Reply to: Failed to buy a Sat Nav

[Platypus]

Retailers beware, saturday staff are killing your business.

If retailers can't be arsed to have management in place who give a tulip and monitor the staff, then they deserve to fail. Simple.

[suityou01]

Yep - RipSpeed grills, spoiler, neons, amps, sub, wicked rims and phat zorst.

You are Michael Carroll. I claim my Vanilla scented magic tree.

[VectraMan]

Do you visit it regularly to get finishing products for your shiny Vectra?

Yep - RipSpeed grills, spoiler, neons, amps, sub, wicked rims and phat zorst.

[suityou01]

BTW my £6 map and general knowledge of the major roads and geography of Britain has all the features I want.

And if I'm stuck trying to find a location in the last half mile, there's always google maps and GPS on my £100 PAYG phone.

Freeing up more hard earned cash to spend on Burbery caps and Myrr based wax products for your pride and joy.

[VectraMan]

BTW my £6 map and general knowledge of the major roads and geography of Britain has all the features I want.

And if I'm stuck trying to find a location in the last half mile, there's always google maps and GPS on my £100 PAYG phone.

[suityou01]

What puzzles me is why you visit that well known motoring (and bicycle) shop to look for things that you no longer want.

Do you visit it regularly to get finishing products for your shiny Vectra?

[VectraMan]

I don't know why but that well known motoring shop specialises in never having what I want, except when I don't want it anymore.

What puzzles me is why you visit that well known motoring (and bicycle) shop to look for things that you no longer want.

[suityou01]

Why do you need assistance to buy a Sat Nav? Just pick one that says it does all the things you want on the box.

Silly me, your absolutely right. It is that simple.



If you get some time next week why not sort out the banking crisis?

[xoggoth]

I don't know why but that well known motoring shop specialises in never having what I want, except when I don't want it anymore.

[BolshieBastard]

And then have the supplier go bust while you are waiting the six weeks for delivery ... but having already paid in full.

Or, if it does turn up, it's broken.

3rd option: do your research online, but buy from a bricks and mortar supplier. By credit card (if you still have one).

And then find out the credit card issuer will drag out giving you a refund and put obstacles in your path.

Im trying to get £300 refunded to my RBS credit card for a dodgey new pc I bought on line.

RBS are saying I must provide an independent report of what's wrong with the pc, what have I done to resolve the dispute with the retailer blah, blah, blah.

I've told them under the Sale of Goods act as the fault was there when delivered ie within 6 months of purchase, I dont have to provide any report since the SoG Act states such a fault is deemed inherent in the goods.

Dont expect to get any refund quickly!

[Alf W]

Why do you need assistance to buy a Sat Nav? Just pick one that says it does all the things you want on the box.

[suityou01]

Just bought a TomTom 740 Live. Does all the stuff you want. V. impressed.

Agree, this is just what I am looking for. Googled it, and found one on Comet for £300. Nice little product overview with ticks and crosses for the less patient of us, and the web price applies even if you collect in store, so I ordered it on line and pick it up in 30 mins.

This is the same store where the saturday girl chewing her pigtails just shrugged at me.

Retailers beware, saturday staff are killing your business. Its only by the grace of a friendly CUKer that you got a sale.

Thanks b0redom.

[BrowneIssue]

The moral of the story is do your research on the internet on Product X, like many other people do already, and then buy online (often cheaper).

And then have the supplier go bust while you are waiting the six weeks for delivery ... but having already paid in full.

Or, if it does turn up, it's broken.

3rd option: do your research online, but buy from a bricks and mortar supplier. By credit card (if you still have one).

[Pondlife]

If that. I've asked about a product sometimes, and had the assistant take it from my hands and see whether the answer is to be found written on the outside of the box. Thanks mate, that's what I need the personal touch for.

Or even worse...

I can read the little white fe<king card myself, thanks.

[expat]

Indeed, it's shocking out there in retail land, and a lot of it is down to the training (or lack of) the retail assistants receive.

Product training is minimal ("Here's the box, open up it and read the manual").

If that. I've asked about a product sometimes, and had the assistant take it from my hands and see whether the answer is to be found written on the outside of the box. Thanks mate, that's what I need the personal touch for.