Carpetright breaking oft regulations!

jumpinjackflash

arcon5 wrote: »

More fool them for not doing their research properly. This is why you shop around before buying from a company.

I don't see the big problem, so long as it's clear what your paying, what your getting and all relevant information is available to you to make an informed decision.


You could also say the same about many [STRIKE]overpriced[/STRIKE] upmarket restaurants charging a small fortune for a meal that costs half the price from the place down the road ordering food from the same supplier. Amongst many other industries suchas antique, art, ect ect.

This changes things somewhat. Maybe give some examples of ways they have been "lying" to the customer...

Some retailers charge more for their products in order to allow them to offer a more prestigue service.. some charge pile it high and sell it cheap.. so not really sure how having to demonstrate the market average/value for the product helps the retailer offering better service.


The whole point of business is to make money -- not ensure consumers keep their own pockets well lined. So if a business can sell a crap product for a high price in a fair and non-misleading way then fair play to them.

Art & antiques cant be compared to carpets thats ridiculous as they are unique items & collectables...one off meals cannot put people massively out of pocket in the long term.. carpetrights service is in no way superior to most companies & in a lot of cases inferior!

Relevant information should include the fact that the sale price is in fact "the market value" for the product in Catrpetrights case, thats the whole point!!!

This site is called "money saving expert.com" so your last statement obviously begs the question "what the hell are you doing on here you shark!!!?" :eek:

arcon5

Sorry, I meant to say I agree with everything you said. It's disgraceful that companies don't tell you if you can buy the same product cheaper elsewhere. There should be a national database of products, each assigned certain parameters retailers must operate within when selling the product, in terms of price/quality/information available.

jumpinjackflash wrote: »

Art & antiques cant be compared to carpets thats ridiculous as they are unique items & collectables...one off meals cannot put people massively out of pocket in the long term.. carpetrights service is in no way superior to most companies & in a lot of cases inferior!

Relevant information should include the fact that the sale price is in fact "the market value" for the product in Catrpetrights case, thats the whole point!!!

This site is called "money saving expert.com" so your last statement obviously begs the question "what the hell are you doing on here you shark!!!?" :eek:

On a more serious note.. you've entirely missed the points I made.

And i'm not even going to bother responding to the last question, clearly you don't like a

jumpinjackflash

General prohibition

10.2 The general prohibition is made up of two tests. It prohibits
practices that:

• contravene the requirements of professional diligence

and

• materially distort the economic behaviour of the average
consumer with regard to the product

(or are likely to).
10.3 The first test is concerned with the conduct itself – that is the
standards of the trader’s practice. The second is concerned
with the actual or likely effect the practice has on the average

consumer’s economic behaviour.

Can someone then please translate this statement in relation to inventing obscenely inflated list prices which the consumer believes "in good faith" are market value prices!! or am i missing something here? Every single member of the public that has ever realised these practices never uses those stores again... FACT!! It is the uninformed & vulnerable that are being preyed on & conned every day... the practice is called the "prestige"... it is a deceptive illusion with "deception" being the operative word.

Whether it is common practice with the large national chain stores or not is irrelevant.. does that make it lawful, legal, moral & ethical?

Equaliser123

Report them to the OFT then. But don't hold your breath.

And for what its worth, I really can't see anything wrong in what you describe.

jumpinjackflash

fluffnutter wrote: »

Aah, an existentialist dilemma... what, indeed, is the real price? With continuous offers, price matching and whatnot, does 'the real price' even exist anymore?

Yes... accross the rest of that particular market... it exists through commonsense in a competitive market... which is generally regulated & driven by law is it not?

molerat

All the retailers do it. It is not moral or ethical but it is not illegal. Where I used to work we regularly had half price offers, was £300 now £150, true it was half the price charged the previous week but the week before that it was only £160, its normal price.

Equaliser123

Report them to the OFT then. But don't hold your breath.

And for what its worth, I really can't see anything wrong in what you describe.

wealdroam

OP, you have used the word FACT a number of times.

Despite having been asked, you have failed to provide any citation for your FACTs.

Post #14 appears to have a quotation from somewhere.
Care to tell us where?

In fact, I don't understand that post at all.
Are you asking for a translation of the quote?
If you don't understand what it says, why have you presented it to others?

jumpinjackflash

vicmorrow wrote: »

....man who doesn't read what he typed to see if it makes sense?

Close!! I find ignorance to be the cancer of mankind! Glad i'm not infected!

arcon5

jumpinjackflash wrote: »

Yes... accross the rest of that particular market... it exists through commonsense in a competitive market... which is generally regulated & driven by law is it not?

The only markets which come to mind which are infact driven by law is the price of alcohol and tobacco. Prices are though governed by The Price Marking Order, but thats just ensuring prices are displayed clearly.