Argos Chat Thread #1

The_Conductor · 14-07-2015 05:33PM

Just collected my two in Liffey Valley this evening. Thanks OP. And thanks to Mark and Amy in Argos Liffey Valley who sorted me so quickly. The 12.24 was apparently supposed to be 12.24 off the original price- and it was to be a 2 day special. I suspect Argos are loosing a packet on us here in this thread.

The_Conductor · 14-07-2015 05:37PM

They just sent me an e-receipt in my e-mail there- in case I ever have a problem with the rucksacks. Ok- this is going way beyond the call of duty.

Sligo1 · 14-07-2015 05:37PM

duffman13 wrote: »

True but major misprices usually always get cancelled but Argos seem to honour most of them. They deserve a bit of credit

Ah yea I know. I just felt bad for a lot of people who didn't get it. It was the same sorta mistake here I think. Meant to be the amount off the actual price not actually reduced to that amount. But yes, they are good the majority of the time tho.

tinodz · 15-07-2015 03:22AM

Everytime I come into this thread, I am imagining this...

D'Agger · 15-07-2015 12:59PM

The rucksack in that pic filled with other rucksacks :pac:

TitianGerm · 15-07-2015 01:07PM

Just spotted on Argos Scanner that the Google Nexus 9 is €279 for both the 16GB or the 32GB model.
Must be a pricing mistake on the 32GB.

Synode · 15-07-2015 01:15PM

emmetkenny wrote: »

Just spotted on Argos Scanner that the Google Nexus 9 is €279 for both the 16GB or the 32GB model.
Must be a pricing mistake on the 32GB.

Completely out of stock

witnessmenow · 15-07-2015 02:04PM

White PS4 is €342 with Bloodborne free as one of the special offers. Bloodborne is worth €42 cash in CEX if its not your thing, making the console €300.

Pretty tempted!

Not a huge amount of stock though

fleet_admiral · 16-07-2015 09:16AM

Fairly sure this thread will be busy tomorrow. New deals start and the winter catalogue launches on Saturday

flangemeistro · 16-07-2015 09:51AM

I collected my rucksack yesterday from Mahon Point and it was seriously touch and go.
Obviously the the girl on the till tried to charge me €62 because that's what came up on her screen so I showed her my email and she went to another computer and came back and said well done great bargain but I'll have to call a manager to change the price.

He then arrived and also went to this main computer and said he couldn't see it so she said no there was clearly a price drop six days ago and it went back up.

He then asked to see my email and said there's no way that's right it's 80% off, so I said look I'm after traveling 35 minutes in rush hour traffic and I have the price on my reservation so he reluctantly told her to give it to me.
When I went to collect it then he was also there and he said to another guy who was standing next to him, here's the guy who's robbing us he got this rucksack for €12 to which the other guy replied I know ya loads of people got them which infuriated the manager even more so I just grabbed the bag and ran.

TallGlass · 16-07-2015 09:56AM

flangemeistro wrote: »

I collected my rucksack yesterday from Mahon Point and it was seriously touch and go.
Obviously the the girl on the till tried to charge me €62 because that's what came up on her screen so I showed her my email and she went to another computer and came back and said well done great bargain but I'll have to call a manager to change the price.

He then arrived and also went to this main computer and said he couldn't see it so she said no there was clearly a price drop six days ago and it went back up.

He then asked to see my email and said there's no way that's right it's 80% off, so I said look I'm after traveling 35 minutes in rush hour traffic and I have the price on my reservation so he reluctantly told her to give it to me.
When I went to collect it then he was also there and he said to another guy who was standing next to him, here's the guy who's robbing us he got this rucksack for €12 to which the other guy replied I know ya loads of people got them which infuriated the manager even more so I just grabbed the bag and ran.

Cheeky phek, I would put in a complaint to head office, a retail manager I hope it wasn't a store manager that has no item about customer laws in Ireland.

