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COTD "Pressure Cooker" Sale - ASUS Eee PC / GHD Hair Straightener for $199 + Others

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COTD "Pressure Cooker" Sale - ASUS Eee PC / GHD Hair Straightener for $199 + Others
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msbluberry on 17/08/2009 - 12:55 catchoftheday.com.au (4242 clicks)
Last edited 26/08/2009 - 00:24 by 1 other user

Hi guys, COTD is having another sale similar to a baitathon, this time called a Pressure Cooker (very appropriate name :P) Its on midday 25th of August, at the moment there are two items: GHD limtited edition straightener at $199, and an Asus EEE PC at $199. I'm not sure which model it is as it doesn't state, but I believe that is still pretty cheap.

Keen to see what other items they are going to have, and how the servers will go this time. Not an offer for the faint hearted!

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  • mrbj on 25/08/2009 - 13:41

    how do I delete this comment?

    • Davo1111 on 25/08/2009 - 14:13
      +2

      u can't, its trapped for life!

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 25/08/2009 - 15:58

      You can edit your comment and just put in a full stop :)

      If you really want, one of us mods can unpublish it for you

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 13:52

    are the straighterners gone already? mrs wanted one, woke up too late haha

    • jordanface on 25/08/2009 - 13:56

      Just the Asus EEE netbook and the current golf ball finders (sidenote: lol) have been up so far… Straighteners yet to appear! :)

      • Davo1111 on 25/08/2009 - 14:14

        lol @ sidenote. lol i googled the golf ball finders (bc i'm looking for some new sunnies) and the reviews are like "it doesn't work unless you're standing ontop of the ball" :P

  • mason on 25/08/2009 - 13:54

    Up Next on Pressure Cooker: Kevin Sheedy Interactive DVD Trivia Game - FREE, just pay $4.95 Shipping

    • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 13:56

      I hope you're not friggin' serious, who the hell buys this crap! :P

      • mason on 25/08/2009 - 13:58

        Sad but true, is on there twitter

        • Mazley on 25/08/2009 - 14:01

          now if it was a "Box Kevin Sheedy in the face" game, I'd snap it up!!

          • mason on 25/08/2009 - 14:03

            @Mazley: maybe they will have a cheap set of darts you can throw at the pic on the front.

  • Turd on 25/08/2009 - 13:56
    +3

    This is lame.. No a deal at all… Great way of getting MORE exposure and people to the site. Now the site wont work at allllll

  • neosin on 25/08/2009 - 13:57

    damn i actually want the andrew o keefe thing for my mum LOL!

  • msbluberry on 25/08/2009 - 13:58

    Scratch that - double post

  • mrbj on 25/08/2009 - 13:59

    Well, here goes nothing. I'm logged in, ready to refresh… and be logged out and told the server is full and I should register - WTF.

  • K1NGD0N on 25/08/2009 - 13:59

    You are a little late MsBluberry, lol.

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 14:00

    and server is dead,cotd wankers

  • neosin on 25/08/2009 - 14:00

    why r sooo many people chucking a fit? It's called marketing scheme? They lure u to the site with cheap stuff and throw out all the crap stuff first!

    it's expected!

    • Marvnation on 25/08/2009 - 14:06
      +1

      I don't play golf and somehow i just brought some awesome GOLF SUNGLASSES!!11

  • Marvnation on 25/08/2009 - 14:01
    +1

    Crash of the Day: Servers cant even handle the users being online, how are you supposed to buy and pay for stuff if it keeps crashing!

    Crap of the Day: Kevin Sheedy Interactive DVD Trivia Game OMFG QUICK EVERYONE THEY WILL GO QUICK!!

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 14:01

    Kevin Sheedy Interactive DVD Trivia Game
    Kevin Sheedy's Footy Challenge

    what a waste of time!

  • bunky on 25/08/2009 - 14:01

    Kevin Sheedy Interactive DVD Trivia Game
    Free to good home… just pay postage!

    Any takers? lol

    • jv on 25/08/2009 - 14:10
      +1

      maybe i should be glad i can't log on then…

  • universe93 on 25/08/2009 - 14:03
    +2

    I'm grabbing the footy game, I'm sure my grandad will like it for father's day. He doesn't have to know it was free save shipping!

    • universe93 on 25/08/2009 - 14:05

      dang, it crashed in checkout lol. someone's buying them apparently!

  • K1NGD0N on 25/08/2009 - 14:46

    Where do you see whats coming up next? I can't find it anywhere.

  • K1NGD0N on 25/08/2009 - 14:47

    Thanks a bundle zhenjie! :-)

  • msbluberry on 25/08/2009 - 14:54

    I have a feeling that they don't annouce the big ones on Twitter… nothing up there so far!

  • rewstar on 25/08/2009 - 15:00

    GHD IV Styler RARE Ltd. Edition $199

  • Davo1111 on 25/08/2009 - 15:00

    Its the styler - hair straightener thing for $200.

  • msbluberry on 25/08/2009 - 15:00

    GHD IV Styler RARE Ltd. Edition

    • msbluberry on 25/08/2009 - 15:01

      Haha damnit I get beaten everytime!

