iBOOD Ceasing Trading in ROI

fdevine · 14-03-2018 4:44pm #1

Just a heads up as iBOOD sometimes feature on BA.

Just got this by email;

"Although it has been a great ride, we have decided to cease trading in the Republic of Ireland.

You can still find deals online until 3:00pm on Monday 19th March, when we will close our shop.

All orders will still be fulfilled, and you will still have access to your account and be able to contact us via My iBOOD.

We remain active in other countries, which means we are still able to handle claims, warranty and support requests according to EU and local regulations.

Thank you for having been part of our story.
Team iBOOD"

Basq · 14-03-2018 5:08pm

Shame to see them go... only ordered once off them recently (great noise-cancelling headphones).

But I'll miss the banter on waiting three months for delivery.

The_Conductor · 14-03-2018 5:47pm

Ordered lots of bits and pieces from them in the past- but nothing recently (to be honest- they've really lost their way- their 'bargains' are rather pedestrian- and when you factor shipping into the equation- more often than not you can get it cheaper locally- or elsewhere online. I'm sad to see another online retailer abandon Ireland- however, the writing has been on the wall for a long time.

IrishHomer · 14-03-2018 5:55pm

I looked forward daily to see their offers.

I did notice their recent products were useless and it's been a while since I purchased from them

god's toy · 14-03-2018 6:00pm

The_Conductor wrote: »

Ordered lots of bits and pieces from them in the past- but nothing recently (to be honest- they've really lost their way- their 'bargains' are rather pedestrian- and when you factor shipping into the equation- more often than not you can get it cheaper locally- or elsewhere online. I'm sad to see another online retailer abandon Ireland- however, the writing has been on the wall for a long time.

I fear that after brexit happens more will leave us.

Does anyone know of a good alternative?

yoshimitsu · 14-03-2018 6:09pm

god's toy wrote: »

I fear that after brexit happens more will leave us.

Does anyone know of a good alternative?

iBOOD is a Dutch company... why would it be affected by brexit?

ScouseMouse · 14-03-2018 6:10pm

But why would a European company have brexit as a reason to leave Ireland.?

D3V!L · 14-03-2018 6:10pm

yoshimitsu wrote: »

iBOOD is a Dutch company... why would it be affected by brexit?

It wouldn't be but be prepared for EVERYTHING to be blamed on Brexit for the next few years.

brevity · 14-03-2018 6:15pm

Does anyone remember their 12hr flash sales? There was a good laugh on here waiting for something good only to see another set of frying pans.

okidoki987 · 14-03-2018 10:08pm

Thought this was funny bottom of the mail "Internet's Best Online Offer Daily".

Monokne · 14-03-2018 10:39pm

I got a pair of wireless cans off them a couple weeks ago for the TV, just arrived yesterday. €50 including delivery, they cost €120 in Argos: http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7257863/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7Ccat_50000616%7CHeadphones+and+earphones%7C50000617/Trail/searchtext%3EPHILIPS.htm

Have bought a lot of really cool electrical items off them on the cheap over the years, sorry to see them go. Having said that, I did once have to return a faulty item they sold me and it took legitimately months to sort. Easily the worst customer service I've ever had from a retailer.

byte · 14-03-2018 10:44pm

I bought some things off them over the years, the last being an Asus Zenwatch 2 that arrived in a fortnight. A lot of their deals were ruined by the high delivery charge though so many deals ended up not that great when you added an extra 12.95.

Still, be a shame to see them go.

ButtersSuki · 14-03-2018 11:19pm

Only ever bought one item from them; was tempted by a few others but as a previous poster mentioned by the time you factor their crazy shipping charges in often the difference was negligible from amazon etc.

If you really want something from them going forward however surely Parcel Motel is the way to go?

murphm45 · 14-03-2018 11:34pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

If you really want something from them going forward however surely Parcel Motel is the way to go?

Surely they're pulling out of the UK too, no? If not then it's just bizarre.

Assuming they are I suspect they couldn't validate the cost of administering the english language site (i.e. not enough sales to make it worth their while) but part of my is still suspicious that Brexit will have played a part and we were collateral damage from the UK withdrawal.

Either way sorry to see them go

ct5amr2ig1nfhp · 15-03-2018 9:10am

What happens to our account information? Will it get deleted? Or would you have to request that they delete your account and all personal information?

Kolido · 15-03-2018 10:45am

god's toy wrote: »

I fear that after brexit happens more will leave us.

Does anyone know of a good alternative?

Groupon maybe, have never used them before though.

https://www.groupon.ie

god's toy · 15-03-2018 10:46am

byte wrote: »

I bought some things off them over the years, the last being an Asus Zenwatch 2 that arrived in a fortnight. A lot of their deals were ruined by the high delivery charge though so many deals ended up not that great when you added an extra 12.95.

Still, be a shame to see them go.

For sure some larger things were good for the shipping fees but stuff like SD cards and other small things were often pushed into the realm of not worth it when you factored in the full shipping cost.

Kolido wrote: »

Groupon maybe, have never used them before though.

https://www.groupon.ie

It's funny, they are around years but I've never looked into them. I get a vibe off the company ....maybe it's just me..

