Play.com

mrcol1000

I ordered 6 t-shirts from play.com as OH forced me to start Christmas shopping early. Yesterday morning my postman staggered to my door loaded with 6 boxes. Each T-shirt had been sent in a box the size of a video player! The other thing is that that my council won't accept cardboard for reycling and give me a tiny bin they empty twice a month for my rubbish and these boxes are taking up a huge part of my bin!
Wouldn't it be cheaper for play to send these items seperately. I can understand if something is not in stock but it seems madness sending 6 items in 6 seperate boxes when all 6 items could fit in the one box!
Apart from that play do give great service and considering I ordered them Tuesday they arrived very quick!

Helix

mrcol1000 wrote: »

I ordered 6 t-shirts from play.com as OH forced me to start Christmas shopping early. Yesterday morning my postman staggered to my door loaded with 6 boxes. Each T-shirt had been sent in a box the size of a video player! The other thing is that that my council won't accept cardboard for reycling and give me a tiny bin they empty twice a week for my rubbish and these boxes are taking up a huge part of my bin!
Wouldn't it be cheaper for play to send these items seperately. I can understand if something is not in stock but it seems madness sending 6 items in 6 seperate boxes when all 6 items could fit in the one box!
Apart from that play do give great service and considering I ordered them Tuesday they arrived very quick!

They do it because you have to pay VAT on items over £18. Although the cost of multiple t-shirts may have come to under £18 their whole packaging system is geared up to send each item separately to avoid VAT having to be paid.

mrcol1000

Helix wrote: »

They do it because you have to pay VAT on items over £18. Although the cost of multiple t-shirts may have come to under £18 their whole packaging system is geared up to send each item separately to avoid VAT having to be paid.

I never thought of that. Thanks.

PinkLipgloss

I've ordered clothes from play.com and they arrived promptly. Great service.

Barneysmom

They are good, I've used them a lot, I got my Good Housekeeping cookery books from there. :cool:

LemonGrove

I ordered a T Shirt from Play.com, and it too was sent in a huge cardboard box - just so it could be folded nicely inside. :rolleyes:

Jakg

Same for the RAM i ordered (2 sticks - 2 boxes).

Even better was when I ordered a printer, 4 ink cartridges and a USB lead - all in different boxes...!

p00hsticks

I've just ordered and received a T-shirt from play.com and it came in a bright blue plastic bag - no huge boxes for me (I feel a bit left out!)

Kavanne

i bought 10 dvds from them when I was in uni halls... the warden was not impressed.....

PeteMc

Unfortunately they still send £50 DVD box sets in jiffy envelopes :rolleyes:

Paparika

mrcol1000 wrote: »

I ordered 6 t-shirts from play.com as OH forced me to start Christmas shopping early. Yesterday morning my postman staggered to my door loaded with 6 boxes. Each T-shirt had been sent in a box the size of a video player! The other thing is that that my council won't accept cardboard for reycling and give me a tiny bin they empty twice a week for my rubbish and these boxes are taking up a huge part of my bin!
Wouldn't it be cheaper for play to send these items seperately. I can understand if something is not in stock but it seems madness sending 6 items in 6 seperate boxes when all 6 items could fit in the one box!
Apart from that play do give great service and considering I ordered them Tuesday they arrived very quick!

my god your bin gets emptied twice a week, it once a fortnight here you lucky sod