I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for 11.99. Off I 
toddled to the local Currys to find that they were 19.99. I asked them 
(nicely!) to look up the item on their computer to check it was the same 
one, and it was.

Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll scan it at 
11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price either. I was 
told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are in competition with each 
other and the manager wouldn't price match the internet. I said it wasn't an 
internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested and was 
bloody rude too!

I said "So, the prices on the internet could be completely different to 
instore prices?" and he replied that some of them were, yes.

How do they get away with this then? They offer "internet only" prices so 
this implies that items not marked in this way are the shop prices?

Si

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message 
news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...

>I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for 11.99. Off I 
>toddled to the local Currys to find that they were 19.99. I asked them 
>(nicely!) to look up the item on their computer to check it was the same 
>one, and it was.
>
> Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll scan it at 
> 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price either. I was 
> told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are in competition with 
> each other and the manager wouldn't price match the internet. I said it 
> wasn't an internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested 
> and was bloody rude too!
>
> I said "So, the prices on the internet could be completely different to 
> instore prices?" and he replied that some of them were, yes.
>
> How do they get away with this then? They offer "internet only" prices so 
> this implies that items not marked in this way are the shop prices?


They "get away" with it because it's no more illegal than different branches 
of the same chain charging different prices. As goes on commonly with 
supermarket chains. Just because the name above the front door is the same 
does not mean they all have to legally charge the same price (unless of 
course it is a nationally advertised item).

As for item marked "Internet only", it means exactly that. I wouldn't assume 
anything of items not marked in any special way, the fact that they are not 
marked, you should assume nothing!

I can see where you're coming from and like the majority I hate that group 
too, but I don't think there is even anything morally wrong with what they 
have done here.

In article , ufdi@hotmail.com says...

> I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for £11.99. Off I 
> toddled to the local Currys to find that they were £19.99. I asked them 
> (nicely!) to look up the item on their computer to check it was the same 
> one, and it was.
> 
> Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll scan it at 
> £11.99. Nope, £19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price either. I was 
> told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are in competition with each 
> other and the manager wouldn't price match the internet. I said it wasn't an 
> internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested and was 
> bloody rude too!
> 
> I said "So, the prices on the internet could be completely different to 
> instore prices?" and he replied that some of them were, yes.
> 
> How do they get away with this then? They offer "internet only" prices so 
> this implies that items not marked in this way are the shop prices?
> 
> Si 
> 
> 
> 

Well the long and the short of this is - and I suspect you know this 
already - is that the spotty wanker that is the Currys manager is 
talking out of his arse. These people, and DSG turns them out like a 
production line, seemto be indoctrinated into the notions that they are 
never wrong, there is nothing they don't know, and you the customer are 
never right.

Many other High Street will price match. Jessops price matched an online 
only deal on a digital camera for me that took around 25% of their 
price.

The best thing to do with Currys & other DSG is just to walk away.

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:09:20 +0100, Me, myself, I 
wrote:

>The best thing to do with Currys & other DSG is just to walk away.

You just cannot class every store and its staff alike at our local the
staff at our local Currys store could not be more helpful just like
our PC World store in fact. On the other hand I will never enter our
local Comet store ever again after my last encounter with the manager
and his assistant more or less said i was lying in front of other
customers on my last visit when I took a phone I had bought back due
to a fault that didn't show up when they got their hands on it . I
still have the phone and it is still faulty but stuff Comet .

wrote in message 
news:3o6ng11qvir7et4csjkl8p9598mmsj508f@4ax.com...

> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:09:20 +0100, Me, myself, I 
> wrote:
>>The best thing to do with Currys & other DSG is just to walk away.
> You just cannot class every store and its staff alike at our local the
> staff at our local Currys store could not be more helpful just like
> our PC World store in fact. On the other hand I will never enter our
> local Comet store ever again after my last encounter with the manager
> and his assistant more or less said i was lying in front of other
> customers on my last visit when I took a phone I had bought back due
> to a fault that didn't show up when they got their hands on it . I
> still have the phone and it is still faulty but stuff Comet .


Well said.  Our local PC World (Preston) have some of the most helpful and 
polite staff of any retail store i have been to.  In fact i visit the store 
regularly due to the service I recieve.  And when they have special offers 
on they regularly beat the competition.  Picked up a Geforce 6600GT last 
xmas for 99.99 half price, when the cheapest elsewhere was 139.  Even now 
8 months on you cant get the 6600GT for 99 inc vat as far as i know.  So 
knock your local shop but dont knock em all....!

SiX

In article , 
Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk says...

> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:09:20 +0100, Me, myself, I 
> wrote:
> >The best thing to do with Currys & other DSG is just to walk away.
> You just cannot class every store and its staff alike at our local the
> staff at our local Currys store could not be more helpful just like
> our PC World store in fact. On the other hand I will never enter our
> local Comet store ever again after my last encounter with the manager
> and his assistant more or less said i was lying in front of other
> customers on my last visit when I took a phone I had bought back due
> to a fault that didn't show up when they got their hands on it . I
> still have the phone and it is still faulty but stuff Comet .
> 

Fair point mate - I cannot class them all alike. What I can do however 
is express an opinion based on my experience with 
Dixons/Currys/PCWorld/The Link and I did exactly that in my earlier 
post. The only change I would make to my earlier post is to add "In my 
experience" at the start.

Thanks for putting me straight!

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:24:22 +0100, "ME!" <x@y.z> wrote:



>Well said.  Our local PC World (Preston)

Blackpool Road Deepdale even :))))) .

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message 
news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...

>I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for 11.99. Off I 
>toddled to the local Currys to find that they were 19.99. I asked them 
>(nicely!) to look up the item on their computer to check it was the same 
>one, and it was.
>
> Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll scan it at 
> 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price either. I was 
> told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are in competition with 
> each other and the manager wouldn't price match the internet. I said it 
> wasn't an internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested 
> and was bloody rude too!
>
> I said "So, the prices on the internet could be completely different to 
> instore prices?" and he replied that some of them were, yes.
>
> How do they get away with this then? They offer "internet only" prices so 
> this implies that items not marked in this way are the shop prices?
>
> Si
>


PC World do the same thing.  I went in and got a demo of what I wanted, then 
said it was far cheaper on their own website so would buy it from there. 
The staff in my local PC World are well annoyed as their own company is 
putting the shop out of business in their opinion.
Things will be cheaper on the internet as there are no staff to pay in a 
showroom/shop.

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:23:06 +0100, "Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot"
 wrote:


>I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for 11.99. Off I 
>toddled to the local Currys to find that they were 19.99. I asked them 
>(nicely!) to look up the item on their computer to check it was the same 
>one, and it was.
>
>Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll scan it at 
>11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price either. I was 
>told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are in competition with each 
>other and the manager wouldn't price match the internet. I said it wasn't an 
>internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested and was 
>bloody rude too!
>
>I said "So, the prices on the internet could be completely different to 
>instore prices?" and he replied that some of them were, yes.
>
>How do they get away with this then? They offer "internet only" prices so 
>this implies that items not marked in this way are the shop prices?
>
>Si 
>


I went to Trading Standerds about the same kind of thing happening
with me and Tesco.  Trading Standards said that Tesco and Tesco Online
were 2 different companies and it was perfectly legal for them to do
it.  That really annoyed me as they use the same logo, advertise for
each other and the website has store finders on it.  But apparently I
was wrong.  The wankers!

Sanddancer

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 22:55:53 GMT, "Barb"  wrote:




>Things will be cheaper on the internet as there are no staff to pay in a 
>showroom/shop.
>

Hang on I bought a microphone from PCW via the web not long ago I was
give the option of paying for and collecting it at our local store
this I did .

wrote in message
news:quang1l3h6oh9iqinqj9bachtu0t3qd8k2@4ax.com...

> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 22:55:53 GMT, "Barb"  wrote:
>
>
>
> >Things will be cheaper on the internet as there are no staff to pay in a
> >showroom/shop.
> >
> Hang on I bought a microphone from PCW via the web not long ago I was
> give the option of paying for and collecting it at our local store
> this I did .


Thats how crazy it is. PCW won't price match from their online prices. Yet
you can buy online and pick it up from the store!!!

HMV are another mob that are much cheaper online and won't price match.  My
son had vouchers and wanted Tiger Woods. It said it was 19.99 (or there
abouts) online yet it was 10 dearer in the store.

No amount of pleading with the manager would see them price match!!  Ended
up getting it at Play.com for about 12 so was glad they never price matched
;o)

Steven.

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:23:06 +0100, "Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot"
 wrote:


> I was 
>told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are in competition with each 
>other and the manager wouldn't price match the internet. I said it wasn't an 
>internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested and was 
>bloody rude too!


Contact Currys customer services and put in a complaint. The store
manager is incorrect.

sponix

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:09:20 +0100, Me, myself, I 
wrote:


>Well the long and the short of this is - and I suspect you know this=20
>already - is that the spotty wanker that is the Currys manager is=20
>talking out of his arse. These people, and DSG turns them out like a=20
>production line, seemto be indoctrinated into the notions that they are=20
>never wrong, there is nothing they don't know, and you the customer are=20
>never right.



It is official Currys policy to price match their own website. The
only provisos are that it must be for sale on currys.co.uk and in
stock both online and in store.

Store staff lie in order to protect theit commission.

sponix

In article , wibble@email.com 
says...

> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:09:20 +0100, Me, myself, I 
> wrote:
> 
> >Well the long and the short of this is - and I suspect you know this=20
> >already - is that the spotty wanker that is the Currys manager is=20
> >talking out of his arse. These people, and DSG turns them out like a=20
> >production line, seemto be indoctrinated into the notions that they are=20
> >never wrong, there is nothing they don't know, and you the customer are=20
> >never right.
> 
> 
> It is official Currys policy to price match their own website. 


Can you explain how you are so certain of this so we can use it in 
evidence against Currys?

s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:23:06 +0100, "Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot"
>  wrote:
>
>> I was
>> told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are in competition
>> with each other and the manager wouldn't price match the internet. I
>> said it wasn't an internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he
>> wasn't interested and was bloody rude too!
>
> Contact Currys customer services and put in a complaint. The store
> manager is incorrect.
>


I sent them this:

  "I intend to visit my local Currys tomorrow to buy some new DV
tapes for my camcorder. I noticed on your website that you are selling 5 JVC
DV tapes for 11.99 (Product code 872331) and I wonder if you could just
confirm that the store price will be the same as the price advertised on the
internet?"

And received this:

"Thank you for your e-mail.

The prices that are on the internet are not
a reflection of the prices of goods in stores.
The internet and the stores have different
stock and compete with each other.

The prices for this particular product
should not be too dissimilar and the stores
can price match the website unless it is an
internet exclusive."

Si

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message


>  I noticed on your website that you are selling 5 JVC DV tapes for 11.99 
> (Product code 872331)


You can get 12 JVC tapes from Costco for just under 20 if memory serves. 
I'd gives Currys a wide berth in all its incarnations.

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:39:40 +0100, Livewire
 wrote:


>> It is official Currys policy to price match their own website. 
>
>Can you explain how you are so certain of this so we can use it in 
>evidence against Currys?


Because I have had long exchanges of emails with Currys Head Office
when I had an almost identical problem with my local store.

Phone up and ask to speak to "Daniel Hoyland" or email
customer<dot>services<at>dixons<dot>co<dot>uk

(Yes, I know it's a 'dixons' email address but they share the customer
services between both shops)

Whilst their behaviour isn't illegal, my local Trading standards is
logging all such complaints for future reference.

sponix

In article , wibble@email.com 
says...

> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:39:40 +0100, Livewire
>  wrote:
> 
> >> It is official Currys policy to price match their own website. 
> >
> >Can you explain how you are so certain of this so we can use it in 
> >evidence against Currys?
> 
> Because I have had long exchanges of emails with Currys Head Office
> when I had an almost identical problem with my local store.
> 
> Phone up and ask to speak to "Daniel Hoyland" or email
> customer<dot>services<at>dixons<dot>co<dot>uk
> 
> (Yes, I know it's a 'dixons' email address but they share the customer
> services between both shops)
> 
> Whilst their behaviour isn't illegal, my local Trading standards is
> logging all such complaints for future reference.
> 
> sponix
> 

Useful advice. Thanks. LOL

DubDriver wrote:

> "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message
> news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
> > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for
> > 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to find that they were
> > 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to look up the item on their
> > computer to check it was the same one, and it was.
> >
> > Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll scan
> > it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price
> > either. I was told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are
> > in competition with each other and the manager wouldn't price match
> > the internet. I said it wasn't an internet offer, just a normal
> > purchase, but he wasn't interested and was bloody rude too!
> >
> > I said "So, the prices on the internet could be completely
> > different to instore prices?" and he replied that some of them
> > were, yes. How do they get away with this then? They offer "internet 
> > only"
> > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way are the
> > shop prices?
>
> They "get away" with it because it's no more illegal than different
> branches of the same chain charging different prices. As goes on
> commonly with supermarket chains. Just because the name above the
> front door is the same does not mean they all have to legally charge
> the same price (unless of course it is a nationally advertised item).
>
> As for item marked "Internet only", it means exactly that. I wouldn't
> assume anything of items not marked in any special way, the fact that
> they are not marked, you should assume nothing!
>
> I can see where you're coming from and like the majority I hate that
> group too, but I don't think there is even anything morally wrong
> with what they have done here.


