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Gripe about deal of the day

mikedivmikediv Posts: 825
edited 2009-06-05 19:08 in General Discussion
I just placed an order yesterday I love the parallax stuff and the tech support is very good my gripe is I would buy many more things from parallax but every time I place an order I see something the next day that I would have also purchased
but its not worth it because of shipping ,, I guess what I am saying or asking is today they had the RCA connector on the deal of the day yesterday I was going to buy 4 but figured it would go on sale and it did but if I order these now after placing my order yesterday
I will get charged UPS shipping again so it defeats any savings , and the way the deal of the day works is I can not place order in my basket and wait to complete the order until I buy everything I want because the price goes back
to the non sale price I know I tried .. Parallax if you see this post I can not speak for anyone else but I would be ordering far more products if there was a way I would not have to pay for UPS shipping every single time I order one part
Maybe you can make the deal of the day so we can add item to are basket and then at the end of the week place the final order???

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  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2009-06-04 23:30
    That's the catch with daily deal: you have to be willing to take a chance that other items will be available soon with the tradeoff of a great price on the single product. Personally, I don't mind too much. I don't order that often, but when I do I use USPS. It's generally less than a dollar then. I'd suggest seeing if you can do the same.
  • $WMc%$WMc% Posts: 1,884
    edited 2009-06-05 01:10
    mikediv

    I also use the little white jeep over the Big Brown Truck. Its much cheaper, And I get My stuff faster.

    You could also work an Iggy with the Check-Out gimmick and the Daily deals But keep it on the DL, I wouldn't want the Sales staff to catch on.

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  • mikedivmikediv Posts: 825
    edited 2009-06-05 01:39
    Guys first thanks,,, but when I order I have always done it online my order just yesterday was 7 or 8 bucks for shipping , I would not mind 1-2 at all but how do you do it???
    My online choices for shipping are on a pull down menu and to be honest ups is the cheapest actually I just looked it was 12 bucks for shipping to CT??
    and I wanted to order a few of the RCA jacks they have today but when I just checked my cheapest shipping option is 7.95 so you can see my problem 8 bucks to order a 2 dollar part?
    Do you guys call your orders in is that how you get the other shipping options. On another note I do have to say I placed my order yesterday and just got a parallax shipping confirmation in my email WOW that's
    fast I have always been very pleased with this company and the products ....
    $WMc% some day I would love to hear all about that car
  • mctriviamctrivia Posts: 3,772
    edited 2009-06-05 02:39
    What I hate is I order 35 props and the next day they have a 15% off sale. [noparse]:([/noparse]

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  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2009-06-05 03:17
    It's a tough economy and, like all businesses these days, Parallax is doing what they have to to stay ahead of the curve. I have to give their marketing department a truckload of credit for the promotions they've devised. They show a lot of creativity and deserve our support. But, hey, some of the best deals simply depend on being at the right place at the right time. Besides, it's not like Parallax's everyday prices are ripoffs, after all. Just be thankful when an even better deal comes along and you're able to snag it.

    But please don't let this deter anyone from commenting here. Parallax would not want that. Every bit of feedback, positive or negative, is a valuable bit of data that helps them improve customer relations and foster the strong loyalty for which they're justifiably renowned.

    -Phil
  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2009-06-05 05:45
    I suspect that the cart software automatically detects which shipping options are available for your address. You may also have to do residential. It may also be that I live only a few hundred miles from Parallax, so the distance isn't really an issue.
  • mctriviamctrivia Posts: 3,772
    edited 2009-06-05 07:56
    don't get me wrong. I know it is a coincidence. I love Parallax.

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  • mikedivmikediv Posts: 825
    edited 2009-06-05 15:29
    mctrivia LMAO been there done that.. lol SRLM yes you are probably right I live in CT on the east coast , as much as I like parallax and I do I just wish they could look into modifying the daily sale a bit , like I said I know for a fact I would buy more stuff,, when I check the daily deal more often than not I would buy the item if I didn't have to pay for the high shipping cost and don't get me wrong I do not blame parallax at all for the shipping its not there fault or anyone's for that matter its just hard to justify buying an items then paying 10X more than you save in shipping, that's why I asked if they could let us add the stuff we want on the daily deal and maybe extend it out to a weeks worth 7 days then at least I would have a better shot at getting more stuff in one shipping load?

    Just thinking out loud
  • BeanBean Posts: 8,129
    edited 2009-06-05 17:32
    I think the point is that you will buy other stuff along with the "deal of the day" item BECAUSE of the shipping.

    What I would like to see is to show on Monday what the "deal of the day" will be for the whole week. I alway seem to miss checking one day, and that day is usually an item I want. Also you wouldn't have to worry about ordering an item and then finding it on sale the next day (I alway hate that).

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  • DocThomasDocThomas Posts: 31
    edited 2009-06-05 17:47
    "don't get me wrong. I know it is a coincidence. I love Parallax."

    No such thing as coincidence Parallax has built the worlds largest Basic Stamp super computer just to predict the perfect time to get you they don't like you. OOoo nooo now they will be after me freaked.gif

    Actualy I think they are great. I Try to wait tell there is a good deal of the day to order what I need. So far it workes good but I don't buy that much. And US postal works great for me.
  • VaatiVaati Posts: 712
    edited 2009-06-05 19:08
    Blarrgghh... I'm just waiting with bated breath for the day when the HYDRA is 50% off.... smile.gif Imagine how fast they would go....

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