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Playstation 3 Deposit Refund

I intended to buy a PS3 on launch day from a High Street store so I paid a £50 deposit to secure one.

However my circumstances have changed so I have a choice between missing a mortgage payment or not one so I am abandoning that idea.

Am I am to get my £50 refunded under consumer rights or is it discretionary with the store?

Comments

  • pingu
    pingu Posts: 1,467 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    i think with game you can change your mind i heard that at work but not100% sure

    with blockbuster £50 deposit is non refundable.
    Honesty is the best policy doesn't matter which web site
    you are on!

    if i had known then what i know now!

    a bargain is only a bargain if you really need it!
  • Diminutive
    Diminutive Posts: 348 Forumite
    100 Posts
    Game will certainly refund the deposit. Its part of the terms and conditions of it =)
    ~Diminutive
  • Sorry should have said, its HMV Ive done it with and they have not made their policy clear
  • Diminutive
    Diminutive Posts: 348 Forumite
    100 Posts
    hmm, they should do it =/ if not, just threaten to buy the machine and then get a refund. thats something they can't refuse to do.
    ~Diminutive
  • musicboy
    musicboy Posts: 452 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Nice approach Diminutive ! I am an HMV manager and you can certainly get a deposit refund, we will simply sell it to the next punter.
  • musicboy
    musicboy Posts: 452 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Incidentally, just because you buy something you aren't automatically entitled to a refund simply because you threaten to buy it and refund it !
  • fox2319
    fox2319 Posts: 978 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    musicboy wrote:
    Incidentally, just because you buy something you aren't automatically entitled to a refund simply because you threaten to buy it and refund it !

    Nope, but if you got it home and it 'didn't work'... Say for example that the fuse had blown.

    Out of curiosity, are pre-orders covered by distance selling? After all, you're buying something that you haven't had a chance to inspect beforehand.

    Cheers

    Jeff
    Space for rent, apply within - Free trial on Thanks button though
  • musicboy
    musicboy Posts: 452 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Our terms and conditions for PS3 pre-orders are available in store on a leaflet.

    Why all the potential hassle and wasting HMV's time with this ? Would you really wanna risk spending £425 you haven't got then messing about getting a refund ?

    Just get a deposit refund !
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