Christmas Sale

etccarmageddon · 25-12-2006, 10:20

Anyone found any great bargains???

I'll start the ball rolling....

this is a good deal - 50inch plasma for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£1280 (currys have a similar model for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£1500 and it's 1400 at dixons)

LG 50PC1D with Digital Tuner with all Freeview channels

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/p....do?sku=342980

on the delivery options there is a free basic delivery option.

pop80_uk · 25-12-2006, 13:29

Play.com sale is brillant!

We bought when it first started a Sony Bravia 32" Freeview HD LCD for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£599.99! and a HDMI cable for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£9.99 luxury one.

Prices change daily though

Julian · 25-12-2006, 16:04

A Few Things Here

Slyder · 25-12-2006, 20:15

Its not on there website, but PC World are saying there have 10 laptops (per store) for 199.99. starting tommorow at 9am.

I will test this so called offer and arrive there at 8.50 to make sure I am there first customer. Im expecting "ohh sorry sir, our store dosnt have any" as oppose to the response "sorry, we sold out 5mins ago" if I was to arrive at 9.05.

Ill post back how I got on.

25-12-2006, 20:49

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Originally Posted by Slyder

Its not on there website, but PC World are saying there have 10 laptops (per store) for 199.99. starting tommorow at 9am.

I will test this so called offer and arrive there at 8.50 to make sure I am there first customer. Im expecting "ohh sorry sir, our store dosnt have any" as oppose to the response "sorry, we sold out 5mins ago" if I was to arrive at 9.05.

Ill post back how I got on.

I was looking at them yesterday in the paper, they are no good for wireless networking though you'll need 512meg of ram minimum, them that PC world are selling for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£199 are 256mb hardly enough for networking IMO.

Slyder · 25-12-2006, 23:43

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Originally Posted by Nidge

I was looking at them yesterday in the paper, they are no good for wireless networking though you'll need 512meg of ram minimum, them that PC world are selling for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£199 are 256mb hardly enough for networking IMO.

It should be alright for basic internet and solitare. thats all I need it for.

Slyder · 26-12-2006, 12:18

Not impressed...

Got to PC World at 8:55 exactly... was shocked to see the shop not only open, but full, and I mean full. There was a whiteboard outside, which read a little something like this

"due to high demand, laptops at 199.99 have sold out, we do however have laptops from 350.00."

So after I pulled a poor lad aside and asked him wtf, (appenetly they opened at 8:30 due to the demand) I quizzed him about the other laptop. Mainly where is it, and has it got wireless. He went away for a minute and asked where I seen that sign. Bit annoyed at this point as the monkeys here remind me of certain NTL staff. Poor boy didnt know what day of the week it was, let alone the products the company he works for sell.

Anyways, he came back and said they had sold out of them as well. (how surprising). The poor boy went on to say both laptops will return tommorow. I asked if I could pre-order one and the conversation went something like this :-

PCW "sorry sir - we cant take pre-orders, you would have to come back tommorow at 9am"
ME "well I already did, today and you decided to open up early so whats to stop you pulling that trick out the hat again"
PCW "sorry sir, i cant answer that - its just luck I guess - come early maybe ?"
ME "no its not luck, when you place an ad saying a sale starts at 9am, the customer (and god only knows why) thinks that means 9am our time... and not 9am / 8:30 pcworlds time) - so why should I come early ? may I also suggest you change the whiteboard you have on the entrance as its false advertising if you still dont have the 350 quid lappys in stock. goodbye.

I letf at that point and sure enough they quickly changed the whiteboard. If one of the lappys did have wireless, I would of asked to speak to the manager and kicked of over false advertsing, but without wireless I didnt see the point.

There was a few families asking about the 2 laptops as well who look gutted when they found out the planks decided to start there sale early. Rubbish company, thank god I dont deal with them much...

26-12-2006, 12:30

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Originally Posted by Slyder

Not impressed...

Got to PC World at 8:55 exactly.<big snip> Rubbish company, thank god I dont deal with them much...

well derrrr!!!!!

Slyder · 26-12-2006, 13:52

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

well derrrr!!!!!

Yeah silly me.. I thought they opened at 9am...

What a useful reply, feel better for posting that now do we ?

absthechatter · 26-12-2006, 14:27

Think Zing was emphasising the 'PC World - Rubbish' bit rather than the time!

Abs

Slyder · 26-12-2006, 18:42

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Originally Posted by absthechatter

Think Zing was emphasising the 'PC World - Rubbish' bit rather than the time!

Abs

Doh..!

Sorry Zing... I misinterpreted your post.

etccarmageddon · 27-12-2006, 03:18

write a letter of complain to their head office re the sale items being sold pre the 9am advertised start.

poolking · 27-12-2006, 11:47

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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon

write a letter of complain to their head office re the sale items being sold pre the 9am advertised start.

Don't think you'd get very far.

27-12-2006, 12:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slyder

Yeah silly me.. I thought they opened at 9am...

What a useful reply, feel better for posting that now do we ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slyder

Doh..!

Sorry Zing... I misinterpreted your post.

lol

Good job I didnt look in between the 2 post cuz knowing my luck Id have another general behaviour warning and 2 more points

27-12-2006, 12:38

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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon

write a letter of complain to their head office re the sale items being sold pre the 9am advertised start.

Sorry but Pc world are as much use as a light house in the desert. Very bright but no use to anyone.