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politicat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 12:13 PM
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Tell me about your Overstock.com experiences.
I've never bought from them, but they've got a set of flatware that looks nice.

Whatcha think of them?
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 12:20 PM
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1. Bought a vacuum from them
Broke in a month and they wouldn't take it back.
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politicat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 01:07 PM
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2. Did the manufacturer replace it?
Most consumer goods have a 1 year warranty from the manufacturer. I have become obsessive about that kind of thing because we've had so many breakages that we can't get repaired easily.
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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 01:09 PM
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3. I bought a DVD once cause it was the only place I could find it....
nothing to special, but I got double miles for it :D
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 01:36 PM
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4. It's the online version of Ross Dress for Less
You can find discounted things that are fairly nice. However, it's really hit or miss. I'd much rather see what I'm buying in person.
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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 01:36 PM
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5. It's all about the O
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 01:41 PM
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6. Bought a Christmas tree.
It didn't look anything like the picture. They took it back and even had it picked up. No problem.
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 01:49 PM
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7. My sheets were ripped in three places.
However, they did give me a full refund. Now I get about 90 pieces of spam from them daily.
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bluethruandthru Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 01:50 PM
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8. I bought a beautiful comforter set from them
before Christmas. I used their standard shipping since it said orders would arrive in about 10 business days. This was December 2nd. Unfortunately, it didn't arrive until several days after Christmas. They were moderately helpful...but the bottom line was, the item arrived late. The quality of the item was very good..so I've learned not to order if I have a deadline..or be prepared to pay extra shipping.
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commander bunnypants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 01:51 PM
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9. Not bad
bought a rroomba from them

CB
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riona Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 01:55 PM
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10. i bought a gold/mother of pearl pendant
i thought it was a nice piece and well priced.
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Spirochete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 02:02 PM
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11. I ordered a subwoofer from them
it was broken. They took it back, paid the return shipping... I also bought a DVD changer from them a few years ago. It's still working.
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Beausoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 02:55 PM
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12. I like them Bought 4 nice bed frames from them.
Rubbed bronze ones. Very nice and the total shipping was only $5.

They have good deals on sheets and towels from time to time as well.

And they responded to a DU email campaign about advertising on Rush Limbaugh. I believe they quit advertising with PigBoy.
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ucmike Donating Member (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 03:51 PM
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13. bought a set of router bits from them
they weren't a brand i wasn't familiar with, but i only needed them to do one set of cabinet doors. they worked fine, i'll get more than one set of doors and i spent about 25% of comparable sets from other vendors. they shipped early and i got them within 2 days, no extra charge.
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Medium Baby Jesus Donating Member (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 05:06 PM
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14. They were hyping an anti Moore video
When Fahrenheit 9/11 was released. They had exclusive rights to sell "Fahrenhype 9/11". Creeps. You can read about it here:

http://news.com.com/Fahrenheit+vs.+Fahrenhype/2100-1025_3-5400033.html

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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-05-06 10:29 AM
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17. Now they're trying to dump it!
Hah! Didn't know they had the "exclusive" rights earlier. That would explain the excess inventory they are trying to dump of this DVD. I had a thread that showed them trying to sell it for a buck less than two weeks ago...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=745121

As some posters here stated, a buck is too much for this film. Sounds like that's what the consumers are telling Overstock too. Now they are trying to bundle the "companion book" with it for a buck total! Check out their page today! :rofl:

http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?cid=54554&PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD_ID=998048&fp=F&siteID=17jUH0Lek90-4hspt6bAXmq69Nno4Mr4fA&cid=60488&fp=F
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 05:08 PM
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15. I bought two things from them, had a good experience each time.
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-03-06 05:10 PM
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16. I buy 95% of my dvds and cds there
inexpensive and low shipping.

Oh -- and quite a few books, too.
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