WII Points

Tippex

Apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere but ....

AFAIR on one of the ninty sites they stated that 2000 WII points were going to be €20 on the WII shopping channel and in retail however in both Game and Smyths 2000 WII points are €24.99. Now I know that you can only buy 1000 (€10), 3000 (€30), and 5000 (€50) points on the shopping channel but for anyone with a CC why in gods name would you pay an extra fiver for the privalege of buying in a store?

Kimbot

They have to charge Vat on the goods AFAIK!!

djkeogh

you wouldn't. but there will be alot of kids who don't have credit cards who will buy the cards in the shops. Also alot of parent who don't know about buying online as well.

Banjo

Wii points bought over the net cost Nintendo only the price of processing your order. the Store-bought points come in a box which costs about 7p to manufacture, not to mention the points card inside and the little scratch panel on it. You're paying 5 quid for shipping, handling, storage and manufacturing of the packaging basically. And if you don't have a credit card you are effectively draped over a barrel and pre-lubed so you can't be too surprised if Game wander by and have a quick go on ya.

Kimbot

Banjo wrote:

Wii points bought over the net cost Nintendo only the price of processing your order. the Store-bought points come in a box which costs about 7p to manufacture, not to mention the points card inside and the little scratch panel on it. You're paying 5 quid for shipping, handling, storage and manufacturing of the packaging basically. And if you don't have a credit card you are effectively draped over a barrel and pre-lubed so you can't be too surprised if Game wander by and have a quick go on ya.

Ah sure in this country we should be lubed and bent over 24-7 for the shops!!!

Tippex

djkeogh wrote:

you wouldn't. but there will be alot of kids who don't have credit cards who will buy the cards in the shops. Also alot of parent who don't know about buying online as well.

Then it is up to us to educate the kids whose parents have credit cards to buy online .......

oh and as for the VAT issue when you buy online the VAT is broken down on your receipt if I remember correctly.

Absolam

Banjo wrote:

Wii points bought over the net cost Nintendo only the price of processing your order. the Store-bought points come in a box which costs about 7p to manufacture, not to mention the points card inside and the little scratch panel on it. You're paying 5 quid for shipping, handling, storage and manufacturing of the packaging basically. And if you don't have a credit card you are effectively draped over a barrel and pre-lubed so you can't be too surprised if Game wander by and have a quick go on ya.

!!! as above - €20 purchase government adds 21% VAT €20 + €4.20 I don't think anyone can reasonably accuse shops of ripping people off. But you can choose who you vote for in an election.

Kimbot

Tippex wrote:

Then it is up to us to educate the kids whose parents have credit cards to buy online .......

oh and as for the VAT issue when you buy online the VAT is broken down on your receipt if I remember correctly.

Yes but I think this is a case of the VAT can't be paid on something that physicaaly ain't there if you get what I mean??

Its odd but there are numerous thread around the net about it with explinations on them!!

Banjo

Absolam wrote:

!!! as above - €20 purchase government adds 21% VAT €20 + €4.20 I don't think anyone can reasonably accuse shops of ripping people off. But you can choose who you vote for in an election.

Stop diluting my righteous anger with your "facts" and "reason"!!!

Absolam

Banjo wrote:

Stop diluting my righteous anger with your "facts" and "reason"!!!

Aaah.. sorry. In the interests of Holiday harmony, I renege my previous position..

String 'em all up I say! Rope is too good for 'em!

Ciaran*

HMV are selling the 2000 points for €40, which should be good enough to keep the anger going until next Christmas.

Kimbot

Ciaran* wrote:

HMV are selling the 2000 points for €40, which should be good enough to keep the anger going until next Christmas.

Jesus!!!! I forgot about that rip off!!!

Tippex

Ciaran* wrote:

HMV are selling the 2000 points for €40, which should be good enough to keep the anger going until next Christmas.

Holy s**t that is a total rip off and I'm sure that there are people who know no better that will buy them

Banjo

In a way we should probably be grateful that for anyone who doesn't know you can buy the points online, there's a pretty good chance they won't have a clue what the points are for so they won't buy them, hopefully preventing HMV from sucking too many punters dry. €40? Jeeeeesus. If I brought that home and found that all I could get for all that money was a couple of decades-old snes games, I'd need a new front window and there'd have to be a whole new subsection on wiihaveaproblem.com

Star Lord

Ciaran* wrote:

HMV are selling the 2000 points for €40, which should be good enough to keep the anger going until next Christmas.

Holy fuppamoley, I never knew about that! (probably due to my local HMV having fupp all Wii stuff in stock.)

And I thought it was bad that Virgin were charging €29.99 for 2000 points and the same for a classic controller!

Kimbot

Looks like I have to get a credit card so!!

Star Lord

I got my second one from Smyths, €24.99, along with a classic controller, and got my first one along with my console from Game, same price, which isn't bad.

Rhyme

Used my Mammy's card today (with permission), only cost eight euro something before VAT and €10 after. Shock, Horror.