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UPDATED (Full 800 SKU Included See Update 2) Deal Extreme - 50% off Hundreds of Items!

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UPDATED (Full 800 SKU Included See Update 2) Deal Extreme - 50% off Hundreds of Items!
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bchliu on 15/05/2013 - 01:50 e.dx.com (18121 clicks)
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Deal Extreme offering 50% off a huge selection of items!!

There's Quad Core Tablets (under $100)
http://dx.com/p/freelander-pd30-quad-core-8-ips-capacitive-s…

Exynos 7" tab for $88
http://dx.com/p/freelander-pd10hd-7-ips-exynos4412-quad-core…

THL W8 Quad Core phone ($116)
http://dx.com/p/thl-w8-android-4-1-quad-core-bar-phone-w-5-0…

Update:

http://dx.com/mayhalfprice?utm_source=dx&utm_medium=cdn&utm_…

According to this, they will be rotating the deals throughout the day (800 SKUs with total quantity of 40,000) to cover a bunch of other products too. Check back whenever you can to see if theres anything new!

Update 2:

http://dx.com/mayhalfprice/Default/ShoppingList

They have pushed out another list of more items! It does verify the theory that the initial page was for DX AU deliveries whilst this is the International 50% off section. Please be aware that there will be longer delivery times for this since it needs to be shipped directly from China as opposed to the DX AU (which apparently has warehouse in Perth).

Update 3:
Offer is pretty much officially "Ozbargained" with the only remaining stock to be either very specialist products (Spare battery for product x), Seasonal products (Christmas), or stuff that not many people want. The only thing I am hoping for is that they can fulfill all orders so everyone is happy.

DX has subtly stated however, (Broken English) "If the customers who participate in this activity are more than expected which results in lack of product supply, we have to process refund for the oversold items, please kindly understand." which may account for some people's Paypals reported refunded against.

Update 4:

Have to apologise in advance to anyone who doesnt get the stock for this deal. Despite being the OP and putting the order through before others, I have now received a cancellation against my two orders (W8 and PD10). It is seemingly like a lottery to get stock. Very very disappointed. :(

Update 5:

After a disappointing weekend, DX has now come back to affected customers with a voucher that's worth 15% of the original total order. So, if your order was $200, then they will give you back $30 worth as a rebate in compensation to be used in DX. Apparently the stock is still available - but not it has changed to a different SKU but they are offering 15% off the original price. This is pretty beneficial if your original order was expensive (and hence you can get back a higher rebate value) - but typically most would only have done a $200 order with $30 rebated.

The new link is here: http://dx.com/l/au-direct/2013-02/special-items.aspx

As you can see, the deal is nowhere near as good as before. However, it is up to you as an individual to see if it is still good value enough to continue making the purchases.

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  • hawamahal on 19/05/2013 - 22:18

    My order still says that

    Payment verified. Order is being processed.

    What does this imply that is there any chance of getting the tablet i ordered or a refund.

    • 51722 on 19/05/2013 - 22:37
      -1

      If you paid via PayPal, go make a complaint. It costs them extra money if you make a complaint. You get full refund.

      Seriously, don't get your hopes up. They will hold onto your money as long as they can and cancel when they feel customers are getting agitated. They might also offer you a 'free' pig nose led flashlight as compensation.

  • 51722 on 19/05/2013 - 22:34

    I have just noticed that as soon as I filed a complaint via PayPal, the order status in DX changed from "Cancelled" to "PendingPayment - Order has been created, awaiting payment".

    WTF?

    • PresidentClinton on 19/05/2013 - 22:35
      +1

      Click on the payments tab. Its their paypal dispute pending payment.

      • 51722 on 19/05/2013 - 22:38

        Ah… That makes sense. Thank you. :)

        • grab_ur_freebies on 19/05/2013 - 23:01

          The total disputed over to be recovered is ~$2.50USD less than what I fully paid. Did PP take that as processing fee or is it due to our now lower AU-USD currency exchange rate?

          Anyone else have this?

        • fchis on 19/05/2013 - 23:07

          i believe it's due to lower AUD atm.

        • grab_ur_freebies on 19/05/2013 - 23:09

          Oh great! Lost my burger money due to this. :(

        • foxpro on 20/05/2013 - 07:42

          Actually you should be getting 2% MORE AUD back than what you have paid on 15/05.
          The Aussie lost 2% since last Wednesday. DX held your money in USD and they are now worth more Aussies than at the time you bought. Probably you got slugged by conversion fees on your CC.
          Use a 28° CC to avoid this.