16-07-2015 09:58AM

flangemeistro wrote: »

When I went to collect it then he was also there and he said to another guy who was standing next to him, here's the guy who's robbing us he got this rucksack for €12 to which the other guy replied I know ya loads of people got them which infuriated the manager even more so I just grabbed the bag and ran.

Sounds like they're meeting their gimp ratio on customer service staff.

DoYouEvenLift · 16-07-2015 10:32AM

That manager sounds like a douche, at the end of the day the money isn't coming out of his own pocket. On the opposite end, the manager in the store I got that set of drawers in a few months back came over to help the cashier and saw the deal and laughed about it and basically congratulated me on getting such a bargain and also offered to help carry it out to the car lol.

Sure Argos lose out a bit with things like this sometimes but all chain stores expect a certain amount of losses through theft and other things but it's managers like the one that served me that keeps you going back to them and sharing positive experiences.

uck51js9zml2yt · 16-07-2015 10:55AM

flangemeistro wrote: »

I collected my rucksack yesterday from Mahon Point and it was seriously touch and go.
Obviously the the girl on the till tried to charge me €62 because that's what came up on her screen so I showed her my email and she went to another computer and came back and said well done great bargain but I'll have to call a manager to change the price.

He then arrived and also went to this main computer and said he couldn't see it so she said no there was clearly a price drop six days ago and it went back up.

He then asked to see my email and said there's no way that's right it's 80% off, so I said look I'm after traveling 35 minutes in rush hour traffic and I have the price on my reservation so he reluctantly told her to give it to me.
When I went to collect it then he was also there and he said to another guy who was standing next to him, here's the guy who's robbing us he got this rucksack for €12 to which the other guy replied I know ya loads of people got them which infuriated the manager even more so I just grabbed the bag and ran.

If it were me, I'd be writing to Argos Head Office in the Uk to put in a complaint. He accused you of theft...I wouldnt let that go.

PeterDuggan · 16-07-2015 11:15AM

Let it go. No point getting the guy sacked over a momentary lapse. Let's face it, it is daylight robbery. :-)

Soarer · 16-07-2015 11:23AM

He was obviously trying to be smart and made a balls of it.

Should've replied saying something about green rucksacks never sell 'cause envy is a terrible thing.

tigershould · 16-07-2015 11:26AM

it's definately not THEFT, might be FRAUD though :-P

16-07-2015 11:29AM

Billy Agreeable Lady wrote: »

If it were me, I'd be writing to Argos Head Office in the Uk to put in a complaint. He accused you of theft...I wouldnt let that go.

For me it would depend on how he said it. If it was jokingly then no bother. If he was deadly serious then I'd be firing in a complaint (mostly in the hope of getting a free voucher though!).

duffman13 · 16-07-2015 11:37AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

For me it would depend on how he said it. If it was jokingly then no bother. If he was deadly serious then I'd be firing in a complaint (mostly in the hope of getting a free voucher though!).

I really hate that kind of complaint, if you've had a bad experience complain to the manager on duty, if he is a douche escalate it to stop it happening to someone else, not to get a free voucher.

If he said that he was clearly joking otherwise he wouldn't have honoured the price.

The conducter said it earlier but thanks to Mark in Liffey Valley who gave me my two and said I'd got a great deal. Seems like a really nice guy

16-07-2015 11:41AM

So you're saying it's better to do it with an intent of getting someone sacked than getting a fiver voucher for a laugh?

Ordin73 · 16-07-2015 11:41AM

I collected mine a little while ago and the girl at the register initially said it was the €62 price. I showed her the reservation and she double checked on another computer only to return and congratulate me on getting such a bargain. Then when it when to collect it another girl saw what I was collecting, winked and said well done you are one of the lucky ones ..lol

CH3OH · 16-07-2015 11:46AM

Apologies for off topic

How about we get back to the thread title....

Cantona's Collars · 16-07-2015 11:50AM

JohnDaniels wrote: »

Argos deserve all the credit in the world for the way they honour these offers. They have always been amazing with regards this kind of stuff.

