Argos RIP thread

T-Maxx · 24-06-2023 10:33am

So long Argos. Thanks for the memories.

Mr.Crinklewood · 24-06-2023 11:33am

Is the other thread going back in time as a protest / act of denial?

bassy · 24-06-2023 1:59pm

Mods close thread,lock it upppppppppppp

Housefree · 24-06-2023 2:13pm

Goodbye Argos, thanks for the €12.49 DJI Osmo Pocket, the best bargain of my life!

Sheep Shagger · 24-06-2023 2:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120759121#Comment_120759121

No chat thread just locked :(

Sheep Shagger · 24-06-2023 2:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120759216#Comment_120759216

Jesus that really was some deal.

bassy · 24-06-2023 2:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120759233#Comment_120759233

Lock it up please

Sheep Shagger · 24-06-2023 2:20pm

Thanks for the memories Argos, for the duvet and everything else I needed when I first moved out of home. To the couch I purchased on hire purchase the night they changed credit underwriters and they never took a single payment.

Tried writing to them but they couldn't find me in the system so never paid for it bar the small deposit.

That was over 15 years ago now lol

Mr E · 24-06-2023 2:38pm

Argos and Gamestop in the same day. We are worse off for it. They'll both be missed.

ITV2 · 24-06-2023 2:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120758066#Comment_120758066

was in the Square Tallaght, very quite got 2 32GB memoory sticks for €14.50. Their instore stock checkers aren't working so ask at counter... best of luck to the staff.

Sheep Shagger · 24-06-2023 2:55pm

Read in the paper today that staff got 4 weeks in additional to statutory redundancy so 6 weeks per year.

Those who were not entitled to it got a special payment so seems they were looked after.

Princess Calla · 24-06-2023 3:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120759409#Comment_120759409

I worked in Argos many moons ago and a few other retail stores. Argos were by far the best to work for. A higher rate of pay and if a customer started on staff, managers were straight over and if it was policy not to do something, no matter how loud a customer shouted the answer remained no.

So I'm not surprised staff were looked after well.

JDxtra · 24-06-2023 3:43pm

If they had a big fire sale in the final days, the staff would be under huge pressure.

With this method they’ll have an easy and orderly wind down.

No doubt some of them will remain employed for coming weeks to clear out the stores.

Fair play to Argos. Sad it didn’t work out, but thankfully staff are being treated fairly.

SouthWesterly · 24-06-2023 6:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120759585#Comment_120759585

Was chatting to the manager in my local store recently. They'll be employed for a few more weeks to clear out stock and empty the stores

superflyninja · 25-06-2023 3:20am

Sigh, the memories, of being ordered by my mum to run over for the new catalogue for her and my nan and the excitement of looking through it as all the cool stuff.

But memories aside, Argos was so useful over the years. I cant count the nuimber of times, I needed something random that was not easily obtainable in any other B&M shop. Argos saved the day a number of times for Christmas, getting last-minute gifts. And there were some great bargains, certainly in Lego. I remember getting a large Star Wars star destroyer on a misprice for about 40 euro or something.

corsav6 · 25-06-2023 8:24am

A sad day for a lot of people. Argos pulled me out of many a hole over the years. Thanks for all the bargains.

p225886 · 25-06-2023 9:28am

It was 34 instead of 134 I remember finding and posting it. Best Christmas ever for my kid.

antodeco · 25-06-2023 9:51am

No wonder why left Ireland. This thread caused such a loss with all the misprices!

On a more serious note, they'll be missed. I used them regularly but then Amazon took over and started getting better prices from them. I still used Argos every now and again.

I'd say up until about 2 years ago I would've gotten 3-4 things from them a week and now, it was maybe 1 every 2-3 months.

My local store was Liffey valley and the staff were always very pleasant. There was a bald gentleman who worked there that weirdly I was always happy to see when I went in. (whether I spoke to him or not). They were a big company yet the local store always felt local, and not corporate.

Caranica · 25-06-2023 10:31am

They certainly were a cover all, whether an appliance or toy or gift or furniture or household basic you could always rely on Argos. Usually priced ok too, no other B&M shop carries as wide a range. Tesco Extra is probably the closest now

dulpit · 25-06-2023 10:59am

I need a new printer and my go to for something like this would have always been argos until now. Have to go to curry's or somewhere, and it isn't as good.

Shame to see them leave, I'm happy to see people say that the staff are being well looked after...

25-06-2023 5:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120759342#Comment_120759342

Best of luck Argos. Had some great bargains during your heyday. The fun of picking up the catalogue at Christmas. The novelty of not having to look around a shop to see if they have what I want (especially in pre-Amazon days).

Gamestop on the other hand.....I didn't bother with them a lot but when I did I found it poorly run.

JDxtra · 25-06-2023 6:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120762307#Comment_120762307

Yes, I remember that person from Liffey Valley store. He was also on some RTE documentary about people trying to get their first home a few years back. Mentioned it to him once and he said he was happy to be recognised!

Well run store. Never had any an issue over my many years of buying there.

superflyninja · 25-06-2023 6:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120762247#Comment_120762247

I have you to thank? I owe you a pint lol. I have star destroyer sitting on top of a display case upstairs, still the single biggest Lego set I ever bought and its waiting for my son to get old enough to play with (the girls didnt care for the spaceships).

I remember the only way I could get it was to be delivered, it was quite the ordeal. I accidentally had it sent to my old job that had since moved to a new location but luckily I was able to to get it sorted out. And when it arrived the box was open and so was one of the bags....but I built it and incredibly not a single piece was missing.