Argos 'toy exchange' - free £5

postingalwaysposting

I'm very sorry for this. The article should read 'minimum spend £35, rather than £5'. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

Just posted by Argos on facebook...

J20BABY wrote: »

Also says '£5 per donation not per toy'.

However your 'donation' could be only one toy, from the link above it doesn't specify 2 toys = 1 donation etc. Thats the other T&C's I was looking for unless more comes out on the offical website (which isn't working now) - http://www.argos.co.uk/toyexchange

niniboo

Its for a bag of toys not per toy!
says so on the website

niniboo

How donated bags of unwanted toys can help Barnardo's:

• One bag could pay for a mobile phone top-up to enable a young carer to keep in touch with their parent, whilst at school, which could help lessen their anxiety
• Two bags could pay for a taxi fare for a young carer in a rural area to be able to access a youth group or young carer's group
• Four bags could pay to keep Barnardo's free helpline running for two weeks
• Five bags could pay for five sessions for an activity of a young carer's choice, allowing them to pursue a personal interest, develop skills and have a break from their caring responsibilities
• Ten bags could cover the cost of running two drop-in centres for a month

IrishRose12

Well on the tv advertisement they weren't donating a bag of toys. Well not the one I saw anyway.
They should really make this clearer, and if the ad's are already on TV then the link on their website should go live on the Tuesday night!

SavingJane

Prob silly question but can you use more then 1 £5 voucher per £35 worth of toys

Thanks

hollie777

Also how big should the bag be.....bin bag size ? carrier bag size ?

postingalwaysposting

niniboo wrote: »

How donated bags of unwanted toys can help Barnardo's:

• One bag could pay for a mobile phone top-up to enable a young carer to keep in touch with their parent, whilst at school, which could help lessen their anxiety
• Two bags could pay for a taxi fare for a young carer in a rural area to be able to access a youth group or young carer's group
• Four bags could pay to keep Barnardo's free helpline running for two weeks
• Five bags could pay for five sessions for an activity of a young carer's choice, allowing them to pursue a personal interest, develop skills and have a break from their caring responsibilities
• Ten bags could cover the cost of running two drop-in centres for a month

I think they are just pointing out what the toys 'could' do. If you watch the comercial the aliens empty a box of junk and get nothing. The children bring in one teddy and one truck. However on the bottom of the advert it does state about the £35 min spends.

SavingJane wrote: »

Prob silly question but can you use more then 1 £5 voucher per £35 worth of toys

Thanks

Just been asked on facebook, here is the link if anyone wants to keep an eye. You can also view the comercial there. I also know Argos has a twitter account.


I will update the first post as and when I can get the link to work/next to a computer however I am working most/all of tommorrow. If I update the first post all the info will be in the same place.

SavingJane

Thanks for the link will keep my eyes on it.

SavingJane

Looks like gotta wait for that answer, bet it's 1 per £35 spend thou which be shame as can't afford £30 on new toys but have loads could give away

IrishRose12

You do have to spend over £35 to use the voucher. Here's what it is saying on the Facebook site: From tomorrow bring in your unwanted toys and we’ll donate them to Barnardo’s to help transform the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children, and we’ll give you £5 off your next toy purchase over £35.