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anyone else get this message from ladbrokes?

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now, I don't recall ever getting a freebet from them or any concessions/refunds etc

it's a pretty sad state when they arent offer bog now also

didn't know they had an exchange until now
such a sad excuse for a bookie, really don't know how anyone uses them

Slattsy

I dont use them either unless the are a stand out price on something.

Despise their shops.

mailburner

Slattsy wrote: »

I dont use them either unless the are a stand out price on something.

Despise their shops.

lads had a shop in athenry
competition was muls and pp
ladbrokes was always empty and even on a saturday you would rarely see more a handful of punters
they closed up shop...little loss and not often you see that

I don't understand how they make a profit in their eyre sq shop with boyles a few doors away and pp across the road and the few times I've looked in the door it's very quiet in comparison
I'm sure just like athenry they are offering the punter nothing

Johner

You are probably up a few quid, standard bookie procedure.

Slattsy

Thinly veiled 'oh I'm winning so much money' thread.

thesandeman

mailburner wrote: »

I don't understand how they make a profit in their eyre sq shop with boyles a few doors away and pp across the road and the few times I've looked in the door it's very quiet in comparison

They haven't had a shop in Eyre Sq for years.

BumperD

thesandeman wrote: »

They haven't had a shop in Eyre Sq for years.

It's closed about 5yrs.

Agree, prices crap and no bog. They appear to be stepping back from retail and focusing online, as their acquisition of bv would suggest. I figured a few yrs ago that might be a good model but pp opening new shops so I guess a mix of retail and online is the best strategy.

mailburner

Slattsy wrote: »

Thinly veiled 'oh I'm winning so much money' thread.

not the case here as a mate of mine got same and he rarely uses them and its tiny bets when he does

I havent made money with laddies to name one
betting a long time and its only in the past month i got restricted by two bookies for arbing
got my total deposits/withdrawals from pp since 2005 and am down money overall

mailburner

BumperD wrote: »

It's closed about 5yrs.

:o
cant believe its that long

racso1975

Can I ask what arbing is?

mailburner

racso1975 wrote: »

Can I ask what arbing is?

betting where profit is guaranteed

in mma for example you might see one fighter priced at evens and the
other at 11/10 with a different bookie

big stakes for a small profit guaranteed

curioser

racso1975 wrote: »

Can I ask what arbing is?

Try here -

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrage_betting

(Hope I've done this right)

mailburner

Slattsy wrote: »

Thinly veiled 'oh I'm winning so much money' thread.

taking them to the cleaners I am

DiamondDave88

They don't have a shop in my town but was up in Galway for the weekend and went to lads down shop street as it was the closest and they didn't show any live racing only commentary! Is this with all their shops?

Slattsy

I was just kidding mb!

mailburner

Slattsy wrote: »

I was just kidding mb![/QUOTE

sorry slatts

Peintre Celebre

They actually have higher prices online than in shops. Last twice I went to back in shop the price was bigger online

shmeee

Peintre Celebre wrote: »

They actually have higher prices online than in shops. Last twice I went to back in shop the price was bigger online

I find out this a few times when I went into shop to take a price that was stand out on a horse, 20/1 or so they went online.

I've no account with them, one of the few I don't, and don't want one either.

So off down to the shop I went, threw a score e/w on the horse, wrote down 20/1 on the docket, got to the counter and was told that wasn't the price. I pulled out the phone and said, yes it is, it's right here on your website!

Oh we don't offer them prices in shops as shops have overheads to cover so prices are less, pure bull**** story.

Fine I said and ****ed off and did it online instead with another firm and lost a few points but wasn't giving them my money anyway, horse didn't even place anyway.

Backstreet Moyes

shmeee wrote: »

I find out this a few times when I went into shop to take a price that was stand out on a horse, 20/1 or so they went online.

I've no account with them, one of the few I don't, and don't want one either.

So off down to the shop I went, threw a score e/w on the horse, wrote down 20/1 on the docket, got to the counter and was told that wasn't the price. I pulled out the phone and said, yes it is, it's right here on your website!

Oh we don't offer them prices in shops as shops have overheads to cover so prices are less, pure bull**** story.

Fine I said and ****ed off and did it online instead with another firm and lost a few points but wasn't giving them my money anyway, horse didn't even place anyway.

That is just shocking.

mailburner

shmeee wrote: »

Oh we don't offer them prices in shops as shops have overheads to cover so prices are less, pure bull**** story.

amazed at that admission, disgraceful stuff

I've seen better prices on footie in powers the odd time I go to their shop
wrote out a docket at home, went to shop and price was bigger yet when I said it to them they looked at me like I had two heads

curioser

shmeee wrote: »

Oh we don't offer them prices in shops as shops have overheads to cover so prices are less, pure bull**** story.

AFAIK each shop manager makes their own decision on whether to offer BOG or not. There was a Laddies in Trim that dropped BOG and closed down sometime in last year or so. The shop in Navan still does BOG and is still open.

Backstreet Moyes

One of the shops by me stopped the bog and in fairness it was the only bookies around a big estate. But after a few months they brought it back although i suppose you will get degenerates who don't care about prices.

shmeee

curioser wrote: »

AFAIK each shop manager makes their own decision on whether to offer BOG or not. There was a Laddies in Trim that dropped BOG and closed down sometime in last year or so. The shop in Navan still does BOG and is still open.

But I didn't care about BOG if the price drifted, I just wanted €20 e/w on a 20/1 shot and not the 16/1 they were only giving in the shop.

Go into any Powers or Boyles and they have their website in the shop and you can take the prices off that no problem.

*The same ladbrokes I'm on about don't have any cups for water or tea, and you have to ask at counter for one, that's how tight they are!

BumperD

The last line in this article tells you where they're retail is heading. Sober reading for those working in the shops.

http://www.independent.ie/business/world/ladbrokes-reports-94pc-jump-in-operating-profits-30686788.html

TheCitizen

mailburner wrote: »

not the case here as a mate of mine got same and he rarely uses them and its tiny bets when he does

I havent made money with laddies to name one
betting a long time and its only in the past month i got restricted by two bookies for arbing
got my total deposits/withdrawals from pp since 2005 and am down money overall

Can you do that through the website or do you have to request it through writing?

mailburner

TheCitizen wrote: »

Can you do that through the website or do you have to request it through writing?

you have to request it