Posted on 08/14/2008 7:45:39 PM PDT by BlueMoose
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Caller: Heman HP EX470 MEDIA SMART SERVER PREMIER Price: $599.99
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Caller: Heman Special offers and deals
Free standard shipping on this item Price and buy Price $549.99 * Save $40 with instant rebate -$40.00
Price after rebate (You save 7.3%**) $509.99 *
In stock: ships same day Orders by 10 p.m. ET (M–F) ship within 24 hours. As low as $16/mo†
Apply now. Get up to 90 days no payments. QTY
Caller: Heman hello
Caller: Heman no one home
Caller: Heman oh well
Agent: Bobby Welcome to the Exchange Catalog On-Line Support Facility. Hello, Heman Hunter. How may I help you?
Caller: Heman Heman@mtaonline.net
Caller: Heman do you read me?
Agent: Bobby How may I help you?
Caller: Heman can you read what I sent
Agent: Bobby How may I help you?
Caller: Heman Why does the ex470 cost 600.00 on aafes and 500 direct from HP
Caller: Heman That is the HP ex470
Agent: Bobby Are they the exact same item?
Caller: Heman sure
Caller: Heman HP EX470 MEDIA SMART SERVER PREMIER Price: $599.99
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Caller: Heman your site
Caller: Heman Special offers and deals
Free standard shipping on this item Price and buy Price $549.99 * Save $40 with instant rebate -$40.00
Price after rebate (You save 7.3%**) $509.99 *
In stock: ships same day Orders by 10 p.m. ET (M–F) ship within 24 hours. As low as $16/mo†
Apply now. Get up to 90 days no payments. QTY
Caller: Heman HP site
Caller: Heman HP MediaSmart Server EX470
Agent: Bobby Can't explain why the item is more, but if you want to purchase the item and it is the same one, we can price match it for you. You will have to call the call center to complete the process.
Caller: Heman NO U DON"T
Caller: Heman YOU DIDN"T ON THE HP PRINTER
Caller: Heman I"M saving this transcript the same as I saved the printer transcript.
Agent: Bobby HP, since it is one of the "outside vendors", we don't price match. If it's at the AAFES site directly, we can.
Caller: Heman I don't understand what you saying
Caller: Heman why should I buy it from you then
Caller: Heman What is an outside vender
Agent: Bobby Since the item you've found is HP and we offer HP items through their site, we can't price match it. You order from us to save on tax and shipping. An outside vendor means 3rd party vendor, it's ordering from AAFES, but not directly.
Caller: Heman You are telling me that HP sells this Item on the AAFES web site for 100.00 more than from there own web site and you let them get away with it.
Agent: Bobby AAFES does not determine HP's prices.
Caller: Heman I will be posting this transcript on every blod site i can fine
Caller: Heman This is just not right
Agent: Bobby I apologize for that, but you can contact Hewlett Packard at 1 (888) 999-4747.
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That should be $100.00 more when purchased from the BX.
I have no idea what you’re talking about, so put a pancake on your head.
I believe that GI’s are smart enough to shop around but aafes ought to be as cheap as possible, not $100.00 more expensive.
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Heman Say All of your HP belong to Us!
They may be loss leader items from other outlets, something that the AAFES may not be able to do.
This is real interesting. Two weeks ago, my sister-in-law came to visit me and she took me to the base exchange. I did some price checking. Oh brother! The prices on base were generally higher than the outside stores. Even staples like milk was at least a $1.50 higher than what I got at the local store when the milk was on sale. We were told by the cashier that the prices were a few pennies cheaper at the commissary but not much. I was flabbergasted at the difference in prices. I always thought the base exchange items were less expensive than off base. Not at this Air Force Base Exchange.
You are getting the picture.
Most Commissaries have lower prices then the local area. They fall under DECA.
The Exchange and shoppette are not under DECA. My wife can usually lower prices on most items sold at the BX.
To protect the public!
You see the big sign at the door “if you find it cheaper we will match it.”
Bobby Can’t explain why the item is more, but if you want to purchase the item and it is the same one, we can price match it for you. You will have to call the call center to complete the process.
...Except for the Exchange Catalog and aafes.com, PXs and BXs cannot accept challenges from any catalog or website. Other exclusions include special offers or promotions, free-with-purchase offers, limited quantity offers, bundled promotions, special financing, “gimmick” promotions, special order automotive parts, gasoline, automotive labor/service, double and triple coupons, clearance items, flat percentage off items and vending items.
That is not true folks.
I look at the bx prices but long ago I decided that the were riping me off. If one shopes they can find better deal down town.
It was cheaper to buy the same Japanese cameras downtown than in the BX overseas during the 70’s...
“It was cheaper to buy the same Japanese cameras downtown than in the BX overseas during the 70’s...”
It was also cheaper to buy groceries on the German economy in the early 90’s than at any store on base.
The BX or the Commisery ???
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