Competitive Offers from Retailers

[Alex Lake]

2nd & 3rd parcels have arrived, with everything I ordered (Taylor's VP 03 and halves of Torbreck Struie Shiraz). Just waiting on my final order of Tappanappa Tiers Chardonnay now.

You clearly have unusual tastes ;-)
I have maybe 2 more packages arriving, one of them today. Who knows what it might contain?!
The fizz part of my orders is nearly complete.

 

[Po-yu Sung]

I am a bit late to the party so also had some cancellations online. But there are still certain things in the shop and the staff was kind enough to allocate me some more from Leeds.

 

[Po-yu Sung]

As were mine and all cancelled….. read above, if someone has bought it in the shop between the time you purchased and they’ve gone to pick the order, then the online purchaser loses.

Not really that (as I saw their staff system yesterday). As long as the items are in the shop, not in their warehouse, their website might still show it on line but would later turn it down (they probably can't be bothered to chase discounted items from a shop somewhere in the UK and then send them to you)

 

[Steven Pritchard]

Not really that (as I saw their staff system yesterday). As long as the items are in the shop, not in their warehouse, their website might still show it on line but would later turn it down (they probably can't be bothered to chase discounted items from a shop somewhere in the UK and then send them to you)

Errr. That's the same thing!

 

[Po-yu Sung]

Errr. That's the same thing!

It's not
"if someone has bought it in the shop between the time you purchased and they’ve gone to pick the order, then the online purchaser loses."

In fact, even no one has bought it in the shop after you purchased, as long as it's in the actual store rather than in warehouse, your order can be cancelled. (which happened to me; my order was cancelled due to out of stock, and then I saw+bought it in the store)

 

[Steven Pritchard]

It's not
"if someone has bought it in the shop between the time you purchased and they’ve gone to pick the order, then the online purchaser loses."

In fact, even no one has bought it in the shop after you purchased, as long as it's in the actual store rather than in warehouse, your order can be cancelled. (which happened to me; my order was cancelled due to out of stock, and then I saw+bought it in the store)

Sorry I missed that nuance. That is just bizarre!

 

[Neil Holland]

So with the Delamotte Blanc de Blancs, one to cellar for a few years?

 

[Steven Pritchard]

So with the Delamotte Blanc de Blancs, one to cellar for a few years?

Rule of thumb always applies: 18-36 months for the average NV. Add another 12 months to the window for DIAM / Jetted Champagnes.

 

[Neil Holland]

Rule of thumb always applies: 18-36 months for the average NV. Add another 12 months to the window for DIAM / Jetted Champagnes.

Thanks, Steve.

Snagged one when I was in yesterday. More coming into store at the weekend apparently. Probably wont!

 

[Steven Pritchard]

Damn you centrally located swines!

 

[Neil Holland]

This is Bristol. Not much else on the shelves in the sale. Haven't made it to Knightsbridge as of yet and probably won't get the chance.

 

[Steven Pritchard]

When does the sale finish?

 

[Po-yu Sung]

Snagged one when I was in yesterday. More coming into store at the weekend apparently. Probably wont!

Again, from the "staff system" I oversaw last eve; the Delamotte bdb stock number in Bristol was -1. I guess you made it from 0 to -1!

 

[Guy Tremlett]

Just found some wines I enjoy at 25% off at Wine & Greene...

 

[Alex Lake]

Just found some wines I enjoy at 25% off at Wine & Greene...

Which ones?!

 

[Nick Amis]

Just found some wines I enjoy at 25% off at Wine & Greene...

I got some Thibaud Boudignon and Equipo Navazos

 

[Guy Tremlett]

Which ones?!

Trevallion, Musar, Cornelissen and Pepe!

 

[Alex Lake]

All my fizz and magnums have now arrived and it's just the mostly oddments of still wines to go. With any luck they'll be in a normal 12 bottle box.

 

[Steven Pritchard]

Bar stewards. The lot of you!

 

[Sean Hardon]

Well, leisurely day in Edinburgh before the main event. I'm getting the tram up to the hotel and what is opposite when it drops me off?

There is now 3 Euphonium, 2 94 Croft, a LRA box and 3 Geoffrey BdB NV winging it's way to Belfast now!

 

[Paul Anderson]

My 10 bottles arrived safely this afternoon. Unfortunately Mrs A had already seen the email confirming the order.

 

[Tom De Vecchi]

Unfortunately Mrs A had already seen the email confirming the order.

Thoughts and prayers. I recently managed to get Mrs DV's phone number taken off our Waitrose account which has helped. I'm sure there will be zero knock on effects.

 

[Nick Miller]

One bottle missing, and the wrong vintage of the Gigondas, the rest delivered in full from harvey nicks. Full refunds for the missing/wrong vintage bottles. Decent service overall given the bargains.

 

[Dom Shepherd]

Well I placed 4 orders (2 on Friday, 1 on Saturday and 1 on Monday).

I heard absolutely nothing until today (no cancellations and no dispatch emails).

Fearing the worst with everything disappearing from the website (and probably the shelves) I had pretty much given up but I have finally had dispatch confirmation for 3 of the orders. I’ve got everything I requested except the Delamotte, including a number of wines that other people have had cancelled, so I must have got lucky!

Very pleased with my haul. Still waiting on the final order but having spoken to Customer Services they tell me that one will be fulfilled as well (fingers crossed).

What a fantastic sale that was and thanks for the heads up. Great fun and you don’t often see those sort of markdowns.

 

[Andrew Fenn]

Mine have now arrived too in the wonderful array of different packaging as others have mentioned. Like the idea of a couple of Kistler chard half bottles. And some other great bargains too - thanks from me as well for the heads up. Wonder if they’ll do it again next year?! Will be a line of forumites in tents outside the South Ken store!