Is this a scam? Just double checking

[TNGL]

Just want to double check http://www.asda-gifts.co.uk/ isn't a scam, as I've never heard of it and they have a good offer I've got my eye on, but it almost seems too good to be true.

Seems legit, anyone got any experience of it?

 

[Mynight]

According to this they're legit;

http://www.feefo.com/GB/en/reviews/Asda-Gifts_asdagiftsUK/?id=259942&mode=service

But I don't know if feefo is legit .

Trust pilot has nothing

 

[Derek W]

https://who.is/whois/https://www.asda-gifts.co.uk

 

[Rannoch]

Legit.

 

[TNGL]

Legit.

Have you used it yourself?

 

[Mr Badger]

Looks to be a scam:

http://www.retail-week.com/companie...er-scrutiny-for-tax-avoidance/5042264.article

 

[tbyeah]

Send me your card details and I'll run a quick check.

 

[Antony101]

Go to Asda.com, click the gifts link along the top and it goes to that site so I assume it's legit.

 

[Trojan Horse]

You could also send an email to Asda's PR asking them if it is legit.

 

[asim18]

Go to Asda.com, click the gifts link along the top and it goes to that site so I assume it's legit.

This.

www.asda-gifts.co.uk
www.asda-photo.co.uk
www.asda-travel.co.uk

Those three seem to have separate domains however all have links on the original www.asda.com homepage.

 

[Sasahara]

Chances of Asda aka Wal-Mart letting a fake site stay up more than a few days would be pretty low Iv would guess.

 

[arknor]

the site was registered by http://www.markmonitor.com
seems legit don't understand why companies use these dodgy looking urls though

if you want a driving experience ask in the motors section whos best to go with, some of them don't let you enjoy the car

 

[TNGL]

Thank you. It was for a good deal on a Tastecard, £38 compared to the usual £80.

 

[Jono8]

That is legit

 

[Tomsk]

It's a scam.
£59 for 6 miles of 'driving' two supercars.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

It's a scam.
£59 for 6 miles of 'driving' two supercars.

That's like, if you can drive at 120mph you get 90 seconds in each car

 

[Paul N]

pretty sure thats legit

 

[asim18]

seems legit don't understand why companies use these dodgy looking urls though

The reason for this is that they use ready made eCommerce systems from different vendors, pre-tailored to things like photos and travel. So to avoid technical/software conflicts between so many systems, and possibly to retain vendor support, and possibly to contain security breaches, they need to host each on separate domains.

 

[Caged]

If only reverse proxies and load balancers existed, then they would be able to host it all on one domain

 

[asim18]

If only reverse proxies and load balancers existed, then they would be able to host it all on one domain

Yeah.

In the case of Asda, and other large corps with the ability to form big contracts, these eCommerce systems are fully outsourced to and run by the third party.

Asda gifts is just a front for http://www.buyagift.co.uk/ They are licenced to use the Asda brand, but buyagift needs to physically operate and be responsible for that entity. I'm sure the contract between Asda and buyagift is very detailed, there must be a reason they needed an entirely separate domain, and it may not mainly be a technical reason.