I have recently received a promotional email from them and thought this Kids on Stage Charades Game Tin game would be great for my daughter. They are having discount (36% off) at $19.95 with free shipping.
Just before I purchase, I did a quick search online and found that Kmart is selling at $8. I was like…WHAT THE…
While Fishpond says that they won't be beaten by anyone Guaranteed, the price they set (Original Price $31.27) was a rip off. Just want to warn the others before buying from them.
I have ordered from them twice one the past, never will again. First time the item never came and apparently was not even available to send. Only got a refund after chasing them for it. Second time, ordered a set of 32 of something, received only 1, they said it was a mistake and the listing should have only stated 1. Was total nonsense because the price was cheapish for 32 but waaaaaaaaay too much for just one. Had to return the one in order to get a refund which also required a fair bit of chasing up.
expensive
Yes, I buy books from them time to time. No problems
Is Fishpond.com.au Good?
Oh lord no.
While I have successfully purchased books from them years ago, I found they routinely include 3rd party listings that are not honoured. Worse, their fulfilment system processes your order and payment and it looks like everything is fine until you are notified 4 weeks later the order is cancelled.
I was caught out once when it didn't matter, and once to get the notice a week before xmas for an item not otherwise available in Australia.
Stay away.
Fishpond makes me feel good when i compare prices of purchases I've made to it
I've just ordered a book through them (couldn't find the title on the Book Depository), it's already been dispatched (same day as order), I'll wait to see how long postage from the UK takes.
The site copped some heat on OZB back in 2013, following a Chromecast deal that it couldn't (or wouldn't) fulfil (IE: Google Chromecast delivered for $18.50).