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[G Tablet General] NewbTrader:
My bad, I thought he bought it recently, just wanted to give him a heads up, as many may not have caught that Staples has that no hassle return policy that includes electronics for the holidays (they're the only local retailer that's doing it to my knowledge). I did the same as you, and purchased it from Staples after BF, I think a week ago now. Their liberal return policy would give me ample time to play/tinker w/ it and decide whether I want to keep it. :D Honestly, I'm up in the air at this point. I find it's really pretty cool, but the PITA typing makes it not super usable to me. If I used it more as an e-reader I'd be more inclined to keep it (and if the screen wasn't so crappy).
[G Tablet General] samielowe:
Call your local Sears store. $349.99.... (I called and verified this AM).

Make sure they check the price in the register, not what it is signed. (Could still be the prior 379.99 sign)

This was an added promotion and they should have changed their store sign.

Today and tomorrow...
[G Tablet General] StirCwazy:
Confirmed, called my local sears store. The guy said the ad was $379.99 thru the 24th, but when scanned in the register it shows $349.99. I guess I'll be going back to staples to get part of my money back since I just picked one up yesterday.
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
Yes, as I put in my prior post 11/22 the extended return period started Friday, 11/26.

Anyways they took my old receipt when they did the price guarantee, and I think that it said something about an exchange or something... I'll have to go check it out, as another $30 off this thing would make it MUCh more palatable.
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
I got to do this too. Question is, what do I give them for the price match this time? A print out of the picture? Last time I had to give them the ad and a print out of the online shopping cart showing the local one had one in stock and for that price. If the website doesn't show that price, not sure if they are going to buy it this time.
[G Tablet General] NMCBR600:
My sister just bought one in Rapid City SD. for $349.99 at Sears. It'll get rom'd Christmas for my brother in law. :)
[G Tablet General] NewbTrader:
So this deal is in stores only, not online purchases?
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
Guess not. I get the full $399.99 now in the shopping cart, even though the ad that's valid until tomorrow says there is a $20 instant discount. That's why I think the site is messed up on which price it should be.
[G Tablet General] flashlight1:
Can you scan the receipt lol, id like to get another 30 off from my office depot purchase
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
That would work. Some of us might have to remove the location though, before printing it off. Usually stores only match local prices. No location, no problem, right? lol
[G Tablet General] crowpismo:
man, I hope they change the online price as well. I can get 10% cashback on my Discover card if I buy from the site. that might be the straw that gets my cheap self to not wait for a refurb... :) kinda hoping I can stack the $5 to $20 off $200 coupon code too. that would totally do it for me!
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
Actually depending upon what the receipt actually says I might just return the Staples one IF I can and pick up a new one from Sears tomorrow...

The only thing that I really remember catching my eye(other than verifying that they credited me) was that it said something about exchange IIRC, so it might've kicked me off into a new sale period... or so I'm hoping...
[G Tablet General] piedra92:
I just got one from my local Sears (RI), when the sku is put in the system shows the price at 349.99. The sales associate did it twice cuz he thought he entered the wrong sku off of the sale ticket that reads 379.99.
[G Tablet General] rswindle:
Just got one for $350 at sears, just like was said - register rang it up 350 though the people had no idea and didn't have the signage saying that..
[G Tablet General] anlog:
Bought my GTab at Sears 10 days ago for $379. Just went there and got my price match refund at $349. NICE!

The display model had it listed at $399...

I almost bought another, but I keep thinking that there are going to be a ton of these things at Sears Outlet right after Christmas, so I'll just pick one up then for $250-$280...
[G Tablet General] brian_h_kim:
pricematched @ sears here in NoVa no problem...bought another one as a gift...
[G Tablet General] anjenaire:
Damn. My Staples return/price match ended two days ago. Oh well. Live and learn. I thought it was a 30 day price match but it was only 14 days.
[G Tablet General] marianosf:
Mmmm I wonder if I can get the price match?

When I bought mine last week price was $379.99. The Sears manager gave me 10% off for the horrible service I was provided. I had to wait over 20 minutes for someone to help me make the purchase so I complained to him.

Do you think they will price match so I can get it for $315 (349.99 - 10%) ?

Did I get the math right ?!!?
[G Tablet General] riochile:
They are 349

Called Sears and yes they are 349. today and tomorrow.

