Clickfrenzy

[kaiserchief13]

Started well at 7pm sharp

 

[Gibbsy]

Site's crashed already

http://isup.me/clickfrenzy.com.au

 

[PP34]

Our internet is horrible.

 

[Gough]

Anyone still think the NBN is a shit idea?

 

[GOAUS!]

Anyone still think the NBN is a shit idea?

Forgive my ignorance but isn't this issue with their servers being overloaded? How does faster internet stop this?

 

[Piss Poor]

ClickFrenzy more like Clickfrozen or Click Fail

 

[kaiserchief13]

The US has these once a year I believe. How they can cope with probably Australia's population logging onto their website and we can't even handle 1 million people is a ****ing disgrace.

 

[Macca19]

ClickFlop it is then. Looks like everyone will be getting on at 3am

 

[UpForGrabs]

Their Facebook page has gone from this:

Click Frenzy is far from embarrassed! Whilst some individuals are having issues battling against thousands of other shoppers, thousands (yes, THOUSANDS) are online, and successfully nabbing bargains with Click Frenzy... And clearly that couldn't happen if the site was done. Just like the Boxing Day Sales... Crowds are to be expected. For those experiencing difficulty, we recommend you check back in later when the storm has calmed enough for you to break through on your end. You've got 24-hours so keep at it!

to this:

Everybody, this is Grant Arnott of Click Frenzy. We will be issuing a statement shortly about what happened in the first 30 minutes of our event, which we understand is unprecedented - meanwhile, Click Frenzy is available for you to browse and purchase from.

to this:

We know you're frustrated! Please bear with us!

Meanwhile.. everyone trying to get onto the site have always been like this:

 

[Bosun]

Anyone still think the NBN is a shit idea?

Can you definitely confirm network bandwidth was the issue or rather click frenzies load balancing capability and Internet facing infrastructure?

If not silly comment.

 

[Bluelegs]

What is clickfrenzy?

 

[kaiserchief13]

What is clickfrenzy?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=click+frenzy

 

[Warsaw]

Better just going off to the retailer's actual sites. Not that what I'm finding I'm too gung-ho about but haven't been looking long.

 

[Gavin Excell]

This is a shock that surely nobody could see happening

 

[Silent Alarm]

Meh. Who cares? Shows the wanky consumerist culture we have. People are only buying this shit because it's cheap, not because it's what they actually want.

 

[Igloo]

I didn't even know this was happening. How cheap were things supposed to be?

 

[mcuzzy]

Clickfreezy

 

[PP34]

The stuff is probably cheaper elsewhere if you search harder. It's still sad though because it's about time consumers in Australia tried harder to give us better deals and it's failing.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Yeah, nah, think I'll just stay with eBay thanks

 

[mcuzzy]

Yeah, nah, think I'll just stay with eBay thanks

this. every time i see something on catch of the day or some deal site, i see it cheaper on ebay as soon as i do a search

 

[Donners]

Could have seen this coming. The massive (and ostensibly secret) Dick Smith sale earlier this year had the same issue - site was down for hours, and when it finally was accessable, everything decent was gone.


They'd be grinning, though - they got tens of thousands of contact details to spam with ads.

 

[THRILLHO]

How do people find out about this shit?

Is it just another Catch of the Day type website where they have tiny quantities of loss leading products to induce people onto the site in the hope of buying something else at a higher margin?

 

[Donners]

How do people find out about this shit?

Social media and a fair bit of coverage in the mainstream media.

 

[funk44]

https://www.facebook.com/ClickFrenzyFail?fref=ts

 

[funk44]

I didn't even know this was happening. How cheap were things supposed to be?

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2013863#r1

you'll find not very and the shit that is going heavily reduced nobody wants