Argos Chat Thread #1

The_Conductor · 14-11-2015 10:48AM

Billy Agreeable Lady wrote: »

79.90 on amazon.fr plus postage for the ps3 edition.

74.90 for ps4

Cool- I didn't get charged for shipping either. Thankyou.

uck51js9zml2yt · 14-11-2015 10:50AM

The_Conductor wrote: »

Cool- I didn't get charged for shipping either. Thankyou.

Your welcome. I'm sure I'll get to call in my free pass on your forums at some stage

vicwatson · 14-11-2015 11:53AM

Are ARGOS price matching smyths ?

fdevine · 14-11-2015 12:05PM

vicwatson wrote: »

Are ARGOS price matching smyths ?

On toys, yes, provided the competitor has the item in stock

http://www.argos.ie/static/ArgosPromo3/includeName/toy-price-promise.htm&mvt=HP1_fsarea

projektzwoo · 14-11-2015 06:44PM

10inch Alba tablet, quad core, 16gb, android 5, comes with blue silicon case. 109.99 plus you get 10e voucher.

kendragon · 14-11-2015 07:10PM

projektzwoo wrote: »

10inch Alba tablet, quad core, 16gb, android 5, comes with blue silicon case. 109.99 plus you get 10e voucher.

Anyone know if these are any good. I can't find a review or any more info to save my life.

The_Conductor · 14-11-2015 07:38PM

kendragon wrote: »

Anyone know if these are any good. I can't find a review or any more info to save my life.

Screen dpi isn't the best- but you're getting a 1280x800 resolution.
It has a quadcore processor- its a 1.3Ghz Mediatek jobbie- its cheap and cheerful- I wouldn't write home about it- but its definitely more powerful that a good smartphone from 3-4 years ago. Its got 1Gb of system RAM- which means you will constantly have to manually close apps- (its the one failing of Android- it doesn't close apps when you go back to the home screen- its nothing unusual to end up with loads of them running in the background).

Its cheap and cheerful- and doesn't pretend to be anything other than this. This is reflected in the price. Its cut corners- your forward facing camera is a 2Mp jobbie- the rear a 5Mp jobbie. The pictures from it are not the best. Ultimately you get what you pay for. If you're comparing this to a Samsung Galaxy, an iPad or even something as menial as an Asus Memopad- its sadly lacking.

The main selling point for this is the price- its remarkable that you can get a 10" tablet at this price point- however, the price is the reason to buy this- not the specs or the usability. If you intend to use this regularly for anything other than a little light web browsing or to play a few videos- don't bother- you're wasting your time.

Its aimed at kids- and using it is laggy- if you're used to a more powerful unit- notwithstanding its latest version of Android...........

smallgarden · 14-11-2015 07:41PM

The nexus 7 pops up as back in stock in some stores sporadically

projektzwoo · 14-11-2015 08:11PM

The_Conductor what's alba's screen dpi? Can you compare it to Galaxy tab 2 10? I have tab2, but the screen is broken. Could replaced it myself but would end up paying round 70-100e for parts anyway because it needed new battery as well. Thinking about replacement now but don't want to spend too much. Would be Lenovo A10 better choice?

The_Conductor · 14-11-2015 08:31PM

projektzwoo wrote: »

The_Conductor what's alba's screen dpi? Can you compare it to Galaxy tab 2 10? I have tab2, but the screen is broken. Could replaced it myself but would end up paying round 70-100e for parts anyway because it needed new battery as well. Thinking about replacement now but don't want to spend too much. Would be Lenovo A10 better choice?

I don't know the dpi- but it is 100% definitely blocky in comparison to a Galaxy tab 2.

Its a budget tablet- with a budget screen- you are not comparing like with like.

Kenjataimu · 14-11-2015 09:00PM

PS4 500GB on the Irish Argos ebay site for 306.98 delivered (299.99+6.99 P&P)

4 left.

are you serious · 14-11-2015 09:38PM

Kenjataimu wrote: »

PS4 500GB on the Irish Argos ebay site for 306.98 delivered (299.99+6.99 P&P)

4 left.

Thats a saving of just about €50 on the same consol from the shop itself (to save anyone having t check)

witnessmenow · 14-11-2015 11:31PM

Hey guys,

Checkargos should be live again now.

It has the new store selection feature so should greatly reduce the load on Argos. I have some other ideas to reduce the load further that I will be working on shortly.

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was working on a new version of the site, well this is it! Sooner than I probably wanted to move to it, but there was no point adding the store selection to the old version.

Please let me know what you think of it or if you find any bugs!

The big difference is that it is no longer a single page app, meaning that browser will load pages as you click on a product etc.

Some new features are the:
List creator - add product ids and generate a list that you can share or bookmark. Useful for combination deals like a console coming with free games etc. Find the link in the Nav bar.
Link to Ebay site - I always found it kinda hard to find, so just added a link to it on the Nav bar up the top.

One thing to note, I have done some work on porting the clearance section across, but the clearance secitons are not on Argos' site at the moment so I can't test it, so I've removed the link for now. I'll add it back when they come back (feel free to remind me if you see they are back!)

