Argos RIP thread

Eduard Khil · 20-10-2020 11:11pm

Argos really should have bought checkargos.com it was a fantastic reservation/stockchecker for their abysmal site.

Electric Nitwit · 21-10-2020 9:21am

Eduard Khil wrote: »

Argos really should have bought checkargos.com it was a fantastic reservation/stockchecker for their abysmal site.

Or just continued to pay for affiliate links as they did, I think that would have kept it going

Soarer · 21-10-2020 11:39pm

Buy two then!

Talk about every silver lining has a cloud!

Suckit · 22-10-2020 1:02am

cyborg wrote: »

https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7020636.htm
be wise it's 46 for replacement ink!

Buy a refill kit from amazon for €20ish

daheff · 23-10-2020 10:08am

Soarer wrote: »

Canon Pixma TS5150 for €48.19.

Must be a misprice as it’s £60 on .co.uk.

Mightn’t be groundbreaking, but might dig someone out of a hole for the next few weeks.

€120 in Currys (sold out!)
€98 with HuntOffice.
€80 with SoundStore.
€80 with DID.
€70 with Canon themselves.

another phantom Argos deal. Its out of stock, so they can price it at this level. Possible was only at this price for the last one or two on sale

DopeTech · 23-10-2020 10:14am

Argos do have good deals on printers every now and again. I picked up an epson one for €25 down from about €60 a few years back.

23-10-2020 10:14am

daheff wrote: »

another phantom Argos deal. Its out of stock, so they can price it at this level. Possible was only at this price for the last one or two on sale

There was at least 20 in stock in the few branches I checked when that deal was first posted. More likely a misprice than a phantom deal.

Quazzie · 23-10-2020 10:16am

daheff wrote: »

another phantom Argos deal. Its out of stock, so they can price it at this level. Possible was only at this price for the last one or two on sale

I've one currently waiting to be picked up in Tullamore. So that rules out your theory.

enviro · 23-10-2020 10:27am

Same, have one reserved for collection.

Sheep Shagger · 23-10-2020 12:40pm

Christ, the LEGO10 code is pointless when Argos are way more expensive than the likes of Smyths (let alone Amazon).

The chappy website that hasn't had any money spent on it (unlike the Uk) one isn't even mobile optimised.

daheff · 23-10-2020 1:21pm

Quazzie wrote: »

I've one currently waiting to be picked up in Tullamore. So that rules out your theory.

enviro wrote: »

Same, have one reserved for collection.

you must have got the last 2

. now out of stock

Soarer · 23-10-2020 1:59pm

daheff wrote: »

another phantom Argos deal. Its out of stock, so they can price it at this level. Possible was only at this price for the last one or two on sale

There was 8 in stock in Blackpool Cork when I ordered.

Maybe it's more the fact you're 3 days late to the party, and they've fixed their error?

Harika · 23-10-2020 2:15pm

Soarer wrote: »

There was 8 in stock in Blackpool Cork when I ordered.

Maybe it's more the fact you're 3 days late to the party, and they've fixed their error?

Wanted to pick it up yesterday from Blackpool but not delivered yet. Trying again tomorrow. Reserves on the 20th

cena · 23-10-2020 2:29pm

one in athlone

The_Conductor · 23-10-2020 2:32pm

cena wrote: »

one in athlone

Love to explain to the Garda that I was collecting a printer for critical business reasons.......... Its around 130km from home, think I can rule that one out. Are there any in the greater Dublin/North Kildare/Meath area?

daheff · 23-10-2020 2:50pm

Soarer wrote: »

and they've fixed their error?

what error? still pricing the same, except no stock.

23-10-2020 2:59pm

If the people who are chatting away in the no-chat thread are still interested in a printer, this one is in stock in the few stores I checked and has much cheaper replacement inks.

deiseindublin · 23-10-2020 3:09pm

Is it that good a printer? Might see what stock is about other that Dublin if it is.

Soarer · 23-10-2020 3:22pm

daheff wrote: »

what error? still pricing the same, except no stock.

Did you even read my post?

sydthebeat · 23-10-2020 3:45pm

deiseindublin wrote: »

Is it that good a printer? Might see what stock is about other that Dublin if it is.

Not really

muffler · 23-10-2020 3:59pm

Deleted User wrote: »

If the people who are chatting away in the no-chat thread are still interested in a printer, this one is in stock in the few stores I checked and has much cheaper replacement inks.

That seller doesnt post replacement cartridges to ROI unfortunately

Had a quick look on Adverts and theres one guy selling a set for €22

23-10-2020 4:10pm

muffler wrote: »

That seller doesnt post replacement cartridges to ROI unfortunately

They will to PM/PW/AddressPal though.

muffler · 23-10-2020 5:50pm

Deleted User wrote: »

They will to PM/PW/AddressPal though.

I keep forgetting about that. I get a lot of stuff from Amazon and a lot of it can be delivered to a choice of post offices just across the border from me. For other items I can use a relation's address there so I never have to worry about sellers who only ship to UK addresses.

