I am a Chief Systems Engineer for the School of Computing within a University. I am married to a won...
I am a Chief Systems Engineer for the School of Computing within a University. I am married to a wonderful girl from the Philippines and we have a black and white cat called Lucky who is a bit of a brat but we love him all the same.
Member since:05.01.2002
Reviews:18
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My first experiences of Jungle were not too good. Sure, I got a free software CD with some graphics package I looked at once and never used again. Of course this is what enticed me to join up as a customer in the first place. The interface of the website was very attractive and really easy to navigate so long as you Browse and don't use the Search function. I had no problem finding a variety of things I liked at a very affordable price. Even a few bargains presented themselves in their newsletters and my face lit up when I saw them. Unfortunately, I placed about 3 different orders for these bargains and they never showed up in the space of around 17 days so I had to cancel each and every one. I was very dismayed by Jungle's false promises and it's online order tracking that kept on knocking back the date just as the delivery was due. They dangled their sale items like an imaginary carrot that I would never obtain. Anyway, this run of bad luck was broken after I was quick off the mark to order a Relisys Flatscreen LCD monitor for only 300 pounds. At the time this was a great price and I could hardly resist the temptation so despite my previous failed orders I decided to have one last go. Thankfully, it showed up in good time and I also recommended the flatscreen to my brother who promptly placed an order of his own. Although, his order did turn up a little later than promised. Even till today I still find a number of good bargains on Jungle's very well presented website and newsletters. If I only had a bit more money to spare, I'd buy a whole lot more. It seems that now their sister company Argos have taken over, the service has become a lot more reliable and delivery times have been shortened. Also, they appear to offer a larger range of goodies than they ever have done before so that can only be a good thing.
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