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I posted it in the hardware bargains thread yesterday. Yes we should start an amazon deals thread.
Yeah good price. It was also R213 at Takealot when I ordered earlier this week.
RedViking
Nord of the South
Normal price if you buy when it's on the lower price.
Well talk again if the Quantum is at that price. Cheapest I got was 50 quantum at R230.
Haven't seen it at R213 for a very long time. The cheapest it was last on tal was in August at 260.
See scrapy for price history on takealot https://scrapy.co.za/?q=Finish&sort=0
RedViking
Nord of the South
Got it at SPAR and previous time at Makro.
The_Right_Honourable_Brit
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So my book (ordered last Tuesday) has still not come. When I ordered, it said 2-8 business days, which according to my calendar means tomorrow (I ordered on Tuesday morning so counting that as a day).
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Placed order yesterday, got delivered today- as advertised. Haven't checked the package yet to see if the right stuff was delivered, will do later tonight.
Crusader
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Results of my Amazon vs Takealot competition.
Both orders arrived today. Takealot order got delivered at around 15:00. Courier Guy didn't arrive until after I left work. Thankfully someone was there to accept the package on my behalf. At least it got here on the promised date.
One weird thing is that Takealot sent me 6 boxes for 8 items. Each item was packaged in it's own delivery box except for 3 items which were combined into one box. All of these were small items that could easily have fitted into one box.
Gripe with Amazon is that the packaging tape they are using isn't the greatest. This package was secure, but previous package had the tape come undone.
Both orders arrived today. Takealot order got delivered at around 15:00. Courier Guy didn't arrive until after I left work. Thankfully someone was there to accept the package on my behalf. At least it got here on the promised date.
One weird thing is that Takealot sent me 6 boxes for 8 items. Each item was packaged in it's own delivery box except for 3 items which were combined into one box. All of these were small items that could easily have fitted into one box.
Gripe with Amazon is that the packaging tape they are using isn't the greatest. This package was secure, but previous package had the tape come undone.
joewashere
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Amazon’s tape is also not bio-degradable. +1 to Takealot.
Noticed a weird thing on Amazon - a lot of items (well, LEGO) seems to have "round" prices. E.g.:
R1000:
R500:
OK granted, others are then pretty weird:
R306
R323:
I found a single Takealot listing that is a round number: LEGO® Marvel Venom Street Bike 30679 Building Blocks Toy Set (53 Pieces) | Shop Today. Get it Tomorrow! | takealot.com R80
R1000:
R500:
OK granted, others are then pretty weird:
R306
R323:
I found a single Takealot listing that is a round number: LEGO® Marvel Venom Street Bike 30679 Building Blocks Toy Set (53 Pieces) | Shop Today. Get it Tomorrow! | takealot.com R80
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Right product, wrong colour. Ordered onr with a black cover, they delivered a teal or some weird colour. Wife said she likes it so gonna leave it at that.
Nobody said they're going away. The question was how long would they last with the kind of competition they now have?
That's a great analysis. Competition keeps the consumer happy
Dan C
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So how long they will last is different to going away ?
The Voice
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Hahaha, you guys clearly haven’t started experiencing the Amazon packaging meme yet! Oh, it’s amazing! You order razor blades, and it arrives in a box big enough for an air fryer, stuffed with brown paper. The people working in the packing area do NOT give a ****.
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Okay for clarity sake what I meant was will they be able to handle the new competition, without eventually folding one day? If ever?
Most recent order from Amazon UK - LEGO box was stuffed into a box barely bigger than the LEGO box itself, and all of it was stuffed into an Amazon locker barely bigger than the cardboard box.
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Takealot is bad, I’ll order 3 tiny items in one order all from the same DC and they ship in 3 separate boxes. Apparently if the item location in the wharehouse is too far from the other items it’s more efficient to pack and ship them separately than traipse all over to ship in one box.Have you not ordered from Take A Lot before.... ?
