Currys & PC World £15million pound giveaway! Everyone's a winner!

mne2

if anyone has a spare code i'd appreciate it!!

OO7

Fi_1966 wrote: »

I don't understand what all the fuss is about........IMO if the 15 million squids worth is taken up by fewer people using more than 1 voucher whats the difference to the company.

I'm not sticking up for PC World or Currys here but is that a serious question!?

The more people that benefit from the offer the better it is for the company. Giving £5 to 3 million people is better than giving £15million to one person (unless you're that person ).

flyingflea

Claire_pcworld wrote: »

If you are concerned about any prize you may have won but you have entered more then once, you can email me:[EMAIL="claire.adams@pcworld.co.uk"]claire.adams@pcworld.co.uk[/EMAIL] and i will be more then happy to discuss the matter further with you.

I will not be replying to any more posts on this matter on this forum.

The t&c are on the gift guide magazine and also the website.

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kevsharpey

hAS ANYONE received their £5 voucher via e-mail yet as ive only got 5 of the original 95 i printed off and would like to spend some more , most of the items have been given away but i just like to annoy the jumped up staff at currys

keith99_2

So what everyone seems to think here is, that it is ok to use multiples as has been done/suggested?
As has been posted on another thread recently, this forum used to be about saving money or getting a bargain, however, like a lot of people now, greed seems to be taking over and as usual, it ruins it for everyone else.
I realise not many people will agree, but at the end of the day that is whats happening.

Fi_1966

OO7 wrote: »

I'm not sticking up for PC World or Currys here but is that a serious question!?

The more people that benefit from the offer the better it is for the company. Giving £5 to 3 million people is better than giving £15million to one person (unless you're that person ).

It certainly was a serious statement..........ofcourse it would be fairer if £5 to 3 million people was ever gonna happen, but in reality this is not about a "benefit for the company" ...........currys and PC world do not have a whole host of items for around £5 so that would mean 3 million customers using their £5 voucher towards more expensive items.I predict big profits from this, as I'm sure the advertising exec that thought up this campaign did!!!:rotfl:

I'm sorry if I have missed the point of this forum, I thought it was about "consumer revenge" not benefitting large companys profit margins further because they haven't thought through their T & Cs on big promotional offers;)

keith99_2

Fi_1966 wrote: »

It certainly was a serious statement..........ofcourse it would be fairer if £5 to 3 million people was ever gonna happen, but in reality this is not about a "benefit for the company" ...........currys and PC world do not have a whole host of items for around £5 so that would mean 3 million customers using their £5 voucher towards more expensive items.I predict big profits from this, as I'm sure the advertising exec that thought up this campaign did!!!:rotfl:

I'm sorry if I have missed the point of this forum, I thought it was about "consumer revenge" not benefitting large companys profit margins further because they haven't thought through their T & Cs on big promotional offers;)

Oh come on. SO you get a £5 voucher from them then complain they dont have items for £5. Do you really think that is what its all about? Of course Currys want you to put the £5 towards a purchase of a higher spend, but they are not holding a gun to your head to make you spend it. Its not a case of 'wow i have a £5 voucher, i have to spend it at all costs'.
As you point out, its an advertising tool to boost sales, like Debenhams last week, like Boots OOTW and so on.

J20BABY

Claire_pcworld wrote: »

It is not the case where only a few vouchers have been used, in some cases some people have used in excess of 20+ vouchers.

some extreme cases are as high as 50+ vouchers.

In some cases a few people have won a £5 voucher and also a cash money prize or item and in these cases the £5 voucher will only be given and not the higher value item.


I must stress only action will be taken in the extreme cases.

But i must also stress that if you won cash prize or item and then you go on to enter again and then win £5, the £5 will only be awarded.

[EMAIL="claire.adams@pcworld.co.uk"]claire.adams@pcworld.co.uk[/EMAIL]

What a stark contrast to how the Debenhams £5 voucher give away was handled.

Customers where (in the main) dealt with courteously and friendly in Debenhams, I was made to feel like a criminal in a Currys store when I used more than one voucher, although the T&C on the voucher stated one per transaction!

I know who I will and will not be using again, with or without vouchers.

Fi_1966

keith99 wrote: »

Oh come on. SO you get a £5 voucher from them then complain they dont have items for £5. Do you really think that is what its all about? Of course Currys want you to put the £5 towards a purchase of a higher spend, but they are not holding a gun to your head to make you spend it. Its not a case of 'wow i have a £5 voucher, i have to spend it at all costs'.
As you point out, its an advertising tool to boost sales, like Debenhams last week, like Boots OOTW and so on.

You seem to have completely missed my point...........it's not that I don't understand it's a marketing ploy what I am saying is if it's not stated in Ts & Cs that it is only 1 voucher per person/household then why shouldn't people use more than one voucher.:)

I bought 2 boots OOtW last week, is this wrong also? If any of these advertising campaigns were "fair" I would have won the wii for 50 quid on amazon yesterday but I didn't:( It doesn't make the people who did benefit from the deal wrong. I accepted the Ts & Cs of the deal........
Fi x

Poly,put_the_kettle_on

Fi_1966 wrote: »

You seem to have completely missed my point...........it's not that I don't understand it's a marketing ploy what I am saying is if it's not stated in Ts & Cs that it is only 1 voucher per person/household then why shouldn't people use more than one voucher.:)

I bought 2 boots OOtW last week, is this wrong also? If any of these advertising campaigns were "fair" I would have won the wii for 50 quid on amazon yesterday but I didn't:( It doesn't make the people who did benefit from the deal wrong. I accepted the Ts & Cs of the deal........
Fi x

It was in the T&C's that it was only one per household though. Just not printed on the voucher.