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Like thousands of others we've been chasing round for the'must have' games console for Xmas .
A website claims ample stock and delivery by the 10th Dec , + next day delivery .
Anyone bought one from this site ? , and yes i know it's a bit more than in the shops , but !............
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Finnsmags, as one who rarely buys from shops, you can make savings on virtually anything buying from the net. I've bought from dozens of sites. However this time of year, particularly regarding games consoles, retail outlets are offering great 'bundle' deals that equal or better the net prices. Shop around but try Woollies and Argos and also try the price comparison websites. Oh and make sure Super Mario Galaxy is included in the bundle - Awesome 
Orgasminator
You would of thought the company that makes it would of stock piled for christmas!!!!!!!! as it seemed to be available in the summer or is this just the normal ploy of keep numbers down & the price up?
I'll stick to my ps3 thankyou .
I'll stick to my ps3 thankyou .
Every year another shortage of the so called must have toy lol... Buzz lightyear, tamgotchi's etc etc etc. Its a ploy to make you want them even more.
People have them so they have to be available somewhere.. Put your name on a list in any retail shop they tell you it could be months but I bet you get a call within the week..
Just a ploy to overcharge you.. if you do your letting it happen lol.
Mike (IMHO) lol... xxxxx
People have them so they have to be available somewhere.. Put your name on a list in any retail shop they tell you it could be months but I bet you get a call within the week..
Just a ploy to overcharge you.. if you do your letting it happen lol.
Mike (IMHO) lol... xxxxx
As I find it difficult getting to the shops now I do absolutely all my shopping online. Because I have the time I can check all sites by googling the product (including ebay). I have always received what I ordered and if there has ever been a problem it was sorted out satisfactorily on line as well. You still have all the same rights as a personal shopper and if you don't want to sort problems out by email then there is always the phone. I received a full refund for a faulty bed for my son after having tried 2. Couldn't have been simpler so long as you know your rights under the consumer acts. The main ploy that retailers use is to refer you to the manufacturer if there is a fault. BUT your contract is with the retailer and not the manufacturer. They know it but sometimes need reminding of it.
If you want to email me the site I can let you know if I have used it ... or perhaps offer you another site that may help.
If you want to email me the site I can let you know if I have used it ... or perhaps offer you another site that may help.
Sex God
I was gonna start a post off about WII's yesterday, but didn't.
My friend narrowly missed out on 1 saturday morning, but somebody we work with managed to get 1.. The collegue then came into work yesterday and put it up for sale asking for another £100 on what she had paid!!!!
Anyhow, my friend paid the asking price for it!! :shock:
I thought was mega cheeky... dunno about you lot. Ok, these are in demand... and had it been a stranger then YES i would of wanted at least £300 for mine...but not a work collegue who you know and will see every week!!!
Only to get home and get a call from woolworths at the teatime saying they had her 1 too!!
But a bit of advice.... For those wanting 1... Get down to your local morrisons and put your name down for 1 there as they got 9 in last sat morning!! Which were all sold with in an hr!!
obviosuly its no guarantee they will get the in every week..and that was my local shop, but you never know!!
My friend narrowly missed out on 1 saturday morning, but somebody we work with managed to get 1.. The collegue then came into work yesterday and put it up for sale asking for another £100 on what she had paid!!!!
Anyhow, my friend paid the asking price for it!! :shock:
I thought was mega cheeky... dunno about you lot. Ok, these are in demand... and had it been a stranger then YES i would of wanted at least £300 for mine...but not a work collegue who you know and will see every week!!!
Only to get home and get a call from woolworths at the teatime saying they had her 1 too!!
But a bit of advice.... For those wanting 1... Get down to your local morrisons and put your name down for 1 there as they got 9 in last sat morning!! Which were all sold with in an hr!!
obviosuly its no guarantee they will get the in every week..and that was my local shop, but you never know!!
Sex God
Quote by mdr2000
Every year another shortage of the so called must have toy lol... Buzz lightyear, tamgotchi's etc etc etc. Its a ploy to make you want them even more.
People have them so they have to be available somewhere.. Put your name on a list in any retail shop they tell you it could be months but I bet you get a call within the week..
Just a ploy to overcharge you.. if you do your letting it happen lol.
Mike (IMHO) lol... xxxxx
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Classic bit of restricting supply to increase demand, and therefore keep the price high. They do it every year.
Sex God
Quote by LondonPlaythingB.O.G.O.F.F?
... Get down to your local morrisons
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Unfortunetly not!!
Sex God
Quote by poshkate
Every year another shortage of the so called must have toy lol... Buzz lightyear, tamgotchi's etc etc etc. Its a ploy to make you want them even more.
People have them so they have to be available somewhere.. Put your name on a list in any retail shop they tell you it could be months but I bet you get a call within the week..
Just a ploy to overcharge you.. if you do your letting it happen lol.
Mike (IMHO) lol... xxxxx
:thumbup:
Classic bit of restricting supply to increase demand, and therefore keep the price high. They do it every year.
