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So, I gave in to temptation and bought one.
It's slow (free) delivery from ******, but cheaper than sr.
It's kind of lame though. I was buying a book from them, noticed the free delivery for orders over £25, and ended up spending another £30 to save £3.
Oh well, I'd have bought it eventually anyway.
I just feel like a big lamer.
But I have the eyetoy on the way.
Maybe I should have put this in the ps2 forum.
Ah well, while we're here, short rant:
Bah. When I first came here sr's formula was 'sell the membership, discount the games'. Now it's more like 'sell the membership so they can win stuff, discount sod all'.
Last time I bought a membership I only did it so that I could win gads. I bought TS2 as well, for the free gift (notice a pattern of buying expensive crap just to qualify for minor freebies). Cube extension leads, and I've never used them. I did win one gad in that time too though.
I wanted to be a loyal customer, but there's just no incentive to buy from SR when they can't do competetive prices.
Plus I've had trouble with their customer services.
I now feel more loyal to p***.com - they sent me a free ps2 stand, completely out of the blue. Twice. The second time I didn't bin it and it now holds my ps2 up. Now that's service.
It's slow (free) delivery from ******, but cheaper than sr.
It's kind of lame though. I was buying a book from them, noticed the free delivery for orders over £25, and ended up spending another £30 to save £3.
Oh well, I'd have bought it eventually anyway.
I just feel like a big lamer.
But I have the eyetoy on the way.
Maybe I should have put this in the ps2 forum.
Ah well, while we're here, short rant:
Bah. When I first came here sr's formula was 'sell the membership, discount the games'. Now it's more like 'sell the membership so they can win stuff, discount sod all'.
Last time I bought a membership I only did it so that I could win gads. I bought TS2 as well, for the free gift (notice a pattern of buying expensive crap just to qualify for minor freebies). Cube extension leads, and I've never used them. I did win one gad in that time too though.
I wanted to be a loyal customer, but there's just no incentive to buy from SR when they can't do competetive prices.
Plus I've had trouble with their customer services.
I now feel more loyal to p***.com - they sent me a free ps2 stand, completely out of the blue. Twice. The second time I didn't bin it and it now holds my ps2 up. Now that's service.
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Belldandy wrote:
> But why have two sites ? IT kind of reinforces what Dr Duck says that
> we're basically paying membership on the offchance we win GAD, 'cause
> the other site is the same but has no membership fees.
I don't know about that. This was the first time I'd found that site, so the reason for not buying from them would be I simply didn't know about them.
However, since every other site on the internet is cheaper than SR, I'd say that proves we're only members for the gads.
Why the other site? I'd guess either to give Tony and co some extra security on case SR goes under, or they plan to / may if the right offer comes along sell SR, and would like another Co running to keep them 'in the game'.
> But why have two sites ? IT kind of reinforces what Dr Duck says that
> we're basically paying membership on the offchance we win GAD, 'cause
> the other site is the same but has no membership fees.
I don't know about that. This was the first time I'd found that site, so the reason for not buying from them would be I simply didn't know about them.
However, since every other site on the internet is cheaper than SR, I'd say that proves we're only members for the gads.
Why the other site? I'd guess either to give Tony and co some extra security on case SR goes under, or they plan to / may if the right offer comes along sell SR, and would like another Co running to keep them 'in the game'.
Shocking
and pc loaded are cheaper than sr...
The EyeToy's amazing.
:D:D:D
Memorandum! wrote:
> Maybe you should go ask in the Customer Service forum.
Yes. I feel the urge to be banned lol
> Maybe you should go ask in the Customer Service forum.
Yes. I feel the urge to be banned lol
Maybe you should go ask in the Customer Service forum.
*shrug*
But why have two sites ? IT kind of reinforces what Dr Duck says that we're basically paying membership on the offchance we win GAD, 'cause the other site is the same but has no membership fees.
No reddies on that site, I made good use of my Gamecube copy of Mary Kate and Ashly Olsen Sweet 16 today, I traded it in, for £15 (!) against House Of The Dead 3 on Xbox at Another World. I suspect Another World Nottingham will not be able to sell it for 15p, in fact I only got stuck with it 'cause my plan to eBay it was foiled by everyone else doing the same.
No reddies on that site, I made good use of my Gamecube copy of Mary Kate and Ashly Olsen Sweet 16 today, I traded it in, for £15 (!) against House Of The Dead 3 on Xbox at Another World. I suspect Another World Nottingham will not be able to sell it for 15p, in fact I only got stuck with it 'cause my plan to eBay it was foiled by everyone else doing the same.
Oh yeah, I found out the answer to all this.
"GameLoaded.co.uk and PCLoaded.co.uk are parts of Loaded.com Ltd, a wholly-owned division of Inter-Mediates Ltd"
http://gameloaded.co.uk/index.php?[SPACE] mainpage_url=faq.php&faq=4#faq
Bottom of the page
AAAAAAAND:
"Special Reserve and Freeola are divisions of Inter-Mediates Limited."
http://special.reserve.co.uk/common/about/contacts.php
Bottom of the page again.
It was kinda staring us in the face the whole time.
"GameLoaded.co.uk and PCLoaded.co.uk are parts of Loaded.com Ltd, a wholly-owned division of Inter-Mediates Ltd"
http://gameloaded.co.uk/index.php?[SPACE] mainpage_url=faq.php&faq=4#faq
Bottom of the page
AAAAAAAND:
"Special Reserve and Freeola are divisions of Inter-Mediates Limited."
http://special.reserve.co.uk/common/about/contacts.php
Bottom of the page again.
It was kinda staring us in the face the whole time.
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