Anyhoo, thanks for the recommendation!

The_Conductor · 15-03-2018 11:07am

Lola CoolS Vitamin wrote: »

What happens to our account information? Will it get deleted? Or would you have to request that they delete your account and all personal information?

Wait until the 25th of May- and as its a company based in the Netherlands- your information will be dealt with under the provisions of the GDPR- which is applicable throughout the EU. I'd suggest hold off on any query until you have the strength of the GDPR behind you- and then you're going to be in a position of strength to dictate to iBood what you want them to do with your data.

almee · 15-03-2018 11:12am

Have to say I got some good stuff from them over the years, although the small gas barbeque with the built in speaker was a bit of a novelty.....
I'll be sorry to see them go

The_Conductor · 15-03-2018 11:32am

almee wrote: »

Have to say I got some good stuff from them over the years, although the small gas barbeque with the built in speaker was a bit of a novelty.....
I'll be sorry to see them go

Ditto- absolutely nothing recently though- their offers have been distinctively underwhelming. Komplett were the same- before they were sold- now there is nothing of any real interest.

god's toy · 15-03-2018 11:49am

The_Conductor wrote: »

Ditto- absolutely nothing recently though- their offers have been distinctively underwhelming. Komplett were the same- before they were sold- now there is nothing of any real interest.

Wow remember the email from Komplett was something to look forward too. And fear...

stooge · 15-03-2018 11:54am

bought a samsung tv off them a few years ago, great tv, fast delivery, no complaints in that respect. The delivery charges prohibited me from using it more often though.

rubadub · 15-03-2018 12:23pm

Got a few things over the years, as said postage ruined it. I got 2 pairs of headphones once, as shipping did not increase if you got 2. It was not good value to get just 1.

There was a group buying website many years ago, they would offer an item and the more people who ordered it the cheaper it got. So some items would snowball -as it got cheaper more would buy it. I think the idea was people would go touting the offer on other websites, so they would get theirs cheaper, i.e. if you ordered at a certain price that price could continue to drop.

Noxin · 15-03-2018 2:10pm

Last few bargains that have interested me I've gone and searched on Amazon. It's been cheaper there every time so meh.

rebeve · 15-03-2018 4:14pm

Awful company , no loss .

yoshimitsu · 15-03-2018 4:36pm

rebeve wrote: »

Awful company , no loss .

largely agree. 80% of the stuff could be found elsewhere for better price or higher quality.
I never subscribed to the newsletter but did buy the noise cancelling earphones thanks to a BA. That was a decent deal...

Monokne · 15-03-2018 11:58pm

You're missing the entire point though. Did they have a phenomenal deal every day? No. However, when they did have an item you were interested in and it happened to be on one of those days that it was a phenomenal deal, it really was great. I've a surveillance system in my house, a few pairs of headphones, two tablets and a Kitchenaid I bought from them that saved me hundreds and hundreds.

If your ratios are right and 80% of the stuff was not a bargain, then you still had 1 day out of every 5 where it was. That's useful.

The_Conductor · 16-03-2018 7:35am

Monokne wrote: »

If your ratios are right and 80% of the stuff was not a bargain, then you still had 1 day out of every 5 where it was. That's useful.

If it was something that you actually wanted or needed- or was so compellingly priced- that despite whatever it cost- it was an impulse purchase. Lots of us bought little 8" laptops from them- that were cheap as chips- tooks months to arrive- but gave us a fun weekend messing with- and are now gracing attics round the country. They had those things- things that you never knew you wanted or needed- but they managed a Barnam and Bailey- and sold them to you.

Whereas- their latest stuff- has been pedestrian- run of the mill stuff- that we can pick up anywhere- and when you factor shipping in- isn't any cheaper with them than it is elsewhere.

They lost their way.

yoshimitsu · 16-03-2018 11:41am

Monokne wrote: »

You're missing the entire point though. Did they have a phenomenal deal every day? No. However, when they did have an item you were interested in and it happened to be on one of those days that it was a phenomenal deal, it really was great. I've a surveillance system in my house, a few pairs of headphones, two tablets and a Kitchenaid I bought from them that saved me hundreds and hundreds.

If your ratios are right and 80% of the stuff was not a bargain, then you still had 1 day out of every 5 where it was. That's useful.

Sorry I wasnt being very scientific about the "80%" statistic. It was probably 99% or so to think of it. But that's personal... I have several different tools (as many on this forum have) to find deals and most of times I would find better quality/cheaper offers than what was on iBOOD. Not saying that it was a totally useless service, just not very useful for me... That's why, for me personally, it didnt make sense to get a daily email. BA did the filtering for me and I would venture to say a significant proportion (trying to chose my words carefully here) of Ibood offers posted on BA had the first 3-4 replies from people saying "better price elsewhere" "watch out it's refurbished" " "lower spec version" etc etc etc.

mondeoman2 · 16-03-2018 11:46am

Ordered a Sony Xperia Mobile phone a few Years ago,Weeks & Weeks Later
a Small parcel arrived,When I Opened it there was Nothing in the Parcel Just an Empty packet???

