widescreen TVs for 49p!!!!! [CLOSED]

punjabi_munda

I don't know why all of you are getting excitied anyway...Homebase are going to spot the error then inform all of you the real price ... but you can away with it if anyone can get the order the next day, which is impossible because the delivery is set up to 21 days...

Ember999

They had better not try charging to our cards the full price! What happens if they charge more than we have agreed? ie: 49p for the telly and £4.95 shipping? Wish I'd not ordered now but got swept away with it all... :mad:
We are not going to get these for 49p, no way....

Poppycat

Not all of us are excited. If we get them that would be great but I think many of us doubt they will honor this. But we live in hope, no harm in trying.

dadada

Save4ArainyDay wrote:

My guess is they (Homebase/Argos) are ging to be very embarrassed by this. IF we STICK TOGETHER we should get the goods. Must be almost a hundred of us ordered now - we only need one lawyer! In reality the whole thing would be cheaper for them to honour the sales surely? These items probably only cost them a £100 apiece - therefore 100 x 100 = £10000 - cheap to avoid publicity and loss of customers, goodwill etc.
What do you all think?

Gawd,

This is typical MSE-er understanding of " economics ".

Why do you think, or even know that it is only £100 ?

Because some other MSE-er said that big companies make profits and screw consumers, blah, blah, blah. Or the bloke down the pub said it to an MSE-ers hubby, who told her, but it was a bit complicated, so she just guessed then stuck it up in a recent post ?

Please give us your reasoning.

More likely, the truth is that the real price they charge for this (not this mistake which they will not honour), they are making a tiny mark up as competition is tight against their competitors.

They instead make their profits by "upselling" a scart lead at £10 that could be obtained from a pound shop, or an overpriced insurance policy.

Please ...

Save4ArainyDay

dadada wrote:

Gawd,

This is typical MSE-er understanding of " economics ".

Why do you think, or even know that it is only £100 ?

Because some other MSE-er said that big companies make profits and screw consumers, blah, blah, blah. Or the bloke down the pub said it to an MSE-ers hubby, who told her, but it was a bit complicated, so she just guessed then stuck it up in a recent post ?

Please give us your reasoning.

More likely, the truth is that the real price they charge for this (not this mistake which they will not honour), they are making a tiny mark up as competition is tight against their competitors.

They instead make their profits by "upselling" a scart lead at £10 that could be obtained from a pound shop, or an overpriced insurance policy.

Please ...

Retail businesses tend to operate on a Gross Profit Margin of 30% - 60% and of course every business has its loss leaders to get us in the door. Argos/Homebase with their buying power will command a good discount from their suppliers - basic economics

toaster2

dadada wrote:

Gawd,

This is typical MSE-er understanding of " economics ".

Why do you think, or even know that it is only £100 ?

Because some other MSE-er said that big companies make profits and screw consumers, blah, blah, blah. Or the bloke down the pub said it to an MSE-ers hubby, who told her, but it was a bit complicated, so she just guessed then stuck it up in a recent post ?

Please give us your reasoning.

More likely, the truth is that the real price they charge for this (not this mistake which they will not honour), they are making a tiny mark up as competition is tight against their competitors.

They instead make their profits by "upselling" a scart lead at £10 that could be obtained from a pound shop, or an overpriced insurance policy.

Please ...

You make more presumptions than the poster you were talking about :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Eagle_1

dadada wrote:

They instead make their profits by "upselling" a scart lead at £10 that could be obtained from a pound shop, or an overpriced insurance policy.

Source please.

binz_81

Terms and conditions say this:

4. Payment

4.1 We take payment from your card at the time we receive your order, once we have checked your card details and stock availability. Goods are subject to availability. In the event that we are unable to supply the goods, we will inform you of this as soon as possible. A full refund will be given where you have already paid for the goods.

4.2 The price you pay is the price displayed on this website at the time we receive your order. No other prices published by Homebase or Argos are applicable to these items. The following exception applies:
While we try and ensure that all prices on our website are accurate, errors may occur. If we discover an error in the price of goods you have ordered we will inform you as soon as possible and give you the option of reconfirming your order at the correct price or cancelling it. If we are unable to contact you we will treat the order as cancelled. If you cancel and you have already paid for the goods, you will receive a full refund.

Lets hope they dont notice the mistake and a few slir through.....doubt it though!!!

rogerramjet

Hehe....Got a external CD-RW sitting next to me which I bought for £20.00 from Staples..Brand New unopened, also a USB modem which comes with a USB cable for £5.00. This was about 6 weeks back

PC world had the CD-RW on display a few days back for £79.99.

Now does that indicate that Staples are selling at a loss or just a small mark up compared to PC World........The Profit big companies get is a lot more than small companies as they buy bulk and get a better deal from the manufactures....

Get heads out of sand and look at electronics on Ebay...the prices abroad are far cheaper than in the UK, even with import tax the prices wouldn't be 3x what they charge for the same items in the UK...companies want profit and a lot want a lot of profit.

techmob

i don't even think it's a mistake

and i will be very suprised if one person manages to get one!

i had the exact same situation with ebuyer over a samsung tv...it was a 32" 100hz widescreen for £28...

they treated that as an invitation to treat... they told me to whistle..

the same will happen..

ebuyer even took my money!