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Are Retailers really doing as bad as they say - I think not!

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  • lesley1960
    lesley1960 Posts: 976 Forumite
    Surely the fact that they arent/ cant give discounts or offer freebies shows how tough it is out there ?

    This whole ''freebie'' thing is farce anyway , Its not free ,the cost will have been built into the price anyway.
  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 5,547 Forumite
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    My point is that if the bricks and mortar retailer is going to charge more then they should provide something for it - such as the ability to take the item immediately. A bit of customer service wouldn't go amiss either. If they had offered those things they could have made a sale yesterday but they didn't.

    As I mentioned, I was prepared to pay more if I could take the item immediately so I didn't have to wait in for a delivery.

    In the end there was zero incentive to buy from them but they wonder why sales are flagging.
  • Tozer
    Tozer Posts: 3,518 Forumite
    thescouselander wrote: »

    In the end there was zero incentive to buy from them but they wonder why sales are flagging.

    I suspect if they read or watch the news, they know exactly why sales are flagging!
  • Brooker_Dave
    Brooker_Dave Posts: 5,196 Forumite
    d.edna wrote: »
    Personally I think its cheeky moaning that you didn't get any "freebies"

    Is he not a scouser?

    Alright! Alright!, Calm down! Calm down!
    "Love you Dave Brooker! x"

    "i sent a letter headded sales of god act 1979"
  • AllSeeingEye_2
    AllSeeingEye_2 Posts: 18 Forumite
    Brooker_Dave wrote: »
    Alright! Alright!, Calm down! Calm down!

    Now I don't believe you wanted to post that.
  • hollydays
    hollydays Posts: 19,812 Forumite
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    I tried to haggle in Poundland,but they wouldn't play ball..how rude..
  • PopeSock
    PopeSock Posts: 552 Forumite
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    You could take your pound and buy woolworths with it. They then might offer you employee discount.
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,652 Forumite
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    greektony wrote: »
    I'd put money on the DSG group being next on the block. They are only good for seeing an item in the flesh before I go and order it online.

    id have to disagree with you, DSG are a big company and are going to be around for some time
  • Blacksheep1979
    Blacksheep1979 Posts: 4,224 Forumite
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    DCFC79 wrote: »
    id have to disagree with you, DSG are a big company and are going to be around for some time

    Like Woolworths, MFI, Lehman brothers and (almost) Citigroup?
  • panavia
    panavia Posts: 112 Forumite
    d.edna wrote: »
    Wouldn't he have stolen the TV instead of buying it?

    What an idiotic thing to say!!!
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