Going down to pick up 2 this afternoon!:D
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
I looked at my receipt. It's only kind of an exchange receipt, as it has my original date(11/22) and has a line about price guarantee, so I think that I'm stuck. Oh well, $379 is better than $399... but if I thought that I could've gotten them to bite on return or price matching I'd've bought that Nook Color that I went to B&N to look at today... REALLY want another 7" since they're just more handling/portable friendly...

(Didn't really care much for the builtin NC reader app though... forgot to ask the woman manning the display kiosk if she rooted hers yet...)
[G Tablet General] ifiweresolucky:
I just picked up mine from a Sears location in Nashville, TN, for $349.99 :D
[G Tablet General] drksoft:
layaway

would they adjust the price if i have one in layaway alrdy?:confused:
[G Tablet General] rclui10:
Purchase + extended warranty purchase

Got mine today at sears for $350 (SoCali) :D - the salesman sold me on the 2 year extended warranty for an extra $52. He said I can send back ( to a 3rd party company) my tablet for ANY REASON and they will send me a $350 sears gift card. Seems like a sweet deal, the way I look at it, its basically about $100 ($52 and including taxes) to upgrade my tablet in about two years from now.

Does anyone have any experience returning electronics with the sears extended 2 year warranty?

From a quick look a the brochure it seems that they might send you a refurb of the same product or a similar product. again any experience?

I can still "return" the warranty but I wanted some input

thanks

cant wait to play with my g-tab
[G Tablet General] anlog:
The warranty option is always a scam. They will fight you tooth and nail when you have a claim, and it often takes weeks or months to get them to finally agree to give you a refund (if at all). I've heard nothing but horror stories specifically about extended warranty options from Sears, including from my boss who has been fighting with them for over 8 months to get her washing machine fixed.

RETURN THE WARRANTY AND PUT THAT MONEY IN YOUR TABLET FUND.
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
Depends on the store. I personally didn't want the warranty because I figured I might void it by some kind of hack. However, I have had good luck with warranties from Best Buy, and will continue to get them for certain items, depending on the price. So far the lemon policy on their warranties has helped me replace a troublesome laptop and cheap chinese car stereo. All in store too, which was awesome.
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
I picked one up at Sears in Fairfax, VA for $349. They had a bunch of them.

As suggested, I had to ask the sales guy to scan the price.

The funny part is that he didn't seem to know about the $349 price until he scanned it, then, as we were walking out of the store, it looked like he was picking one up himself :)...

Jim
[G Tablet General] nochancenine:
Just curious, which Sears in SoCali? I just called the Sears at South Coast plaza to have them them look up item #00382001 in their system and they said it was $399.
[G Tablet General] anlog:
I was just at the South Coast Plaza Sears this morning for the price match. The one on sale has a different SKU apparently, because it rang up at $349. I gurantee you they have it there for $349...
[G Tablet General] nochancenine:
Great, thanks for the info!
[G Tablet General] flashlight1:
What is the sku of the one that rings up as 349.99?
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Hi,

The receipt says "UPC: 737839166620".

Jim

P.S. How long does it take for the 5-minute posting restriction on new users to get removed?

I've been on XDA for awhile, but couldn't remember my old username, so had to create a new user :(...
[G Tablet General] xdaLurker:
Hymn, I really want to get one of these but have been holding out hoping the later production units might have a different display. Might be time to pull the trigger

From what I understand they use the same display as netbooks. I've had a Asus netbook and the display was o.k. not ipad quality but not the worst. I understand the view angles are bad but I'm more interested in color and brightness anyone care to comment on these?

Thanks. Might be heading to Sears on the way home :rolleyes:
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Hi,

I just got mine, and it's still getting it's 1st charge, so not the most experience with this, but it looks ok to me. I have it charging on our kitchen counter, laying flat, and it seems reasonable to me, even not looking straight down at the display.

It's too bad Sears (here, anyway) doesn't have any of these on display (I asked).

Jim
[G Tablet General] anlog:
Crap...

I was going to wait till after Christmas to get one from the outlet, but there is just too much tinkering I need to do and my wife keeps screaming at me because she wants to use the tab.

