Harvey Norman 'Staff Price Sale'

Quintis

Harvey Norman having a staff price sale from 18:30 to 22:00 tomorrow, no price guide. Entry by invite only, seems anyone can register through the link below...

http://www.harveynorman.ie/staff-price-sale-en.html

ppppurrrrrrr

Not much of an invite only event if you can invite yourself. More nonsense from Harvey Norman

whiteshorts

What's the discount?

liam7831

Its just a marketing trick

the groutch

whiteshorts wrote: »

What's the discount?

the same "discount" as the other 364 days of the year

Soap MacTavish

is it in all harvey norman branches?

TallGlass

Sale. Harvey Norman. I'd be more impressed if they ever didn't have a sale on!

Akrasia

The Harvey Norman staff discount sale will reveal that the Harvey Norman staff don't get a staff discount

Suckit

Harvey Norman (still better than currys or pc world) lost me mostly when they told me to haggle and told their staff that they are on commission.
"hi, what is the best price on that telly?"
"that is the best price"
"But it is 60euro cheaper in D.I.D."
"No, that is a different model"
"Really? it has the same model number and screen size."
"Yeah, it is a different model and the audio is not as good."
"Okay, what is the best price you can do on this model?"
"That really is the best price, we have dropped it as low as it can go."
"But that is the sticker price, and it says above it that i am to haggle."
"yes, and it has been haggled down to this price, it is a great price."
:blink:

uck51js9zml2yt

Akrasia wrote: »

The Harvey Norman staff discount sale will reveal that the Harvey Norman staff don't get a staff discount

They actually do! Have a friend who works there.

ablelocks

it's a recruitment tool. Anyone who registered has to report for work on Monday morning at 9am at their nominated Store. Induction till 9.30am, Health and Safety till 10am. Sales and Technical Training till 10.15am.

mac_09

Got an email there from HN saying up to 70% off sofas, up to 60% off dining tables and up to 50% off bedroom furniture..........

Mr. Tickle

Ah yes. The famous "up to" discount. I know they all do it but it's bloody annoying.

mayordenis

I'll need the sthalf price before I'm interested

rubadub

liam7831 wrote: »

Its just a marketing trick

yeah, and its pretty good in fairness. I got this forwarded to me from a bank worker in June. Great trick getting bank staff to print out and stick up junk mail.

Subject: Harvey Norman Staff Price Stock Sale - Company Invite
Importance: High

Hi all ,

We are having a one day staff price sale and we are inviting our partners to take advantage of this opportunity. . I want to extend this invite to your entire organisation! I've attached a copy of the invite poster.Please feel free to circulate this to your team, post on the company intranet or newsletter or print copies for your canteen or common areas.

As this is an invitation only event, all guests are required to register to attend and the link to register is below.

I look forward to seeing you in store,

Regards,

Akrasia wrote: »

The Harvey Norman staff discount sale will reveal that the Harvey Norman staff don't get a staff discount

They do, and it varies on the items. It's not a set discount, the likes of beds can be dropped a lot more.

ei9go

Went to one recently and there were no bargains.

Some prices were higher than previously.

1399 may become 1464 etc so looks like the price is reduced and they take away the previous prices.

Avoid

VeVeX

I learned long ago not to bother with their almost permanent sales, tent sales and staff sales, they're nothing but a marketing ploy. They're complete shysters.

SoapMcTavish

Ah c'mon - why all the negativity ? These guys are great for Monster HDMI cables for only €110 .....

fdevine

You can turn up on the night and sign up at the door by filling out a form if last year is anything to go by.

Pure marketing which a huge amount of people fall for. The amount of stock HN shift on the night, regardless of the lack of real deals, is astonishing.

ei9go

fdevine wrote: »

You can turn up on the night and sign up at the door by filling out a form if last year is anything to go by.

Pure marketing which a huge amount of people fall for. The amount of stock HN shift on the night, regardless of the lack of real deals, is astonishing.

