The HP TouchPad drama continued this week with several customers who bought the discounted tablet from Barnes & Noble finding themselves with cancelled orders.
In an email to customers, the retailer said "unexpected customer demand" for the TouchPad depleted Barnes & Noble's inventory while people were still placing orders. "Consequently, we have canceled your order and you will not be billed for this amount," according to the email.
In the wake of HP deciding to ditch its TouchPad tablet, the company as well as retailers like Best Buy and Barnes & Noble started offering the TouchPad at drastically reduced prices; $99 for the 16GB and $149 for the 32GB. A rush ensued; Best Buy is currently sold out and HP is waiting on the next shipment from its warehouse. Some BestBuy.com TouchPad orders were also cancelled.
B&N customers who purchased the TouchPad might see an authorization on their credit or debit cards, but "please be assured you will not be charged," the company said.
Disgruntled customers took to Twitter to vent their frustrations. On its feed, Barnes & Noble replied to several people with a tweet that said "we're determining the # of orders that can be fulfilled."
"I'm so mad #barnesandnoble cancelled my touchpad order. Why sell something you know you don't have smh," wrote one Twitter user.
"So, disappointed. Barnes and Nobles were not ready for a big Firesale event like HP Touchpad. No inventores, but took my order and cancelled," wrote another.
One TouchPad buyer was hoping his order would not fall into the cancelled bin. "I bought an HP TouchPad for $99 from bn.com along with two coworkers. Their orders got cancelled, mine didn't. Fingers crossed!" he tweeted.
For more, see PCMag's full review of the TouchPad, as well as The 10 Best Apps For The HP TouchPad and the slideshow below.
Also check out HP is Too Big to Build Stuff and HP's Stunning Moves Bode Ill for the PC Industry as well as 6 Ways to Get Rid of Your HP TouchPad.