We Bother has gone bust!

Ilovecleaning · 2023-06-10T12:31:19+00:00

AIBU to be gutted that this shopping website has ceased trading out of the blue? I loved it. Discounts, free next day delivery and the option to use PayPal in 3. Anyone else fed up??

Kilco · 10/07/2023 07:49

They sold good brands I used them once every 6 weeks or so. Sad to hear they’ve gone

Lacucuracha · 29/06/2023 20:46

Ilovecleaning · 10/06/2023 17:57

Lol - to both replies 😂. Typical of some MN replies. As if it all matters that much. If people haven’t heard of it, why do they bother responding and get stuck up a backwater? Just move on to threads which interest you. So sorry you had to Google it, deathbyhayfever! 😱

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why do they bother responding

We Bother because Bother won’t bother anymore 😥

MossCow · 29/06/2023 20:23

So, you are looking for a company where you can order online and that will deliver food and other household goods to your house? With next day delivery where you only have to spend £40.

Hmmm. I'll have a think about it. It's a puzzler.

Nussbaum · 29/06/2023 18:32

I've never heard of them either.

gogomoto · 29/06/2023 18:01

Sorry never heard of them. Sounds a bit like amazon subscribe and save selection. Personally I find lidl better

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Ilovecleaning · 29/06/2023 17:45

Adrian99999 · 29/06/2023 14:35

I'm really sad about this. I've been using Bother ever since they started for all my bulky household requirements (toilet roll, kitchen paper, soap powder, cleaning materials etc.). They made my life much easier - without a car, it's not easy getting lots of large items home. Recently I started using them for food items also. I raved about them to anyone who would listen as being one of the best companies I'd ever dealt with! Their website was really easy to navigate. When I needed customer service they couldn't have been more responsive.

In a way, I'm not surprised that they went bust. Their prices were very competitive so, what with high inflation and so much upheaval currently in the retail markets, I'm not surprised that they were unable to continue.

I only discovered that they'd closed because I went to their website to place another order.

I'd be interested to know if anyone has any recommendations for similar companies.

Me, too - about recommendations! I really miss this company. Perhaps they were too ambitious. Next day delivery, you only had to spend £40, you could spread payments over 3 months interest free. It was brilliant.
I got peed off with posters saying they’d never heard of them. Well, why bloody post then?? Just move on.
I'm with you Adrian99999!

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Adrian99999 · 29/06/2023 14:35

I'm really sad about this. I've been using Bother ever since they started for all my bulky household requirements (toilet roll, kitchen paper, soap powder, cleaning materials etc.). They made my life much easier - without a car, it's not easy getting lots of large items home. Recently I started using them for food items also. I raved about them to anyone who would listen as being one of the best companies I'd ever dealt with! Their website was really easy to navigate. When I needed customer service they couldn't have been more responsive.

In a way, I'm not surprised that they went bust. Their prices were very competitive so, what with high inflation and so much upheaval currently in the retail markets, I'm not surprised that they were unable to continue.

I only discovered that they'd closed because I went to their website to place another order.

I'd be interested to know if anyone has any recommendations for similar companies.

inappropriateraspberry · 11/06/2023 08:41

Pretty sure I looked at this when they started up, as there was a free drivers offer. They didn't deliver to us (rural) so never looked again.

bladebladebla1 · 11/06/2023 08:19

Inthedarkagain · 10/06/2023 20:22

Well with high interest rates, COL crisis and a potential credit crunch I'm expecting more of this. Lots of zombie companies surviving on credit and not making any money out there.

Yup! I'm one of those. It's hell!

PlatBilledDuckypuss · 10/06/2023 20:48

Another one here who had never heard of them.

Inthedarkagain · 10/06/2023 20:22

Well with high interest rates, COL crisis and a potential credit crunch I'm expecting more of this. Lots of zombie companies surviving on credit and not making any money out there.

