Argos - Misleading

dangeroussports

I think this matter should be referred to the Orwellian sounding MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.

There should be a public enquiry and Michael Mansfield should champion the cause of consumer. This blatant fascism by corporations is becoming too much.

Sooler

How much was the Canon, ... did it come with a USB cable?


A printer and USB cable ain't much use without a PC to go on the other end of the cable. Do Argos make it clear they don't supply the PC either for £19?

uktim29

davetrousers wrote: »

They own a not do they?

Oh I get it now you mean they're not!

You must be feeling wonderful noticing that!

cowbutt

A_Nice_Englishman wrote: »

Office of Fair Trading?

If all shops in town are selling at similarly highly inflated prices it might be considered a cartel.

Not really; included in the prices at local shops is a premium for being able to buy the cable there-and-then, take it home with you and use your new gadget, rather than having to wait a few days for a mail order to turn up. If the convenience of that isn't worth the premium, don't pay it.

A_Nice_Englishman

cowbutt wrote: »

Not really; included in the prices at local shops is a premium for being able to buy the cable there-and-then, take it home with you and use your new gadget, rather than having to wait a few days for a mail order to turn up. If the convenience of that isn't worth the premium, don't pay it.

Personally, I don't think a premium of over £18 on a £1.20 item is acceptable but as you say it is up to the individual to make their own decision. I hope that seeing this thread will save one or two people a few pounds. That's what this site is all about, after all.

andyrules

Dave_Brooker wrote: »

It's because we've all got drawers full of them,.

speak for yourself, i've more interesting items in mine

Dave_Brooker

andyrules wrote: »

speak for yourself, i've more interesting items in mine

Underpants and thongs?

andyrules

Dave_Brooker wrote: »

Underpants and thongs?

who dear, me dear? How very dare you! I might be a broad-minded female but I don't wear men's undies - lol.


Not wanting to hijack op's thread, glad you got a better deal and it's made me think that when my printer packs up to make sure I save the cable!

cowbutt

A_Nice_Englishman wrote: »

Personally, I don't think a premium of over £18 on a £1.20 item is acceptable but as you say it is up to the individual to make their own decision.

Same here, but I don't see the availability of overpriced cables on the high street as something that should be 'investigated by the authorities'. Either the investigation would be impotent, or would discourage high-street shops from selling such cables at all (which might be very inconvenient if you had an urgent requirement to use a device and had left a cable on the other side of the country by mistake...)

Mogkat

A_Nice_Englishman wrote: »

The price Argos (and other shops) charge for leads is extortionate and should be investigated by the authorities. A recent example on this forum was a network lead. £1.20 at ebuyer, £7.99 at Maplin and £19.99 at PC World.

They have been just this week in fact.

http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/adjudications/Public/TF_ADJ_43053.htm