Sony DR-BTN200 Wireless Bluetooth NFC Headphones - €29.99 [Carphone Warehouse]

alksander · 11-05-2015 12:36am

dodzy wrote: »

Whatever about 30 quid being a bargain, anyone that would have contemplated purchasing at €130 needs a serious talking to.

Agreed. Albeit they are nice, in all honesty the build quality wouldn't warrant anything above 50. Especially the cheap plastic used for the casing and the charger cover rubber.

krustydoyle · 11-05-2015 12:48pm

Sorry but this is slightly off topic about another product that was on special offer in CPWH

It was the Sony Smartband for €20

What are the chances of them getting it back in?

Basq · 11-05-2015 1:31pm

krustydoyle wrote: »

Sorry but this is slightly off topic about another product that was on special offer in CPWH

It was the Sony Smartband for €20

What are the chances of them getting it back in?

Not sure.. but I got it and didn't think it was worth €20. Traded it into CEX for about €13 a few weeks later.

You can get the far superior Xiaomi MiBand for less than it.

Tinie · 11-05-2015 2:05pm

Basq wrote: »

Not sure.. but I got it and didn't think it was worth €20. Traded it into CEX for about €13 a few weeks later.

You can get the far superior Xiaomi MiBand for less than it.

Yeah battery life was atrocious on it compared to the miband. And the face you get notifications to work with miband makes it even better.

Paying for a brand there with that smartband.

ED E · 12-05-2015 1:54pm

No sign of delivery, shoulda gone in person.

donnacha · 12-05-2015 8:02pm

Liffey Valley got a fresh delivery of these today. Customer service were able to confirm they had the stock and got the store to phone me on my mobile and confirm they were putting one aside for me. Picked it up just after lunch - 2 still left out on shelf in store.

matchthis · 12-05-2015 11:34pm

Back in stock online too

http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Shop/Tablets-Accessories/All-Accessories/Sony-BTN200-Headphones

Bigmac1euro · 13-05-2015 1:01pm

This Ad makes me want them sooooo much

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB7XVlQf-_o

TitianGerm · 13-05-2015 6:55pm

Does anybody know how to pair these with a Macbook Air ?

Edit: Figured it out.

Captainsatnav · 14-05-2015 2:03pm

I live in Dublin, none available near where I live or work. Straight on the blower to aul fella who picked one up in Patrick St in Cork for me. Delighted.

marcbrophy · 14-05-2015 11:54pm

Picked one up in HN Limerick earlier tonight.
Nice piece of kit and I'm happy with how it fits my fat head :pac:

Thanks OP

alastair_doom · 15-05-2015 12:41pm

Reserved a pair last night for collection. Went in to collect and they said they had no stock. Still showing as in stock at the store online.

So not only is the site horrible to use, its also broken

mik_da_man · 15-05-2015 6:47pm

Reserved some in cork myself, but none in the shop. The shop said it was first come first served and the online system took no account of what was actually in stock in the shop.

Ffs

deRanged · 15-05-2015 6:52pm

mik_da_man wrote: »

Reserved some in cork myself, but none in the shop. The shop said it was first come first served and the online system took no account of what was actually in stock in the shop.

Ffs

try Midleton, they had plenty of stock when I was last in.

ciarraioch1 · 15-05-2015 7:25pm

Picked up the last pair in Clare Hall last night. Had them while wandering around town earlier and they are very handy. Good sound quality, and fairly comfortable.
Thanks to whoever originally spotted that they were discounted!

AstraOwner · 15-05-2015 7:39pm

Their ordering system seems to be extremely poor. I had a failed order before ordering successfully a second time. However I wanted to ensure that the first one wouldn't go through.
Between being put on hold numerous times and long pauses from their end, this is the jist of the conversation:

