Comments on: Hidden Fees Discovered for “Free” Windows 7 Upgrades http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/10/01/hidden-fees-discovered-for-free-windows-7-upgrades/ Exposing the strings and catches in advertising fine print. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:31:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: HeadlessPonch http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/10/01/hidden-fees-discovered-for-free-windows-7-upgrades/comment-page-2/#comment-195712 HeadlessPonch Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:58:12 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1827#comment-195712 I purchased a Win95 computer way back when, during the period where they were offering a Free Upgrade to Win98 when it was released. That upgrade CD was completely free - no shipping charges. Why the charges now? And charging up to a possible $17? Isn't the Post Office advertising a $4.95 flat rate as long as it fits? The box is even included in the deal. $1 or $2 dollars is more realistic, of course. Is my $17 shipped disc going to be packed in 4" of foam to keep it safe and justify that cost, or will it arrive in a shrink-wrapped cardboard sleeve like unasked for AOL and Netscape discs used to? They certainly never arrived broken, much as I wished they would. I purchased a Win95 computer way back when, during the period where they were offering a Free Upgrade to Win98 when it was released. That upgrade CD was completely free – no shipping charges. Why the charges now?

And charging up to a possible $17? Isn’t the Post Office advertising a $4.95 flat rate as long as it fits? The box is even included in the deal. $1 or $2 dollars is more realistic, of course. Is my $17 shipped disc going to be packed in 4″ of foam to keep it safe and justify that cost, or will it arrive in a shrink-wrapped cardboard sleeve like unasked for AOL and Netscape discs used to? They certainly never arrived broken, much as I wished they would.

]]> By: Oranns http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/10/01/hidden-fees-discovered-for-free-windows-7-upgrades/comment-page-1/#comment-195125 Oranns Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:56:36 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1827#comment-195125 Hey I got a HP desktop along with free upgrade to window 7 when it is available. Anyways, after a couple of months, I fill out the free upgrade form on HP.com (on the disclaimer it did say there might be a charge) but after I complete the form it ran up the total: $0 So basically I DID got my free upgrade. Perhaps where I live is close to HP center??? I live in MD just incase your wondering. Hey I got a HP desktop along with free upgrade to window 7 when it is available. Anyways, after a couple of months, I fill out the free upgrade form on HP.com (on the disclaimer it did say there might be a charge) but after I complete the form it ran up the total: $0

So basically I DID got my free upgrade. Perhaps where I live is close to HP center??? I live in MD just incase your wondering.

]]> By: Sourdust http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/10/01/hidden-fees-discovered-for-free-windows-7-upgrades/comment-page-1/#comment-194688 Sourdust Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:22:31 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1827#comment-194688 Just been asked for £17 UKP (~$26 USD) from Samsung for my FREE upgrade in the UK. To all those "stop whining" posters, please give it up. The adverts said FREE. The retailer said FREE. The webite said FREE. There were no asterisks or pop-ups. Don't tell me that "may charge shipping" was written in Appendix 45 subsection (ii); I read the terms just like others here. The cost of shipping a CD within the UK is less than £1; from Asia or America, maybe £3-4. I'm quite happy to pay that much for a disk, and to still consider such a transaction essentially "free". But £17 is not "shipping", it's a retail price - albeit a low one - for a product that I was promised FREE. If Samsung were charging me £1000, would that still be reasonable, simply because I was "warned" about "shipping"? Just been asked for £17 UKP (~$26 USD) from Samsung for my FREE upgrade in the UK.

To all those “stop whining” posters, please give it up. The adverts said FREE. The retailer said FREE. The webite said FREE. There were no asterisks or pop-ups. Don’t tell me that “may charge shipping” was written in Appendix 45 subsection (ii); I read the terms just like others here. The cost of shipping a CD within the UK is less than £1; from Asia or America, maybe £3-4. I’m quite happy to pay that much for a disk, and to still consider such a transaction essentially “free”.

But £17 is not “shipping”, it’s a retail price – albeit a low one – for a product that I was promised FREE. If Samsung were charging me £1000, would that still be reasonable, simply because I was “warned” about “shipping”?

]]> By: Aleksandar http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/10/01/hidden-fees-discovered-for-free-windows-7-upgrades/comment-page-1/#comment-193518 Aleksandar Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:06:41 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1827#comment-193518 Hello, before one week I bought FUJICU Amilo with Win.Vista Home Premium and with upgrading coupon. To upgrade to Win.7 I need to pay 24.95 euro for licence and 81 euro for shipping fee. Shipping fee is cost of shipping to Cyprus (european comunity) Crazy,ha Hello,

before one week I bought FUJICU Amilo with Win.Vista Home Premium and with upgrading coupon.
To upgrade to Win.7 I need to pay 24.95 euro for licence and 81 euro for shipping fee.
Shipping fee is cost of shipping to Cyprus (european comunity)

Crazy,ha

]]> By: gggeek http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/10/01/hidden-fees-discovered-for-free-windows-7-upgrades/comment-page-1/#comment-193215 gggeek Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:29:04 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1827#comment-193215 In Europe, Lenovo charges 17 EUR. Talk about "free"! In Europe, Lenovo charges 17 EUR. Talk about “free”!

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