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Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself - A. H. Weiler
Bung: $599 is Bond&Bond and Noel leeming's current web price for a 120GB PS3 on its own. They show 250GB + GOW bundle at $729. Noel Leeming do the bundle at $699.
Anyway - a week later someone I knew had bought something off B&B and they got emailed a flyer that said B&B were having a cost +10% day - just print and bring in the flyer - if you dont bring it with you no special deal. So I bowled into the shop with the flyer only to find them handing them out at the door. I went to the counter and said whats your deal on the G10 Panny? After mucking about on his computer for a while the guy said $3700. I said "are you sure? - thats cost + 10%?" More mucking about on the computer - "yep thats the special price - best deal we can do". I mentioned it had been going a week earlier for $3200 and the guy said "You should have come in then".
robjg63: I said "I''ll shop be shopping around then" to which he said "If you get a better offer come back and we will match it". Yeah right!
Behodar:Bung: $599 is Bond&Bond and Noel leeming's current web price for a 120GB PS3 on its own. They show 250GB + GOW bundle at $729. Noel Leeming do the bundle at $699.
That's interesting; look at the prices listed on the official site.
bazzer: What the hell kind of "official site" is that?!
Lupins: Sorry but I totally disagree. It's up to stores to ensure that their staff are aware of promotions, know how to work the systems, and provide at least adequate customer service. No customer should have to chase-up any special price, offer, or anything else.
Anyway, it's not like we're talking a one day, super special, only found in some secret place special here, it was a nationally advertised/distributed flyer that lasted for over a week, and I went in on the final days of it. Not like I caught them by surprise.
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bazzer:Behodar:Bung: $599 is Bond&Bond and Noel leeming's current web price for a 120GB PS3 on its own. They show 250GB + GOW bundle at $729. Noel Leeming do the bundle at $699.
That's interesting; look at the prices listed on the official site.
What the hell kind of "official site" is that?!
Behodar:bazzer: What the hell kind of "official site" is that?!
Can you please clarify? Are you commenting on its appearance or do you think that it's not official? I started at www.playstation.com and eventually ended up on that page (links from http://nz.playstation.com/ps3/).
Behodar: Nope, I didn't design it :) And yes, it looks horrendous!
MikeyPI: 2) Mistakes vs incompetence is a close one. If the mistake is the a third party fair enough, or a massive typo, $1.00 instead of $100, maybe but this sounded like bait.
I got my Elite 360 from DSE for $499 about a year ago as the had the signs instore for the bundle for $499, but the tv ad said $599. The manager tried to claim is wasnt right and they werent offering that, but I simply said I want that deal being advertised, took him round the shop to show him. (took a photo as well and claimed false advertising) he put on the meanest grumpy face and sold it to me. Next day; price instore was $599!
Bung:MikeyPI: 2) Mistakes vs incompetence is a close one. If the mistake is the a third party fair enough, or a massive typo, $1.00 instead of $100, maybe but this sounded like bait.
I got my Elite 360 from DSE for $499 about a year ago as the had the signs instore for the bundle for $499, but the tv ad said $599. The manager tried to claim is wasnt right and they werent offering that, but I simply said I want that deal being advertised, took him round the shop to show him. (took a photo as well and claimed false advertising) he put on the meanest grumpy face and sold it to me. Next day; price instore was $599!
The Bond&Bond one looked like someone used the basic console price instead of the correct one. Surely they've had enough experience of the FTA to be more subtle eg great price but "limited to 100 units NZ wide".
Just because you put the DSE manager on the spot and he backed down doesn't mean he couldn't have stuck to his position that there was a mistake.
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