Me: Hello I'd like to ensure order no. 1246 is not going through.
CPW: That order number isn't right. You need a six digit number.
Me: That's the number listed on the email subject line. Hold on I'll look in the email... There is no other number. But 1246 is listed as the invoice number in the email.
CPW: We need the order number.
Me: You guys have only provided me with one number. It's invoice no.: 1246.
CPW: I need a six digit order number.
Me: I don't have any. You didn't give me any. If you can look up invoice number 1246 you'll find my order.
CPW: I can't do that. I need an order number.
Me: I don't have any order number. The only number I have is a four digit invoice number - 1246. Just look up that and you'll find my order.
CPW: But I need an order number.
Me: I only have an invoice number - 1246. This is not a number I've just made up... it's a number I've been given by you, by CPW. You create invoice numbers for a reason.
CPW: But...... I need the order number.
Me: Can you just look up the invoice number?
CPW: No
Me: Can anyone there look it up?
CPW: No

Their eventual resolution was that if I got a dispatched email or received the product I should contact them to arrange a return. :rolleyes:

16-05-2015 12:08am

I want a pair

DupsTheKid · 16-05-2015 12:36am

Carphone warehouse in general are just a joke of a company. Only a matter of time before they finish and go bust.

Firstly I reserved a pair of these headphones in the carphone warehouse in harvey norman Waterford. Received order/invoice number. Went in and was told they don't sell headphones there. They reserved one in another carphone warehouse to which they said will be held for me.

Went in to collect and they didn't have any headphones reserved they just grabbed one from the shelf for me. Went to pay and they told me that they can't actually sell these headphones as they were showing out of stock on their system. They had 3 pairs on the shelf. They then took my name and number and said they would ring me once the problem was sorted and I could collect the headphones. No sign of any call from them. This was last weekend....

NegativeOne · 16-05-2015 6:05am

DupsTheKid wrote: »

Carphone warehouse in general are just a joke of a company. Only a matter of time before they finish and go bust.

Firstly I reserved a pair of these headphones in the carphone warehouse in harvey norman Waterford. Received order/invoice number. Went in and was told they don't sell headphones there. They reserved one in another carphone warehouse to which they said will be held for me.

Went in to collect and they didn't have any headphones reserved they just grabbed one from the shelf for me. Went to pay and they told me that they can't actually sell these headphones as they were showing out of stock on their system. They had 3 pairs on the shelf. They then took my name and number and said they would ring me once the problem was sorted and I could collect the headphones. No sign of any call from them. This was last weekend....

I ordered a pair to collect in blancharstown last week. Went in with the reservation email and they didn't seem too familiar with the reservation process, asking me had I paid online. Then I was told similarly to you dupsthekid that there was a glitch in their system which shows up the reserved ones as being sold so when you go to buy them they can't sell them. She eventually found some workaround though and I got my headphones.

hernie · 17-05-2015 9:45pm

Got a pair in the Carlow store today. Think there's 1 left.

ED E · 18-05-2015 11:01am

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CPW finally got back to me, mystery solved. Its been sitting with lazy f'cks in nightline. We've a unique address and any fool with an iPhone can find us.

ErinGoBrath · 18-05-2015 11:54am

Have these a couple of weeks now.

Easily the best 30 quid I've spent in a long time, great BA OP!

ED E · 20-05-2015 10:33am

Two weeks later, finally get a shot at them. Box arrived pretty bashed around and theres a rattle in the right driver that makes them unbearable to listen to.

If they worked and nightline werent sh1t, then they are an OK BA. There's in ears on amazon for less that sound a good 30% better though.

TitianGerm · 20-05-2015 11:17am

ED E wrote: »

Two weeks later, finally get a shot at them. Box arrived pretty bashed around and theres a rattle in the right driver that makes them unbearable to listen to.

If they worked and nightline werent sh1t, then they are an OK BA. There's in ears on amazon for less that sound a good 30% better though.

Would you have a link to those ?

total former · 20-05-2015 12:07pm

ED E wrote: »

Two weeks later, finally get a shot at them. Box arrived pretty bashed around and theres a rattle in the right driver that makes them unbearable to listen to.

If they worked and nightline werent sh1t, then they are an OK BA. There's in ears on amazon for less that sound a good 30% better though.

If the ones you received don't work, how can you tell how good they sound?

marcbrophy · 20-05-2015 12:14pm

I honestly think there's a great sound out of them when they're connected to my phone. I have a pair of wired Sennheiser HD205 II beside me too that don't sound as good as the Sony ones do.

Saying that, I connected the Sony's to my PC and the sound was shíte altogether :pac: