PC World - what a joke!

[JonnyHungwell]

Went in today to have a look round, seeing they've just refurbished the store. Then I discovered where they're getting the money from:

Belkin Power Cable - the sort that comes with any PC - ?29.99
Belkin USB Cable - ?14.99

What a joke.

If I'd known old power cables could be sold for ?29.99 I'd have kept a few - we used to throw loads of them in the bin where I once worked.

Went into the Home Bargains Shop and they were selling a pack of two Belkin USB cables for ?1.99.

You get the occasional bargain at PC World, but they make up for it by trying to rip-off unsuspecting customers for cables, plugs etc. Maybe a power lead is worth ?6, but ?29.99 really is taking the piss

[jaybo]

Fuckin' home bargains is bril' , best shop goin' , although if you see something you like and it's dirt cheap , you need to buy it by the pallet load before they sell out . JJ .

[Jonboy]

Absolutley correct, never seen anything at a bargain price in there and ill educated staff , who neither want to help or are capable of helping

[Floydoid]

I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole (nor Maplins) - get most of my PC stuff online from eBuyer.

[Guilbert]

I was in PC World a few years ago when they had an offer on for a printer at about ?30.

An elderly couple bought one and were in front of me in the queue.

The guy on the till said they would need a USB cable (another ?12.99).....

then he said they would need some spare ink (another ?30).....

then he talked them into buying the insuraance cover for the printer (over ?10 I think)..

He then said that would be about ?90 in total.

They stood there wondering why their ?30 printer was costing them ?90.

I suggested that perhaps paying ?10 insurance on a ?30 printer was a waste of money....and the guy on the till glared at me.

I moved onto another till so never fond out the final result.

[JonnyHungwell]

They're all into this insurance lark. Argos wanted to sell me ?2.99 insurance on a product that cost ?11.49. There is point in it really.

I purchased a Samsung TV a year ago from Dixons online and the guantee has just expired. I've had three letters trying to sell me an extended insurance backed 3 year guarantee for ?130, probably not worth the paper it's written on.

At the same time I bought a new fridge/freezer for under ?200 from ASDA - now Hotpoint want to sell me cover for ?5 a month. So in 3 yeard I'd pay them the cost of the appliance again.

I would never buy any product insurance, I'd rather kust buy a new one when it breaks. It's swings and roundabouts - some things break after a year or so, but other things keep going for 15 years.

[crofter]

Yeah just ask Garry Glitter eh??!wink!

[sandie]

ive made friends with my local PC world staff. im in and out there so often it pays to be paly with them.

that way when i go in they dont try and con me, sometimes i get a 10% discount and i get slightly pref treatment when my pc breaks.

i do this in any place i shop regularly. i chat up the woman at the toby carvery and i get more meat.

i might not get anything out of it at the end of the day but more often than not its pays to be nice to these people.