Play.Com Warehouse Clearance

donnacha

Play.com Clearance Sale

Might have to trawl through a lot of junk - seem to be some bargains on kids backpacks

jayteecork

I had a look through it and there's very little to nothing that wasn't that price before.

It pisses me off when online retailers invent these fake "sales"

donnacha

Your right - a lot of BS re clearance - however for others it might be worth a trawl. I got 2 x kids backpacks and 2 x kids tshirts for €16 so I'm happy enough.

penev10

Play have been in a state of perma-sale for about 2 years now with 95% of the stuff never actually changing price!

MickShamrock

You can have to keep your eye on the site. Sometimes you come across a great bargain.

tinodz

I think the Attack the Block Blu-ray is a good deal

beglee

penev10 wrote: »

Play have been in a state of perma-sale for about 2 years now with 95% of the stuff never actually changing price!

Very much this.

winter sale!!! :eek:
xmas sale!!! :eek:
last minute xmas sale!!! :eek:
after xmas stock clearance sale!!! :eek:
new years sale!!! :eek:
january sale!!! :eek:
its a tuesday sale!!! :eek:

Do they have any standards for having sales on the internet, like they do in real shops? (not that sales in real shops aren't disingenuous/fake sometimes too)

Jimdagym

beglee wrote: »

Very much this.

winter sale!!! :eek:
xmas sale!!! :eek:
last minute xmas sale!!! :eek:
after xmas stock clearance sale!!! :eek:
new years sale!!! :eek:
january sale!!! :eek:
its a tuesday sale!!! :eek:

Do they have any standards for having sales on the internet, like they do in real shops? (not that sales in real shops aren't disingenuous/fake sometimes too)

They have an unsubscribe button down the bottom of the email.

Zxc

I know they're not renowned as booksellers but I had a quick look at play.com for the book Before I Go To Sleep (currently in the Top 5 bestselling list.)

www.play.com Euro 9.99 (paperback)
www.bookdepository.co.uk Euro 4.62 (Hardback only E8.86)

Headshot

They are worse than Harvey Normans with those sales crap

PaddyFagan

Just as a slight antidote to the people giving out - I picked up an FCUK hoodie for €20 - pricing around looks like the RRP is about €60.

As of this morning they still have the boards friendly XL in stock

Paddy



http://www.play.com/Clothing/T-Shirts/4-/19478055/French-Connection-Men-Fine-Knit-Hoodie/Product.html?searchstring=&searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=2&searchfilters=ae212%7b646493%2c647643%2c639097%2c647677%2c647643%2c639138%2c639056%2c292082%2c644947%2c638625%2c647766%2c638626+%2c647766%7d%2bc%7b470%7d%2bc%7b3043%7d%2b&cpage=3&urlrefer=search

ShaunC

Headshot wrote: »

They are worse than Harvey Normans with those sales crap

Poor old Harvey Norman gets it from every angle, even when the thread isn't about them. ::D

millymash12

well when you claim it's a BIG sale, and it's not, then prepare for a BIG kick in the b*lls :P

JADMIX

donnacha wrote: »

Play.com Clearance Sale

Might have to trawl through a lot of junk - seem to be some bargains on kids backpacks

they have more sales than dsf and csl

Oracle

PaddyFagan wrote: »

Just as a slight antidote to the people giving out - I picked up an FCUK hoodie for €20 - pricing around looks like the RRP is about €60.

Prob is a genuine reduction, although it looks like something you could pick up in Penneys, Dunnes or market stall for €5.

Reg'stoy

PaddyFagan wrote: »

As of this morning they still have the boards friendly XL in stock

ShiverinEskimo

Sterling Price - £22.99
Exchange Rate Conversion of £22.99: €27.70
Euro Price on Play - €31.49
Me - Continuing to give Play.com the fingers through my monitor.

Hank_Jones

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

Sterling Price - £22.99
Exchange Rate Conversion of £22.99: €27.70
Euro Price on Play - €31.49
Me - Continuing to give Play.com the fingers through my monitor.

I'd say amazon are around the same tbh.

They are all looking to scam on exchange rates, not just play.

Minstrel27

Hank_Jones wrote: »

I'd say amazon are around the same tbh.

They are all looking to scam on exchange rates, not just play.

What are you on about? The only difference on Amazon is the VAT rate

Take for example The Lord Of The Rings on Bluray. Both cost the exact same when viewed in sterling on both sites but guess which one is actually cheaper when you buy it from Ireland? There is a fiver in the difference.

allimac

At least with Play you get the full price including delivery up front.

ShiverinEskimo

allimac wrote: »

At least with Play you get the full price including delivery up front.

Spend over 25 pounds on Amazon and it's free delivery.

And at least Amazon allow you to pay in Sterling rather than force a ridiculous exchange rate on you just to cover their so-called "free delivery".

If you want to award such practices then go ahead but they'll never see another penny from me.

allimac

Don't know how many times I've trawled amazons website for something of use to put with my under £25 purchase just to get the free delivery and ending up with something that I really didn't need or that put the price of my order up to around £35-£45 which was way more than i had intended spending in the first place.Anyway I just wanted to point out that with Play.com you you know straight up what you have to pay out.I know they can be expensive but I have got many bargains from them over the last few years,mainly from posts on Bargain Alerts.