Very popular rock cd, was in various charts. The nearest other best price I could find was $18.99 at JB.
For some reason, if you search for it it comes up at $20.95, but if you look in CD Best Sellers it is only $5.95.
I bought two to donate at the end of the year for the K-mart wishing tree, which always struggles for gifts for boys aged 10-18.
$2 off coupon works.
Great deal. thanks for posting
Excellent deal, works with $2 coupon. Thanks for posting.
Awesome deal! I also bought some for the K-mart wishing tree! ^_^
Let me know if it actually turns up, I've had major probs with CD WOW.
Awesome stuff. As above, I hope it actually turns up!
VERY cheap … this is the UK version, which has a bonus track … the $20.95 listing is the Australian version - Aus version is 'in stock', the cheap one isn't.
As someone who works in the CD / DVD industry, I can tell you this is WAY BELOW normal cost price - and as its the UK version, they probably got a clearance deal on them to do them cheap … still looks like a mistake to me though (that or they didn't think it out very well - they'd still sell shitloads @ $10+, so less than $6 is crazy!)
Because its an imported version, and not in stock, they'll probably say 'no longer available - sorry' … but we shall wait and see!
Nice find.
Deal
You guys must've read my mind!
I was looking for this EXACT CD at both Big W and JB-HIFI at Erina (NSW Central Coast), and they had both sold out. They both charges about $20 for this.
So, this is an excellent and TIMELY find!
Thanks a million!
Definitely a plus from me - this is perfect for a friend of mine.
Thanks heaps luckytrio!
Great Deal, Got It For $4.45 insured… Thanks Guys!
cheap, but be careful guys, my last order was Street Fighter 4, and I havent got the item until now (its been almost 2 months now), they keep saying its delayed
Out of stock
CDWOW seem to be not honouring the deal.
I ordered this CD within an hour of this deal being posted on ozbargain yet they are "out of stock":
""Thank you for placing your order with us here at CD WOW!
We are writing to you regarding your order #******** for THE PRESETS - Apocalypso (Product code: 3098094)
Unfortunately despite our very best efforts we are unable to get further stock of this item from our supplier.
Your order for this item has now been cancelled and a refund will shortly be processed back to the account from where the original payment was debited.
We hope you will accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this has caused.
Thank you for shopping with CD WOW!""
Same here. No surprise really.
CD wow cancelled my order on the basis that it was out of stock and they couldn't get more :(
same with me. Seems everything I have heard about this mob is true. Am still waiting for my other order from them to be processed (from the 13% off day).
Got the same email epic lame.
Same email!
This sucks :<
Sif they can do that. Retract something we have already paid for, claiming it is out of stock. What, they are never going to get stock for it again?
Fail. I was getting excited too =(
My order was cancelled too.
Went to the CDWOW website and the price has gone up $19.95
Really out of stock, or just a price typo?
This is really quite amazing that they can do this. Regardless of whether it is a mistake or not… how can they actually blame it on a mistake? its not even a wrong number pressed accidentally in the price field. Or a number missing. It went from $5.95 to $19.95.
If the NFS:undercover deal goes the same way I am seriously going to lodge a complaint as high as I can. 2 items from the same seller in 2 days is not a mistake.
pretty dodgy eh…
Got the same email as well.
I emailed asking why they had changed the listing to $19.95 rather than removing it outright and got this:
"Hi Richard,
Thank you for your e-mail and sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Please be advised, we are an international company and we source items from various suppliers based worldwide. The title which is listed in stock on our website at a different price is sourced from a different supplier.
If there is anything else we can do for you please don't hesitate to get back to us.
Kind Regards,
Keith| Customer Services Representative
CD WOW!
"
So no…they haven't infact run out really, just from a single supplier and the other isn't giving them as good a price. Dodgy.
Now $20.95 and in stock
Dodgy
CDWow used to be great. In fact I used to order all my DVDs from them. Then about two years ago or so I think the owner changed, the prices went up and the service went down. This was the first order I'd placed with them since and I guess things have not changed.
