Item 25/26 Coventry Kit (13 Viewers)

[chiefdave]

on a serious note this what it is like when you try an buy popular things first day

you end up in a queue

every launch of every product is like this, its a deliberate thing. create a panic that everything is selling out and people who are on the fence are suddenly in the queue credit card in hand. then in a few days time there will miraculously be new stock available.

 

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[Hutch11]

Went on it said it was half time, went back on and bought blue and goalie top in seconds
Not one to gloat or anything though

 

[CV22SBA]

Just got in after an hour and 20 mins and its pre-order only now 5-7 working days delivery. Tried to check out and it crashes.

 

[Sick Boy]

They should have really scaled the hosting for the store up for this, isn't expensive or hard to do.

I'm pretty sure it's the one that Wasps used....c=retailsportssystems&e=wasps

 

[Nick]

Looks like the a444 is closed as well by the CBS. Assume it's a crash rather than for the shop

 

[CV22SBA]

every launch of every product is like this, its a deliberate thing. create a panic that everything is selling out and people who are on the fence are suddenly in the queue credit card in hand. then in a few days time there will miraculously be new stock available.

Yeah its a very common Marketing trick but fuck Doug this time as he's just lost 2 sales as i'm not pissing about anymore.

 

[skybluegod]

They should have really scaled the hosting for the store up for this, isn't expensive or hard to do.

Is it not expensive? I thought it was which is why so many companies don't pay for it even for big releases.
Like when new games consoles come out websites crash everytime because they never pay for the upscale so always assumed it was expensive! What kind of money are we talking?

 

[GIMOC]

every launch of every product is like this, its a deliberate thing. create a panic that everything is selling out and people who are on the fence are suddenly in the queue credit card in hand. then in a few days time there will miraculously be new stock available.

doug king could shag your wife and you’ll find an excuse

it’s 2025 and websites crashing should not happening. simple as that

 

[David O'Day]

every launch of every product is like this, its a deliberate thing. create a panic that everything is selling out and people who are on the fence are suddenly in the queue credit card in hand. then in a few days time there will miraculously be new stock available.

creates fomo while there are loads in a warehouse

 

[torchomatic]

on a serious note this what it is like when you try an buy popular things first day

you end up in a queue

That's right. A new KFC has opened in Leamington. People were queuing over an hour to get served. What?! It's a KFC.

As for the shirt. Got one for the lad. Wasn't too bad, got chucked out a couple of times and site crashed a few, but straight back in, didn't have to queue again. Shirt ordered by 10.20.

 

[skybluecam]

They should’ve put a collar on it, look how class this looks.

 

[chiefdave]

doug king could shag your wife and you’ll find an excuse

tbf I'd be fucking impressed if he managed to do that seeing as I'm not married

 

[Sick Boy]

Is it better to size up for the pro version?

 

[Nick]

Is it not expensive? I thought it was which is why so many companies don't pay for it even for big releases.
Like when new games consoles come out websites crash everytime because they never pay for the upscale so always assumed it was expensive! What kind of money are we talking?

Realistically, the number of people buying cov kits will be completely different to a worldwide games console.

Obviously if the setup is built with scaling in mind it helps because you can just scale up for 3 hours then back down. You just have an increased cost for those 3 hours etc.

It would be interesting to know how many thousands are trying to get to the city store.


Obviously, if it's a Nintendo with 8 million trying to get on, it is a bit different and more expensive

 

[Skybluekyle]

Just got in after an hour and 20 mins and its pre-order only now 5-7 working days delivery. Tried to check out and it crashes.

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It did this to me about 47,000 times, but if you keep refreshing, eventually it works and gets you through it.

Took me a good half an hour to get my shirt in the bag, and another 45 minutes to checkout, not to mention all my patience. But I got there.