Tom Mann Centuria · 23-10-2020 6:04pm

deiseindublin wrote: »

Is it that good a printer? Might see what stock is about other that Dublin if it is.

Alright for forty odd quid I think. Not terrible, not great.

One More Toy · 23-10-2020 6:21pm

Lads, better off buying a laser printer on amazon if black and white printing is all you need. Compatible toners under a tenner and do 1500 pages

Suckit · 23-10-2020 11:11pm

Deleted User wrote: »

If the people who are chatting away in the no-chat thread are still interested in a printer, this one is in stock in the few stores I checked and has much cheaper replacement inks.

You can also get the refillable ink set. The whole kit is around €30. Most other cartridges don't need the empty reset chip cartridges and ink kits are less than €20 without them
I didn't look too hard, but it is here for €50
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Cartridges-Compatible-Expression-XP-3100-Printers/dp/B088TM2LDS
That is the first result I saw, but I know it can be bought cheaper - For example, €30 on Aliexpress

Guide HERE
I have refilled a few different cartridges, and not had any issues. But I have read of some people getting inferior ink, or forgetting to clean heads. So best to double check before buying (as with the unofficial replacement cartridges).

03-11-2020 5:16pm

I've been struggling to find certain things in Argos recently, and was really missing checkargos, so I decided to download @witnessmenow's code from github and have a mess around.

So far it's just a proof of concept, but I seem to have the basic mechanics working.

Sheep Shagger · 03-11-2020 11:00pm

Basil3 wrote: »

I've been struggling to find certain things in Argos recently, and was really missing checkargos, so I decided to download @witnessmenow's code from github and have a mess around.

So far it's just a proof of concept, but I seem to have the basic mechanics working.

Oooooooooooooooh

ILikeBoats · 04-11-2020 9:28am

Basil3 wrote: »

I've been struggling to find certain things in Argos recently, and was really missing checkargos, so I decided to download @witnessmenow's code from github and have a mess around.

So far it's just a proof of concept, but I seem to have the basic mechanics working.

Always wondered why they couldn't just do that!! I think PowerCity do it too.
Great Job!

matchthis · 04-11-2020 10:49am

Ah that image brings back simpler happier times and it’s for a Christmas tree

ButtersSuki · 04-11-2020 10:54am

Basil3 wrote: »

I've been struggling to find certain things in Argos recently, and was really missing checkargos, so I decided to download @witnessmenow's code from github and have a mess around.

So far it's just a proof of concept, but I seem to have the basic mechanics working.

Looks great Basil, well done!

04-11-2020 10:57am

Just an update, have messaged witnessmenow, and he said he potentially has a bit of time coming up next week to have a look at getting the site back up and running properly, so I'll just wait to see how he gets on.

He would have a much nicer version of the site than the old php one I pulled off github, and now that he knows that most of his old work still works fine with a few minor mods hopefully he gets it working again ahead of Xmas coming up

Electric Nitwit · 04-11-2020 10:59am

That's great news

If you're reading this witnessmenow, stick some sort of donate button on it. I'll chuck you the money for a pint in exchange for having it back up and running

tommycahir · 04-11-2020 11:54am

Certainly worth adding a buymeacoffee type link or buymeabeer link..

@Basil, Any chance you can check in that modded code to a github repo or do a PR to the main branch?

witnessmenow · 04-11-2020 12:18pm

Basil3 wrote: »

I've been struggling to find certain things in Argos recently, and was really missing checkargos, so I decided to download @witnessmenow's code from github and have a mess around.

So far it's just a proof of concept, but I seem to have the basic mechanics working.

That's nostalgic

‚ I thought this logo had a nice charm to it

…

I'm not sure how much you had to change it, but whatever you didn't need to change is 9 years old and it is an absolute discrace to argos.ie that it still works!

The newer version of the site (built using nodejs) needs to be cleaned up before it can be shared, it's split into some micro services too so it's not a matter of just sharing a repo. It was also built on top of services that no longer offer free versions .

As Basil mentioned, I do have some time next week so I'll try to take a look at getting back online. It will definitely be a stripped back version of it (no price history, no notifications etc) but if I could just get stock checking back and maybe search it should be relatively useful

For people suggesting donation links, I may include some but I do want to make it very clear that (as you can probably tell) checkargos wouldn't be high on my priority list these days so if it goes down again and it's not something simple than I may not get around to it.

04-11-2020 12:24pm

tommycahir wrote: »

Certainly worth adding a buymeacoffee type link or buymeabeer link..

@Basil, Any chance you can check in that modded code to a github repo or do a PR to the main branch?

Have added the Pull Request, I think that's the only file that really needed editing.

JDxtra · 05-11-2020 10:51am

I see Argos in the news today due to cutbacks from owner Sainsburys in the UK. No mention of Irish stores in any article I have found, but in the UK most standalone stores will close by 2024.

