rick taylor Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 So I was searching for the best deal on Macbook pro's and Froogle spits out this site: http://www.tescobox.com/ (do a search for macbook, the url that links to the product is ugly and long) They are offering the full range of Macbooks at highly suspicious prices: Macbook 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo Processor / 512MB of DDR2 SDRAM / 60GB SATA Hard Drive / SuperDrive Double Layer DVD Writer / 13.3 Inch Glossy LCD: € 558.04/£375.62/$708.65 all the way up to: Macbook pro 2.16GHz Core Duo, 1GB DDR2, 120GB, DVD±RW DL, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, 17 TFT: €1409.33/ £948.64/ $1,789.708 Is there any chance these prices are genuine? I decided to do whois check on their domain, tescobox.com is actually registered in the USA, despite the fact that they claim their head office is in London. Additionally the domain was activated on Sep 21 2006, pretty recent for a company that claims to have been around since 1985. I smell a bargain, I could buy four macbooks and use them as coasters.. I also smell a rat.. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewno Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Wow, tempting. How can we know for sure? A MacBook for 500 euros, I want one. THAT I can afford Very weird, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Damn, a Macbook with the superdrive is just a tad over $700 USD. Man, is this a scam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 That site doesn't seem very professional to me...the descriptions of the items are all bunched up, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baron Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Hi, Just had a look, seems dodgy. Tesco are the largest retailers here in the UK (like WalMart) and they do sell electricals etc (see www.tesco.com) but there's no branding on the tescobox site, so I've emailed tesco a link to the site, I'll keep you informed if I hear anything back. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberracus Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 to good to be real all the prices are too good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Heh, if this site turned out to be real, it's too bad they don't sell Mac Pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernalzero Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 hmmm I'm always cautious when the deal seems too good to be true...I'll be watching this post though just incase it's a good deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick taylor Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 Having thought about it, I don't see how they can be legitimate at this price. I have scoured the internet looking for the best deal and nearly all Mac resellers match the price on the Apple site. It seems the only way to get a better price is to buy refurbished or 2nd hand. Additionally, it seems that there is a shortage of macbooks, with many stores stating a waiting period of weeks. Why would anyone sell a machine so cheaply when there is clearly such a high demand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jck Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I could not believe these prices and phoned my mate who works for the police doing highly technical work on computers usually on anti terrorist stuff etc, he likes a bargain. He pointed out that the London phone number is a mobile, the company is registered in USA and the web site is hosted in Australia. He will not be using this site, fell about laughing at the thought of it. I almost jumped in. Narrow escape, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav1085 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 FIrst of all, the company could of been using a different domain and might not of had a website before they got the domain you see. Also, US domain registartion is probably cheaper than in London, so they had it registred in the US instead, or maybe their servers are there for the best speed and their head office is in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Sounds fake to me. Mostly for using the Tesco name without actually having any relation the AMAZING stores (I love the grocery on every London street corner thing...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PZR Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Definitely fake, they'd be making a huge loss on them, there is very little profit margin to be made for third party apple retailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max1977 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 This is what their website is saying right now... "Currently the online store is closed. Please check back again later. Thank you." I think it was a fake Would have been nice if it was true though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jck Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 trav 1085, its a mobile phone number. The last refuge of a scammer. He could be anywhere in the world. The prices are too cheap. Best of luck if you buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baron Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I got a reply from Tesco: ------------------------------ Thank you for your email. This has nothing to do with Tesco, thanks for letting us know. If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us at customer.service@tesco.co.uk quoting TES2533318X. Kind Regards Malcolm Gwynne Tesco Customer Service ----------------------------- I thought they'd have had it shut down by now, I was expecting some HUGE reward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Hope nobody bought from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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