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Dick Smith Games Clearance Sale

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KKraig on 29/03/2012 - 16:46 ecogamer.com.au (32995 clicks)
Last edited 03/04/2012 - 00:21 by 2 other users

As if Harvery Normans Game sale wasnt enough, this one could be bigger!

Dick Smith are apparently getting out of the games market so they are selling off all stock.
Starts Monday 2 April

See below for more info

http://www.ecogamer.com.au/dsearticle.html

http://i.imgur.com/hWkCP.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/r2kfb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zRl7u.jpg

http://www.vooks.net/story-20776-Dick-Smith-to-cease-selling…

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    • netsurfer on 02/04/2012 - 15:58

      That's JB's slogan.

      Dick does "dodgy" deal… I am only joking…

    • ol mate on 02/04/2012 - 15:59
      +3

      TRYING TO NEG, BUT THE STOCKPUPPETING WARNING IS COMING UP AND IT WONT LET ME VOTE BEYOND THAT D: D:

      • sixnout on 02/04/2012 - 16:22
        +1

        Same as for me! I don't understand!!!

  • deal seeking missile on 02/04/2012 - 15:56
    +4

    By far the worst sale of the year, if not decade.

  • MikeV on 02/04/2012 - 15:56
    +1

    Kippa-Ring, Morayfield, and Strathpine stores have all been Ozbargained into oblivion

    Managed to pick up Fifa 11 and some Airport Simulator for the lols, cost like $7, but everything was pretty much cleared out

    In hindsight though, I probably should have picked up that Goldeneye Wii for $20 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFU—

    • rlay3 on 02/04/2012 - 16:00
      +2

      lol!!!

    • deal seeking missile on 02/04/2012 - 16:03
      +6

      and they call themselves the techxperts, what a load of regurgitated cow manure!

  • zeomega on 02/04/2012 - 15:59
    +1

    Fail Dick Fail

  • philsaggy on 02/04/2012 - 15:59
    +6

    Guys,

    If anyone is interested, I accidently bought 3 copies of Homefront for Xbox when I only wanted 1. (I ment to get 3 copies of another game - 1 for me, 1 each for 2 of my friends). Not the most sought after game I know, but someone may have been really wanting one and missed out. I don't need 3 so if someone wants a copy and is ok with picking up from the Hills area Sydney, 2 are up for grabs free of charge. I just got the invoice so looks like they will be shipping it soon.

  • netsurfer on 02/04/2012 - 16:00
    +1

    Guys, if the negative voting continues, this deal will be removed.

    So, don't expect 400 -ve votes. Really feel sorry for the OP.

    • gilbarc on 02/04/2012 - 16:06
      +3

      I'm sure he/she knows not to take it personally. People are pissed off at Dick Smith, not the OP.

  • dankenny on 02/04/2012 - 16:00
    +2

    Silly, silly, silly. What a PR nightmare. I'm trying to piece together exactly what happened, but it seems the complexity of this disaster can't even be put into words accurately.

  • slick7 on 02/04/2012 - 16:01
    +4

    massive PR problems for DickSmith with so many ppl venting on twitter earlier…

  • Sirlofty on 02/04/2012 - 16:01
    +12

    Anyone else feel like they wanna slap a Dick?

    • blablabla23 on 02/04/2012 - 16:37
      +1

      lol reminds me of Family Guy

      Chris: Well that sucks.
      Herbert: And don't you mouth off to me or I'm gonna slap you right in your penis.

      From season 6, episode 10 (Play It Again, Brian)

  • nubzy on 02/04/2012 - 16:02
    +3

    Dick Smith is the most useless tech company out there. staff are clueless, prices are high and they rarely have stock. have not bought from them in years. And I am also sick of these companies talking about these deals on facebook, they should be advertised in the catalog or on the website.

    I negged this earlier and it was reversed for some reason

    • netsurfer on 02/04/2012 - 16:07
      +1

      Eneloop battries? 3D Blu-ray players with NetTV support for $128 (or just Blu-Ray for $80 or lower). DSE do have good deals from time to time… except people tend to only remember the bad ones.

      If your comment resulted in too many negative votes, your vote will be removed/discarded.

      • morini on 02/04/2012 - 16:24
        -1

        Can you upvote it back?

  • colaman on 02/04/2012 - 16:02
    +5

    What a great sale, got myself 20 xboxes, 50 dsis and 15 ps3s. Didn't get any psps, trolley could fit more in it. If only….

    • apexplosive on 02/04/2012 - 16:03
      +15

      Which store do you manage?

