Like Flying Pig did in the late 1990s it was today annouced that Ferrit is going to be shut down.

Unlike Flying Pig I have never used Ferrit to buy products. I have only used it to try and locate prices for products and typically Ferrit’s prices were more than I could pay elsewhere anyway.

I guess Amazon.com is still ruling NZ online shopping, with TradeMe taking care of the second hand market and then the smaller players holding their own ground too, like Mighty Ape, Fishpond, Woolworths, Computer Food etc.

I suppose in life mega malls like Westfield Albany work because despite being under one roof every outlet inside the mall is unique and different, where Ferrit just made everyone the same.

What weird creature/animal will come next?

Tags: Computers, Ferrit, Online Shopping, Telecom

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