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    Dell Shipping Address...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by rabonnobar, Jul 21, 2008.

  1. rabonnobar

    rabonnobar Notebook Guru

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    So I just ordered my XPS 1530 (finally!). It was asking me for info when checking out, and it asked for my school and student ID. That area is the only place where I entered such info, though. Then, on my shipping adddress, it had this:

    MY NAME
    MY UNIVERSITY
    STUDENT ID
    MY ADDRESS
    CITY, STATE ZIP CODE

    Of course taking out my actual information. So just to put fake info in there:

    John Doe
    Louisiana State University
    L1234567
    12345 Seagan Lane
    Baton Rouge, LA 70890


    Is this standard? When I go to edit my shipping info, they give me the same form. It's the only time they ask for my school, and I have an EPP discount so I have to give it. When asking for the university name and my student ID number, it says nothing about shipping... I just don't want this to end up being shipped to my university, for obvious reasons...

    What is up?
     
    rabonnobar, Jul 21, 2008
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  2. Sneakyasiankid

    Sneakyasiankid Notebook Consultant

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    If the address that it is listed is where you want it to be shipped, don't worry about it.

    I have bought 4 laptops with a Boeing EPP code and each was like this:

    Name
    BOEING
    Shipping Address

    They all got to my house fine.
     
    Sneakyasiankid, Jul 21, 2008
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  3. KrieGLoCK

    KrieGLoCK Notebook Evangelist

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    Why wouldn't you put your correct info for shipping?

    like seriously?
     
    KrieGLoCK, Jul 21, 2008
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  4. TheBossMan

    TheBossMan Notebook Consultant

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    He put in his college address when he signed up for the laptop and so he is trying to make sure that they send it to his home and not to his college.
     
    TheBossMan, Jul 21, 2008
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  5. rabonnobar

    rabonnobar Notebook Guru

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    The actual address is mine (12345 Segan Lane, and city/state and zip) but the university is listed first, ya know? It's just odd. Just wanted to make sure.
     
    rabonnobar, Jul 21, 2008
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  6. smootling

    smootling Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just ordered a laptop from dell and had the exact same issue. Don't worry about it, as long as they have your real address (and a credit card!), no reason they can't get your laptop to you.
     
    smootling, Jul 21, 2008
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  7. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    dont worry.. my package(laptop) says my college , but DHL delivered fine

    but saying, dell sent another package(accessories) via DHL, but this time DHL couldn't send it to my home... when i called DHL, the CSR on the phone asked if i was sending to school or home.... eventually delivered @home, but a little more troublesome...
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 21, 2008
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  8. rabonnobar

    rabonnobar Notebook Guru

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    Hmmm..... odd how they do that... Thanks for your story, though.
     
    rabonnobar, Jul 21, 2008
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  9. Forte

    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    Thanks for the notice. Im glad I ordered before heading back to school.
     
    Forte, Jul 22, 2008
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