  • shiba on 25/08/2009 - 15:00

    GHD Hair Straightener for $199

  • Quick Ink on 25/08/2009 - 15:00

    Anyone for a hair straightner

    • Davo1111 on 25/08/2009 - 15:01

      lol, looks around

      • mad__llama on 25/08/2009 - 15:07

        apparently lots of people for a hair straightner because (if you can believe it) the servers are full again

    • msbluberry on 25/08/2009 - 15:05

      Not for $199 even if that is cheaper than RRP lol

  • K1NGD0N on 25/08/2009 - 15:04

    Server is down, didn't take long did it?

  • dudeeeeeeee on 25/08/2009 - 15:05

    i got one! for a friend.

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 15:05

    the pay button image isnt loading, fck!

    edit

    got through finally, mrs should be pleased!

  • rewstar on 25/08/2009 - 15:06
    -1

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220444…
    they sell for $280 on ebay lol might do a bit of selling hahaha

  • IanPlatypus on 25/08/2009 - 15:08

    http://www.ghdhair.com/au/ghd-rare

    Is this the one?

    • rewstar on 25/08/2009 - 15:08

      yep

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 15:10

    they all sold out already ?? got in just in time!

  • rewstar on 25/08/2009 - 15:10

    all sold out
    jnr cuddlee lol

  • arcticmonkey on 25/08/2009 - 15:11
    -5

    Given their customer service and the complaints I've seen here and elsewhere, I will be staying clear.

    http://www.notgoodenough.org/viewtopic.php?t=36445

    • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 15:15
      +1

      that is for a company that went into receivership, obviously Nintendo (wii) fails within 12 months they will repair/replace it and GHD isn't exactly going anywhere fast!

    • rewstar on 25/08/2009 - 15:15
      +1

      Thats a fault with Pebble Electronics not honoring they warranty as they went bankrupt, COTD only has to honor the DOA other than that it goes back to the Manufacturer.

      • SomeGuyOnOzB on 25/08/2009 - 16:04
        +1

        I think Consumer Affairs Vic told me, if the manufacturer goes bust etc, and the retailer refuses to honour the warranty, I can still approach Consumer Affairs and they may/probably will ask the retailer to make good on the claim.

        Assuming the retailer is in Victoria … otherwise probably per the laws of the state or country where the retailer is … which my mean approaching consumer affairs in a different state.

    • anthony on 25/08/2009 - 19:55
      -1

      There is nothing wrong with the thread you linked to.

      COTD does not offer the warranty themselves, that is wy it is called a "manufacturer warranty"
      If they sell something and the manufacturer goes bust there is nothing COTD can do.

  • zzyss on 25/08/2009 - 15:13

    Crap. I wanted this for the Missus too :-(
    Getting the server busy page.

  • jennkei on 25/08/2009 - 15:16

    Hm random $3.95 cuddlee +$4.95 shipping…maybe I should get one for my bro so he'll look like a mage. XD Naaah.

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 15:18
    +1

    good to see some tossers have thrown their hair straighteners on eBay already, copied the COTD listing and all. heh.

    • rewstar on 25/08/2009 - 15:23

      I didnt buy one, i just suggested it

      • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 15:25

        ahh nah, have a look, 10 day listing just appeared with the copy/paste from COTD hehe

  • anthony on 25/08/2009 - 15:43

    Twitter says the straighteners are out but COTD only has the Cuddlee listed.

    I take it that means they are all sold out?

    • Davo1111 on 25/08/2009 - 15:45

      the straighteners are sold out.
      The cuddlees for kids are still available.

  • DVDGuy on 25/08/2009 - 15:50

    Up Next on Pressure Cooker - 'Temptation' Interactive Family Game. $4.95.

  • K1NGD0N on 25/08/2009 - 15:52

    Big ticket items are done for a while again I think.

  • jennkei on 25/08/2009 - 16:11

    Still getting Crash of the Day..is it really the Temptation game??

  • Turd on 25/08/2009 - 16:12
    -3

    I HEARD it WAS the Wii's!

  • BarginHunter on 25/08/2009 - 16:13

    I can't even get the page to load atm

  • danif89 on 25/08/2009 - 16:14

    its the temptation game

  • jay722 on 25/08/2009 - 16:14

    its the Temptation Interactive Family Game
    Includes DVD, 3 Hand Buzzers & Scoresheet!

  • BarginHunter on 25/08/2009 - 16:15

    I WANT the WII already. Actually i'd settle for the site loading :(

  • falcine on 25/08/2009 - 16:20

    I don't understand why people are surprised they're missing out on the catches. The odds were always heavily stacked against them.

    According to this site: http://www.valuatemysite.com/www.catchoftheday.com.au, COTD gets 250,000 hits per day. I'm guessing it'll be higher on a day when they have big ticket items instead of blankets and trivia games.

    If you read some forum threads about COTD the last time they had a big ticket sale, you'll see some posters had prepared days in advance and rigged up like 5 or 10 computers to automatically refresh and snag the bargains - these are IT pro's who know what they're doing.

    So assuming the comp experts manage to snag a big portion of the, what was it, 200 GHD stylers available, that's a very small number of stylers to go around thousands of buyers.

