COVENTRY MESSAGE BOARD

I paid a rare visit to the city centre yesterday. It's the kind of thing I normally avoid but there were some things I had to get anyway. Since I had to make the trip I thought I'd stop off at Argos on the way home and pick up a Freeview recorder being advertised cheap.

When I got to the store I double-checked the price and found it was 20% higher than it was being advertised online. I thought "screw it, it's not worth that much and I don't need it urgently anyway".

Asking around it turns out they do this sort of thing quite often. In the terms & conditions it states "The price you pay is the price in the store that day". Reserving the item beforehand makes no difference.

Oh and if you're wondering why I didn't purchase it at the online price for home delivery: "Home delivery is not available for this item."

They don't deserve your custom Dutchman.

I've had similar where stores publicly state they'll beat any price... Until you quote an online price then they suddenly find a clause that excludes online!

My attitude is "screw them:" I'll either keep my money in my pocket or go elsewhere. They need to sell, I don't need to buy.

The trouble is Rebbonk that particular item is unique to Argos and at the advertised price is a genuine bargain. Tesco Direct used to stock something similar but have long since sold out.