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Pigsback/Groupon Scam

  • 04-10-2012 5:44pm
    #1
    marrm
    Registered Users Posts: 332 ✭✭


    Pigsback & Groupon both have "Veho Noise-Isolating Earphones" at "72%off" - "only €10, save €28". :eek:

    But on Amazon they can be bought for only £7.57! :(

    Where do they get €38 from? Made it up to sound like a bargain I suppose. :mad:


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  • #2
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    This is very common practice on these types of sites. Its easy to check it, people need to determine what is good value themselves, only an idiot would trust a salesman telling them its good value.

    But in this case it is not too bad as you make out.

    I saw them on amazon, and went to checkout
    Order Summary
    Amazon Currency Converter is Enabled.

    (Learn More)
    Items: GBP 7.95
    Postage & Packing: GBP 5.26
    Order Total: GBP 13.21

    (Payment Total: EUR 17,10**)

    Order Totals includes VAT.
    So it actually costs €7.10 more to get them on amazon.

    3 of them are €18 on groupon. And 3 are €22.36 on amazon.
    Order Summary
    Amazon Currency Converter is Enabled.

    (Learn More)
    Items: GBP 11.53
    Postage & Packing: GBP 5.75
    Order Total: GBP 17.28

    (Payment Total: EUR 22,36**)

    Also you conveniently forgot to mention amazon have 48% off the quoted RRP of £14.99. That would be about €19, so they probably are spoofing about the original price. But RRP is not a legal thing or anythying. A regular shop could well have attempted to charge €10,000 for them, if it was over a certain time frame, and then they can legitimately quote massive % reductions.


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