Published:
08/04/2003
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08/04/2003

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PC World

Truro
Dedicated Page in the Public Domain
Complainant:
Mr N Trebilcock
Town/City of Residence:
Newquay


I was looking for a PC for my daughter and was offered a E Machines 370 for £599 by Nathan but as I didnt require a monitor I was told I could have it for £490 a deduction of £109 for the monitor which I accepted.

On returning home I checked the PC world website to find the same PC for £599 with monitor, printer,camera, scanner and USB lead. I telephoned customer services who advised me if I wished to return to the shop (Truro)I could pay the difference £109 and recieve the full package.If i had been made aware of this I would have done this in the first place. On returning to the shop I was refused as this offer was not on their system.

On returning home I telephoned customer services again and a helpful lady contacted the Truro branch manager as she said they had all the additional items in stock,but he refused to honour the offer. I was then advised if I returned the pc to Truro they would credit me for the Pc and I could then go to the Plymouth branch (80mls round tri
p)and purchase the same with the additional items for £599.

PC world customer services could not explain why Truro would not do this but they said the Managers decision was final. Surely PC world is PC world why are managers decisions different. The original excuse was that this price was a Web only offer yet Customer Services admitted the Plymouth branch had 15 of the packages on the premises avialiable to purchase.

I didnt have time to travel to the Plymouth branch but still can't understand why the Truro branch could not duplicate the same offer. I wish I had checked the Website first but I didnt expect these variations within the same Company


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update on 10 April 2003
Dixons has responded to Mr Trebilcock. Please read the Right of Reply column (above right) for details.

Mr Trebilcock's response:
"Thanks for your E mail .With ref to the Online prices I agree but this was an instore offer as Plymouth had stock and the package has since been readvertised again as an instore offer (Sat 5th April Daily Telegraph) my main concern is if I had gone to Plymouth on the very same day I would have been able to get a better deal than from Truro. I always anticpate variations between companies but not within them Thanks anyway Neil Trebilcock "



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