Star Wars Sphero BB-8 Droid (50% Off)

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We have been here before

PATIENCE YOU MUST HAVE my young padawans

a Marks & Spencer (M&S) pricing blunder saw 50-inch 3D plasma screen TVs – which normally retail at £1,099 – on sale for just £199. After the orders flooded in, the high street giant realised its mistake and cancelled orders at the knock-down price, offering disappointed customers £25 as a goodwill gesture.

But these weren’t any customers, they were M&S customers and they refused to be fobbed off. An online petition entitled Marks and Spencer supply our TVs that we paid for forced M&S to do a U-turn and honour the orders. Despite the terrible punctuation on the petition, it made some valid arguments about the binding contract M&S had entered into when it accepted orders and took customers’ money.

After the turnaround M&S said honouring the orders was a “business decision” and didn’t admit its original stance was wrong.

Would be a PR disaster to cancel, think of the headlines
M&S The Scrooge of the highstreet
Xmas cancelled as M&S refuse to send out gifts in time for children
etc etc etc anyone some good headlines,maybe we should have a list ready to send em just in case ha

ShatterProof

I bought one. What the heck does it do? What is it?????

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ShatterProof wrote: »

I bought one. What the heck does it do? What is it?????

its like a remote control car only its a ball

GY A1

Jazmin Shallow Gorilla wrote: »

its like a remote control car only its a ball

hope it does abit more

Sappy404

Graham wrote: »

Just checked my order, shipped! Placed at 3pm today

Thanks OP

Placed mine at 4.18, still down as 'paid'. Fingers crossed!

TitianGerm

My order is still on processing. The money is pending on my card. I hope it goes through now.

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Mr.S wrote: »

For...Children?!?

They are supposed to be people persons who are smaller that the people persons who spawned them......

.....also known as "ankle biters":D

Margan

RossieMan wrote:

I've really had to restrain myself from ordering this. I have no use or interest in star wars. Fecking BA is a disaster in my life.

Ha! Exactly my thoughts!

ariya

If anyone decides to sell it on.... i will happily take it. Yes i know its a long shot

Tar.Aldarion

This was a pretty sweet deal, hope it is honoured.

madmoe

Me too! Fingers crossed!!

Sappy404

Mine still down as "paid". Hopefully they'll ship it soonish!

ionapaul

Sappy404 wrote: »

Mine still down as "paid". Hopefully they'll ship it soonish!

I'm the same, 'paid' - think my order went through at around 6pm yesterday.

I'm also one of those 'don't need this, not sure I want this, deal seems too good to turn down'!

jonerkinsella

I'm down as paid+ processing since yesterday. We should all know today if their shipped.

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There is a "sphero bb8 detailed play test review" by Tom Strong that's worth watching on YouTube. Its about 29 minutes long.

Sappy404

jonerkinsella wrote: »

I'm down as paid+ processing since yesterday. We should all know today if their shipped.

If they don't honour mine I'm gonna show up to the Dundrum shop with a crying child and tear strips off them. An epic Christmas scene to rival the Nativity, I tell you.

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jonerkinsella wrote: »

I'm down as paid+ processing since yesterday. We should all know today if their shipped.

If they have any sense they will ship, its star wars mania at the moment and the papers will only be to happy to write some story's about a goodwill gesture at Xmas, the free PR would be worth a lot more than the few quid they loose

mrcheez

I don't really have time to check reviews, but can this thing run autonomously? i.e. can it learn to go around the house by itself etc?

Gonna freak out the dog I can tell


EDIT: http://toyland.gizmodo.com/sphero-bb-8-review-this-is-the-coolest-star-wars-toy-e-1727067215

Seems it can run by itself alright! Wonder does it go back to the charger by itself too? That would be cool.

Tar.Aldarion

Garrett Handsome Hamper wrote: »

There is a "sphero bb8 detailed play test review" by Tom Strong that's worth watching on YouTube. Its about 29 minutes long.

I am not looking at that until it is shipped or I'll cry when it is not

brevity

I read up on these things before and they are pretty cool. Would make a great collectors item in a number of years - if you have the willpower to keep it in the box.

I doubt many people here have willpower considering we spend money on stuff we don't need!

Oh, I hope it ships

kingbob387

Missed this, ****

I'll take it off someone if they don't like it

Sinister Kid

Sappy404 wrote: »

If they don't honour mine I'm gonna show up to the Dundrum shop with a crying child and tear strips off them. An epic Christmas scene to rival the Nativity, I tell you.

Don't punish some poor sales person for something that is out of their control!!!

I missed the ball on this Was planning on ordering it when I go into work this morning.

barneyrub

Getting nervous now. Was expecting a dispatch notice or something by now when it's supposed to be express delivery

Mine says it's now paid and will be ready for collection after 2pm Monday.

Danielle D

I got email from Pigsback today at 1.23pm advertising all Star Wars toys 50% off. This product is pictured and the price shown is €87.50 so I assume that will mean they have to honour it for any of you lucky enough to have bagged one before they went out of stock

Tusky

Starting to think this won't be honoured. If it is express shipping it really should have been dispatched by now.

jor428

im on the Pigsback site. It has a picture of the bb8 with the 50% discount but it isnt on the M and S site. Anyone help or got a link?

andreac

Mine is still saying paid too. Has anyone had theirs dispatched yet?

madmoe

I'm still waiting for some sort of notification.....I chose store pickup.

Tar.Aldarion

I see this pic on pigsback yeah:


http://www.pigsback.com/ms-christmas-shop-open-get-3-2-gifts-decorations/15542