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What do you do when you find a gem of a deal only to see it is really a dud?

Nov 29, 2012 2:05 PM

I thought I found a great free AM/FM table top radio for free from this site (kink below) but when I try I buy it the price is over a hundred dollars! Really more than a Hundo for an AM/FM radio? You think it is worth perusing with the site or just chalk it up to too good to be true and remember that they are shady?

Any one have any experience with this site by the by?

http://www.electronics-expo.com/picks/daily-deal/?&siteID=3Pp7xsnubLQ-.XqJQ3dPy3vX6WnEiJRAUg

philosopherott philosopherott

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It's a Tivoli. They are crazy expensive, not really sure why.

http://www.amazon.com/Tivoli-Audio-Model-Cherry-Cobalt/dp/B0000WM2L8/

wilfbrim wilfbrim
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I run the other way.

jsimsace jsimsace
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@lll0228: Thanks for the knowledge, I just thought it was a counter top am/fm. Happy to hear that it is worth the asking price. I have never heard of this brand.

philosopherott philosopherott
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It was obviously an honest mistake. Why would any one think they are entitled to a Tivoli for free?

Why is a radio worth over $100? Have you listened to a Tivoli? The build quality and the sound quality more than make up for the $149 price tag without the MP3 player. The competing products are all at roughly the same price, if not more.

lll0228 lll0228
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Now coming up as $149.95

Save $109.05 (42%)

Looks like someone fat-fingered something, and they finally fixed it. Can't imagine why a radio would cost $150, tho. Even with a built-in 4gb mp3 player.

75grandville 75grandville
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I don't thnk that this is a coding mistake because it also says 100% off.

@thedogma: if you hit buy it comes up at like $149 or something.

@90mcg112: I thought it was like a mistake in our favor, or a marketing stragety. Plus it is a radio not a laptop. You can buy am/fm radios in places like 5 below, Why not give some out as a marketing stragety to get people to your site?

philosopherott philosopherott
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It seems like a simple mistake. You didn't really expect this to be sold for $0.00 did you?

90mcg112 90mcg112
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well it's showing up as $0 now...maybe they saw this thread?

thedogma thedogma
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I flag it.

zippy the pinhead zippy the pinhead
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I think its just an honest mistake. When websites do the bait n' switch you have to click far more than one button to see the real price/real product.

eraten eraten
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Wow...some web developer never expected a daily deal to cost more than $100. So it rolled over to 0? I'm not sure if that's even possible, but it might be. Or maybe the site's intended to be deceptive, in which case they're picking a dumb way to try it.

omnichad omnichad
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lol the "LIve Chat" button is an email form...

philosopherott philosopherott

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