mobiles.co.uk trick to lure in customers?

boatman

I wouldn't be surprised if its bait and switch... Proving it is another matter..

shaggy

Why do people think this is some sort of scam or a 'bait' to get you to go on other products? Is it simply because the OP failed the credit check? This is not proof enough. A company like mobiles.co.uk (part of carphone warehouse) wouldnt be so stupid to do that, because if found out, will get lots of bad PR and lost custom for them. Why on earth would they even need to do something like this? I find some of the posts in this thread ridiculous. Accusing without proving.

Jon_01

shaggy wrote: »

I find some of the posts in this thread ridiculous. Accusing without proving.

Isn't that what the internet is for

shaggy

Jon_01 wrote: »

Isn't that what the internet is for

Sir, I sentence you to five years of bad emojis

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johnathan45

shaggy wrote: »

Why do people think this is some sort of scam or a 'bait' to get you to go on other products? Is it simply because the OP failed the credit check? This is not proof enough. A company like mobiles.co.uk (part of carphone warehouse) wouldnt be so stupid to do that, because if found out, will get lots of bad PR and lost custom for them. Why on earth would they even need to do something like this? I find some of the posts in this thread ridiculous. Accusing without proving.

I've had my doubts based on my experience( and going through this forum there are several) and wanted to know if this was an isolated incident or not. There is nothing wrong in expressing it online. That's the point of these forums.

Perhaps it's a genuine offer that I didn't get. Perhaps not. You are misguided if you think big companies don't use stupid tricks.

boatman

shaggy wrote: »

Accusing without proving.

But this is why they think they can get away with it. As has been said, there are comments saying the company have their own as well as the networks criteria/credit check. unless you get an ex-employee with proof of a proactive policy, its very hard as an individual to prove anything.
The mobile industry really is the wild west when it comes to dubious tactics. Over the phone they will tell you anything to strike the deal but never put it down in an email, why is that? This board is full of stories of people being duped in to deals they didn't want, is it such a stretch to believe they would bait and switch on a deal?

johnathan45

Getting a sense of deja vu! Have a look at this thread:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5313930/beware-carphone-warehouse-website-deals

System

I think if people took more time and shopped around with a budget in mind and read what the offer exactly is we wouldn't need laws to hand hold us. I have had mobile phone contracts since 2000 and never been scammed, tricked or robbed lol

Half the problem seems to be people wanting the cheapest deal and stick their fingers in ears or hands over eyes not wanting to hear or see what the deal really is.

johnathan45

john22 wrote: »

I think if people took more time and shopped around with a budget in mind and read what the offer exactly is we wouldn't need laws to hand hold us. I have had mobile phone contracts since 2000 and never been scammed, tricked or robbed lol

Half the problem seems to be people wanting the cheapest deal and stick their fingers in ears or hands over eyes not wanting to hear or see what the deal really is.

I think you are missing the point.

In this case, the customer has a budget, has done all the calculation and places on online order. The website asks him to call them instead and tries to sell an expensive offer, the ‘net’ cost of which is not so easy for an average consumer to calculate mentally

System

johnathan45 wrote: »

I think you are missing the point.

In this case, the customer has a budget, has done all the calculation and places on online order. The website asks him to call them instead and tries to sell an expensive offer, the ‘net’ cost of which is not so easy for an average consumer to calculate mentally

I don’t know what the definition or how you measure the average customer. All I will say is if I see a deal that I want and it’s within my budget but then be told something else I will walk away from the deal.