      • netsurfer on 02/04/2012 - 16:05
        -7

        He was joking.

        • colaman on 02/04/2012 - 16:29

          Yes he was joking…wish I did manage so I could get some deals and buy for all my friends who missed out, actually maybe I don't wish I managed because I could eventually be out of a job with so many stores going to close.

    • Snoopy113 on 02/04/2012 - 16:05

      Are you one of Dick Smiths kids?

      • colaman on 02/04/2012 - 16:30
        +1

        haha, it was a joke…If I really got those deals, why would I neg then?

  • Taita on 02/04/2012 - 16:04
    +10

    to OP : remember, all the -ve votes are for dicksmith, not you :/

  • Trysaeder on 02/04/2012 - 16:07
    +2

    Went to two stores, no stock. I asked an employee who said that 'it had all been reserved', which went against what the online information said (no reservations, no click and collect). Pretty much false advertising.

  • emoticon on 02/04/2012 - 16:08
    +5

    went to DSE at mtduitt, around 10:30. Everything was gone, nice guy i met had a list and said he had been there since the store opened and saw heaps of people.

    Picked up a couple of pc games. not much were left
    assassins creed revelations
    la noire
    rage
    ruse

    • a turtle beach Earforce Charlie. had to wait 20minutes for them to search the back room- mustve been hidden

    then went to DSE at blacktown

    picked up: brink + C&C3 - i thought i bought assassins creed brotherhood aswell, but the clerk gave me the wrong game.
    so ive listed it on ebay http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BRAND-NEW-Assassins-Creed-Revelat… . I didnt hoard any items fyi.

    • ScarySpartan on 02/04/2012 - 17:13
      +1

      +1 for not up marking the price for the game on ebay and starting bid at purchase price:)

      • emoticon on 02/04/2012 - 18:54
        +1

        thanks:) btw the storeperson at mt druitt also forgot to scan one of the games so i wasnt charged for it. but i went back and offered to paid for it. staff were surprised ;)

        • ScarySpartan on 02/04/2012 - 19:22
          +1

          Well now I have seen everything. Ozbargain members can be shrewd and penny pinchers but some are honest as well. Thank you for being a human and not scum:)

  • jonnois on 02/04/2012 - 16:08
    +1

    how do I change my vote to neg

  • alucardv on 02/04/2012 - 16:09
    +13

    BIGGEST SCAM.
    Went to pick up 3DS Pets, they guys said its 59.95, pulled out my phone showed them the screenshot of the catalogue in ozbargain, with the EXACT same item code, says $10.00, the guy was like wow really (worst acting ever). and then he said okay, $10 it is. He then went to get the game, pretend to look thru and told me they were all sold out, when there were 10 of them on the shelf. how the hell would u sell a game when theres 10 empty plastic containers?

    He offered me a refund, but i insist on buying something for 10bucks, I then asked him, what about 3DS Sims3, he checked computer and said he will go in and talk to his manager, wtf? came out told me Sim3 is a new game and its marked incorrectly. WTF? new game?, then i just went what about splinter, racer, starwars blah blah they were all 10bucks, he did not even try to look and just goes, sorry they are all sold out. WTF?

    BIGGEST SCAM EVER. BTW I WENT TO GEORGE STREET DICKSMITH.

    • khepri on 02/04/2012 - 16:24
      +2

      Thats possibly a very good canditate for an ACCC Submission. (I know this whole thing is dodgy, but that example is specific and definitive enough to get them in trouble.)

  • addo on 02/04/2012 - 16:09
    +1

    Was at Mentone Dicksmith 9am on the dot, the door opened up, almost nothing on the list was on sale. they had Logitech Stuff a few games but no on sale.

  • JSQUARED on 02/04/2012 - 16:13
    +1

    Here is somebody who's been buying and reselling.
    http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/king_arthur_of_the_round_table/m.…

    All listed today.

    • gilbarc on 02/04/2012 - 16:15
      +4

      Someone buy something from him so you can give him negative feedback >:D

    • abc on 02/04/2012 - 16:18
      +1

      rookie ebay idiot. And they won't sell cos he hasn't posted them to start bidding low.

      Also he has already paid listing fees with "buy it now". He'll be out of pocket or gain a poor margin :D

      • JSQUARED on 02/04/2012 - 16:20

        Listing items does not charge a fee until it is sold, unless it is specified in the quantity section that there are 2 or more available.

