expired Verbatim DVD+R 50 Pack Spindle - $2 @ DSE
This was posted 1 year 1 month 1 day ago, and might be an out-dated deal
Verbatim DVD+R offer 4.7GB or 120 Minutes of write-once storage capacity, superior recording quality, and compatibility with 1X to 16X DVD+R writers. Verbatim's 16X cutting edge technology allows users to record a complete 4.7GB/120Min disc in approximately 5 minutes. Recognised as the choice for professional users, Verbatim DVD+R offers the optimal "Advanced Azo" recording dye, which provides the highest level of read/write performance, reliability, and archival life. Verbatim 16X DVD+R media is compatible with Sony, Dell, HP, Compaq and other leading drive manufacturers.
Features and Benefits:
•Compatible with 1X-16X DVD+R Hardware.
•Record 4.7GB or 120Min of data and video in approximately 5 minutes.
•Advanced AZO recording dye optimises read/write performance.
•Ideal for recording up to 2 hours of DVD quality home movies and video clips.
•Archive and back up, up to 4.7GB of important data.
•Compatible with 16X DVD+R drives from Sony, Dell, HP, Compaq and others.
•Read compatible with most DVD-ROM drives and DVD video players.
+3 votessome_one_some_where on 19/05/2012 - 18:52 ¶No Stock in Canberra…No wonder they shut all the stores here!
+1 votewhenmothsfly on 20/05/2012 - 09:04 ¶Don't think it was advertised, so why would they stock up on items they are trying to clear?
+2 votesAll Verbatim stock is being cleared out, as a result a majority of it is marked at $2
Spoke to soon, here are those goodies I managed to procure, thanks OP.
- VERBATIM DVD Video Trim Case XM0949 x 1 $2.00 >Some stock
- 3.5mm plug to 2RCA 1.5m CA0300 x 1 $2.00 >Some stock
- 3.5mm plug to 3.5mm plug 1.5m CA0301 x 1 $2.00 >Some stock
- Remington PG210BP Personal Groomer MA2127 x 1 $2.00 >Out of stock
- DIGITOR Carbon Battery AA 4pk S 3094 x 1 $1.99 >Some stock
- TDK DVD-R 16x 4.7GB Slim Case 10 Pack XM1228 x 2 $4.00 >Some stock
Above shopping list comes to $13.99 & many remain in stock, Sydney South. :-)
Postulative on 19/05/2012 - 19:08 ¶Very nice price, but no stock in Canberra. I thought I'd check central Sydney as well (2000) - no stock. In Melbourne (3000) two stores have low stock, while the rest have none. Brisbane (4000) looks a lot better - three stores have low stock.
In other words, good luck finding these.
brucefromaustralia on 19/05/2012 - 19:14 ¶But would not accept Click & Collect at those Low Stock Brissie stores ('one product not available') :(
There's stock of 30pk LightScribe DVD+R at Doncaster VIC (The Pines Shopping Centre) for anyone close by.
Same price.. $2.. Cheap for LightScribe.
My own observation:
Retail electronics is nowhere near as profitable as it was 3-5 years ago, and with online shopping becoming more popular and products more accessible online, fewer people see the need to enter bricks and mortar stores to shop.
That coupled with the GFC & Eurozone issues, people aren't as willing to spend because money is more scarce than it was 5-10 years ago.
As much as we all ultimately want a good price, or for us OZBargainers - the best price, and turn to online shopping, we quite often fail to support those stores which bring the products to us in the first place when we should, even if it costs a few percent more in price.
+2 votesI think the blame lays squarely on the wholesalers. If it's costing the retailer more to purchase the product than a similar company OS, then they are always going to lose..
But then, they'll shift the blame onto transportation companies, which apparently are ripping everyone off as well. Funny how it seems to cost more to ship 100+ of an item than it does 1. </sarcasm>
+8 votesFound some hidden gems. Not going to create a separate threat. Good luck if you find some in your store.
Laser DVD Player DVD-HD007 $2 only found in bankstown. Sorta far from me. Can't be bothered. Try your luck.
http://dicksmith.com.au/dsau/navigation/product_details.jsp?...
Remington PG210BP Personal Groomer $2 Got 1 for myself. Blacktown and castle hill is showing stock.
http://dicksmith.com.au/dsau/navigation/product_details.jsp?...
