Go go pets hamsters & accessories stock updates & discussion.

funny.onion

jarr wrote: »

People moaning about what's going on on ebay?

Look up the word economics.

Most of the bids start at 99p it's the buyers who bring the price up not the sellers.

Do you really think shops sell things at a loss?

Oh dear, actually there is no problem with anyone starting an auction at .99p but the truth is there are an awful lot of people who are listing as buy it now in many cases £24 and higher.

Just seen some fool list a hamster for £1 raffle! intangible goods and all that! :cool:

too_much_debt

Are the stores likely to get them in as well or would it just be online?

galvanizersbaby

zangels wrote: »

Well done all who got a hammie. I have ordered things from wilkos web site befor had comfirmation and everything and then been called up by head office to say none in stock and given a refund back to my card. Hope this wont happen to any of you but with it saying minus stock available i would be calling to confirm tomorrow if it were me to be on the safe side.

Yes this has happened to me before with Wilko and the stock minuses are not a good sign

Half price light sabre not a hammy - they did take payment and then refunded

However on the positive side they are usually very good and don't let you check out and pay without having the stock

iecuk

too_much_debt wrote: »

Are the stores likely to get them in as well or would it just be online?

The trend seems to have been that stock hits the main warehouse during the day and goes online either that night or the next day. Stores then seem to get some stock coming through, at some stage in the couple of days that follow... I suppose it depends how long it takes them to distribute the stock.

HTH,

iecuk

watsonnicole1

iecuk wrote: »

Did anyone ever hear anything from the Asda pre-orders that stated dispatch dates at the time of ordering? I'm sure there were Hamster with dispatch dates of 20th and 21st and Houses with dispatch dates of 27th of this month... Last I heard they had taken the money (at the time of placing the order), but the orders had slipped into "Backorder" and not been dispatched as advertised...

Is this still the case?

iecuk

I ordered 2 hammys and they are now showing on 'backorder' I need to call them really to cancel them & ask them to refund my money as they took it out when I ordered.

nic.cj

iecuk wrote: »

Did anyone ever hear anything from the Asda pre-orders that stated dispatch dates at the time of ordering? I'm sure there were Hamster with dispatch dates of 20th and 21st and Houses with dispatch dates of 27th of this month... Last I heard they had taken the money (at the time of placing the order), but the orders had slipped into "Backorder" and not been dispatched as advertised...

Is this still the case?

iecuk

16th Nov I ordered my 2 Asda hamsters and it still says back order

philhelen

iecuk wrote: »

Did anyone ever hear anything from the Asda pre-orders that stated dispatch dates at the time of ordering? I'm sure there were Hamster with dispatch dates of 20th and 21st and Houses with dispatch dates of 27th of this month... Last I heard they had taken the money (at the time of placing the order), but the orders had slipped into "Backorder" and not been dispatched as advertised...

Is this still the case?

iecuk

Mine is the same. I only managed to order one hamster but it is still showing as being on back order and the money has been taken out of my account. Looks like I'll not be getting it. I was going to cancel but as I haven't actually got the hamster I ordered yet from elsewhere I thought I may as well keep iton order for now.

nips

Gutted, I went out this evening and got beack to see the stock checker email - tried but I was too late! Blooming PTA meeting, hamsteres are much more imporatant! GRR, hope they get more

neverdespairgirl

Milly_Molly_Mandy wrote: »

Thats ethics - sadly in short supply these days!

Ethics - that county east of London, innit?

lizdav

I would expect the major retailers who took backorders to have stock coming in over the next few days.

I suspect that Character are helping out other retailers who got their fingers burned by over-selling by pushing their own stock into the distribution chain. (just my guess)

But we do know that a new consignment of Hamsters was due into the UK this week and next (unless anything changed).