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dr0832 Jun 7, 2021 6:19 am

How difficult is hitting 10k spend in a week with these BCs?

bds123123 Jun 8, 2021 4:05 pm

Any tips for getting a Dell order to go through for BFMR? I have had 4 canceled and 1 still pending that says it won't ship for 10 days but not holding my breath.

ChocolateFactory Jun 8, 2021 4:13 pm

Dell works just fine for me. Use one of the alternative addresses and try to modify it, don't just copy&paste it.

rxgeek Jun 8, 2021 5:29 pm


Originally Posted by bds123123 (Post 33313499)
Any tips for getting a Dell order to go through for BFMR? I have had 4 canceled and 1 still pending that says it won't ship for 10 days but not holding my breath.

One of the suggestions is to change your billing address to the shipping address. Anyone had success with this?

bds123123 Jun 8, 2021 6:43 pm


Originally Posted by ChocolateFactory (Post 33313508)
Dell works just fine for me. Use one of the alternative addresses and try to modify it, don't just copy&paste it.

Just tried the 4th address and switching from "unit" to "apt" but canceled again. I obviously want the package to get to them so don't want to change too much, is there more modification to do? Need to use this Dell credit on my Biz Plat. At least Rakuten seems to have tracked.

rxgeek Jun 8, 2021 8:27 pm


Originally Posted by ChocolateFactory (Post 33313508)
Dell works just fine for me. Use one of the alternative addresses and try to modify it, don't just copy&paste it.

Finally got a couple of Dell orders to go. I'll try with Rakuten next time.

milkmanmax Jun 10, 2021 8:40 am

Adding to the Dell DPs, Dell has been a total rollercoaster for me. When I first started ordering for buying groups several months ago, my Dell orders were totally hit or miss - some would get cancelled, some would go through with no discernible pattern. Then I had a two month period where everything was going through - I even got one through for The Deal Buyer. Now over the past couple of weeks, I have only been able to get orders through to BFMR. All other orders - to TDB, Pointsmaker, and MYS - have been cancelled, most immediately. No clue what's going on, but for now I think I'll just keep ordering and hope things kee[ going as they are with BFMR and change for the better with the others. I frankly don't want to waste too much time or effort on trying workarounds that aren't consistently successful. If anyone has found a reliable workaround, would love to hear about it.

ChocolateFactory Jun 10, 2021 8:48 am

What I found super annoying that 2 of my BFMR orders were returned to Dell as undeliverable, while other Dell orders to the exact same address were delivered just fine.

milkmanmax Jun 10, 2021 8:56 am


Originally Posted by ChocolateFactory (Post 33317921)
What I found super annoying that 2 of my BFMR orders were returned to Dell as undeliverable, while other Dell orders to the exact same address were delivered just fine.

I haven't had this issue with BFMR - my experience with them, especially with Dell orders, has generally been great. The only issue I've had is that I've had a few Dell items delivered to them which were received in damaged condition, i.e. big punctures in the delivery box. BFMR notified me of the issue each time and the return process was pretty painless. In some of the cases, I was able to get Dell to send a replacement which BFMR accepted.

In my experience, BFMR is hands-down the best buying group. Good deals, extremely quick check-in and payment (ACH, not e-checks!), very responsive to questions and concerns. If I was to recommend one group to anyone, it would be them.

sempervivum Jun 15, 2021 12:11 pm

Agree on all points, I do track the deals for BFMR, EMBD, and buygetrewards primarily since there is a good variety across all 3. BB has been the worst for getting any order through, followed by WM (but weirdly they will send apple watches without cancelling), and lately Dell. Amazon is generally good when the price is right, EMBD buys a lot of cameras which is nice.

bds123123 Jun 15, 2021 12:19 pm

Yeah I’m at a loss with what to do with Dell, all orders cancel immediately even if I use different address, email etc.

mhdena Jun 16, 2021 8:18 am


Originally Posted by bds123123 (Post 33330956)
Yeah I’m at a loss with what to do with Dell, all orders cancel immediately even if I use different address, email etc.

Just accept this fact and move on, you'll be happier.

dr0832 Jun 17, 2021 1:13 pm

Are there any fb groups on buyers clubs?

milkmanmax Jun 17, 2021 4:38 pm


Originally Posted by sempervivum (Post 33330927)
Agree on all points, I do track the deals for BFMR, EMBD, and buygetrewards primarily since there is a good variety across all 3. BB has been the worst for getting any order through, followed by WM (but weirdly they will send apple watches without cancelling), and lately Dell. Amazon is generally good when the price is right, EMBD buys a lot of cameras which is nice.

After seeing this DP on Walmart and Apple watches, I figured I'd give it a shot (I have had zero success with WM in the past). I ordered a watch a couple of days ago and everything looked like a go until this evening when I received a cancellation email. So either WM closed this loophole or as with most things buying group-related, it's extremely YMMV.

bds123123 Jun 17, 2021 6:15 pm

My second MYS order ever was "stolen" off their front door, there's nothing they can do. Seems like a poor business model to have a company based on receiving packages and be unable to receive packages but I guess that's how they make money. Glad i stuck to lower end items to start but sounds like these groups are definitely not worth the time or money investment.


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