Dell to stop free home delivery

[EdG]

Starting on October 10, Dell's free shipping offer on basic models will apply only to people willing to pick up their computers at the post office...
Customers will have to pay extra for home delivery.

more...
http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsA...Z_01_DIT009809_RTRUKOC_0_US-DELL-SHIPPING.xml

 

[GSV Three Minds in a Can]

Starting on October 10, Dell's free shipping offer on basic models will
apply only to people willing to pick up their computers at the post
office...
Customers will have to pay extra for home delivery.

more...
http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&story
ID=2005-09-30T024351Z_01_DIT009809_RTRUKOC_0_US-DELL-SHIPPING.xml

That's still ahead of Mesh in the UK, who, iirc, charge £39+VAT for
delivering a PC to your house, and £19+VAT for having you collect it
FROM THEIR FACTORY. I mean talk about 'padding the price' .. I assume
there is no way on God's Earth to get it at the advertised 'list price'.

 

[Franc Zabkar]

That's still ahead of Mesh in the UK, who, iirc, charge £39+VAT for
delivering a PC to your house, and £19+VAT for having you collect it
FROM THEIR FACTORY. I mean talk about 'padding the price' .. I assume
there is no way on God's Earth to get it at the advertised 'list price'.

Hmmm, this sounds like an attempt to quantify the "postage and
handling" nonsense. The first price appears to be for P&H, whereas the
second price probably reflects the H component only, whatever that is.

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