[Novalug] 500 GB drive 99.99

[Rich Goodwin]

I guess I am sometime too paranoid.  We all tend to want what we ordered
NOW!   So when the message comes up like the one I got, we might just do
what we can to speed things up or at least do what we can to not slow
the process down.

Well, I got the message below at 18:13:06 EST.  I decided not to provide
the last four of my SSN and was prepared to call this morning.  Well, I
logged on and checked my email.  At 23:49, UPS picked up the item and I
had a tracking number!

I am truly impressed by TigerDirect's unbelievably fast shipping. 5.5
hrs from order to shipped!!!  It is like they were waiting for my order
and jumped to fill it.  But their requesting the last four of my SSN and
passing it to a third party is a real concern.  This is a trend I don't
wish to see...

In the meantime, I now have to get ready to store a bit of data!!  WOOT!

Rich

On Fri, 2007-09-28 at 18:22 -0400, Rich Goodwin wrote:
> Whoa!!  Sounds to be too good to be true.  And ... well .... in some
> respects it is.
> 
> I just ordered two drives.  After ordering it, I got an alarming
> response:
> 
> 
> Residential Address
> 
>  
>  HELP US SPEED UP YOUR ORDER — WITH
>            ONE EASY STEP!
> 
> To avoid any processing delay, we'll
> need the LAST 4 DIGITS of your
> Social Security Number to VERIFY
> YOUR IDENTITY ONLY.
> 
> We may need voice confirmation from
> you. If so, we will contact you by
> phone or e-mail. If you need to
> speak to our Credit Card Department,
> please allow 90 minutes for your
> order to process before calling
> 888-999-8800, M-F
> 8:00AM-8:00PM — Sat,Sun
> 8:00AM-1:00PM.
> 
> The information used to verify your
> transaction is of public record,
> provided to us by a third-party.
> 
> Now what scares me is they want to verify the last 4 of my SSN via  ....
> a THIRD PARTY!!!?!?!??!??!?!
> 
> This is a first for me.  Has anyone else seen this?   I won't give them
> that so they can call me- not a problem.  That is greatly preferred over
> providing this.
> 
> 
> On Sat, 2007-09-29 at 09:58 +1200, Mark Smith wrote:
> > in case anyone cares, i just noticed this.  sounds pretty good to me.
> > 500GB internal seagate/barracuda 7200 serial ata-300 for only $99.99.
> > 
> > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=3206259&sku=TSD-500AS4
> > 
> > it came as part of a requested (non-spam) mailing list i'm on.
> > 
> > http://www.tigerdirect.com/email/wem1466.asp?SRCCODE=WEM1466TT
> > 
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