MSE News: Comet launches trial white goods scrappage scheme 11 September 2009 at 12:39PM in It's gone, but was it any good? 22 replies 4.2K views

Former_MSE_Guy

This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story:

"Electrical firm Comet will give you 20% off a new appliance for trading in your old white goods by the end of Monday ..."

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Comet launches trial white goods scrappage scheme

PasturesNew

Not much good if you don't own any already. Another firm doing their usual Sale but cashing in on the word scrappage.

Really .... is it SO quiet in MSE Towers that you have to invent "news"?

bubblegumcola

If Comet were serious about this they would make this a permanent arrangement all year round not just for a couple of days. Your right PasturesNew, its just a weekend sale!!!

Mrs_Boo_Boo

Good scheme if you are looking for a new appliance.Just my luck, had to buy a new cooker last week!
I know this sounds envionmentally good but surely chucking the old appliance in landfill is not?

BenL

We are thinking about an undercounter freezer, 4 on the comet website for the scrappage scheme. Starting from £379 - £549.


eeerrrmmmm maybe not. I'd rather buy 2 Beko ones from tesco direct over the period thanks

warehouse

Purchased an electric cooker last weekend. Comet wanted £15 to remove my old cooker. What happened in a week?

Anyway, found the one we liked at Comet, purchased it elsewhere online afterwards and saved more than 20% anyway.

Loonytoons

Got all excited then as comet is the cheapest place for the fridgefreezer we want and an extra 20% off would be great, shame it only applies to bosch, siemens and neff :mad:

calash

Loonytoons wrote: »

Got all excited then as comet is the cheapest place for the fridgefreezer we want and an extra 20% off would be great, shame it only applies to bosch, siemens and neff :mad:

Thought the same!!!!

A_fiend_for_life

If you are buying a new appliance it would make sense to trade or exchange your current (better?) appliance with someone who needs a more energy efficient one and provide the even older and less energy efficient model for exchange.

A_fiend_for_life

warehouse wrote: »

Purchased an electric cooker last weekend. Comet wanted £15 to remove my old cooker. What happened in a week?

Anyway, found the one we liked at Comet, purchased it elsewhere online afterwards and saved more than 20% anyway.

This sounds dodgy. As I understand it retailers are obliged to take back WEEE free of charge.

http://www.weeedirectory.com/WEEEArticles/ConsumersandtheWEEEDirective/tabid/61/Default.aspx

Ah well they lost a sale.

The_Governor

If they were serious about the environmental issue they would do it permanently, or at least for a good few months, time limiting it to Monday is a shameless (shameful?) cash-in by Comet, which really shouldn't surprise anyone considering the quality of the organisation.

God, I'm feeling particularly ascerbic today...