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Developer Blogs

Server Downtime

Posted: 07 Jan 2007
Author: Daniel

Dear all,
Over the christmas period our systems experienced some technical difficulties. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience and rest assured that all systems are now back and fully operational.

Bestselling Items Feature

Posted: 13 Nov 2006
Author: Daniel

On each search results page and on each main category page you will see a list of some of the top selling products in that particular item in the red box that you see on the top left corner. You can also find a full list of bestselling items on the shop homepage and the Bargain Bits homepage too.

Now you can find the best products even faster! Happy (christmas) shopping!

New Partner: Kelkoo Price Comparisons

Posted: 06 Nov 2006
Author: Daniel

Kelkoo LogoFollowing on from our successful relationship with Ebay, we have teamed up with the UK's largest price comparison website, Kelkoo, to bring you even more great prices on your favourite products. If you don't like our prices, and you don't like our merchants' prices, and you don't find a suitable item on ebay to bid on, then now you have the option of doing a price comparison search on Kelkoo! Is there such a thing as too much choice?

On every item page and on every search results page, you will find a link that will allow you to quickly view the items found on Kelkoo. Remember, any feedback you have on this would be much appreciated!

New Feature: Auctions (From Ebay)

Posted: 26 Oct 2006
Author: Daniel

Ebay LogoWe have teamed up with everyone's favourite auction site to bring you even more product offerings! Now, whenever you do a search on this site for products, we go away to Ebay, do the search there, then come back and show you the results! Ebay's auction results are always shown below our search results.

We also do exactly the same whenever you view a product's detail! We go away to ebay, do a search for that product on Ebay, and display the results for you! We really want you to get the best price for your products and often the best price may well be on ebay. Let us do the hard work!

Use the "Show Item's..." links in green on the product page to quickly find the information you want. Depending on the item, you will now be able to compare prices, view auctions, watch trailers and read / write product reviews - all in the same place! Oh, and you can buy if you like what you see! Happy shopping :)

All Things Muay Thai

Posted: 24 Oct 2006
Author: Daniel

Muay Thailand LogoInterested in Thailand and Muay Thai? Muay Thailand is your perfect online resource for all things Thai including travelling to Thailand, living in Thailand and training Muay Thai. With an ever growing members area, you can meet like minded people and buy everything you need for Muay all in one place. It also has useful articles, videos and other useful bits and pieces that are well worth a look. Visit Muay Thailand

New Feature: Featured Reviews

Posted: 16 Oct 2006
Author: Daniel

Now you can add your very own reviews for items listed on this website! To add your review use the button shown on every product page. Whether you love it or loathe it, we want to know because it helps other customers what the product is really like.

Reviews that we receive are moderated to ensure they are appropriate and then listed as "featured reviews" on the product page! Start adding your reviews now because we don't have many featured reviews yet!

Click here for more information on reviewing items.

Play.com, Kelkoo, Market Leaders - Help Me To Help You

Posted: 12 Oct 2006
Author: Daniel

This website has been made thanks to the fantastic technology behind Amazon UK's product catalog. As fantastic and brilliant as Amazon's Web Service may be, the fundamentals remain incredibly simple - an XML feed.

So why are all you other leading online commerce sites not following suit? By providing even the most basic XML interface onto your product catalog, you can help lowly developers like me to promote your products on our websites. We can use the information you provide in the feed to refer our website visitors to your products thus boosting your sales - a true e-symbiotic relationship!

So come on Play, Kelkoo and all you other brilliant online commerce companies, help me to help you! If you sell products online, and are interested in having them featured on Bargain Bits, please feel free to contact me to discuss it.

Coming Soon: Clothing, Food and Flowers

Posted: 10 Oct 2006
Author: Daniel

On the agenda are a number of exciting new product lines. These include clothing, food and also online flowers ordering. This will help us get one step closer to our mission of having an "all under one roof" philosophy at Bargain Bits.

Latest Feature: DVD Rental

Posted: 10 Oct 2006
Author: Daniel

Now you can rent DVDs as well as buy them. We are currently offering DVD rental in association with Amazon UK but will soon be able to offer rental services from other companies such as Blockbuster and MyMovieStream. With all our DVD rental services, you get a free trial, free postage and no quibble cancellation at any time should you ever want to cancel your subscription at any time.

Visitor Blogs

Nice Site

Posted: 25 Oct 2006
Author: Maria

Just thought I would say hello since I was browsing the site and came across this! Plus I want to have my name in print on the net and can't be bothered with MySpace yet :)

Thanks For A Speedy Service

Posted: 24 Oct 2006
Author: Edna Ground

I had never heard of Bargain Bits before I visited today when looking for places online where I can buy my christmas presents. I was looking for the Lancashire version of Monopoly and found it straight away. The search facility is so much faster and cleverer than Amazon and Play (in my experience) and I love being able to see all the offerings on the same page. It makes getting the best price A LOT easier! Thanks Bargain Bits - I will definitely come back again and recommend to friends as an alternative to Play.com and Amazon.

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