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    #572
    cruhoortwunk
    Registered Users Posts: 2,355 ✭✭✭cruhoortwunk


    dodzy wrote: »
    Every poxy 5 star review I look at lately ends with the same ole shíte:" I've received this product at a discounted rate for a fair and unbiased review.....bla bla bla". Sick of seeing it :mad:
    Why do people always give it 5*, just because they got it cheap? Why cant they just be honest.


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    #573
    Birdsong
    Registered Users Posts: 985 ✭✭✭Birdsong


    Quick question, i had my eye on a dress on amazon, it was 70 reduced to 35, in the Warehouse sale. put it in my basket, waiting until i got paid. today it is back up to 70. Does any one know if these sales will come round again, would like to buy but not at 70 !!1


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    #574
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    Birdsong wrote: »
    Quick question, i had my eye on a dress on amazon, it was 70 reduced to 35, in the Warehouse sale. put it in my basket, waiting until i got paid. today it is back up to 70. Does any one know if these sales will come round again, would like to buy but not at 70 !!1

    Warehouse deals are limited items where stock has been either returned or packaging damaged and the items are sold cheaper than normal, there is no way of knowing if the same dress will be back as an Amazon Warehouse Deals but for items like dresses it is less likely.


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    #575
    GarIT
    Registered Users Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭GarIT


    Birdsong wrote: »
    Quick question, i had my eye on a dress on amazon, it was 70 reduced to 35, in the Warehouse sale. put it in my basket, waiting until i got paid. today it is back up to 70. Does any one know if these sales will come round again, would like to buy but not at 70 !!1

    Sign up to camelcamelcamel and you can set up an auto email when the dress drops below a price you like


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    #576
    GarIT
    Registered Users Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭GarIT


    cruhoortwunk wrote: »
    Why do people always give it 5*, just because they got it cheap? Why cant they just be honest.

    Usually, every item you get depends on you giving positive reviews previously. Sure you can give a bad review but you won't be paid to review again.


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    #577
    Marhay70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭Marhay70


    cruhoortwunk wrote: »
    Why do people always give it 5*, just because they got it cheap? Why cant they just be honest.

    Because, despite what your Mammy told you, in the "real world" of business and politics, honesty is definitely not perceived to be the best policy.
    Best to go to an independent site with no vested interest in the product if you want an honest review and even then, knock off a star for the inevitable shills.


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    #578
    FobleAsNuck
    Registered Users Posts: 794 ✭✭✭FobleAsNuck


    I just click "Not useful" for these


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    #579
    g0g
    Registered Users Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭g0g


    Blaise Swift Television wrote: »
    Great phone. Make sure you buy direct from amay
    Checking out some Android phones at the moment and this looks decent! Is battery life really that good? Is the thing massive to fit such a large capacity battery? When you say "amay" do you mean Amazon? The only Amay I can find online is an Australian phone company who only seem to offer packages, not phones! Is there anything you feel the phone is missing?


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    #580
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    g0g wrote: »
    Checking out some Android phones at the moment and this looks decent! Is battery life really that good? Is the thing massive to fit such a large capacity battery? When you say "amay" do you mean Amazon? The only Amay I can find online is an Australian phone company who only seem to offer packages, not phones! Is there anything you feel the phone is missing?
    Yes I meant Amazon.
    Phone is 3 days. A little heavy but not too much.
    Upgrades to Android 6.


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    #581
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


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    #582
    g0g
    Registered Users Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭g0g


    Blaise Swift Television wrote: »
    Yes I meant Amazon.
    Phone is 3 days. A little heavy but not too much.
    Upgrades to Android 6.
    Next reply seems to say not normal Android 6 though?
    Patww79 wrote: »
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    Thanks for that.

    Looking at reviews on Amazon they do seem a little bit mixed, but I guess you might get that with any product. Would this thing compare to the likes of the Nexus 5X (£ 170 at the moment via CPW UK) or the Moto G 4th generation or the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 or would it blow the out of the water?
    (sorry to hijack thread briefly!:o)


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    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


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    #584
    yoshimitsu
    Registered Users Posts: 538 ✭✭✭yoshimitsu


