Out Of Stock

grego · 09-12-2004, 19:59

Why is it that at the busiest time of year for most shops, and on offers they have only just started to advertise that they are already out of stock. This happened to me again today and for the second time with this particular shop, Comet, even though their computer said they had 7 in stock, they couldn't sell any of them. I find it unbelievable that a large chain store like comet cant really stock up at this time of year, surely any excess stock could be distributed to other stores if necessary, the store assistant did say that in January they would have hundreds available, very helpful! Anyone had any similar experiences?

lettie · 09-12-2004, 20:14

I hope you weren't getting me a steam iron for Christmas Grego..

I did have a similar experience trying to find a present the other day. I had to go to 3 different shops before I found a place that stocked it.

-pixie · 09-12-2004, 20:15

A lot of it isn't the shops fault, its what the suppliers give them. I know that my shop has been stuck with the current situation on the new PS2 console because Sony have decided to play silly beggars with supplying the stupid thing so that they can hype it up.
Common sense isn't a concept that is familiar to the powers that be.

Sparkologist · 09-12-2004, 20:21

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Originally Posted by lettie

I hope you weren't getting me a steam iron for Christmas Grego..

So do I Grego, cos I bought one first! The one that I bought is a cordless one, so that lettie cannot strangle me with the flex.

Mick · 10-12-2004, 08:25

No but being cordless Sparkologist she can throw it at you

vorlon24 · 10-12-2004, 09:51

Aah, but if she threw a normal one there would be a secondary hit with the plug!!!

Margaret Pilkington · 10-12-2004, 15:02

Grego... that happened with me, but the store was Currys..... they were advertising a very good deal on a computer system and although they had them in stock they could not sell one to us.....being cynical, I think it was just a ploy to get people into the shop and then try to sell them something else......anyway it didn't work, got a better deal with TINY.

Margaret Pilkington · 10-12-2004, 15:03

It fair put me off Currys.

vorlon24 · 10-12-2004, 15:05

Tiny? I thought they went out of business years ago.

I've not heard good things about them anyway...

Tealeaf · 10-12-2004, 15:46

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Originally Posted by vorlon24

Tiny? I thought they went out of business years ago.

I've not heard good things about them anyway...

You're not confusing them with "Time" are you?

vorlon24 · 10-12-2004, 15:48

No, but I've heard even worse things about them!

Margaret Pilkington · 10-12-2004, 20:32

Well, I speaks as I finds and I have had two very good deals from tiny in the past at very competitive prices too......and no probs with computers either.
You know what they say.....if you have bad service you tell everyone.....when you get good service you tell no-one (cos you're not disgruntled)

vorlon24 · 10-12-2004, 21:19

My problem is that I bought my first PC from PC World, and after a couple of years I found out why buying from the high street is not necessarily the best policy.

I was stuck with an onboard 4mb video card and no agp slots, so I couldn't install a new graphics card. I also had onboard sound which was ok, but would have been better if it had not been to allow for upgrades.

I only had 2 usb ports as well, so had to buy a hub after a couple of years.

With regard to Tiny and Time I have heard bad stories about build quality and problems with after sales when the faults start to appear.

entwisi · 11-12-2004, 09:57

Time bought Tiny when they went Bump. Personally I have been messing in PCs for over 10 years and have never seen worse put together PCs than the Time/Tiny lot. They build tings up with massive software packages that people never use.

I won't support a Time/Tiny with any of my friends. Having said that I can normally build them a better PC for less money anyway.

Their after sales/support is absolutely useless. I was asked by a colleague at work if what they were telling her was correct. They were telling her that the PC was completely shot and that she needed a new one. It was just a PSU. £20 later she was back running.

WillowTheWhisp · 11-12-2004, 10:17

I know someone who bought a Time PC and it was programmed not to be able to use system restore. A message actually flashed up onto the screen saying that system restore could only be carried out by Time personnel.