Was told that most stores take in around 250K in the couple of hours of these " staff sales"

brax

Anyone ever gone to one of these sales? Am looking to get a good laptop (Lenovo or Apple maybe) but it's a bit out of my way and I don't want to go all that way for nothing.

markc1184

Had my eye on a TV coming up to their staff sale this time last year. It was €1249 beforehand with no mention of a sale price. I was thinking I was going to make a nice saving on it until I went on the night and it was priced at €1250, supposedly down from €1600. I wouldn't go out of my way to make it to these one night events.

uck51js9zml2yt

Are we sure they are not just trying to sell their staff to unsuspecting customers.?

Joe blogs going in to buy and bed and comes out with paddy from sixmilebridge who is surplus to store requirements!

Riva10

brax wrote: »

Anyone ever gone to one of these sales? Am looking to get a good laptop (Lenovo or Apple maybe) but it's a bit out of my way and I don't want to go all that way for nothing.

I went to one of these "sales" about 6 or 8 weeks ago down this area. Had my eye on a few items. I went to the shop a few days previous and took note of the prices on the items that I was interested in. Total came to €1360 before the "sale". €1430 on the evening of the "sale" No room to haggle as the prices were (quote) "giveaway" Draw your own conclusions. :eek:

Charles Babbage

I'm sure this is not much of a sale, but the late opening suits me. Presumably, I'll have to give a false email address on the form....

Winterlong

Harvey Norman would need to seriously undercut their rivals before I would deal with them again. Too much of a gamble with them. If something goes wrong with your product or delivery they are a nightmare to deal with. Long delays in getting it sorted and their staff attitude is always 'not my problem'.

Over priced. Bad customer service. Dont know how they are still in business!

bpmurray

Definitely an attempt to suck you in ...

This registration form is now closed. If you didn’t get to register in time, don’t worry, you can still attend the night. Simply fill out the in-store registration form upon arrival at your local Harvey Norman store and you can shop at staff prices.

bittihuduga

Did anyone go there today ?

brevity

Went in for the nose but the staff were obviously told to go for a hard sell as anytime I stood still they were on top of me like snakes after a lizard.

Managed to escape but just about.

quarryman

brevity wrote: »

Went in for the nose but the staff were obviously told to go for a hard sell as anytime I stood still they were on top of me like snakes after a lizard.

Managed to escape but just about.

Someone's been watching Planet Earth 2

Gumbo

bittihuduga wrote: »

Did anyone go there today ?

Just back. Some stuff on sale, some not worth what they are asking.

Dyson V8 Absolute €494. If looking for one, that's a genuine sale price as I've been researching them for the last month, although cheaper from the north https://donaghybros.co.uk/dyson-v8-absolute-cordless-vacuum-cleaner.html

Dyson hair dryer €379. Usually €399 but can be got for €345 up north.
Tefal 1.5kg family actifry €199. Think the cheapest currently is €229 anywhere else so a little saving.

Stood there while a staff member told someone that the LG sound bar is usually €175 so a bargain at €73. Nearly got me too until I seen Argos have it for €69!

Also heard a couple arguing with staff about a sofa they wanted to buy. It was 1449 or something last weekend, but tonight's "staff sale" sticker said it was normally €1749!

whiteshorts

Also went up.
Walked in the door, bloke standing there with a clip board, didn't say a word to me going in.
Big crowd, drinks and biscuits available!
Good few TV's being bought and some of the biggest queues I've seen in a HN shop in the electrical department.
Was told there would be "40%" off laptops.
Didn't see any with 20% off, let alone 40%.
What they have done is added Office, Internet security, 2 year warranty, set up and totaled all that with the laptop price and then reduced it.
Didn't buy anything as nothing stood out.

liam7831

People really are muppets to fall for this, congrats to HN on a great promo.

gerryfed

I got a laptop for €299 that they were selling for €350 last week so was happy enough! Norton AntiVirus, Office suite etc was all on sale too. Seemed to be alot of good deals on TVs in general. And seen it was €20 off all gaming consoles.

I didn't do much research though and just had a voucher for Harvey Norman so that's why I went...

mikeym

Harvey Norman sure knows how to get the punters in.

Senecio

gerryfed wrote: »

Norton AntiVirus..

