TV scrappage scheme

seaskye

Hi, I'm a newbie to this so apologies if this thread is in the wrong place.

I just wanted to check out the Sony TV scrappage scheme to see what Martin thinks about it, but I can't find any reference to it on the site - am I looking in the wrong place?

I read in the paper that Sony are giving upto £150 for old TVs when you buy a new more energy efficient model. We are looking to upgrade our TV, but would rather have advice about this scheme from Martin first.

Thanks for any help you can give with this,
Seaskye

donnac2558

I have seen the ads for this on TV. But its only Sony doing it so far it seems. Also I bet it will be the most expensive models they want you to buy. On one of the other boards here someone said the car one only applied to cars over £8,0000 to buy.

PsiDOC

nah AliceCooper has it wrong. Out the window with it!
It's the only way I tell you!
Remember.. Back straight and lift with the knees!

Psi

Inactive

It is pure Sony gimmick.

Sales tactics, that's all.

Add £150 to the price of Sony TV, give punter £150 for old TV = one sale at full retail price for Sony.

Ypaymore

"Cynics will suspect that any discount Sony off through the scheme will be clawed back through higher prices. It has been seen (as described by our columnists Lucy Farndon) that car manufacturers have raised the prices of some cars to offset the discount they offer through the £2,000 car scrappage scheme. Our advice is, as ever, to shop around. Go online to compare prices from multiple retailers, factor in any discounts that may be on offer, and make your choice. Or perhaps you could decide you don't need a new TV at all "


http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/bargains-and-rip-offs/article.html?in_article_id=489841&in_page_id=5

roddydogs

Panasonic are also doing a similar scheme.......its genuine but you wont of course get that plus an "online" price

alared

Now the car manufacturers have got away with increasing prices and hiding behind the scappage scheme,TV manufacturers are now getting on the bandwagon.
I can see this developing into a growing trend for quite a lot of goods and gullible buyers.

For once I have to agree with Inactive who posted:

"Add £150 to the price of Sony TV, give punter £150 for old TV = one sale at full retail price for Sony"

Haven`t the likes of DFS been doing this for years.
Buy a sofa for £400,triple it to £1200,have a "sale must end Sunday" (it never does though)
Give double discount or whatever and end up with a price of £600.

Scrap your old sofa and we`ll give you £100 will be the lastest gimmick.

roddydogs

The Panasonic scheme IS genuine.......as only certain models are covered.

alared

It`s that genuine they`re keeping it secret,not a mention of it on their site.

http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Home/203546/index.html

tfspark

Does the Sony scrappage scheme apply where ever you buy it from or only Sony Centres?

If it's only from one of their centres then I guess you could shop around and get the same set for more than £150 cheaper. Especially if you buy online.

alared

http://www.sony.co.uk/hub/rockers

All the Sony scrap offers, as thrown out of a hotel window by Alice Cooper.