Sidewinder Freestyle O.O.S @ staples.com

[leviat]

It seems that staples.com has run out of Sidewinder Freestyle Pros. Normally I wouldn't mind that much but they sent me a confirmation saying that my order will be shipped, and then a few hours later tell me to disregard the confirmation because they are out of stock.

Now I'm probably just being a little over uptight here but you can't just go around disragarding confirmations can you?

I wonder if I can buy something from them and then disregard my order after they ship it... seems only fair.

Anyways, if you ordered a freestyle pro from staples.com, I would ask for a second confirmation of shipment.

leviat

[Jago215]

You just learned the hard way that Staples sucks big time! Do a search on Staples in this forum and you'll see all the problems. I'm personally cautious when ordering from them now.

[Dunkin' Donut]

I just got mine today. The rebate is a sticker that comes on the box. Just send it in with proof of purchase and I guess wait a few weeks.

[TooooL]

I got mine yesterday too!

[Nibor]

I got mine as well but I didn't see a rebate offer. I was looking for a rebate card. I will have to look for the sticker.

[Timotheus]

I must have lucked out. I just received my Freestyle Pro. Total cost = $3.99.

by the way, does anyone know if this thing is any good?

Tim

[fury]

I bought my Freestyle Pro about a month ago (with the rebate plus $10 buy.com plus $7 pricematch = $0.90). It's a good controller. You do get confused though because the D-pad isn't exactly straight on your thumb. Sometimes when you think you are pressing down, you are actually pressing down-right. The motion sensor can be a bit sensitive at times. But most of the time I turn the sensor off.

fury

[Timotheus]

thanks for the info fury. I'll keep it in mind when I hook it up.

Tim

[RebelScum]

BTW,

If you happen to NOT receive the rebate sticker with the controller, just call the MS Rebate Center (the number eludes me right now, but it was posted in another thread; I'm sure you can find it somewhere) and they will send you the rebate card. I called them and confirmed this. I'm still waiting for my pad.