User63847484848 · 10/06/2023 20:13

Ohhh I remember now
their usp was you could get all your ‘boring’ stuff from them and just shop for the fresh stuff I think?

I just assumed they’d be more expensive, definitely than Lidl for example

junglejane66 · 10/06/2023 19:55

Never heard of them either

24HoursFromTulseHill · 10/06/2023 19:48

I used to use them for bulk ordering formula millk powder because we don't do online grocery shopping.
Just placed a bulk order of detergent & other cleaning stuff a few weeks ago so I'm glad that arrived before they went bust.
They used to give you free sample of Tony's chocolate and they were indeed called We Bother when they started.

GoodChat · 10/06/2023 19:15

midsomermurderess · 10/06/2023 18:37

Why bother wandering into a conversation only to say, I don't know what you're talking about. Who cares? And it's so self absorbed. 'I must express my opinion'. 'On you go then, what is it?' I don't have one, but must be heard.

I offered the fact that I had never heard of them in response to OP's dismissive comment about only 3 people having not heard of them 🤷‍♀️

deathbyhayfever · 10/06/2023 19:12

Ilovecleaning · 10/06/2023 17:57

Lol - to both replies 😂. Typical of some MN replies. As if it all matters that much. If people haven’t heard of it, why do they bother responding and get stuck up a backwater? Just move on to threads which interest you. So sorry you had to Google it, deathbyhayfever! 😱

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even googling it didn't bring any news about them being bust, that's the point.

If you start a thread on a international forum about an obscure subject, what do you expect people to do? It's like me starting a thread about the baker down the road who just closed down 😂

At least give some details about what you are talking about if you don't want people to comment

MermaidEyes · 10/06/2023 18:47

Was this when they stopped bothering? 😂

😂😂

midsomermurderess · 10/06/2023 18:37

Why bother wandering into a conversation only to say, I don't know what you're talking about. Who cares? And it's so self absorbed. 'I must express my opinion'. 'On you go then, what is it?' I don't have one, but must be heard.

HarrietJet · 10/06/2023 18:37

Ilovecleaning · 10/06/2023 18:33

No. It started as We Bother. Recently they dropped the ‘we’. I’m now losing the will to live. At least you weren’t rude, 7eleven 🌺

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Was this when they stopped bothering? 😂
Such a bloody fuss about nothing, op.

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Ilovecleaning · 10/06/2023 18:33

7eleven · 10/06/2023 18:18

It’s called ‘bother’ not ‘we bother’, OP.

I’d not heard of it, but might have used it if I had.

No. It started as We Bother. Recently they dropped the ‘we’. I’m now losing the will to live. At least you weren’t rude, 7eleven 🌺

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knittingaddict · 10/06/2023 18:21

I'm sorry op but I've never heard of it either.

It's quite funny if you miss-named them too.

7eleven · 10/06/2023 18:18

It’s called ‘bother’ not ‘we bother’, OP.

I’d not heard of it, but might have used it if I had.

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Ilovecleaning · 10/06/2023 18:15

MetalFences · 10/06/2023 18:11

Why start a thread, call the company by the wrong name and then tell people they can't post on it?

????
wrong name?????
I didn’t tell people they can’t post. How could I do that?
Bloody hell, this is so daft 🤪

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MetalFences · 10/06/2023 18:11

Why start a thread, call the company by the wrong name and then tell people they can't post on it?

HarrietJet · 10/06/2023 18:02

Ilovecleaning · 10/06/2023 17:57

Lol - to both replies 😂. Typical of some MN replies. As if it all matters that much. If people haven’t heard of it, why do they bother responding and get stuck up a backwater? Just move on to threads which interest you. So sorry you had to Google it, deathbyhayfever! 😱

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Why is it typical? You asked if anyone else was "gutted", several people told you it wasn't as well known as you assumed and lots of us had never heard of it.
The fact that it's gone bust may not be unconnected to this 😂