Dont buy stuff here!!

skywalker_208

Yes i agree that Ireland is rip off for everything... However i tend to buy whatever i can on the net... I know this is not possible for some everyday things but for cds, electrical goods- even clothes and footwear.. heres a couple of sites off the top of my head...

http://www.komplett.ie
http://www.cdwow.ie

will post up some more when i think of them... if anyone can think of some gooduns post them up!

jongore

Amazon for books, much cheaper then here.
Jungle is O.K.

Simple thing is, check the prices online before buying at home. You can save half the proce on many items (esp CD/DVD/Games etc).

Sar!

www.play.com

Its so cheap its EVIL!! My credit card is suffering from over spending and for one im happy cos its sooooooo value for money! What a great site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We need to boycott all DVD/Game shops here cos theyre a total RIP-OFF!!!!

oh yeah and i ordered a whole PC off komplett last month for a third of the price and its brilliant!!

Ronan

I was just about to post that! yes, play is a fantastic site, and very bad for your credit card (but in a nice way!).

John R

http://www.cd-wow.com.hk (hong kong) , http://www.cd-wow.com (uk) and http://www.cd-wow.net (USA/Germany) are always a few € cheaper than the .ie site

skywalker_208

yea i bought a couple from the hong site before - they were a few quid cheaper... and still free delivery! cool!

John R

http://www.amazon.co.uk is pretty good for electrical stuff especially digital cameras, audio and video gear, the only thing to look out for is the delivery cost, they have free delivery for UK only. Even still I was looking for a digital camera a while back and on average they were 40-50% cheaper than Argos Ireland even after delivery charges.

Creamy Goodness

www.gameplay.com they're pretty good

www.overclockers.co.uk - watch sterling and delivery charges

Sarky

Blimey! This thread makes me never want to go near a games shop ever again!

One thing though, just how reliable are these companies? Any troubles with delivery? Do they handle complaints well?

Creamy Goodness

i've dealt with cdwow komplett and overclockers and gameplay


cdwow is free delivery and never had a problem
komplett charge but if the item is stock u have it next day
overclockers good 2 day service from england and the same with gameplay


dunno how they deal with returns cos i havn't had to return anything surely that says something

Sarky

Intriguing.

/me goes looking for his dad's credit card number...:)

skywalker_208

ive bought loads of stuff from cd wow... a playstation game didnt turn up once... must have got lost in the post.. i emailed cdwow and they were very co operative and sent me out another copy straight away.... so they are very reliable (and free)

Also use komplett alot... u have to pay delivery here but stuff still works out alot cheaper than buying it here.. also very reliable...

John R

Some other online stores. Note I have not used any of these yet so I cannot say how reliable they are.

http://www.101cd.com/ some very cheap stock and they hava a very large CD catalogue with good prices on Imports.


http://www.cow.co.uk/

http://www.timelesstracks.com/ Older cd's, Sort of a bargain-bin but very cheap.

http://www.cd999.com/

LFCFan

if you're looking for footy jerseys here's a good site:

http://www.sportshop4you.biz/replica_soccer_jerseys_club.htm

Even with delivery it works out at around €45 a pop which is up to €20 cheaper than buying here or the UK. Haven't bought from them yet but if anyone has let us know what they're like!

LFCFan

as some of you may know, I'm developing a site ripoffireland.org at the moment. I've taken the suggestions from this thread and added them to the site. It's temporary as I'll be having proper sections when the site goes live but for now you can access it at

http://www.ripoffireland.org/cheapsites.php

If you've any other suggestions e-mail me at webmaster@ripoffireland.org I will add other categories as needed so send me any sites at all that can save us money.

My site will be linking to the RipOffIreland forum here on boards.ie so I'm not trying to steal any thunder. Just want to have one place where we can all vent our anger.

gazzer

I came across this site a few weeks ago. My brother bought some jerseys from them, perfect quality, took about a week for delivery. worked out around 30 euro for each jersey.


http://www.kitshops.com

blorg

www.pixmania.co.uk for digital cameras, they are almost always cheaper than anywhere else. Ordered at lunchtime and the camera arrived the next day. (Note: from reading about them on the web, there are people who have experienced delivery problems with them, but certainly no problems with me.)

sunbeam

http://www.7dayshop.com for computer accessories, recordable media, batteries, films, inkjet carts etc. I've heard some reports about them being a bit slow to deliver at times, but I've always received my orders within a week of placing them.

You might also consider adding some of the inkjet carts suppilers listed in this thread. Out of these, I've only used Choice Stationery. They are good value for multipacks-only minor gripe is that they do charge postage to Ireland in spite of what their homepage states.

Stark

Are you sure Amazon is cheaper for books? I found that once you take into account sterling (not counting delivery) that they work out around the same as Waterstones and Easons (waterstones are associated with amazon to begin with).

sunbeam

Don't know about books but sometimes Amazon.co.uk can be quite good for electronics, digital cameras etc. They're not always the cheapest though.

{edit} Sorry, should have seen this was already mentioned above!

blorg

In my experience, Amazon are almost always cheaper, even taking sterling and delivery into account. Sometimes by an outstanding amount. Generally I'm looking for technical books. The only reason I would buy something here would be if I needed it in a hurry. Irish book prices are marked up very badly, even from the sterling RRP - it's well in excess of the exchange rate.

You can do a comparison from the comfort of your armchair between www.amazon.co.uk and www.eason.ie (don't think Waterstones or Hodges Figgis provide Irish/in-store pricing on the web).

An example - Amazon are looking for £17.46 (€25.34) for the book I have in front of me right now, which I purchased in Waterstones for €38.90.

skywalker_208

they charge quite a bit for P&P though... especially the .com site....

blorg

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blorg

I would have thought that delivery was pretty good, especially if you are getting more than one book, as additional books are only €0.99 each (sometimes + VAT) over the base €3.99 price. In my experience, they have always beaten Waterstones/Hodges Figgis, even including the delivery.

I've only ordered from the .com site once, when it was a niche book only published in the USA. 99% of books you can get just as easily from the .co.uk site.

blorg

To clarify my views on Amazon and the delivery - books I have bought from them have generally been quite expensive technical books (all technical books seem to be pretty expensive), around the €50 price range. Amazon are great for these books and you'll save a packet over Waterstones/Hodges Figgis, even given the postage, especially if you are buying a few. They also have a fantastic selection (obviously) and stock many titles you can't get in Waterstones/Hodges Figgis (e.g. Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties).

However if you are buying one book around the €10-15 price bracket, I concur, Amazon probably isn't the place to go as the delivery charge will be a much greater percentage of the total price.

jongore

For a single book there isn't a lot of difference but if your spending over €20 Amazon.co.uk is as good if not better.