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Flubit (New site for buying online)

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  • #512
    L5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭L5


    Have 2 demands in at nearly 3 hours now, will keep updated with the offer.


  • #513
    Gaw_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭Gaw_


    rubadub wrote: »
    If you buy from amazon via flubit do you still effectively have dealings with amazon? e.g. I would often pay a few euro more for amazon as I really value their service & returns policy.

    You're implying that your theory of Flubit being taken over by Amazon is true - when this has not been confirmed. Your post here was just an unsubstantiated claim. While it is somewhat plausible, it's silly to act like it's the truth in posts here. Perhaps try e-mailing Amazon or Flubit for a comment?


  • #514
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,387 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Gaw_ wrote: »
    You're implying that your theory of Flubit being taken over by Amazon is true - when this has not been confirmed.
    I wasn't trying to imply that. Some things from flubit come through this "fireworks" crowd, but not all of them. I was wondering if people had put demands in the past and got stuff sent direct from amazon, i.e. not via fireworks -and if this was the case was their return policy via amazon.

    e.g. I put in my demand and got it from a pharmacy, there was no hiding this fact. I think the sheets I got in my package were saying if there were problems that I would return it to the pharmacy, not flubit. I am not sure of that, but there was certainly no attempt to hide the fact it came from the pharmacy.


  • #515
    alastair_doom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭alastair_doom


    D-Link Boxee Box Digital Media Player

    What you would have paid at amazon.co.uk :
    £69.99+ £0.00 = £69.99
    The best offer our team created for you:
    £61.59+ £0.00 = £61.59

    We're saving you £8.40 (12%)

    Took just under 5 hours


  • #516
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    alastair_doom wrote: »
    D-Link Boxee Box Digital Media Player

    What you would have paid at amazon.co.uk :
    £69.99+ £0.00 = £69.99
    The best offer our team created for you:
    £61.59+ £0.00 = £61.59

    We're saving you £8.40 (12%)

    Took just under 5 hours

    + €3.50 for Parcel Motel?


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  • #517
    alastair_doom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭alastair_doom


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    + €3.50 for Parcel Motel?

    yeah, and paypal can be a bit mean with their exchange rates.

    Still tho, should save a few quid, and parcel motel is really handy for me


  • #518
    L5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭L5


    Put in a demand , item is 169£ on amazon , 4£ shipping
    Flubit offer is 162£ with free shipping, plus 3.50 parcel motel. 4.7% saving.

    Not enough of a discount to sway me from amazon.


  • #519
    mik_da_man
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 10,180 ✭✭✭✭mik_da_man


    Surely if they are using Amazon now we can just use our ROI address and not require parcel motel?


  • #520
    NATLOR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭NATLOR


    I see a couple of people have had success using an Irish address,has anyone else had any success/failure trying this?
    Have an offer created saving me £6 on a £40 item, not really worth it if i have to use PM


  • #521
    Gaw_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭Gaw_


    NATLOR wrote: »
    I see a couple of people have had success using an Irish address,has anyone else had any success/failure trying this?
    Have an offer created saving me £6 on a £40 item, not really worth it if i have to use PM

    I tried it a while ago to no success (via Fireworks). They ignored my order for 8 days, before I sent them a message and got them to cancel it. I then ordered the product from Amazon. It's not worth it. You'll waste a lot of time.


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  • #522
    Nollog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,879 ✭✭✭Nollog


    terrible decision.
    I guess this little website's time is over with, wonder when all the clones of their old format will pop up.


  • #523
    joe250
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 358 ✭✭joe250


    alastair_doom wrote: »
    D-Link Boxee Box Digital Media Player

    What you would have paid at amazon.co.uk :
    £69.99+ £0.00 = £69.99
    The best offer our team created for you:
    £61.59+ £0.00 = £61.59

    We're saving you £8.40 (12%)

    Took just under 5 hours


    I only got a saving of 4.7% on the boxee


  • #524
    Red Silurian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,039 ✭✭✭✭Red Silurian


    Did anybody notice that it seems now you can buy anything at all from Amazon whereas before it had to be UK sourced? I remember a demand or 2 I put in and it came back saying the item wasn't UK sourced despite the £ symbol and it coming from amazon.co.uk


  • #525
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,387 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    mik_da_man wrote: »
    Surely if they are using Amazon now we can just use our ROI address and not require parcel motel?
    I don't see why, the stuff is not necessarily going to come from amazon (not stated anywhere anyway). Even if it is all through amazon they still might want you to use parcel motel.

    e.g. if you buy something on amazon with "free delivery" then it might be cheaper for them to send this to a NI address than here.