"Sainsbury's to cut 3,500 jobs and close 420 Argos stores"
Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54818644

"Sainsbury’s to close most Argos stores"
Article: https://www.ft.com/content/cd51b979-6a07-405c-a53b-644ec029e0b6

The_Conductor · 05-11-2020 10:54am

JDxtra wrote: »

I see Argos in the news today due to cutbacks from owner Sainsburys in the UK. No mention of Irish stores in any article I have found, but in the UK most standalone stores will close by 2024.

"Sainsbury's to cut 3,500 jobs and close 420 Argos stores"
Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54818644

"Sainsbury’s to close most Argos stores"
Article: https://www.ft.com/content/cd51b979-6a07-405c-a53b-644ec029e0b6

Rumour is that they are seeking a location to stock/deliver Sainsburys fresh foods for home deliveries only, in the greater Dublin area- however, this particular rumour has been doing the rounds for the past 18 months or so.

witnessmenow · 08-11-2020 2:10am

Checkargos is back online if anyone wants to give it a try.

It's had a few bells and whistles removed, but basic stock checking should be working. Let me know if you run into any issues.

At the moment it only supports product IDs. Search is working locally for me, but is not working when deployed on the server, need to figure out what is different. (The request to argos is blocked, but it's not like they have the server banned, it's a new server and other requests work)

Another thing that has changed is the possibility of being available for online order as well as collection, that is new! I've added support for that

The code is now open source if anyone wants to take a look. Word of warning, it is an absolute mess. It was fairly thrown together at parts at the time, and that was 5 or 6 years ago with minimum maintenance. Also a lot of stuff was hacked off it as they stopped working, so not ideal.

For the first time since I first wrote checkargos 10 years ago, I have updated the stock checking code! The old one would still work ok, but I found an easier endpoint for finding it out.

I would expect to see some teething issues for the first few days so just let me know if something is up and I'll see what I can do

marcbrophy · 08-11-2020 3:10am

Great to see CA back in action witnessmenow

One small thing!
The Limerick Cruises Street store is now gone, but still available from the selection of stores!

Otherwise, great stuff and thanks to Basil3 for everything they did too

witnessmenow · 08-11-2020 9:38am

Limerick Cruises Street is now removed, thanks Marcbrophy.

The site seems to be crashing a bit at the moment, it will auto restart so give it a minute if it does, but something that needs to be worked on.

maxiiim · 08-11-2020 6:46pm

Hi, witnessmenow

He he - get it working - i've emplemented integration on https://pricescanner.ie/argos/

witnessmenow wrote: »

Limerick Cruises Street is now removed, thanks Marcbrophy.

The site seems to be crashing a bit at the moment, it will auto restart so give it a minute if it does, but something that needs to be worked on.

Suckit · 08-11-2020 6:53pm

Now we're just being spoiled.. :P

micks_address · 10-11-2020 10:36pm

Hey folks,
Thought it might be good place to ask. Is it possible to use 2 cards for a single transaction in Argos? Say 200 on a card and 300 on another?
Thanks,
Mick

10-11-2020 10:50pm

micks_address wrote: »

Hey folks,
Thought it might be good place to ask. Is it possible to use 2 cards for a single transaction in Argos? Say 200 on a card and 300 on another?
Thanks,
Mick

Can't see it being a problem, it's no different to paying part with One4All, and the rest with cash or another card, which I've done several times.

Quazzie · 11-11-2020 1:32pm

Canonfan wrote: »

SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S6 Lite for €277, available in grey and blue.

You also get 4 months Youtube Premium free. Not a bad deal for tablet with S pen.

Currys price: €419
Amason: £345

The reservation doesn't complete. Another of these hooks to get people thinking Argos is great for bargains, but you can't actually buy it

tfitzgerald · 11-11-2020 1:42pm

Quazzie wrote: »

The reservation doesn't complete. Another of these hooks to get people thinking Argos is great for bargains,l but you can't actually buy it

They have 1 in stock to click and collect in limerick the crescent

11-11-2020 1:46pm

Quazzie wrote: »

The reservation doesn't complete. Another of these hooks to get people thinking Argos is great for bargains, but you can't actually buy it

Ive checked stock, and reserved one to test. There's quite a few of the blue around.

Grey only one in Sligo, Castlebar and Carlow.

Blue in Nutgrove Dublin plus about half a dozen others around Ireland.

Sorry for chat...

Canonfan · 11-11-2020 1:55pm

I missed Checkargos.com, it was so good. Now pricescanner offers stock check, too.

I have a code for Dundrum shopping centre (untill the end of tomorrow), first to PM me will get it.

dulpit · 11-11-2020 1:58pm

Canonfan wrote: »

I missed Checkargos.com, it was so good. Now pricescanner offers stock check, too.

I have a code for Dundrum shopping centre (untill the end of tomorrow), first to PM me will get it.

Tá sé ar ais: https://checkargos.com/

Argos RIP thread

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