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Is this false advertising ?

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    tommy21
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    You sure you have the right suite? An attempt to purchase it online and pick up for free comes to 929 ..


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    dudara
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    I'm not clear on what costs €1600. Does the entire corner unit cost €1600 in the store? If so, what part of the unit costs €929?


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    Abelloid
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    dudara wrote: »
    I'm not clear on what costs €1600. Does the entire corner unit cost €1600 in the store? If so, what part of the unit costs €929?

    The '1 Arm Right Hand Facing Sofa Unit'.


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    Victor
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    Not necessarily false, but certainly confusing.

    It does say only "1 arm" and the dimensions are indicative of one arm, not both.


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    Abelloid
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    The description is pretty clear, it's the picture that might mislead you.
    1 Arm Right Hand Facing Sofa Unit
    Available to order in a choice of fabric colours & grades. See Store for details.
    Dimensions (L x D x H) cm: 197 cm x 108cm x 91cm


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    dudara
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    That's what I thought. In this case, I don't think it's deliberate false advertising, but it is poor advertising. The text of the ad should point out clearly that the price applies to one portion of the corner unit.


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    tommy21
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    dudara wrote: »
    That's what I thought. In this case, I don't think it's deliberate false advertising, but it is poor advertising. The text of the ad should point out clearly that the price applies to one portion of the corner unit.

    I don' think it goes far enough alright to spell this out - you could order on-line for 929 expecting to get the picture and would be up in arms when only half arrives :pac:


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    ch750536
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    I agree, this is poor advertising and purposely misleading. Ebay would kick them into touch on this issue.


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    Curious Geroge
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    tommy21 wrote: »
    You sure you have the right suite? An attempt to purchase it online and pick up for free comes to 929 ..

    Thats what I thought. The shop then told me that it was only half the "L" shape, so you get the "I" but no "_".


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    ejmaztec
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    Curious Geroge wrote: »
    Thats what I thought. The shop then told me that it was only half the "L" shape, so you get the "I" but no "_".

    Perhaps it was left over from a Christmas promotion - No L.


    :o


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    Del2005
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    Curious Geroge wrote: »
    Furniture Connexions in Briarhill, Galway.

    Website shows this nice corner suite @ €929 but on arrival to the shop, its €1600+ as the price is only for part.

    Questionable if this is false advertising !!

    http://www.furnitureconnexions.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=11_49_155&products_id=777

    If you click next they have the same picture for a "1 Arm, Left Hand Facing Sofa Unit". Just laziness TBH.


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