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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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Thumbs up Best Valentine's Day Ever! (4 a guy anyway)

Well I recently ordered a fairly inexpensive Samsung TV online. This is my first foray into HDTV territory so I wasn't really looking for anything mindblowing. I spent under a grand on a decent 720P TV and after attempting to get Best Buy to ship it to a store where I could pick it up, they said they couldn't do it and charged me 70 bucks for home delivery. Oh well...what r u gonna do? Well they deliver my TV and I start to get the sense that something wasn't right...but in a good way. The box said 4 HDMI inputs which mine should have only had 3. The box said 1080P where mine should only be 720P so I am thinking this is just the box that they were using to deliver it in.

After they pull it out of the box I confirmed my original suspicion that they were giving me the wrong TV but it was a 50' just like I ordered. So the guy gives me the paperwork to sign and they only charged me for the lower end model so I think I am good to go. I then go upstairs to check the model number of my TV online and it cost more than double what I payed!!! Well the next day I get a call that they realized their mistake and wanted me to confirm the model number so they could straighten things out and get me the right TV. At this point I am at work so I cant give them the numbers but I'm an honest guy so I tell them to call me back the next day at a time I would be home.

Fast forward to the next day and the douchebags show up at my house at like 8am rather than calling me as agreed and given that I work nightshift, 8am is taboo for me. So I ignore their knocks at the door and get another call yesterday from the best buy warehouse looking to confirm the TV model. At this point I am a little pissed that they sent people to my house at 8 AM for their mistake so I ***** out a customer service rep telling them it was their mistake and they need to work around my schedule if they want it back. The rep was a complete tool and was very disrespectful so at this point I'm thinkin "you fawkers aint getting this TV back". I then escalate the call to a manager and complain more about how its already installed on my wall, it was their mistake and that they need to eat the loss... and guess what??? They agreed!!! The manager admitted his delivery driver picked up the wrong TV and said that they didn't want to inconvenience me anymore so I can keep the TV with full warranty!!! Best valentine's day ever!

Oh and for the girlies reading I had a nice romantic night with the lady as well...giggity!

Cliffs:
1. Bought a cheap TV
2. Was given a baller TV
3. Was pissed off at 8 am
4. Got to keep baller *** TV

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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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Pic of the TEEVEE?!
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 04:24 PM
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Thats whats up!
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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Sweet! What Samsung did you wind up with?
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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NICE! yeah i work for best buy, so its the driver's fault...not urs so you made out like a bandit!!! congrats!
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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like the cliffs

congrats
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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Nice! Welcome to 1080p my friend.
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 07:06 PM
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new tv for you, loss of job for someone else.

ps, i would of kept the tv too
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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Thanks guys. I Ended up with a samsung model PN50A650 which is the touch of color version. It looks damn good turned off but I nearly skeeted when I watched a blue ray for the first time

Ethan if I can find my camera I will snap a pic and post it up.
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by atomicgoofball
NICE! yeah i work for best buy, so its the driver's fault...not urs so you made out like a bandit!!! congrats!
Bandit is right man! The only other way I would have gotten a deal like this is if I literally stole the damn thing lmao.
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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haha nice dude.

Post up some pics!
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 04:01 AM
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650 is a fine tv... what did you buy orginally? 500?
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 04:53 AM
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You definatly god a good deal.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 06:06 AM
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Hell yeah, delivery people are fawking retarded I hate having idiots drop $hit off at my house. Good $hit, you handled it well.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 06:57 AM
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Well I unfortanetly am laughing at you the PN50( or 40/46)A650 is the biggest piece of **** and the power module on it blows all the time, our tech support have to replace them constantly. The 750 also sucks the 950(LED) is the only one that is honestly decent the (650/750/850) have so much mickey mouse BS add-ons that over hype the picture its NOTHING Like the real thing, it makes NFL on TV look like Madden 09.
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Originally Posted by davidc81
650 is a fine tv... what did you buy orginally? 500?
Originally a 450.

Originally Posted by NX2KDET
Well I unfortanetly am laughing at you the PN50( or 40/46)A650 is the biggest piece of **** and the power module on it blows all the time, our tech support have to replace them constantly. The 750 also sucks the 950(LED) is the only one that is honestly decent the (650/750/850) have so much mickey mouse BS add-ons that over hype the picture its NOTHING Like the real thing, it makes NFL on TV look like Madden 09.
I have no complaints with the TV. Like I said this is my first real HDTV so I really didnt even need something this nice...and for 900 bucks, you show me where I can get a better 50" TV and I will keep it in mind for next time...but until then be a douche and laugh by yourself cuz I'm happy as hell.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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Oh and here are some pics...I still need to tuck the wires.



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Originally Posted by rkemp1
Originally a 450.



I have no complaints with the TV. Like I said this is my first real HDTV so I really didnt even need something this nice...and for 900 bucks, you show me where I can get a better 50" TV and I will keep it in mind for next time...but until then be a douche and laugh by yourself cuz I'm happy as hell.
I will continue to laugh, you could of got a panasonic 85U series with anti glare and 4000% better black levels and alot more accurate colors not to mention mpeg-4 reduction and super annoying samsung patented 120HZ, but hey I'm just a Trust Fund douche with a better TV that spent half the price as you.
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Originally Posted by NX2KDET
I will continue to laugh, you could of got a panasonic 85U series with anti glare and 4000% better black levels and alot more accurate colors not to mention mpeg-4 reduction and super annoying samsung patented 120HZ, but hey I'm just a Trust Fund douche with a better TV that spent half the price as you.
LMAO! The clowns on this website never cease to amaze me. Enjoy your TV as will I.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by NX2KDET
I will continue to laugh, you could of got a panasonic 85U series with anti glare and 4000% better black levels and alot more accurate colors not to mention mpeg-4 reduction and super annoying samsung patented 120HZ, but hey I'm just a Trust Fund douche with a better TV that spent half the price as you.

are you going to show us where you can get a better TV for 450 bucks?

I'll wait here.
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