Argos RIP thread

Brian201888

Have an Argos giftcard and I'm looking for a new laptop, budget is about 600-700 and will primarily be used for some Office, browsing, media and Football Manager. Any suggestions?

The_Conductor

Eoghan_2 wrote: »

Have an Argos giftcard and I'm looking for a new laptop, budget is about 600-700 and will primarily be used for some Office, browsing, media and Football Manager. Any suggestions?

How about this one?

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6555755.htm

Its got a 256Gb SSD- so it'll be fast at booting and loading programmes, the processor is an i3- which is pretty basic- but you don't really need major horsepower- and it has 8Gb of RAM- which is standard fare for Windows 10.

Its not going to set the world on fire- but its a reasonable laptop- with an SSD which will speed it up nicely.

Alternatively- with a slightly better processor, but still with the SSD etc:

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6729897.htm

In this day and age- I'd argue that an SSD is far more value in a new laptop- than a massive hard-drive, and 256Gb is large enough for most users?

Brian201888

Yeah think my days of needing a TB hard-drive are dead with everything on the cloud

Brian201888

2nd laptop seems to be out of stock everywhere in Dublin, would it be likely to come back at that price?

The_Conductor

Eoghan_2 wrote: »

2nd laptop seems to be out of stock everywhere in Dublin, would it be likely to come back at that price?

I suspect they may be clearing it.
There are a few examples in stock- 1 each in Sligo, Monaghan, Dundalk and a few other places- if you're willing to take a roadtrip?

Brian201888

Unfortunately won't have time the next few evenings and I'm away after that. Will have to revisit things in a couple of weeks, thanks for help

ablelocks

if anyone knows who looks after pricescanner.ie , the argos and boots pages are stuck...

Scruff

whats the general argos return policy? i bought a vacuum there but after using it once i've come to the conclusion its crap. Can i get my money back even though its used?

fixXxer

Scruff wrote: »

whats the general argos return policy? i bought a vacuum there but after using it once i've come to the conclusion its crap. Can i get my money back even though its used?

Unless its broken they don't have to swap or refund it.

rubadub

fixxxer wrote: »

Unless its broken they don't have to swap or refund it.

Not sure what you mean there, they do not legally have to swap or replace, but this is not what he was asking. In my experience and from reading numerous threads I would think it is very likely they would refund him, or at least let him change to another model. Only reason I buy anything in argos is due to their returns policy.

fixXxer

rubadub wrote: »

Not sure what you mean there, they do not legally have to swap or replace, but this is not what he was asking. In my experience and from reading numerous threads I would think it is very likely they would refund him, or at least let him change to another model. Only reason I buy anything in argos is due to their returns policy.

I mean that if it works, has been taken out of the packaging and used, they are under no obligation to take it back. They may decide to for customer good will but they don't have to. It's down to the discretion of the store personnel. We're agreeing but you're being positive and I'm being negative

The_Conductor

rubadub wrote: »

Not sure what you mean there, they do not legally have to swap or replace, but this is not what he was asking. In my experience and from reading numerous threads I would think it is very likely they would refund him, or at least let him change to another model. Only reason I buy anything in argos is due to their returns policy.

Why?
Since Sainsburys bought Argos they've done a crack-down on discretionary returns- as they had the highest rate in the industry.
I would imagine it is extremely unlikely- as there is nothing wrong with the hoover, that they would refund or replace it.

The OP- has taken it out of its packaging- used it, and decided they don't like it. Why would they replace it?
If it hadn't been opened- at least it would be saleable if it were returned- that is not the case.

rubadub

Fair enough, but the question was

Scruff wrote: »

whats the general argos return policy?

Not any sort of obligations or legalities.

From the evidience I have seen the general policy is to take it back, I am surprised to hear what they take back. It seems there are far less things on the "no return policy" list these days.

The_Conductor wrote: »

Since Sainsburys bought Argos they've done a crack-down on discretionary returns- as they had the highest rate in the industry.

Right, that is news to me so. Will have to check it out, as it really is the only reason I would go there.

The_Conductor wrote: »

The OP- has taken it out of its packaging- used it, and decided they don't like it. Why would they replace it?.

The reason why is not really relevant, he just wanted to know what the policy is, if I owned a shop I would certainly not accept lots of the stuff I have heard them take back. Seems it may have changed. I would have guessed they would replace it, and the reason they were so accomodating before I would guess is to attract return customers (like myself)

muffler

Scruff wrote: »

whats the general argos return policy? i bought a vacuum there but after using it once i've come to the conclusion its crap. Can i get my money back even though its used?

Its all in black and white blue here

bromley52

Scruff wrote: »

whats the general argos return policy? i bought a vacuum there but after using it once i've come to the conclusion its crap. Can i get my money back even though its used?

If it's broken they have to take it back.

So to me it looks like there is something wrong with it. The power in the motor is very low and won't suck anything.

flangemeistro

bromley52 wrote: »

If it's broken they have to take it back.

