lol! Fonejacker springs to mind with a guy sitting in a box asking for "monies Sir"...I wouldn't touch this with a barge pole! For the sake of a few extra quid, you'd be better off sticking with a known brand/seller. Western Union do not give back money for buyer/seller mistakes like Paypal do - once the money's transferred that's it, no bank to back you up (Fraud Prevention Team) 60% off is usually the "closing down clearance" type sale, but I don't know any retailer that would hike the prices back up after a week if they're selling their stock off... the mind boggles on this one...
If you want a cheap monitor, you can get a 21.6" TV from Tesco now for £99, or maybe it was £119, and it can double as a monitor with the VGA ports :) Failing that you could try Maplin, SVP or eBay for some bargains...or even Freecycle/Freegle if you're not fussed about picking up second-hand stuff from strangers houses for free ;) Just a few suggestions :) On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 1:05 PM, javadayaz <javada...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Many of you may know of my efforts to get a revo installed with ubuntu as a > media centre for my living room....what do you make of this offer here? > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: ProvideSupport <transcr...@providesupport.com> > Date: Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 12:47 PM > Subject: Transcript of 4 Oct 2010 7:25:17. Visitor: javad. Operator: Jessica > Waynick. > To: "javada...@gmail.com" <javada...@gmail.com> > > > Chat Transcript > > Visitor: javad > Operator: Jessica Waynick > Company: digital-switch.com > Started: 4 Oct 2010 7:25:17 > Finished: 4 Oct 2010 7:47:40 > > javad: on this item CODE: 0099802702922...what is the size of the monitor? > * Welcome javad! Your request has been directed to the Technical Support > department. Please wait for our operator to answer your call. > * Call accepted by operator Jessica Waynick. Currently in room: Jessica > Waynick, javad. > Jessica Waynick: I am can only answer questions about return policy, payment > methods and shipping. For this kind of questions, please use the contact > form from the website and the guys from the sales department will answer. > javad: sorry i thought this was the technical support department!!! > javad: do you accept paypal or google checkout as payment methods? > Jessica Waynick: From Oct/01/2010 to Oct/07/2010 we don't accept credit > cards. This is an offer sponsored by Western Union, the prices are lower by > 60% because of this, so the only payment method available is Western union > wire transfer. After this time period, you can purchase by credit card, but > also the prices are going to be much higher. > javad: so i cant pay via my debit card? > Jessica Waynick: no, you can't this week > javad: but i can after the 7th of oct.? > Jessica Waynick: Yes > javad: after which prices will go up too? > Jessica Waynick: yes, by 60% > javad: so to take advantage of the 60% off offer i need to make western > union transfer? where do i make the transfer to? > Jessica Waynick: Please locate here > http://www.westernunion.com/info/agentInquiryIntl.asp a Western Union agent > near you. You will must have the money in cash and a valid ID with you. > After the wire transfer is completed, please scan the copy of the Western > Union receipt and send it by email at ord...@digital-switch.com . You will > also have to include in the email the following details: MTCN ( Money > Transfer Control Number ) - 10 digits number from the payment receipt - > Sender Name and Address - Receiver Name ( agent name ) - Amount Western > Union has offered two sponsored payment options, one for its own advertising > and brand awareness and the other for the Yele Haiti Organization. 1.You > will send the payment by Western Union without disclosing the purpose of the > transfer to the Western Union agent from where you are going to send the > payment. It this case, you will only have to pay the reduced price of your > order and you will receive with your items the book " Western Union At Your > Service Since 1851". 2. If you will send the payment by Western Union and > disclose the purpose of the transfer to the agent, you will have to pay the > reduced price for your order plus a £250 fee as donation for the Yele Haiti, > a non-political movement that has built global awareness for Haiti while > helping to sustain the country through short-term emergency relief efforts > and long-term programs. > Jessica Waynick: You will have to order the items first > Jessica Waynick: You will receive detailed payment instructions by email and > also on your account. > javad: this sounds like a really good offer > javad: where in the uk are goods dispatched from? > javad: can i pick them up personally > javad: ? > Jessica Waynick: We only ship the items, we are an internet based store, > like many others. Local pick up it not an option. > javad: do you support any other charities ?> > Jessica Waynick: Not at the moment. > javad: are you a man in africa trying to steal my money? > > Visitor Details > --------------- > Please select the department you would like to reach: Technical Support > Your Name: javad > Your Question: on this item CODE: 0099802702922...what is the size of the > monitor? > IP Address: 62.172.160.254 > Host Name: 62.172.160.254 > Referrer: http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=acer > revo&hl=en&show=dd&lnk=pruser&price1=100&price2=150 > Browser/OS: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US) > AppleWebKit/534.3 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/6.0.472.63 Safari/534.3 > Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom > > This transcript email message was automatically generated by > ProvideSupport.com > > > > > > -- > Regards > Javad > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/