PayPal and/or NewEgg having issues?

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:24 am

I've been trying to buy a replacement laptop battery since yesterday evening. Tried to buy directly through Lenovo, but my (usually reliable) PayPal account would never go through.

I then found it for nearly half off at NewEgg; PayPal still didn't work, and when I tried a credit card, I get this:

Thank you for visiting Newegg.com. We are truly sorry for any inconvenience but we are currently experiencing problems on our server. Please try again at a later time. If you have any questions, please visit our FAQs or simply contact us and our helpful staff will alleviate any concerns you may have.

Anyone else been having trouble with either PayPal or NewEgg, or both in the past 12 hours or so?

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:28 am

I just logged into my PP account and it seems to be good.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:37 am

I don't use paypal for newegg so I couldn't tell ya....but just logged into both accounts and all is well.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:25 pm

******* me, I checked Amazon, found it cheaper, and with Prime I get it tomorrow for $4.00. Total is $8 cheaper than from NewEgg. Derp. Derp.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:44 pm

Burke wrote:******* me, I checked Amazon, found it cheaper, and with Prime I get it tomorrow for $4.00. Total is $8 cheaper than from NewEgg. Derp. Derp.

yeah as much as I love newegg I do look at Amazon, buy.com etc etc..

Post by **Philip** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:57 pm

There used to be a time when Newegg had the best prices consistently, not as much lately it seems.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:05 am

Even though Newegg may not be the cheapest, they are just up the road from me (they have will call too) and I usually get everything delivered "next day".

Post by **Philip** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:14 am

Their delivery time, return policy and selection are great, just saying they're not always the greatest anymore with their pricing. Looking at their newsletter deals for Black Friday I couldn't find anything exciting so far.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:51 am

Philip wrote:Their delivery time, return policy and selection are great, just saying they're not always the greatest anymore with their pricing. Looking at their newsletter deals for Black Friday I couldn't find anything exciting so far.

Not only with NewEgg... I think everyone is overusing the term "sale". It use to mean something special, now it's just the term used meaning "we're selling something".

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:54 am

Easto wrote:Not only with NewEgg... I think everyone is overusing the term "sale". It use to mean something special, now it's just the term used meaning "we're selling something".

Well its a way to attract people... this nonsense with some stores opening up at midnight tomorrow night is just stupid - way to keep people from visiting family on Thanksgiving by forcing them to work late that night. I've decided to restrict unless I absolutely need something from any store opening up at midnight thursday till Jan1st just cause of it - May as well get rid of "Black Friday"

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:00 pm

Sava700 wrote:way to keep people from visiting family on Thanksgiving by forcing them to work late that night.

Working holidays is often optional/sign up...and many people like that opportunity to make crazy overtime money. I worked a job where, if I worked on holidays, I would make double and a half time! Nobody "forced" me to do anything by holding a gun to my head. Getting fat overtime before XMas season was gravy!

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:31 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Working holidays is often optional/sign up...and many people like that opportunity to make crazy overtime money. I worked a job where, if I worked on holidays, I would make double and a half time! Nobody "forced" me to do anything by holding a gun to my head. Getting fat overtime before XMas season was gravy!

In many cases its being forced... if its optional then ok that's fine but the way things are now its either work or you are fired and in the current economic hell we are in you don't have a choice. Now you have people forced to give up valuable family time to open a store up at midnight which is only 5 hours short of the normal time they have been opening - damn shame if you ask me.