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mightymole
mightymole Posts: 589 Forumite
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i found a dvd i wanted for a few weeks online at hmv costing £5.49 i went to the hmv store and the price was £7.

i asked the assistant maneger if he coud match the online price but he replied no because the online side was based in jersey(no tax) (like tesco jersey online)

so needless to say i just ordered online.

my advice is during sales is compare the online price with instore price as sometimes online price can be cheaper than instore
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  • whatsup7
    whatsup7 Posts: 136 Forumite
    Think you`ll find that is 99% off the time .
  • babyx1uk3
    babyx1uk3 Posts: 1,989 Forumite
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    I had this with a next order this morning with a pair of jeans i ordered luckily i ordered online as they were more instore, seems silly but yes i agree def better to check before you head out to the shops what the price is online
  • twistedbargainhunter
    twistedbargainhunter Posts: 85 Forumite
    mightymole wrote: »
    i found a dvd i wanted for a few weeks online at hmv costing £5.49 i went to the hmv store and the price was £7.

    i asked the assistant maneger if he coud match the online price but he replied no because the online side was based in jersey(no tax) (like tesco jersey online)

    so needless to say i just ordered online.

    my advice is during sales is compare the online price with instore price as sometimes online price can be cheaper than instore


    And in other news you can now buy sliced bread.
  • Sid_Harper
    Sid_Harper Posts: 1,891 Forumite
    :lol:

    Do remember though that with PCworld and some other places, you can go online and reserve to pick up instore at the online price
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  • LB1985
    LB1985 Posts: 427 Forumite
    What's a bit annoying is when, like I have, you've got gift vouchers to use (HMV) - you've got to go to the shop when the website is often quite a bit cheaper. Oh well! :(
  • dreamlife99
    dreamlife99 Posts: 270 Forumite
    twistedbargainhunter wrote: »
    And in other news you can now buy sliced bread.

    is it cheaper if u buy online?;)
  • Sid_Harper
    Sid_Harper Posts: 1,891 Forumite
    only with a voucher.
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  • Dizzie77
    Dizzie77 Posts: 2,206 Forumite
    Anyone got a discount voucher for the sliced bread?
    :p
    Why does nobody say Thank You anymore??:mad:
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  • Sid_Harper
    Sid_Harper Posts: 1,891 Forumite
    enter LESSDOUGH at the checkout... oops. "My bad" as they say in the US - not allowed to post codes here.
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  • princessmoneysaver
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    I bought Toy Story 1 & 2 - 4DVD set for £8.99 online, instore today it was £22.00 which is more than double the price. I know a lot of the time it's cheaper online but surely it shouldn't be that big a difference???
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