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Today Show: Steals and Deals Selling Out Fast, Crashing Websites (Video)
On the Today show this morning, the “Jill’s Steals and Deals” segment had some amazing savings – so amazing in fact, that nabbing one for yourself can be downright impossible as the websites offering these products are crashing and/or selling out of items.
Among the Today show Steals and Deals:
XOXO Coat: Retail price $79, but discounted to $25
Talbots Cashmere Sweater: Retail price $119, but discounted to $24.95
Wii Just Dance 2: Retail price $40, but discounted to $10
Check out all of the Today show Steals and Deals at their website, including links to buy each product and the promo code required for each.
Be warned, however, that these Today show items have been in such hot demand, that the volume has been overwhelming/crashing the websites.
Case in point, I tried forever to get the Just Dance 2 Wii game and couldn’t get through to the site – when I finally did, they had replaced the offer with Dance on Broadway, but I was unable to get the order through.
Other items have been updated on the Today show site – the Talbot’s offer, for example, can only be purchased in a store.
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Penny commented on Nov 02 10 at 2:26 pmgreat deals if you can get threw
Daisy Vasquez commented on Nov 02 10 at 2:52 pmThe Today Show was not prepared for a sale of that magnitude, or maybe they don’t really know thier audience and consequently weren’t prepared for such a response??
Janet Butts commented on Nov 02 10 at 3:14 pmI tried for several hours to order the cashmere sweater that was advertized on the Today Show, they said it was available for 24 hrs. After being told it was out of stock. I then spoke with customer service and told them I thought it was “very poor advertizing” not to have this item. She then connected me to a supervisor and I finally placed my order. Will send comment on the delivery and quality of the item when it arrives.
Diane Gipson commented on Nov 02 10 at 3:50 pmSame here my friend and i both tried to get through , nver made it . Sold out after several attempts to order kept shuting down.
elaine pogel commented on Nov 02 10 at 4:00 pmI have tried to get thur from the vert start of this sale and have not been able to get myorder. I guess I won;tget any of the sale ideans.
Michelle commented on Nov 02 10 at 4:22 pmAfter trying to get an the order placed several hours still no luck. I will keep trying
Bettye Martin commented on Nov 02 10 at 8:04 pmTried from the beginning to get items. It’s very disappointing not to be able to order when they say it’s good for 24 hours. There’s not way to get through.
Jacki commented on Nov 02 10 at 8:34 pmI logged on RIGHT after this segment aired to get the Just Dance 2 and I got as far as the checkout and the received and error message. Tried again and the same thing mulitple times, but funny the site was able to email me and welcome me as member. They got all my information and I GOT nothing from them!! This is just another scam to get them advertisement!! I guess it’s true; if it seems too good to be true, it IS!
Shadi Aghili commented on Nov 02 10 at 8:43 pmThe very start I tried calling all the numbers, but nothing went tru. After less than 5 minutes the Wii games shows “Sold Out”. I tried for long time, just disappointed. Poorly Advertised.
Kim commented on Nov 03 10 at 9:36 amI began trying immediately & the website kept crashing….never did get through for any of the products.. Today Show should have planned on this… Very disappointed. :(
Amy commented on Nov 03 10 at 11:48 amI sent email’s to place my order (just as it instructed me to do) and have heard nothing back from any of the vendors! I just think that if you ask people to take time out of their day to spend money on your product you should have the product avalible. What a waste of my time!!
Jennifer commented on Nov 03 10 at 12:03 pmAfter trying a million times I was finally able to get the Wii game. Minutes later it was sold out. Guess i got lucky.
Melissa commented on Nov 03 10 at 7:07 pmJust like Jacki the same thing happened to me. I was very dsappointed. My kids really want the Just dance 2 game and since my husband and I are both out of work this was the only chance I had to purchase it. Thanks a lot today show.
mary shekore commented on Nov 03 10 at 8:02 pmWhen you promise an item for 24 hours, you should have to honor all orders. I tried unsuccessfully for “Just Dance 2″. You should be required to provide this for all who ordered.
Nancy Patton commented on Dec 14 10 at 3:38 pmI ordered face cream from one of the merchants. They charged my card that day and still have not shipped the face cream. It has been a month. I think the Today Show needs to make merchants aware of what is going to happen to their websites and merchants should not agree to do the segment if they can not handle the traffic. Selling out is one thing, but charging someones card and never shipping or notifying them is inexcusable.
Sandra Bailey commented on Dec 18 10 at 7:04 pmJills steal and deals is a joke. I ordered three round winter wonderland watches
The story was they sell for over $100.00. I could purchase for $24.95 each. I received the watches but found I could buy the same watch at Goodys for $19.99. The shipping charges were also overpriced.No deal for me. I will never purchase anything from Jills steals and Deals. Call me a sucker because I fell for the line of bull. Shame on the Today Show for the advertisement.
SR Allyn commented on Dec 16 11 at 10:24 amI had purchased a couple of items some time ago. It took forever to get the items and when I finally received the items I was very, very disappointed.
The handbag from Stella and Jamie does not look, feel or smell like real leather. It’s more like Ultra Suede.
The bracelet from Mon Ami Jewelry is not worth the money paid for the S&H. I believed that S&H is how they made it worth selling the bracelet. They offered a “free” Shambala bracelt to those who orderd from this site but charge $8.95 for S&H. This is for a “free” offer. I received the “free” item and had to return/exchange it because it was defective. I received a replacement that is also defective. I called them and the CSR was not available so I left a message. I am still waiting for a response, two weeks later.
VERY DISSAPOINTED with these “steals & deals”.
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