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Graham | Report | 15 May 2014 09:34 |
What sort of things do you usually buy online? Is there anything you wouldn't buy online? |
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Sharron | Report | 15 May 2014 10:19 |
I order clothes from the catalogue on- line. |
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Graham | Report | 15 May 2014 10:32 |
W H Smiths sell old OS maps; but usually only the ones for the local area. It's the same for books about local history. If you're researching another part of the country, it's usually better to go online. |
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LadyScozz | Report | 15 May 2014 11:04 |
Books for my Kindle ~ I get new ones every day (don't ask how many books I have waiting to be read). |
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jax | Report | 15 May 2014 12:48 |
I have bought a lot online mainly from Amazon, I think they can be trusted. I wont use Ebay although I have seen some good bargins. A couple of years ago I ordered a couple of T-shirts and a pair of trousers from a large retail ladies clothes store.....the driver tried to shove them through my letter box, which then got stuck, damaging the letter box, so never again from them. I have ordered a few things for my granddaughter cot for instance which was delivered to my daughters address the next day, giving an hour slot to when it would be arriving...you cant get better than that |
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DazedConfused | Report | 15 May 2014 12:48 |
Books for Kindle |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 15 May 2014 13:12 |
Kindle books from Amazon, also my rotary washing line, car seat covers, Norton Security - all from Amazon |
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Graham | Report | 15 May 2014 13:36 |
I've heard bad reports of people doing their grocery shopping online and ending up with bruised apples and such. I think it's better to be able to cherry pick fresh produce yourself. |
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jax | Report | 15 May 2014 14:31 |
We had some very near to the use by dates on some items such as two boxes of those yogurt drinks think 6 in each and 2 days life.....complained and got money back.....also I ordered a large joint of topside which we would cut into 3 small joints. they sent silverside....I complained and again received money back and kept the beef ....very nice it was too :-D |
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SuffolkVera | Report | 15 May 2014 16:02 |
I buy most things online. I started when I lived in a rural area and it was cheaper and less time consuming than getting the car out, driving to town, paying a parking fee etc., and then I just continued doing it when I moved to the small town I live in now. |
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**Stella ~by~ Starlight**★..★..★ | Report | 15 May 2014 16:45 |
i use Amazon an awful lot for everyday things like lawnmower blades to flea drops for my dog..lol, things like that are often much cheaper than the shops.I always buy my books and music on there as well.It saves trawling from shop to shop to find things. |
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LadyScozz | Report | 15 May 2014 16:56 |
Himself buys golf balls & gloves online. Much cheaper than the club's pro shop! |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 15 May 2014 17:31 |
Nothing wrong with Ebay - it isn't their fault if the post man is a plonker. Their resolution process works a treat to I have used it twice this year and they sorted things out within 24 hours. On one occasion the seller couldn't supply and didn't refund in the timescale he promissed, the other the order apparently got lost. On this occasion a prompt from Ebay and it was sent next day courier. |
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Susan10146857 | Report | 15 May 2014 18:01 |
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KittytheLearnerCook | Report | 15 May 2014 18:26 |
As much as possible.................I loathe shopping :-| :-| |
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Graham | Report | 15 May 2014 20:39 |
You have to watch how much some sites/sellers charge for p+p. I've seen things on Ebay selling for pennies; but the p+p has been about £10. |
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Berniethatwas | Report | 15 May 2014 20:41 |
I usually buy 'nowt' online - 'tho the quality ain't as good as it was when I were a lad and the totter came calling. |
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**Stella ~by~ Starlight**★..★..★ | Report | 15 May 2014 21:23 |
Graham, |
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Sharron | Report | 15 May 2014 21:47 |
I have never looked on E- Bay or Twitter. |
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Graham | Report | 16 May 2014 08:46 |
You can't buy stuff on Twitter. It's a social networking site. ;-) |