Guess I'm gonna head over to sears now. $350 is too good to pass up...
[G Tablet General] dkhilo:
Cited by the Po-po

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/1...350-at-sears-this-friday-and-saturday-50-off/
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
Divorce your wife so that I can then marry her... ;) :D
[G Tablet General] BigJohn89:
I can confirm that these are $349 in the Chicago area as well. You have to go into the store, or talk to a store representative on the phone to get the $349 price. The web site still reflects the $399 price, and if you call the product info line, they'll quote you the web price as well.
[G Tablet General] nochancenine:
Similar experience here at South Coast Plaza, Sears in Southern CA. They quoted me $399 over the phone when I gave them the item number to check. In store the tag says $399. But I asked them to get me one from the back. It took no less than 1 minute of them typing various codes on their register to find it. When they finally found it I asked the price and they said $349.
[G Tablet General] suzook:
Rang up $349 here on LI ny
[G Tablet General] catttman:
Yup... got $30.00 bucks back

thanks for the info.
[G Tablet General] anlog:
Ok so here's some interesting info...

(I hope this info gets around to the rest of the threads)

Tonight I went and picked up another tab at the Westminster (California) Sears. The display was marked as $349. After waiting over 20 minutes for the ONE guy working in electronics to help everyone in line ahead of me, I started asking him about the return rate.

First, he said the return rate was over 50%. I asked him why (if so many are being returned) they haven't been showing up at the Sears Outlet (haven't seen a single one appear here in SoCal). He stated that this week Sears stopped moving them to the Outlet, and are instead returning them to Viewsonic (or possibly US Merchants). He said they were going to refurbish the units as new, load the latest Viewsonic (official) software on them, then try to resell them before Christmas. I asked if he was talking about today's official update (which, surprisingly enough, DOES make the stock software usable), or the update slated for later this month. He didn't know...

So, for everyone hoping to catch a deal, it looks like they won't be turning up at the Sears Outlet anymore...

Also, apparently you aren't supposed to be waiting for more than 5 minutes at the merchandise pickup. The stock boy there voluntarily gave me a $5 store credit because I apparently waited more than 5 minutes. So I basically got a new tab for $375.61 out the door (gotta love that 8.75% OC tax rate)...

Lastly, the guy in front of me in line was also buying a GTab. I asked him if he was going to "hack" it and he said "I heard you can do that but I don't know how". I pointed him to this forum. I didn't catch his name, but if he's reading this, "good luck, dude"!
[G Tablet General] Avatarbaali:
I'm actually a sears electronics associate. Sears doesn't use SKUs but item numbers. They will be listed on the website pages for the products. The G Tablet is div 3 item number 82001. Or simply 382001. I have it memorized at this point because I keep checking the prices. Got my $30 price match. This sale kind of came out of nowhere. Super happy it did. Hope this helps. ^_^
[G Tablet General] copc:
Ok so I went to sears today they had a display marked at 399 and on sale for 379.

I found a employee and asked him about the price and he said it was on sale for 349. kind of strange they do not promote that...

So I handed him my receipts and said I wanted another price protection, he said I was on the last day of my 14. I told him I have 30 days because I can return unit, drive to staples give them my money and get them to price protect your price. he did not care for my idea, which it made no difference as I was on day 14.

he had to get a manager, as this was my 2nd price protection. The manger had a problem doing it as well so they had to do a complete refund and repurchase.

The main thing is that I walked out of the store paying only 349 +tax

This was the Laguna Hills mall in CA.
[G Tablet General] a in yul:
FYI

how-to-unleash-the-power-of-the-viewsonic-g-tablet-and-turn-it-into-the-best-performing-tablet-on-the-market/

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/1...nto-the-best-performing-tablet-on-the-market/
[G Tablet General] xdaLurker:
Well I took the plunge tonight. $349 out the door in Portland,OR. Got to love the no tax state :D

And man does Angry Birds look GREAT!
[G Tablet General] ade.se:
Really want one of these, but there's no one selling to Sweden. Maybe someone in the US could help me out. You guys could probably easily sell them for 400 bucks on ebay buy-it-now with shipping outside US. Europe is craving g-tablets!!!
[G Tablet General] markgolly:
Just checked. There are a few auctions shipping worldwide.
[G Tablet General] mrmpo:
Got my price match

Easy as pie, showed my receipt and was given 30$ refund. Take that Archos, same price now and better product.
[G Tablet General] riochile:
Went to Sears yesterday an picked up 3 units with cases.

