Comments on: Office Depot Receives Stock of Nexus 7, Gamestop Sends Texts for Pre-orders to be Picked Up

By: S. Coffman

S. Coffman — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:43:00 +0000

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By: afy

afy — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 23:33:00 +0000

Staples confirmed that I am receiving it tomorrow by ups

By: jeesung

jeesung — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:23:00 +0000

they don’t charge until it’s shipped so being charged (not just Auth Hold) means it’s on the way to your home.

By: reeby

reeby — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:13:00 +0000

Just got one from same club after reading this… so far so good… got $25.00 email from google

By: Josh Suarez

Josh Suarez — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:57:00 +0000

i pre-ordered my nexus 7 on july 2nd, i got that exacted texted friday morning (July 13th). I went in and they only had mine in stock and was able to pay the rest of it and bring it home.

By: Richard Hong

Richard Hong — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:12:00 +0000

Google’s entire previous experience was with selling downloadable apps. Okay, they recently started selling unlocked Nexus phones from the Play Store, but how many could there have been? When has Google dealt in physical product? They’re screwing this up, but they just don’t have experience in selling boxes to the public.

By: Richard Hong

Richard Hong — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:09:00 +0000

Some reports are that Google has maxed out the UPS capacity for the number of packages they can take from their ship site on a single day. If, in fact, they are being jammed up by the Nexus 7 being a mammoth success, this only benefits us as owners. Would you rather be the proud owner of a Blackberry Playbook, which was easy to get ’cause no one wanted one?

By: Richard Hong

Richard Hong — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:05:00 +0000

What’s also pathetic is how much they get paid. For what most of them make, you wouldn’t care what you sold either. If stores wanted actual sales professionals, they pay a reasonable salary.

By: Richard Hong

Richard Hong — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:03:00 +0000

I called my local GameStop and he said that every store in the area
pre-sold all existing stock, and that if I went in and left a $50
deposit I would be on a waiting list for units expected to arrive by
August 7. Then I went online and while Staples was sold out of its pre-order stock, Office Depot accepted my online pre-order today, with free shipping and an estimated arrival date of Tuesday, July 17. We’ll see. BTW, I suppose that if you’re going on vacation and want to take it then a few days matters – but otherwise, does it really matter if you get it before the next guy? The only issue I can see is that if OD in fact delivers mine on Tuesday, I will have received it just as quickly as PlayStore people, and without paying the $14 ship fee Google assessed.

By: Chad Ramey

Chad Ramey — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:41:00 +0000

I ordered it 2 days ago and I was instantly charged

By: StuartDMT

StuartDMT — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:22:00 +0000

Just noticed that my credit card account has the charge for my 2 Nexus 7s pending. Ordered from the Play Store on 6/28… so if they ship today, then maybe delivery on Wednesday?

By: GNex Dude

GNex Dude — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:06:00 +0000

I received a call from my local gamestop and picked up my Nexus 7 about an hour ago. Had no issues. It was a pre-order unit.

By: Cowboydroid

Cowboydroid — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:05:00 +0000

I wouldn’t blame Google for Verizon’s mess. Verizon is a terrible company for suppliers to work with, that’s how it always is when you have one company who wants to assume absolute control over the process.

Besides, this isn’t a problem with the Play Store. It’s a problem with retail partners. Eventually, they’ll probably cut ties with retail partners altogether, but as long as people still consider physical stores first, they’ll continue to have a presence there.

By: Cowboydroid

Cowboydroid — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:02:00 +0000

They actually make about $90 on the 16GB tablet, which is a healthy profit. They only make about $40 on the 8GB tablet, which is probably why they’re only selling the 16GB in physical stores.

By: gfacekilla01

gfacekilla01 — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:52:00 +0000

Close but no cigar here in Houston. Went to a local Office Depot, they had 4 in stock. When I went to check out the notice came up to not sale. Oh well, maybe next week.