  • snhithappens on 02/04/2012 - 16:14
    +3

    Despite all the flak this sale is getting it did provide some grade A entertainment.
    Got to see a few mums/wives get into a screaming match over the phone with their kids/partner when the called to say they didnt pick anything up.
    Gotta love the crowds these sales attract.

    • chase02 on 02/04/2012 - 17:00

      Yep. I made sure to hang around and let baby keep practicing her happy (yet ear piercingly-loud) screaming while Dick Smith employees dicked us around today.

  • FayQ on 02/04/2012 - 16:14
    +1

    This is the worst sale ever!!!!!!

  • HereYeeHereYee on 02/04/2012 - 16:14

    Lol fake bargain.

    At least OzBargain made it front page :D

  • Taita on 02/04/2012 - 16:15
    +3

    I think now Im not going to be bothered with any future dicksmith sales (even if they are good). so Im back to good old reliable places like gamecafe.com.au

  • joeysarsenal on 02/04/2012 - 16:15

    Absolute rubbish.
    Couldnt place an online order for any of the stock

  • cmdwedge on 02/04/2012 - 16:16
    +2

    The sales staff were quite physical with the punters at the Belconnen store this morning. Getting their stuff first/getting stuff for their mates?

    What a ridiculous bloody sale.

  • DEvok on 02/04/2012 - 16:18

    Doesn't look like there are any happy satisfied customer, JUST AS EXPECTED!!!

  • Wazowski on 02/04/2012 - 16:18

    Got a DSI at golden grove SA, and about 4 dsi games and 7 xbox 360 games, then went to TTP, nothing there, went to marion and got the last xbox 360 250gb hdd, someone must have missied it, it was in the cabinet at 12:30, got about 10 more games there, only got 1 dsi game at glenelg after that (because it was $1) and then came back through norwood and picked up active 2 for $5, not a bad day in all, but lots of driving!

  • Chongy288 on 02/04/2012 - 16:20

    would this count to be the most voted deal (positive and negative) if it passes 748 votes (http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/59000?

  • Dean-o on 02/04/2012 - 16:20

    Boo… 4 stores, nothing at any of them.

  • Kagamin on 02/04/2012 - 16:20

    bad sale is bad

  • 808State on 02/04/2012 - 16:22

    It wasn't Dick's fault it was leaked and all hyped up by consumers. I went to George St Sydney and it was shit, but Dick promised me dick so I'm not complaining about that. I neg because of all the reports of staff taking the best stuff, and not just one of each.

    • Dean-o on 02/04/2012 - 16:37

      Do we know where the leak came from? And the Rep did actually come on here before the weekend confirming and "talking up" the deal. They saw the response they had online but still went ahead with little to no stock levels. They knew their stock would not meet the demand… sounds pretty dicky to me.

  • PeteShag on 02/04/2012 - 16:23

    This is bullshit. On their site they have all these games for $1 and $2 dollars, I went to the register and they showed as 10-20 each. The only thing I bought was RUSE for 5.

    Also, I was at the Plenty Valley store this morning, some guy bought 3(or 2) DSi's, the last ones ofc.

  • ademree on 02/04/2012 - 16:25
    +1

    sweet as

  • bk_ on 02/04/2012 - 16:25
    +2

    nothing at joondalup. waste of time and effort.

    • chase02 on 02/04/2012 - 17:03

      Some at whitfords today, but they refused to mark down 90% of the list (mostly in stock).

  • Wormetti on 02/04/2012 - 16:25
    +2

    I expected nothing. I went to my local at 10:15am and walked out with LA Noire 360 for $5. I'm happy.

  • jennkei on 02/04/2012 - 16:25
    +1

    Expected, but still disappointing.

  • ghopper168 on 02/04/2012 - 16:26

    No wonder Woolworths want to get rid of Dicks Smith

  • Michalek on 02/04/2012 - 16:27
    +4

    I've been hurt by them now, so I'm never going near a dick again!

    • jackthefrost on 02/04/2012 - 16:39
      +4

      Only hurt the first time…

    • Joshyss on 02/04/2012 - 16:44

      Don't know about you but I never really liked Dick in the first place or even been there for that matter!

  • duph123 on 02/04/2012 - 16:29
    +4

    Hey, it made the front page of news:

    http://www.news.com.au/technology/gaming/dicked-off-customer…

    lol

    • chase02 on 02/04/2012 - 16:52

      The writer must still be smiling after that headline.

  • ejsteven on 02/04/2012 - 16:29
    +1

    And… boom goes the dynamite.

