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May Bank Holiday Monday (May 6th)

Friday, May 3. 2013 by Thomasr

This is a quick note to say that Returns, Telesales & Customer Services are closed this upcoming May Bank Holiday.

Aria' Manchester Counter will run Saturday opening times on a Monday: 09:30 to 17:00. Normal working hours will resume from the 7th May.

Thank you.

New Buy now, Pay later Service!

Friday, May 3. 2013 by Thomasr

We've been working behind the scenes on our current Finance packages to make it easier for you.

The most important thing to take note of our new service is that you get an instant decision. Previously you had to wait between 5-9 working days before credit was agreed and approved which meant during that time items you may have ordered could have been EOL, discontinued or even out of stock causing you to wait even longer.

Now you can get approved within 5-10 minutes, sit back, and wait for your order to be delivered by DPD!

Finance is available on all purchases over £300 inc VAT.

Yet more new features in 2013 to come..

£1.99 Next Day Delivery Service!

Friday, May 3. 2013 by Thomasr

In case you haven't noticed yet, we offer a £1.99 next day delivery service via Royal Mail.

As we continue our quest in 2013 to bring you new exciting features and changes to the way you shop here at Aria, you can order items from us for £1.99 (+VAT) and get them (usually) the next working day!

Rules to this:

1. Only applies to items under £30*

2. Large items are not eligible

3. Must be less than 750gms

That's it.

While we know our usual DPD next day delivery service with text and email notification is still £6.95+ for everything else (unless ordering outside mainland UK), we hope you guys can make use of this service for smaller items. Previously, you had to pay either £3.99+ or even £6.95+VAT for items that were not worth the high delivery charge. However, this should resolve those issues.

Rather than give you this option and make you wait 2-3 or even 3-5 working days like some of our competitors (and make you pay more than what we are charging now), we are sending them out using the Royal Mail 24-hour service for just £1.99 (plus VAT).

Eligible products include RAM, cables, accessories for HDD/SSD/Cases, Networking products, cooling products, cheap Graphics Cards, cheap HDDs & SSDs, USB Pen drives, SD cards, mice, small keyboards, mouse mats, card readers, print cartridges, software, sound cards etc etc.

You may find that some items are under £30 for example and you would expect £1.99 delivery, but due to the packaging used for that product from the manufacturer, "X" item may not be eligible.

Moreover, the £30* limit isn't set in stone. You may find items that are over £30 (but under £40) that can still be shipped for £1.99 next day. Have a browse around the website for those lucky products.

So that's it guys. We introduced DPD, we gave you Amazon Payments, and now we have a cheap next day delivery service for small low value items.

That's not it though.. Many more changes still to come...

UPDATE:

This is a quick update regarding delivery costs to Ireland (North).

We have updated the website to allow our NEW £1.99 Next Day Delivery Service to be eligible for Northern Ireland customers too! This still complies to the same £30, no large item and 750gms limit. This is usually a 24-hour service to Nortern Ireland but please allow 2 working days just in case!

Accepting Amazon Payments

Friday, May 3. 2013 by Thomasr

Don't forget, we now accept Amazon Payments!

In our ongoing mission to bring you new features, changes and benefits to you in 2013, we implemented Amazon Payments on our website during the checkout process.

Now you can Pay with Amazon using your saved card & address details in your Amazon account. It's a very simple and quick process if you already have a Amazon account. You no longer have to re-enter payment card details or addresses; you can complete your purchase in just a few clicks.

Using Pay with Amazon is quick and easy:

1. When shopping on our website, look for the Pay with Amazon button.

2. Click the button in the checkout and sign in with your Amazon account (a popup box will appear).

3. Select the payment and delivery information stored with Amazon to make your purchase.

Done!

Stay tuned for more exciting things in 2013...

£9.95 Ireland Delivery Service! - Time is running out!

Friday, May 3. 2013 by Thomasr

Last month we lowered our delivery charges to both Irelands for 6 weeks - time is almost up!

Delivery to Ireland is still an awesome £9.95 (+vat) up to approx 25Kg* (*may vary on the size of the order).

This service is provided by DPD. Package as follows:

ROI - Same service as UK Mainland with regards to delivery notifications via SMS, email & website. This is a 2-Day delivery service and the delivery window is 2-hours instead of the 1-hr you get in UK Mainland. Option to reschedule delivery too. DPD is the only carrier in Ireland to provide scanning and POD signature online in real time.

Northern Ireland - Same as ROI above - This is a 2-Day delivery service and the delivery window is 2-hours instead of the 1-hr you get in UK Mainland. Don't forget Northern Ireland, you still get £1.99 next day delivery via Royal Mail.

This combined with some of the cheapest prices in the UK should give you a lot better deals than before. However, the next bit is really important Ireland. Please read below.

This is for 6 weeks only and there is just 3 weeks left! This is a test for us. You guys have been screaming at us for years to lower the charges, so now it is your chance to take advantage and spread the word to your friends and family. We want to implement this all the time but this is only possible if you can show us that it's worth dropping our prices. We are giving you a low rate of £9.95 shipping which is below our costs too! If we see that Ireland is worth shipping to more often, we will implement this for the foreseeable future. Please don't let us down Ireland. We want to offer you this 24/7, not just 6 weeks. Make it happen Ireland! Come on Ireland! Get ordering..