ARGOS! told me "you get what you pay for"

Merlot

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Originally Posted by tazmaniandevil
(hope I don't get in trouble for naming manufacturers)

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Not unless you happen to be a shareholder in all of them.

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Or unless you work for them.

I recently read somewhere that an Argos employee got sacked for saying its "sh*t", he wasn't far wrong, the stuff they sell is cr*p and they make you queue for hours.

http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2007/08/08/41857/argos-sacks-employee-for-derogatory-facebook-entry-as-directory-enquiries-firm-118-118-asks-facebook.html

anewman

Could have replied "oh so Argos pays minimum wage, and I get you then?!" :rotfl:

HugoRune_2

I think the OP could have argued this with argos, I know its hard to define exactly what luxury means, but when a bog standard basic mattress is described as luxury then I think its pretty clear that its being mis-advertised.
Perhaps we shouldnt just meekly give in to such manipulative misleading marketing and should hold them to account.

pavlovs_dog

uktim29 wrote: »

Apparently a good thing I've always heard for a bad back is to sleep on a hard surface.

bit of an urban myth actually. regardless of your back health when choosing a mattress you should choose something comfortable which adequatly supports you. for some people that might be the floor, for others it might be a cloud. no real hard and fast rule

before_hollywood

mrcow wrote: »

Erm....because it's Argos. It's what they do......sell crap, cheaply to the masses.

Have you ever seen Elizabeth Duke jewellery before?

thanks for clearing that up, i've never heard of them before theres no need to be so snobby

goods still have to be fit for purpose sorry i did work in sales for more years than i care to remember and studied management at uni so i know consumer law a bit

i shop in argos sometimes, it can be hell on earth at times but then again i'd imagine harrods can be sometimes too

mrcow

before_hollywood wrote: »

thanks for clearing that up, i've never heard of them before theres no need to be so snobby

goods still have to be fit for purpose sorry i did work in sales for more years than i care to remember and studied management at uni so i know consumer law a bit

i shop in argos sometimes, it can be hell on earth at times but then again i'd imagine harrods can be sometimes too

Who's a snob? What makes you think that?

I know you worked in a supermarket.....I remember it well

before_hollywood

mrcow wrote: »

I know you worked in a supermarket.....I remember it well

have i mentioned it before or are you from my corner of the world????

mrcow

before_hollywood wrote: »

have i mentioned it before or are you from my corner of the world????

No I've just been a member here for a long time! (Probably too long!)

bap98189

Usually there are threads in which people are angry for having been fobbed off or told lies by a company, and quite rightly too.

In this case it sounds like the rep told you the truth and still they get slated for it. They are right, you generally do get what you pay for and a £115 mattress is going to be pretty basic at best.

hev_2

Actually, luxury item does have legal implications.

Example - a judge is more likely to say that flaws in the paintwork of a Rolls are significant than for an Astra, if people are complaining that the car is unfit due to flaws.

I don't think that the word luxury actually has a legal definition, but in court I think the judge would rule that if something was described as luxury then the purchaser would be entitled to expect higher standards of finish than if it was described as basic.

Argos really shafted me over a bed. They also really shafted me over a washing machine. So - not buying furniture from there and not buying white goods. Hardly dip into the catalogue anymore. I have had some really good experiences with IKEA, however.