- brucefromaustralia on 19/05/2012 - 20:17 ¶
Trouble with Low Stock - stock may only exist on compuer, may be faulty, damaged, or being used in store. I've chased too many ghost stock items!
Thanks - Picked up 2 groomers in Brissie. Make an OK gift.
+1 votem0nkeycheese on 19/05/2012 - 20:20 ¶- m0nkeycheese on 19/05/2012 - 20:27 ¶
Certainly not as cheap, but you could try your local Woolworths…
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/68657#comment-845639
- +2 votesbrucefromaustralia on 19/05/2012 - 21:51 ¶
Just clicked to picked up these in Brissie stores. But both only get 1/5 in reviews!
2 $2 Answering Machines with 2-Way conversation recording, MEMO recording http://dicksmith.com.au/product/F8115/dse-basic-digital-answ...
2 $2 slimline phones http://dicksmith.com.au/product/F4526/digitor-slimline-corde...- brucefromaustralia on 20/05/2012 - 12:51 ¶
My landline phone is now earthquake proof for $2! Oh, thank you DS!!
Pity the copper cables will just snap, and the exchanges will crumble.
Must be careful not to get my buttons sticky.
- brucefromaustralia on 21/05/2012 - 19:19 ¶
The above $2 Answering Machines with 2-Way conversation recording, MEMO recording - some display stock are left at a few Dickies so you can get them for $2. Staff don't seem to realise they are there, so ask.
+2 votesHalellujah on 20/05/2012 - 00:06 ¶DS is clearing out some aging lines to make way for new stock, hence the insanely low price. also 3.5mm aux cables for $2, TDK 10 pack with cases for $2, Verbatim DL DVDs 3 pack with cases $2, and a whole bunch of home phone cabling stuff.
but being they are clearing the items out, the reason people are struggling to find stock is the fact that the price is desgined to run the stock out.
and as for the closures the only DS stores closing are unprofitable stores, or stores that had been end of lease stores that werent performing well for a while. The whole DS closing thing was a beatup, Woolies is SELLING DS, not closing the company, many believe its due to them putting more focus into their BIG W stores for electronics (TVs and whatever else etc). The company is making money as a whole, and comping on previous years still due to the major facelift they've undergone so wouldnt make sense to close a business actually turning a profit in this retail climate.
yes, I think right now what is actually happening is woolworths is trying to crash prices in order to win market share and make the company look good for someone to buy it.
They want somebody to buy it and then sell electronics as a competitor @ bigw (more than they are now, but not as many lines as DSE has)
MadMaxHeadroom on 22/05/2012 - 19:46 ¶The DSE in Bourke Street (Melbourne) had what appeared to be a renewed supply of the DL 3 packs this afternoon - a dozen or so more packs than the day before.
They also had a number of the 25 packs of dvd cases for $2.
+1 voteA 10-Pack of TDK DVD-R discs is also available for $2. If you can find them in stock.
Product information here: http://dicksmith.com.au/product/XM1228/tdk-dvd-r-16x-4-7gb-s...
- +1 votebrucefromaustralia on 20/05/2012 - 07:34 ¶
Umm… you post that there is no stock 12 hours after this deal was posted. With a popular deal, it would often be OzBargained straight away. DS's website barely worked due to the high traffic last night.
There is no stock because none has been ordered in by DS for a while (hence no online stock), these are very old stock, it already has been on clearance in the stores, and what was left has been snapped up by OBers as soon as we knew about the deal. I used to know many DS managers & buy up all their 'Quit Stock' for a nice profit. Little if any of that stock was of interest to staff. Its old technology. No need to stir up any conspiracy theory!
I easily ordered
2 $2 packs of DVD-R 50s,
2 $2 Groomers
2 $2 Answering Machines
2 $2 slimline phones
and more $2 stuff in 3 Brissie stores (limit of 2/order)- -1 votebrucefromaustralia on 20/05/2012 - 08:07 ¶
Unfortunately on OB, it is often not sarcasm displayed in these DS deals. Assumed it was - but not obvious enough ;)
Replied just in case - tired of these same old conspiracies!Now we will see how much stock actually is in the stores - as some will only exist on the store inventory, not on the shelf. In the coming hours junior staff will scour the shelves for this stock, and texts may go out that some of us won't get our order. (Knowing some stores far too well, it will exist but will be lost out the back. Some stores were notorious for poor stock taking practices - with lots of old stock left on their computer which had been transferred to other stores, stolen, damaged, returned unfit for sale, or lost.) Then we will really hear the conspiracy that staff hid it away for themselves.
