Chat thread for Amazon Black Friday/Cyber Monday

micks_address · 18-11-2018 11:09am

adox wrote: »

Apart from their noise cancelling headphones which are regarded as market leading.

A bit of a sweeping statement from you.

Actually the sonys are a fair step ahead the xm2 and xm3 are better still.

yassin3 · 18-11-2018 11:21am

I was hoping to see the medical products take a reduction on Amazon.

CyberGhost · 18-11-2018 12:35pm

micks_address wrote: »

Actually the sonys are a fair step ahead the xm2 and xm3 are better still.

I would not agree. I did a test of both and preferred Bose in music, noise cancelling was about the same. Sony emphasis highs and lows but mids are recessed. Bose is more balanced with better mids.

Kristopherus · 18-11-2018 1:58pm

Pheonix10 wrote: »

Looking for a basic laptop for college work, just needs to be fast and about 150-350? Any good sources

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/8661197.htm?cmpid=IE913&TD_mid=2500153390&TD_rid=25016326530

Very Basic. Drawback is that its 11.5in screen.

mad m · 18-11-2018 2:05pm

garion wrote: »

Top of my list over the next week or so is the Garmin Dash Cam 55.

It's GBP119 currently which is the lowest it's been so not sure whether to pull the trigger or not.

Any opinions on whether it'll drop further?

It’s on Halfords website

https://www.halfords.ie/technology/dash-cams/dash-cams/garmin-dash-cam-55

The plus is 130.....

Maybe keep eye there as well for BF

unklerosco · 18-11-2018 7:56pm

limktime wrote: »

£149.99 was the cheapest it went to at the latest stage of checkout.

Good to know. I'll check the Anker Soundcore Boost out.

Just two add to this... The anker is not a better sounding speaker than the bose. I have both and the bose sounds a good bit better. But for the price anker is a steal... Does the bose sound a £100+ better, no. But I still wouldn't be without mine... Use it waaaaaay more than the anker.

Doge · 18-11-2018 8:09pm

unklerosco wrote: »

Just two add to this... The anker is not a better sounding speaker than the bose. I have both and the bose sounds a good bit better. But for the price anker is a steal... Does the bose sound a £100+ better, no. But I still wouldn't be without mine... Use it waaaaaay more than the anker.

Yeah i was comparing it to the Soundlink Mini and Soundlink Mini II, not the Soundlink Revolve.

I have no idea how the Revolve compares.

Lisha · 18-11-2018 8:38pm

Hi there,

I was delighted to order a new kindle paperwhite on Friday... I just looked st my credit card bill online and the money showed as being pending withdrawn Friday as -148 but now it’s pending +148.
Which looks like they’ve credited it back to me.... anyone else have same or similar issue?

Richard Roma · 18-11-2018 8:40pm

limktime wrote: »

How do I get this?

Checked this today and the additional discount is gone. It cost me £115 after discount on Thursday. Worth keeping an eye on in case it changes again.

kevthegaff · 18-11-2018 8:43pm

Lads/lasses need a phone preferably samsung for missus around 200 euro, birthday Friday!!

Ardent · 18-11-2018 9:56pm

Pulled the trigger on the Bose QuietComfort 25 cans. Already have a set of Sony noise-cancelling headphones but this price was too good to pass up.

Chardee MacDennis · 18-11-2018 10:02pm

kevthegaff wrote: »

Lads/lasses need a phone preferably samsung for missus around 200 euro, birthday Friday!!

Sony xz1 compact on Amazon, £200 really nice phone

matchthis · 18-11-2018 10:06pm

Lisha wrote: »

Hi there,

I was delighted to order a new kindle paperwhite on Friday... I just looked st my credit card bill online and the money showed as being pending withdrawn Friday as -148 but now it’s pending +148.
Which looks like they’ve credited it back to me.... anyone else have same or similar issue?

What does it have for status of order?

Lisha · 18-11-2018 10:09pm

matchthis wrote: »

What does it have for status of order?

It says order is ordered but the dispatched box hasn’t been ticked yet. So I’m none the wiser really.

micks_address · 18-11-2018 10:16pm

Lisha wrote: »

It says order is ordered but the dispatched box hasn’t been ticked yet. So I’m none the wiser really.

I've had some weird activity on some of my orders. They were refunded and charged again

Lisha · 18-11-2018 10:18pm

micks_address wrote: »

I've had some weird activity on some of my orders. They were refunded and charged again

Weirdly enough I just looked st my bank account again, I now have a -148 then a +148 and now a second -148.... so I’m staying hopeful

Thanks for reply Mick

Doge · 18-11-2018 11:34pm

Lisha wrote: »

Weirdly enough I just looked st my bank account again, I now have a -148 then a +148 and now a second -148.... so I’m staying hopeful

Thanks for reply Mick

The same thing happened to me also Misha when I bought a Seagate hard drive on Friday.

