MSE News Story: Argos sale adds to shoppers' bargain bonanza

Former_MSE_Rose

This thread is to discuss the following news story:

Argos sale adds to shoppers' bargain bonanza

Syman

i have looked through some of the things on offer and there are a few bargains to be had.
however i often wonder about the original selling prices listed during sales.

bluenose66

Saw a TV in their sale today went to the shop to buy it and found out that it's home delivery only?

Why advertise the TV at £399.99 when you have to add another £5.80 so it really costs £405.79.

mineallmine

Sorry MSE but when I read this news story - it felt more like a press release from Argos. So:-

- what about always reminding people to shop around? Yes it may be on sale at Argos but is anywhere else doing a deal on say a warranty or cashback? This would have helped balance the article with a short mention about this.

- like someone else added above, a bargain is only a bargain if its "existing" sale price is a bargain price. Comparison to before/after (percentages or otherwise) can be meaningless and just sales hype. Again this would have made the article less hype and with a bit more bite.

Ok it did say at the end, that you may not be able to get all the bargains (always the case with Argos). So I relinquish that Argos would not have said that!

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