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DealExtreme.com Lucky Bags

g0g · 2012-06-05 20:21:22

I'm a sucker for surprises! God only knows what'll show up given the range of things they sell! $46 of stuff for $18 It's the perfect price point that I was curious enough to take a punt! :) As long as it's not a collection of iPhone accessories!

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#32 08-06-2012 10:09pm
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Ms Happy wrote: »

20 handbags!! were they good/crap?

o/t but...

Meh, some were cool - I think they were left over from a specific bag of crap that was to do with bags - there was a really nice carpet bag, there were these snazzy sideways opening briefcase/writing desk things, but most were a little cheesey. Some were obviously some sort of knock-off of designer labels, none of them seemed to be of great quality but the majority seemed quite okay.

If I were a girl, aged anywhere between 6 and 60 I probably would have been delighted - a bag of every colour under the sun.

As a man, it was more than a little disappointing.

I did get some good stuff from them at the start, but they easily spent a year circling the drain, offering the same ten products over and over - and that translated into underwhelming bags of crap when they finally did come along. I have a box sitting across from me full of skype phones and other rubbish they sent in bags of crap that I keep meaning to bring to secondhand shops or put on jumbletown.

I just have this fear I'm about to enter a similar masochistic spiral with DX...

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#33 09-06-2012 1:31pm
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yeah i think they should have had a gender specific lucky bag like you got as a kid
Blue for boys and pink for girls
do they still do those btw?

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#34 09-06-2012 1:44pm
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Skerries wrote: »

yeah i think they should have had a gender specific lucky bag like you got as a kid
Blue for boys and pink for girls
do they still do those btw?

I haven't seen the colour specific ones but the lucky bags are so bad now. Maybe I just remember them as better than they were.

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#35 19-06-2012 10:21am
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Some friends of mine in the UK that I tipped about this at the time have started receiving their bags, no sign of mine.

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#36 19-06-2012 10:38am
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Thargor wrote: »

Some friends of mine in the UK that I tipped about this at the time have started receiving their bags, no sign of mine.

Any hints on what they got??

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#37 19-06-2012 10:43am
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iPhone case and a DS cheatcart is all one guy saw before he ran out the door for work, he said there were other boxes but he had to go.

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#38 19-06-2012 7:18pm
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Haven't received mine yet either, really hoping for no iPhone stuff!!

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#39 19-06-2012 8:05pm
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Here ya go ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3um7Ae6Wgr4

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#40 19-06-2012 8:15pm
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Oracle wrote: »

Here ya go ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3um7Ae6Wgr4

such a load of crap

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#41 19-06-2012 8:23pm
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Uh-oh, not looking good for the cheapo bags...

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#42 19-06-2012 8:25pm
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wow that was worth it!

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#43 19-06-2012 8:58pm
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FFS and that was a dear lucky bag ??
:eek:

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#44 19-06-2012 9:23pm
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FFS

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#45 19-06-2012 9:27pm
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Shame to see trash like this for a $57 bag...

.. for those of who dismissing the idea of lucky bags / boxes, I remember being hugely impressed with an iBOOD Lucky Box.

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#46 19-06-2012 9:35pm
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That's as bad as the Boffer sack of crap!!

Oh dear

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#47 19-06-2012 10:51pm
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Rough exchange that was about €45! I would be sick.... if you wanted exactly those items you probably pay half that amount

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#48 20-06-2012 9:18am
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The most expensive and useful gadget is the envelop

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#49 20-06-2012 9:24am
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Mandzhalas wrote: »

such a load of crap

If that was the $57 :eek: what are we getting on the $18 probably less crap?

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#50 20-06-2012 10:22am
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O man, glad I skipped this one

My stuff for sale on Adverts inc. outdoor furniture, roof box and EDDI
My Active Ads (adverts.ie)

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#51 20-06-2012 12:17pm
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holy crap ........................some crap

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#52 20-06-2012 1:23pm
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http://deals.dx.com/team.php?id=1787

Think I will hold off ordering for a while yet!!!

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#53 20-06-2012 2:17pm
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Mine Arrived, dissapointed with it ...

A torch, looks decent actually, just need a special 3.7V battery for it

Blackberry phone housing. Does anyone want this?

Angry Birds Teddy

Credit card 4GB Memory Stick

MP3 Player

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#54 20-06-2012 2:35pm
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To be fair.. that looks about €15 worth of stuff. Not much more, not much less!

I'd be well pissed off if I got the €45 bag with a bag of angry birds and a fecking laser pen! :rolleyes:

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#55 20-06-2012 2:50pm
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Thought better of ordering something un-seen where they decide the cost of the goods.

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#56 20-06-2012 4:46pm
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eamonnq wrote: »

http://deals.dx.com/team.php?id=1787

Think I will hold off ordering for a while yet!!!

agreed!!! 250 dollars, no thanks!

The crazy thing is over 60 people have bought it!

Still no sign of mine yet.

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#57 20-06-2012 4:58pm
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Just had a brainwave ... under EU regulations couldn't you cancel the order when you receive it? Then return it and get a refund. Under Distance Selling Regulations I think you've at least 10 days cooling-off before you accept the order.

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#58 20-06-2012 5:01pm
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You would be eligible for cost of postage to return it to DX..

.. so hard to know whether it's worth it.

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#59 20-06-2012 5:04pm
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Oracle wrote: »

Just had a brainwave ... under EU regulations

I am pretty sure that only applies to inter EU trade, and these would have come from China, unless it was via that new UK or EU warehouse, not sure what happens in that case.

And postage would be very high as mentioned. I remember getting some heavy item from China and to post it to myself, to dublin from dublin, would have cost a lot more than the item in the first place (including its postage) -let alone sending back to China. This is why it would be so difficult to set up an ebay business based in Ireland.

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#60 20-06-2012 5:12pm
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Basq wrote: »

To be fair.. that looks about €15 worth of stuff. Not much more, not much less!

I'd be well pissed off if I got the €45 bag with a bag of angry birds and a fecking laser pen! :rolleyes:

Maybe the laser pen can cut through adamantium...

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#61 20-06-2012 5:13pm
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I still think it would be worth while to cancel, the postage could be got around: http://help.dx.com/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions.ashx#How_do_I_cancel_my_order_29

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