Argos Chat Thread #1

zinzan · 09-09-2015 09:21AM

Ah pants - thought I was doing my good deed for the day there..

(Note to self - don't make any judgement calls before 7am!)

upandcumming · 09-09-2015 10:03AM

Ste- wrote:

Do you have any family up that way could go get it for you if you gave them the code ?

Nah! The only time I've been in Donegal was for the rally or to see the Town beat lumps out of Harps!

Basq · 09-09-2015 11:45AM

upandcumming wrote: »

or to see the Town beat lumps out of Harps!

Good luck in getting a kind soul from Letterkenny to post it after that comment!

Thargor · 09-09-2015 01:21PM

Ummm, am I going nuts or did Argos Wicklow Town disappear? I always had it in the back of my mind that if something was out of stock in Dun Laoighre I would shoot down to Wicklow to get it, was there ever one there?

muffler · 09-09-2015 01:27PM

Basq wrote: »

Good luck in getting a kind soul from Letterkenny to post it after that comment!

Spot on Basq

A wise old man once said....."never piss on the dog when you've your hand in its mouth"

little foot · 09-09-2015 01:41PM

Thargor wrote:

Ummm, am I going nuts or did Argos Wicklow Town disappear? I always had it in the back of my mind that if something was out of stock in Dun Laoighre I would shoot down to Wicklow to get it, was there ever one there?

Its in Arklow, never one in Wicklow town afaik

XxMCRxBabyxX · 09-09-2015 01:41PM

Thargor wrote: »

Ummm, am I going nuts or did Argos Wicklow Town disappear? I always had it in the back of my mind that if something was out of stock in Dun Laoighre I would shoot down to Wicklow to get it, was there ever one there?

I've lived in Wicklow Town for 14 years and there's never been an Argos here in that time.

Edit: There's one in Arklow?

lazeedaisy · 09-09-2015 02:21PM

upandcumming wrote: »

Folks, its the missus' birthday coming and I'd really like to get her one of these. Is there a kind soul in Letterkenny that would post it to Dublin with obvious reimbursement?

Phone customer service, explain the problem, give them the code and ask nicely if they could transfer it to your local store.

I chanced my arm before and they did,

long_b · 09-09-2015 02:52PM

lazeedaisy wrote: »

Phone customer service, explain the problem, give them the code and ask nicely if they could transfer it to your local store.

I chanced my arm before and they did,

Oh... my.. God... LEVEL 2 has just been reached

upandcumming · 09-09-2015 02:56PM

muffler wrote:

A wise old man once said....."never piss on the dog when you've your hand in its mouth"

Basq wrote:

Good luck in getting a kind soul from Letterkenny to post it after that comment!

Ah nothing only a bit of banter for our rivals!

ThisRegard · 12-09-2015 05:20PM

This slipped under my radar given I've been on the look out for such a drive lately, but Argos have a very limited amount of Seagate Personal Cloud 5TB versions for €188 since the end of July (probably the reason for the limited stock)
http://www.checkargos.com/?search=368/7932

They're £169(€230 or so) on Amazon so a pretty good price for a B&M.

CH3OH · 13-09-2015 12:34PM

BLANCHARDSTOWN. ONLY

They are giving out leaflets offering 20% off all toys excludes video consoles and games
Toysrus have just reopened

You need the leaflet and says applies to all other offers

Arciphel · 13-09-2015 12:50PM

Explains why all the toys have gone up 20-30% in the last few weeks!

brightkane · 13-09-2015 12:56PM

CH3OH wrote: »

BLANCHARDSTOWN. ONLY

They are giving out leaflets offering 20% off all toys excludes video consoles and games
Toysrus have just reopened

You need the leaflet and says applies to all other offers

Where were they handing them out ? Going to head down now !

CH3OH · 13-09-2015 01:06PM

brightkane wrote: »

Where were they handing them out ? Going to head down now !

Outside newlook

brightkane · 13-09-2015 04:21PM

CH3OH wrote: »

Outside newlook

They were gone so I asked in store. Got 20% off no problems and it runs til the 20th!

Cheers for the heads up

kendragon · 13-09-2015 05:40PM

Arciphel wrote: »

Explains why all the toys have gone up 20-30% in the last few weeks!

Glad I'm not the only one who had noticed that. Tesco is the same way, toys are quite a bit more expensive than the likes of Smyths. I'm guessing they're laying the groundwork for the pre-c-word sales that are undoubtedly on the way.

witnessmenow · 15-09-2015 06:09PM

Noticed on HUKD that there was some costumes reduced in Argos, I'm sure they are fairly awful but would surely hold up for one evening!

Link to Argos Costumes sorted from price lowest

Some links to the individual ones:

Flapper Costume - Size 12-14. (€7.99)

Looks pretty decent, has very good reviews. Can be ordered in all stores that its not in stock in.

Full Body Stretch 2nd Skin Costume. (€13.99)

AAAWWWW YISSSS, a mother-flippin morph suit. Reviews are pretty poor but who can resist! Good stock everywhere.