  • ycon on 19/05/2013 - 23:00

    Wow- I made one of the first orders for their non-AU direct sales, and I'm concerned.

    My status is still "Payment Confirmed" with notes that "Payment verfied- order is being processed".

    From what i've read here- those contacting via LiveChat are having their orders cancelled.

    I can't decide if it's worth the risk contacting them…?

    • grab_ur_freebies on 19/05/2013 - 23:06

      I suggest that if your order has not yet been cancelled by them to wait it out as you can still have hope that you one of the lucky ones to get something out of this fiasco (fat chance tho IMHO).

      ——>2013<——: Year of the 'PROFESSIONALS'

  • Kugz on 19/05/2013 - 23:12

    I'm not putting in a dispute nor chargeback because I'm going to give DX a chance to fix this :) best of luck to the rest of you!

  • KOBH on 19/05/2013 - 23:36
    +2

    Let's hope Michelle will reinstate our orders by tomorrow. :)

  • MetalPhreak on 20/05/2013 - 01:02

    At least I got an instant paypal refund for the item they cancelled (within a few hours of ordering).

    I've found you can get pretty much anything you see on dealextreme from ebay/aliexpress instead for the same price or less. Shipping is usually quicker as well.

    Plus there's tons of other sites like buyincoins, manafont, goodluckbuy etc.

    My led strip from this offer will probably not turn up either :(

  • DEvok on 20/05/2013 - 02:26
    +2

    Since when did dx become a scam site?

  • hawamahal on 20/05/2013 - 08:36

    Has anyone got any cancellation on the PD10HD 7" tablet.

    • EarthMan on 20/05/2013 - 09:36

      Still not cancelled, fingers crossed.

    • Voldox on 20/05/2013 - 09:53

      I ordered 2 and was cancelled

    • puka on 20/05/2013 - 09:57

      My order (only PD10), hasn't been cancelled but I don't give it high hopes.

    • Voldox on 20/05/2013 - 11:20

      They just refunded me the exact amount in AUD that they charged me for one of my orders, (The main one).

      • wisc on 20/05/2013 - 11:39

        but you paid in USD??

        hmm playing the money market…?

        I just received the money for my papal dispute for 116 USD…(literally just then)

        spewing as now i need to find another phone though :S

        • Voldox on 20/05/2013 - 12:01

          DX charge in USD, I paid Paypal the equivilent in AUD at their rate. (Something pathetic like .95). AUD dropped around %2 so expected to make a profit but they returned the money so it matched what I paid exactly in AUD. So Paypal probably made a profit on the whole process due to the differing exchange rates.

    • ChrisLevo on 20/05/2013 - 11:22

      Mine was cancelled.

  • Krepokrip on 20/05/2013 - 10:56

    My order THL W8 was also cancelled.

    • caleb2003 on 20/05/2013 - 11:35
      +3

      Mine too, last ever time for Dealextreme they are done.

  • Krepokrip on 20/05/2013 - 11:14

    They also have twitter accounts: @DealExtremeFans & @DX_Coupons. I've already mentioned about them in Twitter.

    • nadan on 20/05/2013 - 11:33
      +1

      Do you mind sharing what you said about them on Twitter, hoping it was negative and a warning otherwise it is another advertisement for them.

      • Krepokrip on 20/05/2013 - 11:47
        +1

        That's what I've written: Beware of @DealExtremeFans @DX_Coupons . They have scammed lots of people in AU. ozbargain.com.au/node/103271

  • AmericanDad on 20/05/2013 - 11:39
    +1

    My order for PD30 was confirmed, backordered and then confirmed. Now it is showing prepare for shipment. Spoke to them on the webchat and Eric, this rep said that it may take 20-30 business days to arrive!!! Gave me the shock of my life. Then he said it will arrive in 7-12 days. I don't think he knows what he is talking about. 30 days to receive a parcel, are they FOR REAL??!! I am considering alternatives as this is false advertising. On their FAQ they mentioned 5-7 days for international delivery.

    • KOBH on 20/05/2013 - 11:46

      International orders usually take 3-4 weeks for delivery via China Post.

      AU direct orders take 3-5 days delivery via Toll Express.

    • Giga on 20/05/2013 - 13:29

      Lucky you ! At least your tablet are the 1st ready for shipment from I found here .

