Next VIP slots 2010

NIMI_2

rang up and recieved and booked my slot ))) btw what time does the first slot start????

lexuslass

NIMI wrote: »

rang up and recieved and booked my slot ))) btw what time does the first slot start????

I believe it's 6am (till 11pm)

Curlywurli

I haven't had an email. I just tried to log in and it works. This happens every year.

smoyea

Just logged on and got wednesday 6pm. Is this the earliest time slot

nextvip

babybimbles wrote: »

Hello Next VIP person

Could you kindly find out for me why it is that I've failed to get a slot for the last five years or more and my friend has one every year? That's not surely down to randomness is it?

It is a question that gets asked every year, and I'm not the official Next person, so no desire to get flamed by MSE users! I'm under a pseudonym, but I've posted for the last 2 years under my proper ID.

Put it this way - who wouldn't want a VIP slot? And then how many people can the system take without crashing - how many examples of this have we seen as MSE users when (for example Sainsburys Toy website, Amazon etc...) all go down through sheer weight of traffic, and it becomes impossible to checkout? It is the same for all retailers, so the volume of traffic does have to be controlled. It is partially driven by various factors, but then it is pretty random. How many posters will we see on here in the next few days saying "I've spent X thousand with Next this year, and I've not got a VIP slot...it's disgraceful...I'm never going to shop there again etc..." Irrespective of some factors, not everyone gets a slot.

You can't be sure you won't get a slot - more will get released, but perhaps not for the first window. It is luck of the draw to a certain degree. Good luck:T

buyitall

smoyea wrote: »

Just logged on and got wednesday 6pm. Is this the earliest time slot

Yes it is, unless you are a courier or staff.

2monkeys

I have just booked my slot, no email but I clicked the link on post #4 of this thread and was able to book.

nextvip

lexuslass wrote: »

I believe it's 6am (till 11pm)

First slot - 3pm - 11pm on Weds for staff and then 6pm onwards for customers. Confirmed.

poppysmum_3

I am thrilled as I have my first VIP invite, normally I watch everyone else and never get one. My 14 year old daughter thinks i have lost it as I jumped round the room and my partner is saying we need a bloody Tesco slot with this snow not Next !
I havve spent a lot this year as we have moved in to the house from hell and so maybe that helped.
Hope lots of others are lucky too x

amysinger

I had no email, but just logged into my account and booked for 6pm - 11pm on Weds :j

If it gives anyone else hope I was also told the other day that I wouldn't get a slot as I didn't receive the directory!