Some of the more eagle-eyed regulars may have noticed we have a shiny new Store link on our top menu. So does this mean Lazygamer is trying to break into the retail market? Absolutely not, we feel very strongly about mixing retail with editorial and the conflict of interest that it causes.
Just imagine we were a retail store and we now ordered 1000 units of TitanFall only to find out in our preview that the game sucked. We couldn’t tell you that since we’re invested in the game already and that would cause a huge issue.
So no don’t stress we are not going into retail. However I get a ton of email from people asking do we sell this game or that, or where can they find this particular game etc. So to try and help these people we have created 3 separate stores for our 3 largest markets. America, England and obviously South Africa.
The SA store isn’t quite up and running yet as we are using the Kalahari affiliate program and it’s not as advanced as Amazon but there are links to click to head over to Kalahari to complete your purchase.
Both the US and UK stores are running Amazon A-Stores which means you can pretty much complete your entire purchase while still being on our site.
Now obviously there is an ulterior motive here. Any purchases made through any of these links will bring commission to Lazygamer and help ease our reliance on display advertising which means a better experience for all.. and hopefully we can finally afford that lady of the night for Darryn.
So that’s it, the stores are there if you want to use them. We have no say in what appears there and have no idea if anything is ever featured or what not so don’t worry it absolutely won’t have any effect on our editorial integrity. Oh and the reason we are using Kalahari locally is simply because they are the only ones with an affiliate program. We are not endorsing any of these companies or saying they are cheaper, faster or better than anyone else.
And yes this is what I spent my weekend doing.. sad isn’t it.
Last Updated: February 10, 2014
General JJ the ashamed
February 10, 2014 at 12:34
There are tabs at the top of the screen?? O_O
Darryn, I’ll do this for you!
Gavin Mannion
February 10, 2014 at 12:37
Don’t tell me you haven’t seen the review screen I worked so hard on?
Jaded_Reprobate
February 10, 2014 at 12:39
LMAO… only just noticed the review screen… no lies
Gavin Mannion
February 10, 2014 at 12:39
sleepless nights getting this stuff working and no one cares *cries*
Kensei Seraph Moe Ninja
February 10, 2014 at 12:40
Holy cr*p there is a review screen!
When did that get there?
TiMsTeR1033
February 10, 2014 at 12:45
You did a good job man, well done on hard work.
General JJ the ashamed
February 10, 2014 at 12:47
Whaaat? I really haven’t seen the review screen either. It’s pretty damn cool though. I’m way too deurikak. If someone doesn’t tell me I won’t notice it.
TiMsTeR1033
February 10, 2014 at 12:48
like your eyeliner… hAHA
Alien Emperor Trevor
February 10, 2014 at 12:37
Damn. I was just about to call dibs on Darryn’s remaining kidney.
General JJ the ashamed
February 10, 2014 at 12:48
You like your steak & kidney pies, don’t you? Damn carnivorous aliens.
TiMsTeR1033
February 10, 2014 at 12:48
Dude speaking of aliens the movie Dark Skies is a pretty good alien movie.
General JJ the ashamed
February 10, 2014 at 12:50
Have not seen it. Will definitely look into it. I only get a chance to watch about five movies a year, so they have to be good to get on my list. (And they’re usually 80% sci-fi)
TiMsTeR1033
February 10, 2014 at 12:51
well its out on DVD so you should get it man, plsu you really need to see more movies man.
Alien Emperor Trevor
February 10, 2014 at 13:00
I only eat the meat of brain-dead patients. So technically I’m a vegetarian.
General JJ the ashamed
February 10, 2014 at 13:36
LOL
Norm
February 10, 2014 at 12:51
I noticed the Superbru thou… xD
Gavin Mannion
February 10, 2014 at 13:06
So I just need to shove everything into the right side panel.. got it
Unavengedavo
February 10, 2014 at 13:34
Don;t know if it is just me, but the eSports tab redirects to a page with no menus and also doesn’t seem to be in the same format as the rest of the pages
Weanerdog
February 10, 2014 at 13:39
Same for me.
Gavin Mannion
February 10, 2014 at 13:40
Yeah it’s a minisite
Mossel
February 10, 2014 at 13:44
I just so happen to buy plenty of games from kalahari.com, so I might just help you guys out!
B4d R0b0t
February 10, 2014 at 14:33
Shit, I thought I could get some LG coffe cups and a hoodie on that link….alas it’s for people who hate google.
HvR
February 10, 2014 at 14:52
Gavin, do you guys only get money on games related items bought through the link from Kalahari or will you also get a kickback if I do my weekly non-gaming related purchases like diapers, My Little Pony dolls. Barbara Streisand CD’s, leather straps and Vaseline?
Jonah Cash
February 10, 2014 at 19:09
Not a fan of the Kalahari!!! I like the Takealot but I understand the reason behind it….
CAE9872
February 10, 2014 at 20:20
Yip me as well. I find Kalahari site way less functional…yet has most of same features as Takealot. Experience just seems easier/faster/better.
I do buy from Kalahari but only for things I cannot find on Takealot.
Jonah Cash
February 11, 2014 at 17:55
Kalahari screwed up an order of mine which took them 4 days after the supposed arrival date to find out that my package is still in the UK?!?!?!?! I gave up, took my ebucks back and gave it to Takealot…
Acornbread
February 11, 2014 at 18:05
In my limited experience Takealot seem more efficient but they have noticeably less variety.
Sageville
February 11, 2014 at 10:05
WTF are there advert bars at the top AND bottom of my screen, all I can see are fucking adverts!
Seriously LG, this sucks the sweat of dead donkey balls!
I can hardly see the content over your “Today we fight back” brown nosing.
Now, how do I get rid of this shite!