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Play.com Sale - Everything £5

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  • #2
    Bob the Builder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Bob the Builder


    Nice, thanks.

    Most prices aren't brilliant in it, but there's some stunner deals in there too.


  • #3
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Too bad about Play's dodgy euro prices. It works out about €1.30 more than the current sterling exchange rate.


  • #4
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    I can't believe they increased the prices of some DVDs such as Wild Hogs and Ten Things I Hate About You.


  • #5
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    nevf wrote: »
    Nice, thanks.

    Most prices aren't brilliant in it, but there's some stunner deals in there too.

    Such as? I haven't seen anything great so far.


  • #6
    shoutman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭shoutman


    Unfortunately it seems the offer is only available to those with a uk address. I tried buying some of the gadgets and all of them were unavailable for delivery to Ireland.


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  • #7
    Sad Professor
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    shoutman wrote: »
    Unfortunately it seems the offer is only available to those with a uk address. I tried buying some of the gadgets and all of them were unavailable for delivery to Ireland.
    Play won't ship electronics to Ireland. For everything else you need to order in euros.


  • #8
    CourierCollie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 663 ✭✭✭CourierCollie


    shoutman wrote: »
    Unfortunately it seems the offer is only available to those with a uk address. I tried buying some of the gadgets and all of them were unavailable for delivery to Ireland.
    Think thats to do with them not being weee compliant.


  • #9
    Necronomicon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,589 ✭✭✭✭Necronomicon


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Too bad about Play's dodgy euro prices. It works out about €1.30 more than the current sterling exchange rate.

    :eek: Didn't know about that.


  • #10
    Bob the Builder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Bob the Builder


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    Such as? I haven't seen anything great so far.
    Can't find it now, but there was two or three things that when i compared them to argos, were brilliant prices. Other than that, the rest is all crap.

    Euro exchange rate - thats shítty, i never noticed that before tho


  • #11
    311
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,332 ✭✭✭311


    Most of the deals at play are available at street shops like hmv&Zavii.


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  • #12
    suppafly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭suppafly


    311 wrote: »
    Most of the deals at play are available at street shops like hmv&Zavii.

    Well they r generally about €5 cheaper on a number of games but they always take like a week to deliver it


  • #13
    311
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,332 ✭✭✭311


    I purchased two double album sets last week for €15 at Zavii. Considering the cost of and service from stores ,it's better value completely.


  • #14
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Too bad about Play's dodgy euro prices. It works out about €1.30 more than the current sterling exchange rate.

    +1

    Until they allow me to order in Sterling again I wont buy from them.


  • #15
    Kashkai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,399 ✭✭✭Kashkai


    I used to be a great fan of Play.com and have spent hundreds if not a couple of thousand yo yos with them over the past 4 years but over the last year or so their prices have not been as competitive as they once were.

    As for their current sale, I bought a couple of DVD's from them in the past 2 weeks that are now higher in price in this "sale" than what I paid for them a couple of weeks ago.

    As for Blu rays, I got the Terminator - Sarah Connor chronicles from Axelmusic for €26 delivered. Play are selling it at €37. Enough said!!


  • #16
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,814 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I still think play are pretty damn competitive on pricing. RObot Chicken Star Wars cost me 11.49 on play while Xtravision are selling it for 20 euro. Preordered both Dante 01 and The Wizard of Gore for 9.49 each which is the cheapest anywhere.

    I was looking for the Thai film Typhoon on amazon and it was 20 sterling, play have it for 7 euro.


  • #17
    Bob the Builder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Bob the Builder


    Mossy Monk wrote: »
    +1

    Until they allow me to order in Sterling again I wont buy from them.
    After what I saw in this thread - (I had never realised it before) - I'm on the same boat as you with this one.


  • #18
    lindtee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,396 ✭✭✭lindtee


    The odd time despite the dodgey exchange rate they are the cheapest.

    Use this link, which I saw in the requests section, to check for the cheapest price for a dvd or game.

    http://www.dvdbargainalerts.co.uk/

    It seems to be a lot better than other price comparison sites.


  • #19
    oneweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,177 ✭✭✭oneweb


    The current exchange rate should mean that a £5 item costs around €6.21, NOT €7.50. I used to buy from Play quite often but refuse to be ripped off to such a huge extent. How they can gloat about "free shipping on everything" is beyond me, when charging a near-correct conversion rate and actually charging shipping wouldn't be such an underhanded thing to do.

    It is what it's.



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