Very very true. I used to work for a company that dealt with Sony during the first year of the PS2 being released. The rep for Sony told me that there were 50,000 of the consoles sat at a docks in containers that the company were dragging their feet over actually allowing to come into the country to boost demand. IIRC they "came in" about 2 weeks before xmas.
I'm very very cynical now. :huh: As for knowing your rights, my boy bought a wii a few months ago and it developed a fault, so we check the paperwork and it says "return to manufacturer". I said "bollocks" and returned to Woolworths, to be told the same thing. I asked for the manager and not-so-politely reminded him of the stores obligations under the Sales Of Goods Act.... walked out with a brand new one (despite them being in "short supply" :roll: even then) the next day. ;)
Said wii has now been sold on as it was only used on a handful of occasions. Said child would rather have the character on the screen do all the work and not have to do it them self. :roll: And this is a kid that will play football all day and night, so not an unfit child.
It's the terminology such as "Must Have" that drives me nuts.
So I must have that coat, must I? What will happen if I don't have it?
Will I freeze to death? Nope. Will my arms & legs drop off? Nope. Will I develop a strange green rash? Doubtful. Will I never have sex again? Unlikely. Will I become a social outcast because I don't have the in thing? The most likely of an unlikely list, methinks. However, If I become cast asunder by pretentious pricks who think it's important to have such things.....will I survive?
Hell yes.
So I must have that coat, must I? What will happen if I don't have it?
Will I freeze to death? Nope. Will my arms & legs drop off? Nope. Will I develop a strange green rash? Doubtful. Will I never have sex again? Unlikely. Will I become a social outcast because I don't have the in thing? The most likely of an unlikely list, methinks. However, If I become cast asunder by pretentious pricks who think it's important to have such things.....will I survive?
Hell yes.
We tried in vain to buy one on the high street, it took a jokey " sell me your WII" conversation with my nephew, that we got one. He does prefer his Xbox 360,but we and our 9 year old love the WII. I guess it is another case of preferences, but I wouldn't have bothered if we couldn't get hold of one, there is life without the WII.
Quote by Mr-Powers
just to add again
we have a Wii and in all honestly its over-rated...the kids hardly play it...they prefer the xbox 360...its just gathering dust at the moment...don't be fooled in to believing that this is the in toy.
get it on ebay then have you seem how much they going for :shock:
Quote by naughtynymphos1
just to add again
we have a Wii and in all honestly its over-rated...the kids hardly play it...they prefer the xbox 360...its just gathering dust at the moment...don't be fooled in to believing that this is the in toy.
get it on ebay then have you seem how much they going for :shock:
trust me...the thought has crossed my mind...but my youngest wants to hold onto it...apparently there is a game coming out in a couple of months he might want to buy for it!
Keep your eyes on Amazon they seem to get them in and then release them in small batches, be prepared to log in to their site at strange times tho! I work for Parcel Force and delivered 2 the other day that people had ordered at 1 am. £181 delivered! Personally we never buy into the 'must have' mentality but as parents we realise the disappointment that kids suffer and peer pressure. Still three weeks to go, hang in there and don't pay silly prices for one I bet lots appear very soon.
Orgasminator
Quote by vaclad
Keep your eyes on Amazon they seem to get them in and then release them in small batches, be prepared to log in to their site at strange times tho! I work for Parcel Force and delivered 2 the other day that people had ordered at 1 am. £181 delivered! Personally we never buy into the 'must have' mentality but as parents we realise the disappointment that kids suffer and peer pressure. Still three weeks to go, hang in there and don't pay silly prices for one I bet lots appear very soon.
Don't hold your breathol, nintendo have confirmed that there will be no more in the country before christmas
My son works in the customer care line for a well known dvd/cd retailer. The other day he came home from work knackered. The firm had received 100 wii's (£180). My son begged them not to put it on the website but they did. They took over 1000 calls that day just about the wii. People crying, complaining, swearing etc. He got the worst of it as he is a supervisor so has to take over the calls that when people demand to talk to someone higher up, by which time they are really wound up. Don't envy him at all.
I'm soooo glad I don't have any young children to buy for these days for Santa. We always impressed on my son that he couldn't ask santa for anything expensive as there were so many children to buy for ... but you could guarantee that whatever he did ask for was out of stock/ unavailable. I used to go mental trying to find said item. Except for the year when he wrote a letter to Santa at school and then refused to tell us what he had asked for as Santa already knew That took some ingenuity to find out!!! :shock:
I'm soooo glad I don't have any young children to buy for these days for Santa. We always impressed on my son that he couldn't ask santa for anything expensive as there were so many children to buy for ... but you could guarantee that whatever he did ask for was out of stock/ unavailable. I used to go mental trying to find said item. Except for the year when he wrote a letter to Santa at school and then refused to tell us what he had asked for as Santa already knew
That took some ingenuity to find out!!! :shock: 