Cheap Arse Gaffer (Euro Gaming) Thread 2 - Add to your backlog with ease

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Oh shit. I'm sorry for bumping this thread but I need an answer ASAP

Zavvi already charged my credit card, but I totally forget about the commission the credit card company takes! I still have money in the credit card, but not enough money. They charged both games separately and took commission for each one, if they charged the whole sum at once I would have had enough money

What do I do now? They won't have enough money when they try to charge for shipping.

Well the reasonable expectation would be that you get one of them at £12.50 and the other one simply doesn't ship.

Knowing Zavvi though, they'll probably charge you full price for one of the titles, and refuse to cancel your order telling you it's already been despatched, despite the fact that they hold no stock of it and won't be mailing it out to you for another month.

Have fun!
 
I got some TheHut.com codes:


- £3 off* when you spend over £30:




- £5 off* when you spend over £45: taken




Quote post to reveal the codes.


*discount code excludes electronics, computing, consoles and pre-orders and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers e.g. multi-buys. Valid when you spend over £30 respectively £45 in a single transaction. Discount code is valid until 30th April 2012.
 
I know I come by this thread every month and ask the same question:

Has Need for Speed: The Run for PS3 been discounted anywhere to a reasonable degree yet?
 
Well the reasonable expectation would be that you get one of them at £12.50 and the other one simply doesn't ship.

Knowing Zavvi though, they'll probably charge you full price for one of the titles, and refuse to cancel your order telling you it's already been despatched, despite the fact that they hold no stock of it and won't be mailing it out to you for another month.

Have fun!

Being charged full price will not be so bad. I just hope they don't give me trouble giving me back my for the other game. They already charged me for it :\

I've contacted them and they responded quickly, but I don't know what to make of their answers

Hey.

I placed an order (Number: __) for God of War 3 and Infamous 2 earlier today.

I am using a one-time charge Visa credit card that cannot be charged again. I had just enough money for the order + shipping. I just found out that you charged my credit card (before the games are dispatched, just like my last order, but that is not the issue here).

I forget about the commission the credit card company takes, and now I don't have enough money in the credit card for your shipping price. I cannot charge it again. I would like to find a solution to the problem.

I can either set up a Paypal account, or get a different credit card you could charge for the shipping of the items. Please respond ASAP.

Thank you.

Hi __,

Thanks for getting in touch about your order.

I have checked into this order and all payment has been taken and the order is processing through the warehouse as we speak, there is no other charge to be taken so you should receive you products within 3-5 working days.

If there's anything else I can help with please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Kind regards,

Paul Cannings

Customer Service Support Team
Zavvi.com

Hi __,

Thanks for contacting us,

I have looked into this for you and can see the payment has been successfully taken and your order is now being processed through our system.

please allow 24-48hours for the order to be dispatched to you.

Sorry again for the inconvenience caused.

If you have any questions feel free to contact us.

Kind Regards
James

Thank you both for the quick responses. I'm happy about your answers, and it looks like I'm wrong. The thing is, I'm looking at the credit card transaction history right now, and I see I've only been charged twice for 15 EURO each. It seem you still didn't charge my credit card for 1.21 EURO (The price I got for shipping when doing the checkout). I don't have have enough money in the credit card in case Zavvi will try to charge that 1.21 EURO, that's what I was talking about in my first message.

Maybe I'm looking at it wrong. I hope you're both right.

Thank you.

Hi __,

Thank you for your message regarding your order.

I can confirm that the ?1.21 change is for the delivery for the items.

Sorry for the confusion.

If there is anything further I can assist you with in the future, please do not hesitate to contact me directly. I will always be delighted to personally assist you.

Kind Regards,

Adam

Customer Service Adviser.


I'm looking at the transaction history of the credit card right now. It's been charged twice for 15 Euro's each. They did not charge me for the shipping yet, but they say they already charged me for everything.

Looking at the first I had from them, they charged me almost right away before the item dispatched, but on the they it was dispatched, they charged for the shipping.
 
I got some TheHut.com codes:

- £5 off* when you spend over £45:




Quote post to reveal the codes.


*discount code excludes electronics, computing, consoles and pre-orders and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers e.g. multi-buys. Valid when you spend over £30 respectively £45 in a single transaction. Discount code is valid until 30th April 2012.
Picked this one up, thank you.
 
Kid Icarus: Uprising has dropped to £26.86 on Shopto

Not a big drop, but a few quid cheaper than anywhere else. Don't think this one will drop that much any time soon
 
Ratchet and Clank Trilogy - Classics HD (PS3) - £13.49 at Asda Direct (Preorder) [Use code GPRE10 to get this price]

Edit: According to HUKD, Asda seem to be taking the money straight away despite it being a preorder. Just a heads up.

