Play.com

Keano

They've really gone downhill.

Ordered something on the 24th March and they are still awaiting stock. Last order I placed with them I had to cancel as I was waiting over 2 months for them to get the stock!

Is it just me? Or are other people going elsewhere now?

Cabaal

Have to honestly say I've never had any problems with play.com over the years

ongarite

Can't say I've had any issues with them over the years with Play and I have bought a LOT of stuff from them.

Keano

Cabaal wrote: »

Have to honestly say I've never had any problems with play.com over the years

ongarite wrote: »

Can't say I've had any issues with them over the years with Play and I have bought a LOT of stuff from them.

I'd have said the same thing at the start of the year

dudara

Moved to Online Buying & Auctions

I personally gave up on Play a good while back when they started to force us to purchase in Euros (at an inflated exchange rate).

Amazon tends to be better value and now you can qualify for free shipping also

Beano

dudara wrote: »

Moved to Online Buying & Auctions

I personally gave up on Play a good while back when they started to force us to purchase in Euros (at an inflated exchange rate).

Amazon tends to be better value and now you can qualify for free shipping also

+1 on that. If you are buying a couple of DVDs or CDs its very easy to reach the £25 you need to get free shopping from amazon.

jor el

dudara wrote: »

I personally gave up on Play a good while back when they started to force us to purchase in Euros (at an inflated exchange rate).

Same here.

Add to that the VAT you may have to pay on receiving (since Play ship from Jersey), Amazon becomes even more appealing.

yoshytoshy

Don't like using play myself anymore ,amazon are more reliable and have more choice.

Kepti

dudara wrote: »

Moved to Online Buying & Auctions

I personally gave up on Play a good while back when they started to force us to purchase in Euros (at an inflated exchange rate).

Amazon tends to be better value and now you can qualify for free shipping also

How can you qualify for free shipping?

jor el

Kepti wrote: »

How can you qualify for free shipping?

There's a minimum spend, think it's £15, then you get free super saver delivery to Ireland.

rubadub

jor el wrote: »

There's a minimum spend, think it's £15, then you get free super saver delivery to Ireland.

it is £25. Irish VAT will be charged so if you get stuff that was listed as say £24.50 it could go over £25 when the VAT is applied.

Kylo Ren

I'm currently awaiting on my Red Dead Redemption Lim. Edition which has been 'awaiting stock' the last few days. Anyone have any idea on how long this will last?

Cheers

nompere

The other advantage to amazon.co.uk is that they always ship from within the EU when delivering to an Irish address. So there's never an issue with import duties. I don't believe that other suppliers are so careful.

grizzly

I order two games; Alan Wake (dispatched 12th May) Red Dead R (dispatched 19th May). I'm still waiting on both. I can't enquire in Play until the 2nd June (3 weeks since the 12th May). But what to people think could be going on with these? Could they be stuck in customs? Would it be worthwhile contacting my local post office?

Stokolan

rubadub wrote: »

it is £25. Irish VAT will be charged so if you get stuff that was listed as say £24.50 it could go over £25 when the VAT is applied.

DOH!! never thought of that have bought stuff that said 24.95 and added a second item to get the free shipping :P

Captain Chaos

grizzly wrote: »

I order two games; Alan Wake (dispatched 12th May) Red Dead R (dispatched 19th May). I'm still waiting on both. I can't enquire in Play until the 2nd June (3 weeks since the 12th May). But what to people think could be going on with these? Could they be stuck in customs? Would it be worthwhile contacting my local post office?

Play ship their stock from outside the EU so it's probably in customs, they are very slow lately with everything. That why I stopped using Play, they don't use the correct exchange rate and run the risk with customs. Better off with Amazon imo.

jor el

grizzly wrote: »

Could they be stuck in customs? Would it be worthwhile contacting my local post office?

Without a tracking number, that'll be a waste of time. If customs have them, you'll simply have to wait.

morgana

After having used play.com extensively in previous years, I now would stay well clear. Their delivery times suck big time, especially for time sensitive items. Trying to contact them is a nightmare too, all in all avoid at all cost.