Argos Reducing Prices, Feel Ripped Off - Any Rights?

user1977

derbyandrew said:

they tell you to complain by social media which I don't have - so I am stuck

Why are you able to set up an account here but not on Twitter, Facebook, etc?

yellowbear

So many Argos workers on this page...

derbyandrew

I assume the people on here defending Argos would be happy if they bought a holiday from Tui at £10,000 only to see it a few days later £4,000 cheaper? You'd be happy paying over the odds by £4,000 I assume - after all all it's the same percentage reduction as Argos have just applied to the bistro set? As it hasn't even gone into a sale yet it indicates to me it was over priced to start with.

elsien

derbyandrew said:

I assume the people on here defending Argos would be happy if they bought a holiday from Tui at £10,000 only to see it a few days later £4,000 cheaper? You'd be happy paying over the odds by £4,000 I assume - after all all it's the same percentage reduction as Argos have just applied to the bistro set? As it hasn't even gone into a sale yet it indicates to me it was over priced to start with.

Holidays and flights have dynamic pricing, which does indeed go up and down. They also have sakes where a holiday can reduce in price, leaving some paying more than others.

You do your own research. If you then feel that something is overpriced, you don’t buy it. You clearly thought it was a good price at the time and you chose not to return it after that initial inspection despite the scuffing. 

The best way to avoid buyer’s remorse is to stop checking prices after you’ve already paid.
And to bear in mind that large companies are there to make a profit. In the main, they don’t do morals.

How long have you now had it for, and can you show that you’ve not caused the damage yourself? 

Murphybear

What do expect the shops to do, contact everyone who has bought an item that will be in the sale?  The whole point of sales is to reduce the price of some items.  You were unlucky on this occasion as you bought the item just before it went into the sale.

I'm sure a lot of us have been in this situation at least once.

We sold a house a few years ago.  We went with an agent who had a fixed price and after we had signed a contract they had a special offer which was £200 less than we had paid.  They wouldn’t let us change our contract to have this price.  We didn’t mind in the end as we had a viewing 2 days later and they bought the house 

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derbyandrew said:

You'd be happy paying over the odds by £4,000 I assume 

But you wouldn't have paid over the odds. You'd have paid the price you agreed.

If you want it cheaper, wait until it's cheaper. Or be happy to pay more if the price goes up.

user1977

derbyandrew said:

I assume the people on here defending Argos would be happy if they bought a holiday from Tui at £10,000 only to see it a few days later £4,000 cheaper? You'd be happy paying over the odds by £4,000 I assume - after all all it's the same percentage reduction as Argos have just applied to the bistro set?

Not "happy", no. Kicking myself for being so stupid as to pay 67% too much, perhaps. But just like Argos, it would be completely lawful for Tui to reduce their prices.

HHarry

Buy one at the reduced price and return it on the original receipt.

Aylesbury_Duck

derbyandrew said:

I assume the people on here defending Argos would be happy if they bought a holiday from Tui at £10,000 only to see it a few days later £4,000 cheaper? You'd be happy paying over the odds by £4,000 I assume - after all all it's the same percentage reduction as Argos have just applied to the bistro set? As it hasn't even gone into a sale yet it indicates to me it was over priced to start with.

You've confused "defending" with "explaining".

You were unlucky.  Another time you might have got in just before a price rise, and I suspect you wouldn't be concerned about that.  It's unrealistic to expect retailers to eternally preserve the price of something at the level you, personally, paid for it, just to keep you happy.

Aylesbury_Duck

HHarry said:

Buy one at the reduced price and return it on the original receipt.

Advising someone to do something fraudulent is never a good idea.