Amazon Black Friday Deals

20 Times 20 Times

FourFourFM wrote: »

K swiss €25 runners arrived today. Excellent stuff! Why pay €60-90 in brick & mortar stores!

Decided against PES 15 for PS4 after I realised it's not wanted. Gonna cost £8.09 to send it back

I'll take pes off you

On Amazon.de, the HTC One M8 is coming up in 30mins. Current price is 480. Would it be worth getting if it is reduced?

Messi19

Nabbed myself a pair of sennheiser momentums earlier for £85. Rather happy with that!

Kristopherus

Deleted User wrote: »

On Amazon.de, the HTC One M8 is coming up in 30mins. Current price is 480. Would it be worth getting if it is reduced?

Its also on at 11.00am tomorrow if anyone wants a second chance.

Kristopherus

Kristopherus wrote: »

Its also on at 11.00am tomorrow if anyone wants a second chance.

I bought it for €429. Please someone tell me it was a good deal lol.

Kristopherus

Deleted User wrote: »

I bought it for €429. Please someone tell me it was a good deal lol.

Nah, you're OK at that price, though it would have been nice if they had broken the magic €400.00 mark. Amazon UK have it from £414.00 up to £532.00 for the 32gb version.

FourFourRED

20 Times 20 Times wrote: »

I'll take pes off you

Cool, thanks Not received it yet though.

eh i dunno

mjp wrote: »

Looks to be same model tv with harvey norman for €399 aswell.
See link below. Didn't realise they not available until January which is bit of a disappointment for xmas

http://www.harveynorman.ie/tvs-headphones/hd-tvs/led-tvs/lg-39-led-tv-42lb580v.html

Has this gone up €100 in 2 days?

lowbatt07

Does anyone know if the 59pounds regular Kindle will be on offer over the next few days?

groom

bridster007 wrote: »

I don't think it is easy to switch between Satellite and terrestrial on these LG tvs. Think you need to go back into settings.

I can confirm this is a PITA

Tango One

Got an email from Amazon they can't sent a sound bar I got on a lightning deal to parcel motel Northern Ireland(well outside mainland UK). I'm sick over it, is there any mainland UK parcel motel service?


Unfortunately, due to delivery restrictions on such items, we won’t be able to send you B00BSSDKMI Sony HT-CT260H 2.1 Channel Virtual Surround Sound Bar for TV with Wireless Subwoofer and HDMI Connection and have cancelled it from your order . This is because this item contains flammable, pressurised, corrosive, environmentally hazardous or otherwise harmful substances classified as dangerous goods under the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Air.

Although the amount of these substances in these products is usually quite limited, these products need to be transported in a certain way to ensure that they are handled with care and are therefore assigned to a specialist carrier. Unfortunately this means that we can’t dispatch it to any destination outside of mainland UK.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused and hope to see you again soon.

Kristopherus

Tango One wrote: »

Got an email from Amazon they can't sent a sound bar I got on a lightning deal to parcel motel Northern Ireland(well outside mainland UK). I'm sick over it, is there any mainland UK parcel motel service?


Unfortunately, due to delivery restrictions on such items, we won’t be able to send you B00BSSDKMI Sony HT-CT260H 2.1 Channel Virtual Surround Sound Bar for TV with Wireless Subwoofer and HDMI Connection and have cancelled it from your order . This is because this item contains flammable, pressurised, corrosive, environmentally hazardous or otherwise harmful substances classified as dangerous goods under the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Air.

Although the amount of these substances in these products is usually quite limited, these products need to be transported in a certain way to ensure that they are handled with care and are therefore assigned to a specialist carrier. Unfortunately this means that we can’t dispatch it to any destination outside of mainland UK.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused and hope to see you again soon.

Is it on amazon.de or .fr or .es? If its on the German variant, then you could use the German Parcel Motel featured on this forum a few days ago.

