* Update 30/03/2010: I guess I should have been more patient because I received the notification from the Post Office this morning! It is more than two weeks after ordering though…
* Update 29/03/2010: After waiting almost two weeks I feared that something had gone awry, but I received my new cable in good order last Friday. The Post Office never let me know that they had my parcel, so I just took a chance and went to the counter with my tracking code and ID.
Original post 15/03/2010:
I have always been a sucker for a good bargain and online shopping makes it pretty easy to compare prices - provided it’s a product that is commonly found in online commerce.
I discovered yesterday that my iPhone data/charger cable has mysteriously snapped near the USB end, and is hanging from a wire. Expecting the worst I started rummaging through the internet to see how much a replacement would set me back. My first discovery was that the price of this item ranges from R29 to R349 depending on where you look!
Opting for the former offer from GeeWiz.co.za, I started the online order process. Postage amounts to R29, so the total would be R58 - not bad. As I was about to complete the purchase I suddenly remembered about jump.co.za - a South African price comparison engine, so I thought I would try my luck. By arranging the results from lowest to highest price, my GeeWiz find ranked second to the same cable at R19 from Bid or Buy. On closer inspection, the supplier of this cable turned out to be GeeWiz!
For some reason, postage on Bid or Buy amounts to R30 (R1 more than postage from GeeWiz). So by ordering the GeeWiz iPhone cable through Bid or Buy for a total of R49 I am saving a collossal R9! It may not seem like much, but it is a substantial 15% saving, and either way it certainly beats paying the R349 plus postage at the other end of the price range.
did you try iphonedata/chargercable.com?
No, unfortunately I did not know about that secret interweb portal!