Same thing happened with Chaos Music. Used to be great prices, got sold, now ordinary. Haven't bought from there since.
Dodgy company
Order Cancelled as the same as other above. Gave the BS response out of stock. What a load… Won't be buying anything from them!
*** CDWOW IS A VERY DODGY COMPANY ***
*** They cancelled my order, yet took my money! ***
*** They have PLENTY of stock; they just choose not to post it as they now found they are losing money:
http://www.cdwow.com/CD/PRESETS-APOCALYPSO/product/view/3189…
This is the message I got:
"Dear Sir,
Thank you for placing your order with us here at CD WOW!
We are writing to you regarding your order #451098129 for THE PRESETS - Apocalypso (Product code: 3098094)
Unfortunately despite our very best efforts we are unable to get further stock of this item from our supplier.
Your order for this item has now been cancelled.
We hope you will accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this has caused.
Thank you for shopping with CD WOW!
Kind regards
CD WOW! Customer Service
[email protected]
"
Same here. Cancelled order >_> Oh well, would have been a good bargain!
So they were taking orders and payments for items that they themselves hadn't even ordered from their supplier?
Great business practice.
Wouldn't trust them after the need for speed fiasco
I won't be shopping with them again. They have a terrible business practice.
CD WOW's terms and conditions:
Out of Stock Items
All products offered by CDWOW! are subject to availability. Backordered products include items that are not currently in stock. In most cases these items are on order from the manufacturers. In some cases we are awaiting or researching stock information from one or more of our suppliers. Please go to My Orders on our home page to view the anticipated despatch date. Backordered titles usually come into stock within 1 to 4 weeks but can occasionally take longer. If for any reason we determine that a backordered item will no longer be available, we will notify you immediately by email, cancel the item from your order, delete the item from our catalogue, and refund you in full.
I have complained to the ACCC reguarding The Presets cd, (and now this!) and am calling the ACCC tomorrow. If lots of people complain hopefully the ACCC will do something.
NO, you are wrong.
CD-WOW DO actually have the CD available IMMEDIATELY:
http://www.cdwow.com.au/CD/THE-PRESETS-Apocalypso/product/vi…
They just choose not to send it. The Supplier of the goods is irrelevant.
CDWOW are engaging in "bait and switch" tactics, which are ILLEGAL in every State of Australia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait_and_switch
I have made a formal complaint IN WRITING, BY POSTAL MAIL to:
Director-General,
NSW Department of Fair Trading,
PO Box# 972
PARRAMATTA, NSW, 2124
and
Chief Commissioner,
Australian Consumer & Competition Commission,
GPO Box# 3131
CANBERRA, ACT, 2601
DO NOT EMAIL THEM; DO NOT RING THEM. They will ignore you.
You must write to them BY POSTAL MAIL and ask for a written reply.
Do not let CDWOW get away with this.
Hey mate
Did you wanna post a template so we can just copy it?
Yeah, please show us your letter so we can use it as a guide.
Thanks.
Also note another part of their T&C: "You will become the owner of your purchases once we have received your full payment for such purchases. "
I sent them an email saying there will be a lot of complaints to the ACCC about this. They then sent me this email:
"Hi
May I offer my most sincere apologies for the cancellation of your order.
As a goodwill gesture to compensate you for the inconvenience caused by the cancellation, we would like to offer you a AUD$4.00 voucher which can be redeemed on any item currently listed on our site. For your convenience, this voucher can also be used in combination with promotional vouchers.
We apologise again for any inconvenience caused by the unprecedented demand for this game.
Kind Regards,
Michelle | Supervisor - Customer Services
For further information about CD-Wow!, please see: http://www.cdwow.com/
Note: Please do not delete the previous correspondence if you are replying to this e-mail. This will help us to assist you better.
The information contained in this email communication may be confidential. You should only read, disclose, re-transmit, copy, distribute, act in reliance on or commercialise the information if you are authorised to do so. If you are not the intended recipient of this email communication, please notify CD WOW! immediately by email to [email protected] or reply by email direct to the sender and then destroy any electronic or paper copy of this message. Any views expressed in this email communication are those of the individual sender."
