Lack of stock at Currys/ PC World?

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I've been trying to get a 40d body only from one of these two stores (I have a gift card to use) and no one seems to have stock anywhere, I have spoken to a number of stores and they have said that they never stock this version and never have that includes the Currys at Bluewater which I would have thought would be a sure thing, PC World told me it is such massive demand that they were removing it from their site (weird) and low and behold this morning its gone :thinking:

Has anyone ever managed to buy a body only kit from one of these retailers? I would buy it online but apparently I can't use my gift card online and as thats the main reason I can afford the camera that rules it out :thumbsdown:

i'm getting really frustrated with this, if I sell the card (and after all who would want a PC World gift card?) I'll lose money, if I buy the version with the kit lens I'll lose money, I want my 40d :shake:

MB
 
could be worth selling on at a slight loss if there is nothing you can get, someone maybe after a TV, Fridge Freezer, Washing Machine as said and put it to some use
 
This ties in with my experience at Dixons tax free recently, they have stoipped stocking the D300 but also mentioned to me that they no longer supply some of the Canon bodies either (but I don't remember which ones I'm afraid) I think you will find it harder to buy bodies from Dixons/Currys from the sounds of your experience and mine!
 
nictry said:
This ties in with my experience at Dixons tax free recently, they have stoipped stocking the D300 but also mentioned to me that they no longer supply some of the Canon bodies either (but I don't remember which ones I'm afraid) I think you will find it harder to buy bodies from Dixons/Currys from the sounds of your experience and mine!
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Walked into the Dixons Tax Free in T1 Hethrow a couple of weeks ago and then straight out again, there are usually lots of things to look at but the stock was terrible and hardly any DSLRs apart from the Sonys :(

MB
 
http://uk.reuters.com/article/allBreakingNews/idUKLC02455220081112

LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Credit insurer Atradius has cut back its provision of credit insurance for companies which supply the retail sector, including some suppliers of DSG International (DSGI.L), the British electrical goods retailer said.
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If you supply goods to a retailer, you can insure yourself against that retailer going bust and not paying for the goods. Recently some of the major insurers have been taking a long hard look at the risks they underwrite.

If a retailer is uninsurable then they effectively have to buy goods from the factory by paying cash upfront.
 
I've been told by a friend who works for Curry's that the whole group (which includes dixons and PC world) Are no longer selling any Canon photo equipment as Canon have been pumping a lot of money into Jessops to try and keep them from going under.
:thinking:
 
failingretina said:
I've been told by a friend who works for Curry's that the whole group (which includes dixons and PC world) Are no longer selling any Canon photo equipment as Canon have been pumping a lot of money into Jessops to try and keep them from going under.
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There was plenty of Canon equipment at Currys when I went last week (M6 Junction 9 store) They even have a dedicated Canon rep there, he tried very hard to sell me a XH A1. I saw plenty of Canon bodies & lenses, they even had a 300mm f4L IS on display.
 
Fair enough... I don't work there myself, i was just told they were going to be getting any new stock in whilst Canon are putting all their money into Jessops.
 
DSG are circling the hole, but I think they have enough clout to survive but there might be severe cutbacks in certain market areas
 
Uneducated_Rick said:
DSG are circling the hole, but I think they have enough clout to survive but there might be severe cutbacks in certain market areas
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It would make sense to close some of their stores IMO. At junction 9 there is a huge Currys store opposite a quite big PC World, both competing for business :cuckoo:
 
DSG have got a few CCJ's pending but the amounts are insignificant compared to their accounts. They seem fairly healthy on paper but then these reports aren't real-time and also can be fudged to suit. I'll never touch Dixons due to past experience and grudge using PC World also. Speaking of these retailers, I avoid Comet because repairs get sent to their technicians, who will of course repair it as cheaply as possible whereas Curry's at least send it back to the manufacturer who I'd prefer to be looking at me gear!
 
gman said:
I avoid Comet because repairs get sent to their technicians, who will of course repair it as cheaply as possible whereas Curry's at least send it back to the manufacturer who I'd prefer to be looking at me gear!
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DSG only send certain products to the manufacturer for repair if the item is out of manufacturers warranty, the vast majority of out of warranty products are repaired by DSG engineers.
 
I never said they did, I was talking about Comet.
 
fabs said:
No, you said that currys send the product back to the manufacturer which, as I pointed out, is not the case outside of the Manufacturers' warranty.
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Ah, I see. Would have been clearer to just say "Curry's" initially (yes, we all know they are part of DSG).

Who mentioned "out of warranty" apart from you? I'm talking about items that are still within their warranty and what I've experienced and been told by them. It sounds like you are looking to split hairs or something and if so, find someone else to do it with please.

Could you stop stalking me now please? ;)
 
gman said:
Ah, I see. Would have been clearer to just say "Curry's" initially (yes, we all know they are part of DSG).

Who mentioned "out of warranty" apart from you? I'm talking about items that are still within their warranty and what I've experienced and been told by them. It sounds like you are looking to split hairs or something and if so, find someone else to do it with please.

Could you stop stalking me now please? ;)
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Not splitting hairs at all. I mentioned out of warranty for clarification. If a product is in warranty it should be repaired by the manufacturer anyway, regardless of the retailer.
 
fabs said:
Not splitting hairs at all. I mentioned out of warranty for clarification. If a product is in warranty it should be repaired by the manufacturer anyway, regardless of the retailer.
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God the image in my mind of a blue overall besuited 'engineer' standing over a 1dMkIII with a wrench and a look of confusion makes me feel slightly sick.

