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    Sgt Ric January 8, 2010 at 10:48am
    Seconded !
  • Donald Gallay January 8, 2010 at 10:37am
    your quote "My only complaint I have is the same as everyone else who had issues, and most of that was being able to successfully purchase stuff and get $100 off or to get $100 worth of goodies."
    that was never SF offer it was to GIVE AWAY $1000 to the first people to get thru the door.
    not to give $100 to everyone who wants to buy something and I see YOU speak for a EVERYONE ELSE
  • Donald Gallay January 8, 2010 at 10:24am
    how exactly was it poorly executed
  • Donald Gallay January 8, 2010 at 9:11am
    do it again same outcome 1000 get 69,000 get turned away
    the boo hoo hoo is your crybaby selfish I deserve atitude
    I had fun I will buy from SF I think it was fair
    you say you never had a chance what better chance sid those that won have
    you are just a bad sport
  • Donald Gallay January 7, 2010 at 8:31pm
    you had the SAME CHANCE as everyone else or are you acusing SF of a fix
    still to you boo hoo hoo
    walmart doesn't evan promise everyone gets the lost leader item to the hords who crash thru the doors killing the very person opening the door for them GROW UP
  • Donald Gallay January 7, 2010 at 7:26pm
    no sour taste! it was a give away with a limited quantity stated!! with no garante everyone gets a prize!!!
    and to assume you are the deserving one??????
    sorry you didn't get your toy for christmas boo hoo hoo0
  • A. Rafael Ptacnik January 7, 2010 at 4:14pm
    i wonder how many people was trying to get in
    my cart was half way to leave a chance to other ppl but i ddn got nothing
  • Moderator
    Sgt Ric January 7, 2010 at 3:27pm
    Someone close this blog or I'll be coming back to it and whining forever.
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    Sgt Ric January 7, 2010 at 3:26pm
    Thats one way of looking at it, but as I see it, I am a VERY loyal SparkFun customer and have been for some time, and this seemed very attinteresting, so I spent quite a lot of time and waited breathlessly for Jan 7 to roll around.
    I had practiced the checkout several times and streamlined my order carefully.
    I anticipated the necessary steps such as how and when I would get on, etc.

    I was dismayed last night to see posting here at DIYDrones saying the SparkFun network was jammed already at T minus 14 hours!!

    Why, what was generating traffic fourteen hours before the program was to start?
    I started at 8:00 am mountain time (same as here)... No go!
    I got on at 10:30 and the banner said they had spent 850,000 or something like that but I could not get to the checkout even though my basket was full.
    Twenty minutes later I got on but it was over!

    Bottom line, Yes, I do feel a little jilted and let down, but since it was free, I can't really complain.
    (just a sour taste in my mouth)
  • Paul January 7, 2010 at 3:14pm
    I cant see much ill will being created. I think a lot of the people that are mad about the whole thing were never customers to begin with.

    A company gives away 100,000 dollars of merchandise to prospective and existing customers. How can anyone ever be upset about that.
    I think a lot of people felt entitled to that 100 dollar order.
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