Sailor Girl Costume - Size 12-14. (€10.99)

Doesn't look too bad, reviews are only ok tough. In stock in most places

Boba Fett Costume - Chest Size 38-42 inches. (€13.99)

Looks ok, reviews are decentish too.

A couple of others that I wont put pictures up for as they are border-line NSFW

Miss Spider Girl Costume - Size 8-10. (€13.99) - Looks poor and reviews are worse :eek:

Ghostbuster Costume - Size 10-12. (€18.99) - More like Ghost-BUSTY! AM-I-RITE? :pac: (I'll get my coat)

_Tombstone_ · 15-09-2015 06:25PM

Me-ow

15-09-2015 07:10PM

witnessmenow wrote: »

Noticed on HUKD that there was some costumes reduced in Argos, I'm sure they are fairly awful but would surely hold up for one evening!

Link to Argos Costumes sorted from price lowest

Some links to the individual ones:

Flapper Costume - Size 12-14. (€7.99)

Looks pretty decent, has very good reviews. Can be ordered in all stores that its not in stock in.

Full Body Stretch 2nd Skin Costume. (€13.99)

AAAWWWW YISSSS, a mother-flippin morph suit. Reviews are pretty poor but who can resist! Good stock everywhere.

Sailor Girl Costume - Size 12-14. (€10.99)

Doesn't look too bad, reviews are only ok tough. In stock in most places

Boba Fett Costume - Chest Size 38-42 inches. (€13.99)

Looks ok, reviews are decentish too.

A couple of others that I wont put pictures up for as they are border-line NSFW

Miss Spider Girl Costume - Size 8-10. (€13.99) - Looks poor and reviews are worse :eek:

Ghostbuster Costume - Size 10-12. (€18.99) - More like Ghost-BUSTY! AM-I-RITE? :pac: (I'll get my coat)

Your running commentary on each of the products made me laugh out loud (esp the morph suit one)

:D:D Like!

EDIT: Also description on the Spider Girl one:
Daughter of Peter Parker, best known as Spider-Man, Spider Girl has quickly made a name for herself in the Marvel world as a great heroine. Make an entrance to any party dressed as the one and only Little Miss May Parker. )

..............yes, you will certainly make an entrance..... :O

witnessmenow · 15-09-2015 08:06PM

I'm not going to lie, I had great chuckle to myself when I thought of the Ghostbusters one!

I actually went for the black spider man one, If I can get some form of a webshooter I would have great craic for the night.

Yeah that spider woman one is cat alright

shamrock55 · 16-09-2015 12:03PM

Does anyone have any idea when argos will be doing their 3 for 2 on toys, i think they did one in oct and again in dec last year, i normally get the xmas and birthday presents when they do this offer

mackey9387 · 16-09-2015 01:20PM

shamrock55 wrote:

Does anyone have any idea when argos will be doing their 3 for 2 on toys, i think they did one in oct and again in dec last year, i normally get the xmas and birthday presents when they do this offer

They normally do it the end of September start of October

johnf26 · 17-09-2015 07:11AM

SanDisk Ultra microSDHC 128GB only 45e was 75e plenty of stock around.

http://www.checkargos.com/?search=%20413/1164

Doodlebug · 17-09-2015 11:24AM

Nice! If buying for use in your phone, check compatibility as this may be too big depending on the make/model.

But I see that this will work with the HTC ONE M8, so that'll do me nicely!

Doodah7 · 17-09-2015 12:42PM

Just to say that the 128GB microsd cards are the newer, faster 80MB/s as opposed to the 45MB/s quoted on the Argos website. These cards are £52 on Amazon...

Bargain!

Basq · 17-09-2015 12:57PM

shamrock55 wrote: »

Does anyone have any idea when argos will be doing their 3 for 2 on toys, i think they did one in oct and again in dec last year, i normally get the xmas and birthday presents when they do this offer

HUKD are saying 25th September..

Redkilkenny · 17-09-2015 12:58PM

upandcumming wrote: »

Folks, its the missus' birthday coming and I'd really like to get her one of these. Is there a kind soul in Letterkenny that would post it to Dublin with obvious reimbursement?

She might like this http://www.powercity.ie/?par=20-25-R250PG

Got one for my sister - she loves it:-)

BArra · 17-09-2015 04:14PM

tallpaul wrote: »

Just to say that the 128GB microsd cards are the newer, faster 80MB/s as opposed to the 45MB/s quoted on the Argos website. These cards are £52 on Amazon...

Bargain!

i got one earlier and its the 45mb/s one, feeling a bit unlucky about it!

upandcumming · 17-09-2015 05:20PM

Redkilkenny wrote: »

She might like this http://www.powercity.ie/?par=20-25-R250PG

Got one for my sister - she loves it:-)

Damnit!
I moved heaven and earth and managed to get a friend of a friend to get the smaller one in Letterkenny!

Ah well!

But apparently it is not a DAB radio!

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