Legally wrong, maybe not. Morally wrong? Have another look at what you just 
wrote. Maybe you just have a lower moral standard than a lot of us but have 
another think about it.

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message 
news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...

>I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for 11.99. Off I 
>toddled to the local Currys to find that they were 19.99. I asked them 
>(nicely!) to look up the item on their computer to check it was the same 
>one, and it was.
>
> Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll scan it at 
> 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price either. I was 
> told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are in competition with 
> each other and the manager wouldn't price match the internet. I said it 
> wasn't an internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested 
> and was bloody rude too!
>
> I said "So, the prices on the internet could be completely different to 
> instore prices?" and he replied that some of them were, yes.
>
> How do they get away with this then? They offer "internet only" prices so 
> this implies that items not marked in this way are the shop prices?



And your point is? The website and the store are in competition as the 
manager told you. End of story!

Peter Crosland

Peter Crosland wrote:

>
> And your point is? The website and the store are in competition as the
> manager told you. End of story!
>


Is it me? Am I not saying it right?

My point is that if you look at a store's website you expect the prices to 
be the same as the shop's *unless it states otherwise*. Currys have "Web 
exclusive" prices on some items, therefore the other items are not "Web 
exclusive" and it follows that the price of those items is what you would 
expect to pay instore.

 Would you look at, for example, Tesco's or Ikea's website for price 
comparisons with similar stores, discover that they were cheaper than the 
competition, then be happy to pay more for the item when you got there?

Si

Bigbird wrote:

>
> Legally wrong, maybe not. Morally wrong? Have another look at what
> you just wrote. Maybe you just have a lower moral standard than a lot
> of us but have another think about it.


It *might* be legally wrong; my local Trading Standards are looking into it 
for me. I doubt the mighty leccy sheds are doing anything illegal because 
they seem to be able to make up their own rules but at least it's another 
complaint logged.

Si

Peter Crosland wrote:

> "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message
> news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
> > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for
> > 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to find that they were
> > 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to look up the item on their
> > computer to check it was the same one, and it was.
> >
> > Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll scan
> > it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price
> > either. I was told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are
> > in competition with each other and the manager wouldn't price match
> > the internet. I said it wasn't an internet offer, just a normal
> > purchase, but he wasn't interested and was bloody rude too!
> >
> > I said "So, the prices on the internet could be completely
> > different to instore prices?" and he replied that some of them
> > were, yes. How do they get away with this then? They offer "internet 
> > only"
> > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way are the
> > shop prices?
>
>
> And your point is? The website and the store are in competition as the
> manager told you. End of story!


End of story? The website says Currys Price. If it is not the Currys price 
they should not say that. Not flaming rocket surgery is it.

www.cclonline.com have a variety of Geforce 6600GT cards for less than 100 
inc VAT. First place I looked :-P

I know what you mean though, my local PC World is full of useless kids who 
think they know all about computers because they built their own mega games 
system. 3 or 4 times I've asked for something and they ask what its for and 
after I tell them, they tell me it wont work!! Funnily enough I have never 
bought anything that didnt work exactly how I expected it too. That said 
they do ocasionally have some good offers on, but usually its just a 
convenience thing ... I need it now and they'll probably have one.

As for the original post about DV tapes, I got mine from Tesco I paid 8 for 
a pack of 3 (mini DV tapes ;-) ) last year. Pretty sure they still do them 
and I'd expect them to be cheaper or a bigger pack now. As for price 
matching unless it says internet only I would argue that it is national 
advertising by being on the internet. If the price on the internet is an 
error and they dont correct it after you have brought it to their attention 
then they should sell you them at that price.

Well, thats my 2p

Simon


"ME!" <x@y.z> wrote in message news:C-CdneK4FriBP5beRVnygw@pipex.net...

>  wrote in message 
> news:3o6ng11qvir7et4csjkl8p9598mmsj508f@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:09:20 +0100, Me, myself, I 
>> wrote:
>>>The best thing to do with Currys & other DSG is just to walk away.
>> You just cannot class every store and its staff alike at our local the
>> staff at our local Currys store could not be more helpful just like
>> our PC World store in fact. On the other hand I will never enter our
>> local Comet store ever again after my last encounter with the manager
>> and his assistant more or less said i was lying in front of other
>> customers on my last visit when I took a phone I had bought back due
>> to a fault that didn't show up when they got their hands on it . I
>> still have the phone and it is still faulty but stuff Comet .
>
> Well said.  Our local PC World (Preston) have some of the most helpful and 
> polite staff of any retail store i have been to.  In fact i visit the 
> store regularly due to the service I recieve.  And when they have special 
> offers on they regularly beat the competition.  Picked up a Geforce 6600GT 
> last xmas for 99.99 half price, when the cheapest elsewhere was 139. 
> Even now 8 months on you cant get the 6600GT for 99 inc vat as far as i 
> know.  So knock your local shop but dont knock em all....!
>
> SiX
> 

Simon wrote:

>
> As for the original post about DV tapes, I got mine from Tesco I paid
> 8 for a pack of 3 (mini DV tapes ;-) ) last year. Pretty sure they
> still do them and I'd expect them to be cheaper or a bigger pack now.
> As for price matching unless it says internet only I would argue that
> it is national advertising by being on the internet. If the price on
> the internet is an error and they dont correct it after you have
> brought it to their attention then they should sell you them at that
> price.


I tried Tesco first as I work there and get a 10% discount but they had a 
choice of just one at my local Extra store and they were more expensive than 
every other place I checked.

I dare say I won't get anything from complaining except for the satisfaction 
of having done so, but if it makes the big stores change their pricing 
policy then it's good enough for me.

Si

"Bigbird"  wrote in message 
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>
>
> DubDriver wrote:
>> "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message
>> news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
>> > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for
>> > 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to find that they were
>> > 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to look up the item on their
>> > computer to check it was the same one, and it was.
>> >
>> > Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll scan
>> > it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price
>> > either. I was told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are
>> > in competition with each other and the manager wouldn't price match
>> > the internet. I said it wasn't an internet offer, just a normal
>> > purchase, but he wasn't interested and was bloody rude too!
>> >
>> > I said "So, the prices on the internet could be completely
>> > different to instore prices?" and he replied that some of them
>> > were, yes. How do they get away with this then? They offer "internet 
>> > only"
>> > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way are the
>> > shop prices?
>>
>> They "get away" with it because it's no more illegal than different
>> branches of the same chain charging different prices. As goes on
>> commonly with supermarket chains. Just because the name above the
>> front door is the same does not mean they all have to legally charge
>> the same price (unless of course it is a nationally advertised item).
>>
>> As for item marked "Internet only", it means exactly that. I wouldn't
>> assume anything of items not marked in any special way, the fact that
>> they are not marked, you should assume nothing!
>>
>> I can see where you're coming from and like the majority I hate that
>> group too, but I don't think there is even anything morally wrong
>> with what they have done here.
>
> Legally wrong, maybe not. Morally wrong? Have another look at what you 
> just wrote. Maybe you just have a lower moral standard than a lot of us 
> but have another think about it.


LOL well I think as soon as you see "DubDriver" you can't resist a childish 
stab at me.

"Bigbird"  wrote in message 
news:qsadnTHvIa60EpHeRVnyig@pipex.net...

> Peter Crosland wrote:
>> "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message
>> news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
>> > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for
>> > 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to find that they were
>> > 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to look up the item on their
>> > computer to check it was the same one, and it was.
>> >
>> > Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll scan
>> > it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price
>> > either. I was told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are
>> > in competition with each other and the manager wouldn't price match
>> > the internet. I said it wasn't an internet offer, just a normal
>> > purchase, but he wasn't interested and was bloody rude too!
>> >
>> > I said "So, the prices on the internet could be completely
>> > different to instore prices?" and he replied that some of them
>> > were, yes. How do they get away with this then? They offer "internet 
>> > only"
>> > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way are the
>> > shop prices?
>>
>>
>> And your point is? The website and the store are in competition as the
>> manager told you. End of story!
>
> End of story? The website says Currys Price. If it is not the Currys price 
> they should not say that. Not flaming rocket surgery is it.


The website is not 'the point of sale' (as defined in the relevant acts) for 
the retail outlet or vice versa.

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message 
news:veidnVARg9gSHJHeRVnyjA@pipex.net...

> Peter Crosland wrote:
>>
>> And your point is? The website and the store are in competition as the
>> manager told you. End of story!
>>
>
> Is it me? Am I not saying it right?
>
> My point is that if you look at a store's website you expect the prices to 
> be the same as the shop's *unless it states otherwise*. Currys have "Web 
> exclusive" prices on some items, therefore the other items are not "Web 
> exclusive" and it follows that the price of those items is what you would 
> expect to pay instore.
>
> Would you look at, for example, Tesco's or Ikea's website for price 
> comparisons with similar stores, discover that they were cheaper than the 
> competition, then be happy to pay more for the item when you got there?


I wouldn't go to the store, I'd buy it right there and then from the website 
where I can be certain the price does apply! Websites are not a price list 
for retail stores they are a point of sale in their own right.

DubDriver wrote:

> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> news:o_adnRkQ09aawJHeRVnyvg@pipex.net...
> >
> >
> > DubDriver wrote:
> > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message
> > > news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
> > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for
> > > > 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to find that they were
> > > > 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to look up the item on their
> > > > computer to check it was the same one, and it was.
> > > >
> > > > Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll
> > > > scan it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the
> > > > price either. I was told that Currys.com and the High Street
> > > > stores are in competition with each other and the manager
> > > > wouldn't price match the internet. I said it wasn't an internet
> > > > offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested and was
> > > > bloody rude too! I said "So, the prices on the internet could be 
> > > > completely
> > > > different to instore prices?" and he replied that some of them
> > > > were, yes. How do they get away with this then? They offer
> > > > "internet only"
> > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way are the
> > > > shop prices?
> > >
> > > They "get away" with it because it's no more illegal than
> > > different branches of the same chain charging different prices.
> > > As goes on commonly with supermarket chains. Just because the
> > > name above the front door is the same does not mean they all have
> > > to legally charge the same price (unless of course it is a
> > > nationally advertised item). As for item marked "Internet only", it 
> > > means exactly that. I
> > > wouldn't assume anything of items not marked in any special way,
> > > the fact that they are not marked, you should assume nothing!
> > >
> > > I can see where you're coming from and like the majority I hate
> > > that group too, but I don't think there is even anything morally
> > > wrong with what they have done here.
> >
> > Legally wrong, maybe not. Morally wrong? Have another look at what
> > you just wrote. Maybe you just have a lower moral standard than a
> > lot of us but have another think about it.
>
> LOL well I think as soon as you see "DubDriver" you can't resist a
> childish stab at me.


Should I recognise the nym. If there is a pattern then maybe you should 
think even harder about your posts. However do explain how Currys deceit is 
of such moral high standing in your opinion. You do not think it wrong to 
advertise a price clearly as "Currys price" when it isn't.

DubDriver wrote:

> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> news:qsadnTHvIa60EpHeRVnyig@pipex.net...
> > Peter Crosland wrote:
> > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message
> > > news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
> > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for
> > > > 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to find that they were
> > > > 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to look up the item on their
> > > > computer to check it was the same one, and it was.
> > > >
> > > > Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll
> > > > scan it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the
> > > > price either. I was told that Currys.com and the High Street
> > > > stores are in competition with each other and the manager
> > > > wouldn't price match the internet. I said it wasn't an internet
> > > > offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested and was
> > > > bloody rude too! I said "So, the prices on the internet could be 
> > > > completely
> > > > different to instore prices?" and he replied that some of them
> > > > were, yes. How do they get away with this then? They offer
> > > > "internet only"
> > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way are the
> > > > shop prices?
> > >
> > >
> > > And your point is? The website and the store are in competition
> > > as the manager told you. End of story!
> >
> > End of story? The website says Currys Price. If it is not the
> > Currys price they should not say that. Not flaming rocket surgery
> > is it.
>
> The website is not 'the point of sale' (as defined in the relevant
> acts) for the retail outlet or vice versa.


