End of 2014: Best Deals on Bargain Alerts?

Cipango

As we're coming to the end of 2014 I thought it would be good to look back on what you thought the best deals advertised on here were?

I'll start by saying the €370 flights from Dublin - Oz with Emirates were my best deal of the decade, not alone year!

How about you?

djburchgrove

Not sure if it was on here but Flights from Dublin to Toronto return for €280 wins it for me.

frash

LD Lines - The Ferry to Saint Nazaire.

Saved over €800 plus 3 hours diesel

discombobulate

Gillette Fusion razors we never received were a great bargain!

munster87

discombobulate wrote: »

Gillette Fusion razors we never received were a great bargain!

I agree. Got a free beard with mine too.

KrakityJones

The o2 clearance back in January

Got myself a htc one x+ 64Gb

On a 6 month contract for 30 quid (€180)
I would have been spending 20 quid a month anyway on topup (€120) so that meant the phone cost me €60

Then sold my old iphone for €120

So all in all that bargain alert got me a new phone and 60 quid cash.

Now that is a bargain

Cloyne man

Steam mop- getting the better model and free kit as well

bk

Putting travelling aside I think the best physical deal this year was the recent Nikon D3200 for €250

I managed to get that this year and also last years best deal, the €25 SAD light.

Thanks BA and everyone on this forum.

Colemania

40 inch Samsung Smart TV for €365 back in February/March was a serious bargain. Super TV

Also got the 70% off Pandora with in store delivery which worked out great for presents for the missus.

The only other big deal I got off this was the Xbox One with 2 copies of Destiny for €379. I know there's been lots of good Xbox One bundle deals since but I sold the 2 copies of Destiny for 80 so only spent €299 on the console in the end

Yamanoto

Dublin to Oz for sub €400 was an absolute beast of a deal.

Didn't have the wherewithal to jump on it at the time, but was glad to see a few Boardsies took the opportunity to head South at hell of a price.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057169354

2smiggy

Cipango wrote: »

As we're coming to the end of 2014 I thought it would be good to look back on what you thought the best deals advertised on here were?

I'll start by saying the €370 flights from Dublin - Oz with Emirates were my best deal of the decade, not alone year!

How about you?

I remember looking at those and wondering would i pull the trigger and just go for it. by the time i had asked a few people if they fancied it , they were gone as the were too slow making up their minds. I should have just booked myself, as it turns out a friend is getting married in Victoria over the Christmas, but the grooms family is from perth , and most would be heading back there after the wedding to perth again. so all i would have to pay for was the 2 internal flights

AlanS181824

discombobulate wrote: »

Gillette Fusion razors we never received were a great bargain!

+1

Still waiting for mine!

slave1

Lots of small ones for me this year, nothing in particular stands out that I can remember

Gran Hermano

Speaking of small ones, the deals love bullet best not be forgotten.

vienne86

The Setanta Sports for €1 in December and all of the deals that people reported following that. And the latest €99 for 12 months.

Masala

[QUOTE The Setanta Sports for €1 in December.QUOTE]

Ya... that was wicked value!! And the craic we had all worrying about no-one in Setanta answering calls on the 30th/31st when we all trying to cancel!!

My Bargain was the 'beast' of a D-Lock from Amazon for my bikes....the ONGUARD PITBULL 8005 Lock...I got for £16 !!

wildrover444

I got codes that someone posted up here and got efibre with eircom for eighteen months for 30 euro a month rather than having to pay fifty a month. Sweet.

onform

The Delonghi Magnifica bean to cup coffee maker for £200 on Amazon, have used it at least daily, super bargain.

unkel

DeLonghi for me too - working great used it for 4-5 times a day every day for the last 8 months without any trouble. Paid half of what they go for in B&M shops in Ireland. Shipped to my door

frash wrote: »

LD Lines - The Ferry to Saint Nazaire.