Got charged, was refunded and got charged again.

You should be fine now.

ForestFire · 18-11-2018 11:44pm

Hi All,

Anyone know if and when the 20% off warehouse deals is starting this year?
Tried one item tonight but no (Further) discount.

19-11-2018 12:24am

Midnight.

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/get-20-off-amazon-warehouse-uk-from-midnight-germany-italy-france-3108309

ForestFire · 19-11-2018 1:43am

Electric lawnmower purchased.. As I had a fight with my one today....

19-11-2018 1:53am

Hello Oculus Rift:D

Enrico Palazzo · 19-11-2018 2:03am

Be careful there, I had some warehouse items orphaned in my basked for a longer while and a few days back their prices went up by 25%, meaning they are back to the starting price now with 20% off. The oldest trick in the sales book.

Frunchy · 19-11-2018 2:17am

Lots of these so called BF "deals" aren't really deals at all. Sellers will raise their prices before sales to give the impression that their stock is on big discounts.

xtal191 · 19-11-2018 2:18am

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Hello Oculus Rift:D

Reduced to what?

19-11-2018 2:24am

xtal191 wrote: »

Reduced to what?

Down to £286. No shrink wrap and the digital codes might be expired. I can live with that quite easily.

iggy · 19-11-2018 8:07am

New 4k firestick down to £35

lukeeman · 19-11-2018 9:25am

iggy wrote:

New 4k firestick down to Â£35

Got the New Fire stick on Thursday paid Â£49, Is it just hard luck it's down in price now or do Amazon refund the difference, has anybody any dealings with amazon like this situation

shanec1928 · 19-11-2018 9:30am

lukeeman wrote: »

Got the New Fire stick on Thursday paid £49, Is it just hard luck it's down in price now or do Amazon refund the difference, has anybody any dealings with amazon like this situation

i believe that they have stopped giving back the difference and yoiu will need to return and re order, could still chance your arm on chat about it

Black_Knight · 19-11-2018 9:36am

lukeeman wrote: »

Got the New Fire stick on Thursday paid £49, Is it just hard luck it's down in price now or do Amazon refund the difference, has anybody any dealings with amazon like this situation

Not sure about refunding the difference, but their CS should be able to set you straight.
You could return and get a refund, and purchase the cheaper on in the mean time. Depends if £14 - return postage costs is worth the bother to ya.

SteM · 19-11-2018 9:46am

Frunchy wrote: »

Lots of these so called BF "deals" aren't really deals at all. Sellers will raise their prices before sales to give the impression that their stock is on big discounts.

Most of the people here will be tracking on https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com so they'll be well aware of the historical prices.

lukeeman · 19-11-2018 9:58am

lukeeman wrote:

Got the New Fire stick on Thursday paid Ã‚Â£49, Is it just hard luck it's down in price now or do Amazon refund the difference, has anybody any dealings with amazon like this situation

Just got sorted from amazon's online chat, done very quickly can't fault them, refund of Â£14. Thanks for the help.

Sidan · 19-11-2018 10:01am

Nintendo Switch down to £249.00, near 50euro cheaper vs Gamestop:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-UK-220474-Switch-Grey/dp/B01MFADJFV/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542618043&sr=8-3&keywords=switch

sweetie · 19-11-2018 11:00am

Any thoughts on this tv, pro reviews are scarce, bagged at 2-% off but not sure...

Sony KD49XF7073

editorsean · 19-11-2018 11:44am

Digital radon gas detector for £131. It has been £169 over the past few months according to 3Camels.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corentium-AirThings-Detector-International-Version/dp/B00FORY4QU

I lost an uncle a few years ago due to lung cancer, after which his house was found to have over double the EPA action limit for radon. Although more expensive than a single use test kit (link), this could work out cheaper if you would like to test multiple rooms or a couple of family member homes. If every home/room has a low level, you can either resell it to recover some of the cost or monitor for radon on an on-going basis.

beardybrewer · 19-11-2018 2:20pm

To those looking for noise cancelling headphones I thought I'd point out the price on Sennheiser Momentums dropped to £190 recently. Very nice headphones, reviews said if noise cancelling was your priority then go Bose but if sound reproduction is your priority these have the edge. I found the noise cancelling aspect to be really good (bus/plane) but mainly I got them for their sound which is excellent.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-Momentum-Over-Ear-Wireless-Headphones-Black/dp/B00SUZVLAA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542633506&sr=8-3

Reati · 19-11-2018 3:23pm

Black_Knight wrote: »

Not sure about refunding the difference, but their CS should be able to set you straight.
You could return and get a refund, and purchase the cheaper on in the mean time. Depends if £14 - return postage costs is worth the bother to ya.

