Hysteria with a freebie or AINOL Novo 8 for $ 55 from DinoDirect


    Yesterday, the Chinese online store launched an attraction of unprecedented generosity, in which it was proposed to buy an AINOL Novo 8 tablet computer for only $ 68.

    I am writing to talk about this pseudo action, the cravings for freebies, and the peculiarities of our mentality. So, the article is more prosaic and philosophical, rather than technical.

    Therefore, I don’t know which section should be assigned to this topic - tablets, Internet commerce or humor, citizens, moderators, if necessary, please transfer to the appropriate place.

    What came of it: read below.

    Start


    It all started just fine :)
    When there were 10 minutes left until the end of the promotion, and there were only 3 devices available, I frantically checked the availability of money on the card for Chinese purchases, quickly registered on this site, found a coupon allowing you to free up another $ 10 and not believing I successfully paid for my purchase through PayPal.

    Screenshot from my account:


    Doubt


    Doubts began at the moment when the action, it would seem, was supposed to end. But instead, the duration of the action first lasted for 10 hours, and later for another 3 days. The number of tablets in the warehouse still remained 3.
    And at this time, people on the forums, blessing Fortune, continued to ask for leave from work in order to replenish virtual and real cards in order to contribute to the development of the Chinese economy :)

    Denouement


    The denouement began to unleash around 15:30 Moscow time, when one of the forum participants contacted the tablet manufacturer, and the rest began to actively torment the support of the Dinodirect.

    A conversation with the manufacturer's representative:
    Ruslan says: (15:37:20)
    hi Mandy! I need consultation in this shop sale www.dinodirect.com/tablet-pc-pc- ... Can you believe this price? // can you confirm the price of this product?
    - Mandy says: (15:38:47)
    how much !!! o_0 // how much? o_0
    Ruslan says: (15:40:28)
    $ 65 - $ 10 coupon = 55 $ think it is cheating // think this is a hoax
    - Mandy says: (15:40:46)
    so cheapper !!! // very cheap !!!
    Ruslan says: (15:42:49)
    what do you think is cheating or worth the risk? // cheating or is it worth the risk?
    - Mandy says: (15:43:24)
    i donot think worth // I would not risk it
    Ruslan says: (15:44:49)
    but why so cheap? it is everywhere $ 160-170 // why so cheap? it costs 160-170 bucks everywhere
    - Mandy says: (15:45:30)
    yes // yes
    - Mandy says: (15:46:06)
    so impossible so cheaper // so it's impossible cheap

    The results of the torment of support were and remained slurred all evening, starting with “if paid - send”, through “we will check the correctness of the price” / “make a refund”, ending with the fact that “nothing can be said for sure, because the boss is sleeping. "

    Free translation of a fragment of communication with support Dino:
    Ott 21:10:53
    We are so sad, but we must admit, it was our mistake
    Ott 21:11:12
    Our employees are now
    resolving this issue Bezbod @ ####. Com 21:11 : 40
    And what do you think?
    Bezbod @ ####. Com 21:19:03
    Will you send the devices? Or will you return the money?
    Ott 21:20:51
    I have no idea now
    Ott 21:21:00
    we did not receive a response
    Bezbod @ ####. com 21:22:10
    You did not receive a response from whom? From the boss? Maybe he is sleeping now ...
    Ott 21:22:33
    yes
    Ott 21:22:36
    You are right
    Ott 21:22:44
    From the boss who is sleeping now

    About the boss "who is sleeping" - this was a total paragraph.
    Such fun was worth all the upcoming money-back delays.
    What was the atmosphere of general hype worth when everyone in a hurry ordered one, two, or even three tablets, the story of the boss “who sleeps”, and subsequent versions of the fact that the Chinese brothers raised money for a corporate party, or interest-free loan for a month :)

    Summary


    The outcome is still unclear.
    Only the following is clear:
    • Our people are still free for free, "... he loves fish oil, at the sound of a flute - he loses his will ..." (c)
    • A tablet does not cost $ 68. They drove the price wrong, most likely they forgot the unit in front.
    • In any case, there will be a massive refund.
    • The store’s reputation has been thoroughly undermined.
    • The boss is about to wake up with a hangover after the corporate party.
    • And then someone will be fired. Without severance pay and a bag of rice ...

    I am waiting for a denouement, since I myself am a direct participant in the general hysteria.
    I’ll report on the results.

    Keep your head sober and your mind clear! Do not fall for it :))

    Breaking News!


    [@] - there should be a picture with a slopock.

    A Dino representative wrote about the following:
    Customers who placed order earlier will get this tablet as usual. For the customers who received out-of-stock notification email, we have several ways to solve out. We have three ways to make up for forum members:
    1. We will provide similar high-quality tablets with the cheapest price. You can choose product exchange with little cost. (SKU: A3002000GT A3002000BD A3002000EF)
    2. We will send you the gift card within extra 10% value you paid. You can choose other products on our website.
    3. If you want to refund, you can come to our livechat and email way to issue a refund.

    Free translation:
    Dino will be sent as many tablets as they have, and those who received a notification by mail that the product is not available can choose one of three options:
    1) Choose another product at a reduced price (SKU: A3002000GT A3002000BD A3002000EF).
    2) Get a gift card for the order amount + 10% from above.
    3) Get a refund, for this it is necessary in live-chat or by mail.

    At the same time, the “reduced price” is very doubtful (as it was previously lifted), the gift card is even more doubtful (given the circumstances), and chat and mail are clogged with users generating hundreds of anger.

    References


    Link to the same tablet (the price has already been fixed)
    The beginning of the panic (at least for me) - topic with the promotion
    mysku forum
    Ebay forum

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