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27-10-2008 12:20pm#1
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Do these take Laser? Theres some great prices on the site,
but i don't want to sign up if its only credit card.
We do indeed.
Select credit / debit card at checkout and it will take you to worldpay our card processors.
PS - since laser cards have no csv number on them just leave this blank when inputting your card details - it has caused confusion before.
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Oral Slang wrote: »Yeah have to say I was well impressed with the delivery time the last time I ordered from you - I got the game within a day or two. Very handy for last minute pressies and stuff.
Thanks for that vote
That's basically what our business is based on. We are nowhere near as big as the hut or play and we certainly don't have a tax dodging office in Jersey
so there are times that we are going to be a bit more expensive.
That said the extra few euro spent in these cases will deliver a vastly superior customer service and the fastest delivery to Ireland. The fact we have just had to move the servers shows that this model is being well received by Irish gamers. Of course the more it is received the bigger we get, the better deals we can do with suppliers and ultimately we aim to be at the same price point as the larger guys whilst maintaining that customer service level.
[/self rightous monologue]
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nevaeh-2die-4 wrote: »Your website is a rip off 5e just isn’t enough.
Your a rip off, I don’t know how your in business tbh.
I could go on fro ages naming your rip off prices & for people that are gullible to use your over priced site should wake up buy from the likes of play & Amazon.
alone in dark 54.99
Assassin's Creed 49.99
Blacksite 49.99
Conddemned 2 55.99
Are you not banned yet?
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nevaeh-2die-4 wrote: »Your website is a rip off 5e just isn’t enough.
Your a rip off, I don’t know how your in business tbh.
I could go on fro ages naming your rip off prices & for people that are gullible to use your over priced site should wake up buy from the likes of play & Amazon.
alone in dark 54.99
Assassin's Creed 49.99
Blacksite 49.99
Conddemned 2 55.99
You have made this point before about us so we will post the same reply as before ………….
1) We are not anywhere near as big as play.com - they are buying tens of thousands of each title directly from the publishers. The majority of our stock is sourced from Irish distributors as we are not yet big enough to buy directly. As such if the Irish distributors have not lowered their prices we are not in a position to do so ourselves. Play.com can afford to loss lead on their last couple of hundred of each item as they have made their money on the thousands of units they sold before.
2) Play.com are based in Jersey and exploit a legal loophole in that they are not obliged to charge VAT on their sales so take the current Tiger Woods 09 and add 21% to their price and see how that compares to us and indeed to the bricks and mortar stores.
3) We generally work off less than 10% margin - on a €57.99 game we will make a profit after postage costs of approx €4.00 and with this we pay for staff costs / warehousing etc. Due to points 1 and 2 above there are certain situations where play.com are able to retail cheaper than we can buy ourselves.
We will quite openly state now and as we have done in the past that we do not claim to be as cheap as play.com on every single item they sell - we simply can't compete with them at the moment. When we source clearance stock etc from our own suppliers we pass on those savings to our customers and yes we do put offers out on boards.ie because quite simply we have a large customer base from here.
However our market research and our growing customer base is showing quite clearly that customers choose their retailers based not only on price but on service too. Order Tiger Woods 09 now from play.com and delievery times are generally 1 - 2 weeks. Order from us get it 1-2 days.
Our business model is based on the fact that we believe that service plays a big part in a customers choice and that we bridge the gap between the higher prices of a bricks + mortar store and the lower prices of the super retailers like play and amazon etc who whilst at times offering the cheapest option balance that with an inferior customer service.
Pre orders through ourselves again bridge the gap - the biggest example to date was GTA4 - we retailed at €57.99 - the high street stores retailed as high as €74.99 and play.com retailed at €55.99 ( again noting that play.com made a lot bigger profit than we did ) the majority of our customers recieved that game on the morning of release, saved up to €18.00 and were online beating the crap out of the guys who stood in a midnight queue. Head over to the GTA forum and you will see a lot of posts where our competitors took a further 2 weeks to deliver.
We also allow our customers to trade in their old games - We aim to match if not beat bricks and mortar trade in prices but instead of then putting your credit to a game that is up to 20% dearer you end up with a transaction which leaves you paying far less for that game than if in a high street store.
In summary - of course it is up to an individual consumer to make their choice and for some a cheaper product is worth the wait, for others it is not. For some inferior template type responses to email queries is acceptable - for others it is not. For those who want that bit of service, for those who want their retailer to go the extra mile to sort them out, for those who want to support an Irish owned company and for those who want to tell the tax dodgers to f£$% off there is Gamesnash.ie - for the others there is play.com and we wish you all the best there.