      Don't complain the Transit time , Cheers .

      • grab_ur_freebies on 20/05/2013 - 13:34

        Thats what they say to keep you getting angry & frustrated (in other words, 'to drag this out longer'). After those 30days have passed they tell you they couldn't secure any stock or cancel your order & refund like the current situation. You'd really be fuming by then!

  • smallpizza on 20/05/2013 - 11:42
    +1

    Oh, well, I got refund from them. I myself cancelled part of my order before my whole order being "officially" cancelled by them.
    So now I received 1st refund on my AMEX card.
    I got an email from them saying they are processing 2nd refund. Hopefully, I will see the refund in next couple of days.

  • SteveAndBelle on 20/05/2013 - 11:50

    Yep, I just got my orders fully refunded via PayPal.

    Bugger, I was looking forward to that cool gear. Knew it was too good to be true. Oh well, I now have a few hundred bucks to blow on other crap :P

  • 0ptus_Fail on 20/05/2013 - 11:56
    +1

    All my order cancelled.

    Pathetic.

    Won't bother again with a company that is totally unprofessional.

  • Phoebus on 20/05/2013 - 12:02

    Oh ffs, just got an email about canceled orders. Was relieved to see that it was only for a couple minor items. Then I get on DX.com and realize ALL my orders are canceled. I have used DX quite extensively for about 4 years. Nice one DX, I will not be using you again.

    About time we started making a list of DX alternatives. Is there one on the ozbargain forum?

    What really pisses me off is that I wasted a few (work) hours shopping on dx.com during the sale. What a waste of time.

    Well looks like I will wait for the Nexus 7.2.

  • KOBH on 20/05/2013 - 12:06

    I got refunded 1 of my 2 AU orders via Paypal, looks like we won't get our cheap tablet or phone from this 50% deal.

    • PresidentClinton on 20/05/2013 - 12:11
      +2

      Paid in USD with 28 Degrees. PROFIT!!

      • Phoebus on 20/05/2013 - 12:13

        how do you profit from that?

        • peter05 on 20/05/2013 - 12:15
          +1

          lol, it was aud/usd was around 99c when made the purchase, it is now 97c. So when you convert his transaction back into AUD you make around 3% of the transaction amount from forex currency swings alone

  • dhoneybun on 20/05/2013 - 12:08

    yep. phone and tablet order cancelled also. anyone have any luck getting a reason?

  • THEMAN_AUS on 20/05/2013 - 12:13
    +3

    well I got refunded already - just checked paypal as I was going to file a dispute. I do think Ozbargain should permaban these people and block all deals from their site being advertised here

  • Phoebus on 20/05/2013 - 12:14
    +1

    ffs how hard can it be to have an online ordering system that is linked to stock levels in real time?

  • Kugz on 20/05/2013 - 12:15
    -1

    Just talked to Eric from live chat. He acknowledged the backlash from the customers and said they're trying to 'make up their mistakes as soon as possible.'

    My tablet still says Payment Confirmed and he said that it will definitely be shipped and they're trying to best to make sure all orders are shipped.

    I'm assuming they are trying to sort something out for people's orders that have been cancelled by their system/employees.

    More than likely nothing to come to the impatient people who manually cancelled :P

    • peter05 on 20/05/2013 - 12:16

      $5 coupon with $50 minimum spend

    • [Deactivated] on 20/05/2013 - 12:43

      Live chat not working for me. Link not activated. Any tricks to get it going?
      thanks

  • Elijah on 20/05/2013 - 12:16

    Still waiting on Chat "All operators busy…blah blah blah"

    EDIT: Chat just went Offline…

  • [Deactivated] on 20/05/2013 - 12:16

    My order was cancelled too.
    Never Again.

  • GirlFriday on 20/05/2013 - 12:17
    +1

    My order cancelled also (ordered PD10HD at 5.58pm on 14/5 - this is DX time & date). I only read the updated thread this morning so created a PayPal dispute immediately at around 9am. I've just been refunded full price, with exactly the same AUD equivalent refunded so I guess PayPal made some money there on the exchange. I'm not out of pocket at all, however I will not buy from these guys again. This was my first and last order - no bargain is worth this hassle.

  • THEMAN_AUS on 20/05/2013 - 12:17

    @jobs5000. I used living social and I got my vistaprinted stuff. Just last week too. Quite happy with it. and they combined shipping (putting the slow ship stuff - 21 days with the 7 day stuff) so I got all my stuff much quicker than anticipated.