As always, questions or suggests appreciated!

witnessmenow · 14-11-2015 11:33PM

are you serious wrote: »

Thats a saving of just about €50 on the same consol from the shop itself (to save anyone having t check)

I think the best value at the moment is the Call of duty bundle with the free copy of fallout for €379, even if you want just the console both games should get you €50 each in CEX

GaGa21 · 15-11-2015 03:40PM

Reserved the S6 yesterday, went to collect but wouldn't let me have it. Price gone back up. Unusual as Argos are usually good at giving items at reserve price. Ah well, I'll just have to wait until the next reduction.

witnessmenow · 15-11-2015 04:28PM

GaGa21 wrote: »

Reserved the S6 yesterday, went to collect but wouldn't let me have it. Price gone back up. Unusual as Argos are usually good at giving items at reserve price. Ah well, I'll just have to wait until the next reduction.

That's Odd, I got a drill yesterday that I reserved Friday that went up in price. They looked up the price on their comouter , at first they didn't see it but I showed them the email and they took another look and realised they hadn't pressed page down or something. She was saying that people are making faking printouts and chancing their arm!

GaGa21 · 15-11-2015 04:35PM

Well i knew the offer was for one day only but didn't realise that included collection too! My text said till Monday to collect. They said i was the 3rd one that day in store but all were refused. Should have asked to speak to manager maybe. Funnily enough, i don't think i recieved an email. Luckily I am still in 2 minds of upgrading my s4. Hoping for a better deal on Black Friday maybe....

Caovyn Lineah · 15-11-2015 04:54PM

GaGa21 wrote: »

Well i knew the offer was for one day only but didn't realise that included collection too! My text said till Monday to collect. They said i was the 3rd one that day in store but all were refused. Should have asked to speak to manager maybe. Funnily enough, i don't think i recieved an email. Luckily I am still in 2 minds of upgrading my s4. Hoping for a better deal on Black Friday maybe....

They are selling the s5 for €395

GaGa21 · 15-11-2015 05:34PM

Was raging I missed that one too!!! Any alerts about future deals welcome here.

GaGa21 · 15-11-2015 05:36PM

Caovyn Lineah wrote:

They are selling the s5 for â‚¬395

Nah.....think the S6 for 489 was a better deal.....for me anyway.

J.pilkington · 15-11-2015 06:27PM

S6 is in and around the 489 price on pixmania and other sites so wasn't an amazing price

GaGa21 · 15-11-2015 08:00PM

J.pilkington wrote:

S6 is in and around the 489 price on pixmania and other sites so wasn't an amazing price

I know, just the best I've seen in a bricks and mortar store.

dashcamdanny · 15-11-2015 08:10PM

Bought the little WORX palm sander.

Compared to the old one I have. Its a little animal.

Nearly cheaper than a new set of pads for my old one.

Dublinmuppet · 15-11-2015 09:29PM

GaGa21 wrote: »

Reserved the S6 yesterday, went to collect but wouldn't let me have it. Price gone back up. Unusual as Argos are usually good at giving items at reserve price. Ah well, I'll just have to wait until the next reduction.

I reserved one yesterday as well for one of the kids xmas present. Picked it up today and yesterday's price was honoured for me

GaGa21 · 15-11-2015 09:31PM

Dublinmuppet wrote:

I reserved one yesterday as well for one of the kids xmas present. Picked it up today and yesterday's price was honoured for me

Ah feck! Which store? Was there any issue at all?

alastair_doom · 15-11-2015 09:36PM

Wasn't sure how long CheckArgos would be down so I spent most of yesterday working on a chrome extension. Limited to checking stock in 2 stores, but shows the stock on the webpage without the need for any interaction.

Bit rough and not very well tested, but its up here if anyone wants to try it:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/argosie-automatic-stock-c/bjmonjlonbpfplgnbelanekconhcpgee

To select the stores to check:

go to the webpage: chrome://extensions/

Click "Options" to be brought to a list of all Argos stores in Ireland

Click the checkboxes of the 2 stores you would like to check

Click save.

Dublinmuppet · 15-11-2015 10:02PM

GaGa21 wrote: »

Ah feck! Which store? Was there any issue at all?

Picked it up in Swords. Wouldn't allow me to use the self service till and when I got to the registers the girl said it was 629 so showed her the email and the manager came over and adjusted the price. No argument or hassle

Doodlebug · 16-11-2015 09:42AM

alastair_doom wrote: »

Wasn't sure how long CheckArgos would be down so I spent most of yesterday working on a chrome extension. Limited to checking stock in 2 stores, but shows the stock on the webpage without the need for any interaction.

Bit rough and not very well tested, but its up here if anyone wants to try it:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/argosie-automatic-stock-c/bjmonjlonbpfplgnbelanekconhcpgee

To select the stores to check:

This is really great! Works fine and very quick for the couple of stores I am near. Nice one!
Of course I'll have to ask about further features...

Any chance of upping the limit to 3 stores if required (maybe as an additional option)?

Bawnmore · 16-11-2015 01:57PM

dashcamdanny wrote: »

Bought the little WORX palm sander.

Compared to the old one I have. Its a little animal.

Nearly cheaper than a new set of pads for my old one.

Reserved one yesterday - need to pick up yet - good to hear a good review.

Nemeses2050 · 16-11-2015 02:54PM

alastair_doom wrote: »

Wasn't sure how long CheckArgos would be down so I spent most of yesterday working on a chrome extension. Limited to checking stock in 2 stores, but shows the stock on the webpage without the need for any interaction.

Bit rough and not very well tested, but its up here if anyone wants to try it:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/argosie-automatic-stock-c/bjmonjlonbpfplgnbelanekconhcpgee

To select the stores to check:

Great work mate....big thanks to you and Witnessmenow.

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