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Groupon UK v Ireland rip off

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    #2
    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Sheep Shagger wrote: »
    Groupon ripping us off...

    £39.99 for a camera where on the Irish site it's €59.99

    http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/swansea/ASK-Direct/17722719

    http://www.groupon.ie/deals/national-deals/ask-direct/17548918

    Its being sold from a UK Distributor, hence the increased shipping cost.


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    Melendez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,645 ✭✭✭Melendez


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    #4
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,392 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Don't think you can blame postage on the UK/Ireland difference.

    On a related note a load of these 'specials' really arn't given RRP is not charged often by retailers (which is what the majority quote their savings from).


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    gerryk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,726 ✭✭✭gerryk


    None of these supposed 'bargain' sites are really all that great. I have seen 'deals' where the RRP is vastly out of whack compared with what the market is actually charging for the items. One such was a typical low-end 7" Chinese tablet, supposedly reduced from €399 to ~€99. Tablets of similar spec are readily available for <€100 including postage and VAT, so demonstrably NOT a bargain.

    I have seen numerous other occurrences of similar misrepresetation of savings, with the inflated price supported by a link to a typically shady looking dropship style site.


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