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1-day sale. Nintendo Wii console + Wii sport $199. To make up for those who missed out COTD pressure cooker
…SORRY GUYS….ALL SOLD OUT….
Mod - edited title, corrected URL and marked as expired.
[Sold out] Wii Console + Wii Sport Today Only $199 @ 1-Day.com.au
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Ltycoon123 on 17/09/2009 - 12:00 1-day.com.au (2143 clicks)
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Clicked 2 seconds after release and already gone, they must only have 5 units.
LAME. Same deal with your PS3 sale last week - I was there at 12:01 and its all gone. Yeah you must have like 5 in stock…
The website is pretty stuffed - your "live stock" counter shows is empty one moment, and full the next.
you must just be toooooooo slow!
maybe you're clocks aren't working - for starters, the ps3 was at the beginning of this week….:P
eh, it still available…
Not at this end…
Had to laugh. At 1 second past 12 (EST) they are all allocated…
No 'first impulse buyer' is listed yet either.
Number of views keeps changing (up & down) too.
Try to buy it then. You'll get the "OOPS YOU WERE TOO SLOW" message.
Still available. Just put my order through. Good luck guys.
Got one, I actually hesitated for a while.
me too, actually i wondered why there was no slow down during the first 30 seconds. helps to remember your CC number C=
haha snatached one, though i wasnt even prepared that it would come out! it helps to log in prior to the sale. the 5 minute holding period is soo much better than COTD, though the bait and buy tactic is pretty sneaky. still prefer the ps3 slim though but wee is cheap frills.
WTF.. Scam…
awesome, got the ps3 the other day, and today got the wii from this site!! i had to click on the wii twice, the first time it said i was too slow for yesterday's sale, for some reason.
Nice work.
Suck it the rest of us suckas who missed out.
SCAM — Pressed Buy It Now - "then Oops something went wrong" message came
i can't believe people are calling this site a scam…clearly a number of us actually got our orders through, and I have ordered plenty of things off 1-day before with no problems. I think it's a case of sour grapes
well done excite, looks like you were the "first impulse buyer"!! even though you hesitated lol
yeah i think so… well technically we haven't received it yet i guess, but all my orders have been received in the past so I'm reasonably confident these will come through too. Although I've never ordered anything quite this expensive from them, so it'd be pretty annoying if they didn't :P
Thanks, it was just too good to be true, so I had to come back to the front page to make sure it is not a used or refurbish device. :)
hey guys, has anyone received the wii yet? I'm just wondering because I'm not at home in the mornings when the postie usually comes…so I have no idea. Hopefully he'll leave a card to pick up at the post office if i'm not around right?!
i won't start worrying till next week i guess!
I don't know why these companies bother with such cheap prices if they know they will sell out in a matter of seconds.
It just makes the customer think badly of the company.
these guys are way better than COTD.
Ive got a few of these goodies.
Subscribe to the newsletter (or get the iphone app) to find out a few minutes early.
i reckon dont' bother posting these to ozbargain. by the time a lot of people see it the deal seems to already over. they only send the newsletter out like 10 minutes before.. may as well sign up to that if you really want some of these deals. :P
agreed. only COTD is possibly worth posting for their crazy 'crash of the day' sales because at least they advertise days in advance. and where else can we go to whinge when the purchase system fails?
Guys, there is a rumored price drop of $50 for the Wii in the states. Come Christmas, I'm sure some retailers will be burning up cash to bring us the Wii for $199. Those buying this deal will overpay by $8 for delivery muahahaha!!!
The problem is, the head of Nintendo has no interest in dropping the price of the Wii seeing that people still snatch these off shelves. I mean the DSi is $300.. my goodness that's a lot of money for what is essentially an underpowered device with two 0.3mp cameras, and the DS lite is still hovering around $200 years after its release.
Got one :) hahah wooohooooooooooooooo
The sites stat counter says 19,000 views in about 20mins. The other 2 products have just about 300 views each. I dont think any of this is true and maybe all the people leaving comments on the site are staff themselves? Hmmm…
Wii RRP drops on 1 October in Australia
Not sure what the new price will be, suspect $299 or less….
can op please mark as expired.
Honestly, losing some money by selling only few units (< 10 maybe?) at under cost price but, getting the Click through and hype talks for the site is just CHEAP marketing really!
yup very true, not long before this site starts to crap up like COTD at noon.
Good deal for those who got one !
I din't get one but +ve from me simply because, it much better system than COTD and the site responds!
I missed out both this one and PS3 Slim :(
Come on moderators ……
This has to paid advertising or you guys are snoozing .Thanks for your polite comment.
Please explain what the problem is.
This type of "Bargain" that is sold out in a matter of seconds is totally pointless .
It is starting to become a blight on this website . But i gues you have to pay for server traffic like everyone else .
The only winner is the perpetrators of the website that see hugely inflated traffic At the expense of the loss on a very limited number of units . Of course you already know that but you asked so I've answered .
This is akin to Viral marketing but not so clever and very transparent .
and what about all those people above that did get the Wii?
