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Argos much cheaper in UK than in Ireland

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  • #2
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,594 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    Great...it'd be more informative if they did a survey of how much cheaper/more expensive argos IRL is than it's competitors in the irish market.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,055 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The study was carried out by a professor of Computer Sciences



    Now, I'm not trying to knock anyone here, but does it really take a 'professor of Computer Sciences' to figure this out? I mean.. I noticed this long, long ago, and I'm pretty sure 95% of the country have noticed it, too.


    I reckon I'd make a good professor of Computer Sciences.


    This 1TB Drive:

    http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6757852/Trail/searchtext%3E1TB.htm


    ... is €159.99. However, it was only €124.99 in the previous cataloge. Therefore, Argos aren't really helping me 'live for less'.



    I think my title will be, 'Professor of Consumer Investigations and Conversion Sciences'. You can all call me 'Doctor of Consumanomics' for short.


  • #4
    padz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭padz


    ive been aware of argos rippin off irish customers for sometime now, it seams they arnt giving the propper conversion rate&somethimes the discounted items are less or non existent on the same items that u would see on argos.co.uk,... ive noticed the same with some other shops such as schuh.ie i guess they think were still all loaded...not


  • #5
    MackQ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 152 ✭✭MackQ


    Plus their silly delivery charges (€7.50 in Co. Dublin and €29.50 elsewhere)push the prices up even further again.
    They used to do free delivery inside an area which was similar to the 01 telephone area. I live one mile outside Co. Dublin. They won't bend the rules just a little and I find now that it's just not worth it anymore.


  • #6
    gramlab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 411 ✭✭gramlab


    Wife looked at the new catalogue and 4 things we bought in argos last year had all gone up by a good amount. One wardrobe (which wasn't on offer) had gone up by nearly 10%.

    Cheeky buggers


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  • #7
    padz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭padz


    MackQ wrote: »
    Plus their silly delivery charges (€7.50 in Co. Dublin and €29.50 elsewhere)push the prices up even further again.
    They used to do free delivery inside an area which was similar to the 01 telephone area. I live one mile outside Co. Dublin. They won't bend the rules just a little and I find now that it's just not worth it anymore.

    yeah that wrecks my head, but if u have an auntie or someone whos in the 7.50e cachment area u can always get them to drop to their house, they ususally ring when ther on their way, u could pop up&pick the stuff up in a car,obvously this only works for certain things, if its a big item then ull prob need their van anyway, but argos are dopey they wouldnt let u do a store pick up for a desktop pc...thats so silly i walked out of dunnes with one in a trolly a few years ago


  • #8
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Moved to Rip Off Ireland.

    dudara


  • #9
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Deleted User wrote: »
    This 1TB Drive:

    http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6757852/Trail/searchtext%3E1TB.htm

    ... is €159.99. However, it was only €124.99 in the previous cataloge. Therefore, Argos aren't really helping me 'live for less'.
    Check this out, it's from a thread I started a a few weeks back:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055631895

    Below is just a few examples of overnight price increases, comparing prices from the old catalogue 24/07/2009 to the recent new released one on 25/07/2009:
    617/9368 - Office chair - €119.99 was €112.99
    617/0996 - Car seat office chair - €172.99 was €149.99
    617/0972 - Gas lift chair - €49.99 was €44.79

    617/1304 - PC trolley - €22.79 was €20.79
    617/9447 - Curved PC trolley - €67.99 was €55.79
    617/9825 - Filing cabinet - €52.99 was €44.79
    619/1126 - PC Workstation - €127.99 was €104.99
    617/1830 - Curvy wall desk - €104.99 was €89.99

    643/2531 - Wardrobe - €269.99 was €239.99
    666/1467 - Double bed - €283.99 was 269.99
    667/6050 - High sleeper - €397.99 was €369.99
    664/4587 - Single Cabin Bed - €425.99 was €399.99

    417/3098 - Glass Flueless Gas Fire - €699.99 was €599.99
    710/4741 - Maxisteam Wallpaper Stripper - €35.79 was €27.79
    711/2238 - Wet & Dry vac - €121.99 was €97.99
    740/2429 - RAC 5 in 1 compressor - €59.99 was €44.79
    740/3284 - Car seat covers & mats - €38.79 was €29.79
    705/3225 - Metal Shed 6x4ft - €173.99 was €139.99
    675/7852 - 1TB USB Hard Drive - €159.99 was €125.99

    etc....

    Here's another example, one of their "Lowest Priced" deals:

    New catalogue price - 25/07/2009

    argosprinter2.jpg

    Old catalogue price - 24/07/2009

    argosprinter1.jpg

    :mad::mad::mad:


  • #10
    bangersandmash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 686 ✭✭✭bangersandmash


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Now, I'm not trying to knock anyone here, but does it really take a 'professor of Computer Sciences' to figure this out? I mean.. I noticed this long, long ago, and I'm pretty sure 95% of the country have noticed it, too.


    I reckon I'd make a good professor of Computer Sciences.
    To be fair he did it in his spare time and posted it on his blog. The Indo picked up on it later.

    There's a big difference between picking one single example and doing an exhaustive comparison of 12,000 products. Anecdotes and "everybody noticing" something doesn't really cut it.

    It's a very useful survey. Interesting that Argos haven't commented on it yet.


  • #11
    rameire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,528 ✭✭✭rameire


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=111836

    post 22


    can someone create a super thread of argos instead of the 40 or so threads that pop up every day around argos

    🌞 3.8kwp, 🌞 Clonee, Dub.🌞



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