Priceline.com for Groceries - BLAH!

[Diesel]

I decided to try out Priceline.com for my groceries this weekend, and am now really pissed off that they have $25 of my money.
I don't like their system one bit. I didn't like the fact I didn't have complete control over which product I was purchasing. An example of why this was a problem was I wanted a bag of Peanut M&Ms, which normally cost $2.89. I had to specify more than one item, so I also included Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Minatures which are normally $1.99, since they were the only other candy which I would actually eat. I ended up getting the price of $2.18, but not for the M&Ms (which would've been a decent price), but for the Reese's. So now, not only don't I have the candy that I want, but I've already paid more than what it would cost me to buy it in the store at the regular price.

Looks like this is the first, and last, time I'll use Priceline. I am happy with ValuePage (http://www.valupage.com) , since you have no preset obligation to purchase anything. If it's stuff you already were going to buy, you get a coupon redeemable for anything on your next visit. Much better system than Priceline.


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From another BBS:
"hmm... Cyrix III, huh? You can put syrup on sh*t, but that don't make it pancakes."

[DaOldBroad]

I agree with ya. When it 1st started it was ok, but now it sux. The same thing happened to me with butter, which I took a beating on. They also have the castanets to charge a fee to help defray costs. I think it was .75 cents last time I used their stupid card. I'm gonna stick with esave & Valuepage.

[spidergoolash]

i was going to try this but kept on hearing conflicting stories about it. i've heard that they've raised their prices also. i don't like the idea of spending an hour figuring out what i want only to get most of the prices rejected, and if they don't have the item you put on your list then what?

this sux donkey gonads.

www.smartsource.com (http://www.smartsource.com) also has coupons.

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"it's easier to stay out than get out"

[Edited by spidergoolash @ May 08, 2000 (edited 1 time)]

[Diesel]

spidergoolash> Actually, I got most of my prices accepted even though I mostly chose the least likely price. However, even the least likely price was higher than the store's normal price. The only lower prices were by using the half-price tokens, and you only get six of those.

And for the last time, it's "sucks great big donkey nuts".
Just sucking donkey nuts isn't as bad. Size does matter...
http://www.aliensoup.com/ubb/smilies/wink.gif


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From another BBS:
"hmm... Cyrix III, huh? You can put syrup on sh*t, but that don't make it pancakes."

[spidergoolash]

oh, i get it ... i keep forgetting about the size issue.

from now on, i'll say "GREAT BIG donkey gonads, nuggets, nuts"

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"it's easier to stay out than get out"

[Alyth]

Well actually I heard "Sucks big fat hairy donkey d*ck" or "Sucks big fat hairy donkey balls/nuts" http://www.aliensoup.com/ubb/smilies/smile.gif But be it as it may, I looked at priceline for pricing a car and wow are they expensive!!! That was the last time I tried there. Now they have gas pricing. Don't know how that's gonna work. http://www.aliensoup.com/ubb/smilies/tongue.gif

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Don't play leap frog with a unicorn

[Edited by Lysithea @ May 08, 2000 (edited 1 time)]