Argos Stock Checker - CheckArgos.com (Jul 15 - Preview of new site now avaialbe)

witnessmenow · 29-07-2014 8:27pm

Hey All,

So I was buying a weighing scales over the weekend and it was kinda of annoying to search for one, check was it in stock in Athlone and then repeat (as I didn't particularly care what scales I got). I was thinking there most be an easier way...

Let me present to you Checkargos Text Search

Example of the query that would have saved me time at the weekend!

I have also included in this update the sortable table that Basq recommended in the other thread, so on the clearance page and search page you should be able to sort the columns however you would like

This is the first actual update to the code of checkargos in over a year, so if you see any issues please let me know!

fleet_admiral · 29-07-2014 8:41pm

You legend

Ron DMC · 29-07-2014 8:43pm

And now we never need to visit the argos website again.

dingding · 29-07-2014 9:00pm

Brilliant, thanks for this.

RobbingBandit · 29-07-2014 10:01pm

Hate to be that guy but any news on an update to checksmyths.com now that smyths have fecked up their own site, it is a cluster **** imo.

fleet_admiral · 29-07-2014 10:02pm

It really is excellent, like another person said, you dont need to visit the argos site again. Id love it if I didnt have to set min/max prices

Fresh Pots · 29-07-2014 10:08pm

fleet_admiral wrote: »

It really is excellent, like another person said, you dont need to visit the argos site again. Id love it if I didnt have to set min/max prices

+1 on getting rid of the requirement for min/max prices. Will be perfect then.

dingding · 29-07-2014 10:55pm

Fresh Pots wrote: »

+1 on getting rid of the requirement for min/max prices. Will be perfect then.

or default it to 0 to 1000 and can be changed if you wish.

dingding · 29-07-2014 10:57pm

Giving a bump to

http://www.checkargos.com/ebay/

great for searching ebay.

witnessmenow · 29-07-2014 10:58pm

Ron DMC wrote: »

And now we never need to visit the argos website again.

You still need to reserve stuff on their site

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Hate to be that guy but any news on an update to checksmyths.com now that smyths have fecked up their own site, it is a cluster **** imo.

I haven't looked at it in a long while, they updated something that broke the stock checking, but it was being used so little I didn't figure out what it was. Check argos was doing in a couple of days what check Smyth's was doing in a month! I might take a look again. My spare time development is really split across too much stuff as it is. It might be something small though.

fleet_admiral wrote: »

It really is excellent, like another person said, you dont need to visit the argos site again. Id love it if I didnt have to set min/max prices

Fresh Pots wrote: »

+1 on getting rid of the requirement for min/max prices. Will be perfect then.

Yup the search doesn't need the min and Max.

Next thing I'd like to tackle is the user interface, while it is functional it's kinda plain and crappy

After that would be that atrocious android app of mine! I don't even use it myself! I got an email saying it was 109th app in shopping free, and all I could think is "what a category it must be!"

fleet_admiral · 29-07-2014 11:13pm

Its like ronseal, does what it says on the tin. I think its grand looking

29-07-2014 11:20pm

Argos 'Blanchardstown shopping centre' has closed so you might want to remove this from the drop-down, only the Blanchardstown west end now exists.

witnessmenow wrote: »

This is the first actual update to the code of checkargos in over a year, so if you see any issues please let me know!

witnessmenow · 29-07-2014 11:23pm

782378 wrote: »

Argos 'Blanchardstown shopping centre' has closed so you might want to remove this from the drop-down, only the Blanchardstown west end now exists.

Darn, was meant to fix that!

tigershould · 30-07-2014 1:09am

Great job. I use check argos regularly yo check stock in the dublin area. It's a great timesaver.

One thing I notice is the price sorting isn't quite right. It's sorting 1, 10, 100 first before 2, 20, 200 etc

padair · 30-07-2014 6:26pm

How about a field what allows people to search based on the saving percent.

You enter the percent that you want to save and the site goes off and searches argos for items with that saving

dingding · 30-07-2014 6:33pm

Or you can sort based on cost or % saving

The_B_Man · 30-07-2014 9:43pm

witnessmenow wrote: »

Next thing I'd like to tackle is the user interface, while it is functional it's kinda plain and crappy

After that would be that atrocious android app of mine! I don't even use it myself! I got an email saying it was 109th app in shopping free, and all I could think is "what a category it must be!"

Sure shtick Bootstrap around the site. Be grand.
Takes a few minutes to do. Basically its a load of css that "skins" your buttons and forms. Looks good, if you're going for that sort of look.

witnessmenow · 31-07-2014 12:51am

padair wrote: »

How about a field what allows people to search based on the saving percent.

You enter the percent that you want to save and the site goes off and searches argos for items with that saving

I just reuse Argos's own search, if you can make Argos' search do that somehow I would be happy to add it, but I haven't seen a way of doing it

Black_Knight · 31-07-2014 9:52am

The_B_Man wrote: »

Sure shtick Bootstrap around the site. Be grand.
Takes a few minutes to do. Basically its a load of css that "skins" your buttons and forms. Looks good, if you're going for that sort of look.

One of the guys at work (wannabe web designer) threw bootstrap at a site I was putting together. Very impressed with it. The site went from 1990s styley to modern day in a few minutes.

witnessmenow · 29-08-2014 4:03pm

Seems to be down at the moment, DNS name not resolving

Cant take a look at whats up while i'm in work, but will take a look later tonight

In the mean time this link should still work:
http://188.226.243.167/

Apologies!

witnessmenow · 30-08-2014 9:17am

Eugh, I let the subscription of the domain run out!

Its been a busy few weeks!

I have renewed now, so hopefully will be back online once DNS servers have had a chance to re-sync

FobleAsNuck · 30-08-2014 9:46am

just stumbled upon this for the first time. great work! keep it up

degsie · 30-08-2014 8:02pm

Checkargos site down? Is for me anyway

Oops, should have read posts above

Rucking_Fetard · 30-08-2014 8:04pm

degsie wrote: »

Checkargos site down? Is for me anyway

fine here, what ya checking for?

uck51js9zml2yt · 30-08-2014 8:05pm

degsie wrote: »

Checkargos site down? Is for me anyway

Oops, should have posts above

Try clearing your cache

ShaunC · 31-08-2014 2:13am

Shopping in Argos will clear your cashe very quickly:D

Dozen Wicked Words · 31-08-2014 10:32am

ShaunC wrote: »

Shopping in Argos will clear your cashe very quickly:D

Baddum-tish

maxiiim · 27-09-2014 1:52pm

Hi All,
With a permission from moderators i would like to share a link to a resource developed by me

http://www.scanner.today/

Basically, every morning at 8 i run script which scans all articles in argos.ie and compares prices to the previous day.
Website is very basic. I do have two ads on each page - hopefully, will help me to pay for hosting and other services that i use.
Enjoy!

CH3OH · 27-09-2014 2:10pm

maxiiim wrote: »

Hi All,
With a permission from moderators i would like to share a link to a resource developed by me

[www.]scanner.today

Enjoy!

Is there a typo in your web address

http://www.scanner.today/

maxiiim · 27-09-2014 2:14pm

CH3OH wrote: »

Is there a typo in your web address

As i new user couldn't post images or URLs. so had to put as [www].
But you are correct.Thanks.

Argos Stock Checker - CheckArgos.com (Jul 15 - Preview of new site now avaialbe)

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