they then drop the price because they have shed lots of stock they can't shift as they've sold it once and all been returned
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
I can get all the way through to the confirm page :)
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
strange

want mine? will sell at the same price i paid for it? lol
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Heh! Im hoping Curry's or Amazon will pull through for me! Will wait and see in time :/
[TouchPad General] awesome-member:
did any one else manage to grab 89 deal on amazon? i managed to placed an order for 89+ 1 day delivery= total £99 yesterday at midnight.. they dont have any stock as of today. what do you think my chances are of getting one? and yes i only got 1.
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
I did. It doesn't say when it will be delivered though. I guess they are waiting for stock to arrive!
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14633434

play.com you are in that shoddy bracket of people trying to make more than a few bucks off poor people!
[TouchPad General] awesome-member:
do you think their stock will ever arrive? can they not just sell their current stock like currys, dixons .... etc? or do they have to wait for the new stock from hp themselves.:confused:
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
they'll probably buy up play.com's returned stock when it all goes back for the full refunds!
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Well I called Currys earlier and they said they are expecting a certain amount of stock to be delivered tomorrow in order to fulfil their orders. But they said there is always the chance that HP might not send the full amount because of demand and thats the last shipment they will get.

I imagine that amazon will be in a similar scenario!
[TouchPad General] brrip:
if anyone is selling any extras that they bought, i'd be happy to take one :) two even
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
I'd say the same as I highly doubt play.com will reduce their prices if they sold out at the higher price - i knew i was playing a risky game but didnt actually think i'd get to the point where i'd be waiting for it to be dispatched to return it straight away :(
[TouchPad General] awesome-member:
that makes sense then. lets keep our fingers crossed and lets play the waiting game.
[TouchPad General] awesome-member:
there is a guy selling one at some other forum but he has priced 16 gb at £170. i highly doubt you will be able to get one of these at the discounted price, well not at least for few months.
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Expansys now sold out at full price!
[TouchPad General] art.and.co:
Actually I have bought at play.com at full price today. I am going to try to get partial refund or return it back.
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
same situation - let me know how you get on :P

i sent a message on product.query@play.com but they seem to be very slow at responding...

also filled in an online form (which basically sends an e-mail) - unfortunately it has hit packaging phase so unless people bother to read emails, i imagine i will have to return :( waste of time and effort unfortunately, and with that I think I am out of the HP Touchpad game.

good news is - play.com will have stock lol
[TouchPad General] yellowfinuk:
I'm a 'Somewhere Else'

Today I got my 32Gb for £115 inc VAT through work. Luckily for me I work for a Trade Only IT disti. It's coming on the lorry Thursday, with a hundred or so others for all the guys and gals here (at the office). TouchPad's will outnumber iPads here :)

Looking forward to this...
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Man this sucks

Was realy hopng to get one of these! :mad:
[TouchPad General] awesome-member:
I just tested my luck on carphone warehouse. They were sold out. They apparently had 8 and they were all gone but I felt that they kept all of the 8 for themselves. Could not manage to persuade them to sell me the last one which was on display and surprisingly turned off. Well I am having hard time convincing myself that I don't NEED a touchpad.
[TouchPad General] danlat1415:
I though it would be a good idea to start a thread for everyone who ordered from Play.com (UK)

so we can all keep each other updated on how we get on trying to get our ordered that we bought at full price - down to either partial refund or full refund.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16918938#post16918938
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
CPW mail shot

My friendly e-mail from cpw, seem a complete not commitment to anything, almost like taking lots of time and using lots of words to say absolutely nothing :)

I dont have high hopes :(
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
For those interested I just got this from Amazon:
[TouchPad General] stuart_f:
Some hope for Argos still

I just managed to grab a reserve and collect in Argos.

Note that Argos is still at full price but there's a chance it'll drop tomorrow: http://twitter.com/#!/ArgosHelpers/status/106040861283983361

If the price drops - pick it up at the lower price (you pay the price in store at time of collection) If price doesn't drop just ignore the reservation and it times out at store closing.

Here's how to get one:

Put BOTH 16gb and 32Gb in your basket.

Hit checkout.

Put in your postcode and look for a store nearby.

Keep hitting refresh until one of the store says "unable to check stock at the moment" This means the stock system is updating with all the uncollected reservations from today.

With luck you will probably get "1 of 2 items in stock"

Click on this to see if you got lucky with the 16Gb or 32Gb.

Cross your fingers for the price drop tomorrow.

Good luck.
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
now just need play.com to sort their act out :P
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
I guess that was luck of the draw. Doesnt work for me :(
[TouchPad General] stuart_f:
I tried since 8pm (90 minutes ago) which is when most of the Extra stores close. I guess it depends on how long it takes the manager to send off his stock report. Don't give up too quickly, there's still a slim chance.
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Well ive got it to say Unable to check stock at this time. Do i just keep clicking select store now?
[TouchPad General] stuart_f:
That means you have the stock list being uploaded to the website. Keep hitting refresh, if a reservation is released it'll show up immediately after the unable to check message goes away.
[TouchPad General] davados:
Amazon.co.uk

Has anyone that purchased a touchpad from Amazon.co.uk last night had it dispatched yet? \n I purchased mine and it still has not been dispatched starting to worry that it will not been due to lack of stock.
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
It worked! Got a 16GB reserved for tomorrow :D

Thanks man!
[TouchPad General] hammered09:
Bad news...

You can't reserve any of them from Argos now... The sites really slow as well, so I guess we're bringing it down, LOL...
[TouchPad General] Fall Guy:
If your order has a valid expected dispatch date then you should be in the clear. If on the other hand it says Unable to confirm dispatch date or some such the your name is in the hat with everyone elses.

