Flubit (New site for buying online)

fergm · 11-03-2013 9:41am #1

Came across this website called Flubit.com.

Used it to buy a hard drive last week. It was able to beat the Amazon price by £8. Was pretty impressed it could beat the Amazon market place for prices.

Doesn't work in Ireland though so you need to use it with Parcel Motel.

balfe1990 · 11-03-2013 11:18am

Interesting idea and website design.

unkel · 11-03-2013 8:49pm

balfe1990 wrote: »

Interesting idea and website design.

+1

I've requested a quote for a Creative Labs already well priced on Amazon for £49.95 incl shipping. I'll update here when I get an offer from them

jimogr · 12-03-2013 11:47am

I requested a quote for this hard drive which is at its lowest amazon price to date - £55. Flubit came back with £50.

Interesting idea.

balfe1990 · 12-03-2013 12:06pm

What's the story with delivery, anyone know? Do they price gouge you with delivery charges, or is it free( not incl. Parcel Motel)?.

jimogr · 12-03-2013 12:10pm

For delivery think you have to use UK address - so only parcel motel. In the case I quoted above, the delivery was free to UK.

Kenny Logins · 12-03-2013 12:11pm

Looks like it's a division of Reynholm Industries.

hairynipple · 12-03-2013 12:13pm

I requested an offer for this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tefal-Toast-TT550015-Toaster-Slice/dp/B0013KEDKY/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kh_1

They came back with an offer of £26/€31

So i bought it, dont know why but i did. Could have just bought a toaster for a 5er in tesco/argos!

jimogr · 12-03-2013 12:49pm

hairynipple wrote: »

I requested an offer for this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tefal-Toast-TT550015-Toaster-Slice/dp/B0013KEDKY/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kh_1

They came back with an offer of £26/€31

So i bought it, dont know why but i did. Could have just bought a toaster for a 5er in tesco/argos!

So do you know who will actually ship to you? Assume they're some kind of intermediate.

hairynipple · 12-03-2013 12:53pm

Well its paid anyways through paypal for €31 euro. this is the email i got.

Hi there,

This is an order confirmation for:
ORDER NUMBER:65XETF
ORDER TIME AND DATE:12th March 2013 10:29
PRODUCT NAME: Tefal Toast n' Egg TT5500 2 Slice Toaster
QUANTITY: 1
PRICE:26.27
ESTIMATED DELIVERY DATE:19th March 2013 00:00 - 22nd March 2013 00:00
RETAILER:Fireworks Merchant Limited

Thank you very much for purchasing your offer through Flubit.

Once this item is dispatched you will receive a new email with an updated estimated delivery date.

Important Note: For items of high value, along with certain electrical items, your item may be delayed by 24 - 48 hours if our supplier needs to contact you prior to dispatch.

We hope that you will be happy with your purchase, but in case you have questions or if there is a problem with the delivery or the product itself, please don’t hesitate to contact the retailer through the support tab on your order page.

TomCo · 12-03-2013 1:39pm

Asked for something obscure,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kiwifotos-Lens-Mount-Adapter-Olympus/dp/B003V00C72/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1363093079&sr=8-3

Wonder if they'll look for the exact same brand, or find the same model from a different manufacturer.

Kenny Logins · 12-03-2013 1:40pm

TomCo wrote: »

Asked for something obscure,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/BestDealUK-FOTGA-Adapter-Panasonic-DMC-G1/dp/B008DQWALK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363091479&sr=8-1

Wonder if they'll look for the exact same brand, or find the same model from a different manufacturer.

At that price, I doubt they'll bother..

TomCo · 12-03-2013 1:58pm

Kenny Logins wrote: »

At that price, I doubt they'll bother..

Wrong copy paste,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kiwifotos-Lens-Mount-Adapter-Olympus/dp/B003V00C72/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1363093079&sr=8-3

unkel · 12-03-2013 3:40pm

See my above post for the sound card

Amazon: £49.95 incl shipping
Flubit: £44.61 incl shipping

Pretty good quote!

Ardennes1944 · 12-03-2013 3:47pm

I've asked about a 290£ lens so I wonder how much they can knock off!

CarefulNow · 12-03-2013 3:55pm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-RT-N56U-Wireless-Hardware-streaming/dp/B004TPWRSK/ref=pd_cp_computers_2

Asked them to give me an offer on that. They came back with an offer of £63.07. Wish I could afford to buy it now.
I must try it with the Nexus 7.

