Daily Deals and Specials

[Matu]

not a bad price

https://www.onedayonly.co.za/products/unisex-touchscreen-sensitive-winter-thermal-sleek-cycling-gloves

[justinafrika]

3 hours ago, Matu said:

not a bad price

https://www.onedayonly.co.za/products/unisex-touchscreen-sensitive-winter-thermal-sleek-cycling-gloves

I paid about R80 for the same gloves from Light in the Box. I usually buy three items at a time for shipping cost efficiency and have bought from the site on four occasions. Great deals as long as one pays CLOSE attention to the size charts for each item, the user reviews are helpful for sizing as well. Delivery takes a month with standard mail shipping.

Edited July 23, 2021 by justinafrika

[Matu]

7 minutes ago, justinafrika said:

I paid about R80 from Light in the Box for the same gloves. I usually buy three items at a time for shipping cost efficiency and have bought from the site on four occasions. Great deals as long as one pays attention to the size charts for each item. Delivery takes a month with standard mail shipping.

 

How was your experience with Light in a box? shipping time?

[justinafrika]

About four weeks each time. Customs seem to be a crapshoot, sometimes 45% duties on clothing and my last delivery three weeks ago (three items of winter kit) somehow had no import duties added.

Even with import duties, those gloves are still way less than half than what the OneDayOnly special costs.

Edited July 23, 2021 by justinafrika

[Matu]

13 minutes ago, justinafrika said:

About four weeks each time. Customs seem to be a crapshoot, sometimes 45% duties on clothing and my last delivery three weeks ago (three items of winter kit) somehow had no import duties added.

Even with import duties, those gloves are still way less than half than what the OneDayOnly special costs.

epic!!! thanks for the info, will try them out

[ChrisF]

19 minutes ago, justinafrika said:

About four weeks each time. Customs seem to be a crapshoot, sometimes 45% duties on clothing and my last delivery three weeks ago (three items of winter kit) somehow had no import duties added.

Even with import duties, those gloves are still way less than half than what the OneDayOnly special costs.

Delivery on this side ?  Via "SA Post Office" or a courier ?

[justinafrika]

2 hours ago, ChrisF said:

Delivery on this side ?  Via "SA Post Office" or a courier ?

When they added duties, I collected at SAPO, happened twice. When no duties were added, once collected at a Pep Store counter and once home delivery by courier. I used Paypal for safety. Each time the parcel arrived within 30 days or less.

[ChrisF]

Lost way too much in the SAPO system ....

 

I wont knowingly enter into any business agreement that involves them.

[justinafrika]

On 7/23/2021 at 3:10 PM, ChrisF said:

Lost way too much in the SAPO system ....

 

I wont knowingly enter into any business agreement that involves them.

Luck o' the draw I guess. Never had a problem with SAPO, even with watch straps and watches. DHL disappointed once with three sizeable boxes of work equipment from the same supplier ending up in three different cities.

Edited July 25, 2021 by justinafrika

[Rocket-Boy]

23 hours ago, justinafrika said:

Luck o' the draw I guess. Never had a problem with SAPO, even with watch straps and watches. DHL disappointed once with three sizeable boxes of work equipment from the same supplier ending up in three different cities.

Hopefully one of those cities wasnt PE, apparently PE is just a suburb of EL.

I once had a courier that sent a parcel to the PE depot instead of EL ask me why I dont just pop around quick and fetch it from PE??

[AdamA]

2 hours ago, Rocket-Boy said:

Hopefully one of those cities wasnt PE, apparently PE is just a suburb of EL.

I once had a courier that sent a parcel to the PE depot instead of EL ask me why I dont just pop around quick and fetch it from PE??

A mate of mine from JHB was going to a conference in East London... he accidental booked a Return Flight to PE and had to drive the 300km there and back ????

[The Ouzo]

Many many years ago we needed to do a small project over a week at our Cape Town offices at Cape Town station. 
The company travel agent booked us into a guest house in Somerset west. 60km one way, then tells us it’s right next to Cape Town, only a short drive. 
 

not as bad as PE to EL, but certainly not right next door as she described. 

[Hairy]

28 minutes ago, ouzo said:

Many many years ago we needed to do a small project over a week at our Cape Town offices at Cape Town station. 
The company travel agent booked us into a guest house in Somerset west. 60km one way, then tells us it’s right next to Cape Town, only a short drive. 
 

not as bad as PE to EL, but certainly not right next door as she described. 

And that would have been 60km in peak hour traffic both ways too!

[The Ouzo]

1 hour ago, Hairy on a Davidson said:

And that would have been 60km in peak hour traffic both ways too!

At the time they were also doing roadworks on the highway, I think they were widening it, so it was chaos. 
we very quickly got new accommodation near the office. 

[MORNE]

5 hours ago, Rocket-Boy said:

Hopefully one of those cities wasnt PE, apparently PE is just a suburb of EL.

I once had a courier that sent a parcel to the PE depot instead of EL ask me why I dont just pop around quick and fetch it from PE??

or maybe stuff gets lost or sent to 3 different cities because the EC cant decide what their cities names are...and nobody can say or spell them either? haha

[justinafrika]

6 hours ago, ouzo said:

The company travel agent booked us into a guest house in Somerset west. 60km one way, then tells us it’s right next to Cape Town, only a short drive. 

I was just as guilty as far as a visiting German trauma surgeon was concerned.

Arriving at an EMS continuing professional development case history meeting in Cape Town we exchanged pleasantries and I asked about his accommodation and morning commute. "That's about 12km's from here, right?" I asked.

"No. TWELVE POINT ONE!" he insisted.

Edited July 26, 2021 by justinafrika