I hope you didn't?

A2LUE42

gerryfed wrote:

I didn't do much research though and just had a voucher for Harvey Norman so that's why I went...

gerryfed wrote:

I got a laptop for €299 that they were selling for €350 last week so was happy enough! Norton AntiVirus, Office suite etc was all on sale too. Seemed to be alot of good deals on TVs in general. And seen it was €20 off all gaming consoles.

Out of curiosity, what did you get for the €299?

the groutch

whiteshorts wrote: »

What they have done is added Office, Internet security, 2 year warranty, set up and totaled all that with the laptop price and then reduced it.

surprised they didn't try bundle in a €50 USB cable with it too.

Soarer

Credit where it's due.

The motherinlaw bought a washing machine there yesterday for €399. I mentioned it to her this evening, she rang them to question it, and they're refunding her the €37 difference tomorrow.

They get bashed enough like....

gerryfed

Senecio wrote: »

I hope you didn't?

I did not

A2LUE42 wrote: »

Out of curiosity, what did you get for the €299?

http://www.harveynorman.ie/sale/asus-15.6-laptop-x553sa.html

Got that in the end. Just something basic. Don't need it for much and as I said, had 300e voucher for Harvey Norman so was tied to getting something from there!

tjc28

I went to one of these earlier in the year. The Mrs liked a dining room set in there. The weekend before we went in and looked at it, spoke to a sales rep. He actually advised us about the staff sale later that week. Saved two hundred quid in the end so it's not all a rip off

emo72

brevity wrote: »

on top of me like snakes after a lizard.

Managed to escape but just about.

ahhh that is phucking brilliant. i cant believe thats a saying already! someone please pray for the baby lizards. de dirty shnakes.

cardinal tetra

kceire wrote: »

Just back. Some stuff on sale, some not worth what they are asking.

Dyson V8 Absolute €494. If looking for one, that's a genuine sale price as I've been researching them for the last month, although cheaper from the north https://donaghybros.co.uk/dyson-v8-absolute-cordless-vacuum-cleaner.html

Dyson hair dryer €379. Usually €399 but can be got for €345 up north.
Tefal 1.5kg family actifry €199. Think the cheapest currently is €229 anywhere else so a little saving.

Stood there while a staff member told someone that the LG sound bar is usually €175 so a bargain at €73. Nearly got me too until I seen Argos have it for €69!

Also heard a couple arguing with staff about a sofa they wanted to buy. It was 1449 or something last weekend, but tonight's "staff sale" sticker said it was normally €1749!

Well having gone in to buy a couch Saturday and waiting till Wednesday. There was 400 minimum off everything except 1 couch and in some cases 1000. Was quick to think that this was a Harvey scam but they had good prices on couches.

cruhoortwunk

quarryman wrote: »

Someone's been watching Planet Earth 2

Snakes after an iguana

Deadwards.com

my only experience with them was when watching a lovely sideboard. Saw it at 349. They then ran one of the usual ads discounting furniture so popped in to see the price had go up to 399. Says it all to me.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

gerryfed wrote: »

I did not



http://www.harveynorman.ie/sale/asus-15.6-laptop-x553sa.html

Got that in the end. Just something basic. Don't need it for much and as I said, had 300e voucher for Harvey Norman so was tied to getting something from there!

That machine is terrible. It'll be grinding to a halt in a few months.

Muahahaha

Mr. Tickle wrote: »

Ah yes. The famous "up to" discount. I know they all do it but it's bloody annoying.

Espeially with broadband providers, every speed is "up to" but hardly anyone gets what they advertise.

gerryfed

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

That machine is terrible. It'll be grinding to a halt in a few months.

Oh... great to know, cheers

mrcheez

gerryfed wrote: »

Oh... great to know, cheers

Curb your Enthusiasm living up to his name

justluh

Went there yesterday, they were giving not even 10% on the 4k tvs, and the Ad said up to 40%...

disappointed...

justluh

Went there yesterday, they were giving not even 10% on the 4k tvs, and the Ad said up to 40%...

disappointed...