Argos Deliveries to N.I?

slugger09

Have you had any experience ordering online from Argos? Was delivery as stated? What courier do they use? I pre-ordered an iPod which says delivery on 10th, so i'm going to book the day off so I don't miss the damn courier but I'll not be to pleased if it doesn't come which it probably won't.

drew2k9

having had numerous experience with argos delivering stuff late to myself and other members of my family, i would say its a wasted holiday, although i dont know if ive ever had it courrier delivered. is this an option which requires further payment?

slugger09

drew2k9 wrote: »

having had numerous experience with argos delivering stuff late to myself and other members of my family, i would say its a wasted holiday, although i dont know if ive ever had it courrier delivered. is this an option which requires further payment?

Well I was only assuming it came by courier, maybe not, maybe Royal mail. I decided to phone Argos, it didn't sound very promising, in fact I think i'd be better cancelling my order, I got passed to 3 different people, had to give my order number 3 times and tell them what I ordered, They couldn't find my order and in the end just said "If it says 10th it will be delivered on 10th"

Golden_Anemone

It's about 4 years since I had anything delivered by courier from Argos but the delivery was prompt and guys were lovely - carried a double mattress and bedstead upstairs for me. They used their own delivery staff rather than a courier.

As far as I know though small stuff like an ipod is delivered by post. The other type of delivery is for large heavy items.

sam.wright_2

Argos use a delivery firm called "Home" for smaller items, not sure about bigger items though. I never once had anything delivered late. If you have a delivery date, that's usually when it'll arrive

NASA_2

Why order from Argos at all.

I've never known them to be at all cheap. Amazon has always been my choice.

slugger09

NASA wrote: »

Why order from Argos at all.

I've never known them to be at all cheap. Amazon has always been my choice.

They don't have the new iPods yet

drew2k9

you could have done the reserve for store pick up possibly?

any small item we were supposed to recieve has always been at least a day later than they had said it would be, i have never ever had a delivery on time from them, and thats from around 4 deliveries in the past year and a half.

SaveMeTheMoney

I have very recently ordered a freezer, tumble dryer and dishwasher, all from Argos, as they were the cheapest out of anywhere that I compared them with, including many online retailers. I have to say I was genuinely impressed with the delivery service. They telephone to arrange a date and then the day before they telephone to give you a two hour window in which they will deliver. Maybe it was the sceptic in me, but I was surprised! The delivery charge also wasn't that expensive, think £6 per item (as all ordered seperately).

I have ordered from Currys in the past and they have been good,although I saw recently that there delivery charges have increased...

slugger09

drew2k9 wrote: »

you could have done the reserve for store pick up possibly?

any small item we were supposed to recieve has always been at least a day later than they had said it would be, i have never ever had a delivery on time from them, and thats from around 4 deliveries in the past year and a half.

Well didn't come, although they phoned this morning to tell the Mrs so thats something I suppose, they said it might come tomorrow. Might being the operative word I suspect

JulieElizabeth

Argos were supposed to ring me one hour before delivering my new leather settees (7am-12noon). So I had a little lie in awaiting their call. But no call came. Two delivery men wound up at my door unannounced when I was still in my jammies!