It's always been free returns for me. What triggers off the 14 euro return?

Nemeses2050 · 19-11-2018 4:24pm

SteM wrote: »

Most of the people here will be tracking on https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com so they'll be well aware of the historical prices.

I agree lot of people here use camel3, but still there's a majority out there who i'm sure are not aware of camel3. I had a Tower Airfryer which was 31.50 (Warehouse deals) now it's gone upto 48, so even after 20% supposed discount on warehouse deals it'll be expensive than the previous price.

JOSman · 19-11-2018 5:00pm

Reati wrote: »

It's always been free returns for me. What triggers off the 14 euro return?

I was charged this fee recently, of course I haven't used and have no intention of using amazon again. High risk if you'r not happy with product or it is not as described/expected.

honda boi · 19-11-2018 5:26pm

Unsure between the 4k fire stick or mi box 2gb version.
Any advice?
Was gonna go with the mi box but with the fire stick being £35 I'm not sure now

_Whimsical_ · 19-11-2018 5:29pm

honda boi wrote: »

Unsure between the 4k fire stick or mi box 2gb version.
Any advice?
Was gonna go with the mi box but with the fire stick being £35 I'm not sure now

The firestick is honestly fantastic, theres nothing you'll want that you won't be able to do with it.

Black_Knight · 19-11-2018 5:31pm

Reati wrote: »

It's always been free returns for me. What triggers off the 14 euro return?

Sorry, thats £14 minus return postage costs

Black_Knight · 19-11-2018 5:32pm

Nemeses2050 wrote: »

I agree lot of people here use camel3, but still there's a majority out there who i'm sure are not aware of camel3. I had a Tower Airfryer which was 31.50 (Warehouse deals) now it's gone upto 48, so even after 20% supposed discount on warehouse deals it'll be expensive than the previous price.

I can't speak for the rest, but camel3? No no no, I go out of my way to blurt our camelcamelcamel as often as I can.

honda boi · 19-11-2018 5:32pm

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

The firestick is honestly fantastic, theres nothing you'll want that you won't be able to do with it.

Only thing putting me off is I have the original firestick and it's slow as hell doing anything!!
I'm hoping and surely there would be an improvement on speed!

Black_Knight · 19-11-2018 5:35pm

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

The firestick is honestly fantastic, theres nothing you'll want that you won't be able to do with it.

Some video encoding might not work. Some services

serve content that the firestick just can't decode. That said its very very rare, and i've not tried to install any codecs so there's probably a solution out there.

My endorsement: I bought a smart samsung TV about 2 years ago, I only use a FireStick now.

Muahahaha · 19-11-2018 5:41pm

Anyone know the story with Fire Stick listings saying it only ships to the UK and some services are not available? I only need it for Netflix/Spotify but would like to add an Echo down the road. Anyone know what services are restricted on it?

sapphade · 19-11-2018 6:10pm

I got a Firestick on BF last year . I don't use Spotify but Netflix works fine

septictank · 19-11-2018 6:11pm

Haven't seen this posted, thought they would have been a big seller.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Fire-HD-10-Tablet-With-Alexa-Hands-Free-1080P-Full-HD-Display-32-GB/dp/B01J6RPH46/ref=gbps_img_m-5_f327_bae8cc4b?smid=A

ablelocks · 19-11-2018 6:13pm

Nemeses2050 wrote: »

I agree lot of people here use camel3, but still there's a majority out there who i'm sure are not aware of camel3. I had a Tower Airfryer which was 31.50 (Warehouse deals) now it's gone upto 48, so even after 20% supposed discount on warehouse deals it'll be expensive than the previous price.

but each warehouse item is individually priced depending on it's condition - the one you saw at 31.50 may not be the same one that was priced at 48...

dulpit · 19-11-2018 6:14pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

Anyone know the story with Fire Stick listings saying it only ships to the UK and some services are not available? I only need it for Netflix/Spotify but would like to add an Echo down the road. Anyone know what services are restricted on it?

The fire tv sticks have all of the prime video stuff showing, but won't work even if you subscribe to prime (or at least has never worked for me).

Gal44 · 19-11-2018 6:14pm

Will Zara do anything for Black Friday?

Chat thread for Amazon Black Friday/Cyber Monday

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