The Great Jessops Price Match Challenge!

Stompa

Weggy wrote:

She came back a couple of minutes later and said that they could price match the camera but not the memory card, and that price match only applies to digital SLR cameras. I then politely pointed out to her that the price match they offer says "any of our products" with no mention of exclusions.

Hmmm, I thought one of the earlier posts in this thread implied that they'd changed the wording so that the 110% only applies to DSLR cameras......

I clearly should have got them to price match my Extreme III card as well!!!

Weggy

their brochure clearly states 'any' but I did notice the instore price promise posters weren't on display.

Doesn't really help you but worth a try if you wanted another card at that great price.....

Meeten

went to my local Jessops (perth) and they were unwilling to match the price of a 2Gb Ultra II card that I had seen on Amazon, the cheapest of which was £29.50

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0007QU6WY/ref=dp_olp_2/202-3629015-4689429

apparently, they could not verify that it was from a UK site!!!

dejected, went back to work, and did some more research.

went to the store the next day and took a print out of a store that i had seen it for approx £35.

App - "none in stock"

So, took out another sheet, for another retailer,

http://www.memorycardzoo.co.uk/75/Sandisk/Compact-Flash-Ultra-II/2GB/

and they conceeded!! (£69.99 - £35.33) £34.66 - 10% = £3.46
Price paid - £31.86

Needless to say, there were approx 5 more sheets in my pocket, and I was sure that I would get the card!

USEFUL POINT. I did the above calculation on an excel s'sheet, with the different prices that I had seen, and so gave that to the asst as well so I get the full 110%

Best bit - there was a customer buying a Nikon D80, and he wanted a 2Gb card as well - he ended up getting the same card as me for the same price, as opposed to the £79.99 that Jessops were tying to sell it for!! :rolleyes:

Stompa

Weggy wrote:

Doesn't really help you but worth a try if you wanted another card at that great price.....

Thanks, but I was only after a 2GB card so would only save about £3 or so.

Weggy

Stompa wrote:

Thanks, but I was only after a 2GB card so would only save about £3 or so.

Really? Which card was that? From what I could see, ALL memory cards at Jessops were severely overpriced....

Stompa

Weggy wrote:

Really? Which card was that? From what I could see, ALL memory cards at Jessops were severely overpriced....

Sorry, I didn't make myself very clear there. I bought my 2GB Extreme III card from elsewhere for £47. I think Jessops were selling it at £79.99 (it doesn't appear to be on their website right now) so I would only have saved £3.30.

Weggy

Stompa wrote:

Sorry, I didn't make myself very clear there. I bought my 2GB Extreme III card from elsewhere for £47. I think Jessops were selling it at £79.99 (it doesn't appear to be on their website right now) so I would only have saved £3.30.

Ah-ha got you!

I'd reckon Jessops were selling it at more than that though, considering my 4gb version of the same card was £199....!

Stompa

Weggy wrote:

I'd reckon Jessops were selling it at more than that though, considering my 4gb version of the same card was £199....!

Well I thought it was £79.99, but given that they currently want £73.99 for the 1GB version you may well be correct - too late now though!

Weggy

Stompa wrote:

Well I thought it was £79.99, but given that they currently want £73.99 for the 1GB version you may well be correct - too late now though!

Not necessarily..... dont Jessops do a 14 or 28 day money back guarantee?!

Stompa

Weggy wrote:

Not necessarily..... dont Jessops do a 14 or 28 day money back guarantee?!

Possibly, but I bought it from elsewhere - and it's not worth the bother!