  • [Deactivated] on 02/04/2012 - 16:29
    -2
    • POS because reading and laughin at how annoyed all of you are is PRICELESS :)
    • maxixix on 02/04/2012 - 16:38

      lol check DSmith facebook as well in that case

  • Sharp on 02/04/2012 - 16:32
    +10

    I wonder where the dicksmith rep is now. On the first couple of pages he was bragging about the sale.

  • Ass_Pirate on 02/04/2012 - 16:33

    Happy to neg this sale, like thousands of others. FAIL DSE

  • junkie13 on 02/04/2012 - 16:33
    +1

    Let's abandon Dick Smith products for a week for playing this joke on us.

    • gilbarc on 02/04/2012 - 16:35
      +2

      Only a week?

    • kiwipride on 02/04/2012 - 16:35
      +2

      Just a week?

    • Sage on 02/04/2012 - 16:50
      +1

      Why ever go back, really? (Well, Dick Smith Electronics atleast.)

  • mirovich on 02/04/2012 - 16:35
    +5

    DSE 2012
    Invisible Sale :P

  • purplebangle on 02/04/2012 - 16:35
    +7

    First login in months just to neg this.

    Never negged a deal before but this is beyond horrible.

    Checked the website at 8am, nothing in stock. Got to the Doncaster store at 9 and the only thing worth buying was the Witcher

    • morini on 02/04/2012 - 17:20
      +2

      If you're going to use OzB, you really should be voting.

    • aerona on 02/04/2012 - 17:37

      @purple
      LOL I am in the exact same boat. I came in with high expectations but finding myself disappointed with a box set game called the witcher 2 for $15.
      Unsure if this game is even any good because it was on the shelf for a very very long time haha.

      • purplebangle on 02/04/2012 - 20:37

        Hah, well it's good that you actually got something out of the sale.

        I was already late for an appointment and some people buying consoles were holding up the queue so I had to leave before I was able to make the purchase :(

  • anthman on 02/04/2012 - 16:36
    +2

    neg for not sticking to 8am

  • datty on 02/04/2012 - 16:36
    +1

    Worst. Sale. Ever.

  • az4u on 02/04/2012 - 16:36
    +2

    Yes the DICK DID IT again….just a PR bs. And their 10th april will be similar junk where they will have ultra limited stock…so don't bother unless you are desperate

    • ausooi on 02/04/2012 - 16:41

      And yet….My bet still says 90% of us will still wait outside the shop on the 10th April for an opportunity to shoot DICK again :).

  • sct911 on 02/04/2012 - 16:38
    +2

    store staff took all the stock, buying hundreds worth the night before then putting them on ebay…a company that doesn't put customers first and you wonder why dick smith is struggling…hmm what could be the problem ?

    • jackthefrost on 02/04/2012 - 16:42

      How drones get hired for these tech businesses is a problem in itself. Customer service is crap for the likes of Dick Smith and Harvey Norman, and you wonder why people resort to buying online.

      • sct911 on 02/04/2012 - 16:46
        +1

        ahh, which reminds me its been years since buying games in aus…zavvi, thehut, ozgameshop do me just fine until these aussie retailers clean up their act and stop with the ridiculous prices

  • mrsquiggle on 02/04/2012 - 16:39

    Crap rubbish sale :(

  • ozAzn on 02/04/2012 - 16:42

    Just really crap to get our hopes up.

  • hectic3 on 02/04/2012 - 16:43

    Snoretastic sale. Waste of time

  • Jellider on 02/04/2012 - 16:44
    +1

    Worst sale ever. The variation of products that are on sale at some stores and not on sale at others just proves how unorganized it was. Well done Dick Smith, I barely shop at your stores but it looks like I won't be at all from now on.

  • chase02 on 02/04/2012 - 16:46
    +2

    Went to whitfords in Perth at 10.30 not expecting much to be left. Surprisingly there was a rack of marked down games (all cr@p) for $1, $2, up to $20. Found red dead still at full price ($50) so queried it with a staff member doing markdowns. Was told that the sales list (which he had in front of him) was for a sale starting April 11 and due to it being leaked they were only doing SOME markdowns to appease customers. He double checks and says it will be marked down next wk according to his list. Lots of stock of Xbox live/points etc and other stuff in store but not marked down. Now I read on perthnow.com.au that DS corporate say it is on today for everything. Yeah, bullsh…

    Why can't I neg this deal after revoking my positive??

    • Ughhh on 02/04/2012 - 16:49
      +1

      Staff at the store I went to in SA said Red Dead isnt on sale till next week too.
      As for xbox card, only the old stock with old packaging were on sale.

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