MB
 
That's not how it was put in your initial reply but doesn't matter, it's still interesting to know which is more important :)

They aren't obligated to send it back to the manufacturer, they are only obligated to either repair, replace or refund and so long as it's repaired (regardless of how) then they will be complying with regulation. What kind of quality controls are in place for such repairs I don't know, probably none I suspect but then if the repair wasn't good enough they customer would end up bringing it back again so I guess there's a happy medium somewhere?
 
gman said:
DSG have got a few CCJ's pending but the amounts are insignificant compared to their accounts. They seem fairly healthy on paper but then these reports aren't real-time and also can be fudged to suit. I'll never touch Dixons due to past experience and grudge using PC World also. Speaking of these retailers, I avoid Comet because repairs get sent to their technicians, who will of course repair it as cheaply as possible whereas Curry's at least send it back to the manufacturer who I'd prefer to be looking at me gear!
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I'm wary about buying from Comet after having to deal with their "technicians", they also used to sell customer returns as display models, most of which turn out to be knackered - I know, I spend several thousand pounds with them back in 1990 and every single item fell to bits within a few months :lol:
 
gman said:
That's not how it was put in your initial reply but doesn't matter, it's still interesting to know which is more important :)

They aren't obligated to send it back to the manufacturer, they are only obligated to either repair, replace or refund and so long as it's repaired (regardless of how) then they will be complying with regulation. What kind of quality controls are in place for such repairs I don't know, probably none I suspect but then if the repair wasn't good enough they customer would end up bringing it back again so I guess there's a happy medium somewhere?
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Well as I don't want to split hairs I won't say that, by repairing it themselves they would be nullifying the manufacturers warranty. ;)
 
Depends if they are approved or not I guess? I really don't know to be honest but they probably have this covered somehow.

The most recent case with Comets which really p**sed me off was when I bought a rather nice Canon P&S for my mum's birthday last year. Within a few months the charger went on fire so they took it back to them. They said that they would need everything back including the camera, even though the camera was perfect. So, she gave it all back to them and they took about 8 weeks to either repair or replace the charger. Here's the best part, the camera came back with a huge scratch across the lcd screen.

My mum took it back and the lady store manager became quite aggressive saying they didn't do it and basically told her where to go. As she's 63 and quite sensitive I decided to pop back in for her and against my nature I dished the attitude back as bullying someone of that age is not on in my opinion. They agreed to fix it and although it took a while (again) everything was put right.

Why they needed the camera to be returned is beyond me but I'm wondering how it got scratched and also what unknown damage has been done internally to cause the scratch (ie. did they drop it?).

Since then I've bought a fair bit of electrical goods including a whole replacement of white goods for a new kitchen, whole new living room kit out (lcd, hd recorders, surround sound systems etc) among other things - none of which I went to Comet for. Their loss I guess.

Another thing I've noticed which it may not be just Comet that are guilty of, is that a lot of their products are specially made for them but still labelled with the brand names. This happened with my brother when buying his Samsung LCD TV. We were trying to work out why the same make and model was so much cheaper in Comet than in the local specialist - a lot cheaper. We then looked at the specs and noticed they were different despite being the same model! This would make me believe that there are cheap versions being made specifically for these retailers.

I think we've gone a little off topic! lol
 
The whole thing about different specifications in Comet versus, say Curry's is, I believe, an intentional move to make price matching impossible for the customer.

The Comet and Curry's models may look the same and be identical in every respect, but one will be a TV42POCUR and one will be a TV42POCOM3D or something equally obscure, meaning that technically you aren't comparing like with like so they don't have to honour any price matching deals :suspect:

Going back on topic, a lot of the big retailers are paring down their stock levels to the absolute minimum in an attempt to help their cashflow, no-one wants to do a Woolworths and suddenly discover they still have millions of pounds worth of outdated stock (in their case it was 1990s films....on VHS :lol:) lying forgotten in a warehouse.
 
Blimey, that's really sneaky!
 
the prices they charge in the retail outlets just can't compete with online stores anymore...
 
was in my local PC World today & the digital camera area looked gutted - almost nothing there, just a bare wall with empty display brackets & some bags etc. on the floor at the base.
looked like either they were pulling out or about to have a major facelift in that area.
 
its the same at almost every store....i suspect the writing may be on the wall for DSG
 
rileydoggy said:
its the same at almost every store....i suspect the writing may be on the wall for DSG
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Came across this same issue with PC world this time last year, asked a few staff and got no sensible reply on several occations, finaly got to speeak to one of the management team who said that head office wont let them order anything in this close to end of financal year, and sure enough come April the shelfs were filling again.
 
rileydoggy said:
its the same at almost every store....i suspect the writing may be on the wall for DSG
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DSG will be around for some time to come. As Stu says, there is very little ordering done between christmas and the beginning of May (New financial year) so there will be empty shelves.
 
I would agree, but the recent announcement that DSG's credit insurance was being slashed, leads me to believe otherwise....
 
On teletext last night on the business page it says that dsg are going to open more stores but curry's and pc world will be in the same store and that they may also do this on retail parks where there is already a curry's and pc world (put both shops into one store)
 
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