I don't see how it matters whether or not the item is sold out quickly or not as long as people had a shot to get in on it. This was the case for the PS3 and the Wii here. Just because you missed out doesn't mean everyone did.
The complaint seems baseless, and even if people did miss out they at least now know of this site and can subscribe to the newsletter to improve their chances in the future.
I agree. Starting to get sick of these very limited stock items.
@covert: You're only sick because you missed out. If you got one you'd be voting +1 for sure.
Yes, they are annoying if you miss out. But even if 5 OzBargainers get it, then it's than nothing. Perhaps something for Scotty to think about.
@cyssero: If 5 people get it it's about as good as all those bargains people post where a single store only in a nation wide franchise is offering a deal. How many of those do we see? "Store XYZ in state 123 has half a dozen gizomos bellow cost". 95% of people here likely have no shot in hell of getting one but people don't seem to mind those.
Honestly it's not uncommon for deals to be posted where stock is very limited. If you aren't into these kinds of promotions/sites why keep following them and leaving yourself disappointed?
At least everyone has a "chance" with these online ones rather than state or store specific deals.
Do you mean that it is a bargain only when everyone in OZ can buy one of it?
@skinny: Come on , it was sold out in a matter of seconds . Wake up you are being used , as is Bargainboard for free advertising . I don't want a playstation , I'm just sick of sifting through spam to find the bargains .
@troyww: we are being used? Exactly how? It's not like you were obliged to buy anything else or make any commitment what so ever. Infact…all it probably cost anyone was about 30 seconds and in that time they'd know if they had it or not.
This entire sites purpose is to "advertise" products. As above, several users DID get the console and you can only assume that people that don't visit this site also got in on it.
I agree with some of your issues, although it's unfortunate that you resorted to unsubstantiated and incorrect insinuations simply because there's something you don't like.
Try opening a constructive discussion in the Announcement and Feedback forum.
Use the Talk with a Moderator forum if you have actual evidence of improper conduct by 1-day.com.au on OzBargain.
Was anyone lucky enough to get them both?
Neg because my chocolates from the same site STILL haven't arrived…. Supposed to arrive last Monday at the latest
LOL … they are too busy handling the server
Check your local post office, sometimes some crap delivery people do not even leave card if you are not at home.
I guess next sale will be X-Box for … $99 … be ready :)
I'm waiting for my chocolates, too :( their site really sux, I ordered two under my account, one under my name and one for my friend in Sydney, now they have both been posted under my friend's name (since that was the last purchase) but under our different address! and I have mine as the company address, with 800 people in the company, I doubt I will see it :( sux!!!
despite making this order on Friday and sending them an email that afternoon, they were unable to 'fix' this up for me!!!
won't buy from a hopeless company like this again
I got my chocolates on Monday or Tuesday,
They are yum yum :)Don't worry, natural consequences mean whoever pinched your chockies will get diabetes mellitus, call it karma! ;)
you all do realise 1-day.com.au sends out an email 10 minutes before launch telling everyone whats for sale? I dont see why the stocks are allocated if hundreds or even thousands of potential customer sits infront of the computer and click BUY NOW at exactly 12pm?
My chocolate arrived earlier this week with great packaging, no trouble at all, mind you im in WA. So those of you that have not got them, go blame AUSTPOST not 1-day.
yep got the chocolate, good packaging, no problems.
eating some now whilst fuming over lack of Wii to burn off the calories
Order dispatched, that is quick!
So many whingers here lately. You miss out on a bargain, BIG DEAL. You were too slow. Of course they can't cater for everyone at these prices.
its a scam…..i want proof
i hope not… i guess it doesn't really matter what the people who say scam think anyway, the less people who go for it the easier for others to get the good deals :)
I feel bad for those who missed out, I shouldn't tell you guys this in hindsight but I was lucky enough to be onto this as soon as posted & had one in my hot little checkout ready to go, but since my GF already had one I thought grabbing it purely coz it was cheap was avaricious! No kidding! ;)
Ergo, I honestly don't think this was a "scam" per se! ;)
why don't you prove it's a scam…
He's from the "I want. I want. I want" crowd. They are too lazy to do anything and whinge when they don't get what they want.
lol, so many jealous passive aggressive people who vote negative… funny to watch :)
Oi, ease up on the psych 101 pal! ;)
Awesome site will check ozbargains next time for next update on this 1-day site.
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He who has the best internet connection and script wins.
if you don't like the way 1-day do business, don't visit their site or the deals posted about them on ozbargain (it says 1-day.com.au in the title) - more for the rest of us :D
These guys are serial bait advertisers, they should be banned from participating on Ozbargain !
Its not 'bait' if people are actually able to purchase some. Myer, David Jones do limited bargains for boxing day sales, you dont see people calling them to be banned.
I would agree if people were not getting the items but as you can see people are getting them, just dont have enough for everyone.
Hi,
Do 1-day.com.au only tell you what they are going to put up 10 minutes before it goes up for sale? I haven't used them before. It seems like something they would want to advertise long before that time.
just play is smart. be ready and spontaneous. that's how i got the $50 wii fit from COTD and this wii system to now go with my wii fit C=
I refresh the stats, the view count is always jumping between these two:
Product Views: 12491
and
Product Views: 12938 (only these number)
1day.com = Epic fail !
