Don't think you can just go into Currys and walk out with what you want...They don't stock bugger all! My Son and wife went in today to buy a fridge...after my wife and I decided yesterday which one we wanted...the salesman said yesterday that they stocked most of them! Today, they went in to make the purchase and were told they didn't stock that one(although it was on display)..So we had a 2nd choice, but they didn't stock that one either...Then going to a third choice with no expectations...correct, they didn't stock that one either..So she then gave them another 3 choices....well i'm buggered, they did not stock any of them! She then asked if she could purchase one from their display, as thats all they seem to have in stock, and they refused saying if they did that customers could not see what to buy..you can't bloody buy anyway...they don't stock it!..She then went to Basinstoke branch and almost the same happened there although we did end up with one..albeit not the one we wanted..but what a pathetic situation they are in...obviously feeling the pinch.....!
You are absolutely right - they are total rubbish in every way !! I think it's a shame Comet have gone from the A4, they were far better.
On the subject of rubbish - Tesco is getting worse too. I waited at their "Direct" desk for ten minutes last week and no-one put in an appearance despite customer services putting out a call for someone. I was going to spend £150, but in the end I walked, and went to Argos. I did make a point of handing my order slip to a Manager, highlighting their lost sale before I left - doubt they give a toss though !
I wasn't actually suggesting that Dodgy booked or bought on line, what I was pointing out was that by using the (Curry's) system it would have told him if the object was in stock or not before he left home. In the same way as J.R.Hartley rang round looking for a book on fly fishing. Dodgy, ("that's not how I do business") obviously preferes to run around hoping it's in stock at the same moment he turns up.
However, to the wider point, Greenham Common is absolutely right, the big corporate stores will eventually become just showrooms, indeed, most of them have already become exactly that.
I wasn't actually suggesting that Dodgy booked or bought on line, what I was pointing out was that by using the (Curry's) system it would have told him if the object was in stock or not before he left home. In the same way as J.R.Hartley rang round looking for a book on fly fishing. Dodgy, ("that's not how I do business") obviously preferes to run around hoping it's in stock at the same moment he turns up.
However, to the wider point, Greenham Common is absolutely right, the big corporate stores will eventually become just showrooms, indeed, most of them have already become exactly that.
Threep.
If it's advertised for sale...it should be for sale! not to order...of course I expect you disagree!
The real worry about a lot of these showroom shops is that they mainly want payment up front before the item you have ordered is available for collection/delivery. Now, we're safe with Argos or John Lewis or Curry's you might say. In the same way that for instance the shoppers in MFI were safe and a host of furniture sellers that have gone nails up in the past leaving many of their customer's out of pocket were safe. The continued failure of some shops to deliver and sometimes, just on time, has and will be a nightmare as the financial situation continues, especially if there is a rise in interest rates. I know the credit card companies can provide some protection, but it is a minefield out there.
You didn't know that until you got onsite. Either using the phone or the internet to start with would have saved you looking quite so silly.
Threep.
Don't you ever go shopping? I spose you sit on your PC for a few hours checking to see if Tesco have the Smoked salmon you like or if they have the Diet ginger beer on offer..Blimey that's exactly what everyone is trying to stop their kids doing....Get outside and climb a bloody tree for god sake.
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