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Great Universal
crube
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I didn't really know where to put this, so apologies if it is the wrong place.
Totally out of character for me, I let a door-to-door saleswoman talk me into giving my details to be sent a Great Universal catalogue. They have an introductory offer of 20% off your first order(or £15 off an order of £40 or more), so I thought it wouldn't hurt to get the catalogue then make a saving on something, even if I don't wanna buy anything else. She assured me that giving my details wouldn't result in junk mailings etc. After she left I read the leaflet she gave me and it actually sounds pretty reasonable - you get 10% cashback on orders, interest free credit and a 'price match promise'. Does anyone else order with Great Universal and have any thoughts/opinions?
Totally out of character for me, I let a door-to-door saleswoman talk me into giving my details to be sent a Great Universal catalogue. They have an introductory offer of 20% off your first order(or £15 off an order of £40 or more), so I thought it wouldn't hurt to get the catalogue then make a saving on something, even if I don't wanna buy anything else. She assured me that giving my details wouldn't result in junk mailings etc. After she left I read the leaflet she gave me and it actually sounds pretty reasonable - you get 10% cashback on orders, interest free credit and a 'price match promise'. Does anyone else order with Great Universal and have any thoughts/opinions?
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I don't know whether you saw the threads before Christmas re the psone consoles. Great Universal were selling them including three games for £19.99 - numerous people ordered them but only received the games thereafter being told the original offer was a mistake. I order one for my son along with an accessory kit for Gameboy Advance on 20th November - I was informed Christmas week that the psone games had been dispatched - so I complained - what use were the games without the console - but they never arrived anyway. The GBA kit was showing delivered in order tracking - that never appeared either. So I gave up - cancelled the order and closed my account.
Obviously it is up to you if you want to give them a go but I just thought I would share my experience!!0 -
Our experience with GUS (and Empire) has shown their on-line ordering systems leave a lot to be desired. Don't believe you have got anything ordered safely until it arrives.
It seems as if the ordering systems are not real-time so don't actually know if stock is really available.
Any insiders here that can confirm this and advise how to avoid the pitfalls?0 -
Definetely sounds as though I should be wary - thanks for your thoughts.0
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Never had any problems myself and I've been using Great Universal for about 12 years. Maybe I've just been lucky :jSome people see the glass half full, others see the glass half empty - the enlightened are simply grateful to have a glass
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