Harvey Normans direct import site is now live, prices are pretty competitive!
Could be one for the forums but I'll let mods decide.
Harvey Norman Direct Import for Games Now Live, $3.95 Shipping to Australia
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Too expensive as already mentioned. Cheaper prices and free shipping, makes this a useless venture for that media/attention wh0r3 GH.
The old fool seems unable to comprehend that the 10% GST is not the issue. It's the 40%+ or RRP price gouging.
THE retail king Gerry Harvey may have a personal fortune of about $1.6 billion but the Harvey Norman founder thinks donating to charity is "just wasted".
Asked in a new book about the role he and Harvey Norman play in the community, Mr Harvey said giving money to people who "are not putting anything back into the community" is like "helping a whole heap of no-hopers to survive for no good reason".
He said he believed in helping "develop people to their potential" because "when they achieve [their potential] they will put a lot more back into the community".
"You could go out and give a million dollars to a charity tomorrow to help the homeless. You could argue that it is just wasted. They are not putting anything back into the community.
"It might be a callous way of putting it but what are they doing? You are helping a whole heap of no-hopers to survive for no good reason. They are just a drag on the whole community.
"So did that million you gave them help? It helped to keep them alive but did it help our society? No. Society might have been better off without them but we are supposed to look after the disadvantaged and so we do it. But it doesn't help the society."
Nobody's criticising him for running a business. People are criticising him for saying that his prices are double what you pay for things online because of a 10% GST.
As for his charitable works, I've never encountered them, and personally if I'm going to give to a charity I don't shout it from the rooftops. Charity for some people = publicity with a tax deduction.
xuqi is simply stating the pricing facts. Someone can run a profitable business without excessive profit margins (compared to other local chains) or using hard sell tactics to extract money from those less knowledgeable. You are quite right that people people are free not to shop there - just like people are free to criticise or to chose to or not donate to certain causes.
Just because someone donates to charity doesn't mean their actions their other actions can't be criticized. Ozgameshop sell games profitably and maybe they do good things with their money too and even if they didn't it doesn't make them bad!
Seems your being the more judgmental one here. Assuming other readers/posters are (mis)using using his charity money when who knows, maybe they donate more as a percentage (It's relatively easy to donate when you are wealthy, there's much less personal financial impact). He certainly gets a lot of free advertising from the media that other local retailers don't get - that's advertising money saved/in the pocket for his business or money he can donate without impact.
Gerry? Is that you?
Is that you Gerry?
edit: damn beaten lol
it's been posted multiple times…sent to the forums every single time and the prices aren't even that great…ozgameshop beats them most of the time.
Terrible website with delivery times the same as the usual international stores and prices way to high.
cheaper elsewhere
I never submit any good deals :(
Lots of ppl get negs, you'll be ok:p
lol
It's not your fault, it's Gerry's.
No sweat mate, its the thought that counts, your looking out for your ozbargain community :) Never apologise for trying to help.
keep looking. we have all posted up a bad deal. just keep swimming
Mate it takes all of us to make OzBargain a good place to be. Thanks for submitting!
Sorry Red, the -ve was not directed at you, but at the deal in general.
Same here.
Screw Harvey Norman. Bought a 32" Sony from them left a $60 deposit. Called them on the 23rd asking if it had arrived yet, and they said they wont be coming until next year. Pricks. If i didnt already hate Harvey Norman for his whinging about GST and import tax, i definately hate him even more now. I hope his whole business goes down.
What lead time did.they quote when you purchased. Cancel, refund and buy again in the current sales elsewhere.
"World Best Prices" obviously doesn't mean cheapest price for the consumer.
Could be one for the forums but I'll let mods decide.
it's already on the forums!
Harvey Norman sucks, and i refuse to buy off Gerry the old whinger. Plus there is many places better and cheaper online.
jeez - you can see it christmas day public holiday. maybe people will be happier tomorrow when its boxing day public holiday…
- Dupe.
- Not a bargain.
- Should be in the forums.
- It's HN, the biggest turncoat company going around.
Would neg 4 times if I could.
seems expensive……compare to other online store