  • Kendawwg on 20/05/2013 - 12:22

    Received an email for refund. Looked at my paypal, shows up as refunded. Still nothing in bank account. Assume it will take a day for it to process?

    • heathwithnoteeth on 20/05/2013 - 12:24
      +2

      it will just sit in your paypal, until you manually transfer it to your bank account.

      • Kendawwg on 20/05/2013 - 12:30

        I just checked my paypal balance. Nothing there. Im confused.

        • GirlFriday on 20/05/2013 - 12:40
          +2

          Look at the refund notes - does it say refunded to credit card? if so I think it can take a day or two to show up?

  • kirynflare on 20/05/2013 - 12:24

    Just got refunded both my orders in full without me raising a dispute. The refunds are being manually put through, so there's no chance of anyone getting their order changed from cancelled back to shipment at this point in time, as it seems they have no intention to.

    • yhan2000 on 20/05/2013 - 12:41

      Mine were the same, all refunded and cancelled.

  • Fitzu on 20/05/2013 - 12:33

    Cancelled, now i have to find a new present…

  • KOBH on 20/05/2013 - 12:35
    +2

    So it's all talks and no action of finding a solution to fix this problem. DX claimed it was a system error. A bunch of lies!

    http://club.dx.com/forums/forums.dx/threadid.1244124?page=18…

  • Voldox on 20/05/2013 - 12:35

    Just came back to check on this thread and there's a big DX Clearance 70% off advertisement on the page thanks to Adchoices.

  • [Deactivated] on 20/05/2013 - 12:37

    They cancelled my entire order and refunded my payment.
    A complete waste of time.

  • seale on 20/05/2013 - 12:38

    I ordered around 6am on the morning the deal was posted and all my orders have been cancelled.

    Anyone who ordered after 6am….I wouldn't hold out much hope of getting your stuff.

  • lowndes8 on 20/05/2013 - 12:41

    I ordered one have have not gotten any paypal refund. Not sure what to do.

    • Kugz on 20/05/2013 - 12:42

      Just wait patiently :) there is still hope!

      • KOBH on 20/05/2013 - 12:48

        I doubt it, your order(s) will soon be cancelled. It's matter of time as DX has no stock at the beginning of the sales.

        • Kugz on 20/05/2013 - 13:03

          Ye of little faith

  • RedHab on 20/05/2013 - 12:50

    If you're angry, share your stories on http://dxscam.com/

    • nadan on 20/05/2013 - 12:55

      Server error when clicking on the forum?

  • dan1985 on 20/05/2013 - 13:05

    Order cancelled as well.

    Can they really get away with this?

  • Elijah on 20/05/2013 - 13:10

    Still waiting on Chat for the past 1.5hrs "Operators are busy…"

    • GirlFriday on 20/05/2013 - 13:13

      Busy counting the $$ more like ;)

      • RedHab on 20/05/2013 - 13:19
        +2

        Quite a good scam to get temporary cashflow:
        1. offer a great deal
        2. get all the payments
        3. sit on them for a week or two,
        4. then refund.

        cheaper than borrowing money from the bank?

    • Giga on 20/05/2013 - 13:13

      Keep low , don't chat .

  • KOBH on 20/05/2013 - 13:19

    Still waiting on Chat for the past 1.5hrs "Operators are busy…"

    If its 1.5 hours on the waiting queue, you better try again later.

    • bchliu on 20/05/2013 - 13:37

      Just got through with a Justin on the line.. he already is going through the numerous complaints..

      • KOBH on 20/05/2013 - 13:50

        Have you got your refund from Paypal yet?

        I received $300 back from one of my AU order.

  • grab_ur_freebies on 20/05/2013 - 13:28

    Just checked. Got my refund. Well thats done & dusted (for me). Good riddance DX!

  • Elijah on 20/05/2013 - 13:30

    Finally here's what she said, obviously true or false just have to wait and see I guess, paid via PayPal…

    Clare: Welcome to DealExtreme, nice to meet you !
    Me: Hi Clare
    Clare: Please hold on for a moment while I check on that for you.
    Me: ok
    Clare: Your order will be shipped soon
    Clare: i`ll expedite your order
    Me: how many days will it take ?
    Clare: in 3 days
    Me: it is via AU Direct Toll Express ?
    Clare: Toll
    Me: ok thanks
    Clare: You are welcome.:)
    Clare: Goodbye and have a good day

    • Boomeraang on 20/05/2013 - 13:33

      I guess you're one of the few to have their orders confirmed by DX. Out of curiosity, when exactly did you order?

