Argos RIP thread

flangemeistro · 30-11-2017 10:21am

Hey guys, will anyone in the Tralee area do me a solid and Collect a Zoomer Chimp for me before close of business tomorrow.

It's all my small one wants for Christmas and I just drove to all my three local Argos in Cork and they're all sold out so this was the nearest I could reserve.

If all comes to all I'll drive.

I'll transfer the money via PayPal or revolut immediately for the item and p&p or parcel motel.

I know it's a long shot but it's worth a try.

Thanks.

Ryath · 30-11-2017 10:30am

Panasonic Breadmaker
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4009186.htm?_$ja=tsid%3A30390%7Cprd%3A7708057

Seems pretty decent price. ~€125 on amazon but you have to use parcel motel.
Tempted, used to use an aldi one a good bit but the paddles for it went awol.

honda boi · 30-11-2017 10:39am

https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6992930.htm
What ya think of this lads?

iwillhtfu · 30-11-2017 10:58am

flangemeistro wrote: »

Hey guys, will anyone in the Tralee area do me a solid and Collect a Zoomer Chimp for me before close of business tomorrow.

It's all my small one wants for Christmas and I just drove to all my three local Argos in Cork and they're all sold out so this was the nearest I could reserve.

If all comes to all I'll drive.

I'll transfer the money via PayPal or revolut immediately for the item and p&p or parcel motel.

I know it's a long shot but it's worth a try.

Thanks.

If you've no offers by this afternoon I might be able to help you out. What part of the world are you in?

utyh2ikcq9z76b · 30-11-2017 11:12am

honda boi wrote: »

https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6992930.htm
What ya think of this lads?

They had an LG 49inch for €369 yesterday + your tenner voucher, that was a steal

flangemeistro · 30-11-2017 11:20am

iwillhtfu wrote: »

If you've no offers by this afternoon I might be able to help you out. What part of the world are you in?

I'd really appreciate that thanks. I'm in Cobh in Cork. Willing to travel obviously.

4oyo · 30-11-2017 1:02pm

The only watch Argos delivered today was a refund.....

xabi · 30-11-2017 2:31pm

honda boi wrote: »

https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6992930.htm
What ya think of this lads?

Can’t reserve even though it says available to order for pickup

iwillhtfu · 30-11-2017 2:47pm

flangemeistro wrote: »

I'd really appreciate that thanks. I'm in Cobh in Cork. Willing to travel obviously.

PM sent.

Sgt Pepper 64 · 30-11-2017 4:48pm

flangemeistro wrote: »

Hey guys, will anyone in the Tralee area do me a solid and Collect a Zoomer Chimp for me before close of business tomorrow.

It's all my small one wants for Christmas and I just drove to all my three local Argos in Cork and they're all sold out so this was the nearest I could reserve.

If all comes to all I'll drive.

I'll transfer the money via PayPal or revolut immediately for the item and p&p or parcel motel.

I know it's a long shot but it's worth a try.

Thanks.

my 10 cent worth, as someone who has bought the zoomer dog, cat and monkey, they really are a big waste of money, and even if they work (long periods of just sitting blinking) this held my kids attention for about 2 days and then got forgotten about.

probably just about worth the chance at that price

cefh17 · 30-11-2017 7:08pm

Did anyone get their refund yet for the watch? Not talking to ye that didn't get the cancellation text and are of course getting their watches

flangemeistro · 30-11-2017 7:15pm

iwillhtfu wrote: »

PM sent.

Guys I just want to say a massive thank you to iwillhtfu for going above and beyond today in the true spirit of bargain alerts.

He collected the Zoomer Chimp for me in Tralee for no other reason but to help someone out and make a child happy this Christmas.

That's his good deed done for this Christmas and I hope he has all the luck in the world for it because he deserves it for being such a nice guy.

Thanks again mate, if you ever need anything don't hesitate to ask.

Merry Christmas.

The_Conductor · 30-11-2017 7:30pm

cefh17 wrote: »

Did anyone get their refund yet for the watch? Not talking to ye that didn't get the cancellation text and are of course getting their watches

Refund hit my credit card in the last 15 minutes.
No correspondence whatsoever from Argos relating to the order- other than the initial confirmation e-mail.........

iwillhtfu · 30-11-2017 7:31pm

Not a bother mate I've had my fair share of luck. I'm only balancing the karma scales.

