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Hi been playing wargaming for over ten years and was a veteran off wayland (started 5years ago) but after a bad experience (took one month to despatch one item grrr) been looking round for the best wargaming deals online. On the wargaming trading group on facebook I saw this company: http://www.somertonhobbies.com
Has anyone else tried this website, and is the 10% off first purchase worth it or the '7 day deals'?

cowm wrote:
Somerton Hobbies have three gaming clubs on during the week

Monday and Thursday for veterans (18 and over) at 6pm until late

Sunday for beginners at midday until 3pm

For only £2 on entry, you gain 10% off all Warhammer models bought that day (second hand Warhammer not included).

Interested?

see http://www.somertonhobbies.co.uk
or add us on facebook under Somerton Hobbies

Want to call us? 01458 273755

Hope to see you soon

Dude, if you want to promote your shop, I'm pretty sure there aren't any forum rules against it, but as the above post from your account shows you referring to Somerton Hobbies as "us" it is pretty obvious you're heavily involved, if not the owner/manager.

Sockpuppetry isn't cool, clumsy sockpuppetry is worse.

Just be open and honest, I for one, and I'm sure many others, would react a lot more positively to that than this.

Crafty they be crafty.

And he would have got away with it too if it wasn't for you damn pesky kids!

Does it count as sock puppetry if you don't even make a different account?

Surely not? Its just like a bad case of forgetfulness or schizophrenia!

 mattyrm wrote:
Surely not? Its just like a bad case of forgetfulness or schizophrenia!

Both vital parts of a business owner's psyche

cowm wrote:
Hi been playing wargaming for over ten years and was a veteran off wayland (started 5years ago) but after a bad experience (took one month to despatch one item grrr) been looking round for the best wargaming deals online. On the wargaming trading group on facebook I saw this company: http://www.somertonhobbies.com
Has anyone else tried this website, and is the 10% off first purchase worth it or the '7 day deals'?

There is nothing wrong with advertising your store and getting the name out there.

Sockpuppetry or astroturfing like this is deceptive and dishonest. It immediately paints a negative image of you and the store.

Bad-mouthing a competitor while seeming like a neutral party is even worse.

From now on, this "Somerton Hobbies" place is, in my mind, pretty much categorized next to Battlefoam as scummy dishonest sockpuppetry and astroturfing.

Oh God. Threads like these, man. They make it all worth it.

 notprop wrote:
And he would have got away with it too if it wasn't for you damn pesky kids!

I tricked a fraudster into admitting they were up to shenanigans in a Swap Shop TR a few months ago, now this.

I'm hoping to get an apprenticeship in The MajorTom School Of Mandelhunting.

Hey at least it's not an add for new kitchen cabinets from a company in the UK, those were getting old.

Kitchen cabinets you say...........................?

Gimme!

 azreal13 wrote:

 notprop wrote:
And he would have got away with it too if it wasn't for you damn pesky kids!

I tricked a fraudster into admitting they were up to shenanigans in a Swap Shop TR a few months ago, now this.

I'm hoping to get an apprenticeship in The MajorTom School Of Mandelhunting.

Top notch work, and I will pray for your scholarship to become a master degree

 Frankenberry wrote:
Hey at least it's not an add for new kitchen cabinets from a company in the UK, those were getting old.

What is it about wargaming that makes people/spambots think 'I bet they'd all like new kitchens'?

And that's another shop added to my "don't do business with" list...

So, I take it no-one has tried the link in the OP?

If the advertiser mod is watching, get them to cough up and take out a banner ad.

This thread put a smile on my face

I'm surprised it has not been edited.

Fantastic stuff.

*starts to go red**decides the time on imaginary watch is to late* XD

 azreal13 wrote:

I'm hoping to get an apprenticeship in The MajorTom School Of Mandelhunting.

You know, there's just something so pathetically British about this 'scam', in comparison to those jazzy US scams with their aliases, police involvement, threats etc. That whole Mandelbaum thing could be an episode of one of those sunglasses-toting police procedural shows, whilst this could only be televised as an episode of Only Fools and Horses.

If the OP isn't in fact the store owner and just a loyal customer trying to drum up business, I hope he'll be paying extra for all his purchases to make up for all the people now swerving the store, like I will be.

I'm sure it's a lovely store, if only due to its geographical locations.

Perhaps some kind soul will write about it in the store finder.