So to me it looks like there is something wrong with it. The power in the motor is very low and won't suck anything.

Just replace the fuse in the plug with a blown one and tell him it keeps tripping your fuse board and the motor sounds like it's under pressure.
If they try to plug it in and test it (which they won't) it won't work and you'll get a refund.
Simples!

dexter_morgan

bromley52 wrote: »

If it's broken they have to take it back.

So to me it looks like there is something wrong with it. The power in the motor is very low and won't suck anything.

I used that very excuse to send my wife back to my father in law. He offered me a replacement!

Scruff

Scruff wrote: »

whats the general argos return policy? i bought a vacuum there but after using it once i've come to the conclusion its crap. Can i get my money back even though its used?

Sorry, let me define what i mean by crap: It does not function adequately as what i would expect of a vacuum cleaner. The suction is so strong that the utterly crap 2-in-1 head on it gets stuck on all form of floor in my house: wood, tile and carpet even with the adjuster nose on the handle fully open. There is a real risk that this will scratch floors and damage carpet. I had a hard time wrestling with it but it defeated my better half who gave up half way through the kithchen.
So i guess it should be classed as defective.

flangemeistro

Scruff wrote: »

Sorry, let me define what i mean by crap: It does not function adequately as what i would expect of a vacuum cleaner. The suction is so strong that the utterly crap 2-in-1 head on it gets stuck on all form of floor in my house: wood, tile and carpet even with the adjuster nose on the handle fully open. There is a real risk that this will scratch floors and damage carpet. I had a hard time wrestling with it but it defeated my better half who gave up half way through the kithchen.
So i guess it should be classed as defective.

What's the make and model sounds amazing.

Kat1170

First time I've heard someone say that a vacuum is s crap because its so strong it would damage carpet lol

phill106

Scruff wrote: »

Sorry, let me define what i mean by crap: It does not function adequately as what i would expect of a vacuum cleaner. The suction is so strong that the utterly crap 2-in-1 head on it gets stuck on all form of floor in my house: wood, tile and carpet even with the adjuster nose on the handle fully open. There is a real risk that this will scratch floors and damage carpet. I had a hard time wrestling with it but it defeated my better half who gave up half way through the kithchen.
So i guess it should be classed as defective.

isn't there a little sliding cover on all hoover handles that slides open lessening suction?

Berberis

Karcher K2 Home Pressure Washer - 1400W €99 and a few in stock around the country.
I am in need of a new power washer, and this seems reasonable

indeq

Berberis wrote: »

Karcher K2 Home Pressure Washer - 1400W €99 and a few in stock around the country.
I am in need of a new power washer, and this seems reasonable

They're throwaway crap....saying that they're all the same so buy it.

Don't leave out in the cold or you won't even get the measly couple of years out of it.

Berberis

indeq wrote: »

They're throwaway crap....saying that they're all the same so buy it.

Don't leave out in the cold or you won't even get the measly couple of years out of it.

Thanks for that, I'll bear that in mind

bromley52

Berberis wrote: »

Karcher K2 Home Pressure Washer - 1400W €99 and a few in stock around the country.
I am in need of a new power washer, and this seems reasonable

I have one about 5 years now and still going strong. Just make sure that water is drained out of it during the winter by leaving it run for a few seconds with no supply attached. If you don't any water in it will freeze, expand etc.

indeq

bromley52 wrote: »

I have one about 5 years now and still going strong. Just make sure that water is drained out of it during the winter by leaving it run for a few seconds with no supply attached. If you don't any water in it will freeze, expand etc.

You don't use it much.

d31b0y

indeq wrote: »

You don't use it much.

It literally says for light to medium duty tasks in the description.
I'm not sure why you are berating it so adamantly. I guess you must have had a bad experience.

For info, I have one. It's used every other month to wash the car and more in the summer for decking etc.
I inherited it three years ago from my father in law when he moved. Not sure how long he had it for - at least a year. Just replaced the 4m hose which had withered over the winter and sprung a leak with a 10m for 30 euro and still going.

SmallTeapot

Do Argos price match?

I was hoping to buy the Apple pencil, which they stocked for the same price as Apple (at €109) since January and only in the past few weeks it went back up to €129.99.....

stuba

Amazon Fire 7 Alexa 7 Inch 8GB Tablet - Black. 707/4534

€39.99

Anyone have opinions on this? Would but it literally just for Netflix and mobdro if it is an android?

SweetCaliber

stuba wrote: »

Amazon Fire 7 Alexa 7 Inch 8GB Tablet - Black. 707/4534

€39.99

Anyone have opinions on this? Would but it literally just for Netflix and mobdro if it is an android?

Good tablet at a cracker price.

Battery life is decent and storage is 8GB but expandable via microSD.

It is android however amazon has their own limited FireOS on it, however there are simple ways to install the Play Store on it which opens it up to any app you want.

You can also install APK's on it, just check "allow from unknown sources" in the security settings.

To be honest, at the price its worth it.