PC World Price Match?

[petersLUFC]

Hi Folks

My laptop screen got smashed a couple of weeks ago and i claimed on the home insurance for a replacement. They're sending me out a voucher of an agreed value for PC World/Currys that i can take down (with two forms of ID) and pay for a replacement laptop with.

I've had a look at their stock and nothing that comes in under budget with the chip i want takes my fancy, apart from one that's £20 more. I then noticed that PC World do a price match against anything thats in stock and within 30 miles from the PC world store. It just so happens that CCL are doing the very same laptop £20 cheaper, making it fall in under budget (CCL just happens to be within 30 miles of my local PC World )

I can't see any terms and conditions for the price match on the page that states i need to be paying cash/card - http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/editorial/price-m...

Frustratingly the online price comes on under budget, but the in-store price is £20 too much. I'd put some of my own cash towards but i vowed never to give PC world my money many years ago

Anyone know if this is worth a try?

Thanks

Dave

[whitechief]

I guess they will tell you.

[trooperiziz]

petersLUFC said:

Anyone know if this is worth a try?

Don't see why not, they don't need to know how you are paying until you have agreed the price, even if it did make any difference.

[Zad]

Ring the manager of the store nearest you (I guess the one near Elland Rd), if they say no, try Wakefield, Bradford, Pontefract... Some of them can be quite reasonable if it means a sale.

[voyds9]

petersLUFC said:

Hi Folks

My laptop screen got smashed a couple of weeks ago and i claimed on the home insurance for a replacement. They're sending me out a voucher of an agreed value for PC World/Currys that i can take down (with two forms of ID) and pay for a replacement laptop with.

One of my pet hates. Insurance should reimburse me with cash to spend where and on what I wish, not where they wish.

[petersLUFC]

They offered one of these piles of cack as a replacement, delivered directly to my house if i paid them my £100 excess. The laptop i smashed was faster than that, but with it being 3 years old they'd only give me the equivalent present day replacement on spec instead of the price paid new (£1000+ )

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-IdeaPad-notebook-SU...

I politely declined and they sent me vouchers to that value minus the £100 excess. At least i'll end up with something without a ste ULV processor and decent screen if i choose it myself

Edited by petersLUFC on Thursday 11th February 01:50

[davidjpowell]

IIRC that PC World will charge the online price, if you reserve online for collection.

[whitechief]

In my experience if you turn up ready to buy there and then the store will match the online price

[Mag1calTrev0r]

davidjpowell said:

IIRC that PC World will charge the online price, if you reserve online for collection.

+1 - reserve online, go and collect.

Avoid the cretinous sales people

[Silverbullet767]

You could price match an Xbox 360 Elite in PC world for £122.99

Curry's are selling it at £129.99 for the elite, and when you price match you get 10% of the difference knocked off.

[petersLUFC]

Mag1calTrev0r said:

davidjpowell said:

IIRC that PC World will charge the online price, if you reserve online for collection.

+1 - reserve online, go and collect.

Avoid the cretinous sales people

Ended up doing this and getting the online price Cheers for the heads up!