Has anyone else done this?....

Felicity

Just a note to say this can backfire and here is my example:-

I was a bridesmaid for my friend and we had my dress sorted out! Then I went into the same shop and saw it at half price so decided to take it back and repurchase it to save my friend £100!

That was the only reason I went into town that day and upon leaving the carpark I scraped my car (really stupid, tight car park!). My beautiful brand spanking new shiny car, damage was over £400 and I couldn't claim on my insurance as it is already really high and I don't want to bump it up anymore!f

Friend UP £100 :T
Me DOWN £400 :mad:

David_B_2

Call me old fashioned but NO i have NOT bought 3 suitcases when I only wanted one!!

hilary1

I think Barclaycard might still run the 'if you find it cheaper in 30 days we will refund the difference'

Brill if you buy something then it gets reduced in the sales.

Double check if I am right though and this is still on offer as Barclaycard seem to cancel all their good offers (like extended guarantees) just when you want them.

lynn44

yes I do it all the time I am x M & S employee and they are not allowed to re sell you the reduced item....

choccyface2006

Thanks all, good to know I'm not alone!

choccyface2006

moneypennyless wrote:

I wish I could do this with flights I have payed for only a week ago, for my hols in august, to find they are £100 cheaper a week later after booking!! Not a happy bunny, and I wont get my money back if I cancel. I hunted for the cheapest flights, found them with Ryanair, when I came to book they had increased £100, and a week later back down £100, Im blazing, that couldave been couple days spends in spain BooHoo!!

I sympathise, I did a simliar thing with my holiday booking this year, my OH and I booked to a package holiday, but we couldn't have a hotel room that could accomodate all of us (2 adults, 4 children) so we booked two triple rooms on the same booking, there was a special offer of a £100 saving per booking so we should have done it over two bookings and saved a further £100. Grrrrr! (got two free child places though)

Sarah

moneypennyless

choccyface2006 wrote:

I sympathise, I did a simliar thing with my holiday booking this year, my OH and I booked to a package holiday, but we couldn't have a hotel room that could accomodate all of us (2 adults, 4 children) so we booked two triple rooms on the same booking, there was a special offer of a £100 saving per booking so we should have done it over two bookings and saved a further £100. Grrrrr! (got two free child places though)

Sarah

Its bloody frustrating isnt it!! Sods law I think its known as, but hey, we live and learn and at least we are going on our hols. Have a lovely time whenevr you go x

hellofreebies

this works extremley well with toys at xmas.....i pay the pre xmas prices for brand name toys so dd gets to open them xmas day....then i re-purchase duplicate items in the january sales and return the them with the pre xmas reciepts....the savings made would then go in her account for the future....ie. i bought amazing amanda for £65 pre xmas, it was reduced down to £35 after xmas....

dazco

hellofreebies wrote:

this works extremley well with toys at xmas.....i pay the pre xmas prices for brand name toys so dd gets to open them xmas day....then i re-purchase duplicate items in the january sales and return the them with the pre xmas reciepts....the savings made would then go in her account for the future....ie. i bought amazing amanda for £65 pre xmas, it was reduced down to £35 after xmas....

Now that, my friend, IS a top tip. Thanks

tranmererovers

You do have to be careful with this as some stores will mark products once they are reduced with indelible ink on the packaging / red dot (Next use the red dot on the label of reduced clothes) / highlighter pen over the barcode (early learning outlet) so you would be queried if you took the 'reduced' item back with the full price receipt