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Free Postman Pat Costume (worth £22.99)with any order

auja
auja Posts: 3 Newbie
in It's gone, but was it any good?
Hi, didnt quite know where to put this but here goes. Receive a free Childs Postman Pat Costume when you place any order (no minimum) I bought small toy for £1.49. P & P is bit steep at £4.99 but still a bargain for the costume. I paid £6.48 total but for that I got 2 christmas pressies.

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  • auja
    auja Posts: 3 Newbie
    SORRY forgot to post the address (having a bad day) here it is

    http://www.bigredwarehouse.co.uk/
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    aww only child size,no good for me ;)
  • harpo51
    harpo51 Posts: 8 Forumite
    Bought a Bob The Builder face cloth for 99p - so £5.98 all together including the costume - many thanks!
  • Horlock
    Horlock Posts: 1,027 Forumite
    My only problem with this is ethical, and I'm not critising anyone for taking it up, nor the op for posting, it is an absolute bargain, my problem lies in the fact that this isn't tescos or amazon or some massive company, I just dread to think what will happen on Monday morning when they go into the office to discover 1000 orders for 99p and free £10 costume, which they probably don't even possess. Then they either go for the awkward, embarrasing sorry we don't have enough and then deal with all the agro from the folks on here, or they bite the bullet and risk bankrupsy. Hard decision, still tempting, but as I don't know anyone who's 5 I'll miss this one and settle for an easy conscience and thank the op for a brilliant bargain spot.
    There is no intelligent life out there ... ask any goldfish!
  • lisa76
    lisa76 Posts: 1,589 Forumite
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    i ordered this months ago now when it was mentioned on hot uk deals, they were on the phone almost straight away wanting to know how i heard of their website and said that the offer was not on but i could buy the costume at full price
  • georgiac
    georgiac Posts: 1,189 Forumite
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    They had the same offer on in April so I don't think they'll go bust because it's on here.

    I got a couple of the costumes for birthday presents.

    Good spot OP and some decent prices on the site too.
  • tightus_wad
    tightus_wad Posts: 523 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Horlock wrote: »
    My only problem with this is ethical, and I'm not critising anyone for taking it up, nor the op for posting, it is an absolute bargain, my problem lies in the fact that this isn't tescos or amazon or some massive company, I just dread to think what will happen on Monday morning when they go into the office to discover 1000 orders for 99p and free £10 costume, which they probably don't even possess. Then they either go for the awkward, embarrasing sorry we don't have enough and then deal with all the agro from the folks on here, or they bite the bullet and risk bankrupsy. Hard decision, still tempting, but as I don't know anyone who's 5 I'll miss this one and settle for an easy conscience and thank the op for a brilliant bargain spot.
    I understand where you are coming from - but do you think they actually pay £10 for these costumes? I think you'll find they probably cost them less than £2 - possibly even less. However, I have a 2 year old who would like this - but I do feel that I SHOULD order at least £10 worth of stuff from them - Karma restored and I then sleep easier!!
  • ian_duncan_smith
    ian_duncan_smith Posts: 619 Forumite
    I got an official postman pat costume in a box for £2.50 at TJ Hughes about 2 weeks ago. The one in Blackburn is closing down to make way for Primark.
  • red1028
    red1028 Posts: 54 Forumite
    Horlock wrote: »
    Then they either go for the awkward, embarrasing sorry we don't have enough and then deal with all the agro from the folks on here, or they bite the bullet and risk bankruptcy.

    I understand your argument, but IMO I think you have to be thick skinned to be successful in business, so I'd guess it's a no brainer for them what to choose, going bust or getting lots of abusive emails/phone calls etc.

    I say good luck with your orders, but expect them to refuse on the basis of it being a mispriced listing.

    On a similar vein, I get the hump with those that want to buy 50 to sell on ebay.
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