Anyone have problems w/Overstock. com?

**kitten645** · 12-26-2007, 07:21 PM

I haven't shopped with Overstock.com but I'm very selective about who I deal with. Too many "invisible" faces and no personal contact worry me especially with large purchases...Shopping is a contact sport IMHO. As far as gift cards go, I love them but it seems they were rolled out WAY too fast without thought to some of the implications. I heard today that some Walmart cards aren't working across the nation! Thats a biggie! I make sure to hold on to all of my reciepts when buying gift cards just in case.
As far as shipping goes, that's another reason I'm pretty careful who I deal with online. I check their policies carefully and only deal with companies that offer UPS call tags or the equivelent. I'm a bit cynical about retail (having been in it all my life). Nothing is truly free and if it seems too good to be true...IT IS! LOL. Hey everyone's got to make money to survive. You can be sure that "free shipping" is built into the price somewhere!

**Freedom** · 12-26-2007, 07:37 PM

well, Mary, not to hijack your thread, bu I thought I"d add something I've learned.

I like to shop ebay. I use PayPal. When you set it up, you HAVE to set it up to debit your bank account. You MAY add a credit card. DO THAT.

Each time you make a purchase, you go to PayPal and it is automatically set to debit your bank account. You MUST change the payment method to your credit card. DO THAT.

I had a problem with one purchase last year; it never showed and the Seller stopped replying to emails. If I had to contest it through PayPal, THEY CHARGE YOU 10% OF THE VALUE YOU PAID; whether you ultimately recover any funds or not.

My credit card company handles challenges for FREE. Gee, was I glad I used my credit card! It is a nuisance changing it on each purchase, but I gladly go through the extra steps / clicks to change the payment to my credit card each time.

**Medusa** · 12-26-2007, 09:00 PM

Shopping online used to be so simple and easy. It's the way I've done most of my shopping for years, especially Xmas shopping. My son swears that he's had nothing but success w/them but they turned me against them for good. I agree w/someone's comment on Free Shipping. It's definitely built into the price of the item. I just recently purchased new leather furniture at Sofa Express before they announced that they had filed for Chapter 11. I got in just under the wire. I had custom ordered furniture and it was finally delivered, after much aggravation and delay, the day before they stopped all deliveries and writing checks. I feel bad for people who put deposits on furniture that they'll never receive and they won't get their deposit refunded either. Of course, I didn't buy from Sofa Express online but I'm just saying that I've had enough grief this holiday season to last me for a while, that's for sure. Oh, btw, my son's gift card finally came in the mail today, the day after Xmas. Nice.