    Waste of time from a buyer's point of view really, but fantastic for COTD - they get heaps of advertising and publicity from all of this, and pay bugger all for it.

    • herbie_ford on 25/08/2009 - 16:24

      Good post pretty much summed up why they go so quick and why they crash

  • suchislife12 on 25/08/2009 - 16:21

    severs are now stable

  • Kiljaeden on 25/08/2009 - 16:23
    +5

    I had everything put in for the GHD for the missus and as soon as I click confirm order, I get the unavailable. I kept trying for a good 10 mins to get back on but no success. Pretty shit server if it disconnects a connection on the confirmation page.

    • zzyss on 25/08/2009 - 17:06

      Yeah, I just wish their servers were intelligent enough that once you've managed to load the page and gotten a sale started with them, it would remember you and allow you to complete the transaction. That would go a long way to making people happy, in spite of the server load problems.

  • suchislife12 on 25/08/2009 - 16:24
    -1

    +1

  • shaun-o on 25/08/2009 - 16:26
    +1

    I just want a DS!

  • suchislife12 on 25/08/2009 - 16:27

    Hhaha. Good luck little chance the servers will keep up.

  • ximo on 25/08/2009 - 16:28
    +1

    COTD should set a new rule!! Orders will be locked once a user clicks on "Bite me". If he/she doesnt pay or confirm the order, they will be charged 10% of the total price for the item as penalty. Just a suggestion. =)

    • LinhaNinja on 25/08/2009 - 16:51
      +1

      agreed

    • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 17:24
      +1

      Yeah I'm sure that's legal!

    • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 19:34

      Charge to what? you only enter the payment details on the 3rd screen - I think once you put your credit card details or paypal and hit next, it should be confirmed.

      I have lost deals in the confirm payment screen when it took more than a min at the confirm payment that returned error.

  • suchislife12 on 25/08/2009 - 16:30

    Good idea but there can be a few downsides to that. Some people may click bite me by accident ect. It should be once you click checkout :)

    • ximo on 25/08/2009 - 16:36

      either way, they should have pre-cautions to prevent the "line" from snapping whilst we're reeling in our "CATCH"!

      • Kiljaeden on 25/08/2009 - 16:48
        +2

        Well maybe they should implement a timeout rule with their connections. Ticketek runs perfectly as it gives you a 10 minute direct connection. Then again, it seems COTD is a big company with a yumcha philosophy.

  • DVDGuy on 25/08/2009 - 16:52

    Up Next: 20 Piece Jewelery/Fashion Accessory Pack. $9.95.

    • K1NGD0N on 25/08/2009 - 16:54

      I reckon after this accessory pack will be a big ticket item, it went asus eee pc (big item), then 2 lame items, then the styler (big item), now we have had two lame ones so is about time for a big ticket item.

      Hopefully the Wii!

      • IanPlatypus on 25/08/2009 - 16:58

        I hope not, I'm on the train from 5:15 -> 7:30 :P c'mon wii at 8

  • IanPlatypus on 25/08/2009 - 16:52

    Stuff for 4 year olds :|

    • crumble on 25/08/2009 - 17:46
      +1

      Yes indeed :)

      Disappointing for some I know, but not too bad for those of us with young kids. I've snaffled the kids blankets and the jewelry and I really don't think I can go too far wrong. Who knows, maybe my wife will even like some of the jewelry.

      I know it's perverse but now that I know what to expect I really quite enjoy these COTD sales.

      Oddly I think the whole sale would lose appeal if the servers didn't go down :)

      • msbluberry on 25/08/2009 - 18:46

        Haha well said!

  • hellrazorone on 25/08/2009 - 16:58

    I saw this advertised in today's West Australian newspaper. Better chance of winning lotto than getting a Wii or GHD.

    • Broden on 25/08/2009 - 17:46

      Perfect..

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 17:27

    @QQQ Why is it you are accepting new registrations, when you stated registrations will close at midday?

  • jiakz on 25/08/2009 - 17:45

    Lol I saw the COTD billboard off Punt Road today.

  • Broden on 25/08/2009 - 17:47

    I don't think they make any profit off the big catches. They hope impulse buyers will run in and buy the junk.

    • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 17:49

      I remember the first time they sold 10 wii's (or whatever it was…) they bought them from Big W.

      • dzf on 25/08/2009 - 19:32
        +4

        Off topic, but reminds me of the time years ago when i chose a mobile plan where i got a free PlayStation 2. after i'd signed all the docos, the guy told me to come back in half an hour to collect everything, so i went for a walk.

        During the walk, I saw the bloke at the nearby Target…standing at the register paying for a PS2.

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 17:51

    "Up Next on Pressure Cooker: Canon 8MP Digital Camera - IXUS 80 IS. $189."

    • zhenjie on 25/08/2009 - 18:01

      Cheaper then usual, but not a massive bargain

  • pbjabba on 25/08/2009 - 17:51

    Oh! Beaten :P

    • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 18:01

      lol they just deleted the tweet and there is some Adidas stuff up…

  • Davo1111 on 25/08/2009 - 18:01

    hmmm adidas training top :S

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