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noog Dec 18, 2020 6:40 pm


Originally Posted by thierry1129 (Post 32896141)
yeah they've been pretty terrible. My items haven't been scanned in since December 7th. Do you have any updates on your package?

They both got checked in but according to MYS they received it on the 7th even though tracking showed delivery on 11/30.

thierry1129 Dec 18, 2020 7:05 pm


Originally Posted by noog (Post 32896198)
They both got checked in but according to MYS they received it on the 7th even though tracking showed delivery on 11/30.

Thanks for updating! yeah my latest package that got checked in was also on December 7th but the carrier delivered it on nov.30. It's definitely common for them to delay scanning in due to the holiday season but i would recommend switching around between different groups and keep your order amount low just in case.

Unitedsux Dec 18, 2020 10:43 pm

I currently have two Apple watches that show arrived at Buyformeretail on November 21st, and was never checked in. They are looking into it and I havent had any issues with them before. I will update on what results.

thierry1129 Dec 20, 2020 2:20 pm

DP:
MYS just checked in my Dec 7 delivered item. It appears that they are swamped and working throughout the weekend.

and if each trackingid number their system represents a package then they've received more than 80k boxes in December.
not sure how many people are working to scan them but 80k boxes surely sound like a mountain over there.

RoyalGreen Dec 23, 2020 11:49 pm

Anyone know if EMBdeals is still in business? I signed up last month but there's nothing on my Deals page on their portal. I submitted a ticket, but no replies so far. Been 27 days since I created the ticket.

Clueless12 Dec 24, 2020 10:20 am


Originally Posted by RoyalGreen (Post 32909261)
Anyone know if EMBdeals is still in business? I signed up last month but there's nothing on my Deals page on their portal. I submitted a ticket, but no replies so far. Been 27 days since I created the ticket.

They have never had any deals on their deal page. Neither do the other groups that use the same website design. Deals are via WA, email, telegram, or Slack depending on the group. There's some posts about it in this thread. Q4 is the busiest quarter of the year. Signing up new people is not a prority for any group. Better to start out next year and submit a new ticket/request for them to add you to their WA group or message them at 1 (718) 290-6349.

RoyalGreen Dec 24, 2020 7:37 pm


Originally Posted by Clueless12 (Post 32910305)
They have never had any deals on their deal page. Neither do the other groups that use the same website design. Deals are via WA, email, telegram, or Slack depending on the group. There's some posts about it in this thread. Q4 is the busiest quarter of the year. Signing up new people is not a prority for any group. Better to start out next year and submit a new ticket/request for them to add you to their WA group or message them at 1 (718) 290-6349.

MYS have a similar portal and they post their deals in there so I expected EMB to do the same. Thanks for the info though, I'll send them a msg to WA. Happy Holidays!

flyertalker28576 Dec 28, 2020 9:28 pm

I would be careful with EMB -- they screwed me on a shipment. UPS said it was delivered -- EMB kept stringing me along for weeks saying that they were still checking in packages. Then they finally just claimed that they never received it, but over 6 weeks had passed, and I couldn't get a refund. Haven't had that problem with the other sites.

thierry1129 Dec 29, 2020 6:34 pm

Unitedsux Any updates on those watches?

Gamma5 Jan 5, 2021 12:29 pm

Another warning DP for EMB:
Had 2 packages delivered on December 28 and 29 containing 3 iPads in total. Still waiting for confirmation.
EMB usually checks in deliveries within a day or so, so I'm hoping it's just a holiday delay.

Update: Both packages were checked in today.

VinsTravel Jan 6, 2021 11:10 am


Originally Posted by flyertalker28576 (Post 32920196)
I would be careful with EMB -- they screwed me on a shipment. UPS said it was delivered -- EMB kept stringing me along for weeks saying that they were still checking in packages. Then they finally just claimed that they never received it, but over 6 weeks had passed, and I couldn't get a refund. Haven't had that problem with the other sites.

OMG. i am in the same boat.
My shipment shows received and error on the order management.

opened a ticket, but no response atall since 10 days.

Message them still no response.

How did you contact them for a response?

Thanks

cajunguy Jan 7, 2021 4:57 pm

Trying to buy this laptop from WM on BFMR and it keeps getting canceled. I had 4 other purchases for different items go through without a problem. I guess I should stop trying after 3 attempts?

abhilife2001 Jan 11, 2021 2:00 pm


Originally Posted by Wish2BeAnonymous (Post 30790917)
Tax free state - If you live in a tax-free state, you will be able to participate in almost all deals. You will ship the products to your home and then ship it to buying groups. Usually buying groups provided shipping labels for qty of 5 or more.

Only today came to know about buying clubs :(
I live in a tax free state and from a quick read of this forum seems BFMR is one of the better sites?
Shipping home and then reshipping using pre-paid labels seems safer, so how can we get them to ship us pre-paid labels?

abhilife2001 Jan 11, 2021 2:10 pm


Originally Posted by Liteweight13 (Post 32845692)
BFMR has been useless for me for orders other than Amazon.

I see many deals on BFMR where they say they are paying above retail BUT when I click the link the price shown on retailer's website is more than what they show.
For e.g - today there is a deal for Apple iPad 8 - 32gb and they will pay $303and they say its $4 above retail, But on visiting the retailers website we see the price to be $319. I assume this means the price has changed since they posted and this deal does not make sense anymore ?

ChocolateFactory Jan 11, 2021 2:21 pm


Originally Posted by abhilife2001 (Post 32959997)
I see many deals on BFMR where they say they are paying above retail BUT when I click the link the price shown on retailer's website is more than what they show.
For e.g - today there is a deal for Apple iPad 8 - 32gb and they will pay $303and they say its $4 above retail, But on visiting the retailers website we see the price to be $319. I assume this means the price has changed since they posted and this deal does not make sense anymore ?

My experience is that the price often fluctuates a bit, depending on how many items they have in stock.
For me, I had an Amex offer (40% off for using at least 1 MR point, capped at $40), so I could buy it for $290 or something, even though the official price was $319.


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