What is woot?
Woot is a website where you can get great deals. The most
popular feature in woot is the “today’s woot” which is a great deal that begins
from midnight to midnight or until they run out of stocks. This means that you
need to check every day so that you will not miss any great deals. They are a
subsidiary of Amazon.com so they get to have a little bit of Amazon’s great
online reputation.
How great are the deals?
The deals are really exceptional. No question about it. You
can easily get more than 50% off an item you want. They sell everything from
computer monitors to golf clubs. You could save a lot of money if one of the
items in your shopping list shows up in today’s woot.
The standard shipping fee for woot is $5 which, as of the
writing of this article, is an all you can ship package where all the things
you bought for one day can be shipped without paying anymore fees. At this
point they can’t ship to people outside of the US. Not even to the neighboring
countries Canada and Mexico.
There has to something wrong with them?
Well, there is. They don’t really go for total customer
satisfaction as you may read in their “about woot” page. They don’t have a
telephone number you can call. This is a big issue considering that they only
cater to customers with US delivery addresses.
Another common complaint about them is the cancellation of
order which happens without notification for the buyer. If you were expecting
the package and it didn’t arrive, you should contact their e-mail support as
soon as possible (because they don’t have telephone based CSR). Chances are your order/orders were cancelled
and you were never informed.
With all these problems, don’t expect
the best customer service and read the website’s about page and understand the
terms and conditions before running after your favorite woot items.
GREEDY TIPS:
Visit the site daily
If you want to get great
discounted items in woot, you should take your time every day to visit the
website. “One day, one deal” means that if you miss to visit the site for one
day you may miss an item you love.
Visit early in the day
The “Today’s woot” changes at 12
midnight central time so you should make sure to visit the site as early as you
can incase the great items offered gets sold out early.
Maximize your purchases
If you find something very
valuable and the discount is great, order a maximum of three of the same item.
You can sell the extra products to your friends and make a profit.
Don’t consider a deal finished
until the item is in your hands
Never think you made a great deal
just because the confirmation email arrived. The number of complaints for the website
suggests that the deal can be cancelled without you being notified. Be ready to
complain with every purchase and consider the possibility of every deal being
cancelled to avoid disappointments. If you bought something as a gift, you
should have a backup plan in case the deal is cancelled.
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