If you use a Sears charge card, you can get 12 months no interest or 5% further discount. I took the discount and paid $332.49 each!
[G Tablet General] Stuccohead:
Called local store told me to come with receipt they will honor it I bought mine last Monday. I did also see one at sears outlet for $279.00 but it was in Alabama Store # 2796

1701 Mcfarland Blvd E

Tuscaloosa, AL 35404-5825

Also

PENSACOLA -

7171 N Davis Hwy

Pensacola, FL 32504-6254

EDIT:

Got. My 30bucks no receipt just phone number
[G Tablet General] y0chang:
Thanks to the thread, got one at 350 plus the 5.99 caselogic promotional case. Got it for a replacement for a pandigital novel that I hacked. I will prob post my comparisons to a PDN soon the more I play around with it.
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
Source?

Does anyone know where this ad came from? A Newspaper? Online? I am trying to find the source of it in case they give me issues when I price match at Staples.
[G Tablet General] xdaLurker:
Were the cases made for the gtablet? Didn't see any when I bought mine but I'm interested in a case.
[G Tablet General] riochile:
The case is made by caselogic, it's packaged for the G tablet. The packaging says viewsonic/ G Tablet with pictures of the G Tablet. There are no markings or logos on the case for viewsonic or G Tablet, just a caselogic tag sewn on.

I'll try and post some pictures..
[G Tablet General] nkawtg:
Just got my $30 back with a smile. Paid for my tank of gas for the week.
[G Tablet General] y0chang:
I found the cases right underneath the G Tablet display. It says promotional case. Its in a plastic clamshell type case.
[G Tablet General] Acturbo:
Be wary of the cases, many people are saying they don't fit well and they stink to high heavens. I have no experience with them, just a warning.
[G Tablet General] anlog:
I have one of those cases and I'm going to return it. It doesn't fit well and smells to high hell.
[G Tablet General] Hadji25:
Got mine today in Ann Arbor , MI for the cool price of $315.00, cant find a better sub $320 tablet anywhere. Sears had a promotion today between the hours of 11am till 2pm that vets, police, fire, teachers, ect.... get additional 10% off there salescheck Gtab, case, and Tax 332 out the door!!!!
[G Tablet General] Nessus85:
Form Sears weeklyad. I just got my money and they had a weeklyad printed out next to the register.
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
Sweet! I'll have to stop by a Sears before going to Staples and see if I can find one. When I went to Staples to get the $380 price match last week, they gave me crap over the web printout I gave them. I want to make this as least of a headache as possible.
[G Tablet General] beepoo83:
Hi guys

I just got one 30 mins ago from sears Toledo, OH the price is $349.99 its steal.

the quantities are limited.

some seller guys know nothing about the new price just ask him to scan the item

Thanks
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Took my receipt into Office Depot today and they price matched Sears $350.

Hmmm. Archos 101 16gb for $350 or Gtablet for same price....... ;)
[G Tablet General] jamesgf:
Thanks for the heads up on this deal, picked one up today for $350, got the cheap case for it too. The salesman told me they have sold a bunch in the last two days due to the sale, also made sure to tell me to update right away (LOL). The stock software still sucks, can't wait to flash to TNT 2.2
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Office Depot has a Case Logic thin soft case for 10" tablets & thin netbooks. It has small handles, fits the device with about an inch spare at the top. Has a good sized zipper pouch in the front that fits my two thumbdrives and two hard drives.

I tried two hard drives since wanted to make sure there was room for the "pocket size" USB keyboard I ordered from eBay :) The keyboard has a slightly bigger footprint than one USB hard drive, but still room in the pouch area.

Just want something to play games better than the v-pad.
[G Tablet General] zerozed99:
Thanks to the OP! I went in and got my $30 back today as well. The only thing lacking on the G-Tab is that the screen isn't good if viewed off-angle. Other than that, it flies witn TnT Lite.

For those of you guys who just picked one up and haven't flashed a rom yet, you should check out edge's videos.

