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PriceSpy Ireland closing down

  • 30-01-2020 3:03pm
    #1
    bertie4evr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭


    Just got the email to say they're shutting up shop tomorrow. Are there any alternatives for Ireland?


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  • #2
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,516 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    bertie4evr wrote: »
    Just got the email to say they're shutting up shop tomorrow. Are there any alternatives for Ireland?

    I wonder is it Brexit related, as the .co.uk site is staying online? :o

    I don't know of any alternative, big loss to me as I always used it :(


  • #3
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    they're a nordic company, if anything it'd make more sense to close the uk site :confused:


  • #4
    bertie4evr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭bertie4evr


    It's probably because there weren't many Irish retailers on board?


  • #5
    Dave..M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 693 ✭✭✭Dave..M


    That's unfortunate


  • #6
    harr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭harr


    Sorry to see this go, would often get good discounts especially on clothes and small electric goods.


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  • #7
    Dave..M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 693 ✭✭✭Dave..M


    Was especially useful to see if a sale price was genuine, staged or just plain made up. Due to the lax / non existent consumer protection around this area compared to our neighbors, we needed more of these things rather than less, or indeed none at all as will be the case now.


  • #8
    suave.4u
    Registered Users Posts: 989 ✭✭✭suave.4u


    can't think of any alternative. The .ie site was not that great when compared to the .co.uk one.


  • #9
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,516 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    suave.4u wrote: »
    can't think of any alternative. The .ie site was not that great when compared to the .co.uk one.

    The UK one is staying put! :)


  • #10
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,811 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    Bollocks. That was a very handy site.


  • #11
    Tails142
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Tails142


    Makes no sense to me as it was a handy site, it wouldn't surprise me if Harvey Norman or the likes was giving them legal trouble over their price scraping as it shows how fake their sales prices are

    Might'nt be illegal but that doesn't stop a solicitor writing letters giving them a head ache


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  • #12
    arsconica
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭arsconica


    It's a real pity. I had noticed that there were very few Irish vendors actually advertising there lately, so it's probably just a case of a business decision based on profitability.


  • #13
    donnyvegas
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭donnyvegas


    Anyone interested in opening a similar site? Might try do that tomorrow, if I have time.


  • #14
    Darc19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    Dave..M wrote: »
    Was especially useful to see if a sale price was genuine, staged or just plain made up. Due to the lax / non existent consumer protection around this area compared to our neighbors, we needed more of these things rather than less, or indeed none at all as will be the case now.

    You think the uk have stronger rules? Seriously?


    In the UK a chain of stores can put a couch or anything else for sale in just one of their stores for a couple of weeks and then claim massive discounts in their other stores based on that one store.

    Or the best one - "after offer price" WTF?


  • #15
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,678 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    donnyvegas wrote: »
    Anyone interested in opening a similar site? Might try do that tomorrow, if I have time.

    They are just basically scraping sites for prices, not that hard to set up and run. Weird to close down
    Shouldn't matter what sites show on their site, maybe there is just no revenue to justify the cost which would be very low

    On hols at the mó but hit me up next Monday, have my own server for hosting and etc


  • #16
    Leo Demidov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 991 ✭✭✭Leo Demidov


    donnyvegas wrote:
    Anyone interested in opening a similar site? Might try do that tomorrow, if I have time.

    Do it.


  • #17
    Ning
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Ning


    fritzelly wrote: »
    They are just basically scraping sites for prices, not that hard to set up and run.

    :rolleyes:


  • #18
    donnyvegas
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭donnyvegas


    Leo Demidov wrote: »
    Do it.

    Suggest a good name. Should be punny


  • #19
    Dave..M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 693 ✭✭✭Dave..M


    Darc19 wrote: »
    You think the uk have stronger rules? Seriously?


    In the UK a chain of stores can put a couch or anything else for sale in just one of their stores for a couple of weeks and then claim massive discounts in their other stores based on that one store.

    Or the best one - "after offer price" WTF?

    They have Watchdog ;)


  • #20
    Leo Demidov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 991 ✭✭✭Leo Demidov


    donnyvegas wrote:
    Suggest a good name. Should be punny


    PriceGuy


  • #21
    Dr. Steve Brule
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭Dr. Steve Brule


    donnyvegas wrote: »
    Suggest a good name. Should be punny

    donnydeals.com

    & it's available... :)


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  • #22
    Darc19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    Dave..M wrote: »
    They have Watchdog ;)

    We've joe Duffy :D


  • #23
    cros13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,285 ✭✭✭cros13


    Google Shopping works.... does the same job minus the price history,


  • #24
    121dki5
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭121dki5


    Anyone find something similar or create their own scraper?


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