Which has WTF to do with it. Try really hard to concentrate and stay in 
context. No wonder you accuse me of finding you childish. Who wouldn't?

"Bigbird"  wrote in message 
news:qaednbBIg4gsmJDeRVnyrQ@pipex.net...

> DubDriver wrote:
>> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> news:qsadnTHvIa60EpHeRVnyig@pipex.net...
>> > Peter Crosland wrote:
>> > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message
>> > > news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
>> > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for
>> > > > 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to find that they were
>> > > > 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to look up the item on their
>> > > > computer to check it was the same one, and it was.
>> > > >
>> > > > Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll
>> > > > scan it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the
>> > > > price either. I was told that Currys.com and the High Street
>> > > > stores are in competition with each other and the manager
>> > > > wouldn't price match the internet. I said it wasn't an internet
>> > > > offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested and was
>> > > > bloody rude too! I said "So, the prices on the internet could be 
>> > > > completely
>> > > > different to instore prices?" and he replied that some of them
>> > > > were, yes. How do they get away with this then? They offer
>> > > > "internet only"
>> > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way are the
>> > > > shop prices?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > And your point is? The website and the store are in competition
>> > > as the manager told you. End of story!
>> >
>> > End of story? The website says Currys Price. If it is not the
>> > Currys price they should not say that. Not flaming rocket surgery
>> > is it.
>>
>> The website is not 'the point of sale' (as defined in the relevant
>> acts) for the retail outlet or vice versa.
>
> Which has WTF to do with it. Try really hard to concentrate and stay in 
> context. No wonder you accuse me of finding you childish. Who wouldn't?


Oooh you are such a bitch, but I love you .... I'll make a deal, I'll 
concentrate if you try to read. I said "as soon as you see "DubDriver" you 
can't resist a childish stab at me."

"a childish stab at me."
"a childish stab at me."
"a childish stab at me."
"a childish stab at me."
"a childish stab at me."
"a stab at childish me"
"a stab at childish me"
"a stab at childish me"
"a stab at childish me"
"a stab at childish me"

I know you can't read but I am sure you can see that the pretty patterns the 
letters make are different?

You appear to have the opinion that because the website says "Curry's price" 
that the prices quoted there should therefore apply to every Curry's point 
of sale in the entire country. They are not required to do that in law. That 
is why I said "the website is not 'the point of sale' (as defined in the 
relevant acts) for the retail outlet or vice versa". That is why they do not 
do it. Quite simple.

You never gave your reasoning behind your statement that "If it is not the 
Currys price they should not say that."

"Bigbird"  wrote in message 
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> DubDriver wrote:
>> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> news:o_adnRkQ09aawJHeRVnyvg@pipex.net...
>> >
>> >
>> > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message
>> > > news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
>> > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some for
>> > > > 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to find that they were
>> > > > 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to look up the item on their
>> > > > computer to check it was the same one, and it was.
>> > > >
>> > > > Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll
>> > > > scan it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the
>> > > > price either. I was told that Currys.com and the High Street
>> > > > stores are in competition with each other and the manager
>> > > > wouldn't price match the internet. I said it wasn't an internet
>> > > > offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested and was
>> > > > bloody rude too! I said "So, the prices on the internet could be 
>> > > > completely
>> > > > different to instore prices?" and he replied that some of them
>> > > > were, yes. How do they get away with this then? They offer
>> > > > "internet only"
>> > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way are the
>> > > > shop prices?
>> > >
>> > > They "get away" with it because it's no more illegal than
>> > > different branches of the same chain charging different prices.
>> > > As goes on commonly with supermarket chains. Just because the
>> > > name above the front door is the same does not mean they all have
>> > > to legally charge the same price (unless of course it is a
>> > > nationally advertised item). As for item marked "Internet only", it 
>> > > means exactly that. I
>> > > wouldn't assume anything of items not marked in any special way,
>> > > the fact that they are not marked, you should assume nothing!
>> > >
>> > > I can see where you're coming from and like the majority I hate
>> > > that group too, but I don't think there is even anything morally
>> > > wrong with what they have done here.
>> >
>> > Legally wrong, maybe not. Morally wrong? Have another look at what
>> > you just wrote. Maybe you just have a lower moral standard than a
>> > lot of us but have another think about it.
>>
>> LOL well I think as soon as you see "DubDriver" you can't resist a
>> childish stab at me.
>
> Should I recognise the nym. If there is a pattern then maybe you should 
> think even harder about your posts. However do explain how Currys deceit 
> is of such moral high standing in your opinion. You do not think it wrong 
> to advertise a price clearly as "Currys price" when it isn't.


I wouldn't like to answer whether you should recognise my name for you may 
have some kind of mental problem and would be unfair of me to bring peoples 
attention to some affliction you may have that is not your fault.

If there is a pattern then maybe you should think even harder about your 
replies.

What deceit? That is your view. Others may agree. Others may not. Though 
ultimately it is not a fact.

I never said Currys deceit is of high standing. I said "I don't think there 
is anything morally
wrong with what they have done here". The Currys website is not a retail 
store price list and you would have to be pretty naive to think it was, so 
no I do not think it is wrong. You think it is. Once you have given your 
reasoning behind that (which you haven't so far) then I would say that 
nothing more constructive going to be forthcoming from either of us.

DubDriver wrote:

>
> I wouldn't go to the store, I'd buy it right there and then from the
> website where I can be certain the price does apply!


As does postage, usually.


> Websites are not
> a price list for retail stores they are a point of sale in their own
> right.


If they are advertising a well known High Street store and they don't 
implicitly state that their prices do not reflect store prices then they 
should be, especially (and please try to understand this bit) as they offer 
"Web exclusive" prices. Tell me, what does that imply about the other prices 
on the website?

Si

DubDriver wrote:

> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> news:kpudnVXJFKKAmJDeRVnysQ@pipex.net...
> > DubDriver wrote:
> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> > > news:o_adnRkQ09aawJHeRVnyvg@pipex.net...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > DubDriver wrote:
> > > > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in
> > > > > message news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
> > > > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some
> > > > > > for 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to find that
> > > > > > they were 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to look up the
> > > > > > item on their computer to check it was the same one, and it
> > > > > > was. Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and
> > > > > > they'll scan it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't
> > > > > > budge on the price either. I was told that Currys.com and
> > > > > > the High Street stores are in competition with each other
> > > > > > and the manager wouldn't price match the internet. I said
> > > > > > it wasn't an internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he
> > > > > > wasn't interested and was bloody rude too! I said "So, the
> > > > > > prices on the internet could be completely
> > > > > > different to instore prices?" and he replied that some of
> > > > > > them were, yes. How do they get away with this then? They
> > > > > > offer "internet only"
> > > > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way
> > > > > > are the shop prices?
> > > > >
> > > > > They "get away" with it because it's no more illegal than
> > > > > different branches of the same chain charging different
> > > > > prices. As goes on commonly with supermarket chains. Just because 
> > > > > the
> > > > > name above the front door is the same does not mean they all
> > > > > have to legally charge the same price (unless of course it is
> > > > > a nationally advertised item). As for item marked "Internet
> > > > > only", it means exactly that. I
> > > > > wouldn't assume anything of items not marked in any special
> > > > > way, the fact that they are not marked, you should assume
> > > > > nothing! I can see where you're coming from and like the majority 
> > > > > I
> > > > > hate that group too, but I don't think there is even anything
> > > > > morally wrong with what they have done here.
> > > >
> > > > Legally wrong, maybe not. Morally wrong? Have another look at
> > > > what you just wrote. Maybe you just have a lower moral standard
> > > > than a lot of us but have another think about it.
> > >
> > > LOL well I think as soon as you see "DubDriver" you can't resist a
> > > childish stab at me.
> >
> > Should I recognise the nym. If there is a pattern then maybe you
> > should think even harder about your posts. However do explain how
> > Currys deceit is of such moral high standing in your opinion. You
> > do not think it wrong to advertise a price clearly as "Currys
> > price" when it isn't.
>


[snip immature self contradictory snipes]


>
> What deceit? That is your view. Others may agree. Others may not.
> Though ultimately it is not a fact.
>


No, it is a fact.


> I never said Currys deceit is of high standing. I said "I don't think
> there is anything morally
> wrong with what they have done here". The Currys website is not a
> retail store price list and you would have to be pretty naive to
> think it was, so no I do not think it is wrong. You think it is. Once
> you have given your reasoning behind that (which you haven't so far)
> then I would say that nothing more constructive going to be
> forthcoming from either of us.


I would have thought it was clear to anyone with an IQ over, oooo let's say, 
50 that if a Retail company setup a website and advertise prices under the 
name of their Retail stores, even going as far as to differentiate some of 
the prices as 'website ony' then the inference is clear.

As your ability to read and write indicates an IQ above 50 I surmise your 
persistence in this respect to be due to perverse intransigence, if not then 
ask mummy to help.

I will explain further, if you wish to be treated as a six year old, 
otherwise I suggest you have a rethink.

DubDriver wrote:

> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> news:qaednbBIg4gsmJDeRVnyrQ@pipex.net...
> > DubDriver wrote:
> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> > > news:qsadnTHvIa60EpHeRVnyig@pipex.net...
> > > > Peter Crosland wrote:
> > > > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in
> > > > > message news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
> > > > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some
> > > > > > for 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to find that
> > > > > > they were 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to look up the
> > > > > > item on their computer to check it was the same one, and it
> > > > > > was. Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and
> > > > > > they'll scan it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't
> > > > > > budge on the price either. I was told that Currys.com and
> > > > > > the High Street stores are in competition with each other
> > > > > > and the manager wouldn't price match the internet. I said
> > > > > > it wasn't an internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he
> > > > > > wasn't interested and was bloody rude too! I said "So, the
> > > > > > prices on the internet could be completely
> > > > > > different to instore prices?" and he replied that some of
> > > > > > them were, yes. How do they get away with this then? They
> > > > > > offer "internet only"
> > > > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way
> > > > > > are the shop prices?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > And your point is? The website and the store are in
> > > > > competition as the manager told you. End of story!
> > > >
> > > > End of story? The website says Currys Price. If it is not the
> > > > Currys price they should not say that. Not flaming rocket
> > > > surgery is it.
> > >
> > > The website is not 'the point of sale' (as defined in the relevant
> > > acts) for the retail outlet or vice versa.
> >
> > Which has WTF to do with it. Try really hard to concentrate and
> > stay in context. No wonder you accuse me of finding you childish.
> > Who wouldn't?


[snip even more immature nonsense]


> You appear to have the opinion that because the website says "Curry's
> price" that the prices quoted there should therefore apply to every
> Curry's point of sale in the entire country.


Well they are advertising the price nationallly as the "Currys price" and 
differentiaitng it from the website only prices. Do explain how why I should 
think differently.


>They are not required to
> do that in law.


The discussion was not about the law, though you could well be wrong, that 
is for the relevent authority to decide. I doubt you are aware of the 
relevent law. You have yet to make a relevent reference yet it is clear that 
you think it has something to dso with the SASOGA. It doesn't. I refer you 
to a previous post, to which you have replied, that makes it clear as to my 
opinion of the legal position, i.e. that it is dubious. However the legal 
position is not what is in dispute.

Again I refer you to prvious posts. If you had followed the thread rather 
than jumping at the chance to make a retaliatory post when you saw my nym 
then you would not be humiliating yourself with such a display of childish 
immaturity and lack of comprehension.

[snip meaningless nonsense]

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message 
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> DubDriver wrote:
>>
>> I wouldn't go to the store, I'd buy it right there and then from the
>> website where I can be certain the price does apply!
>
> As does postage, usually.


Fair enough, but it would cost me a fair amount in petrol/bus fares 
time/hassle so depends where your nearest store is.


>> Websites are not
>> a price list for retail stores they are a point of sale in their own
>> right.
>
> If they are advertising a well known High Street store and they don't 
> implicitly state that their prices do not reflect store prices then they 
> should be, especially (and please try to understand this bit) as they 
> offer "Web exclusive" prices. Tell me, what does that imply about the 
> other prices on the website?


The retail stores are not the point of sale for the website so at the end of 
the day it's just your interpretation of what *isn't* stated on the website 
regarding the web exclusive labels.

I agree though that it would be good practice to state in store prices may 
differ than on the website.