Here is a quote from the ACCC factsheet on bait advertising which I think would apply for these types of websites:
"What is ‘reasonable’ will depend on the type of product on special and the length of the sale—a reasonable supply of dishwashers will differ from a reasonable supply of tea towels. It may also depend on how the sale was advertised and the previous sales experience of the trader. For example, it might be reasonable for an electrical appliance retailer to have six refrigerators available for a special sale, but unreasonable for a clothing retailer to promote a special sale on socks if there were just six pairs available."
Socks = Wii's
Keen to read? http://www.accc.gov.au/content/item.phtml?itemId=759632&node…
So that should clear things up as to whether this practice is acceptable or not.
how on earth can you relate Wii's to socks?
That entire quote is full of ifs butts and maybes and you've overlooked the part discussing both how it was advertised and the nature of previous sales/how the store trades.
so in that example would it be wrong for the store to say "socks on sale, limted stock avaliable"…?
I dont think so.1-day didnt heavily promtoe their sale. i didnt know they were selling a ps3 or even wii till i read it here.
Plus everyone knows the store is all about quick turnover of three items per day so dont expect it to hold stock to sell forever.
Its a concept store based on one simple concept…here are three items for sale today only and once sold out its sold out, thats it….pretty simple.
Ill keep things simple…
Definition: The Trade Practices Act 1974 (the Act) contains rules that prevent ‘bait advertising’—advertising of certain goods, often at special prices, primarily to bring customers into a store without sufficient stock to supply the sale goods.
"A statement like ‘WHILE STOCKS LAST’ may seem innocent enough, but it may
be considered bait advertising if you don’t have sufficient stock to cater to the likely
demand your advertising will bring"lol, well if i dont get my ps3 on the 22nd (pressure cooker) i'll make a complaint! lol
Sure "while stocks last" may not always carry a lot of weight, but youre pretty much comparing this sale to one that may be held by a major retailer like Kmart or Harvey Norman or whatever.
Theres huge differences such as the store being one that is only designed to hold stock for a max of one day and the fact that the advertisements were only sent out to subscribers and only 10 mins or so allegedly before the item was even on sale. Everyone who received that advertisement would have known how the sites run, the nature of the sale and have a rough idea on what stock would be like.
As with the deal the other day (PS3), no one here also knows how much stock they had to begin with either.
My post is just a thought and the other side of the argument I guess. :)
yeah and its a good point but still doesnt take away from the concept of these types of internet stores being a limted stock 24hr sale.
based soley on first come first serve idea.
We all know this, we all expect this and we are all adult to understand what we are getting into when we visit such sites for a highly sought after items.
Plus as robost as the Trade Practise Act might be, it was written in 1974….did legislators back then have any idea about email and the world wide web ?
Its a new wild west of competition and opportunties, just got be quick on the draw. ;)
now excuse while i go stampede over to zazz and see what the new midnight 24hr sale item is :D
Since people are throwing around the TPA without citing, allow me to. Under the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 56:
(1) A corporation shall not, in trade or commerce, advertise for supply at a specified price, goods or services if there are reasonable grounds, of which the corporation is aware or ought reasonably to be aware, for believing that the corporation will not be able to offer for supply those goods or services at that price for a period that is, and in quantities that are, reasonable having regard to the nature of the market in which the corporation carries on business and the nature of the advertisement.
(2) A corporation that has, in trade or commerce, advertised goods or services for supply at a specified price shall offer such goods or services for supply at that price for a period that is, and in quantities that are, reasonable having regard to the nature of the market in which the corporation carries on business and the nature of the advertisement.
It is important to note this is a question of fact, not a question of law; which basically means the decision is based on the circumstances. The Act stresses "reasonable having regard to the nature of the market in which the corporation carries on business and the nature of the advertisement".
Now, the market of these sites is clear - they do cheap, dirty and quick deals. This is emphasised by their advertisement only appearing 10 minutes before sale time - rather than a week in advance like your typical realworld retail store.
Also, bargrin, don't let the assent date of The Act mislead you. Section 56 was amended in 1977, 1986 and then 2001. :)
Seen as though you sound like someone who know a bit about the TPA - can anything be enforced when buying from a company not based in Aus? My gut instinct says no, but a learned response is always nice :D
bait advertising, or otherwise, its clear that 1-day are pissing potential customers off. whether the frustration is justified is beside the point.
the simple solution is for them to be very clear about the limited nature of their stock. why not just front up and say exactly how many are on offer at the advertised price? they will still get all(/most) the traffic and exposure, but people who miss out won't be shitty.
<quote>
"The number of units we have available in a sale is commercially sensitive information, so I can't give that out unfortunately.
I can tell you however, that we had a good number of units to start with, but due to the popular nature of this product, it sold out rather quickly."
</quote>From an email 1day sent to me when I asked about numbers
done. got my order through! woohoo, kept refreshing and as soon as the icon was up, clicked straight through the checkout system at 12:00pm.