    I wonder if flubit will still publish figures about how many offers are actually taken up, and how big the drop will be.

    Their page about the change is pretty funny. Nothing but negative comments at the bottom, can't spot a remotely positive comment
    http://blog.flubit.com/demand-changes/


  • #526
    mik_da_man
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 10,180 ✭✭✭✭mik_da_man


    While it's not stated anywhere if say they will be just using Amazon from now on.
    It's more than likely that's how they can do such a quick turnaround by not having to contact other retailers

    And if amazon ship for free to the UK or ROI shouldn't really affect it, they have warehouses here so shipping costs should be fine.

    I popped them an email. anyway to see what they say.


  • #527
    dcGT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 948 ✭✭✭dcGT


    Hi All,
    I've used Flubit a few times now but recently the savings have dwindled and now that I'm restricted to Amazon, I'm not sure how good it will be. I guess the jury's out on this one.

    Just wondering, is there any way to request demands for multiple items at the same time? I was ordering a few things from Amazon today. Had I requested a demand even for the most expensive item, it would still probably cheaper to buy all items directly from Amazon in one shipment and one parcel motel fee.
    ...or am I missing a way on how to do this?

    Thanks,

    DC


  • #528
    ronanc1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 822 ✭✭✭ronanc1000


    Help!

    I've bought a phone case through flubit , I purchased , paid with PayPal BUT , forgot to put my parcel motel address in the PayPal window...
    Who or how is it delivered now??
    Can I edit the PayPal for to add the parcel motel address?

    Right now on flubit it just says delivered via parcel force?


  • #529
    Danger781
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,701 ✭✭✭Danger781


    ronanc1000 wrote: »
    Help!

    I've bought a phone case through flubit , I purchased , paid with PayPal BUT , forgot to put my parcel motel address in the PayPal window...
    Who or how is it delivered now??
    Can I edit the PayPal for to add the parcel motel address?

    Right now on flubit it just says delivered via parcel force?

    Should default to your PayPal billing address I believe.


  • #530
    ronanc1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 822 ✭✭✭ronanc1000


    Does this mean the item will be sent straight to me in Tipperary ?
    That's my default PayPal address..
    I ordered another item and I entered the parcel motel address and it says payment can't be completed ? And I was charged and it was put to my PayPal default address again!
    So now I've two items bought thought flubit payed with PayPal and not with parcel motel...
    What will happen now?


  • #531
    NATLOR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭NATLOR


    ronanc1000 wrote: »
    Does this mean the item will be sent straight to me in Tipperary ?
    That's my default PayPal address..
    I ordered another item and I entered the parcel motel address and it says payment can't be completed ? And I was charged and it was put to my PayPal default address again!
    So now I've two items bought thought flubit payed with PayPal and not with parcel motel...
    What will happen now?

    did you get your stuff delivered ok?


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  • #532
    abbir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 773 ✭✭✭abbir


    The deals I'm getting offered now, since they've switched to only Amazon, are very poor. I've been able to find them cheaper elsewhere myself.


  • #533
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,025 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


  • #534
    abbir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 773 ✭✭✭abbir


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    I might keep trying them, rejecting the offer and telling them where I found it cheaper. Hopefully they'll get the message :) A whole £1 they offered me off the last thing I put in, with parcelmotel what's the point? I found it a further £5 cheaper myself.


  • #535
    Pj!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭Pj!


    Beginning of the end for Flubit me thinks.


  • #536
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    I got the best price on an item I 'demanded' last week, so I ordered it. Refund and 'out of stock' apology followed shortly after. Meh.


  • #537
    StaticNoise
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭StaticNoise


    I made a few requests over the past week, and the most I saved was under €1.50, and that is excluding the added cost of Parcel Motel. Bye bye, Flubit.


  • #538
    Red Silurian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,039 ✭✭✭✭Red Silurian


    Strange that they decide to go for amazon, anything from amazon.co.uk I demanded a better offer for didn't come in amazon packaging...


  • #539
    maximoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,220 ✭✭✭maximoose


    What a shame.


  • #540
    daRobot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,378 ✭✭✭daRobot


    A baffling decision. They've just committed commercial suicide.


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  • #541
    Libera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 397 ✭✭Libera


    My experience of the new Amazon system: put in a demand for shoes last night, came back with an offer in just under 4 hours (in the middle of the night, so assume automated now), with 6.3% discount. Not worth it after Parcel Motel cost, so out of curiosity I put in the exact same demand again and a few hours later surprisingly get 11.7% discount! Totally bizarre. :confused: First offer 89 hours expiry, second one 25 hours.


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