I'm not going to take this offer and why would I?! $4?!
i bought this on the weekend too, received the same standard messages as above - not happy. have been in touch with them again at lunchtime today and they say they are going to honor all orders placed at $5.95. seems they have listened to the complaints from everyone and done the right thing.
Really? Can you post the email?
sure stix, here you go…
Dear Customer,
We have some fantastic news!
We are now able to source a copy of Apocalypso by The Presets for you, and to add to this wonderful news you will be receiving the CD free of charge.
As soon as we receive the item we will ship yours out to you immediately. You will also receive a despatch confirmation via email once it has been sent.
With compliments from CD WOW!
Kind Regards,
CD WOW!
For further information about CD-Wow!, please see: www.cdwow.com
Hmm, I didn't get that email. You don't work for CD-Wow do you? Why did you only join ozbargain today?
i got that email too guys, its legit
Great to see that something was done about this dilemma
+1
same email recieved here
I also just received the "we are sending you a free copy CD" email from CD-WOW. That is a good gesture from the company. I still have a Blu-Ray disk that they are "having trouble getting from their supplier" but my opinion of them has improved a little. Lets see if the freebie arrives.
no, i don't work for them. a friend forwarded me a link to this thread earlier today. never been to this site before, but there are some great bargains and it's good to see what other people think.
I got a freebie too, lets see if it's delivered!
Got it too :)
Dear Customer,
We have some fantastic news!
We are now able to source a copy of Apocalypso by The Presets for you, and to add to this wonderful news you will be receiving the CD free of charge.
As soon as we receive the item we will ship yours out to you immediately. You will also receive a despatch confirmation via email once it has been sent.
With compliments from CD WOW!
Kind Regards,
CD WOW!
This shows that some major businesses still have a bit of ethical sense and they actually did something positive to fix what could have led to a decline in sales.
If only Dell had taken this lead ;)
Got the same email at 2:22pm today QLD time.
Not bad CD-Wow. Now what about the 360 Need for Speed game?
Nice Turn Around…
Yep I got the same email too :)
Wow, a company that is actually willing to loose money to save its name being dragged through the mud.
Dell, you could learn from CD WOW!
I got the email too, made me feel a bit better about the company now, lol
While its nice of CD Wow to offer you the CD, I suspect that the total outlay for them would be less than $500.
No biggie when trying to win back customers.
I got stung on the Need For Speed game they had.
That deal will cost CD Wow thousands to fix.
It has left a bad taste in my mouth for CD Wow.
Any deal too good to be true will never happen.
So why ever go back to their website?
you can't say that no deal too good to be true will never happen - this did! but at the same time its true that i would be a little more hesitant..
Updates people-cd's are delayed. Anyone got theirs yet?
E-mail :
"Dear **,
Thank you for placing your order with CD WOW!
We are writing to you regarding your order #** for: THE PRESETS - Apocalypso (Product code: 3098094).
We are now expecting stock from our supplier on: 30/03/09. As soon as stock is received, we will process your order for despatch and notify you by email that this has occurred.
Once we have confirmed the dispatch of this item to you by email, please allow up to 7-10 working days for delivery.
For further information, please click visit http://www.cdwow.com.au/info/Faqs or contact our Customer Service Team at [email protected].
We do hope that you will accept our apologies for any inconvenience this has caused.
Thank you for shopping with CD WOW!
Kind regards
CD WOW! Customer Service
[email protected]
"
Yeah got the same email. Better than nothing I guess…don't really mind waiting a few extra days for something so cheap (well, free!)
Got my free copy today :)
Me too! =D It's damn nice.
Love you even more now CD Wow :)
How funny.
I ordered 6. Got the whole order cancelled. Got all my money back.
Then I received 6 in the post last week!
If you happen to have a $2 off CD WOW voucher code, it works with this item to make it $3.95 inc postage.