[ltp] Trying to get a replacement battery from IBM!

[Brad Langhorst]

Man - what a hassle!
I would have bought it for you and shipped it to you...

xtend has the EXACT same batttery as the OEM one and much cheaper...

brad
On Tuesday 24 April 2001 10:08 am, you wrote:
> Th thought I would send this off to the list, cos it would give people a
> laugh.
>
> All I am trying to do is to order a replacement battery for my thinkpad
> 770X pretty easy huh? NO!
>
> So lets navigate the horribly layed out web site in the UK.... and
> rubbish phone support, try finding this yourself.....
>
> OK I End up at!
>
> http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/TJEK-3QZTZJ.html?lang=en_UK&page=brand&bran
>d=IBM+ThinkPad%7CThinkPad+770X%7C9549%7C7AO&family=IBM+ThinkPad%7CThinkPad+7
>70X&machineType=IBM+ThinkPad%7CThinkPad+770X%7C9549&model=IBM+ThinkPad%7CThi
>nkPad+770X%7C9549%7C7AO&doctype=Parts+information&subtype=Power
>
> Ah ha the part number is 83H6738
>
> Continuing going though web site again
>
> http://www2.de.ibm.com/en_GB/machineframe_ibm_thinkpad_217_0.html?ThinkPad_
>770X&9549-7A0
>
> Ah... lets look here damn no "add to cart" option Dang!
>
> Lets look somewhere else
>
> Ok found it somewhere else
>
> http://www5.pc.ibm.com/uk/products.nsf/aa85307080a89ec38525667b004d6adf/1bf
>a4cf7aed3f6fd80256531001177ab?OpenDocument
>
> and the price is 200 quid ok expensivve but Ok I guess...
>
> Now I phone shop not heard of that part, yes right it came right off the
> web site, get put though lots of people, ah you need 12JU0433 Hmm ok...
> get put though to someone else That will be 500 pounds! WHAT THE ....!
> Click as phone goes down.
>
> Ok check US web site experience
>
> Got to http://www.ibm.com
> enter 83H6738 and search
>
> chick on first link
>
> http://commerce.www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=20186&
>cntrfnbr=1&prmenbr=1&cntry=840&lang=en_US
>
> Chick on add to cart
>
> price 232 dollars 165 pounds...
>
> Damn can't proceed cos I am in the UK with a third world web site!
>
> As to the continution suppliers what a joke they are in the US, delivery
> 50 dollars to the UK, And don't accept international orders over 150
> dollars So have to do an electronic fund transfer that costs another 50
> dollars! so igo.com list the battery for 169 dollars and it costs 100
> dollars to get it here.... and even then its a CLONE!
>
> Is this all some bad ibm joke!
>
> Summary Web site in US perfect, Web in UK, rubbish!
>
> James
>
>
>
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