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Faulty Clothing Item - Advice needed

I recently bought an item of clothing at the beginning of the month for a birthday present.

The item was bought with a voucher giving 20% off the purchase price.

This item (a jumper) has now got a hole in it near to some stitching in the fabric so I will be returning it to the retailer as I have the receipt.

What are my chances of getting a replacement jumper for the £20 I paid rather than the full price of the item?
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  • frugal_mike
    frugal_mike Posts: 1,687 Forumite
    I recently bought an item of clothing at the beginning of the month for a birthday present.

    The item was bought with a voucher giving 20% off the purchase price.

    This item (a jumper) has now got a hole in it near to some stitching in the fabric so I will be returning it to the retailer as I have the receipt.

    What are my chances of getting a replacement jumper for the £20 I paid rather than the full price of the item?

    That will be up to the shop. You can request a replacement, but the shop can refuse if that would be disproportionately expensive for them compared with a refund or repair.
  • Poppie68
    Poppie68 Posts: 4,881 Forumite
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    I bought a jacket from a high street store with a discount voucher which turned out to have a hole in it, when i first went in to return the sales assistant said i could have a replacement but had to pay the difference to make up to full price???? Don't think so, a quick word with the manager who corrected the sales assistant and promptly gave me a replacement at the discounted rate.
  • redcard
    redcard Posts: 1,563 Forumite
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    Don't think the SOGA explicitly states, but you can argue that the Retailer should put you in the position you were before you purchased the faulty item - that you should get your money back as well as the voucher.
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  • frugal_mike
    frugal_mike Posts: 1,687 Forumite
    redcard wrote: »
    Don't think the SOGA explicitly states, but you can argue that the Retailer should put you in the position you were before you purchased the faulty item - that you should get your money back as well as the voucher.

    Yes, I missed that from the OP and thought it was just in a sale.
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