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29-10-2008, 12:49 PM | #1 | ||
OMGORDZ
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Who's having trouble getting what they want for todays b'day bash sale?
i've been tryin for 50 minutes to get my $5 but their servers just won't let me in, far too busy. =( |
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29-10-2008, 12:59 PM | #2 | |||
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What are you on about????
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29-10-2008, 01:01 PM | #3 | ||
OMGORDZ
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www.catchoftheday.com.au
the thread was aimed for people familiar to the site, i'm sure there are alot in the community |
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29-10-2008, 03:21 PM | #4 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Yeah I have been trying all day. Not a chance to get on!!!
Wii for $199, 4gb nano for $99, 8mp camera for $49 some real bargains |
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30-10-2008, 12:17 PM | #5 | ||
OMGORDZ
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was an absolute scam... you can't do that much advertising and then sell out in 4 mintues... not one of the 20 guys in the office got anything for the whole sale... just a marketing ploy if you ask me :(
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30-10-2008, 01:10 PM | #6 | ||
EL Monty Ghia
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You mean a business might launch a sale as a marketing ploy? What a surprise!
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30-10-2008, 03:19 PM | #7 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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^ No, market a sale for *very* limited numbers of items.
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30-10-2008, 06:28 PM | #8 | ||
OMGORDZ
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it was their 2nd birthday, and they have monthly 'sale a thons' so youd reckon they'd know what the bandwidth traffic would be like, and the stocks they need to carry, so to sell out of your hourly items within 10 minutes on a site that no one could get into, IMO is very suss. this was advertised half page in the herald sun ffs. did anyone here actually manage to get something???
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30-10-2008, 06:45 PM | #9 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Each time I finally got on I was greeted by a nice big SOLD OUT sign!!!
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30-10-2008, 07:53 PM | #10 | |||
EL Monty Ghia
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Was it a scam? No! (do you even know what a scam is?) Was it a marketing ploy? Yes! Did it work? Looks like it!
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30-10-2008, 09:12 PM | #11 | ||
OMGORDZ
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i don't know how you'd run a business nommic, but i'd hate to be a customer of yours if you're willing to pi$$ off 99% of your registered users, for the sake of getting your name out there. no, it probly wasn't a scam but as I stated, 'IMO' it was a suss sale. Now if you don't use the site or if you're not familiar with the story behind the thread, maybe your sarcasm would be appreciated elsewhere
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01-11-2008, 12:57 AM | #12 | ||
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I grabbed a Wii, a Samsung DVD player, and that 5MP camera.
Suckers! |
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01-11-2008, 10:38 AM | #13 | ||||
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01-11-2008, 10:44 AM | #14 | |||
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Yeah, I don't believe you.
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01-11-2008, 08:16 PM | #15 | ||
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i wanted the Tom Tom GPS but i couldnt log on in time :(
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