+humboldt flier Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 News Flash REI has the 62S on sale 10/19/10 to 10/31/10 For $ 277.85 Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 Weird ... REI site is not showing any Garmin 62 models??? Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) 1) Why doesn't REI even have them listed. Wierd. 2) Could the OP provide a link? 3) If the sale is indeed a reality, could there be a new model around the corner for the holidays? UPDATE: Here's the link. Something is indeed wierd about this. 62s @ REI Theories - 1) It's simply a mistake (but the 62ST is also listed for $340, Hmmm) 2) The 62 series just isn't selling and they are pushing to reduce stock 3) There is a new model just around the corner and, like the Colorado and 300 before, they are trying to reduce stock before the new one hits the market. Edited October 20, 2010 by yogazoo Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 Most odd. At first blush one might think that there was an electronic gremlin, however, the box beside me has a bar-coded label which throws the electronic gremlin theory out of the window. Ahhhhhhhhh room for speculation Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 News Flash REI has the 62S on sale 10/19/10 to 10/31/10 For $ 277.85 You got it at the store for that price? Or did you see it in a flyer? Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 REI Saratoga, Calif ~ 1016 hours. Was at the counter and pulled it up on the iPhone and my eyeballs fell out, Asked the clerk if it was a valid price he pulled it up on his data base, verified it, then opened the drawer pulled one out and it was stickered and bar coded. Took it to the register, did the deed and it sits here beside me. Lastly I shall note that it is in a retail box and not one of the white re-furbished boxes. Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 REI Saratoga, Calif ~ 1016 hours. Was at the counter and pulled it up on the iPhone and my eyeballs fell out, Asked the clerk if it was a valid price he pulled it up on his data base, verified it, then opened the drawer pulled one out and it was stickered and bar coded. Took it to the register, did the deed and it sits here beside me. Lastly I shall note that it is in a retail box and not one of the white re-furbished boxes. Darn... I don't really need one, but I just have to go to the store tomorrow to check. Thanks for ruining my budget Quote Link to comment
+pigpen4x4 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 No longer available online, Any suggestions for getting this price at the store? C. Quote Link to comment
+Redwoods Mtn Biker Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Where did the dates come from? The 62st is gone from the site now too. I wonder if somebody made a mistake and it should have been 11/19 to 11/30. Those prices would make a lot more sense for Black Friday. Quote Link to comment
fowlerrudi Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Welcome to REI Live Help, an REI representative will be with you shortly. You have been connected to Koryn D. Koryn D: Hi Rudi! Please wait a moment while I check on your question. Fred Birdock: http://www.rei.com/product/805907?preferre...r:referralID=NA Koryn D: Let me see what I can find out for you. One moment. Koryn D: It looks like we are temporarily sold out of them. More should appear on the website soon though. Fred Birdock: Will they be at the same price? Fred Birdock: I would love to get my name on one at the price that was posted earlier. Is there anyway I can do this? Koryn D: Unfortunately, pricing would be regular price of 399.95. Fred Birdock: the sale pricing is over? Koryn D: Correct. Fred Birdock: this was a one day event? Koryn D: We just finished up our Fall Sale. Fred Birdock: Darn, no exceptions? Koryn D: We do not have any to sell, so unfortunately, there are no rain checks. Fred Birdock: can I get a rain check for when they come in at the sale price? Koryn D: Unfortunately, no. Fred Birdock: News Flash REI has the 62S on sale 10/19/10 to 10/31/10 For $ 277.85 Fred Birdock: I read this on a website. So the sale isn't on till the 31st? Koryn D: I apologize, but this was not an REI advertisement, and we do not have this item on sale. Fred Birdock: What about the 62st? Koryn D: That item is not coming up for me on REI.com. Do you have an REI item number? Fred Birdock: http://www.rei.com/product/805910 Fred Birdock: Same boat? Koryn D: Correct. Fred Birdock: nuts Fred Birdock: snooze you loose. Koryn D: Is there anything else I can do for you? Fred Birdock: Do you know if there is going to be another sale? Koryn D: Not at this time. Fred Birdock: Thanks for your time Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) I called the closest REI this morning and they have the 62s for $277. I'll be going this afternoon to get 4 of them for work! Edited October 20, 2010 by yogazoo Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 I don,t think i,d wait until this afternoon ... this must have been an ooooopsi. I would get there as soon as the doors open. Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 Where did the dates come from? The 62st is gone from the site now too. I wonder if somebody made a mistake and it should have been 11/19 to 11/30. Those prices would make a lot more sense for Black Friday. Perhaps there was a one month calendar jog ... Black Friday might have been the intended time frame. Quote Link to comment
+Cacheoholic Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I called the closest REI this morning and they have the 62s for $277. I'll be going this afternoon to get 4 of them for work! I would buy them over the phone first. I called REI in Pittsburgh, PA and they scanned it for me, $399. Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) I called the closest REI this morning and they have the 62s for $277. I'll be going this afternoon to get 4 of them for work! So I called back after the last post to try and purchase them. When I called the REI store in Missoula earlier the word was $277 based on a few sales the representative made yestarday afternoon. When he actually went to scan it it was back to $399. SUN OF A BEACH!! Well humbolt, consider yourself struck by lightning! The rest of us clowns will have to wait until November. Edited October 20, 2010 by yogazoo Quote Link to comment
+Redwoods Mtn Biker Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I'm tellin' ya... Hold out a month. I think we know what the Black Friday price will be now. Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) I called REI online ordering and had her look at the price history. She said it was sold yesterday for both $277 AND $399 at various stores. Her best guess was that it was one of those rare gremlins after all. She mentioned that REI's Winter Sale will start on 11/19 and run to 11/29. This is going to be a mess if the word gets out and people supress buying one of those units for a whole month in anticipation. REI will sell out in a heartbeat on the 19th. Let's keep this information from getting out on the internets! Edited October 20, 2010 by yogazoo Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 I called the closest REI this morning and they have the 62s for $277. I'll be going this afternoon to get 4 of them for work! So I called back after the last post to try and purchase them. When I called the REI store in Missoula earlier the word was $277 based on a few sales the representative made yestarday afternoon. When he actually went to scan it it was back to $399. SUN OF A BEACH!! Well humbolt, consider yourself struck by lightning! The rest of us clowns will have to wait until November. DAAAAANG: like we used to say down on the farm, some days you step in it, some days you don't!!! Quote Link to comment
+Redwoods Mtn Biker Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Uh, I take back what I said about Black Friday. It appears that this was just a mistake on REI's part. Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Uh, I take back what I said about Black Friday. It appears that this was just a mistake on REI's part. What information do you have that makes you think it won't go on sale at the end of November? I'm not disagreeing or being a contrarian, I'd just love to know what draws you to that conclusion. Quote Link to comment
+Redwoods Mtn Biker Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I don't really think I can say much more without betraying confidentiality. And I could be wrong. Or misled. Quote Link to comment
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