He posts here (forget his name on XDA), but he has great walk-thru's that will have you up and running with one of the other ROMs within minutes.
[G Tablet General] xdaLurker:
Just an fyi fellas, Sears has the same case that's packaged for the gTablet and its $5.99! :D Its made by case logic and appears to be a netbook case repackaged for the gTab. I bought mine seperate today from my gTab yesterday and it still was $5.99. The sale associate was like, wow only 6 bucks
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
Are we sure this sale is valid today too? I just tried my price match at Staples and since I have no clue where the ad came from, they called Sears. I don't blame them for checking, but Sears said the sale was only valid yesterday and it was $400 again today. Am I going to have to go to a Sears store to verify the price? Or are the people at my particular Staples being difficult?
[G Tablet General] Mrwoodchuck:
Yes I can say the price is valid.

I Just came from Sears 10 minutes ago, and the sales guy gave me $32 and some change back, I bought my gtablet on the 5th.

This is in Burlington, Washington State.

I'm loving my G tab, Screen is a bit annoying at times but I probably will not get rid of this sweet piece of hardware.
[G Tablet General] cesman:
Just got $50.00 back from Staples. I called my local Sears (Whittier, Ca) in advance, confirmed the price ($349) and that they had it in stock. When to Staples (Fullerton, Ca), gave them the details and a printout showing the price for $349 (I called ahead and was told to print proof). They called Sears confirmed everything and I got $50.00 back! "That was easy."
[G Tablet General] tyy10002:
I got my g-tablet today at one of the Sears in NH. $349 + no tax. and the sales told me that I have 14 days to decide to keep it or return it, and NO restocking fee due to the X'mas holiday. yahoo!!!

BTW, I also saw the Cruz Tablet for $219 and still have plenty on the Shelf.. =)
[G Tablet General] anlog:
Not even worth $2.19...
[G Tablet General] rushless:
That is underpriced :)

I got mine for $10 and was happy- OD could not match the $7 price (their price is $20), but I did not want to waste $7 of gas to go to Sears. $7 is a no brainier. Fits the device well and has a nice big zip pouch :)
[G Tablet General] anlog:
Except for the insane chemical smell that doesn't go away. I tossed mine...
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
Congrats. The person that they called at Sears was apparently a complete moron and I got screwed out of the price match. I remembered after I left that the manager that was doing the price match was the same one that sold me the tablet to begin with, so I should have expected some kind of problem from her.

That's okay. I'm sure this won't be the last time it will be on sale before the return period is up, and I'll get them next time. I can't wait for them to be like "the 14 day price match period is up", so I can just return it and get a new one at the new price. :-D
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Maybe the Office Depot version is a little different. Not smelling a funky chem smell on this one. Slight, but not something I notice unless right against the case.

Either the OD one is not as smelly, or you have canine level smell ;) I have pretty decent smell, but not canine level... do not think I would want to anyway. Yikes.
[G Tablet General] anlog:
There are quite a few posts from others scattered about that discuss the smell from the Sears case. Unfortunately, it's not just me.
[G Tablet General] rclui10:
no stock screen protector

Hey guys, I just took my g tab out of the box and I don't notice a stock screen protector, i guess because there is no bubbles. Anyone else NOT have a stock screen protector? The associate took forever to get my g tab from the back, maybe he was just shrink wrapping a returned one?

any input would help
[G Tablet General] catttman:
was it updated... cambridge for the city on the weather area.

my 2nd one was no screen prtector on and had a green not grey screen wiper coth too

goodluck since 10-29 with my 1st gtablet
[G Tablet General] anlog:
Newest tabs have green cloth and no protector...
[G Tablet General] bousquet:
Santa, my wife, and I thank you for post! The worst part is that now I have to wait two weeks to use our new toy!
[G Tablet General] goalweiser:
I also got my $32.00 back for the price difference. Thanks to all who posted the findings here.

BTW...just bought my case from Sears and I don't smell a thing.
[G Tablet General] rclui10:
no screen protector long charge time

Thanks guys for the answers, I have a green cloth and no screen protector. However I have been charging for about 2:30 hours and no green light yet :( ....how long did it take everyone else to charge up to a green light?

thanks
[G Tablet General] satishraman:
Thank you dkhilo, took the printout from the link, showed it to the sr at sears in california, he immediately honored it. Got my money back about 8:00 PM today Dec 11th. Saturday.