TomTom V2 99.99 in ASDA instore (from 279.99)

pks00 · 29 June 2007 at 7:28AM

I saw this yesterday and am tempted to buy. My cheaper alternative was to buy a GPS receiver and use bluetooth to connect to my fone as I have some software already.

Not sure if it will anygood, it might be slow at updating. Anyone tried this method before?

D_e_n_i_s_e · 29 June 2007 at 7:41AM

rang 2 asda stores and visited one this morning. the two i called said they dont have that offer on there system. the one i visited had a staff member who was nice enough to show me there stock pricing changes of the day on 'the gun' which has all the days reductions to be made on it and the tomtom wasnt on it.

one other the lady said was that these offers vary from store to store! - WHY?! (surely if its newly packed - pristine they should be the same price at all stores)

Anyway so this is all a wild goose chase im afraid!

if you are going to asda to bring home the weeks groceries its worth asking in store - otherwise i wont bother!

SHAGGY84 · 29 June 2007 at 8:33AM

The price for this as been reduced BY!! £99 TO £179 so not such a bargin after all .

navig8r · 29 June 2007 at 9:28AM

pks00 wrote: »

I saw this yesterday and am tempted to buy. My cheaper alternative was to buy a GPS receiver and use bluetooth to connect to my fone as I have some software already.

Not sure if it will anygood, it might be slow at updating. Anyone tried this method before?

I have TomTom mobile 5.2 and the latest V660 maps that work with v5 software running on my Spv C500 which is a Windows Smartphone and it does not seem any slower than My PPC..well pleased with it..

Dave

VikJ · 29 June 2007 at 9:33AM

The OP on HotUKDeals has just added this to the deal.....

oB765o wrote

'so sorry everyone, went in store to collect mine this am and was asked whether i was many that had called up about an internet deal. in which case the reduction was from £279 to £179 a reduction of £99.01 (to which I said, no that was a reduction of £100). either way, they're not honouring the deal for me. really peeved and, to add insult to injury, was 15 minutes late into the office as a result. feel bad now for raising hopes when in fact this was a red herring. sorry all'.

pks00 · 29 June 2007 at 9:59AM

navig8r wrote: »

I have TomTom mobile 5.2 and the latest V660 maps that work with v5 software running on my Spv C500 which is a Windows Smartphone and it does not seem any slower than My PPC..well pleased with it..

Dave

thanks Dave. I have a SE K800i. Looks like those SirfIII are the best ones so will buy a GPS receiver that has that. Cheaper than buying dedicated. Only need it now and again really.

pks00 · 29 June 2007 at 10:01AM

VikJ wrote: »

The OP on HotUKDeals has just added this to the deal.....

oB765o wrote

'so sorry everyone, went in store to collect mine this am and was asked whether i was many that had called up about an internet deal. in which case the reduction was from £279 to £179 a reduction of £99.01 (to which I said, no that was a reduction of £100). either way, they're not honouring the deal for me. really peeved and, to add insult to injury, was 15 minutes late into the office as a result. feel bad now for raising hopes when in fact this was a red herring. sorry all'.

thats a pity for some folks then
amazon have it for £151 if anyone is interested
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000I0Q3JE/pangbuycentral0f-21/ref=nosim
buy it with the car mound for just over £170
I guess still cheaper than Asda

navig8r · 29 June 2007 at 12:26PM

pks00 wrote: »

thanks Dave. I have a SE K800i. Looks like those SirfIII are the best ones so will buy a GPS receiver that has that. Cheaper than buying dedicated. Only need it now and again really.

Take a look at my post here ,I think they are as good as or in some ways better than SirfIII :http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=5572145#post5572145

Dave

Neiliboy · 29 June 2007 at 2:03PM

Searcher wrote: »

And why's that then?

well its not exactly rocket science is it......

Sat navs are a relatively new technology so will always start out expensive and get cheaper over time.

Just look at LCD TVs today. If i told you two years ago you could pick up a 32" Toshiba LCD TV today for less than £600 you'd have thought i was mad as a hatter....

Again, DVD players - who would have thought 5 year ago you could pick up a dvd player for £20 in Tescos??

In 18 months time you'll be buying Sat Navs for £50.