Had a 4K tv in my basket but decided not to get it. Logistics set a new record by delivering to us at 22:45!
Amazon Black Friday Sales *NO COMPETITOR PRODUCTS TO BE DISCUSSED*
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Soldato
I ordered something with super saver delivery two days ago, It still hasn't been dispatched and chat say there isn't a problem. I guess they're a tad busy!? 
I ordered something with super saver delivery two days ago, It still hasn't been dispatched and chat say there isn't a problem. I guess they're a tad busy!?
That's usual from my experience with orders like that.
Commissario
I ordered something with super saver delivery two days ago, It still hasn't been dispatched and chat say there isn't a problem. I guess they're a tad busy!?
IIRC when I was using Supersaver it often took 3-5 days to ship then arrived via the same method as paid for delivery.
I think Amazon simply use Supersaver as a way to manage deliveries based on courier and dispatch capacity.
At the moment I'm racking up digital credits with Amazon as a Prime member if you choose "non urgent" as the delivery option you get a 99p credit, this week it's often been £3 a time, even on items that are already discounted to <£10
grabbed a 50cm x 37cm deep cat litter tray for a £12 to put our new dehumidifier in, just in case it decides to spew out 3 litres of water one day. not impressed with the delivery time though, dec 9th - jan 2nd i guess they're busy this time of year.
Soldato
Just bought a set of Stanley screwdrivers for £5.99, and a Scratch for Kids book for £7 instead of £18 so my son can learn a bit of programming.
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Correct. I selected free delivery and got an email two days after I bought it telling me it will be dispatched by 24 hour courier on 2nd December. Fair enough.
Commissario
I just realised, you can buy something for about £3 from Amazon and get a £3 digital credit if you're a prime member...
I think that takes my digital credit up to about £30 over this blackfriday sale, for not spending all that much.
I think that takes my digital credit up to about £30 over this blackfriday sale, for not spending all that much.
Can you explain this a bit more?
Commissario
Basically if you're an amazon prime user (you pay £80* a year and get free next day delivery, prime video, music etc), but you choose "no rush" for your deliveries you normally get a 99p credit for amazon's digital services such as ebooks and mp3s.
At the moment you get £3 credit, so depending on what you're buying you can get it effectively free.
For example I ordered a DVD that's been in my basket "to buy later" for £3.60, with the prime credit it means it was effectively only 60p
Or I bought a book in the "lightning deals" that was down to £8, with the credit it's effectively worked out at a fiver.
So the result of choosing the "no rush" option is that I'm at nearly £30's worth of amazon digital credit
This assumes you make use of Amazon's digital services, which I do as I tend to buy books from them.
*They do offers as low as £50 from time to time.
Bog paper and chocolates turning up today. 
I've been looking at the lightning deals but there's so much dross it makes the whole experience so tedious. I know people have different interests but really it should be 20 deals a day on decent items.
Like why is this a lightning deal?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DZK08QI/
Like why is this a lightning deal?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DZK08QI/
I've been looking at the lightning deals but there's so much dross it makes the whole experience so tedious. I know people have different interests but really it should be 20 deals a day on decent items.
Like why is this a lightning deal?
Agreed - there is too much stuff to look through (2k plus items per day). It was better when there were 4 or 5 things an hour as a deal.
I'm also not sure I've seen anything particularly great this year although I did pick up a nail gun I'd wanted for a while.
Soldato
There is a Mondaine Evo watch for £60, which is around half the price they are normally/elsewhere. It's my birthday in a couple of weeks so my other half is going to buy it for me from my kids.