Oddbins
Looking for the Right Bottle of WIne, Oddbin's is the place
"No other chain supports so consistently the notion that wines are individual entities... without Oddbins, there would simply be no large-scale retailer offering so much eclecticism and so much quality."
Richard Ehrlich, Independent, January 2002
History
In '63 entrepreneur Ahmed Pochee starts up a small business delivering bin-ends and oddments of wine to the restaurants and clubs of London's West End. Later, Neil Armstrong lands on the moon and a horse wins the Grand National...
In the Seventies Oddbins, snapped up by new owners Dennis Ing and Nick Baile, introduces Britain to the wines of Portugal and the South of France. The company expands into Scotland, the West Country and the North West with wooden floors and wacky blackboards.
The Sex Pistols rock Bill Grundy's world and a beauty queen says she wants to end poverty and see world peace...
In the Eighties, Oddbins, now owned by Seagram and sporting 100 stores, becomes the first company to bring Australian wine and Ralph Steadman onto the UK high street. Oddbins is awarded Wine Merchant of the Year at the International Wine Challenge for the first time in 1988, the first of 12 such awards. The Berlin Wall comes down and some of the songs on Eurovision aren't any good...
In the Nineties, Oddbins holds its first consumer Wine Fair in London. It's such a success we decide to hold two each year, with one in London and one in Edinburgh. Shops open in Calais and Dublin and '98 sees the first Oddbins Wine Fair in Ireland. Mandela is freed and Bill Gates makes a bob or two...
Into the 21st Century, and we start the new millennium as we mean to continue by winning the Wine Merchant of the Year again in 2000 and 2001.
We celebrate by launching Oddbins.com and continue our trend-setting agenda by rediscovering Greek wine. January 2002 brings great excitement as Oddbins comes under the ownership of Castel Frères, one of France’s biggest and best wine producing companies. Vive la différence!
If ordering from their website please make sure you fully understand their terms and conditions
You will be submitting an order for the kinds and quantities of products you indicate in the order form when you click on the purchase confirmation button on the order confirmation page. All orders will be subject to our terms of sale.
You may request a copy of these terms by writing to Customer Services, Oddbins Limited, 31- 33 Weir Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 8UG, or by calling us on 0800 917 4093.
TERMS OF SALE
The promotion does not constitute an offer to sell the product described or any products at all. We will at all times adhere to any legal restrictions imposed on us in connection with the sale, and the offering for sale, of alcohol.
By clicking on the order form purchase confirmation button on the payment details page, you will be submitting an order which will incorporate all these terms.
We reserve the right not to accept your order, in which case we will not have any further obligation to you.
We may accept the whole or part of your order, both in respect of the kinds of products ordered and the quantity of products ordered. The price will be reduced accordingly.
We will notify you by email when your order is submitted to us. We will debit your account with the appropriate amount in full on accepting your order. We will be deemed not to have accepted your order until we have debited your account. Even if we accept your order, there will not be any agreement between us if you are under the age of 18 years at the time you submit your order. The sale of the products will occur at the place and the time that particular products are allocated to your order.
We may debit your account for more than the amount stated in the promotion to reflect any increase in the cost of the products for reasons beyond our reasonable control - for example, because of increases in duty or taxation, or adverse currency fluctuations. Any increase in the price will be fair and proportionate.
Our obligation is to deliver the products at the delivery address you have specified in your order to a person who appears to be over the age of 18 and who appears to be authorised to take delivery. We will not despatch the products until we have received cleared funds. Delivery is not available on public holidays. We may deliver the products at any time during the day.
We may use an independent carrier. If there is no one to accept the delivery of your order a card will be left by the carrier so you can arrange a delivery time, directly with the carrier. Ultimately, if the carrier is unable to deliver your order it will be returned to us and you will be charged for it to be redespatched.
All wines are supplied in 75cl bottles and all spirits in 70cl bottles unless otherwise stated.
THE FOLLOWING TERMS LIMIT, AND IN SOME CASES EXCLUDE ALTOGETHER, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU.
We will not have any responsibility or liability for the non-delivery of any products unless either a) all of the products charged for are not delivered, or b) you give us full details of the shortages within 7 working days of the part delivery.
Our total liability to you for the non-delivery of any products is limited to delivering the products to you within 10 days of your telling us about the non-delivery or, at our option, crediting your account with the value of the products not delivered plus the delivery charge. We reserve the right to substitute a product of equal or higher value in the event of supply difficulties. Vintages may vary from those shown.
Our total liability to you in respect of any substitute products which you have told us are not acceptable to you is limited to crediting your account with the amount debited to your account in respect of the substitute products. If the substitute goods are not of a similar kind, and of an equal or higher value, as those described in the promotion we will also credit your account with the delivery charge.
We will not have any responsibility or liability in connection with any defects in the quality of the products unless you give us full details of the defects within 7 days of when the defect ought to have been apparent to you.
All orders placed through our website (www.oddbins.com) will be processed at our Oddbins Direct service at PO Box 19542, London, SW19 8GJ, UK. Full Oddbins Direct terms and conditions apply.
Free prize draw offers are open to all UK residents aged 18 years and over. Multiple entries are not permitted. All entries must be received at the promotional address by the closing date. The prize is as stated and is not transferable, there is no cash alternative. The prize is awarded on a lottery basis. The winner will be notified by post. Offer not open to employees, representatives and their families of Oddbins or anyone connected with the competition. Judge’s decision is final.
Oddbins accepts no liability arising from errors (including typographical errors) contained in, or any omissions from, this website. March 2006.
You must tell us about any problems by email at customer.services@oddbinsmail.com, or by calling 0800 917 4093.
Oddbins does not accept any responsibility for late or non-delivery of goods arising from incorrect delivery information being provided.