12-03-2013 4:14pm

Pretty good site and idea, will definitely be using in the future.

balfe1990 · 12-03-2013 4:16pm

Tried a quote for a Nokia Lumia 820 and 920, £370 and £489 respectively.

I'll update here when I get it.

snubbleste · 12-03-2013 4:59pm

Is amazon shipping directly to the customer?
Flubit says UK only.

CarefulNow · 12-03-2013 5:02pm

snubbleste wrote: »

Is amazon shipping directly to the customer?
Flubit says UK only.

You'll have to use Parcel Motel

snubbleste · 12-03-2013 5:05pm

CarefulNow wrote: »

You'll have to use Parcel Motel

Do we know this for a fact?
Is not a case of Flubit getting a better price and then the customer buys it, if the retailer ships to Ireland for free, then great?

CarefulNow · 12-03-2013 5:12pm

snubbleste wrote: »

Do we know this for a fact?
Is not a case of Flubit getting a better price and then the customer buys it, if the retailer ships to Ireland for free, then great?

Hmm, they do add a delivery price onto the offer they send you.
And this is what they say on their site.

Fireworks Merchant Limited is a Flubit company and offers great deals to Flubit's users. The items you purchase from Fireworks are fulfilled by a selection of over 800 reputable (and carefully selected) UK online retailers.

Fireworks purchases products on your behalf and ensures they are sent directly to you from that retailer. We have a friendly customer service team who are always happy to answer any of your questions relating to returns, refunds, warranties or any other customer service issue.

Hopefully one of the lads that bought something above can clarify what happens.

fergm · 12-03-2013 6:52pm

I used this site last week.

My Item was shipped from BT shop.

Delivery was only 3 days to Parcel Motel. No delivery charge

Only query I would have is returns, but I assume you return via the BT shop as they were the ones who shipped it to me.

CarefulNow wrote: »

Hmm, they do add a delivery price onto the offer they send you.
And this is what they say on their site.

Hopefully one of the lads that bought something above can clarify what happens.

daRobot · 13-03-2013 1:37am

Great idea for a site

nava · 13-03-2013 10:23am

Just used it for the 1st time, was looking for the Smartcam HD 2, been searching for a good few days, cheapest I could get was £85 they found it for £75 including shipping

coroner29 · 13-03-2013 11:19am

I was searching for Samsung 840 SSD, currently £75 on Amazon, Flubit offered it to me for £67.64.
But I was not sure about the returns from Ireland either so I ordered from Amazon at the end. I assume I would have to pay the postage to UK (if bought via Flubit) if something goes wrong with the drive so I just decided that the 10% discount is not worth the trouble (although tempting).
Still have 9 hours to buy the drive from Flubit (and cancel the one from Amazon)

eamonnq · 13-03-2013 11:20am

nava wrote: »

Just used it for the 1st time, was looking for the Smartcam HD 2, been searching for a good few days, cheapest I could get was £85 they found it for £75 including shipping

How long did it take them to come back with the quote ?

nava · 13-03-2013 11:28am

eamonnq wrote: »

How long did it take them to come back with the quote ?

I took them about 24h I created it on Monday 3:30 and yesterday when I check on the evening there was an offer ready.

eamonnq · 13-03-2013 11:39am

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePix-F660EXR-Digital-Camera/dp/B006Q8VAOA

93gbp + 2.99gbp shipping from Amazon

88.79gbp including delivery quoted froM flubit

blastman · 13-03-2013 11:45am

Roughly 24 hours into my first "demand" (a pair of headphones) and no offer yet, but we'll see what happens.

balfe1990 · 13-03-2013 11:59am

Nokia Lumia 820 price on Amazon.co.uk: £370
Price Flubit quoted me: £357+free delivery.

A whopping saving of 4%. I'd probably just go with Amazon for peace of mind.

blastman · 13-03-2013 12:38pm

Speak of the devil....Audio Technica ATH M50s headphones, £124 on Amazon, offered for £115 with Flubit (both prices include delivery, 7% saving). Now to decide whether to pull the trigger or not...

snubbleste · 13-03-2013 12:44pm

blastman wrote: »

Speak of the devil....Audio Technica ATH M50s headphones, £124 on Amazon, offered for £115 with Flubit (both prices include delivery, 7% saving). Now to decide whether to pull the trigger or not...

Meh, amazon were selling it for £99.00 three months ago

blastman · 13-03-2013 1:04pm

snubbleste wrote: »

Meh, amazon were selling it for £99.00 three months ago

Unless they're also selling a DeLorean complete with flux capacitor, that's not much use to me now, is it?