Mine says tomorrow for the 32Gb but at £429.99. I emailed them this morning and this is the reply I got.

I couldn`t help noticing that last night you dropped the price of the 16Gb model to £89 inline with other major retailers. However the 32Gb model remains at £429.99 is this going to change? Or are all the orders placed in the last 12 hours going to end up being returned to you.

We are currently aware of this issue and are waiting for further information. As soon as we have this information, I will update you accordingly. Please expect a further update within 3-5 business days. Please be aware that this is the maximum amount of time it will take for us to update you.
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Dont give up lol!

Im kinda lucky the store I reserved it at is open until 21:00 so I have quite late to go and fetch it if the prices change :)
[TouchPad General] hammered09:
Can't even get to the Trolley now... website just times out...
[TouchPad General] davados:
Yeah that's what I've got "Not yet dispatched" dam not looking good then. \n I'll give them a call in the morning to see where I stand
[TouchPad General] linkinpark4175:
I emailed them yesterday night and got a reply today morning.

Thank god i managed to order the 32gb one from amazon.com today
[TouchPad General] SuicideMyk:
wtf ???? Now this is a deal lol

http://www.amazon.com/gp/cart/view-upsell.html?ie=UTF8&HUCT=1&newItems=U2UOR8JIHEXBK2,1

HP TouchPad Wi-Fi 16 GB 9.7-Inch Tablet Computer

$9,999.99

Order Subtotal: $9,999.99

1 item in your Cart
[TouchPad General] stuart_f:
Glad it worked for you. If you need to extend the reservation beyond 1 day then you can direct message @Argoshelpers http://twitter.com/#!/ArgosHelpers on twitter with your reservation number and store name and they will try to help. They spent all day today extending people reservations to 1 Sept while they decide what to do about the price.

Hopefully they will drop it early and the issue will go away.
[TouchPad General] davados:
Lol now that's what I call a deal.
[TouchPad General] hammered09:
Anyone managed to order more than one from Argos at all? I've been sat here for the last hour trying with once of each of the models in my trolley without any luck...
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Lovely thanks for your help! Hopefully Ill be able to collect it at lunch time. Ive also got a touchstone dock and case reserved at the PCW opposite, just in case :)
[TouchPad General] AvRS:
I really want one and wish I responded this morning when it was up on the curry's site as available but left it till lunch and it was gone. I'm gutted as no store's of any sort in Milton Keynes has stock :(
[TouchPad General] stuart_f:
I think the times to try are just after store closing (1730, 2000 and 2100). You never know there will probably be a few reservations that expire tomorrow.
[TouchPad General] hammered09:
Birmingham Pallasades are showing as "unable to check stock" at the moment... Just keep refreshing that with crossed fingers... LOL
[TouchPad General] brilldoctor:
Great comet has now gone from order picked back to order processing
[TouchPad General] Fall Guy:
Argos web site still showing full price but the text checker now shows £89 no local stock though.
[TouchPad General] AdamLC:
Thats good news! Will hopefully be that price in store tomorrow :)
[TouchPad General] Fall Guy:
Looks like mine is being dispatched tonight as I tried to cancel the case I ordered at the same time now that Argos are selling them at half price, but it was too late.

Though it might all be going back yet if they don`t deal on the price charged.
[TouchPad General] Salty Wagyu:
When did you get your confirmation email? Mine was at 3 minutes past midnight and still don't have a dispatch date assigned.
[TouchPad General] davados:
Argos had little stock to start with all remaining stock is reserved. Only hope is that people don't bother to collect them tomorrow.

www.davados.co.uk
[TouchPad General] davados:
I ordered mine not long after midnight almost as soon as it's price's switched. I got the confirmation email but that's about it. No estimate delivery time which is making me wonder if Amazon sold them without having stock.

www.davados.co.uk
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
Got a 16gb in my trolley at Argos, just in case :)

Really wish I'd had one reserved on there since Monday now :(
[TouchPad General] stuart_f:
Argos price has dropped to £89 / £115. Off to go and pick mine up now.
[TouchPad General] brrip:
and... it's gone :(
[TouchPad General] hammered09:
I see Flea-bay is now full of people wanting £200+ for touchpads... Some are even selling with the receipts... Get's my goat when people do this :mad: . But seeing as people are constantly bidding on them instead to flicking a finger at them, it'll always happen...

Apparently one site has it on good authority that PCWorld will be getting more stock in during the week, so guess we'll have to keep checking...
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
I thought PCW had all their stock reserved for previous orders first?

or do you think they will have some left...
[TouchPad General] sTe:
HP Employees

I work for HP, nothing relating to sales / tablets department. We received an email with an internal purchase page. £69 for the 16gb and £109 for the 32gb. I have to say im very lucky and managed to get (only one item per employee) the 32GB model (was the first to get into the page and buy, thank god for F5). On top of that, also got 50% discount on the accessories.

A colleague of mine called the internal help line number. There was apparently only 500 in total stock. Both items are sold out.

I'm guessing anyone hoping to buy direct from HP, wont have a chance as the stock has now all sold out (took just 20 minutes).

Sorry for anyone who missed out.
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
well i just found out just now, a uk dist is sending 800+ back to hp for refund cause HP was not allowing them to sell at lower price, what happens to them, cause 4 of them would have been mine :(
[TouchPad General] sTe:
Sorry, I dont know the sales side of it, and whats been briefed to retailers. Don't understand why they wouldnt allow them to sell... doesnt make sense. As I said, im not part of the retail side, or privy to what is being said to the distributers.

Good look with your hunting though