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fergalc · 11-12-2017 05:14PM

andydurnin wrote: »

6 Philips b22 white + bridge + dimmer for £120.95 on Amazon UK. Is that a good deal?

Link?

bk · 11-12-2017 05:53PM

emmetkenny wrote: »

I've dimmers and never use them. Sensors and Echos do everything.

I will be putting dimmers in bother spare bedrooms though.

flangemeistro wrote: »

Cheers for the feedback. I won't bother cancelling so. Have to kind of agree on the dimmer being pointless when you use Alexa.

Obviously it depends on your needs. We don't use the dimmers much, but they are a most for when grandparents, babysitters, etc. are around.

Actually even in some rooms, it is just easier to switch on the light at the dimmer as you walk in the door, rather then use voice. Mostly rooms not suitable for motion sensors.

Here is how lights normally get turned on in each room:
- Living Room - Sunset routine
- Hall/Bathrooms/Utility Room - Motion Sensors
- Bedrooms - Hue Dimmer switch

AndyBoBandy · 11-12-2017 06:37PM

Hue colour GU10’s are £42.40 on Amazon U.K., and are part of the 3 for 2 deal, meaning you get 3 colour GU10’s for £84.80 - £28.27 per bulb!!

They could have done that last year when I bought bloody 10 of them for £50 each!!

RobbieTheRobber · 11-12-2017 07:33PM

andydurnin wrote: »

6 Philips b22 white + bridge + dimmer for £120.95 on Amazon UK. Is that a good deal?

I'm going to say no.
The six bulbs can be picked up for 50£ on Maplins or amazon with the double packs on 3 for 2. So then 70£ for a dimmer and hub doesn't seem that great.

viperlogic · 11-12-2017 07:43PM

Tado having 20% off starter kits

https://www.tado.com/ie/products

NoeldeBournaix · 11-12-2017 07:44PM

andydurnin wrote: »

6 Philips b22 white + bridge + dimmer for £120.95 on Amazon UK. Is that a good deal?

I'm working that out at £96 on Amazon UK with free delivery ? So would be a good deal at that price in my opinion.

6 bulbs for £50 via the 3for2 link

Bridge £26

Dimmer £20

givecredit · 11-12-2017 10:41PM

flangemeistro wrote: »

Cheers for the feedback. I won't bother cancelling so. Have to kind of agree on the dimmer being pointless when you use Alexa.

Believe me, You'll be glad you bought the dimmer. I have Echo's and Google's all around the house. But when you want to switch that Light on when your tv is blasting away or HiFi is blasting out the tunes, You'll remember this post.

TitianGerm · 11-12-2017 10:44PM

givecredit wrote: »

Believe me, You'll be glad you bought the dimmer. I have Echo's and Google's all around the house. But when you want to switch that Light on when your tv is blasting away or HiFi is blasting out the tunes, You'll remember this post.

I use my Harmony in that case

Jakey Rolling · 11-12-2017 11:00PM

Amazon Echo Dot - reduced from £49.99 to £35 today.
Bummer as I ordered 2 of these yesterday, and they no longer seem to have the "refund the difference" option. Managed to cancel order just before despatch, and re-order at new price.

NB - only in stock from 17th Dec, so I paid the £6 delivery to try and ensure Christmas delivery. Just a pressie for myself, hoping it will persuade my OH to let me invest in lots of smart gadgetry!

SachaJ · 11-12-2017 11:05PM

Have to say I'm thinking or ordering a bunch of Nest Protects from Maplin UK. From Adverts.ie it seems the Google Mini's (free with the Nest Protect) will fetch €50 so it makes the Protects much more affordable. Maplin also doing a £10 voucher for spending £80 although not sure would I actually use the voucher after the 25th (when it's available to use). Besides the fact that the £10 voucher will be diminished through Parcel Motel fees as I'd need to put through 5 separate orders to get 5 vouchers etc....

BrianHenryIE · 12-12-2017 03:01AM

andydurnin wrote: »

6 Philips b22 white + bridge + dimmer for £120.95 on Amazon UK. Is that a good deal?

NoeldeBournaix wrote: »

I'm working that out at £96 on Amazon UK with free delivery ? So would be a good deal at that price in my opinion.

6 bulbs for £50 via the 3for2 link

Bridge £26

Dimmer £20

1 x Home Automation Bridge £25.99
1 x Dimmer Switch £19.99
3 x (twin pack) White LED Bayonet Cap Light Bulbs 9.5W @ £24.99 (3 for 2)

The bulbs' offer – Place 3 items in your basket and the cheapest product will be free – gets applied automatically.

€123.28 delivered (w/ Prime). Thanks.

AndyBoBandy · 12-12-2017 08:37AM

brian.henry wrote: »

1 x Home Automation Bridge £25.99

1 x Dimmer Switch £19.99

3 x (twin pack) White LED Bayonet Cap Light Bulbs 9.5W @ £24.99 (3 for 2)

The bulbs' offer – Place 3 items in your basket and the cheapest product will be free – gets applied automatically.

€123.28 delivered (w/ Prime). Thanks.

You mean £96?

BrianHenryIE · 12-12-2017 08:59AM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

You mean £96?

No, I mean €123.28 because that’s that actual cost to an Irish consumer in their local currency. You know, the information they actual care about. Not just toting up the prices on a few disparate product pages with promised promotions, but the actual price at checkout that will help others make a decision on whether to buy or not without having to figure the rest out themselves. You’re welcome. No need to be a douchbag.

TitianGerm · 12-12-2017 09:10AM

brian.henry wrote: »

No, I mean €123.28 because that’s that actual cost to an Irish consumer in their local currency. You know, the information they actual care about. Not just toting up the prices on a few disparate product pages with promised promotions, but the actual price at checkout that will help others make a decision on whether to buy or not without having to figure the rest out themselves. You’re welcome. No need to be a douchbag.