 

[GIMOC]

Is it not expensive? I thought it was which is why so many companies don't pay for it even for big releases.
Like when new games consoles come out websites crash everytime because they never pay for the upscale so always assumed it was expensive! What kind of money are we talking?

comparing cov kit sale to Sony PlayStations. heard it all

 

[Alex1987]

been waiting an hour and still 'more than an hour'

 

[Nobbie_67]

Queue times are coming down, so people must be able to checkout, but I've been stuck on the "Pay Now" page for at leat 40 mins. Refreshes do nothing. What a waste of time.

 

[Nick]

every launch of every product is like this, its a deliberate thing. create a panic that everything is selling out and people who are on the fence are suddenly in the queue credit card in hand. then in a few days time there will miraculously be new stock available.

It's really not. The main aim is to get people from hitting the website and to spend money as quick as possible.

The balance is not killing the infrastructure so that's why people use queue it etc.

Even then, the aim is to get people through as quick as they possibly can.

 

[pusbccfc]

doug king could shag your wife and you’ll find an excuse

it’s 2025 and websites crashing should not happening. simple as that

Happens all the time for gig tickets and product launches.

 

[AOM]

Finally got through to the site. Kit looks nice, but not too many clues from the differences between the pro and normal version, apart from the pro looks a bit more of a breathable texture

 

[David O'Day]

Happens all the time for gig tickets and product launches.

lets not let facts get in the fact of an ill conceived anti king post

 

[David O'Day]

comparing cov kit sale to Sony PlayStations. heard it all

oh pipe down you dullars, but this what happens

 

[skybluegod]

comparing cov kit sale to Sony PlayStations. heard it all

Oh bore off you idiot. Some of the crap you spout on here is laughable. The concept is the same, not the scale I was asking a question around the cost of scaling not trying to make the two in terms of number in anyway comparable.

 

[GIMOC]

Happens all the time for gig tickets and product launches.

lol

you do know everything you refer to there is millions going on. We have a few 1000

Bloody hell how can you compare both?

 

[GIMOC]

Oh bore off you idiot. Some of the crap you spout on here is laughable. The concept is the same, not the scale I was asking a question around the cost of scaling not trying to make the two in terms of number in anyway comparable.

yes you did. why you back tracking now? because you know it sounded daft

 

[GIMOC]

oh pipe down you dullars, but this what happens

ps5 on sale millions wanting it on launch day
Cov kit sale few 1000 wanting it

yeah really similar

 

[skybluegod]

yes you did. why you back tracking now? because you know it sounded daft

Where did I compare them in terms of number? I compared them in saying they don't pay for upscaling as it's expensive.

 

[ovduk78]

Got 1 sorted for my son's birthday next Friday, just hope it arrives in time. Clock went from 35 minutes down to below 10 in a few minutes & whole process fairly straightforward. Whoever put up free delivery code, HOME25, thank you

 

[GIMOC]

Where did I compare them in terms of number? I compared them in saying they don't pay for upscaling as it's expensive.

again upscaling for millions joining a site is different to a few thousand so price will reflect that

like comparing apples and pears

 

[David O'Day]

ps5 on sale millions wanting it on launch day
Cov kit sale few 1000 wanting it

yeah really similar

ok chemtrails good to see you know fuck all about ecomms

i also didn;t mention playstation?

 

[torchomatic]

again upscaling for millions joining a site is different to a few thousand so price will reflect that

like comparing apples and pears

No, it's like comparing smaller apples with larger apples.

 

[GIMOC]

ok chemtrails good to see you know fuck all about ecomms

i also didn;t mention playstation?

read above some numpty said games consoles

 

[skybluegod]

again upscaling for millions joining a site is different to a few thousand so price will reflect that

like comparing apples and pears

It's also comparative to the size of the entity selling though isn't it. You also would never scale the website to have millions because there aren't that many tickets.

It's why I asked a question around cost of scaling to understand if its worth doing for us or if you just upset people for an hour in our case. Again it was a comparison to understand why we would or wouldn't do it.

 

[David O'Day]

No, it's like comparing smaller apples with larger apples.

I mean I work for a multinational retailer in eComms but I'm sure he knows more than me;