PBTech Friday the 13th Sale, working for anyone?

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reven

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#1237600 13-Feb-2015 20:04

mrtoken:
reven: it annoys me cause I was going to go down to pbtech at lunch to get a few things, but figured I'd wait for the sale. Probably end up getting stuff off trademe now....

Well the inflated RRP has pee'd me off a bit so I have just sent a message to LG about how they are inflating the RRP to make the sale look better.

good on ya :D

im just buying stuff off ebay instead. Ill get a eneloop quick charger off pbtech, that is $10 cheaper than normal price, but thats the only thing Ive seen cheaper (well more than a few cents)

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#1237601 13-Feb-2015 20:10

reven:
mrtoken: Ok and this is why i hate them

LG watch R, RRP in NZ is between $450 - $480

Yet PBtech say its $688.85
Is there not some law about this, I remember firstin getting done for it and that is why they use the ERP now.

pffft warehouse stationery were selling them for $130

yup. I got one today and I'm loving it :)

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#1237602 13-Feb-2015 20:11

Oh don't get me wrong "sometimes" they do have a great deal (I got a security camera for less than 1/2 price, 90nz and amazon had them 170US). The problem I have is them upper the rrp dropping the price by a dollar and calling it a sale and making it out as a $250 savings.

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#1237607 13-Feb-2015 20:19

These guys are really starting to take the piss. They have grown massive in recent years but they need to remember who their customers are. I've saved heaps by buying off overseas websites and will continue to do so if this kind of "Sale" carries on.

The answer to your question is no it isn't loading for me either. Clicking the banner just refreshes the page...and when I look at other products I was interested in, the price seems to have gone up.

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#1237754 14-Feb-2015 08:50

mrtoken: Ok and this is why i hate them

LG watch R, RRP in NZ is between $450 - $480

Yet PBtech say its $688.85
Is there not some law about this, I remember firstin getting done for it and that is why they use the ERP now.

From LG NZ facebook page
"Available now in NZ from Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman, Warehouse Stationery and PB Tech. RRP $479"

I see it's $478 today at PB..

Regards,

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#1237778 14-Feb-2015 09:53

PB tech is equivalent to Godfrey, Briscoes.

They charge 2.5% extra for card.

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#1237802 14-Feb-2015 10:43

nakedmolerat: PB tech is equivalent to Godfrey, Briscoes.

They charge 2.5% extra for card.

Yep. They were doing that for years before it became legal..

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#1237813 14-Feb-2015 11:04

old3eyes:
mrtoken: Ok and this is why i hate them

LG watch R, RRP in NZ is between $450 - $480

Yet PBtech say its $688.85
Is there not some law about this, I remember firstin getting done for it and that is why they use the ERP now.

From LG NZ facebook page
"Available now in NZ from Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman, Warehouse Stationery and PB Tech. RRP $479"

I see it's $478 today at PB..

Im still seeing the RRP as $688, even empty cache and tried it on IE (which i never use) and still 688 here.

Edit: Oh I see, on the front page they have it as $478 but once you click it shows 423 including GST, they can't even get the pricing correct on the site.

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#1237814 14-Feb-2015 11:06

old3eyes:
nakedmolerat: PB tech is equivalent to Godfrey, Briscoes.

They charge 2.5% extra for card.

Yep. They were doing that for years before it became legal..

Makes you wonder if the commerce commission has ever had a talk to them.

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#1237819 14-Feb-2015 11:18

mrtoken:
old3eyes:
nakedmolerat: PB tech is equivalent to Godfrey, Briscoes.

They charge 2.5% extra for card.

Yep. They were doing that for years before it became legal..

Makes you wonder if the commerce commission has ever had a talk to them.

It was never illegal, it was against the credit card company's T&Cs

arvis

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#1238820 14-Feb-2015 11:46

Handle9:
mrtoken:
old3eyes:
nakedmolerat: PB tech is equivalent to Godfrey, Briscoes.

They charge 2.5% extra for card.

Yep. They were doing that for years before it became legal..

Makes you wonder if the commerce commission has ever had a talk to them.

It was never illegal, it was against the credit card company's T&Cs

It is only fair, they pass on what credit card company charges them. Isn't it the credit card companies who are the crooks charging 3% of the transactions.

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#1238873 14-Feb-2015 13:22

You can bargain the CC fee down to 1.5% with them.

Pricing is a mess on the site. It's even worse when you login to see your prices and sometimes they are higher than the special ones till you add to cart and stuff.

Richard rich.ms

arvis

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#1238892 14-Feb-2015 14:17

richms: You can bargain the CC fee down to 1.5% with them.

Well, yes, maybe large retailers can negotiate the fees down. I end up paying 4.3% to paypal on every $30 credit card transaction via my small ecommerce website. Any NZ solution I could find works out more expensive.

Total amount: $29.95 NZD Fee amount: -$1.47 NZD Net amount: $28.48 NZD

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#1239051 14-Feb-2015 19:21

there was the dick smith promotion today for 14m get 14% of nearly everything.... anyone try to buy sum-thing from that ? or i start a new thread, cause i added number of items to the my checkout cart and no promotion code came up :(

"Terms & Conditions: Valid from 6:14pm - 6:28pm NZT on Saturday 14th February 2015 unless sold out prior at www.dicksmith.co.nz only. Excludes Dick Smith Commercial, Wholesale or International customers. Not to be used in conjunction with Woolworths Discount. Dick Smith reserves the right to withdraw this promotion at any time. Only 1 (one) discount per transaction per customer is permitted. Excludes Apple branded products, Calling Cards, iTunes and App Store Gift Cards, Dick Smith Gift Cards, and Xbox Live and PSN Cards. Dick Smith standard terms and conditions apply."

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#1239055 14-Feb-2015 19:25

Yes, start a new thread please.

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