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Sep 17, 2006, 06:09 PM
 
I'm in the market for a mini-stereo system, and they seem to have good deals on overstock.com. Has anyone ever purchased anything from there?
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Sep 17, 2006, 06:13 PM
 
Great company... no different than Amazon.
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Sep 17, 2006, 06:27 PM
 
Originally Posted by davidflas
I'm in the market for a mini-stereo system, and they seem to have good deals on overstock.com. Has anyone ever purchased anything from there?
Most definitely, they are really good actually. No worries!
     
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Sep 17, 2006, 06:27 PM
 
There's a 12% off coupon available for new customers too.
     
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Sep 17, 2006, 06:33 PM
 
Originally Posted by Icruise
There's a 12% off coupon available for new customers too.
Cool! Thanks for the replies Anybody else?
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Sep 17, 2006, 07:03 PM
 
I ordered from them previously, shipping was a little slow but otherwise I had no problems.
     
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Sep 17, 2006, 07:37 PM
 
I've had no problems with them. I've only bought books and DVDs though.
     
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Sep 18, 2006, 02:35 AM
 
I wouldn't invest in them, but they're fine for buying things from. Get the hot deals now, because the way they run the company it may be out of business soon enough.

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Sep 18, 2006, 06:33 AM
 
I've purchasd furniture from them - no problems whatsoever.

The largest purchases = a king sized bed stand and two night stands. Both were high quality and arrived without issue. However, not all their prices are as good as they advertise. I've seen some stuff on there you can actually get less elsewhere.

So if you know exactly what your looking for, its definitely worth it. Also, if you are getting a big ticket item (not sure how much your stereo system is), consider joining their "buyers club". When I got the bed stand, the savings I got from joining more than offset the cost of the membership.
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Sep 18, 2006, 03:09 PM
 
Originally Posted by macroy
I've purchasd furniture from them - no problems whatsoever.
Same here. I bought a computer armoire, bookshelf (both solid wood-no cheap stuff), lamps, jewelry, etc. They have *excellent* customer service. As stated by macroy, their prices are not always competitive, so shop around for the item you need.
     
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Sep 18, 2006, 03:09 PM
 
Originally Posted by Big Mac
I wouldn't invest in them, but they're fine for buying things from. Get the hot deals now, because the way they run the company it may be out of business soon enough.
Yes, their CEO seems to have something against Jews

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Sep 18, 2006, 05:17 PM
 
I live a couple miles from them

I can have stuff to my house tomorrow, kinda cool.
They're good.
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