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Play 2 for £10 offer

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  • 06-06-2008 3:26pm
    #1
    podge018
    Registered Users Posts: 1,817 ✭✭✭


    Problem is when you click the euro flag in the corner it becomes a 2 for €15 offer.

    According to xe.com £10 = €12.51.

    How can they get away with this?


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    craichoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    podge018 wrote: »
    Problem is when you click the euro flag in the corner it becomes a 2 for €15 offer.

    According to xe.com £10 = €12.51.

    How can they get away with this?

    Because its 2 for 10 pounds or
    or 2 for 15 euro

    An offer is an offer, just because its in a different currency it makes feck all difference.

    BTW you never get xe.com's exchange rate with any bank or credit card company.


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    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    podge018 wrote: »
    Problem is when you click the euro flag in the corner it becomes a 2 for €15 offer.

    According to xe.com £10 = €12.51.

    How can they get away with this?

    Currency doesn't always stay the same rate.

    Are you sure thats not the Irish pound, anyway, because the irish pound is linked at 12.57 and the english pound was always stronger.


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    Colonel Sanders
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,669 ✭✭✭Colonel Sanders


    play are infamous for charging euro and sterling prices that are in no way reflective of the current exchange rate, look at other cds/dvds etc. I used to buy stuff in sterling from them but they will no longer allow someone with a non UK address pay in sterling

    One thing to note tho is that XE quote mid market rates so the rate your bank gives you will be slightly less advantageous (not as disadvantageous as play's tho!)


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,497 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    its sterling not IR£, its plays offer, if you don't like it then shop elsewhere


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    #6
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    podge018 wrote: »

    How can they get away with this?

    Because it's their company and their DVD's . They can charge what they like.

    They can charge us €100 for every dvd and give them free to people in the UK if they like.


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    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    To be quite honest, Play haven't been passing on the benefits to the Eurozone customers from the rise in strength of the Euro against the Sterling. But, and here's a shocker, they don't have to.


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    #8
    podge018
    Registered Users Posts: 1,817 ✭✭✭podge018


    So I got talking to somebody at Play and they agreed to give me 2 for €13. At least it's nearer the mark.

    I told them I wanted them to scrap my username, the lot, and don't email me ever again with deals. Seems to have worked.


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