Boots Massive clearance incl gameboys, ps2 etc..... (Merged)

claysam

pondie1 wrote:

well done getting a bargain,makes a change carlisle store having any decent offers as they havent had many decent things on toiletry and cosmetic sale section,and acm never hardly works

Know what you mean lol. Mnd you the Penrith store is even worse. :mad:

Mandles

sopplayer wrote:

i have just been to my local store (Nelson in Lancs) to try and get a refund/buy back on an xbox i bought, and i was told that i couldn't get a refund because they didnt do electricals

And basically told me it was tough luck that I bought it 2 days before it was offered at a lower price and she couldn't do owt about it :huh:

fed up now

Why not take a friend and just get a refund. Get the friend to act as if she doesnt know you & queue a bit further back from you and when you get refund she can say can i buy that? You leave shop before her & meet outside. Bit cloak and dagger but may be worth it.

jap200

Does anyone have a barcode for the X-box bundle?

I also bought it at £74.99 a couple of days before went down to £10 and want to try and return/rebuy it. However, I remember the sales assistant bringing it out in a big cardboard box, which had the barcode on. She then took it out of the box to make it easier for me to carry in separate bags.

My receipt just states X-Box Bundle, with no barcode, so I am worried that if I take it back they won't be able to scan it back in and out again. I know that there are no more left on the shelves.

Thanks

Mandles

jap200 wrote:

Does anyone have a barcode for the X-box bundle?

I also bought it at £74.99 a couple of days before went down to £10 and want to try and return/rebuy it. However, I remember the sales assistant bringing it out in a big cardboard box, which had the barcode on. She then took it out of the box to make it easier for me to carry in separate bags.

My receipt just states X-Box Bundle, with no barcode, so I am worried that if I take it back they won't be able to scan it back in and out again. I know that there are no more left on the shelves.

Thanks

5 10676573413 good luck!

sopplayer

Godspeed wrote:

Ok heres the score.

Don't go by what the main Boot's Customer Service inform you concerning stock at stores. Phone your local branch yourself and ask them to go have a look.

Secondly the price at the main Customer Service office is incorrect and not showing the same price as the systems instore. The sonic/simpsons + extra controller xbox bundle shows as £74.98 still at the main CS but £10 on the boot's stores systems. However all the people I spoke to at the main CS did investigate or already know that it should be £10.

Following information is only relevant to the XBOX CONSOLE+SIMPSONS HIT & RUN+SONIC HEROS + EXTRA CONTROLLER BUNDLE. The contents look like this:



Enquire at your local store if they have any xbox's/bundles, If they have the above pack your lucky. They are marked up at a range of prices as high as £149.99 If they will reserve it fantastic and get down there asap.

Barcode on the actual xbox black packaging will be totally wrong for scanning - what you need is the original brown cardboard box the xbox+games+extra controller arrived at the store in. The important number on the brown box the is 3299988

When typed into the boot's store till it will show as £10. Remember this still shows as £74.98 at the main CS office for some reason.

Here's an image:



The barcode they scan with the barcode reader off the cardboard box is this one:



If they start to complain about it being a pricing error then get them to call the main boots CS number and talk to an advisor, they DO know this is a genuine price reduction and will verify it, they are telling people that there is no stock left showing in any stores as well!

Grab your xbox+games+controller (plus a £5 voucher for skin products I was given) + any boots points and leave store a happy bunny.


Cheers OP and all price contributors :beer:


G

this should help ...hope you have more joy than i have

sopplayer

Mandles wrote:

Why not take a friend and just get a refund. Get the friend to act as if she doesnt know you & queue a bit further back from you and when you get refund she can say can i buy that? You leave shop before her & meet outside. Bit cloak and dagger but may be worth it.

the women i spoke to at my local store said she couldnt refund it as they don't do electicals:mad:

Mandles

id ring head office about it.

sopplayer

Mandles wrote:

id ring head office about it.

anyone got a number for head office?

CheekyMonkey

It would appear that every Boots employee has a different angle on the whole 'Refund and Rebuy' scenario - even Customer Services.

If your lucky you may get a kind 'MoneySavingExpert' employee in store, BUT more often than not the store has every right to refund the item and then withdraw it from sale from the shop floor. Just be careful..........if you want to take the risk, go for it, otherwise enjoy the product and dont push your luck.

On a seperate issue - I know where there are a number of iPod Shuffle 512mb BUT both the store and Customer Services have informed me that the price is £49.99.

What price have people paid for the iPod's and for which models?
I assume it's only discontinued stock going for £10????

orangelily8

I paid £10 for the i-pod shuffle, 1GB :j
This was on Sunday