      • Elijah on 20/05/2013 - 13:36

        I don't know if this is a lie tho…, I placed the order at 2 AM just after scrim…

        • KOBH on 20/05/2013 - 13:51

          What is you order, Elijah? Few Xmas lighting?

        • Elijah on 20/05/2013 - 13:59

          here… ;)

        • aec on 20/05/2013 - 16:10

          what did you order?

      • Giga on 20/05/2013 - 13:38

        Another 3 days for order process ?

    • skayper on 20/05/2013 - 13:37

      You still have a chance but don't hold on to it too tight.. I got pretty much the same conversation (including the expedite thing) 2 days before I got my order status changed to "cancelled"

      • Elijah on 20/05/2013 - 13:41

        That would be a good outcome, as I'll get my money back and will prove this conversation was a lie.

        • skayper on 20/05/2013 - 13:47

          Naah they would just say: "i'm sory for any trouble, we ran out of stock.. It is automatically cancelled" or something like that. I got "your oders will be ahipped within 3 days" too.. Just s tandard answers from them when they see your status order in their system is still anything other than "cancelled"

        • Elijah on 20/05/2013 - 13:56

          Yup a fixed reply I see what you mean, I really don't mind playing the waiting game for a $100 W8 phone…, if they send it I win, if they don't in 3 days well PayPal refunds me…

    • bchliu on 20/05/2013 - 13:38
      -1

      Arrgghh… I feel like killing someone now.. :(

      • grab_ur_freebies on 20/05/2013 - 13:45

        Feel free to vent your built up frustration by punching a wall hulk style…they are plentiful…(just make sure it ain't brick tho…)

      • KOBH on 20/05/2013 - 13:57

        @bchliu, Forgot to mention to you that Voriki was the one who won the grand prize of $1000 store credit from DX last Black Friday Competition.

        That's why he's trying to defend DX image like a "Mod" and hoping this year he might win again.

        • bchliu on 20/05/2013 - 18:03
          +1

          You guys just wanna make me more green to turn more Hulk.. :P

          That Voriki is an absolute troll in every sense of the word. I've been on many meaningful and non-so-meaningful forums and he is very much high up there as being the ultimate as5wipe.

          I think DX deliberately keeps him there to frighten away the people who they dont there along with LAL and the whole bunch of cronies.

        • bchliu on 20/05/2013 - 18:15
          +1

          Actually - have you noticed that those cronies are shutting up about the situation - now that theres a number of people joining in asking for their stock to be reinstated? The only one that is "active" is LAL with trying to find every reason to warn or dismiss people through their T&C's of the forum?

          Despite the depressing predicament - it is interesting to see the strength of a community banding together against a common issue.

        • KOBH on 21/05/2013 - 20:44
          +1

          @bchliu - Thank you for speaking out for all of us!!

          Otherwise I don't think we will get any compensation from DX. This isn't the first time they cancelled customer's order without authorization. They thought they can get away with it like they used to.

          Voriki, gasbag11, sheepish, and FallenArchangel are DX die hard fans. They will do anything to depend DX's image. LAL won't ban any of them even they're causing troubles, swearing or offending other customers.

          As I said at the beginning, don't bother wasting your time arguing with those clowns, you might get yourself banned without any reason.

    • PresidentClinton on 20/05/2013 - 13:40

      Clare is a filthy liar. Seriously, why can't some people read between the lines? This business is repeatedly screwing up. Cancel and bail!

  • subywagon on 20/05/2013 - 13:35

    I got my refund. Guess we are not gonna get our orders fulfilled… definitely the last time I order anything from DX… I've told all my friends and family who order from them too. It's a total boycott. There are better alternatives anyway.

    • KOBH on 20/05/2013 - 14:01
      +2

      LAL is working so hard to censor it all.

      That's because he gets paid up to $300 weekly for being a Mod in their forum. Few ex-mods told me they get paid weekly depends on their performance.

      How do I know this? They broadcasted their email addresses on the footer of their post.

  • dhoneybun on 20/05/2013 - 13:47
    +1

    got through to clare on chat after ~30mins.

    we don't have stock and didnt update our stock levels when you ordered.
    you have been refunded.
    then numerous "i dont understand" for each question i had for her.

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