Tango One

It was the UK site Kristopherus

ronanc1000

Do amazon have Cyber Monday deals tomorrow? According to the lightning deals listed, only 109 deals tomorrow. Nothing special. That it?

Kristopherus

Tango One wrote: »

It was the UK site Kristopherus

Its also available at amazon.de. Might be worth trying them.

Tango One

Might give it a shot but got it for £139 in a lightning deal. Argos UK is doing it for £171.

Satriale

C an you redirect to a relative/friend on the mainland.? Then let them post it on.

ActingDanClark

Satriale wrote: »

C an you redirect to a relative/friend on the mainland.? Then let them post it on.

We're ON the mainland

Meself

damian139 wrote: »

We're ON the mainland

^^^ Well said.

slave1

Had a look through the so called Cyber Monday deals, muck, not an interesting offer in sight, it's all over now...

fergiesfolly

Would that DroidPlayer be worth a punt at 9am?

beno619

slave1 wrote: »

Had a look through the so called Cyber Monday deals, muck, not an interesting offer in sight, it's all over now...

In all fairness Amazon.co.uk aren't doing cyber Monday, those are just ordinary daily deals.

El Inho

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Would that DroidPlayer be worth a punt at 9am?

Saw that last night. I'd stay clear. It's dual core.

For a better deal I'd have a cautious gander at dhgate or sourcinggate for an Octo core player.

I've written a small article on the best I've found so far

http://www.goos3d.com/cyber-monday-ireland/

TheDoc

Only was interested by three things for this black Friday and didn't get any. In all cases they only put a scabby few up for sale.

There was a headset I wanted and waited all Friday to see come on and it was GONE before the deal even loaded for me. Turns out they had TWO at that price.

KomradeBishop

Beware deal price not getting applied to the final order, and then after cancelling order, not being able to get the deal because it is marked as 'claimed' - this is a common problem people are having (probably a 'feature', not a bug).

advertsfox

Some TP-Link TL-PA4030KIT 500Mbps Powerline Adapters with 3 Ports are coming up at 11AM today, currently sitting at €40 so going to snap these up if they go 50% off. I have the standard 200Mbps pair with single ports and bought a switch the other day because I needed more ports so this will be handy, esp. with the extra speed.



http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FEDTWL6/

advertsfox

Deal on - priced at €31.42 & FREE Delivery in the UK. You Save €44.01 (58%) These are €51 in Argos!

eamondunphy

They worth that price?

advertsfox

eamondunphy wrote: »

They worth that price?

Defo, free delivery to here as well. Just cost me €32 for them.

StaticNoise

I got myself a pack of these as well. Pretty good.
€32 delivered (using Amazon Currency Converter).

I nearly bought the Pebble Smartwatch, but it doesn't seem as fantastic as I thought.

quad_red

Lads, are those powerline plugs interoperable with netgear 500 ones ye think?

advertsfox

quad_red wrote: »

Lads, are those powerline plugs interoperable with netgear 500 ones ye think?

I think they could be, most powerline adapters use a standard but the only way to know for sure is by testing them out.

KilOit

Never knew there was such things, recently moved out and stuck with gaming on Wi-Fi, so these things are the next best thing if you can't run a cable?

advertsfox

KilOit wrote: »

Never knew there was such things, recently moved out and stuck with gaming on Wi-Fi, so these things are the next best thing if you can't run a cable?

Yup, ingenious really since wherever you need a cable for whatever source - it's going to be plugged into an electrical socket.

Grawns

StaticNoise wrote: »

I got myself a pack of these as well. Pretty good.
€32 delivered (using Amazon Currency Converter).

I nearly bought the Pebble Smartwatch, but it doesn't seem as fantastic as I thought.

You're always better of paying in sterling on amazon.co.uk

StaticNoise

If that's the case, I lost €.70, or thereabouts.
I've a debit card from a Northern Irish bank account, so I might get off.

quad_red

Grawns wrote: »

You're always better of paying in sterling on amazon.co.uk

Really?

