Acekard 2i Tempers' Deal

[Dark^'^Knigh]

They alread had...USD$30 on pre-order. I missed it too

I don't think we're going to see that pricing anywhere anytime real soon.

BTW, anyone know if the free shipping through these guys means you don't actually get the little (crappy) AK2i cardboard box they usually come in? I'm ordering as a gift, so the box provided would be handier. Note: DX posted my AK2i within its box under free shipping.

 

[jak larnak]

BTW, anyone know if the free shipping through these guys means you don't actually get the little (crappy) AK2i cardboard box they usually come in? I'm ordering as a gift, so the box provided would be handier. Note: DX posted my AK2i within its box under free shipping.

I used free shipping service and receive it in its box so don't worry for your gift.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

They alread had...USD$30 on pre-order. I missed it too

I don't think we're going to see that pricing anywhere anytime real soon.

BTW, anyone know if the free shipping through these guys means you don't actually get the little (crappy) AK2i cardboard box they usually come in? I'm ordering as a gift, so the box provided would be handier. Note: DX posted my AK2i within its box under free shipping.

The box is fairly tiny... this is what mine came in:

 

[Schizoanalysis]

Order one at a time?

Crap... The first time I was able to order 10x AK2i with the coupon... why has this been removed?
I can't be bothered ordering one at a time and getting 10x parcels delivered to my place... I'd rather have all 10 in the one parcel...

Well... it's back to my old supplier, I guess... unless this coupon thing can be sorted out...?

I guess Shoptemp doesn't want large orders...

 

[geokilla]

Order one at a time?

Crap... The first time I was able to order 10x AK2i with the coupon... why has this been removed?
I can't be bothered ordering one at a time and getting 10x parcels delivered to my place... I'd rather have all 10 in the one parcel...

Well... it's back to my old supplier, I guess... unless this coupon thing can be sorted out...?

I guess Shoptemp doesn't want large orders...

Same thing happened to me. 10X = coupon becomes useless. The bulk pricing that they gave wasn't good. In the end I ended up making 6 separate orders...

 

[Schizoanalysis]

I'd like to know why the changed this feature...

I mean, they still make money from bulk orders with coupons... I would have thought that it would be cheaper for them to pack one parcel of 10 pieces rather than 10 parcels of 1 piece each... I mean, what a waste of packaging, labor, and extra postage costs!

If we could hear back from Costello or someone else why it was removed, and if they will be planning to reinstate it, that would be great.

I'd love to order from Shoptemp again, but they do have to be competitive (price-wise) for me to do so...

 

[Spikey]

I'd like to know why the changed this feature...

I mean, they still make money from bulk orders with coupons... I would have thought that it would be cheaper for them to pack one parcel of 10 pieces rather than 10 parcels of 1 piece each... I mean, what a waste of packaging, labor, and extra postage costs!

If we could hear back from Costello or someone else why it was removed, and if they will be planning to reinstate it, that would be great.

I'd love to order from Shoptemp again, but they do have to be competitive (price-wise) for me to do so...

Even without the coupon the price is extremely competitive, so I really have no idea what you're complaining about.

 

[Costello]

they make absolutely no money off Acekard 2i orders with the $5 coupon, that's why the bug was fixed.
a coupon is intended for 1 use only. Why are they offering the coupon if they arent making any money? because they're hoping that customers may add other products in their cart when ordering, and also as a reward to GBAtemp members. But it's definitely not meant for bulk orders or for people who want to buy carts to resell the at a higher price.

 

[tk_saturn]

Even without the coupon the price is extremely competitive, so I really have no idea what you're complaining about.

It's probably because he's looking to sell them on to make a profit. In which case a $ here and there can make a big difference.

ShopTemp have two websites. ShopTemp.net and Shopnet.com websites. I'd split them and have the coupons solely for the com website. Then have bulk order rates on the net website, with the bulk rates dropping to the point where people like the bangingrabbit can order x10 for a similar price per unit as they could with the coupon, or atleast the same price 0ShippingZone offer for x10 ($12 each). This would stop people buying elsewhere.

Personally i'd be fine with ordering them indivually... you get more bubble bags.

 

[Schizoanalysis]

With the coupon, AK2i is $11 or so.
DX sold AK2i for $11 or so (in bulkrate/lots of 10)

I assume DX made a profit selling 10x AK2i for $11 each... So, logically, Shoptemp would too...


I'd even be happy to pay $12 each (bulkrate)... but for more than that, unfortunately it's cheaper to go elsewhere...


Edit-

Sorry -- I don't mean to seem narky... but it does all add up...

 

[mrsharpeye]

will there be an extension for the coupon discount?

 

[RupeeClock]

will there be an extension for the coupon discount?

This was the extension, you missed it.

Maybe another time but not right now.

 

[FencingFoxFTW]

Why are they offering the coupon if they arent making any money? because they're hoping that customers may add other products in their cart when ordering.

well they got me

 

[geminis076]

Ahh! I missed it by a day

. Shopping for a friend who just upgraded to a DSi so this $5.00 off would have been nice, I just found out about it, didn't even know this was going on. It was nice of them to have extended it, I was "this" close! Well the regular price isn't too bad, but the $11 price is way better!

 

[canderousa]

I contacted the Shoptemp staff and they told me the previous coupon code had an unintended glitch. It allowed buyers receive multiple discounts on multiple AK2i cards. ie: 10x AK2i = $50 off

So apparently this was a mistake and will never happen again

 

[hashcookie]

If you buy 1000 AK2i you get each for $1,40

So yea they DO make a good income dunno why they are getting greedy now probably the 15000$ month in ads isnt enuff for gbatemp staff anymore

 

[geokilla]

I don't get how they don't make money even with the coupon applied. As someone else said, 0shippingzone charges $12.50 each for buying 10+ and $12 for buying 50+

 

[nycsam786]

I am still waiting for my order to get sorted out

 

[FluffyLunamoth]

You know, looking at their shipping...their shipping would take forever...what's the amount of time between everyone's shipping here? I'd like to know before I buy from there. I'm not waiting 2-5 weeks...that's rather ridiculous, even if it's from Hong Kong...

 

[Sirius389]

You know, looking at their shipping...their shipping would take forever...what's the amount of time between everyone's shipping here? I'd like to know before I buy from there. I'm not waiting 2-5 weeks...that's rather ridiculous, even if it's from Hong Kong...

For me: Order Date: 24th Apr 2010
Ship Date: 26th Apr 2010
Arrived: April 29th 2010 via UPS