Saved over €800 plus 3 hours diesel

That was 2013 - I booked just before Xmas myself and missed out on the very, very cheap opening offer for the first few customers.
Time flies

charlie_says

Even though it wasn't on here (I mentioned it on the 11/11 Ali express sale thread) I got a beautiful flight leather jacket reduced from 377 to 37 quid.

It's really high quality and have lots of compliments. Well happy with that.

FrankGrimes

charlie_says wrote: »

Even though it wasn't on here (I mentioned it on the 11/11 Ali express sale thread) I got a beautiful flight leather jacket reduced from 377 to 37 quid.

It's really high quality and have lots of compliments. Well happy with that.

Sounds interesting, happen to have a link for something similar? Looking for a retro tan leather jacket.

Vojera

I can't remember if it was this year or last year, but that little Le Creuset dish for €7 was brilliant.

I also have gotten loads of codes from the Tassimo thread. I only buy pods with a code now.

long_b

Quite liked that Philips electric shaver from Argos (think that was this year)

The O2 fee phone on the six month contract was a doozie

BigCon

€404 for the Nikon D3300 in argos was the deal of the year for me...

yellow hen

A recent BA for me. The 50% saving from Collins Press. Got several really beautiful books for a song.

charlie_says

FrankGrimes wrote: »

Sounds interesting, happen to have a link for something similar? Looking for a retro tan leather jacket.

This is the item, still on sale. They have other colours, check the store.

It's lovely soft leather and has a warmish lining on the inside.

Fricking bargain as it's really nice, just make sure you get the correct measurements as they don't do returns and Asian sizes are different. I would recommend getting a tailors measuring tape.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Free-Shipping-hot-sell-2014-new-winter-leather-jacket-Men-s-leisure-standing-collar-short-motorcycle/1296220_1912553635.html

Kenny Logins

I'm a little disappointed we didn't get any rope this year. Still, two weeks to go..

Fresh Pots

charlie_says wrote: »

This is the item, still on sale. They have other colours, check the store.

It's lovely soft leather and has a warmish lining on the inside.

Fricking bargain as it's really nice, just make sure you get the correct measurements as they don't do returns and Asian sizes are different. I would recommend getting a tailors measuring tape.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Free-Shipping-hot-sell-2014-new-winter-leather-jacket-Men-s-leisure-standing-collar-short-motorcycle/1296220_1912553635.html

If I was a medium here would I go for large there?

emo72

i love this forum. reddit, imgur and bargain alerts. and BA way too often for fear of missing out.

DubDJ

I got one or two decent Argos Deals at Black Friday, few small things throughout the year too.

I don't know if Bargain Alerts saved me any money in the long run though, I bought so much stuff I didn't need/couldn't afford because of this forum :P

Supercell

Fresh Pots wrote: »

If I was a medium here would I go for large there?

When I'm in China I always buy 2 - 3 sizes larger. I've a nice xxxl coat that would barely register as a large here for example.

vicwatson

A bargain every 2 weeks with the Aldi super six. Also the Lidl super Saturdays were great.

Fresh Pots

Supercell wrote: »

When I'm in China I always buy 2 - 3 sizes larger. I've a nice xxxl coat that would barely register as a large here for example.

Haha I'll get the measuring tape out tomorrow so!

balkieb2002

Fresh Pots wrote: »

If I was a medium here would I go for large there?

If you look at this one they give you comparison between china and international size so your right in saying medium here would be large there.

charlie_says

Fresh Pots wrote: »

If I was a medium here would I go for large there?

Follow the measurements they suggest on the ali express item page, as the comparison charts may be different. I'm slightly smaller than average guy and the XL one fits me perfect. I did use a tailor measuring tape - well worth getting.

I have bought a few clothes items from ali express and am very happy with the quality of them. I may have been lucky so far YMMV etc.

Thewife

Vojera wrote: »

I can't remember if it was this year or last year, but that little Le Creuset dish for €7 was brilliant.

I also have gotten loads of codes from the Tassimo thread. I only buy pods with a code now.

