tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post7268862457832496472..comments2023-11-08T06:40:36.804+00:00Comments on investdrinks (blog): The London Wine Shop: a good investment but for whom?Jim's Loirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-41179199020386155932015-06-18T14:21:54.031+01:002015-06-18T14:21:54.031+01:00I am not sure if this thread is still active but I...I am not sure if this thread is still active but I have had some experience of the LondonWineShop over the past few years and have been disappointed by their inability to communicate in writing or uphold earlier promises and undertakings. Recently there has been some sort of data theft leading to clients account details being compromised and attempted theft of client holdings by a fraudster. The staff change frequently - similarly the director with whom it is impossible to make contact. I am surprised they are still in business. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-4935815028974536082011-01-14T10:52:22.114+00:002011-01-14T10:52:22.114+00:00Jim, i use to work for the london wine shop, have ...Jim, i use to work for the london wine shop, have only recently left and can say honestly, that yes they may cold call and yes sales people can be pushy but thats because they are selling a unvestment that is doing very very well, but they are a great company! i can understand you trying to root out companies that are scams and that are looking to fleece people for money! but when you have a good comes along and does everything they can to look after there clients! i dont understand why u would try and stop people investing when u no very little! (i left the company to start up my own business which has always been my dream) as for wine searcher, if u can get wines at there prices! well done ur onto a winner, i very much doubt u will get them tho!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-38374409483560969522010-07-21T17:38:38.277+01:002010-07-21T17:38:38.277+01:00Anon:
'Having seen £15100 go into a black hol...Anon:<br /><br />'Having seen £15100 go into a black hole with Seale wines should I avoid any company that cold calls?' Yes absolutely and equally don't buy from a company you know nothing about.<br /><br />wine-searcher is regularly updated and the people running wine-searcher do run checks to see if the wines listed are available. In any case you can also phone a company listing wines on wine-searcher to see if they are still available.<br /><br />I would not buy wine from the London Wine Shop. prices for a case 2006 Lafite currently range from £6700 considerably less than the London Wine Shop has quoted.Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-16421037397031530992010-07-21T15:06:14.742+01:002010-07-21T15:06:14.742+01:00London Wine Shop sent me a brochure after a cold ...London Wine Shop sent me a brochure after a cold call and have recently offered a case of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2006 for £9300. I said that the price looked expensive given the prices on wine searcher.com. Their response was that the prices on winesearcher were out of date and the wines listed may not even be available. What do you think about the price?<br /><br />Having seen £15100 go into a black hole with seale wines should I avoid any company that cold calls?anon2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-13669225722271278522010-05-18T14:22:57.061+01:002010-05-18T14:22:57.061+01:00Dear Jim London Wine shop is expensive 2003 lafite...Dear Jim London Wine shop is expensive 2003 lafite prices at farr are now £11500 a good price difference even at BWI prices are similar so you are correct in stating they are overpriced!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-68203100054071272702010-05-15T12:36:39.563+01:002010-05-15T12:36:39.563+01:00Anon. Many thanks for the clarification. Will bear...Anon. Many thanks for the clarification. Will bear your points in mind. JimJim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-40978131463563163372010-05-15T12:25:59.685+01:002010-05-15T12:25:59.685+01:00For some reason this is turning into a bicker. I w...For some reason this is turning into a bicker. I was citing 04 Lafite as that was the wine specifically offered to me recently which led me to uncover the problem with wine-searcher. My comments were never intended as a defence of The London Wine Shop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-33531093978915564492010-05-15T12:14:24.944+01:002010-05-15T12:14:24.944+01:00I will certainly bear in mind the price rises, alt...I will certainly bear in mind the price rises, although Lafite 2004 was not part of the proposed portfolio.Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-90781947094173165352010-05-15T12:02:48.214+01:002010-05-15T12:02:48.214+01:00PS - nothing in my comment was meant as a defence ...PS - nothing in my comment was meant as a defence of London Wine Shop. Having checked their prices on the actual sites of other merchants I can see that their prices are still too stiff...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-46172272681761068202010-05-15T11:56:39.396+01:002010-05-15T11:56:39.396+01:00You sure Jim? The only co I can see currenlty lis...You sure Jim? The only co I can see currenlty listing stock on their website from the wine-searcher list is bordeaux index at £6,500, so 25% higher than Justerini. The price has only got to get to just over £7100 for 38%, which might well happen in a week or so in this market so Justerini need sharpen up thier act and update.<br /><br />Anyway, the point is that it's well worth double checking prices at the moment. Wine-searcher prices can be wildly below current offers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-876114706518283952010-05-15T11:28:48.092+01:002010-05-15T11:28:48.092+01:00I agree the prices on wine-searcher may at times b...I agree the prices on wine-searcher may at times be indicative. Nor do I necessarily choose the lowest advertised price. Furthermore even if the price has risen, it is unlikely to have jumped by 38% overnight.Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-76663364708884855942010-05-15T11:21:30.104+01:002010-05-15T11:21:30.104+01:00Actually, anon's got a point - I was recently ...Actually, anon's got a point - I was recently offered some lafite 2004 at £5,900. When I checked on wine-searcher there were 4 or 5 co.s appearing to be cheaper, but when I phoned them none of them actually had stock (I see Justerini & Brooks are still quoting £5,200 today, but I phoned themover 2 weeks ago about this and they didn't have any then! Naughty.)<br /><br />The universal excuse was that the market was moving so fast that wine-searcher couldn't keep up.<br /><br />My advice to anyone checking prices on wine-searcher at the moment is to take the time to phone the co.s or visit their individual websites. Prices on wine-searcher are currently unreliable.<br /><br />Suggest you do that too jim - you might find you're inadvertantly printing out of date prices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-74886786806756630182010-05-14T15:27:33.071+01:002010-05-14T15:27:33.071+01:00Anon. Thank you but I'm not entirely sure of t...Anon. Thank you but I'm not entirely sure of the point you are making. I haven't suggested that the Lafite prices may well not rise due mainly to the demand for these wines in the Chinese market. The prices quoted are as yesterday – surely an entirely fair way to judge how compelling The London Wine Shop's offer is.Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567042805993048802.post-3387691760511202322010-05-14T15:16:09.818+01:002010-05-14T15:16:09.818+01:00Dear Budd
The lafite 2003 are very fluid and cont...Dear Budd<br /><br />The lafite 2003 are very fluid and continuing to rise, I feel it unjust that you are not taking price rises into account, All the major Vintners will tell you that prices of lafites are going up and change quite quickly.<br /><br />HOWEVER I AM SURE THE lONDON WINE SHOP ARE CHARGING EXORBITENT PRICES<br /><br />best regardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com