Comments on: Zavvi (and presumably The Hut) coupon update

By: John

John — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:29:13 +0000

Zavvi, Hut etc. are really stupid. They are getting tons of business due to this 10% code thing so they should thank their lucky stars as their delivery times are shite so this code makes up for it a little. Idiots don’t know how to do business properly.

The crappiest games retailer has to be Shopto. Granted they have good prices some times and also deliver quick but they have some retarded policies and a god comples (maybe they are all arrogant coppers). I bet all the people who work there have some sort of mental problem. Ordering 2 of the same game for presents is impossible sometimes as “they” (the almighty) won’t allow it. You dumb scumsuckers what if I want a game for my kid and one for my brother’s kid? And when they refuse 2 orders they also give an arrogant and very rude offensive message about how people are making money by “abusing” their “low” prices! You M*F*, are you not also making money??? I hate that outfit!

By: ian kirkby

ian kirkby — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:34:57 +0000

In reply to Lewie Procter. aww i feel for you man i can barely wait a hour and half and thats only a maybe :P

By: Dufus

Dufus — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:35:49 +0000

I have just been reading the walkers t&c’s and they do also say that you cant use the code with any other offer and the limit is £100. so chances are Zavvi might have cancelled your order under instruction from Walkers? maybe they are spot checking?

By: Lewie Procter

Lewie Procter — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:23:56 +0000

In reply to Lewie Procter. Sadly it is going to. I won't be getting New Vegas tomorrow like I had expected.

By: ian kirkby

ian kirkby — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:02:50 +0000

In reply to Lewie Procter. shame hope it dose not affect your fallout play time :P

By: Josh Owen Morris

Josh Owen Morris — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:59:01 +0000

In reply to Russ G. I contend that you have never read any terms and conditions on any website, ever. And neither have I. Or anyone else for that matter.

By: Russ G

Russ G — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:31:08 +0000

When you go to the extreme to get the cheapest deals and then go beyond the agreed T&C’s you can’t exactly complain. Don’t forget that most people pay the full RRP at shite retails stores like GAME, you’re already saving lodsa money by using just one discount code and buying online – there’s no real need to go crazy just for a few pennies.

By: The Tingler

The Tingler — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:25:17 +0000

In reply to Lewie Procter. I think the answer is "yes, order elsewhere". HMV have a cool T-shirt. :)

By: LewieP's Mummy

LewieP's Mummy — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:53:28 +0000

Well, the code still worked for me!

By: Efth

Efth — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:47:05 +0000

Those SOBs!

While it may be true that the coupon was “abused”, it is not like it has hurt them. People didn’t get the game for free, they bought them from them instead of buying the games from other stores.

Stupid people are so annoying.

By: mamac

mamac — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:12:49 +0000

i ordered RACE on and Killing floor last friday and thye have still not arrived maybe they have banned me aswell!!

By: Lewie Procter

Lewie Procter — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:32:06 +0000

In reply to ian kirkby. That is a very good question. I shall check my bank account now. Edit: No they have not.

By: giant, fussy whingebag

giant, fussy whingebag — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:16:14 +0000

Doesn’t it seem really odd how they’ve stuck that message in the middle of the standard ‘Thanks for your order’ boilerplate? “Thanks for your order, your account has been suspended!”

Well, here’s hoping they don’t start investigating all the pending orders on the items they’re upset about…

By: ian kirkby

ian kirkby — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:13:07 +0000

In reply to Lewie Procter. did they take ur money for fallout?

By: pinkie

pinkie — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:59:03 +0000

what you gonna do lewie :/

By: Lewie Procter

Lewie Procter — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:49:24 +0000

In reply to Rich. Yeah, I'm not saying that they are wrong to cancel my order. I do dislike the way they've gone about it though.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:45:58 +0000

I suppose even if their system is easy to abuse, if using or extracting multiple codes is against their T&Cs, then I guess their arses are covered. Using someone’s unsecured wireless network is still against the law, even if it is easily done.*

Not that I’m really taking The Hut’s side. You’ve already proven them to be sneaky bastards.

*Extreme example, I know.

By: Lewie Procter

Lewie Procter — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:39:31 +0000

In reply to dbl4k. Indeed. In just the past few weeks I've sent them thousands of pounds worth of custom.

By: G_Man_007

G_Man_007 — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:29:10 +0000

Demand details Lewie!

By: dbl4k

dbl4k — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:27:38 +0000

I guess the small print always applies, usually there’s something written in a t&c, but blocking your account is overkill on their part. If anything you’ve done them good advertising – their prices are pretty good anyway and I’d never heard of them before.

By: G_Man_007

G_Man_007 — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:27:00 +0000

Seems to me they’ve had someone snooping here, otherwise, how would they know you’ve been publishing the info over the internet? Maybe someone snooping in the New Vegas post…

By: Lewie Procter

Lewie Procter — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:24:46 +0000

In reply to JamesG. Indeed, the Fallout 3 Goatee + Fallout: New Vegas offer only used one coupon, so I'm kind of pissed off that they have waited until the day before release to do anything. I don't know whether or not to order it from elsewhere now.

By: JamesG

JamesG — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:22:48 +0000

By the mention of the ‘One discount code’ it sounds like they are getting annoyed about the earlier exploit of using the 10% off code in conjunction with the other discount code. Doesn’t explain why they’ve only got around to complaining about it now though.