Where do you get the codes for the Tassimo pods for ? Tia

djburchgrove

charlie_says wrote: »

This is the item, still on sale. They have other colours, check the store.

It's lovely soft leather and has a warmish lining on the inside.

Fricking bargain as it's really nice, just make sure you get the correct measurements as they don't do returns and Asian sizes are different. I would recommend getting a tailors measuring tape.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Free-Shipping-hot-sell-2014-new-winter-leather-jacket-Men-s-leisure-standing-collar-short-motorcycle/1296220_1912553635.html

Is this the seller you ordered from?

muckety

The regular heads-up on Aldi and Lidl vouchers have given me some good savings!

Spazdarn

charlie_says wrote: »

Follow the measurements they suggest on the ali express item page, as the comparison charts may be different. I'm slightly smaller than average guy and the XL one fits me perfect. I did use a tailor measuring tape - well worth getting.

I have bought a few clothes items from ali express and am very happy with the quality of them. I may have been lucky so far YMMV etc.

You b$%^ards! I'm after dropping over 100 euros on that site with your tips! BA = Both a blessing and a curse!

Vojera

Thewife wrote: »

Where do you get the codes for the Tassimo pods for ? Tia

Here is the thread I follow, haven't seen it updated in a while but then again I haven't needed pods in a while.

The codes seem to mostly from newsletters or sometimes they do monthly promotions.

thegift06

The HP Proliant Microserver N54L Gen7 with £100 cash back was my best. Also a thank you to all the cinema ticket giveways. I also got the helicopters in Argos

Mr Bloat

The CPW deal of Sky for €15 with free installation was my best bargain. I had switched from Sky to Free to Air a few years ago and the Sky box I was using for FTA died a couple of days after the BA was posted, plus the LNB on the dish was giving trouble too. So for €15 a month, I got the lot replaced! Also, Sky overcharged me on my first bill so effectively, I paid three months in advance and haven't received a bill since.

swingking

Definitely has to be copious number of courses on Udemy thread. Now I know how to do everything!!!*













* I have yet to look at a single course in my library of over 160 courses

charlie_says

djburchgrove wrote: »

Is this the seller you ordered from?

Yes it is. Took 3 weeks to deliver, but no customs charge either as marked as gift. They did that themselves.

NATLOR

The AGV internet security free for 5 years was nice..free is always good

Tipsy McSwagger

Setanta €99 for 12 months was a great bargain.

donnacha

Ouya, witnessmenow.

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057195653/1

dahat

€1 Setanta deal was a cracker, I cancelled twice via phone and email and haven't been billed since. That was August sometime!

Can't beat free stuff!

Mulbert

There was a post in BA about eircom doing a broadband, tv and phone package deal. Can't remember the price. I went into an eircom shop to get the suss on it. I ended up getting the tv , phone and broadband for 30p/m for life, lobbed in the mobile on the package for 14 p/m as did the missus. Think overall were the better by over 500 a year. Excellent!

iPink

Vojera wrote:

I also have gotten loads of codes from the Tassimo thread. I only buy pods with a code now.

which thread is that please?

vibe666

Yamanoto wrote: »

Dublin to Oz for sub €400 was an absolute beast of a deal.

Didn't have the wherewithal to jump on it at the time, but was glad to see a few Boardsies took the opportunity to head South at hell of a price.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057169354

I'll second this and add that after getting back from Perth last month, we had such a great time that we've decided we're selling up and going back for good and we'll back on the plane over there in 46 hours and 50 minutes time.

The container with our stuff left on Wednesday, we're handing the keys to our rental property tomorrow. One car sold, the other will be collected from the airport hotel to be sold after we're gone, just got someone to collect my aquariums today then the rest will be collected by SVP after we're gone.

Literally half of our possessions will be going to charity (several thousands of euro in clothes and toys) and plenty of others have had real bargains off us, so that has to count for our good deed for the year and a pretty good extension to the original BA thread imho!