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AS THE ADVICE ON MN IS TO DO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING .......ONLINE........PLEASE SHARE YOUR BEST/WORST ONLINE SHOPS HERE....

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RTKangaMummy · 11/10/2006 19:43

AS THE ADVICE ON MN IS TO DO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING .......ONLINE........PLEASE SHARE YOUR BEST/WORST ONLINE SHOPS HERE....

AND ANY DISCOUNT CODES YOU KNOW ABOUT {with expiry dates}

THEN WE CAN ALL HAVE A TOTALLY STRESS FREE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE

PLEASE SAY IF YOU USED THEM LAST YEAR AND IF THEY WERE GOOD OR BAD

RE DELIVERY TIMES ETC.

PLEASE ALSO TELL US THE BAD ONES

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OP posts:
schmizaj · 07/12/2006 13:23

Had a bad experience recently with babychannelshop.com

Goods not delivered well over a month later and my countless email enquiries ignored until I went to Office of Fair Trading and got an enquiry number from them. Goods couried without explanation soon after. Then they had the cheek over a month later to ask whether the goods had been delivered!!

From now on, I only order from websites which also supply a phone number and street address.

LIZS · 07/12/2006 16:41

Just got an email from Waterstones - one book. an Eoin Colfer, is out of stock but under consideration for a reprint so no guarantee of delivery before Christmas. What a load of cr*p . Might cancel the whole lot and buy direct instead

BettySpaghetti · 07/12/2006 16:46

Quick tip - If you go into a Hawkins Bazaar shop and they don't have what you want in stock they will give you a code to order it online and get FREE P&P (normally £4.99 I think)

spykid · 07/12/2006 17:29

lizs., yes I used the code. Think |I am cancelling order too

LIZS · 07/12/2006 21:12

aargh now I can't cancel the order online - have emailled customer services back.

worcestercaroline · 07/12/2006 21:48

lakefield marketing - peter rabbit people. Waited until nov 30th for advent calendar it still had not arrived and they said it was ont in stock, fuzzyfelts also did not arrive called up to enquire and they said they were waiting for them to be delivered- they still not arrived. They did not bother to email or call to tell me any of this, i had to chase them

wickedwinterwitch · 07/12/2006 21:50

I've done all my shopping but

John Lewis
Tesco direct
were fab

elc (out of stock, hardly any delivery dates)
amazon
were crap (out of stock for a hotel guide, a popular one too, meant I cancelled the whole order with them, £80 worth)

foxinsocks · 07/12/2006 21:55

John Lewis have been fab - put an order in yesterday late evening, they called this morning to arrange delivery AND with quite a convenient time slot (i.e. not your usual wait in the whole day thing)

Amazon have come up trumps so far but I'm a bit pissed off with their delivery charges - to opt for the free super saver delivery they couldn't guarantee Xmas delivery but opting for first class meant they could but it added 50% onto the cost!! But overall, I have been pleased with them this year.

gemzi789 · 07/12/2006 22:14

Hi there everyone its my first time on mumsnet i saw this topic and thought id tell you about my nightmare with asda.com got my delivery mon driver had no paperwork,he tried giving me someone elses shopping arguing it was mine,had'nt brought my wine but brought my husbands(sods law),putting shopping way bread bag was all split,went for an orange today and they had all gone rotten.Fumming i phoned the so called help line what a waste of time that was all the girl could say was i would get my refund and paperwork 7-10 working days no apology or anything wouldn't recomend them at all although i would recomend sainsburys on time friendly helpful drivers and they have geat offers at the moment.Hope its too long winded

LIZS · 08/12/2006 14:24

Waterstones order now cancelled - phew. Just got to brave the shops ....

maycontainstress · 08/12/2006 14:44

I have to sing and warble and dance about this lot, Jammy Joes Toyshop. I got my parcel from them this morning, I only ordered it on Weds afternoon.

www.jammyjoes.co.uk

Excellent stuff have a look.

Pinkchampagne · 08/12/2006 14:55

The Entertainer were great. My order was delivered the very next day! They have some great bargains too!

melpomene · 08/12/2006 14:59

I also had a good experience with Jammy Joes.

Cath Kidston haven't been so great. I ordered 2 items on 21 Nov. One item hasn't arrived yet so I phoned this morning. They told me the item is out of stock (Why didn't they let me know earlier?). The man I spoke to was clueless and when I asked to change my order for another item that was in stock he said he didn't have the authority to do that. They were supposed to phone me back, but haven't.

catinthehat · 08/12/2006 15:04

John Lewis excellent
M&S excellent

worcestercaroline · 08/12/2006 18:41

Hawkins are brilliant ordered online wed evening it arrived today at 1pm.never had any probs with them

JonesTheSteam · 08/12/2006 19:07

Had very good service from :-

Amazon - who emailed me immediately as my credit card would not work twice - went through the third time and items arrived within 72 hours of original order (over weekend).

Play.com have been excellent.

mailorderexpress - everything delivered in plenty of time. Very pleased as have never ordered from them before.

Orchard toys - very good.

Not so good :-

Boots - wouldn't accept my advantage card number , so decided it wasn't worth doing anything online so will have to brave the shops!!!

Woolworths - ordered several things - everything in stock on their website - within 72 hours had three emails telling me certain things were out of stock. Very irritating. But the rest of the order came out on time.

fortyplus · 12/12/2006 01:37

Which? website advises not to use www.getflashing.com

I've ordered several things directly from Amazon and they've been great.

LIZS · 13/12/2006 09:43

Amazon - ordered Nintendo ds game on evening of 9th arrived this morning , cd player (ordered at same time) coming separately but has been despatched.

paddingtonbear1 · 13/12/2006 10:02

I ordered dh's PlayStation last Thursday night from Game.co.uk. The package was better than in the shops and cheaper, and delivery was free. It arrived on Saturday morning!
I've not tried letterbox.co.uk but my friends recommend it. ELC online has been fine too.

singsalot · 13/12/2006 10:42

orange tree toys

orders over £30 free delivery and I ordered at midnight on sunday and it arrived this morning, lovely

oh and the postie asked if my mum or dad were in to sign for it, made me smile, it was VERY dark and I am the height of a 12 yr old....

chopchopbusybusy · 13/12/2006 11:01

This Christmas I have used

Carphone Warehouse - excellent free next day delivery
Game.co.uk - excellent arrived next day
John Lewis - Sent direct to Sil - great free delivery - just hope it arrives on time
Argos Direct - picked delivery date and it arrived as promised
Amazon - felt like it was slow but it was free delivery and did arrive within the time promised.

amazontip*
I haven't read the whole thread - so apologies if already posted but if you are ordering from Amazon and are slightly under the limit for free delivery try this site www.filleritem.com/uk.html where you can check for small item to take you up to free delivery - therefore cheaper in total.

foxtrottothefestivegrotto · 13/12/2006 11:39

Big Red Warehouse (formerly Newcron) do lots of character toys and accessories.
Free next day delivery on all orders over £20 placed on our Web site up until midnight Sunday 17th December. (Next working day delivery)

  • Special offer code required - Z6DLDC -

big red warehouse

santasaltire · 13/12/2006 21:27

I have used Lego shop@home a few times over the past weeks and they are great.

PenkLass · 14/12/2006 17:03

Letterbox.co.uk - massive selection and taking orders right until 19th Dec with guaranteed delivery, v quick delivery in the past!

FairytaleOfNewNORKSBRIDE · 14/12/2006 17:26

Today's favourite - JD Sports. I ordered football kit on Tuesday night and it was delivered this afternoon. And I didn't pay for express delivery. Fab!