Brian quite frankly your the one be who is being rude, Andy is one of the most helpful posters in this forum.

How do you know the OP needs the items delivered to Ireland? Maybe they use Parcel Motel for their deliveries, maybe they have Revolut and pay in Sterling?

For me to get the above delivered it is €107 + €3.50

AndyBoBandy · 12-12-2017 09:10AM

brian.henry wrote: »

No, I mean €123.28 because that’s that actual cost to an Irish consumer in their local currency. You know, the information they actual care about. Not just toting up the prices on a few disparate product pages with promised promotions, but the actual price at checkout that will help others make a decision on whether to buy or not without having to figure the rest out themselves. You’re welcome. No need to be a douchbag.

No one here is trying to be a douchebag, we are all helping each other out. So calm down.

£96 becoming €123! You really need to change your currency converter then! only €115.81 for me if bought in Euro (checkout price), €111.58 if bought in Sterling (checkout price).

BrianHenryIE · 12-12-2017 09:20AM

I’d like to say thank you to the guy who posted about the prices and also to the guy who clarified things, this will make a lovely gift this Christmas. I thought I’d post the information that was missing when I went to purchase so others would know it up-front. I’ve absolutely no idea what you contributed with your sterling question (pun intended). It wasn’t smart or bright (pun intended). I’ll refrain from posting again.

irelandrover · 12-12-2017 09:26AM

brian.henry wrote: »

I’d like to say thank you to the guy who posted about the prices and also to the guy who clarified things, this will make a lovely gift this Christmas. I thought I’d post the information that was missing when I went to purchase so others would know it up-front. I’ve absolutely no idea what you contributed with your sterling question (pun intended). It wasn’t smart or bright (pun intended). I’ll refrain from posting again.

You posted wrong information.96 sterling costs me €108.53. Thats a big diference to what you said. What you did make clear was that some people pay way too much for currency exchange.

iba · 12-12-2017 05:25PM

I suggest always using your bank's currency exchange i.e. pay in GBP. Don't use Amazon's currency exchange.

Wheety · 12-12-2017 05:28PM

iba wrote: »

I suggest always using your bank's currency exchange i.e. pay in GBP. Don't use Amazon's currency exchange.

Or Revolut seems even better when paying in sterling.

Dothehustle · 13-12-2017 01:19AM

Amazon show reduced to 129 pounds on amazon. Co. Uk. if you get two you can uses promo code show2pack brings down total to 159 pounds for 2 units

Mr.Crinklewood · 13-12-2017 07:07AM

2nd Generation Alexa down to £69.99

All-new Amazon Echo (2nd generation), Charcoal Fabric https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06Y5ZW72J/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_IlmmAbXA9VXRX

NTC · 13-12-2017 10:37AM

Dothehustle wrote: »

Amazon show reduced to 129 pounds on amazon. Co. Uk. if you get two you can uses promo code show2pack brings down total to 159 pounds for 2 units

I don't think the show2pack is working on the £129 price.

Thanks for the tipoff, I both 2 last week. Contacted Amazon this morning and got the £40 refund.

postsnthing · 13-12-2017 10:46AM

NTC wrote:

Thanks for the tipoff, I both 2 last week. Contacted Amazon this morning and got the Â£40 refund.

Sorry off topic - You got lucky ! They used to be so good at refunding you the difference if the price dropped with in the return period but lately I have had to return items and buy them again to get the reduced price

Atomic Pineapple · 13-12-2017 12:08PM

Don't know anything about the Harmony remotes but just got an alert this variant is down to £99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Harmony-Ultimate-software-required-Black/dp/B00C80JFSS?ref=bit_aa_dotd_cta_two_buttons&tag=amz-mkt-chr-uk-21&ascsubtag=1ba00-01000-e0017-mac00-other-nomod-uk000-gatwy-feature-DOTDC

Good price for that version?

irishbuzz · 13-12-2017 12:27PM

Not a bad price but the reduction isn't as big as their £299 RRP suggests. It's been sold at £132 for most the year.

Dothehustle · 13-12-2017 12:34PM

NTC wrote: »

I don't think the show2pack is working on the £129 price.

Thanks for the tipoff, I both 2 last week. Contacted Amazon this morning and got the £40 refund.

Worked for me last night!!. . Will upload pictures when not on mobile

illdoit2morrow · 13-12-2017 12:35PM

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Harmony-Ultimate-software-required-Black/dp/B00C80JFSS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513164695&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+harmony+ultimate

I don't have one but it popped up on amazon deal of the day.

viperlogic · 13-12-2017 12:55PM

Atomic Pineapple wrote: »

Don't know anything about the Harmony remotes but just got an alert this variant is down to £99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Harmony-Ultimate-software-required-Black/dp/B00C80JFSS?ref=bit_aa_dotd_cta_two_buttons&tag=amz-mkt-chr-uk-21&ascsubtag=1ba00-01000-e0017-mac00-other-nomod-uk000-gatwy-feature-DOTDC

Good price for that version?

The newer version, the elite with hub, was £120 the other week

NTC · 13-12-2017 08:47PM

Dothehustle wrote: »

Worked for me last night!!. . Will upload pictures when not on mobile

No need. Delighted it worked. Now, do i get extra cheeky and see if I can get a few more pound back...

Panrich · 14-12-2017 05:10PM

Anyone sorry that they missed out on the Hue deals from November. I ordered stuff from Amazon.es last weekend and they arrived yesterday

https://www.amazon.es/Philips-Hue-White-Color-Ambiance/dp/B01LZ8QYPI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1513267700&sr=8-3&keywords=philips+hue

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