The best one was the Macbook I posted for €290,I think only 3 were purchased before they copped it......I didn't get one:(

duffman13 · 16-07-2015 11:56AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

So you're saying it's better to do it with an intent of getting someone sacked than getting a fiver voucher for a laugh?

Not at all but you complaining to get a five euro voucher could get someone sacked anyway. I'm saying complain with the intentions of rectifying the problem, not to get a voucher. Anyway I've already gone off topic so I'll park it there

K-9 · 16-07-2015 12:03PM

GY A1 wrote: »

That's a big frying pan lol
Prob a 32 cm

It is yeah!

Bought one of those 3 years ago and served me well. Great for a big fry up, 3 steaks or sealing big joints of meat. Think it was about €16 in Heitons at that time.

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 16-07-2015 01:59PM

flangemeistro wrote: »

I collected my rucksack yesterday from Mahon Point and it was seriously touch and go.
Obviously the the girl on the till tried to charge me €62 because that's what came up on her screen so I showed her my email and she went to another computer and came back and said well done great bargain but I'll have to call a manager to change the price.

He then arrived and also went to this main computer and said he couldn't see it so she said no there was clearly a price drop six days ago and it went back up.

He then asked to see my email and said there's no way that's right it's 80% off, so I said look I'm after traveling 35 minutes in rush hour traffic and I have the price on my reservation so he reluctantly told her to give it to me.
When I went to collect it then he was also there and he said to another guy who was standing next to him, here's the guy who's robbing us he got this rucksack for €12 to which the other guy replied I know ya loads of people got them which infuriated the manager even more so I just grabbed the bag and ran.

I have had dealings with the manager in there in the past. So rude. I made a complaint to head office about him. I would suggest you to do the same. Complete and utter tw@t.

BigCon · 16-07-2015 02:00PM

I remember when argos bargain alerts used to be posted in this thread...

DoYouEvenLift · 16-07-2015 02:10PM

BigCon wrote: »

I remember when argos bargain alerts used to be posted in this thread...

That's a great bargain you posted here, any chance of a link to it? Good to see instead of further contributing to off topic chat you're sharing bargains yourself...oh, wait.

dunworth1 · 16-07-2015 02:12PM

BigCon wrote: »

I remember when argos bargain alerts used to be posted in this thread...

my what a memory you have :pac:

mac.in · 16-07-2015 02:13PM

flangemeistro wrote: »

I collected my rucksack yesterday from Mahon Point and it was seriously touch and go.
Obviously the the girl on the till tried to charge me €62 because that's what came up on her screen so I showed her my email and she went to another computer and came back and said well done great bargain but I'll have to call a manager to change the price.

He then arrived and also went to this main computer and said he couldn't see it so she said no there was clearly a price drop six days ago and it went back up.

He then asked to see my email and said there's no way that's right it's 80% off, so I said look I'm after traveling 35 minutes in rush hour traffic and I have the price on my reservation so he reluctantly told her to give it to me.
When I went to collect it then he was also there and he said to another guy who was standing next to him, here's the guy who's robbing us he got this rucksack for €12 to which the other guy replied I know ya loads of people got them which infuriated the manager even more so I just grabbed the bag and ran.

Techmaster wrote: »

I have had dealings with the manager in there in the past. So rude. I made a complaint to head office about him. I would suggest you to do the same. Complete and utter tw@t.

I had a similar kind of problem. I had reserved a product that was on discount. But when I collected it, I was charged the normal price. I didn't notice it at the store. After I came home I noticed the over pricing (without the discount). I went to the store next day and told them about the issue. Also, the product was still on discount (when I visited for refund); I mentioned that to the staff too. Then, the staff member refunded me the difference without any hazzle.

But in my case the product was still on discount on the next day (when I visited the store again for the refund) too. In the first case discussed above, the item was not on discount during collection.

Whatever is the case, the staff should be amicable with the customers. Any kind of staff member's inappropriate behaviour with the customers is not correct.

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