My comment is merely a preemptive strike!
- +5 votes
Very easy to blame staff, or sarcastically elude to it.
There is no stock because thieves don't tell us to adjust our stock levels before they take something.
Yesterday alone at the closing store i work at, we had a few $10 mobile phone pouches right through to a $370 HDD stolen, all with heavy discounts on each item.
- brucefromaustralia on 20/05/2012 - 10:18 ¶
Unfortunately, that is what I predicted for some of us :(
- brucefromaustralia on 20/05/2012 - 11:30 ¶
Fortunately, I was lucky with 5 out of 6 orders.
1 store said it had stock, but they rang to say none existed.
I rang a store with Low Stock, but had none.
They suggested Garden City had 6 of what I wanted, so rang but it was a mistake on their system. Online also showed no stock.So DS store computer stock levels may differ from DS online level, and both may differ to real stock level!!
- +1 vote
Click and Collect is a great system, providing the stock is actually available in store.
So many times at my store have customers assumed items were in stock without waiting for confirmation, only to be disappointed (many wanting compensation which is ridiculous) upon arrival at the store because the items we were looking for were damaged/stolen etc and still showing up on our system
- brucefromaustralia on 20/05/2012 - 11:02 ¶
A great system, but only as good as the true representation of the stock level. Years ago I was an electronics builder & DS tragic - checking stores in out of the way locations for old stock (from Cairns to Tasmania). Some stores inventories were way out. Some stock had not existed for years. When I brought this up with DS head office - they sent me a free $100 kit. But with this system, stock is checked to exist, reserved if available & they even ring if stock is not available after all.
no_mercy on 20/05/2012 - 09:57 Comment score below threshold (-5).- -2 votesbrucefromaustralia on 20/05/2012 - 10:20 ¶
Just received texts + emails - my orders are ready for collection!
As stock was in short supply, meant 5 orders from 3 stores.
2 $2 packs of DVD-R 50s
2 $2 Groomers
2 $2 slimline phones
1 $2 100 LED light set with solar panel & mains pack
2 $2 answering machines with memo & 2 way conversation recordOf course there will be shortages of old stock at some locations.
But as some people are saying No stock at DS? Bah Humbug!Just placed another order a few minutes ago. DS rang back to appologise that their store computer was incorrect & there was no stock. Pretty good service.
- brucefromaustralia on 20/05/2012 - 12:40 ¶
Placed another order a few minutes ago for 2 $2 Indoor/Outdoor 100 White Led Light Set HS0400 to replace failed order. Order available - got last ones at that store. Handy for parts (solar panel, rechargable batteries, plug pack) or parties. http://dicksmith.com.au/product/HS0400/indoor-outdoor-100-wh... Those are $18 at closing down stores (eg Logan) on special!
Love the negs ;)
i like honest staff at my local store… they actually knew the price for $2 but was only busy on putting orders aside (b4 the shop open at 10) as oppose to grab all of them for themselves… could b the case where DVD is not in their interest. but still pretty good service today! maybe because i actually grab the disc i want ^_^
+1 voteGuys if you missed out on the 50 pack of DVDs they have "VERBATIM DVD+R Inkjet Printable 16x 4.7GB 100 pack" for $20. Not as good but still a pretty good price-
http://dicksmith.com.au/product/XM2006/verbatim-dvd-r-inkjet...
http://dicksmith.com.au/product/XM2005/verbatim-dvd-r-inkjet...
- brucefromaustralia on 20/05/2012 - 11:38 ¶
Pity about that. Stated stock levels are often incorrect on old stock.
- +1 votebrucefromaustralia on 20/05/2012 - 11:36 ¶
Stock may be available at closing stores, may show if you 'Check Store Stock', but won't be shown as available for Click & Collect. I have been told these stores are under a separate management company to wind them down. So they cannot offer DS catalog specials or ordering. BUT, stock levels may only reflect levels at date new management took over, and may not be updated.
Also prices at closing down stores are NOT DS prices.
Logan store just quoted $13.95 for 50pack DVD-R at their 'closing down sale'!!
The $2 100 LED light set is $17.95 & they have stock. http://dicksmith.com.au/product/HS0400/indoor-outdoor-100-wh...
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Nice but max order is 2. Is it really worth my time driving 15min to a DSE that has stock?