Anyone bought from Elite Savings?

georgemikie1

Anyone knows from where I could buy a nexus One shipping to Europe?? It's really hard to find! This website that you're all talking about....doesnt seem safe :S

georgemikie1

have you found some place who sells the nexus?

Scaz04

Coopdivi wrote: »

In that case then Scaz, your best bet is to buy it then in 2 months time when you receive it you can come back on here and give a gushing review of how Elite are possibly the greatest company ever to advertise on the internet and you have no connection with them whatsoever. Honest.

Well thanks for that helpful comment, i'm not promoting the site, i'm not telling anyone to use it and to be honest I won't use it myself until I know that others have and it is fine because I think it's too good to be true. If anyone does have some useful comments please share.

I have emailed the site and requested a copy of the contract you have to sign to see what their response is and what it is exactly they expect you to sign but whether they send it before payment I don't know but I'll post back when I get a response.

Scaz04

georgemikie1 wrote: »

have you found some place who sells the nexus?

I have heard you can get it direct from google and they will ship it from America but then you are stung with taxes, high delivery charges and so on.

I definately am going to get this phone though so when I find the best deal I'll let you know.

Scaz04

OK here's an update then of what I emailed and the response I got:

(I've just copied and pasted so their reply is obviously first)

Hi

Thanks for your email.

It does not state anywhere on our website or in our t&c's that a
contract is to be signed prior to delivery, or at any stage for that
matter.

Kind Regards,

Online Assistance Team



On 17/06/2010, <[EMAIL="sales&#64;elitesavings.co.uk"]sales@elitesavings.co.uk[/EMAIL]> wrote:
> From: ********
> Email: ********
>
>

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>
> Hello
>
> I am interested in purchasing an item from your site but have never heard of
> you before and with prices as low as yours i'm sure I would have.
>
> I have heard that in order to purchase goods from your site I need to pay
> for an item then I will be sent a contract to sign before goods are shipped,
> I wouldl like to see a copy of this contract first please to help me make a
> decision.
>
> Many thanks




So they were quick in responding and they are right, there is no mention of a contract on their site, so they must have changed it since the original post.

Anyway their email wasn't very informative or helpful, I thought they might have tried to convince me in some way that they are a legitimate company.

Think I'll avoid.

georgemikie1

Scaz04 wrote: »

I have heard you can get it direct from google and they will ship it from America but then you are stung with taxes, high delivery charges and so on.

I definately am going to get this phone though so when I find the best deal I'll let you know.

Thanks! I will do the same I cant wait to get it...been looking around for ages :S:S

mr.savage

Scaz04 wrote: »

I have heard you can get it direct from google and they will ship it from America but then you are stung with taxes, high delivery charges and so on.

I definately am going to get this phone though so when I find the best deal I'll let you know.

Google don't sell phones.

georgemikie1 wrote: »

Thanks! I will do the same I cant wait to get it...been looking around for ages :S:S

Either the same person, or idiot number two.

Scaz04

mr.savage wrote: »

Google don't sell phones.



Either the same person, or idiot number two.

I don't know what it is with this forum but people shouldn't post unless they have something useful to say/share and maybe the idiots are people like mr. savage that don't know what they are talking about.

To buy the Nexus One from Google you can go to:
http//www. google.com/phone

(you need to remove the space between www. and google, and there needs to be a : after http, sorry I can't post links because i'm a new user)

Right I've just been there and Google are selling it for $529.00 with the current exchange rate that is £357.49 (pretty good price if you ask me) not sure how much import tax and delivery charge is though. . .

ngom52

Hey fellas, I did a google search on the company number published on the elitesavings website (7192771, listed in the faqs section) and the company address from the google search and from their own website appears to match; I guess someone living in London can pay them a visit and see if they're legit or not?

Here's the address btw: Gadget Brokers LTD, 1st Floor, 2 Woodberry Grove, North Finchley, London N12 0DR

Also, the company seemed to have only been registered on 17th March 2010, so that might explain why barely anyone has heard of them before

jiminternational

I did a little bit of detective work...

Firstly I tried googlestreetmapping the post code... I recommend following the following link (remove spaces) and taking a little afternoon virtual stroll with me down this lovely leafy street of North London:
http : // maps. google. co. uk / maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=51.611381,-0.178699&spn=0,0.01929&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=51.611437,-0.178797&panoid=SZ_SWxigOzwW5itZi9Ao2w&cbp=12,142.08,,0,5
You will find that the first building on the even-numbered (right) side of the road is "300 Ballards Lane" which is a side entrance to a legitimate insurance brokers. Navigate your way down the road (towards and to the right of the homebase lorry) and you'll pass a little blue-roofed church on the right. I presume the CEO of Elite Savings must spend a lot of time in deep prayer here because, wandering further down the road, the next building on the right is a row of 4 terraced houses named 6a to 6d.... suggesting a) that number 4 Woodberry Grove does not exist, and more importantly b) that number 2 Woodberry Grove (the registered address of Elite Savings) is in fact Finchley Christian Spiritualist Church!!

Also, if you try Googlemapping "2 Woodberry Grove, Barnet":
http : // maps. google .co. uk/ maps?hl=en&q=2%20Woodberry%20Grove,%20Barnet&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl (remove spaces)
.... you'll find a list of other companies registered at this address from an incredibly eclectic range of business types, all with rather dubious looking websites!

Without even a hint of sarcasm, I would have no hesitation in putting my full trust in this company. I would perhaps suggest purchasing 3 or 4 different really expensive items from their website, each time using a different debit card so that Elite Savings have as many of your financial details as you can possibly give them. I have no doubt they will use these details in a wholly responsible and legal manner. Good luck with that one!!

store.apple.com/uk/ipad it is then!!

Best wishes,
Jim