Argos nintendo dsi in black £79.99!

Ironside

Flange wrote: »

I have just contacted trading standards. They did say the loss of bargain, only applies if I could have also bought from another shop at the same price.

I'm suprised at this lack of knowledge by Trading Standards.

But there again nothing much suprises me anymore.

IMHO I would say keep it simple and do not be sidetracked by seeking alternative remedies at this stage.

You want Argos to honour the contract for the black nintendo Dsi lite for £79.99 (plus delivery).

If you start pursuing damages for "loss of bargain" at this stage, you are saying something along the lines of " Look Argos, because you breached our contract, I have had to go to X store and pay £149.99 for the black nintendo DSi Lite. This is £70 more, and I therefore want £70 off you"

Keep it simple and good luck.

aliasojo

Ironside wrote: »

I'm suprised at this lack of knowledge by Trading Standards

I suspect it's more a case of misunderstanding than anything else. Sometimes 'could' and 'couldn't' aren't all that distinct over a phone line. Perhaps it's just a simple misheard comment.

Although that said, it wont be the first time I've been misinformed by someone who was supposed to be in the know. :rolleyes:

Cheshire_Carper

See Ironside's comment above. Ignore loss of bargain, concentrate on enforcing the contract.

rosatoso_2

Trading Standards (Consumer Direct) told me yesterday that Loss of Bargain could be incorporated into the equation. However they have said that primarily it is a Breach of Contract - so I'm just going to concentrate on that initially.

shymanuk

has anyone sent off letters yet? did mine today.........so lets wait and see if any response.

lors_2

My DSI arrived from CURRYS today..pricematched at £79 34(ish,i cant remember).

silly_sausage_4

I not had chance to do my letter yet, still trying to sort out xmas stuff with a 3 and 4 year old untidying stuff as I'm tidying! I will be sending one off though, as soon as can get round to it, the more people that send the more of a stance... As one of the above posts, I'm gutted not got the dsi but its more of a "loss of faith" with them, not knowing now whether sale items are true!

rosatoso_2

silly_sausage wrote: »

I not had chance to do my letter yet, still trying to sort out xmas stuff with a 3 and 4 year old untidying stuff as I'm tidying! I will be sending one off though, as soon as can get round to it, the more people that send the more of a stance... As one of the above posts, I'm gutted not got the dsi but its more of a "loss of faith" with them, not knowing now whether sale items are true!

Me too, I'm going to try and finish mine tomorrow - so apologies to anyone who was waiting on me to forward it on to them, I'd just go ahead.

eezy1

Rosatoso wont be forwarding copies until they have gotten a response back for the original. I cant say I blame you though just be upfront about it. Anyone that can help me in writing mines I just need a paragraph that clearly states what Argos did wrong and why. Im not after a law degree on a page. Thanks in advance.

getsemail

aliasojo wrote: »

@ big lugs, eezy and whoever owns the AE 'getsemail'......can we please keep this thread as a place for support and information?

It's a bit of a pain when the thread gets interrupted by sniping and I wouldn't like people to miss something useful just because of the 'less useful' posts.

Cheers guys. :beer:

Sure - wasn't looking to snipe, just pointing out that 8 exclamation or question marks is probably overkill for a 6-7 word post. Even the funniest joke in the wrold ever wouldn't warrant that IMHO.

Back on topic - it's not sounding too positive, which is suprising as two people I've spoken to with legal background have opined that this blatant breach of contract.

Maybe Argos have dodged a bullet.