Brighthouse - only option?

dmg24

ILW wrote: »

I think they are designed for looking at, not taking out with you.

I always wondered why my CRT Carry Bag idea (complete with pocket for remote) never caught on!

ILW

dmg24 wrote: »

I always wondered why my CRT Carry Bag idea (complete with pocket for remote) never caught on!

I was going to fit one in the car, but the 300 mile mains lead made it economically unviable.

iolanthe07

Having just struggled down to the council recycling plant with a large CVT , I repeat: They are bloody heavy to lug around.

TMoose

iolanthe07 wrote: »

Having just struggled down to the council recycling plant with a large CVT , I repeat: They are bloody heavy to lug around.

Why did you do that? You could have donated it to the OP

bobothebear

Lets be honest how often do you move a CRT?

Once to get it in the house
Once every few years if you happen to move
and once again to chuck it when it dies!

Not exactly a convincing reason to not get one,considering for the past 50 years its what everyone had.

underlay_guru

If you can't afford the latest and greatest, buy a cheaper one,
If you want the latest and greatest, save up for it.


Businesses such as Bright House or Buy As You View coin it in from dummies who want all the latest and greatest gadgets, but without the expense. These businesses know they can get away with the ridiculous interest rates and silly T&C's, because their stereotypical clientelle are so desperate to get their hands on the goods, they don't care. (With the greatest respect, I am sure the OP is certainly NOT a dummy!) In the trade it is known as the "Never-Never": When the payments are nearing completion, the bandits will simply flog another telly to them by convincing them their current one is 'out of fashion' locking them for another X years. The 'want' completely overtakes the 'need'.

In my opinion, spend within your means. Buy a cheaper telly. If you want a better one: save up for it. Don't get sucked into ultra-high APR rates just so you can impress the neighbours! A half-decent TV can be cheaper than you think.

housebuyer_abc

PNPSUKNET wrote: »

anything that says no credit check= rip off

Not quite true, paying cash has no credit check and it's rarely a rip off

Burlesque_Babe

When my OH dropped my (CRT) telly on the floor :rolleyes: whilst decorating, I replaced it with a CRT from ebay from a local seller. Only a couple of years old, they had upgraded to a huge LCD one they probably should have been sat in the back garden to watch to get the best viewing angle.

£2.31 ...............and then reduced to £1.69 after cashback with Quidco

And there was me willing to go to £40 for one! :rotfl:

WEEGIE

In one sentence, avoid Brighthouse like the plague.

by the time you have paid off your telly, it will be time to buy another one, also, and more importantly. it is not very MSE.:D

underlay_guru

housebuyer_abc wrote: »

Not quite true, paying cash has no credit check and it's rarely a rip off

The poster obviously meant anywhere that offers instant credit terms without a check.

....smartypants