[EXPIRED] The 999 sale @ D.I.D Electrical

[Davy]

Sale online and instore afaik.

Everything reduced by 9% for tomorrow the 9th of February from 9am to 9pm

D.I.D Electrical.ie


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[allisbleak]

I have NEVER ever seen a decent deal in this shop. How are they still in business

[Sagat06]

Their after sales is the best I have come across in the irish marketplace.

[RayCon]

I just priced a Samsung Fridge Freezer (Model RL38SC) in their Lucan branch ... €399 less 9% = €363.09

It's €354.85 in Powercity online ...

[dwolf20]

I picked up a bargain (at the time) in here before christmas.

got a 46 inch Panasonic G10 plasma for 900 euro as the box had some water damage - they included 5 year warranty. The TV was on sale for 1499 at the time.

Then they had a 10% off sale just after christmas - i went in for a look and seen that they had the Plasma on sale - but they upped the normal sale price to 1,600 before they took off the 10% - jokers!!

[IrishTonyO]

Jesus 9% is a pretty pathetic reduction these days. You get more than that by just asking at most shops.

[Plates]

I signed up for the newsletter during the week and haven't received my €25 voucher yet

I got the "9% off" email yesterday - but it excludes Miele - and I wanted to buy a Miele hoover!

Anyone know how I can contact online customer support at the weekend? Any of the contact numbers online are just going through to peoples voicemails.

[Mushy]

Originally Posted by dwolf20

I picked up a bargain (at the time) in here before christmas.

got a 46 inch Panasonic G10 plasma for 900 euro as the box had some water damage - they included 5 year warranty. The TV was on sale for 1499 at the time.

Then they had a 10% off sale just after christmas - i went in for a look and seen that they had the Plasma on sale - but they upped the normal sale price to 1,600 before they took off the 10% - jokers!!

Isn't there some law that means prices have to be fixed for 4 weeks before being valid for reduced prices?

[knighted_1]

Originally Posted by Mushy

Isn't there some law that means prices have to be fixed for 4 weeks before being valid for reduced prices?

if you read there small print you will see that they say the reduction is off 'manufacturers recomended retail price' and may not have been on sale for any period of time
thats how they and others get around the "sale" law

[Dr. Nick]

ABC guide to buying electricals:

A - Go to NI an get a price
B - Go to DID/PowerCity/Hardly Normal etc and ask them to match/better
C - Go your local electrics shop and ask them to match DID etc.

Worked for me on a €4.5k total purchase for a new build. Was upfront with all of them at all times regarding where I got my prices, gave them the genuine figures on headed paper where available. In the end, paid €81 premium for going with local supplier.

On the retailers in B category above, their 'sales' can't be trusted and they hate to see punters coming in the door who have done research and know what they're talking about. To be fair, Power City seem to me to be the most honest of these retailers in recent times, a massive improvement on their old reputation imo.

[Antigone05]

Originally Posted by YNWA

B - Go to DID/PowerCity/Hardly Normal etc and ask them to match/better




On the retailers in B category above, their 'sales' can't be trusted and they hate to see punters coming in the door who have done research and know what they're talking about.

what a wild statement to make. maybe its the attitude you bring with you that makes 'sales' people avoid you. there are great sales people and stores out there, you just gotta have a positive attitude.

[Dr. Nick]

Originally Posted by Antigone05

what a wild statement to make. maybe its the attitude you bring with you that makes 'sales' people avoid you. there are great sales people and stores out there, you just gotta have a positive attitude.

No wild statements here, I refer to 'sales' not 'sales people'. However I accept that my post above may be incorrectly insulting to certain sales people who know their stuff.

On the contrary, there are great sales people out there, especially at HN stores - they obviously go to all the training sessions.

It's their pricing policy that stinks, and the fact that sales people are forced to not give the full story at all times (why is a model discounted? - usually it's a poor seller or is about to be replaced - but hey that's sales I suppose).

Answer me this: How can these retailers expect their employees to sell on the above example (Panny G10) and still have the respect of their customers?

[Antigone05]

its part of business.

selling stock that doesn't sell because its a poor seller from that outlet doesnt mean its a poor/bad product.

for most cases when stock needs to be moved it would be reduced and the benefit going to the customer. its not like the product would be faulty or defective, just not popular because of its appearance maybe or coming to end of range.

example : im heading back out to HN in Blanch tomorrow because i know they have a Acer laptop on clearance. ive already asked why and its because they have so many.. doesn't bother me. im getting it for 549 when its normally 799

[Dr. Nick]

Originally Posted by Antigone05

its part of business.

selling stock that doesn't sell because its a poor seller from that outlet doesnt mean its a poor/bad product.

for most cases when stock needs to be moved it would be reduced and the benefit going to the customer. its not like the product would be faulty or defective, just not popular because of its appearance maybe or coming to end of range.

example : im heading back out to HN in Blanch tomorrow because i know they have a Acer laptop on clearance. ive already asked why and its because they have so many.. doesn't bother me. im getting it for 549 when its normally 799

Good man, that's how the game works. You won't be one of the people who falsely believes they're getting a bargain when they most obviously are not.

They cheat people when they circumcvate legislation (manufacturer's RRP etc), and that's a fact that they cannot deny.

I'm open to correction, but the UK legislation seems much more stringent, e.g. 'Previous Price applied for 28 consecutive days in the last 6 months. Intervening prices may apply'.

Can Irish retailers stand over something like this?

[knighted_1]

Originally Posted by Antigone05

example : im heading back out to HN in Blanch tomorrow because i know they have a Acer laptop on clearance. ive already asked why and its because they have so many.. doesn't bother me. im getting it for 549 when its normally 799

lol because they have so many of them - so if say they only had 10 of them would the price be higher ? i think not -

post links where it is being sold for higher please


edit . why dont you use your staff discount in harveys ,might get it cheaper han 549