"Bigbird"  wrote in message 
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>
>
> DubDriver wrote:
>> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> news:kpudnVXJFKKAmJDeRVnysQ@pipex.net...
>> > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> > > news:o_adnRkQ09aawJHeRVnyvg@pipex.net...
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in
>> > > > > message news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
>> > > > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some
>> > > > > > for 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to find that
>> > > > > > they were 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to look up the
>> > > > > > item on their computer to check it was the same one, and it
>> > > > > > was. Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and
>> > > > > > they'll scan it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't
>> > > > > > budge on the price either. I was told that Currys.com and
>> > > > > > the High Street stores are in competition with each other
>> > > > > > and the manager wouldn't price match the internet. I said
>> > > > > > it wasn't an internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he
>> > > > > > wasn't interested and was bloody rude too! I said "So, the
>> > > > > > prices on the internet could be completely
>> > > > > > different to instore prices?" and he replied that some of
>> > > > > > them were, yes. How do they get away with this then? They
>> > > > > > offer "internet only"
>> > > > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way
>> > > > > > are the shop prices?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > They "get away" with it because it's no more illegal than
>> > > > > different branches of the same chain charging different
>> > > > > prices. As goes on commonly with supermarket chains. Just because 
>> > > > > the
>> > > > > name above the front door is the same does not mean they all
>> > > > > have to legally charge the same price (unless of course it is
>> > > > > a nationally advertised item). As for item marked "Internet
>> > > > > only", it means exactly that. I
>> > > > > wouldn't assume anything of items not marked in any special
>> > > > > way, the fact that they are not marked, you should assume
>> > > > > nothing! I can see where you're coming from and like the majority 
>> > > > > I
>> > > > > hate that group too, but I don't think there is even anything
>> > > > > morally wrong with what they have done here.
>> > > >
>> > > > Legally wrong, maybe not. Morally wrong? Have another look at
>> > > > what you just wrote. Maybe you just have a lower moral standard
>> > > > than a lot of us but have another think about it.
>> > >
>> > > LOL well I think as soon as you see "DubDriver" you can't resist a
>> > > childish stab at me.
>> >
>> > Should I recognise the nym. If there is a pattern then maybe you
>> > should think even harder about your posts. However do explain how
>> > Currys deceit is of such moral high standing in your opinion. You
>> > do not think it wrong to advertise a price clearly as "Currys
>> > price" when it isn't.
>>
>
> [snip immature self contradictory snipes]
>
>>
>> What deceit? That is your view. Others may agree. Others may not.
>> Though ultimately it is not a fact.
>>
>
> No, it is a fact.
>
>> I never said Currys deceit is of high standing. I said "I don't think
>> there is anything morally
>> wrong with what they have done here". The Currys website is not a
>> retail store price list and you would have to be pretty naive to
>> think it was, so no I do not think it is wrong. You think it is. Once
>> you have given your reasoning behind that (which you haven't so far)
>> then I would say that nothing more constructive going to be
>> forthcoming from either of us.
>
> I would have thought it was clear to anyone with an IQ over, oooo let's 
> say, 50 that if a Retail company setup a website and advertise prices 
> under the name of their Retail stores, even going as far as to 
> differentiate some of the prices as 'website ony' then the inference is 
> clear.
>
> As your ability to read and write indicates an IQ above 50 I surmise your 
> persistence in this respect to be due to perverse intransigence, if not 
> then ask mummy to help.
>
> I will explain further, if you wish to be treated as a six year old, 
> otherwise I suggest you have a rethink.


How is it "a fact"? You still have not explained. You can't because the 
deceit and low morals you believe are displayed by this fictitious practice 
are in the eye of the beholder. Sorry to have to repeat myself but the 
bottom line is their website does not state that shop prices are the same as 
website or equally that they are not. It is not illegal. It is common 
practice. Anyone with any net savvy should know that by now. "Website only" 
price labels apply to those items. The site does not make any claim what so 
ever for those items not marked in that way. It is your assumption. I would 
never be so stupid or naive to think that those items *not* marked in that 
way will all be priced the same as in store. You do. So?

DubDriver wrote:

> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
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> >
> >
> > DubDriver wrote:
> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> > > news:kpudnVXJFKKAmJDeRVnysQ@pipex.net...
> > > > DubDriver wrote:
> > > > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> > > > > news:o_adnRkQ09aawJHeRVnyvg@pipex.net...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > DubDriver wrote:
> > > > > > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in
> > > > > > > message news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
> > > > > > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found
> > > > > > > > some for 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to
> > > > > > > > find that they were 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to
> > > > > > > > look up the item on their computer to check it was the
> > > > > > > > same one, and it was. Fair enough, I thought, they've
> > > > > > > > priced it wrongly and they'll scan it at 11.99. Nope,
> > > > > > > > 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price either. I
> > > > > > > > was told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are
> > > > > > > > in competition with each other and the manager wouldn't
> > > > > > > > price match the internet. I said it wasn't an internet
> > > > > > > > offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested
> > > > > > > > and was bloody rude too! I said "So, the prices on the
> > > > > > > > internet could be completely different to instore prices?" 
> > > > > > > > and he replied that some
> > > > > > > > of them were, yes. How do they get away with this then?
> > > > > > > > They offer "internet only"
> > > > > > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way
> > > > > > > > are the shop prices?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > They "get away" with it because it's no more illegal than
> > > > > > > different branches of the same chain charging different
> > > > > > > prices. As goes on commonly with supermarket chains. Just
> > > > > > > because the
> > > > > > > name above the front door is the same does not mean they
> > > > > > > all have to legally charge the same price (unless of
> > > > > > > course it is a nationally advertised item). As for item marked
> > > > > > > "Internet only", it means exactly that. I
> > > > > > > wouldn't assume anything of items not marked in any
> > > > > > > special way, the fact that they are not marked, you should 
> > > > > > > assume
> > > > > > > nothing! I can see where you're coming from and like the
> > > > > > > majority I
> > > > > > > hate that group too, but I don't think there is even
> > > > > > > anything morally wrong with what they have done here.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Legally wrong, maybe not. Morally wrong? Have another look
> > > > > > at what you just wrote. Maybe you just have a lower moral
> > > > > > standard than a lot of us but have another think about it.
> > > > >
> > > > > LOL well I think as soon as you see "DubDriver" you can't
> > > > > resist a childish stab at me.
> > > >
> > > > Should I recognise the nym. If there is a pattern then maybe you
> > > > should think even harder about your posts. However do explain
> > > > how Currys deceit is of such moral high standing in your
> > > > opinion. You do not think it wrong to advertise a price clearly
> > > > as "Currys price" when it isn't.
> > >
> >
> > [snip immature self contradictory snipes]
> >
> > >
> > > What deceit? That is your view. Others may agree. Others may not.
> > > Though ultimately it is not a fact.
> > >
> >
> > No, it is a fact.
> >
> > > I never said Currys deceit is of high standing. I said "I don't
> > > think there is anything morally
> > > wrong with what they have done here". The Currys website is not a
> > > retail store price list and you would have to be pretty naive to
> > > think it was, so no I do not think it is wrong. You think it is.
> > > Once you have given your reasoning behind that (which you haven't
> > > so far) then I would say that nothing more constructive going to
> > > be forthcoming from either of us.
> >
> > I would have thought it was clear to anyone with an IQ over, oooo
> > let's say, 50 that if a Retail company setup a website and
> > advertise prices under the name of their Retail stores, even going
> > as far as to differentiate some of the prices as 'website ony' then
> > the inference is clear.
> >
> > As your ability to read and write indicates an IQ above 50 I
> > surmise your persistence in this respect to be due to perverse
> > intransigence, if not then ask mummy to help.
> >
> > I will explain further, if you wish to be treated as a six year old,
> > otherwise I suggest you have a rethink.
>
> How is it "a fact"? You still have not explained. You can't because
> the deceit and low morals you believe are displayed by this
> fictitious practice are in the eye of the beholder. Sorry to have to
> repeat myself but the bottom line is their website does not state
> that shop prices are the same as website or equally that they are
> not. It is not illegal. It is common practice. Anyone with any net
> savvy should know that by now. "Website only" price labels apply to
> those items. The site does not make any claim what so ever for those
> items not marked in that way. It is your assumption. I would never be
> so stupid or naive to think that those items *not* marked in that way
> will all be priced the same as in store. You do. So?


So, you are clearly rather stupid.

Explain why they say "Currys price" if they really only mean "Website 
price". Explain why they differentiate some items as "Website only" price. 
Explain why it is stupid to to assume the inference that is clearly made or 
explain how there is no inference.

Explain what is ficticious about what I have said. Why do you keep harping 
back to the legality, that is not under discussion. I am sure you do not 
even know who would decide whether such a practice is acceptable or not. 
Don't apologise for repeating yourself, it is clearly your only tactic.

Indicate some other websites which follow the identical practice that you 
claim to be to be so common. You really are very naive if you beleive 
advertisers are never out to deceive you.

I beleive this discussion is well beyond your cognitive abilities but do 
carry on with your repetitious nonsense... or why not rise to the occasion 
and engage your brain.

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>
>
> DubDriver wrote:
>> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
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>> > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> > > news:qsadnTHvIa60EpHeRVnyig@pipex.net...
>> > > > Peter Crosland wrote:
>> > > > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in
>> > > > > message news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
>> > > > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found some
>> > > > > > for 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to find that
>> > > > > > they were 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to look up the
>> > > > > > item on their computer to check it was the same one, and it
>> > > > > > was. Fair enough, I thought, they've priced it wrongly and
>> > > > > > they'll scan it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't
>> > > > > > budge on the price either. I was told that Currys.com and
>> > > > > > the High Street stores are in competition with each other
>> > > > > > and the manager wouldn't price match the internet. I said
>> > > > > > it wasn't an internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he
>> > > > > > wasn't interested and was bloody rude too! I said "So, the
>> > > > > > prices on the internet could be completely
>> > > > > > different to instore prices?" and he replied that some of
>> > > > > > them were, yes. How do they get away with this then? They
>> > > > > > offer "internet only"
>> > > > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way
>> > > > > > are the shop prices?
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > And your point is? The website and the store are in
>> > > > > competition as the manager told you. End of story!
>> > > >
>> > > > End of story? The website says Currys Price. If it is not the
>> > > > Currys price they should not say that. Not flaming rocket
>> > > > surgery is it.
>> > >
>> > > The website is not 'the point of sale' (as defined in the relevant
>> > > acts) for the retail outlet or vice versa.
>> >
>> > Which has WTF to do with it. Try really hard to concentrate and
>> > stay in context. No wonder you accuse me of finding you childish.
>> > Who wouldn't?
>
> [snip even more immature nonsense]
>
>> You appear to have the opinion that because the website says "Curry's
>> price" that the prices quoted there should therefore apply to every
>> Curry's point of sale in the entire country.
>
> Well they are advertising the price nationallly as the "Currys price" and 
> differentiaitng it from the website only prices. Do explain how why I 
> should think differently.
>
>>They are not required to
>> do that in law.
>
> The discussion was not about the law, though you could well be wrong, that 
> is for the relevent authority to decide. I doubt you are aware of the 
> relevent law. You have yet to make a relevent reference yet it is clear 
> that you think it has something to dso with the SASOGA. It doesn't. I 
> refer you to a previous post, to which you have replied, that makes it 
> clear as to my opinion of the legal position, i.e. that it is dubious. 
> However the legal position is not what is in dispute.
>
> Again I refer you to prvious posts. If you had followed the thread rather 
> than jumping at the chance to make a retaliatory post when you saw my nym 
> then you would not be humiliating yourself with such a display of childish 
> immaturity and lack of comprehension.
>
> [snip meaningless nonsense]


I say that the legislation on price labelling has everything to do with this 
discussion. You can't ignore one aspect whether it be good practice, morals 
or law in favour of others. You have to look at the whole picture. 'Good 
practice' - I have already stated that I think it would be to more fair for 
the website to make it clear that shop prices may differ so that the 
consumer is clear on that matter. 'Morals' - I have already given reasons 
that, while clarification would be advisable, I do not think it is 
particularly wrong because I personally would not make an assumption that 
the prices were the same on the grounds that there is no statement that they 
are the same. 'Law' - The relevant acts are all reproduced on the net, go 
read them yourself, when you find the one that they have contravened do let 
me know.

DubDriver wrote:

> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
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> >
> >
> > DubDriver wrote:
> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> > > news:qaednbBIg4gsmJDeRVnyrQ@pipex.net...
> > > > DubDriver wrote:
> > > > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> > > > > news:qsadnTHvIa60EpHeRVnyig@pipex.net...
> > > > > > Peter Crosland wrote:
> > > > > > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in
> > > > > > > message news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
> > > > > > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found
> > > > > > > > some for 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to
> > > > > > > > find that they were 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to
> > > > > > > > look up the item on their computer to check it was the
> > > > > > > > same one, and it was. Fair enough, I thought, they've
> > > > > > > > priced it wrongly and they'll scan it at 11.99. Nope,
> > > > > > > > 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price either. I
> > > > > > > > was told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are
> > > > > > > > in competition with each other and the manager wouldn't
> > > > > > > > price match the internet. I said it wasn't an internet
> > > > > > > > offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested
> > > > > > > > and was bloody rude too! I said "So, the prices on the
> > > > > > > > internet could be completely different to instore prices?" 
> > > > > > > > and he replied that some
> > > > > > > > of them were, yes. How do they get away with this then?
> > > > > > > > They offer "internet only"
> > > > > > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way
> > > > > > > > are the shop prices?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > And your point is? The website and the store are in
> > > > > > > competition as the manager told you. End of story!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > End of story? The website says Currys Price. If it is not
> > > > > > the Currys price they should not say that. Not flaming
> > > > > > rocket surgery is it.
> > > > >
> > > > > The website is not 'the point of sale' (as defined in the
> > > > > relevant acts) for the retail outlet or vice versa.
> > > >
> > > > Which has WTF to do with it. Try really hard to concentrate and
> > > > stay in context. No wonder you accuse me of finding you
> > > > childish. Who wouldn't?
> >
> > [snip even more immature nonsense]
> >
> > > You appear to have the opinion that because the website says
> > > "Curry's price" that the prices quoted there should therefore
> > > apply to every Curry's point of sale in the entire country.
> >
> > Well they are advertising the price nationallly as the "Currys
> > price" and differentiaitng it from the website only prices. Do
> > explain how why I should think differently.
> >
> > > They are not required to
> > > do that in law.
> >
> > The discussion was not about the law, though you could well be
> > wrong, that is for the relevent authority to decide. I doubt you
> > are aware of the relevent law. You have yet to make a relevent
> > reference yet it is clear that you think it has something to dso
> > with the SASOGA. It doesn't. I refer you to a previous post, to
> > which you have replied, that makes it clear as to my opinion of the
> > legal position, i.e. that it is dubious. However the legal position
> > is not what is in dispute. Again I refer you to prvious posts. If you 
> > had followed the thread
> > rather than jumping at the chance to make a retaliatory post when
> > you saw my nym then you would not be humiliating yourself with such
> > a display of childish immaturity and lack of comprehension.
> >
> > [snip meaningless nonsense]
>
> I say that the legislation on price labelling has everything to do
> with this discussion.


Wrong, it is absolutley irrelevent. Pull your neck in before you lose your 
head.

[snip] I assume, given your opening gambit that there was nothing else of 
relevence. I really couldn't be bothered to read further. Please feel free 
to cut and paste anything of relevence to this branch of the thread, or 
STFU, I'm easy with either.

DubDriver wrote:

>
> I agree though that it would be good practice to state in store
> prices may differ than on the website.


I suppose that would be the compromise and I dare say it might already be 
somewhere in their Ts&Cs.

Si

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>
>
> DubDriver wrote:
>> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
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>> >
>> >
>> > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> > > news:kpudnVXJFKKAmJDeRVnysQ@pipex.net...
>> > > > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> > > > > news:o_adnRkQ09aawJHeRVnyvg@pipex.net...
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > > > > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in
>> > > > > > > message news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
>> > > > > > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found
>> > > > > > > > some for 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to
>> > > > > > > > find that they were 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to
>> > > > > > > > look up the item on their computer to check it was the
>> > > > > > > > same one, and it was. Fair enough, I thought, they've
>> > > > > > > > priced it wrongly and they'll scan it at 11.99. Nope,
>> > > > > > > > 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price either. I
>> > > > > > > > was told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are
>> > > > > > > > in competition with each other and the manager wouldn't
>> > > > > > > > price match the internet. I said it wasn't an internet
>> > > > > > > > offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested
>> > > > > > > > and was bloody rude too! I said "So, the prices on the
>> > > > > > > > internet could be completely different to instore prices?" 
>> > > > > > > > and he replied that some
>> > > > > > > > of them were, yes. How do they get away with this then?
>> > > > > > > > They offer "internet only"
>> > > > > > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way
>> > > > > > > > are the shop prices?
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > They "get away" with it because it's no more illegal than
>> > > > > > > different branches of the same chain charging different
>> > > > > > > prices. As goes on commonly with supermarket chains. Just
>> > > > > > > because the
>> > > > > > > name above the front door is the same does not mean they
>> > > > > > > all have to legally charge the same price (unless of
>> > > > > > > course it is a nationally advertised item). As for item 
>> > > > > > > marked
>> > > > > > > "Internet only", it means exactly that. I
>> > > > > > > wouldn't assume anything of items not marked in any
>> > > > > > > special way, the fact that they are not marked, you should 
>> > > > > > > assume
>> > > > > > > nothing! I can see where you're coming from and like the
>> > > > > > > majority I
>> > > > > > > hate that group too, but I don't think there is even
>> > > > > > > anything morally wrong with what they have done here.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Legally wrong, maybe not. Morally wrong? Have another look
>> > > > > > at what you just wrote. Maybe you just have a lower moral
>> > > > > > standard than a lot of us but have another think about it.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > LOL well I think as soon as you see "DubDriver" you can't
>> > > > > resist a childish stab at me.
>> > > >
>> > > > Should I recognise the nym. If there is a pattern then maybe you
>> > > > should think even harder about your posts. However do explain
>> > > > how Currys deceit is of such moral high standing in your
>> > > > opinion. You do not think it wrong to advertise a price clearly
>> > > > as "Currys price" when it isn't.
>> > >
>> >
>> > [snip immature self contradictory snipes]
>> >
>> > >
>> > > What deceit? That is your view. Others may agree. Others may not.
>> > > Though ultimately it is not a fact.
>> > >
>> >
>> > No, it is a fact.
>> >
>> > > I never said Currys deceit is of high standing. I said "I don't
>> > > think there is anything morally
>> > > wrong with what they have done here". The Currys website is not a
>> > > retail store price list and you would have to be pretty naive to
>> > > think it was, so no I do not think it is wrong. You think it is.
>> > > Once you have given your reasoning behind that (which you haven't
>> > > so far) then I would say that nothing more constructive going to
>> > > be forthcoming from either of us.
>> >
>> > I would have thought it was clear to anyone with an IQ over, oooo
>> > let's say, 50 that if a Retail company setup a website and
>> > advertise prices under the name of their Retail stores, even going
>> > as far as to differentiate some of the prices as 'website ony' then
>> > the inference is clear.
>> >
>> > As your ability to read and write indicates an IQ above 50 I
>> > surmise your persistence in this respect to be due to perverse
>> > intransigence, if not then ask mummy to help.
>> >
>> > I will explain further, if you wish to be treated as a six year old,
>> > otherwise I suggest you have a rethink.
>>
>> How is it "a fact"? You still have not explained. You can't because
>> the deceit and low morals you believe are displayed by this
>> fictitious practice are in the eye of the beholder. Sorry to have to
>> repeat myself but the bottom line is their website does not state
>> that shop prices are the same as website or equally that they are
>> not. It is not illegal. It is common practice. Anyone with any net
>> savvy should know that by now. "Website only" price labels apply to
>> those items. The site does not make any claim what so ever for those
>> items not marked in that way. It is your assumption. I would never be
>> so stupid or naive to think that those items *not* marked in that way
>> will all be priced the same as in store. You do. So?
>
> So, you are clearly rather stupid.
>
> Explain why they say "Currys price" if they really only mean "Website 
> price". Explain why they differentiate some items as "Website only" price. 
> Explain why it is stupid to to assume the inference that is clearly made 
> or explain how there is no inference.
>
> Explain what is ficticious about what I have said. Why do you keep harping 
> back to the legality, that is not under discussion. I am sure you do not 
> even know who would decide whether such a practice is acceptable or not. 
> Don't apologise for repeating yourself, it is clearly your only tactic.
>
> Indicate some other websites which follow the identical practice that you 
> claim to be to be so common. You really are very naive if you beleive 
> advertisers are never out to deceive you.

> I beleive this discussion is well beyond your cognitive abilities but do 
> carry on with your repetitious nonsense... or why not rise to the occasion 
> and engage your brain.


Heheh :) don't get in such a fluster babe. "Advertisers"? This is a retail 
website in it's own right! Not advertising some other point of sale. Oh well 
since you brought up the subject that I may believe that advertisers are 
never out to mislead you I will tell you that: I worked 15 years in the 
television commercial production department of Collett Dickenson Pearce, now 
defunct but one of the most well regarded advertising agencies in it's day. 
Followed by just over 10 years in television air time sales and marketing 
for an Independent Television Company where I was in close liaison with the 
ITCA (as they were known at the time) who vet television commercials. I now 
work for a Government department where I have to wade through more 
legislation in a day than you read in your whole lifetime and I know where 
to find it. I'm not doing the job for you. If you think I am wrong then it 
is up to you to prove it. That would be so much more satisfying for you to 
be proved right than wasting your time trying to insult me.

To answer your other question, about 1-2 months ago Laura Ashley website 
prices did not match those of it's stores, they were cheaper for a short 
period of time. You will also find many of the super market websites have 
differing prices. Though it your defence they may state that. I don't know 
for a fact that they do or don't, I can't be arsed to check. No doubt you 
will. If they do, no doubt this would put them above what you state is 
morally wrong in your opinion about Currys.

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>
>
> DubDriver wrote:
>> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
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>> >
>> >
>> > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> > > news:qaednbBIg4gsmJDeRVnyrQ@pipex.net...
>> > > > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> > > > > news:qsadnTHvIa60EpHeRVnyig@pipex.net...
>> > > > > > Peter Crosland wrote:
>> > > > > > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in
>> > > > > > > message news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
>> > > > > > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found
>> > > > > > > > some for 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys to
>> > > > > > > > find that they were 19.99. I asked them (nicely!) to
>> > > > > > > > look up the item on their computer to check it was the
>> > > > > > > > same one, and it was. Fair enough, I thought, they've
>> > > > > > > > priced it wrongly and they'll scan it at 11.99. Nope,
>> > > > > > > > 19.99, and they wouldn't budge on the price either. I
>> > > > > > > > was told that Currys.com and the High Street stores are
>> > > > > > > > in competition with each other and the manager wouldn't
>> > > > > > > > price match the internet. I said it wasn't an internet
>> > > > > > > > offer, just a normal purchase, but he wasn't interested
>> > > > > > > > and was bloody rude too! I said "So, the prices on the
>> > > > > > > > internet could be completely different to instore prices?" 
>> > > > > > > > and he replied that some
>> > > > > > > > of them were, yes. How do they get away with this then?
>> > > > > > > > They offer "internet only"
>> > > > > > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in this way
>> > > > > > > > are the shop prices?
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > And your point is? The website and the store are in
>> > > > > > > competition as the manager told you. End of story!
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > End of story? The website says Currys Price. If it is not
>> > > > > > the Currys price they should not say that. Not flaming
>> > > > > > rocket surgery is it.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > The website is not 'the point of sale' (as defined in the
>> > > > > relevant acts) for the retail outlet or vice versa.
>> > > >
>> > > > Which has WTF to do with it. Try really hard to concentrate and
>> > > > stay in context. No wonder you accuse me of finding you
>> > > > childish. Who wouldn't?
>> >
>> > [snip even more immature nonsense]
>> >
>> > > You appear to have the opinion that because the website says
>> > > "Curry's price" that the prices quoted there should therefore
>> > > apply to every Curry's point of sale in the entire country.
>> >
>> > Well they are advertising the price nationallly as the "Currys
>> > price" and differentiaitng it from the website only prices. Do
>> > explain how why I should think differently.
>> >
>> > > They are not required to
>> > > do that in law.
>> >
>> > The discussion was not about the law, though you could well be
>> > wrong, that is for the relevent authority to decide. I doubt you
>> > are aware of the relevent law. You have yet to make a relevent
>> > reference yet it is clear that you think it has something to dso
>> > with the SASOGA. It doesn't. I refer you to a previous post, to
>> > which you have replied, that makes it clear as to my opinion of the
>> > legal position, i.e. that it is dubious. However the legal position
>> > is not what is in dispute. Again I refer you to prvious posts. If you 
>> > had followed the thread
>> > rather than jumping at the chance to make a retaliatory post when
>> > you saw my nym then you would not be humiliating yourself with such
>> > a display of childish immaturity and lack of comprehension.
>> >
>> > [snip meaningless nonsense]
>>
>> I say that the legislation on price labelling has everything to do
>> with this discussion.
>
> Wrong, it is absolutley irrelevent. Pull your neck in before you lose your 
> head.
>
> [snip] I assume, given your opening gambit that there was nothing else of 
> relevence. I really couldn't be bothered to read further. Please feel free 
> to cut and paste anything of relevence to this branch of the thread, or 
> STFU, I'm easy with either.


Wrong, it is absolutely relevant.

Oh you sound like you're in such a huff.

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message 
news:jLudncfiF4FfLpDeRVnyuA@pipex.net...

> DubDriver wrote:
>>
>> I agree though that it would be good practice to state in store
>> prices may differ than on the website.
>
> I suppose that would be the compromise and I dare say it might already be 
> somewhere in their Ts&Cs.
>
> Si


I looked in their T&C's and could see no mention.

DubDriver wrote:

> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> news:9pKdnZ2dnZ2A_DXqnZ2dnVA1kN6dnZ2dRVnyq52dnZ0@pipex.net...
[snip]
> > So, you are clearly rather stupid.
> >
> > Explain why they say "Currys price" if they really only mean
> > "Website price". Explain why they differentiate some items as
> > "Website only" price. Explain why it is stupid to to assume the
> > inference that is clearly made or explain how there is no inference.
> >
> > Explain what is ficticious about what I have said. Why do you keep
> > harping back to the legality, that is not under discussion. I am
> > sure you do not even know who would decide whether such a practice
> > is acceptable or not. Don't apologise for repeating yourself, it is
> > clearly your only tactic. Indicate some other websites which follow the 
> > identical practice
> > that you claim to be to be so common. You really are very naive if
> > you beleive advertisers are never out to deceive you.
>
> > I beleive this discussion is well beyond your cognitive abilities
> > but do carry on with your repetitious nonsense... or why not rise
> > to the occasion and engage your brain.
>
> Heheh :) don't get in such a fluster babe. "Advertisers"? This is a
> retail website in it's own right!


Wrong! It is also an advertising site for the Currys chain.

Have a look at the next time Currys advertise. See if they distinguish 
between the website and the stores.


> Not advertising some other point of
> sale.


Yes they are clearly advertising. They are advertising Currys stock and 
Currys Prices under the same Currys logo as part of the same Currys brand. 
How you come to the conclusion that the instore prices are all completely 
unrelated is beyond comprehension.


> To answer your other question, about 1-2 months ago Laura Ashley
> website prices did not match those of it's stores, they were cheaper
> for a short period of time. You will also find many of the super
> market websites have differing prices.


That does not answer my question but goes further to indicate that the issue 
is beyond your comprehension.

Here's a simple test. Ask Currys customer services whether the prices marked 
as Currys Prices on the website are substantially the same as the national 
instore prices. Also ask them which ones differ and why. When you get their 
reply picture me laughing very loudly.

DubDriver wrote:

> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> news:_4idnWLcPrgFL5DeRVnyrQ@pipex.net...
> >
> >
> > DubDriver wrote:
> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> > > news:h9udnSkmh9yzCpDeRVnysQ@pipex.net...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > DubDriver wrote:
> > > > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> > > > > news:qaednbBIg4gsmJDeRVnyrQ@pipex.net...
> > > > > > DubDriver wrote:
> > > > > > > "Bigbird"  wrote in
> > > > > > > message news:qsadnTHvIa60EpHeRVnyig@pipex.net...
> > > > > > > > Peter Crosland wrote:
> > > > > > > > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote
> > > > > > > > > in message news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
> > > > > > > > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found
> > > > > > > > > > some for 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys
> > > > > > > > > > to find that they were 19.99. I asked them
> > > > > > > > > > (nicely!) to look up the item on their computer to
> > > > > > > > > > check it was the same one, and it was. Fair enough,
> > > > > > > > > > I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll
> > > > > > > > > > scan it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't
> > > > > > > > > > budge on the price either. I was told that
> > > > > > > > > > Currys.com and the High Street stores are in
> > > > > > > > > > competition with each other and the manager
> > > > > > > > > > wouldn't price match the internet. I said it wasn't
> > > > > > > > > > an internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he
> > > > > > > > > > wasn't interested and was bloody rude too! I said
> > > > > > > > > > "So, the prices on the internet could be completely
> > > > > > > > > > different to instore prices?" and he replied that
> > > > > > > > > > some  of them were, yes. How do they get away with this
> > > > > > > > > > then? They offer "internet only"
> > > > > > > > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in
> > > > > > > > > > this way are the shop prices?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > And your point is? The website and the store are in
> > > > > > > > > competition as the manager told you. End of story!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > End of story? The website says Currys Price. If it is
> > > > > > > > not the Currys price they should not say that. Not
> > > > > > > > flaming rocket surgery is it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The website is not 'the point of sale' (as defined in the
> > > > > > > relevant acts) for the retail outlet or vice versa.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Which has WTF to do with it. Try really hard to concentrate
> > > > > > and stay in context. No wonder you accuse me of finding you
> > > > > > childish. Who wouldn't?
> > > >
> > > > [snip even more immature nonsense]
> > > >
> > > > > You appear to have the opinion that because the website says
> > > > > "Curry's price" that the prices quoted there should therefore
> > > > > apply to every Curry's point of sale in the entire country.
> > > >
> > > > Well they are advertising the price nationallly as the "Currys
> > > > price" and differentiaitng it from the website only prices. Do
> > > > explain how why I should think differently.
> > > >
> > > > > They are not required to
> > > > > do that in law.
> > > >
> > > > The discussion was not about the law, though you could well be
> > > > wrong, that is for the relevent authority to decide. I doubt you
> > > > are aware of the relevent law. You have yet to make a relevent
> > > > reference yet it is clear that you think it has something to dso
> > > > with the SASOGA. It doesn't. I refer you to a previous post, to
> > > > which you have replied, that makes it clear as to my opinion of
> > > > the legal position, i.e. that it is dubious. However the legal
> > > > position is not what is in dispute. Again I refer you to
> > > > prvious posts. If you had followed the thread
> > > > rather than jumping at the chance to make a retaliatory post
> > > > when you saw my nym then you would not be humiliating yourself
> > > > with such a display of childish immaturity and lack of
> > > > comprehension. [snip meaningless nonsense]
> > >
> > > I say that the legislation on price labelling has everything to do
> > > with this discussion.
> >
> > Wrong, it is absolutley irrelevent. Pull your neck in before you
> > lose your head.
> >
> > [snip] I assume, given your opening gambit that there was nothing
> > else of relevence. I really couldn't be bothered to read further.
> > Please feel free to cut and paste anything of relevence to this
> > branch of the thread, or STFU, I'm easy with either.
>
> Wrong, it is absolutely relevant.
>


If you think so it just goes to show how off-topic you are. This discussion 
has nothing at all to do with price labelling. Not only this branch but the 
whole thread has nothing whatsoever to do with price labelling.

However you don't seem one to holdback from an opportunity to humiliate 
yourself so do explain.


> Oh you sound like you're in such a huff.


That would be *your* breathing you can hear. Got that vein on your temple 
pulsing have I?

"Bigbird"  wrote in message 
news:430eeeed$0$1588$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...

>
>
> DubDriver wrote:
>> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> news:_4idnWLcPrgFL5DeRVnyrQ@pipex.net...
>> >
>> >
>> > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> > > news:h9udnSkmh9yzCpDeRVnysQ@pipex.net...
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> > > > > news:qaednbBIg4gsmJDeRVnyrQ@pipex.net...
>> > > > > > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > > > > > "Bigbird"  wrote in
>> > > > > > > message news:qsadnTHvIa60EpHeRVnyig@pipex.net...
>> > > > > > > > Peter Crosland wrote:
>> > > > > > > > > "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote
>> > > > > > > > > in message news:j4ydnYj65Zw56pbeRVnyiQ@pipex.net...
>> > > > > > > > > > I had a look for DV tapes on their website and found
>> > > > > > > > > > some for 11.99. Off I toddled to the local Currys
>> > > > > > > > > > to find that they were 19.99. I asked them
>> > > > > > > > > > (nicely!) to look up the item on their computer to
>> > > > > > > > > > check it was the same one, and it was. Fair enough,
>> > > > > > > > > > I thought, they've priced it wrongly and they'll
>> > > > > > > > > > scan it at 11.99. Nope, 19.99, and they wouldn't
>> > > > > > > > > > budge on the price either. I was told that
>> > > > > > > > > > Currys.com and the High Street stores are in
>> > > > > > > > > > competition with each other and the manager
>> > > > > > > > > > wouldn't price match the internet. I said it wasn't
>> > > > > > > > > > an internet offer, just a normal purchase, but he
>> > > > > > > > > > wasn't interested and was bloody rude too! I said
>> > > > > > > > > > "So, the prices on the internet could be completely
>> > > > > > > > > > different to instore prices?" and he replied that
>> > > > > > > > > > some  of them were, yes. How do they get away with this
>> > > > > > > > > > then? They offer "internet only"
>> > > > > > > > > > prices so this implies that items not marked in
>> > > > > > > > > > this way are the shop prices?
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > And your point is? The website and the store are in
>> > > > > > > > > competition as the manager told you. End of story!
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > End of story? The website says Currys Price. If it is
>> > > > > > > > not the Currys price they should not say that. Not
>> > > > > > > > flaming rocket surgery is it.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > The website is not 'the point of sale' (as defined in the
>> > > > > > > relevant acts) for the retail outlet or vice versa.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Which has WTF to do with it. Try really hard to concentrate
>> > > > > > and stay in context. No wonder you accuse me of finding you
>> > > > > > childish. Who wouldn't?
>> > > >
>> > > > [snip even more immature nonsense]
>> > > >
>> > > > > You appear to have the opinion that because the website says
>> > > > > "Curry's price" that the prices quoted there should therefore
>> > > > > apply to every Curry's point of sale in the entire country.
>> > > >
>> > > > Well they are advertising the price nationallly as the "Currys
>> > > > price" and differentiaitng it from the website only prices. Do
>> > > > explain how why I should think differently.
>> > > >
>> > > > > They are not required to
>> > > > > do that in law.
>> > > >
>> > > > The discussion was not about the law, though you could well be
>> > > > wrong, that is for the relevent authority to decide. I doubt you
>> > > > are aware of the relevent law. You have yet to make a relevent
>> > > > reference yet it is clear that you think it has something to dso
>> > > > with the SASOGA. It doesn't. I refer you to a previous post, to
>> > > > which you have replied, that makes it clear as to my opinion of
>> > > > the legal position, i.e. that it is dubious. However the legal
>> > > > position is not what is in dispute. Again I refer you to
>> > > > prvious posts. If you had followed the thread
>> > > > rather than jumping at the chance to make a retaliatory post
>> > > > when you saw my nym then you would not be humiliating yourself
>> > > > with such a display of childish immaturity and lack of
>> > > > comprehension. [snip meaningless nonsense]
>> > >
>> > > I say that the legislation on price labelling has everything to do
>> > > with this discussion.
>> >
>> > Wrong, it is absolutley irrelevent. Pull your neck in before you
>> > lose your head.
>> >
>> > [snip] I assume, given your opening gambit that there was nothing
>> > else of relevence. I really couldn't be bothered to read further.
>> > Please feel free to cut and paste anything of relevence to this
>> > branch of the thread, or STFU, I'm easy with either.
>>
>> Wrong, it is absolutely relevant.
>>
>
> If you think so it just goes to show how off-topic you are. This 
> discussion has nothing at all to do with price labelling. Not only this 
> branch but the whole thread has nothing whatsoever to do with price 
> labelling.
>
> However you don't seem one to holdback from an opportunity to humiliate 
> yourself so do explain.
>
>> Oh you sound like you're in such a huff.
>
> That would be *your* breathing you can hear. Got that vein on your temple 
> pulsing have I?



Heheh you're bleedin' nuts

"Bigbird"  wrote in message 
news:430eeda1$0$7540$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...

>
>
> DubDriver wrote:
>> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> news:9pKdnZ2dnZ2A_DXqnZ2dnVA1kN6dnZ2dRVnyq52dnZ0@pipex.net...
> [snip]
>> > So, you are clearly rather stupid.
>> >
>> > Explain why they say "Currys price" if they really only mean
>> > "Website price". Explain why they differentiate some items as
>> > "Website only" price. Explain why it is stupid to to assume the
>> > inference that is clearly made or explain how there is no inference.
>> >
>> > Explain what is ficticious about what I have said. Why do you keep
>> > harping back to the legality, that is not under discussion. I am
>> > sure you do not even know who would decide whether such a practice
>> > is acceptable or not. Don't apologise for repeating yourself, it is
>> > clearly your only tactic. Indicate some other websites which follow the 
>> > identical practice
>> > that you claim to be to be so common. You really are very naive if
>> > you beleive advertisers are never out to deceive you.
>>
>> > I beleive this discussion is well beyond your cognitive abilities
>> > but do carry on with your repetitious nonsense... or why not rise
>> > to the occasion and engage your brain.
>>
>> Heheh :) don't get in such a fluster babe. "Advertisers"? This is a
>> retail website in it's own right!
>
> Wrong! It is also an advertising site for the Currys chain.
>
> Have a look at the next time Currys advertise. See if they distinguish 
> between the website and the stores.
>
>> Not advertising some other point of
>> sale.
>
> Yes they are clearly advertising. They are advertising Currys stock and 
> Currys Prices under the same Currys logo as part of the same Currys brand. 
> How you come to the conclusion that the instore prices are all completely 
> unrelated is beyond comprehension.
>
>> To answer your other question, about 1-2 months ago Laura Ashley
>> website prices did not match those of it's stores, they were cheaper
>> for a short period of time. You will also find many of the super
>> market websites have differing prices.
>
> That does not answer my question but goes further to indicate that the 
> issue is beyond your comprehension.


You are such a comical big head



> Here's a simple test. Ask Currys customer services whether the prices 
> marked as Currys Prices on the website are substantially the same as the 
> national instore prices. Also ask them which ones differ and why. When you 
> get their reply picture me laughing very loudly.


You do it.

DubDriver wrote:

> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> news:430eeda1$0$7540$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...
> >
> >
> > DubDriver wrote:
> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> > > news:9pKdnZ2dnZ2A_DXqnZ2dnVA1kN6dnZ2dRVnyq52dnZ0@pipex.net...
> > [snip]
> > > > So, you are clearly rather stupid.
> > > >
> > > > Explain why they say "Currys price" if they really only mean
> > > > "Website price". Explain why they differentiate some items as
> > > > "Website only" price. Explain why it is stupid to to assume the
> > > > inference that is clearly made or explain how there is no
> > > > inference. Explain what is ficticious about what I have said. Why do 
> > > > you
> > > > keep harping back to the legality, that is not under
> > > > discussion. I am sure you do not even know who would decide whether 
> > > > such a
> > > > practice is acceptable or not. Don't apologise for repeating 
> > > > yourself,
> > > > it is clearly your only tactic. Indicate some other websites
> > > > which follow the identical practice
> > > > that you claim to be to be so common. You really are very naive
> > > > if you beleive advertisers are never out to deceive you.
> > >
> > > > I beleive this discussion is well beyond your cognitive
> > > > abilities but do carry on with your repetitious nonsense... or why 
> > > > not
> > > > rise to the occasion and engage your brain.
> > >
> > > Heheh :) don't get in such a fluster babe. "Advertisers"? This is
> > > a retail website in it's own right!
> >
> > Wrong! It is also an advertising site for the Currys chain.
> >
> > Have a look at the next time Currys advertise. See if they
> > distinguish between the website and the stores.
> >
> > > Not advertising some other point of
> > > sale.
> >
> > Yes they are clearly advertising. They are advertising Currys stock
> > and Currys Prices under the same Currys logo as part of the same
> > Currys brand. How you come to the conclusion that the instore
> > prices are all completely unrelated is beyond comprehension.
> >
> > > To answer your other question, about 1-2 months ago Laura Ashley
> > > website prices did not match those of it's stores, they were
> > > cheaper for a short period of time. You will also find many of
> > > the super market websites have differing prices.
> >
> > That does not answer my question but goes further to indicate that
> > the issue is beyond your comprehension.
>
> You are such a comical big head
>
>
> > Here's a simple test. Ask Currys customer services whether the
> > prices marked as Currys Prices on the website are substantially the
> > same as the national instore prices. Also ask them which ones
> > differ and why. When you get their reply picture me laughing very
> > loudly.
>
> You do it.


So you got a reply then. Lol.

"Bigbird"  wrote in message 
news:43142ab6$0$23456$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...

> DubDriver wrote:
>> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> news:430eeda1$0$7540$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> > > news:9pKdnZ2dnZ2A_DXqnZ2dnVA1kN6dnZ2dRVnyq52dnZ0@pipex.net...
>> > [snip]
>> > > > So, you are clearly rather stupid.
>> > > >
>> > > > Explain why they say "Currys price" if they really only mean
>> > > > "Website price". Explain why they differentiate some items as
>> > > > "Website only" price. Explain why it is stupid to to assume the
>> > > > inference that is clearly made or explain how there is no
>> > > > inference. Explain what is ficticious about what I have said. Why 
>> > > > do you
>> > > > keep harping back to the legality, that is not under
>> > > > discussion. I am sure you do not even know who would decide whether 
>> > > > such a
>> > > > practice is acceptable or not. Don't apologise for repeating 
>> > > > yourself,
>> > > > it is clearly your only tactic. Indicate some other websites
>> > > > which follow the identical practice
>> > > > that you claim to be to be so common. You really are very naive
>> > > > if you beleive advertisers are never out to deceive you.
>> > >
>> > > > I beleive this discussion is well beyond your cognitive
>> > > > abilities but do carry on with your repetitious nonsense... or why 
>> > > > not
>> > > > rise to the occasion and engage your brain.
>> > >
>> > > Heheh :) don't get in such a fluster babe. "Advertisers"? This is
>> > > a retail website in it's own right!
>> >
>> > Wrong! It is also an advertising site for the Currys chain.
>> >
>> > Have a look at the next time Currys advertise. See if they
>> > distinguish between the website and the stores.
>> >
>> > > Not advertising some other point of
>> > > sale.
>> >
>> > Yes they are clearly advertising. They are advertising Currys stock
>> > and Currys Prices under the same Currys logo as part of the same
>> > Currys brand. How you come to the conclusion that the instore
>> > prices are all completely unrelated is beyond comprehension.
>> >
>> > > To answer your other question, about 1-2 months ago Laura Ashley
>> > > website prices did not match those of it's stores, they were
>> > > cheaper for a short period of time. You will also find many of
>> > > the super market websites have differing prices.
>> >
>> > That does not answer my question but goes further to indicate that
>> > the issue is beyond your comprehension.
>>
>> You are such a comical big head
>>
>>
>> > Here's a simple test. Ask Currys customer services whether the
>> > prices marked as Currys Prices on the website are substantially the
>> > same as the national instore prices. Also ask them which ones
>> > differ and why. When you get their reply picture me laughing very
>> > loudly.
>>
>> You do it.
>
> So you got a reply then. Lol.


As if I could be arsed.

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:28:44 +0100, "DubDriver"
 wrote:

<snip - grapes of untrimmed quoted>



>As if I could be arsed.
>
>

Why don't you carry on with this intellectual outburst by private
email?

"Walter B."  wrote in message 
news:dip9h1ds2d26lboc1gkdggj4k20t5f189v@4ax.com...

> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:28:44 +0100, "DubDriver"
>  wrote:
>
> <snip - grapes of untrimmed quoted>
>
>
>>As if I could be arsed.
>>
>>
> Why don't you carry on with this intellectual outburst by private
> email?


But I learnt all my intellectual language techniques from you my Master ...




On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:23:59 +0100, Tone  wrote:

<snip whatever>

How did you manage, you little illiterate troll, to wriggle out of my
killfile?

Back in you go, fuckwit.

----------------------------------------------------

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:02:23 +0100, "steeler" 
wrote:



>> Ripping?
>> I said I copied the DVD.
>> The copying process affects the total time taken.
>
>If you did a straight "copy" then it had no protection.
>


Are you incredibly dense or are you taking the piss?

----------------------------------------------------

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 14:52:41 GMT, "Interesting Ian"
 wrote:


>
>"Phil"  wrote in message
>news:xHPye.496$O22.18@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>>A bit surprised. Was certain Paris would get it. Maybe Chirac's big mouth
>>annoyed a few voters, eh ?
>>
>
>Yes it's absolutely wonderful news!  :D
>


You are one of the scumbags who will fill his pockets, I presume.

----------------------------------------------------

On Tue, 31 May 2005 10:35:18 GMT, "[news]"  wrote:


>citizen142 wrote:
>> It frightens me also. Who the hell is the Secretary of State? He is a
>> citizen of this country
>
>There are no citizens in the UK, we're all subjects.
>


twit

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On Sat, 28 May 2005 23:38:14 +0100, "JP"  wrote:


>
>"Alan"  wrote in message
>news:4298f084$1_2@x-privat.org...
>> Already use 18866 and 1899 to make cheap calls in UK and abroad - but are
>> there any similar companies that provide cheap calls FROM Spain to UK and
>> other overseas countries?
>>
>no, because basically they are well behind


Utterly clueless. You are well behind.

Cheap calls FROM Spain to UK
http://www.dialabroad.co.uk/spain/
http://www.teleconnect.es/en/902.jsp

and you don't have to register / subscribe / whatever.

Now write 500 times "I am a fuckwit"

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We don't *all* need to know somebody's clock is wrong either.

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 02:36:21 +0100, "DubDriver"
 wrote:

<piles of crap deleted>


>
>But I learnt all my intellectual language techniques from you my Master ...
>


I see, a troll.
fu2 alt.arsehole
plonk

DubDriver wrote:

> "Bigbird"  wrote in message

> > > > Here's a simple test. Ask Currys customer services whether the
> > > > prices marked as Currys Prices on the website are substantially
> > > > the same as the national instore prices. Also ask them which
> > > > ones differ and why. When you get their reply picture me
> > > > laughing very loudly.
> > >
> > > You do it.
> >
> > So you got a reply then. Lol.
>
> As if I could be arsed.


Well let's see you could be arsed to make over a dozen ignorant and 
pointless posts making a fairly complete arse of yourself so IMO you are 
being rather economical with the truth. Either you couldn't be buggered 
because you have eventually worked out that the reply would contradict you 
entirely OR you were buggered and got a reply which looked rather similar to 
this;

"Thank you for your recent e-mail. Where there is a difference in
the in store and on-line prices then this is reflected in the product detail
screen on the website. Otherwise, a single price will be shown, indicating a
standardised price between the website and the stores. I trust that this
information is of some use to you."

Oooohhhh, the humiliation of being exposed for all, now your buggered.

Walter B. trolled:

> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:28:44 +0100, "DubDriver"
>  wrote:
>
> <snip - grapes of untrimmed quoted>
>
>
> > As if I could be arsed.
> >
> >
> Why don't you carry on with this intellectual outburst by private
> email?


Private humiliation? Too kinky for me!

"Bigbird"  wrote in message 
news:43157e65$0$4082$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...

>
> DubDriver wrote:
>> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>
>> > > > Here's a simple test. Ask Currys customer services whether the
>> > > > prices marked as Currys Prices on the website are substantially
>> > > > the same as the national instore prices. Also ask them which
>> > > > ones differ and why. When you get their reply picture me
>> > > > laughing very loudly.
>> > >
>> > > You do it.
>> >
>> > So you got a reply then. Lol.
>>
>> As if I could be arsed.
>
> Well let's see you could be arsed to make over a dozen ignorant and 
> pointless posts making a fairly complete arse of yourself so IMO you are 
> being rather economical with the truth. Either you couldn't be buggered 
> because you have eventually worked out that the reply would contradict you 
> entirely OR you were buggered and got a reply which looked rather similar 
> to this;

> "Thank you for your recent e-mail. Where there is a difference in
> the in store and on-line prices then this is reflected in the product 
> detail
> screen on the website. Otherwise, a single price will be shown, indicating 
> a
> standardised price between the website and the stores. I trust that this
> information is of some use to you."
>
> Oooohhhh, the humiliation of being exposed for all, now your buggered.


Promises, promises.

You describe by posts, and therefore my opinions as ignorant and pointless. 
Common behaviour of a person that is so damned big headed that they think 
are right about absolutely everything, have no listening skills, does not 
learn or shift from their point of view. This, an ideal venue for such a 
breed where, instead of storming off in a huff, you simply snip the views of 
others as if only yours are of any worth. Judging my the countless times 
that you have mentioned this "humiliation" thing I can see you have some 
kind of strange obsession about public humiliation, a fear of being wrong or 
anyone who dares to have an opinion that is different to your own. Do not 
assume Bigbird that just because you have developed such a morbid fear of 
looking stupid that everyone else is the same. I don't give a stuff what 
people think in a venue such as this, I have already proved myself in the 
real work where it counts and have gained much to show for it. Obviously you 
haven't in that you think it's so desperately important that you are proven 
correct in this relatively unimportant group that it's become an unhealthy 
obsession as your instantly abusive reactions to my differing point of view 
clearly demonstrate. You have, although the source is not clear, copied and 
pasted a reply that you received from Curry's. I have no reason to doubt 
that it's genuine and I am pleased that it makes clear the position of 
website vs. high street prices and adds ammo should a customer encounter 
that problem. Great! However, if you check the opinions that I stated in 
previous posts you will see that, not once, did I state that it was *not* 
Curry's policy to operate a pricing structure as stated in your reply from 
Curry's. Indeed, somebody else had already submitted proof that it was. I 
repeat, I did not say Curry's policy *is* to charge differing prices for 
goods (or for that matter, the same price), whether marked or not, as they 
see fit. What I *did* say was, their website did not lead *me* personally to 
assume either way. Neither by the way it is presented or by the way in which 
the prices are displayed, that all the prices will be the same as in the 
high street stores (that are not labelled otherwise). It is my own personal 
perception from what I see (or do not see). To trust that prices are the 
same simply because something is not stated in their T&C's or homepage or to 
trust an email from them is remarkably stupid, after all, this is DRG we are 
dealing with. More so because, as of right now, one would have no legal 
redress if was to toddle off to the high street only to find the item was 
more expensive. The bottom line is, you feel the website is misleading, I do 
not, other than I believe they should state their policy clearly on the 
website in wording similar to the email you were sent (or have quoted from 
elsewhere).

