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Flubit (New site for buying online)

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  • #272
    donnacha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,299 ✭✭✭donnacha


    ecomac wrote: »
    Really lads, I don't get it - 6 pounds of 120 pound price? I agree you can save SOME money in SOME cases, but not in every case. I tried myself to quote NSA320 with flubit and got 8% savings below Amazon's price. Not too bad, isn't it? Well, let's see. Roughly 60 pounds minus 8% gives less than 5 pounds, equals 6 euros. I'd have to pay 3.50 for Parcell motel, I'd have to drive to get it from the locker (probably another fiver or more plus the lost time) and in case of any problems, the return wouldn't be as easy as pie, like in Amazon's case. So the bottom line is - in this particular case I'd have to pay MORE and pray that this equipment wouldn't fail. Personally I'd rather spent another fiver or even tenner more and get it from Amazon directly to my door. But this is only my opinion. I'm only a poor man and I can't affort buying from flubit in every case ;) And I know I'll be eaten alive for what I just said. Cheers.

    I don't think you'll get eaten alive - its a fair point. In my case my local ParcelMotel is a 3 minute walk from my house so no petrol costs incurred.

    I see it as a no-brainer though to use this service when you are already having to use ParcelMotel due to extortinate costs to post to Ireland or other online UK sites that simply won't ship here.


  • #273
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,247 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    donnacha wrote: »
    I see it as a no-brainer though to use this service when you are already having to use ParcelMotel due to extortinate costs to post to Ireland or other online UK sites that simply won't ship here.
    Also the saving you make will probably cancel out the €3.50 PM stay (for those who still haven't got their free stays - 1 left here)...

    .. every little helps!

    Haven't used the service yet - I actually tried to quote for a pair of Converse which went out of stock before they got back to me with a quote.


  • #274
    stimpson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,707 ✭✭✭stimpson


    It would be nice of they added the PM price into the calculations as the savings aren't worth it if you're only saving a fiver off an Amazon price.

    I just got a 4% discount on a telly from Amazon. Not worth when there super saver delivery on the telly.


  • #275
    brightkane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,735 ✭✭✭brightkane


    Not everthing is going to be worth it, with super saver from Amazon ect. but for the ones that are they will add up, bit by bit.


  • #276
    donnacha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,299 ✭✭✭donnacha


    Basq wrote: »
    Also the saving you make will probably cancel out the €3.50 PM stay (for those who still haven't got their free stays - 1 left here)...

    How the heck do you still have a free stay left? :cool:


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  • #277
    MMAGirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭MMAGirl


    stimpson wrote: »
    It would be nice of they added the PM price into the calculations as the savings aren't worth it if you're only saving a fiver off an Amazon price.

    I just got a 4% discount on a telly from Amazon. Not worth when there super saver delivery on the telly.

    I agree. Amazon are great to deal with when something goes wrong. So you would need a big enough discount over what amazon offer to go with Flubit.


  • #278
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,247 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    donnacha wrote: »
    How the heck do you still have a free stay left? :cool:
    Haven't had a whole lot of chances to use it..

    .. tend to buy on Amazon a lot and more often than not avail of Free Super Saver Delivery.

    The two stays I used were both Marketplace Sellers charging £15 and up to deliver here.


  • #279
    peckerhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,388 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    One more potential downside of ordering from this crowd. I got a slightly lower price for a set of earphones, but the PM cost on top was wiping that out. So I ordered three of them (£9.85 as opposed to £12-ish on Amazon, free UK shipping), figuring that at least I'd be spreading the €3.50 PM charge across three pairs... and testing flubit on a reasonably low-value purchase in case things went wrong. One order, one payment from my credit card.

    Took over a fortnight for my parcel to be dispatched (drop-shipped from the US), then a couple more days via ParcelMotel. Collected the package yesterday and they'd sent one fecking pair instead of the three ordered and charged for. Immediately contacted Flubit who assured me they'd sort out the missing pairs and it wouldn't cost me any extra. But I suspect the feckers will simply tell their supplier in the US to post two more pairs - possibly separately - to my PMID address. Even though I've asked them not to, and pointed out that it would cost them no more to post directly to Ireland. If they do send two more jiffy bags to my ParcelMotel address I'll end up paying €10.50 delivery charges for what should have been one small package costing €3.50.

    Not a happy bunny. :mad:


  • #280
    pissed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭pissed


    Just placed my first order. I had been watching a PC case on Amazon and submitted a request to Flubit yesterday. Amazon put up the price this morning so went ahead with the Flubit offer which was slightly lower than the original Amazon price.

    Just a bit worried now about the delivery time. Its showing as delivery between 18 April and 02 May :eek:. Hopefully closer to the 18th.


  • #281
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,062 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    my other concern is that lots of companies start to have your PM address and suddenly you could get 1-2 junk things arriving which cost you money.


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  • #282
    MMAGirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭MMAGirl


    TheDriver wrote: »
    my other concern is that lots of companies start to have your PM address and suddenly you could get 1-2 junk things arriving which cost you money.

    Now that is worrying now that you mention it.


  • #283
    Pj!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭Pj!


    Yeah that certainly is a possibility.
    Just one piece of junk mail would wipe out any savings on most purchases.


  • #284
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Pj! wrote: »
    Yeah that certainly is a possibility.
    Just one piece of junk mail would wipe out any savings on most purchases.

    I never received a single item of junk mail as a result of online shopping.


  • #285
    Pj!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭Pj!


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    I never received a single item of junk mail as a result of online shopping.

    I have.


  • #286
    Lima Golf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 795 ✭✭✭Lima Golf


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    I never received a single item of junk mail as a result of online shopping.

    I have. Next send me out a catalogue every few months


  • #287
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,062 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    same here, m&mdirect, dell, misco, the list goes on and on. Thankfully they all were direct postage but I would be very hesitant about using parcel motel unless I knew exactly where the package came from


  • #288
    MMAGirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭MMAGirl


    ive got junk mail too from a couple of online retailers.
    Surely parcel motel filter this anyway.


  • #289
    Jilm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭Jilm


    MMAGirl wrote: »
    ive got junk mail too from a couple of online retailers.
    Surely parcel motel filter this anyway.

    Parcel motel don't filter.


  • #290
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,247 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Jilm wrote: »
    Parcel motel don't filter.
    Yep, €3.50 for each piece of junk mail you get.

    Quick tip: keep your PM account at €0 so stuff like that will be rejected, but top up when obviously remember to top up when you send something to it.


  • #291
    MMAGirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭MMAGirl


    Jilm wrote: »
    Parcel motel don't filter.


    They'll have to filter, or when they start getting junk mail for people and charging them for it they wont be long going out of business.


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  • #292
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,247 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    MMAGirl wrote: »
    They'll have to filter, or when they start getting junk mail for people and charging them for it they wont be long going out of business.
    They start filtering and they'll end up chucking / rejecting valuable post, and potentially have a lawsuit on their hands.

    What they do is correct to be honest.. whether you like it or not.

    They even recommend you contact any company you buy from and ensure you unsubscribe from their mailing list / newsletters.


  • #293
    Pj!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭Pj!


    Basq wrote: »
    Quick tip: keep your PM account at €0 so stuff like that will be rejected, but top up when obviously remember to top up when you send something to it.

    Which would be easy if they let you top up by €3.50.


  • #294
    MMAGirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭MMAGirl


    Basq wrote: »
    They start filtering and they'll end up chucking / rejecting valuable post, and potentially have a lawsuit on their hands.

    What they do is correct to be honest.. whether you like it or not.

    They even recommend you contact any company you buy from and ensure you unsubscribe from their mailing list / newsletters.

    They'll have to get it right then wont they. Its the only way they can protect their business if junk mail starts arriving.

    If they charge someone €3.50 even once for a junk catalogue arriving in parcel motel, that will be the last they ever see of that customer. And anyone that customer has influence over too. Those people wont settle for, "its not our fault but we are charging you 3.50". They will never be back.


  • #295
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,247 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Pj! wrote: »
    Which would be easy if they let you top up by €3.50.
    Ah, wasn't aware of that.. did they always have the minimum charge?
    MMAGirl wrote: »
    If they charge someone €3.50 even once for a junk catalogue arriving in parcel motel, that will be the last they ever see of that customer.
    They may fuss and fume about it... but when they get another €28 shipping charge to Ireland, they won't be long coming back.

    As I said.. it's the right way to do it. I wouldn't be happen to receive junk and be charged €3.50, but if I do.. I'll grit by teeth and send that retailer an e-mail requesting no more junk mail. Or better yet.. if it's a retailer I don't know well enough who may send unsolicited mail, I'll pre-empt and request being taken off their mailing list.

    Making mountains out of molehills IMO.


  • #296
    pissed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭pissed


    They are aware of Parcel Motel for shipping to Ireland. It came up during the order process that it was for the UK etc and people from southern Ireland should use Parcel Motel.

    Anyway just thought I would sing their praises as I made a mistake on the case I ordered and inquired about cancelling it. Sent them a message about two hours ago and money has been refunded already to my paypal account. Bear in mind that it is now after 10 pm on a Saturday night.

    Hats off to them.


  • #297
    MMAGirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭MMAGirl


    Basq wrote: »
    Ah, wasn't aware of that.. did they always have the minimum charge?


    They may fuss and fume about it... but when they get another €28 shipping charge to Ireland, they won't be long coming back.

    As I said.. it's the right way to do it. I wouldn't be happen to receive junk and be charged €3.50, but if I do.. I'll grit by teeth and send that retailer an e-mail requesting no more junk mail. Or better yet.. if it's a retailer I don't know well enough who may send unsolicited mail, I'll pre-empt and request being taken off their mailing list.

    Making mountains out of molehills IMO.

    Doesnt work like that. People will like random charges that they never asked for even less than they will like a high shipping charge that they know about.
    Its up to parcel motel how they want to handle it if it happens. You know what they say about customers having one bad experience and all.

    Some retailers sell your details to third party companies, even when they say they dont. There is good money paid for it.
    Anyway, sorry for going ot, the thread is about flubit, not PM.


  • #298
    Kenjataimu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,429 ✭✭✭Kenjataimu


    @Basq would there be a need for a thread that we could list what companies send junk mail?

    So at least then you can make sure you have contacted those companies to take you off their mailing lists.


  • #299
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,247 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Proco Jr. wrote: »
    @Basq would there be a need for a thread that we could list what companies send junk mail?

    So at least then you can make sure you have contacted those companies to take you off their mailing lists.
    Possibly..

    .. it's not a bad idea. Not for BA, but possibly for OB&A.


  • #300
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,024 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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  • #301
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Didn't realise that many companies were sending out catalogues and sh!te....


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