SteelyDanJalapeno

quad_red wrote: »

Really?

Yes

quad_red

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Yes

I'm not doubting you! I just want more info! Why is it cheaper and is it marginal or significant?

tvercetti

quad_red wrote: »

I'm not doubting you! I just want more info! Why is it cheaper and is it marginal or significant?

Think its because, your credit cards conversion rate will be used as opposed to Amazons conversion rate! Your savings will be based on how far out Amazons rate is.

lazeedaisy

But when I pay stg. With my ptsb visa debit card I also get charged a currency fee, it's better for me to pay in Euro

lazeedaisy

lazeedaisy wrote: »

But when I pay stg. With my ptsb visa debit card I also get charged a currency fee, it's better for me to pay in Euro

Credit card is the best way to pay for things in a currency other than euro as the exchange rate is better and you aren't charged a conversion fee.

lazeedaisy

Don't own one, thanks though

johnire

Hi.
Does anyone know what the story is with regard to buying a Samsung tablet worth about €700 on the French or German Amazon site?
The one I want isn't available on our one but I wonder will I be liable for some sort of Customs charge?
Many thanks.

gizmo555

johnire wrote: »

Hi.
Does anyone know what the story is with regard to buying a Samsung tablet worth about €700 on the French or German Amazon site?
The one I want isn't available on our one but I wonder will I be liable for some sort of Customs charge?
Many thanks.

Not if it's coming from either of those countries, or any other EU member state. (Don't forget though, the manual will presumably be in their language and the charger will be for continental type electric sockets.)

groom

advertsfox wrote: »

I think they could be, most powerline adapters use a standard but the only way to know for sure is by testing them out.

Make sure both sets of plugs comply with the home plug standard. I'd be pretty sure both do.

Other than that they might not connect with one another by default because they are using different network names. The easiest way to view all the plug and make they're all using the same network name is to use a utility app

http://www.trendnet.com/support/supportdetail.asp?prod=125_TPL-406E
http://www.tplink.com/en/support/download/?model=TL-PA411&version=V1

Any brand's plugs work fine with anothers utility app in my experience

pleasant Co.

quad_red wrote: »

I'm not doubting you! I just want more info! Why is it cheaper and is it marginal or significant?

Every now and again I remember to test this...noting how much I would have paid in Euro via amazon Vs how much I did pay in sterling and allowing my bank to convert/charge...every time sterling has been cheaper, it fluctuates and sometimes the difference is marginal, but it's always been beneficial for me to buy in sterling. I bought something today, amazon euro price was €32.56, I'll try to remember to post back once they've charged my card.

GerardKeating

lazeedaisy wrote: »

But when I pay stg. With my ptsb visa debit card I also get charged a currency fee, it's better for me to pay in Euro

Depending on your Bank, the "cost" of a purchase in a foreign currency (FX rates plus currency fee) is about 3%, (Nationwide UK is 0%)

I have personally seen some site with a markup of over 6%. I personally do not know the Amazon markup, it must be listed in the T&C, but anytime I did not use it (and made a note of the amount they wanted to charge) It was always cheaper to pay in GBP.

As a declaration of a conflict of interest, I do work for a company (no connected with Amazon) that does this kind of credit card processing.

Francie Barrett

quad_red wrote: »

I'm not doubting you! I just want more info! Why is it cheaper and is it marginal or significant?

Amazon skim about 3-4% off the currency swap, your bank typically might only take 2%.

MBSnr

^^^
The only thing I'd say is that if you have multiple items they can be charged to your bank separately. I bought approx 7 or 8 items, paid in GBP and let the bank do the conversion. Trouble was they shipped from different warehouses, at different times and Amazon bill when shipped. So I had 3 separate amounts + fees on the card which turned out to be more than the conversion rate complete order total at the time.

So for single items it's worth it but for multiple small ones, possibly not.