    Had an item on price watch on camelcamelcamel. It finally dropped (materially) below my target price so rush in to buy it and it says “sorry we cant deliver this item to Ireland”. Given that I was pretty certain that it was shipping to Ireland prior to the price drop I thought it may have been because it was being sold by a 3rd party. But no, “sold and dispatched by Amazon”.
    So I thought, surely they have changed their policy regarding shipping monitors to Ireland… but no. Other brands (same size, very similar weight) can be sent but this particular one, since the price drop, cannot… (fishy)
    I’m giving out to a customer service rep on a chat but all he’s saying is “the inventory team makes that decision”. Based on what? “ we cannot say”.
    So amazon inventory team can randomly decide they ship a Beyonce CD to Ireland but not a Rihanna CD? A Samsung but not a Sony TV? Smooth peanut butter yes, crunchy no!?!?
    I always thought it was down to the product category or size/weight restrictions rather the specific brand. It kind of makes relying on Amazon for price comparison/discovery pointless because you have no idea if a product will be sent or not. Quite frustrating


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    #585
    GBX
    Registered Users Posts: 11,931 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    You could use parcel wizard/motel?


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    #586
    yoshimitsu
    Registered Users Posts: 538 ✭✭✭yoshimitsu


    GBX wrote: »
    You could use parcel wizard/motel?

    the economics dont stack up to ship a 24-inch monitor over. the £25 price reduction would all go towards the oversized item penalty

    has anybody else encountered these inconsistencies where only a particular brand/model has delivery restrictions?


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    #587
    Marhay70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭Marhay70


    yoshimitsu wrote: »
    Had an item on price watch on camelcamelcamel. It finally dropped (materially) below my target price so rush in to buy it and it says “sorry we cant deliver this item to Ireland”. Given that I was pretty certain that it was shipping to Ireland prior to the price drop I thought it may have been because it was being sold by a 3rd party. But no, “sold and dispatched by Amazon”.
    So I thought, surely they have changed their policy regarding shipping monitors to Ireland… but no. Other brands (same size, very similar weight) can be sent but this particular one, since the price drop, cannot… (fishy)
    I’m giving out to a customer service rep on a chat but all he’s saying is “the inventory team makes that decision”. Based on what? “ we cannot say”.
    So amazon inventory team can randomly decide they ship a Beyonce CD to Ireland but not a Rihanna CD? A Samsung but not a Sony TV? Smooth peanut butter yes, crunchy no!?!?
    I always thought it was down to the product category or size/weight restrictions rather the specific brand. It kind of makes relying on Amazon for price comparison/discovery pointless because you have no idea if a product will be sent or not. Quite frustrating

    This happened to me a few years ago when I was buying a TV and the explanation given at the time was that it depended on who had the distribution rights for a brand in Ireland. Again, Sony was involved and it was their agents in Ireland who objected to Sony TVs being imported. I assume much the same could apply to artistes and there is a paragraph in Amazon's ts&cs which specifically mentions blank media. The peanut butter is a mystery though.:(


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    #588
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    yoshimitsu wrote: »
    the economics dont stack up to ship a 24-inch monitor over. the £25 price reduction would all go towards the oversized item penalty

    has anybody else encountered these inconsistencies where only a particular brand/model has delivery restrictions?

    Other goods like Microwaves have the same restriction based on the branding and other media like Micro SD cards are restricted based on the speed of the same brand of card with the faster more expensive not being allowed ship to Ireland presumably because Irish sellers would have a much higher mark-up


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    #589
    irishgrover
    Registered Users Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭irishgrover


    You would think (and this is not a fact and I've no links to share to prove it before anyone asks), that this goes against the whole single market concept.....


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    #590
    M5
    Registered Users Posts: 10,161 ✭✭✭✭M5


    irishgrover wrote: »
    You would think (and this is not a fact and I've no links to share to prove it before anyone asks), that this goes against the whole single market concept.....

    Free market nonsense that doesn't apply to cars either.


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    #591
    styron
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭styron


    yoshimitsu wrote: »
    the economics dont stack up to ship a 24-inch monitor over. the £25 price reduction would all go towards the oversized item penalty
    Collecting it from any PM/Nightline depot - €7.00


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    #592
    CH3OH
    Registered Users Posts: 7,280 ✭✭✭CH3OH


    Some day, I'll look in on this thread and see a bargain posted


    P.s. Apologies for off topic


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    #593
    Davy
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    CH3OH wrote: »
    Some day, I'll look in on this thread and see a bargain posted


    P.s. Apologies for off topic

    I think its better to close the thread as its continually going off topic.

    Any amazon questions can go in each thread as they occur or use Online buying forum.

    Any issues or feedback just report this post.
    Thanks


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