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Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #1 Posted by Namir on 31 Mar 2010, 7:14 p.m.

Hi All,

I was gone on vacation where I had very limited Internet access. I returned home last night. Today I visited the HP web site to buy the new HP-30B. I was surprised that the web site did not list that machine!! Did I do something wrong?

i appreciate any and all help.

Namir

      
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #2 Posted by Don Shepherd on 31 Mar 2010, 7:59 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Namir

I see it listed here.

            
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #3 Posted by Namir on 31 Mar 2010, 8:29 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Don Shepherd

Thanks Don! I see it too ... but when I click on buying online I get a page that says that the intended page is not available.

:-(

Namir

                  
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #4 Posted by Don Shepherd on 31 Mar 2010, 10:11 p.m.,
in response to message #3 by Namir

Yeah, this happened once before, as I recall. HP must get their web weenies from Jimmy-Bob's Web Service. I'd call the 800 number, I think you only get free shipping by dialing that number.

                  
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #5 Posted by Bruce Bergman on 1 Apr 2010, 12:38 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Namir

VERY common. Their web site is a piece of junk on the store side. I've gotten that countless times. Just keep trying...

                  
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #6 Posted by Pal G. on 1 Apr 2010, 1:37 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Namir

HP is such a ginormous company, I imagine their web megalopolis (can't really call it a 'site') is being organized and maintained by bots. Humans probably don't go near it! Since the bot algorithms are unsupervised and self-learning they often get it wrong, but sometimes get it right. If you swing by at just the right time, in between garbage collection and a new release of marketing bots from the nursery, you might actually find something you want..

..or not. I'd try Office Max.

                        
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #7 Posted by Marcus von Cube, Germany on 1 Apr 2010, 4:57 a.m.,
in response to message #6 by Pal G.

I've mail ordered mine here in Germany from Dynatech. Still waiting...

                  
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #8 Posted by David Hayden on 1 Apr 2010, 6:33 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Namir

Quote:
Thanks Don! I see it too ... but when I click on buying online I get a page that says that the intended page is not available.
Tim, this is the sort of complaint that you can push up the management chain and really get results. If you tell management "someone is TRYING to give HP money and the website won't let them" then you'll get results. :)
      
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #9 Posted by Etienne Victoria on 1 Apr 2010, 9:00 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Namir

Nice April 1st joke, Namir :-))

Cheers

Etienne

            
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #10 Posted by Namir on 1 Apr 2010, 9:28 a.m.,
in response to message #9 by Etienne Victoria

No April joke. I am dead serious.

I will call the toll free number and order 2 machines.

Thanks to all for responding.

namir

            
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #11 Posted by Namir on 1 Apr 2010, 9:40 a.m.,
in response to message #9 by Etienne Victoria

I tried the toll free number and the telemarketer was able to find the calculator (after I found and gave him the part number) but was unable to sell it!! I told him I will call in a few weeks!

Namir

                  
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #12 Posted by Don Shepherd on 1 Apr 2010, 12:11 p.m.,
in response to message #11 by Namir

Unbelieveable.

                        
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #13 Posted by Namir on 1 Apr 2010, 1:49 p.m.,
in response to message #12 by Don Shepherd

It's a mess!!!!

Namir

                              
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #14 Posted by Don Shepherd on 2 Apr 2010, 10:36 p.m.,
in response to message #13 by Namir

Tim, what's going on with this? Announced in January, available in March, unavailable in April? Who's running the show there?

                                    
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #15 Posted by sylvandb on 4 Apr 2010, 1:50 a.m.,
in response to message #14 by Don Shepherd

Quote:
Tim, what's going on with this? Announced in January, available in March, unavailable in April? Who's running the show there?

Well it isn't engineers.

                                          
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #16 Posted by Marcus von Cube, Germany on 5 Apr 2010, 10:35 a.m.,
in response to message #15 by sylvandb

I just checked the Dynatech website: I'll have to wait until May.

                                                
Re: Did HP suspend selling the HP-30b?
Message #17 Posted by Eddie W. Shore on 8 Apr 2010, 12:40 a.m.,
in response to message #16 by Marcus von Cube, Germany

That is sad. HP is doing exactly the opposite of what they should be doing: selling the 30b on site and start touring the office stores with it.

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