Happy to help out and sure what's a community without a bit of spirit.

Bazzy · 30-11-2017 9:08pm

The_Conductor wrote: »

Refund hit my credit card in the last 15 minutes.
No correspondence whatsoever from Argos relating to the order- other than the initial confirmation e-mail.........

I had it with an oven during the year theyre terms and conditions state they'll try contact you if they cant get you they deem it cancelled

Cruel world

hearsay · 01-12-2017 1:24am

Chloe Bewildered Packer wrote: »

They had an LG 49inch for €369 yesterday + your tenner voucher, that was a steal

got a refrence for this mate?

utyh2ikcq9z76b · 01-12-2017 2:24am

hearsay wrote: »

got a refrence for this mate?

Gone up to 400 now http://checkargos.com/product/6989417

OmegaGene · 01-12-2017 9:36am

Chloe Bewildered Packer wrote: »

Gone up to 400 now http://checkargos.com/product/6989417

Not a great buy
No 4k on it

Mantis Toboggan · 01-12-2017 9:53am

Are any of the TV providers selling 4k content apart from Netflix?

Chattymummy · 01-12-2017 9:56am

OmegaGene wrote: »

Zoomer chimp on adverts now for €110
Didn’t take long

Saw that, some one put them straight though in comments haha.. Checky deckers though..

OmegaGene · 01-12-2017 10:09am

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Are any of the TV providers selling 4k content apart from Netflix?

4k/hdr is the way forward and the TVs start very cheap
Currently I’m
Streaming 4k on Netflix
Streaming 4k on Plex
Using 4k for Xbox one x
BBC iPlayer is going hdr

OmegaGene · 01-12-2017 10:10am

Chattymummy wrote: »

Saw that, some one put them straight though in comments haha.. Checky deckers though..

€110 is taking the p*** really

Mantis Toboggan · 01-12-2017 10:15am

OmegaGene wrote: »

4k/hdr is the way forward and the TVs start very cheap
Currently I’m
Streaming 4k on Netflix
Streaming 4k on Plex
Using 4k for Xbox one x
BBC iPlayer is going hdr

Are sky/virgin or Eir offering any 4k content?

dulpit · 01-12-2017 10:18am

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Are sky/virgin or Eir offering any 4k content?

Sky Q UHD stuff? BT Sports have a 4K channel too I think..

Re. smartwatch, refunds came to my account yesterday. It was first time I have ordered an online product from Argos, was surprised that there is no obvious way to track orders online...

OmegaGene · 01-12-2017 10:21am

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Are sky/virgin or Eir offering any 4k content?

Not sure, I cut sky off over a year ago, much cheaper streaming everything these days, got myself a shield box thanks to bargain alerts
49” lg hdr/4k is around €530 in last time I looked

OmegaGene · 01-12-2017 10:25am

https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6992930/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780832%7CTelevisions%7C14419667.htm

Chattymummy · 01-12-2017 10:57am

OmegaGene wrote: »

€110 is taking the p*** really

Complete greed, obvious they got it for 33 yoyo, but they are sticking to full price according to comments.. Fair enough, trying to make a few extra Bob outta something but the price suggests greed to me...

xabi · 01-12-2017 11:29am

OmegaGene wrote: »

https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6992930/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780832%7CTelevisions%7C14419667.htm

Just reserved it, was giving errors yesterday

honda boi · 01-12-2017 11:41am

xabi wrote: »

Just reserved it, was giving errors yesterday

Reserved meself.
Cheapest price around for a 55inch

OmegaGene · 01-12-2017 11:47am

great tv, i paid 650 for the 49 inch recently
lg smart function is great, i have mine set for uk so bbc itv channel 5 players all working away on it
i had samsung before and thats terrible in comparison

Quintis · 01-12-2017 12:19pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

great tv, i paid 650 for the 49 inch recently
lg smart function is great, i have mine set for uk so bbc itv channel 5 players all working away on it
i had samsung before and thats terrible in comparison

Did that work for you, when I set mine to Uk I can access the BBC, ITV apps etc, just get a generic error when I tried to play anything?

Basq · 01-12-2017 12:29pm

^ I'd assume you need a VPN set up for those services.

