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Mattress rip off

  • 09-10-2009 10:08pm
    #1
    Spudzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 103 ✭✭


    In the last few days I went shopping for a new mattress and found one I liked in Harvey Normans in Cork,the price of the mattress was €795.00, was in two minds whether to purchase it or not,so I decided to leave it for the time being and have a think about it.
    Later that evening I decided to Google the same mattress that was for sale in Harvey Normans,on one of the sites I was getting and eventually got the same mattress from the UK delivered to my door WITH FREE SHIPPING FOR €384.00:eek: I really did want to buy from a company in Rep Ireland,but with this difference in price how could one.

    RIP OFF IRELAND LIVES ON !!!!!


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  • #2
    gerrycollins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭gerrycollins


    without been cheeky or offensive your first problem is that you went to harvey norman.

    On the cheap I got my 3 bed house fittied out by bargaintown for the price of one sofa in harvey norman and everything in my house is still standing the test of time and three kids.


  • #3
    LBD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 290 ✭✭LBD


    gerrycollins wrote: »
    without been cheeky or offensive your first problem is that you went to harvey norman.

    On the cheap I got my 3 bed house fittied out by bargaintown for the price of one sofa in harvey norman and everything in my house is still standing the test of time and three kids.

    Ye I have to agree....we ordered our bed from Harvey Norman and although its a gorgeous piece of furniture they sent us 3 different mattresses (and I don't just mean brand of mattress, first of all they sent us a single matress for our king size frame) before finaly delivering the correct one. It cost a small fortune too.....kicking ourselves we didn't do some research before buying ours...oh well!!

    But it is just one example of rip-off Ireland, I think that's one title Ireland will struggle to shrug off in the near future!


  • #4
    parsi
    Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    LBD wrote: »
    But it is just one example of rip-off Ireland, I think that's one title Ireland will struggle to shrug off in the near future!

    As sure as eggs are eggs the Brits complain about Ripoff Britain, the French complain about France, the Germans about Germany, the Danes about Denmark etc etc.


  • #5
    Spudzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 103 ✭✭Spudzz


    parsi wrote: »
    As sure as eggs are eggs the Brits complain about Ripoff Britain, the French complain about France, the Germans about Germany, the Danes about Denmark etc etc.

    You are probably correct in what you state.
    But it is still amazing and probably sad,that so much of us in the Rep Ireland have to order so many products online because of the price difference between us and the rest of Europe and the U.S.A.


  • #6
    tweety76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 747 ✭✭✭tweety76


    Spudzz wrote: »
    In the last few days I went shopping for a new mattress and found one I liked in Harvey Normans in Cork,the price of the mattress was €795.00, was in two minds whether to purchase it or not,so I decided to leave it for the time being and have a think about it.
    Later that evening I decided to Google the same mattress that was for sale in Harvey Normans,on one of the sites I was getting and eventually got the same mattress from the UK delivered to my door WITH FREE SHIPPING FOR €384.00:eek: I really did want to buy from a company in Rep Ireland,but with this difference in price how could one.

    RIP OFF IRELAND LIVES ON !!!!!

    Can you share out the name of the website where you purchased the mattress thanks!


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  • #7
    Spudzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 103 ✭✭Spudzz


    tweety76 wrote: »
    Can you share out the name of the website where you purchased the mattress thanks!

    This is the site http://www.mattressman.co.uk

    Sorry all the link should be.

    http://www.mattressman.co.uk

    My appoliges again.


  • #8
    craichoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    Spudzz wrote: »
    You are probably correct in what you state.
    But it is still amazing and probably sad,that so much of us in the Rep Ireland have to order so many products online because of the price difference between us and the rest of Europe and the U.S.A.

    Nah hes right, I live in the Netherlands and lots of stuff is Cheaper in Ireland.. Fuel being one !! 1.38 a Litre today at my local Shell :)

    A local shop sells Kerrygold Butter for 3.78 a tub.

    I can buy the same stuff in Germany for 1.10 tub.

    Everywheres a ripoff for certain items.


  • #9
    parsi
    Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    I note that delivery isn't free to "Eire":

    "Our delivery team covers the whole of the UK including Grampians and Highlands, Isle of Wight, Scottish Offshore, Northern Ireland and Dublin, Channel Isles, Isle of Man and Eire.

    These areas are subject to a delivery charge please ring 0191 233 2203 for further details."


  • #10
    Spudzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 103 ✭✭Spudzz


    parsi wrote: »
    I note that delivery isn't free to "Eire":

    "Our delivery team covers the whole of the UK including Grampians and Highlands, Isle of Wight, Scottish Offshore, Northern Ireland and Dublin, Channel Isles, Isle of Man and Eire.

    These areas are subject to a delivery charge please ring 0191 233 2203 for further details."

    Sorry all ,the link should be as follows.

    http://www.mattressman.co.uk


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