Since you find it appealing to select certain prices to make your point you will appreciate this selection of xbox games……….
Gears of war 2 pre order €54.99 – On play €55.99
Halo 3 €21.99 – Play €34.99
Smackdown V Raw 09 pre order - €52.99 – On play €55.99
Pro Evolution 09 - €52.99 – On play €55.99
When it’s possible to beat their prices we do – when it’s not we rely on our customer service levels to make up the difference. You are one of those people who we wish all the best whilst shopping elsewhere
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Because all you ever do is troll, especially in the Xbox Forums.
If anyone needs to grow up, its you.
If I may add to your comments, and learn to use a spell checker!
Also, with the €5 offer and factor in free postage, Gamesnash is one of the cheapest places of the Web to get GoW2. I ordered mine last night. 0 -
Gamesnash.ie wrote: »You have made this point before about us so we will post the same reply as before ………….
1) We are not anywhere near as big as play.com - they are buying tens of thousands of each title directly from the publishers. The majority of our stock is sourced from Irish distributors as we are not yet big enough to buy directly. As such if the Irish distributors have not lowered their prices we are not in a position to do so ourselves. Play.com can afford to loss lead on their last couple of hundred of each item as they have made their money on the thousands of units they sold before.
2) Play.com are based in Jersey and exploit a legal loophole in that they are not obliged to charge VAT on their sales so take the current Tiger Woods 09 and add 21% to their price and see how that compares to us and indeed to the bricks and mortar stores.
3) We generally work off less than 10% margin - on a €57.99 game we will make a profit after postage costs of approx €4.00 and with this we pay for staff costs / warehousing etc. Due to points 1 and 2 above there are certain situations where play.com are able to retail cheaper than we can buy ourselves.
We will quite openly state now and as we have done in the past that we do not claim to be as cheap as play.com on every single item they sell - we simply can't compete with them at the moment. When we source clearance stock etc from our own suppliers we pass on those savings to our customers and yes we do put offers out on boards.ie because quite simply we have a large customer base from here.
However our market research and our growing customer base is showing quite clearly that customers choose their retailers based not only on price but on service too. Order Tiger Woods 09 now from play.com and delievery times are generally 1 - 2 weeks. Order from us get it 1-2 days.
Our business model is based on the fact that we believe that service plays a big part in a customers choice and that we bridge the gap between the higher prices of a bricks + mortar store and the lower prices of the super retailers like play and amazon etc who whilst at times offering the cheapest option balance that with an inferior customer service.
Pre orders through ourselves again bridge the gap - the biggest example to date was GTA4 - we retailed at €57.99 - the high street stores retailed as high as €74.99 and play.com retailed at €55.99 ( again noting that play.com made a lot bigger profit than we did ) the majority of our customers recieved that game on the morning of release, saved up to €18.00 and were online beating the crap out of the guys who stood in a midnight queue. Head over to the GTA forum and you will see a lot of posts where our competitors took a further 2 weeks to deliver.
We also allow our customers to trade in their old games - We aim to match if not beat bricks and mortar trade in prices but instead of then putting your credit to a game that is up to 20% dearer you end up with a transaction which leaves you paying far less for that game than if in a high street store.
In summary - of course it is up to an individual consumer to make their choice and for some a cheaper product is worth the wait, for others it is not. For some inferior template type responses to email queries is acceptable - for others it is not. For those who want that bit of service, for those who want their retailer to go the extra mile to sort them out, for those who want to support an Irish owned company and for those who want to tell the tax dodgers to f£$% off there is Gamesnash.ie - for the others there is play.com and we wish you all the best there.
Since you find it appealing to select certain prices to make your point you will appreciate this selection of xbox games……….
Gears of war 2 pre order €54.99 – On play €55.99
Halo 3 €21.99 – Play €34.99
Smackdown V Raw 09 pre order - €52.99 – On play €55.99
Pro Evolution 09 - €52.99 – On play €55.99
When it’s possible to beat their prices we do – when it’s not we rely on our customer service levels to make up the difference. You are one of those people who we wish all the best whilst shopping elsewhere
for that above post i pre ordered football manager 2009 tonight , I really hope to get this game at the latest THE DAY OF THE RELEASE 0 -
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GHOST MGG2 wrote: »Hoping my pr ordered copy of wrath of the lich king is going to be delivered either on the 13th or 14th,it could just make me buy all my games from gamesnash if it is delivered when promised:-)
Talk about dangling carrots !!! 0
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