UsedToWait · 01-12-2017 2:25pm

Basq wrote: »

^ I'd assume you need a VPN set up for those services.

A DNS service, such as getflix (there's a BA thread) works either.

OmegaGene · 01-12-2017 2:59pm

Quintis wrote: »

Did that work for you, when I set mine to Uk I can access the BBC, ITV apps etc, just get a generic error when I tried to play anything?

i joined getflix

muffler · 01-12-2017 4:07pm

UsedToWait wrote: »

A DNS service, such as getflix (there's a BA thread) works either.

Does one account with them cover all devices in the home?

Mickeroo · 01-12-2017 4:09pm

muffler wrote: »

Does one account with them cover all devices in the home?

It does, yes.

The_Conductor · 01-12-2017 4:45pm

muffler wrote: »

Does one account with them cover all devices in the home?

Can do- I have it programmed into my router for example- so I don't need to individually configure devices.........

OmegaGene · 01-12-2017 5:17pm

The_Conductor wrote: »

Can do- I have it programmed into my router for example- so I don't need to individually configure devices.........

same here, takes a minute to do

xabi · 01-12-2017 6:20pm

What if you want to watch Irish content thats blocked in the UK

OmegaGene · 01-12-2017 6:22pm

xabi wrote: »

What if you want to watch Irish content thats blocked in the UK

you can do that also

The_Conductor · 01-12-2017 6:24pm

xabi wrote: »

What if you want to watch Irish content thats blocked in the UK

Hop into the admin settings on the router and switch the default dns.
30 seconds max.

OmegaGene · 01-12-2017 6:29pm

The_Conductor wrote: »

Hop into the admin settings on the router and switch the default dns.
30 seconds max.

getflix smart dns allows me dublin and london settings so no need to do anything for me

MoodeRator · 01-12-2017 7:31pm

honda boi wrote: »

https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6992930/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780832%7CTelevisions%7C14419667.htm
Seems like a bargain to me.
55 inch lg.
Same model 49inch is dearer.

Stunning TV, that dropped 250euro overnight!

The_Conductor · 02-12-2017 11:05am

honda boi wrote: »

https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6992930/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780832%7CTelevisions%7C14419667.htm
Seems like a bargain to me.
55 inch lg.
Same model 49inch is dearer.

Anyone know- can this handle an analogue signal (e.g. the 17 analogue channels NTL still have on their feeds)- along with a digital signal- or do you need some sort of an adaptor/converter to tune in the analogue channels?

IvoryTower · 02-12-2017 11:36am

MoodeRator wrote: »

Stunning TV, that dropped 250euro overnight!

I tried to reserve this, and i wasnt really paying attention but i got an email to say thank you for the reservation, but, there no number? Does that mean it didnt go through?

The_Conductor · 02-12-2017 11:40am

IvoryTower wrote: »

I tried to reserve this, and i wasnt really paying attention but i got an email to say thank you for the reservation, but, there no number? Does that mean it didnt go through?

Correct.

DubDJ · 02-12-2017 11:53am

The_Conductor wrote: »

Anyone know- can this handle an analogue signal (e.g. the 17 analogue channels NTL still have on their feeds)- along with a digital signal- or do you need some sort of an adaptor/converter to tune in the analogue channels?

I have a similar LG model to this, two in the house actually and both are slightly different models. Both have a connection on the back that can be used with the old Analouge channels as well as the Saorview. They also have a separate satellite connector too so you can add a satellite dish to it at the same time.

I have both a satellite dish and the analouge pipe connected at the moment. You can switch between the different modes. However you if you want to watch Saorview you’ll need to switch the cable in the back as you can only have that or analogue running at the same time.

xabi · 02-12-2017 3:49pm

What satellite channels do I get if I plug the dish into it? Is it the UK free to air stuff or is there an Irish equivalent?

The_Conductor · 02-12-2017 4:13pm

xabi wrote: »

What satellite channels do I get if I plug the dish into it? Is it the UK free to air stuff or is there an Irish equivalent?

UK Freesat channels (reasonable complement of up to 200 TV and radio stations- including all the BBC and ITV channels etc).

Lizardlegz · 03-12-2017 8:15pm

Does anyone know if there is an Argos 3 for 2 on toys before Xmas?

Argos RIP thread

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