The Hassle to get a replacement phone put me off ibood & Would Never Buy from them again.
Good Riddance:mad:

Zimmerframe · 16-03-2018 12:44pm

Bought loads of items from them, not so much lately though, never had an issue other than slow delivery.

septicsac · 16-03-2018 2:48pm

Bought a TV from them, was cheap at the time and still going strong....probably wont miss them to be honest

Monokne · 16-03-2018 9:02pm

yoshimitsu wrote: »

Sorry I wasnt being very scientific about the "80%" statistic. It was probably 99% or so to think of it. But that's personal... I have several different tools (as many on this forum have)to find deals and most of times I would find better quality/cheaper offers than what was on iBOOD. Not saying that it was a totally useless service, just not very useful for me... That's why, for me personally, it didnt make sense to get a daily email. BA did the filtering for me and I would venture to say a significant proportion (trying to chose my words carefully here) of Ibood offers posted on BA had the first 3-4 replies from people saying "better price elsewhere" "watch out it's refurbished" " "lower spec version" etc etc etc.

Care to share?

With iBOOD, I would always just keep an eye out for things I specifically wanted/needed as opposed to jump on an impulse purchase. So for example, those cans I bought the other week...I'd looked at them in Argos for €120 and I got them for €50 off iBOOD. This pleases me

But yes, probably 19 days out of 20 it was muck. There was a cycling tshirt up this week. Like what???

god's toy · 16-03-2018 9:05pm

Wife got a dell laptop from them a few years ago, everything was fine but then we spotted they charged her for two not one! When she complained they refunded her... for the two. No amount of emails made them understand what they did wrong. Still find it funny to this day. :P

rubadub · 16-03-2018 9:29pm

The_Conductor wrote: »

If it was something that you actually wanted or needed- or was so compellingly priced- that despite whatever it cost- it was an impulse purchase. Lots of us bought little 8" laptops from them- that were cheap as chips- tooks months to arrive.

Mine were never impulse buys. The last I remember were earphones and a bluetooth speaker. I treat earphones as consumables, I expect them to fail. I am not brand loyal but would look up reviews. So when I saw them cheap (and still had a set of working ones) I bought 2 sets, to save on postage, months to delivery would not bother me, but it was never months. I was in no doubt my current ones would break, and they did.

The bluetooth speaker I had in mind as an xmas present. The one they had was a good price and had good reviews so I bought it several months before xmas.

I use https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/for similar items/reasons

Monokne · 16-03-2018 9:59pm

god's toy wrote: »

Wife got a dell laptop from them a few years ago, everything was fine but then we spotted they charged her for two not one! When she complained they refunded her... for the two. No amount of emails made them understand what they did wrong. Still find it funny to this day. :P

Had almost this exact experience with them. I bought two microsoft tablets off them, one wouldn't come on. I returned it and had to HOUND them to get my money back. When it came, it was for both. Serves them right for messing me around

IrishHomer · 17-03-2018 12:04am

iBood offer never changed tonight.

Perhaps that's it so

testicles · 17-03-2018 1:44am

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17-03-2018 9:14am

So after the 19th they no longer deliver items to Ireland but what about using their UK site and getting delivery to parcel motel if there was an item worth buying. Will this be possible?

The_Conductor · 17-03-2018 9:17am

Deleted User wrote: »

So after the 19th they no longer deliver items to Ireland but what about using their UK site and getting delivery to parcel motel if there was an item worth buying. Will this be possible?

Don't see why not- however, as always with mail forwarding companies- caveat emptor.

Monokne · 17-03-2018 10:32am

Are they still trading in the UK after the 19th?

Nonoperational · 17-03-2018 1:55pm

Monokne wrote: »

Are they still trading in the UK after the 19th?

No.

Monokne · 17-03-2018 2:18pm

Parcel motel won't be very effective so!

SickBoy · 17-03-2018 2:40pm

Monokne wrote: »

Parcel motel won't be very effective so!

Why not :pac:

Monokne · 17-03-2018 10:16pm

I thought Parcel Motel only worked with packages that could be delivered to the UK?

18-03-2018 10:09pm

Monokne wrote: »

Are they still trading in the UK after the 19th?

According to the email sent out they only seem to be ceasing trade in Ireland from 3pm on the 19th March but are going to remain active in other countries.

If this is the case the UK site should be unaffected and you would then be able to have item delivered to the Parcel Motel UK address.

Monokne · 18-03-2018 10:39pm

Prior poster mentioned they are no longer trading in the UK.

19-03-2018 1:08pm

There has been no mention of them ceasing trading in UK - only Ireland.

testicles · 19-03-2018 1:57pm

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Mylow · 19-03-2018 2:00pm

Deleted User wrote: »

There has been no mention of them ceasing trading in UK - only Ireland.

They are also ceasing in UK as of today, its on their website.
http://www.ibood.com/uk/en/

Nonoperational · 19-03-2018 5:46pm

Deleted User wrote: »

There has been no mention of them ceasing trading in UK - only Ireland.

They have sent emails to their UK customers and it's on their website. What more do you need!

iBOOD Ceasing Trading in ROI

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