Gift-wrapped hard drive in the UK
May 2, 2011 2:52 PM Subscribe
Is there an online store in the UK where I can order a gift-wrapped hard drive?
I want to send a gift-wrapped hard drive to someone in the UK. I am not in the UK, so it is a lot easier for me to just order it from a British online store. The trouble is I can't find a single online store that sells computer components and offers gift-wrapping. Can anyone hook me up?
I want to send a gift-wrapped hard drive to someone in the UK. I am not in the UK, so it is a lot easier for me to just order it from a British online store. The trouble is I can't find a single online store that sells computer components and offers gift-wrapping. Can anyone hook me up?
Response by poster: Nope. That was the first place I looked.
posted by open sourceress at 2:56 PM on May 2, 2011
posted by open sourceress at 2:56 PM on May 2, 2011
Response by poster: Sorry if that sounded rude, by the way. Thanks for the suggestion in any case.
posted by open sourceress at 3:01 PM on May 2, 2011
posted by open sourceress at 3:01 PM on May 2, 2011
Really? I just tried and got as far as checkout on Amazon with a gift-wrapped hard drive (though obviously deleted it before actually buying it). Where in the process does it fall down for you? (I'm in the UK so maybe it's different but I can't see why they'd drop the gift-wrapping option for overseas purchasers).
posted by penguin pie at 3:15 PM on May 2, 2011
posted by penguin pie at 3:15 PM on May 2, 2011
Response by poster: Hmmm. I checked "Ordering a gift? Check this box to see gift options before checkout." and then on the next page it said "We're sorry. This item can't be giftwrapped or sent with a gift message."
I tried it with some different ones and then came to the conclusion that they don't do giftwrapping for computer components at all. Which one did you try it with?
posted by open sourceress at 3:26 PM on May 2, 2011
I tried it with some different ones and then came to the conclusion that they don't do giftwrapping for computer components at all. Which one did you try it with?
posted by open sourceress at 3:26 PM on May 2, 2011
Ah... just realised I was trying it with an external hard drive (also tried this one which was OK too). But when I try with internal hard drives it doesn't offer me the option of wrapping. How strange. They obviously can't conceive of anyone wanting to give an internal hard drive as a gift :(
posted by penguin pie at 3:37 PM on May 2, 2011
posted by penguin pie at 3:37 PM on May 2, 2011
Response by poster: Oh! In that case, I will go ahead and buy an external one. Thank you for your help, penguin pie. And double apologies to bent back tulips!
posted by open sourceress at 3:39 PM on May 2, 2011
posted by open sourceress at 3:39 PM on May 2, 2011
I think I went through the same process as penguin pie :) Glad you found something!
posted by bent back tulips at 4:27 PM on May 2, 2011
posted by bent back tulips at 4:27 PM on May 2, 2011
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posted by bent back tulips at 2:55 PM on May 2, 2011