Ardennes1944 · 13-03-2013 1:37pm

came back today and said they couldnt give me a price cos the site i linked wasnt in the uk? it was a lens sold by amazon.co.uk on amazon.co.uk? douches

Kenny Logins · 13-03-2013 1:39pm

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

came back today and said they couldnt give me a price cos the site i linked wasnt in the uk? it was a lens sold by amazon.co.uk on amazon.co.uk? douches

Link?

Ardennes1944 · 13-03-2013 2:35pm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sigma-30mm-Digital-Canon-Mount/dp/B0007U0GZM/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

TomCo · 13-03-2013 2:46pm

TomCo wrote: »

Wrong copy paste,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kiwifotos-Lens-Mount-Adapter-Olympus/dp/B003V00C72/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1363093079&sr=8-3

Got a quote back with the exact item for 17.99.

Answers my question about whether they look for cheaper forms of the same type of item, or the exact item down to the brand.

ChriisM · 13-03-2013 3:44pm

Wonder if i sent them a link to a groupon deal( HDD ) in the UK would they beat the price on its already low price hmmm

Kenny Logins · 13-03-2013 3:58pm

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sigma-30mm-Digital-Canon-Mount/dp/B0007U0GZM/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Maybe they meant not in stock?

Johnny_Fontane · 13-03-2013 11:59pm

blastman wrote: »

Speak of the devil....Audio Technica ATH M50s headphones, £124 on Amazon, offered for £115 with Flubit (both prices include delivery, 7% saving). Now to decide whether to pull the trigger or not...

Great headphones....you'll get them for $99 in the states if you know anyone heading over....

StaticNoise · 14-03-2013 12:55am

I don't know what to say. Two days ago I asked for official MacBook Pro suitable RAM, from Crucial (a leading supplier), for the fun of it, to see if they refused.

It was worth £99. Today, they replied with 10% off. They are offering me the identical RAM, brand new, from a company called 'Fireworks Wholesale'. I'm spilt between being very confused, and being very impressed.

I don't know how they do it.

Squeaky the Squirrel · 14-03-2013 3:53am

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

Great headphones

http://www.gizmag.com/neurowear-mico-headphones/26627/

TrustedApple · 14-03-2013 9:12am

Sent in a price there a few days back for a Seagate 1TB HD form amazon was £52 on amazon got a price for £47.58 like i save 9% like you work in parcel motel to get the HD it really does not work out that much cheaper

Its a great idea for the UK but not here as you need to use parcel motel to get any items

garion · 14-03-2013 11:26am

Saved 16% on colour ink for my HP All-In-One printer. Decided to give them a try to see. I'll probably be using it as a last step in hunting for a cheaper price. Find the rock bottom price for something on Amazon or wherever, and then see if Flubit can beat it by 10% or more .

I would also be interested to hear about their returns process though. Amazon's is so hassle free you'd probably pay the extra for it.

blastman · 14-03-2013 11:53am

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

Great headphones....you'll get them for $99 in the states if you know anyone heading over....

Where can you get them for that price, that might actually be a possibility?

Headshot · 14-03-2013 4:07pm

I asked about the RAZR i and was quoted a price of 288.29. A saving of £11.70 over amazon

Not worth it for me tbh. I'll stick with amazon

bmaxi · 14-03-2013 4:48pm

Was looking for an internet radio and got a price of 23 pounds under Amazon's price. I didn't use an Amazon URL but an independent dealer which was already cheaper than Amazon, so obviously, get the cheapest price you can before using this site.
I don't like the fact that you can't see the identity of the dealer before you order, can anyone confirm whether you can see who the dealer is before you finalize the order? It could be someone you've had hassle with before.

Esel · 14-03-2013 7:14pm

Yeah, the saving on the item I checked v Amazon (price c. €40) was just about equal to the Parcel Motel charge.

Might be worth it for very expensive items, but in general I think I'd prefer to have a direct relationship with the vendor.

fergm · 15-03-2013 10:04am

Saving off £11.45 8gb Nexus 4.

I really don't have a clue how they can beat the google price. They must also be making a bit of a margin for themselves so would love to know where they are buying it from.

Kenny Logins · 15-03-2013 10:27am

fergm wrote: »

Saving off £11.45 8gb Nexus 4.

I really don't have a clue how they can beat the google price. They must also be making a bit of a margin for themselves so would love to know where they are buying it from.

Good call.

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