To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!

Free Klein power tips

To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
K

kawittwer

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 11, 2012
Messages
95
We allocated 10,000 promo codes and went thru them in 2 days.

We'll have other opportunities.

That is what was sent back to me... Problem is, they will not have other opportunities to sell ME a tool. Sorry, you lose.
 
K

kawittwer

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 11, 2012
Messages
95
archirelic said:
So you sent a nasty email b/c a company that's offering something for free simply ran out?

I sure hope you're joking...

:wtf:
Click to expand...

Nope, not joking. Sorry but if you are going to offer something for a promotional stunt you better have a back up plan... or better yet, post on your website that the promo is over or run out or whatever... It is called bait and switch, has no one ever heard of it?
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
K

kawittwer

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 11, 2012
Messages
95
The nasty email comment was more, thanks for nothing ... not nasty... per se.
 
F

frugalscotty

Well-known member
Joined
Mar 7, 2014
Messages
286
Location
Pacific NW USA
kawittwer said:
Nope, not joking. Sorry but if you are going to offer something for a promotional stunt you better have a back up plan... or better yet, post on your website that the promo is over or run out or whatever... It is called bait and switch, has no one ever heard of it?
Click to expand...

Running out of 10k allocated is not bait and switch. And perhaps you were 10k +1 and they had no time to update the website. Chill out, like I said above, you didn't pay for nothin'
 
K

kawittwer

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 11, 2012
Messages
95
Hey no sweat off my back... They did though waste my time signing up for their web site... and getting my email that never in a million years I would have given out to them beside to sample their product... which I know their product but not the bits... however they lost a future customer.
 
E

EdJack

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 23, 2013
Messages
1,522
I used a throw away email address, and checked out as a guest.
 
K

kawittwer

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 11, 2012
Messages
95
one last thing from me... 10,000 items in two days??? I think someone is blowing smoke up our behinds. It is like a fishing story, I caught a fish this big!

I call B.S.. Ok now I am done.
 
F

frugalscotty

Well-known member
Joined
Mar 7, 2014
Messages
286
Location
Pacific NW USA
kawittwer said:
one last thing from me... 10,000 items in two days??? I think someone is blowing smoke up our behinds. It is like a fishing story, I caught a fish this big!

I call B.S.. Ok now I am done.
Click to expand...

Nope, once these freebies show up on slickdeals.net and other freebie/deal websites there are thousands of takers. We all saw how it impacted the website.

Actually, I believe the only reason it lasted as long as it did was that the free bits deal was posted in the Slickdeals Freebie forum instead of their Hot Deals forum. The Hot Deals forum gets a lot more traffic.
 
A

alxdgr8

Well-known member
Joined
Mar 27, 2012
Messages
668
Location
Seattle, WA
Harrison2 said:
kawittwer you are one sore loser! I bet you was bullied as a child.
Click to expand...

No joke.
I'm sure they went through them much faster than they were expecting. It can take a long time to update a website for a large company so you can't expect an instantaneous 'We're out' notice. kawittwer must be new to the internet as deals like this commonly crash websites.
 
L

loranger

Well-known member
Joined
Feb 2, 2012
Messages
789
Location
DFW, TX
I was able to get a promo code this morning but every time I tried to check out the website would give me an error. I figured I lost out but I just tried again and my order went through! Thanks op!
 
M

monomach

Well-known member
Joined
Oct 8, 2013
Messages
1,489
Location
Illinois
It was on Slickdeals? Yeah, that means a bunch of soccer moms now have ten sets each. Every time there are free tools (or anything) posted, those stupid chicks use their million email addresses to order them and then post "I don't really know what they're for, but in for ten" in the thread.

Slickdeals chicks are the devil.
 
K

kawittwer

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 11, 2012
Messages
95
Harrison2 said:
kawittwer you are one sore loser! I bet you was bullied as a child.
Click to expand...

Yeah sure that was it...

alxdgr8 said:
No joke.
I'm sure they went through them much faster than they were expecting. It can take a long time to update a website for a large company so you can't expect an instantaneous 'We're out' notice. kawittwer must be new to the internet as deals like this commonly crash websites.
Click to expand...

I have been using the internet since Al Gwhore started it so don't assume that I am new to things... Been working on computers since PC's were first out... and actually before that using Unix based mainframe systems...

I know how it works and I'm glad their website crashed. Gives them an opportunity to improve.

My career has always dictated that the customer is always right... not ***** to be you, next time you might get an opportunity to posses a couple of our wonderful driver bits... maybe... if you're lucky.

Have a great weekend! Enjoy the season in whatever way you may!
 
K

kiatech

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 23, 2012
Messages
2,570
Location
Toledo, Ohio
monomach said:
It was on Slickdeals? Yeah, that means a bunch of soccer moms now have ten sets each. Every time there are free tools (or anything) posted, those stupid chicks use their million email addresses to order them and then post "I don't really know what they're for, but in for ten" in the thread.

Slickdeals chicks are the devil.
Click to expand...

So true.
 
C

CTyankee

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 13, 2013
Messages
3,792
Location
CT
kawittwer said:
Hey no sweat off my back... They did though waste my time signing up for their web site... and getting my email that never in a million years I would have given out to them beside to sample their product... which I know their product but not the bits... however they lost a future customer.
Click to expand...

I check out this section of the forum often and have gotten lots of great deals thanks to the members here. Got to admit though, when I saw this "deal" I really didn't see what the big excitement was about. :dunno: I understand the thrill of the hunt, but in this case, the catch seemed pretty meager. Then again, I'm a torx user, I've got no use for any phillips or square drives for that matter.

But come on...sending an email to complain?.....claiming a bait and switch?.....Trust me, this company has not lost anything...:lol:

kawittwer said:
My career has always dictated that the customer is always right... not ***** to be you, next time you might get an opportunity to posses a couple of our wonderful driver bits... maybe... if you're lucky.

Have a great weekend! Enjoy the season in whatever way you may!
Click to expand...

Well yeah..but being a customer to me would mean actually buying something...:confused:
 
S

sawin

Well-known member
Joined
Mar 1, 2009
Messages
96
Location
Central Maine
texasfiremedic said:
They are out of the bit due to overwhelming response. But stay tuned while they make more. So :dunno:
Click to expand...

Well, that is what the site says...

I got the secret code numbers the other day, and wasn't able to proceed any further than that. However, I tried it last night, as a guest, and was seemingly successful.:dunno:
 
K

KaHuNaZ

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 6, 2013
Messages
298
Location
Corpus Christi, TX
Got mine in today. I want to try their 3" and 6" bits. Thanks OP! Thanks Klein!

cWxpsaf.jpg

sqk3MJp.jpg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
Top Bottom