I've still ordered though, can't resist at that price.
Nice, thanks. Don't mind them taking the money straight off, can't really question three of my favourite PS2 games in HD, with trophies for that price! ^_^
 
this is the second time in 2 weeks ive had problems with amazon delivery,

last week it was witcher 2 where i used first class delivery turned up 3 days late, and a week later prototype 2 first class delivery still hasnt turned up today.

on a positive note they have refunded the delivery charge and if prototype 2 isnt here by may 3rd they will send another free.

im considering not using them anymore 2 poor deliveries in 2 weeks is not good enough, not when shopto is free delivery and next day or 2 days early with a new release
 
Turns out my Zavvi order is fine (knock on wood!).

They responded to my questions within a couple of hours and the games were dispatched the same day I ordered them. I must be lucky! Now let's just hope they get here :D
 
Turns out my Zavvi order is fine (knock on wood!).

They responded to my questions within a couple of hours and the games were dispatched the same day I ordered them. I must be lucky! Now let's just hope they get here :D
According to Zavvi's records my copy of Disgaea 4 was shipped on the 7th of April.

And it still has not arrived. Tomorrow is the last day that it should logically arrive. Raising hell after that.
 
According to Zavvi's records my copy of Disgaea 4 was shipped on the 7th of April.

And it still has not arrived. Tomorrow is the last day that it should logically arrive. Raising hell after that.

Why do you do this to me? :(

It's only my second time ordering from them.
The first time I ordered from them, the game was dispatched on the 24.1 (Tuesday) and arrived on the 29.1 (Sunday).

Where do you live? It seems the delivery from Zavvi is different for people in different countries.


There's a sale in a private store here in Israel, and there's some notable games for just 8 pounds! Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare, Dead Space 2, Yakuza 4, ModNation Racers, Brink and some older ones. I think I might pick up Dead Space 2, although, I didn't play the first one. Is it worth picking without playing the first one?

Would have picked up Undead Nightmare as well, but Red Dead Redemption goes for about 14 pounds. It's better to just buy the GOTY edition at this price, or wait the price drop.
 
Where do you live? It seems the delivery from Zavvi is different for people in different countries.
Estonia, that's in the North-Eastern part of this fucked up European Union.

I've ordered stuff from Zavvi countless times and the average delivery time is approximately 10 days. I still hope it gets here, I am no rush to play it, just to have it in my collection for dark days.

If it does not arrive, I will contact Zavvi and they will try to contact my local post service. The local post service will tell them to fuck off and that they do not track their parcels.
 
And it still has not arrived. Tomorrow is the last day that it should logically arrive. Raising hell after that.

I think you have to count 20 business days btw. So the last day for it to logically arrive would be 4th of May. (provided that there isn't any Estonian or British holiday somewhere in between.
 
I think you have to count 20 business days btw. So the last day for it to logically arrive would be 4th of May. (provided that there isn't any Estonian or British holiday somewhere in between.
Yes, I did in fact calculate in work days, not weekdays.

During weekends the local post service is either huffing meth in a railway station toilet or giving birth to their half-aborted inbred dog babies.
 
According to Zavvi's records my copy of Disgaea 4 was shipped on the 7th of April.

And it still has not arrived. Tomorrow is the last day that it should logically arrive. Raising hell after that.

They really are the worst possible place you can buy games from at the moment. Hurry up and put them on the banned sites list, GAF.

BTW - did you ever hear back from them about this:

Behold the glory and awesome power of Zavvi!

I have just returned from the post office with my two rags that I have been provided with for attempting to order games at low prices!

After they themselves wrote me an email and said that my orders got cancelled by accident (after the rags had been shipped, for laughing out loud), I have sent them two letters saying that I would very much like to receive the games that I ordered and that I was entitled to. No replies so far.

Chances that the world ends before Zavvi honors their campaign rules: 50/50
 
BTW - did you ever hear back from them about this:
As a matter of fact, I did.

I received both games for the price quoted in the campaign (£18 or smth). They did however arrive very late and at least the Dark Souls game box was half-crushed due to poor packaging.

Meaning they honored their promise in terms of the sweater-game campaign. It's just that they were unable to communicate it, not even after the ten or so emails I sent them.

That story had a happy ending at least.
 
New global codes for thehut.com

PAY4 - 4pounds off 50pounds
PAY6 - 6pounds off 60pounds
PAY11 - 11pounds off 100pounds

valid this weekend

And postage fee is 0.99 pounds per order, not per item like before
 
Shogun 2 Total War (Boxed) is £3.99 on Amazon.

And postage fee is 0.99 pounds per order, not per item like before

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Ratchet and Clank Trilogy - Classics HD (PS3) - £13.49 at Asda Direct (Preorder) [Use code GPRE10 to get this price]

Edit: According to HUKD, Asda seem to be taking the money straight away despite it being a preorder. Just a heads up.

I've still ordered though, can't resist at that price.

Got in there before the lock last night! Fantastic offer. So good they removed the page in the early hours. Hopefully that they've taken the money makes it likely they'll honour the price.
 
Got in there before the lock last night! Fantastic offer. So good they removed the page in the early hours. Hopefully that they've taken the money makes it likely they'll honour the price.

Is it not the case that if they have taken the money then they are legally obligated to fulfil the order?

I am pretty sure that has been stated before in this thread.
 
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