Great Sales... With a Bit of False Advertising- 1saleaday.com

Maybe you've heard of the site before.  It's called 1saleaday.com and it sells all kinds of stuff at very cheap prices.  There's a few different tabs: main, wireless, watch, family, and jewelry.  Each tab has a different item for sale.  The site tells you how much the item originally cost, what percentage of the money you're saving, and the new cost.  Sometimes shipping is free, which is just a bonus.

I normally love this site.  I've gotten earrings, necklaces, rings, a bracelet, and also a watch for my husband on that site.  Everything arrived perfectly and looked amazing. I told a lot if people about the site and they all started using it as well.  After the past couple of experiences with the site and the people who run it, I'm a little worried for the people I referred to them.  So, here is my new revised review.

The first time I saw some false advertising with the site was when I bought a toy for my son.  It's a great toy that is solar powered and he can transform it into other things that are solar powered.  It's a great learning toy and I can't wait until he gets it for Christmas.  The false advertisement, this time, was not the product, but the price.  I actually found the toy on amazon.com for the same price, which leads me to believe I didn't save anything through 1saleaday.

The second time the site falsely advertised and I found out about it was much worse.  My sister is getting married soon and I'm the Matron of Honor, or as I like to say "I'm the MOH!"  So, I'm helping my little sis find the best deals for everything she needs.  The colors for her wedding are black, white, and red.  My sis had wanted to get us girls in the wedding party jewelry for our gifts, and we saw the best necklace on 1saleaday and couldn't pass it up.  Here is the picture shown in the add:

Gorgeous right?  It is supposed to have white diamonds on one side and black diamonds on the other.  It would have gone with the dresses perfectly.  Plus, who doesn't love diamonds?  I thought I was being the world's best MOH by finding these at such an amazing price for my sis.  However, this is what showed up at her house:

Now, I'm usually not a picky woman, but this isn't nearly as good as they picture they posted.  There is no separation in between stones and instead of them being actual diamond stones they look like little stickers stuck on there.  My sis was so disappointed that the necklace was so small and cheap, even for what she paid for it.  I was mortified that a website that I sent her to would have sent her something like this compared to what she was shown on the site itself.  

My sister decided that the necklaces were not what she ordered or what she wanted for us girls, since she thought we deserve better.  At first, when she contacted 1saleaday.com they would not let her return the necklaces for a refund.  It took her bringing up the fact that she would go to a lawyer about the false advertisement to make them finally sigh and say, "Fine."

So, the Buzz on 1saleaday.com?  Be careful what you order and make sure that you would want the item if it turned out looking cheaper than you thought it would.  Check for the item other places before buying it on this site, too.  They don't like returns either.  However, if you're just looking for some cute stuff at a cheap price and aren't really too bothered by the gamble, go for it!  I love my ring and my earrings.  I'm going to stick to that kind of stuff.  The watches seem great too.  I'll keep you posted if I buy anything else.

As always, that's just this Busy Bee's buzz.  What's yours?  Any experiences with 1saleaday?  Hope they've been great if you have!  Great or not, share your buzz!  I'll be waiting to hear.

Tonka Trickster is a Trick and Not a Treat

My mom always says, "If it's free, it's for me!" and I always say it right along with her.  That's one of the reasons I love being a BzzAgent so very much.  I suppose the things I get from being a BzzAgent are worked for by reviewing the products and creating Buzz about them, but it feels free because I love doing this so much.  That being said, I was so excited to get a Tonka Trickster toy for my 9 year old son.  He saw it and his mouth dropped open and I couldn't help but think, "Yup.  I'm the coolest mother ever."  That feeling was quickly replaced with disappointment.

My son and I opened up the package carefully, hooked up the batteries to let it charge, and waited the full time for it to charge until we tried it out.  The toy is so cool looking and my son could barely wait the half hour of charge time.  The time was finally here when we could play with it and make it flip around.  However, when my son pushed the button, only one of the tires spun and only for a couple of seconds.  We declared the toy DOA (dead on arrival).  We're a military family... just go with it. haha

The BzzAgent staff was great and sent us a new Tonka Trickster right away.  My son checked the mail for it twice a day and finally it got here.  There was excited yelling, jumping up and down with joy, and other people may have thought we won the lotto if they were looking from afar.  Unfortunately, the same thing happened with this second toy.  My poor boy.  He was disappointed, but handled it so well.  In fact, he came over to me, hugged me, and said, "Thanks Mom. I know you tried and I know you think of me all the time to get this for me to begin with."

In the end, I wouldn't give a good Buzz on the Tonka Tricksters... though I would love to sting them for the sad look that was in my boy's eyes.  Don't bother getting it- find a great toy that does the same thing from another company. Tonka as a company, though, is one I would normally stand by.  Don't give up on the brand, just watch out for these Tricksters.

The Buzz on my son?  I do believe that he's turning out quite alright.  Proud of my boy and love him more each day.

That's enough sentimental mommy stuff!  Sheesh.  Let me know if you have/have tried the Tonka Tricksters!  I would love to hear your Buzz about it.  And, if you bought it for a child you love, I hope you're Buzzing happily and not as ready to sting as I am!