So when I discuss my blog in a public setting, I say that I only post deals that either I personally try or have tried in the past; or every so often, I list one that I would do but can't due to monetary restrictions or time frames. And yet there is still one other category of deals, the ones I do myself but don't post for others. I do this because they are a gamble. The too good to be true deal or the I've never heard of this company/product before deal. I want my reader to always have a positive experience, so if I think there's a chance something could go wrong, I risk it myself first. The epic fail of 2011 was an Amazon deal for ThinkFun Rush Hour 2. When I seen the deal posted on a different blogger's site, it was for 2 "games" that the blogger had noted would be great stocking stuffers. I viewed the game on Amazon and decided that for around $7 shipped, these seemed like to nice games to add to the present closet. When I received the games, there was a small note on the packaging that basically said they basically were refills for the larger game; so worthless in the gift closet. I have since returned them to Amazon and am waiting for a credit. But this was an extreme hassle because I had to ship them UPS (they don't usually stop by my house) and "IF" Amazon charges me return shipping, it will eat up the entire cost of the refund! So BOO this was a major fail!
The next "possible" fail of the year is a deal for Ecomom. Ecomom is an online company that sells green products and recently did an AMAZING black friday deal, combined with vouchers from LivingSocial, Plum District and at least another daily deal site. I chose not to post this because it definitely seems too good to be true. The deal is: buy a voucher from the deal site for $25 for $50 worth of merchandise. I believe I had a credit with the daily deal site I used, making my voucher's cost around $15. The voucher was then combined with the website Black Friday sale, which was free shipping and $40 off a $100 order! So if you're doing the math, that's around $25 shipped for $100 worth of products!! 75% off! So I tried this deal but did not post it. As you can imagine, the company got extremely overwhelmed! There site crashed and they informed customers via Facebook that they WOULD fix this. That people WOULD get their orders in time for Christmas. And WOULD get the Black Friday deal. First you had to email your order, then for some reason that didn't work out so they sent a form out that had to be filled out. This company is frantically working around the clock to fix this! In the wee hours of the morning last night, I received a message informing me that 4 of my items have shipped and that 4 of my items are in their warehouse awaiting shipment. They have 8 days to go....I'm not sure how this will all work out for Ecomom and although I got a FABULOUS deal if my items show up, I'd much rather forgo the frustration and not purchase a deal that is so random. God Speed Ecomom and Merry Christmas to all!
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