"Walter B."  wrote in message 
news:65tah1dasccv4tvrphq0h33vpito24vn4b@4ax.com...

> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 02:36:21 +0100, "DubDriver"
>  wrote:
>
> <piles of crap deleted>
>
>>
>>But I learnt all my intellectual language techniques from you my Master 
>>...
>>
>
> I see, a troll.
> fu2 alt.arsehole
> plonk


So predictable of your type but oh why bother to type something new my 
Master of intellectual non-outbursts? You could have saved your brain cell 
the effort and simply pasted some of your stock intellectual non-outburst 
replies from some that you prepared earlier:

How did you manage, you little illiterate troll, to wriggle out of my 
killfile?

Back in you go, fuckwit.

Are you incredibly dense or are you taking the piss?

You are one of the scumbags ...

Twit

Utterly clueless ...

----------------------------------------------------

We still don't *all* need to know somebody's clock is wrong either but 
obviously different rules apply to the relevance to the group of your posts 
than to mine.

"DubDriver"  wrote in :

>
> How did you manage, you little illiterate troll, to wriggle out of my 
> killfile?
>
> Back in you go, fuckwit.
>
> Are you incredibly dense or are you taking the piss?
>
> You are one of the scumbags ...
>
> Twit
>
> Utterly clueless ...
>
> ----------------------------------------------------


please would you refrain from using language such as the above, you are 
merely stating the level of your own intelligence arent you ??

"UKHierarchy"  wrote in message 
news:dqnRe.2302$k4.967@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...

>
> "DubDriver"  wrote in :

>> So predictable of your type but oh why bother to type something new my 
>> Master of intellectual non-outbursts? You could have saved your brain 
>> cell the effort and simply pasted some of your stock intellectual 
>> non-outburst replies from some that you prepared earlier:
>>
>> How did you manage, you little illiterate troll, to wriggle out of my 
>> killfile?
>>
>> Back in you go, fuckwit.
>>
>> Are you incredibly dense or are you taking the piss?
>>
>> You are one of the scumbags ...
>>
>> Twit
>>
>> Utterly clueless ...
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> please would you refrain from using language such as the above, you are 
> merely stating the level of your own intelligence arent you ??


They are not my words, they are all quotes from posts that have appeared in 
this group by Walter B. Hope that helps.

DubDriver wrote:

> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> news:43157e65$0$4082$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...
> >
> > DubDriver wrote:
> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
> >
> > > > > > Here's a simple test. Ask Currys customer services whether
> > > > > > the prices marked as Currys Prices on the website are
> > > > > > substantially the same as the national instore prices. Also
> > > > > > ask them which ones differ and why. When you get their
> > > > > > reply picture me laughing very loudly.
> > > > >
> > > > > You do it.
> > > >
> > > > So you got a reply then. Lol.
> > >
> > > As if I could be arsed.
> >
> > Well let's see you could be arsed to make over a dozen ignorant and
> > pointless posts making a fairly complete arse of yourself so IMO
> > you are being rather economical with the truth. Either you couldn't
> > be buggered because you have eventually worked out that the reply
> > would contradict you entirely OR you were buggered and got a reply
> > which looked rather similar to this;
>
> > "Thank you for your recent e-mail. Where there is a difference in
> > the in store and on-line prices then this is reflected in the
> > product detail
> > screen on the website. Otherwise, a single price will be shown,
> > indicating a
> > standardised price between the website and the stores. I trust that
> > this information is of some use to you."
> >
> > Oooohhhh, the humiliation of being exposed for all, now your
> > buggered.
>
> Promises, promises.
>

[snip]

Oh dear you do go on. You didn't seriously expect anyone to read your 
demented rambling did you.

Was there anything relevent, like an admission that your were wrong or were 
you just hammering the keyboard and spitting blood in your continued 
humiliation.

"Bigbird"  wrote in message 
news:43173843$0$2774$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...

>
>
> DubDriver wrote:
>> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> news:43157e65$0$4082$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...
>> >
>> > DubDriver wrote:
>> > > "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>> >
>> > > > > > Here's a simple test. Ask Currys customer services whether
>> > > > > > the prices marked as Currys Prices on the website are
>> > > > > > substantially the same as the national instore prices. Also
>> > > > > > ask them which ones differ and why. When you get their
>> > > > > > reply picture me laughing very loudly.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > You do it.
>> > > >
>> > > > So you got a reply then. Lol.
>> > >
>> > > As if I could be arsed.
>> >
>> > Well let's see you could be arsed to make over a dozen ignorant and
>> > pointless posts making a fairly complete arse of yourself so IMO
>> > you are being rather economical with the truth. Either you couldn't
>> > be buggered because you have eventually worked out that the reply
>> > would contradict you entirely OR you were buggered and got a reply
>> > which looked rather similar to this;
>>
>> > "Thank you for your recent e-mail. Where there is a difference in
>> > the in store and on-line prices then this is reflected in the
>> > product detail
>> > screen on the website. Otherwise, a single price will be shown,
>> > indicating a
>> > standardised price between the website and the stores. I trust that
>> > this information is of some use to you."
>> >
>> > Oooohhhh, the humiliation of being exposed for all, now your
>> > buggered.
>>
>> Promises, promises.
>>
>> You describe by posts, and therefore my opinions as ignorant and 
>> pointless. Common behaviour of a person that is so damned big headed that 
>> they think are right about absolutely everything, have no listening 
>> skills, does not learn or shift from their point of view. This, an ideal 
>> venue for such a breed where, instead of storming off in a huff, you 
>> simply snip the views of others as if only yours are of any worth. 
>> Judging my the countless times that you have mentioned this "humiliation" 
>> thing I can see you have some kind of strange obsession about public 
>> humiliation, a fear of being wrong or anyone who dares to have an opinion 
>> that is different to your own. Do not assume Bigbird that just because 
>> you have developed such a morbid fear of looking stupid that everyone 
>> else is the same. I don't give a stuff what people think in a venue such 
>> as this, I have already proved myself in the real work where it counts 
>> and have gained much to show for it. Obviously you haven't in that you 
>> think it's so desperately important that you are proven correct in this 
>> relatively unimportant group that it's become an unhealthy obsession as 
>> your instantly abusive reactions to my differing point of view clearly 
>> demonstrate. You have, although the source is not clear, copied and 
>> pasted a reply that you received from Curry's. I have no reason to doubt 
>> that it's genuine and I am pleased that it makes clear the position of 
>> website vs. high street prices and adds ammo should a customer encounter 
>> that problem. Great! However, if you check the opinions that I stated in 
>> previous posts you will see that, not once, did I state that it was *not* 
>> Curry's policy to operate a pricing structure as stated in your reply 
>> from Curry's. Indeed, somebody else had already submitted proof that it 
>> was. I repeat, I did not say Curry's policy *is* to charge differing 
>> prices for goods (or for that matter, the same price), whether marked or 
>> not, as they see fit. What I *did* say was, their website did not lead 
>> *me* personally to assume either way. Neither by the way it is presented 
>> or by the way in which the prices are displayed, that all the prices will 
>> be the same as in the high street stores (that are not labelled 
>> otherwise). It is my own personal perception from what I see (or do not 
>> see). To trust that prices are the same simply because something is not 
>> stated in their T&C's or homepage or to trust an email from them is 
>> remarkably stupid, after all, this is DRG we are dealing with. More so 
>> because, as of right now, one would have no legal redress if was to 
>> toddle off to the high street only to find the item was more expensive. 
>> The bottom line is, you feel the website is misleading, I do not, other 
>> than I believe they should state their policy clearly on the website in 
>> wording similar to the email you were sent (or have quoted from 
>> elsewhere).
>
>
> Oh dear you do go on. You didn't seriously expect anyone to read your 
> demented rambling did you.
>
> Was there anything relevent, like an admission that your were wrong or 
> were you just hammering the keyboard and spitting blood in your continued 
> humiliation.


It won't work mate LOL :))

..

>
> FATBIRD"  wrote in message
>>>>


FATBIRD you really are a mirror of British gullibility and stupidity, it 
proves time and again how
powerless and weak the average consumer is, while those of us of superior
intelligence laugh in the shadows as we rake in their hard earned cash

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:05:35 +0100, "DubDriver"
 wrote:


>
>"Bigbird"  wrote in message 
>news:43157e65$0$4082$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...
>>
>> DubDriver wrote:
>>> "Bigbird"  wrote in message
>>
>>> > > > Here's a simple test. Ask Currys customer services whether the
>>> > > > prices marked as Currys Prices on the website are substantially
>>> > > > the same as the national instore prices. Also ask them which
>>> > > > ones differ and why. When you get their reply picture me
>>> > > > laughing very loudly.
>>> > >
>>> > > You do it.
>>> >
>>> > So you got a reply then. Lol.
>>>
>>> As if I could be arsed.
>>
>> Well let's see you could be arsed to make over a dozen ignorant and 
>> pointless posts making a fairly complete arse of yourself so IMO you are 
>> being rather economical with the truth. Either you couldn't be buggered 
>> because you have eventually worked out that the reply would contradict you 
>> entirely OR you were buggered and got a reply which looked rather similar 
>> to this;
>
>> "Thank you for your recent e-mail. Where there is a difference in
>> the in store and on-line prices then this is reflected in the product 
>> detail
>> screen on the website. Otherwise, a single price will be shown, indicating 
>> a
>> standardised price between the website and the stores. I trust that this
>> information is of some use to you."
>>
>> Oooohhhh, the humiliation of being exposed for all, now your buggered.
>
>Promises, promises.
>
>You describe by posts, and therefore my opinions as ignorant and pointless. 
>Common behaviour of a person that is so damned big headed that they think 
>are right about absolutely everything, have no listening skills, does not 
>learn or shift from their point of view. This, an ideal venue for such a 
>breed where, instead of storming off in a huff, you simply snip the views of 
>others as if only yours are of any worth. Judging my the countless times 
>that you have mentioned this "humiliation" thing I can see you have some 
>kind of strange obsession about public humiliation, a fear of being wrong or 
>anyone who dares to have an opinion that is different to your own. Do not 
>assume Bigbird that just because you have developed such a morbid fear of 
>looking stupid that everyone else is the same. I don't give a stuff what 
>people think in a venue such as this, I have already proved myself in the 
>real work where it counts and have gained much to show for it. Obviously you 
>haven't in that you think it's so desperately important that you are proven 
>correct in this relatively unimportant group that it's become an unhealthy 
>obsession as your instantly abusive reactions to my differing point of view 
>clearly demonstrate. You have, although the source is not clear, copied and 
>pasted a reply that you received from Curry's. I have no reason to doubt 
>that it's genuine and I am pleased that it makes clear the position of 
>website vs. high street prices and adds ammo should a customer encounter 
>that problem. Great! However, if you check the opinions that I stated in 
>previous posts you will see that, not once, did I state that it was *not* 
>Curry's policy to operate a pricing structure as stated in your reply from 
>Curry's. Indeed, somebody else had already submitted proof that it was. I 
>repeat, I did not say Curry's policy *is* to charge differing prices for 
>goods (or for that matter, the same price), whether marked or not, as they 
>see fit. What I *did* say was, their website did not lead *me* personally to 
>assume either way. Neither by the way it is presented or by the way in which 
>the prices are displayed, that all the prices will be the same as in the 
>high street stores (that are not labelled otherwise). It is my own personal 
>perception from what I see (or do not see). To trust that prices are the 
>same simply because something is not stated in their T&C's or homepage or to 
>trust an email from them is remarkably stupid, after all, this is DRG we are 
>dealing with. More so because, as of right now, one would have no legal 
>redress if was to toddle off to the high street only to find the item was 
>more expensive. The bottom line is, you feel the website is misleading, I do 
>not, other than I believe they should state their policy clearly on the 
>website in wording similar to the email you were sent (or have quoted from 
>elsewhere). 
>

Phew, thats a long paragraph !!!