Sony Pulse Wireless headphones €59.99!!!

Richard Dower

:eek: ok lads....HUGE bargin alert here!....HMV Limerick.

OFFICIAL Sony Pulse Wireless Headset with bassimpact, 7.1 surround....model CECHYA-0086, 59.99....i was stunned!

I said to yer wan, that cant be right, check the price and she said...nope its correct. I bought them then and there as i knew i'd seen them alot dearer online and in other shops.

I go a few doors up to Gamestop, i ask to see the same headphones they have for sale, i checked the model number and it was the same....they were charging €159.99!!!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek:

I flipped, i said infront of numerous other customers, i bought the same headphones in HMV for 60, i held up the box and all

I says to yer wan in Gamestop....100 Euros cheaper, HOW can you explain this???????

''we don't set the prices'' blah....so ya i showed them up and walked out like a star, i'm sure the staff were calling me all sorts.

But 100 Euro is some fecking price difference!....so had to post this story here.....i'm ready for the backlash.

:cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKYLkEcU2qw

Richard Dower

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/gaming/gaming-accessories/sony-pulse-wireless-headset-elite-edition-1100892/review

antoswords

Richard Dower wrote: »

:eek: ok lads....HUGE bargin alert here!....HMV Limerick.

OFFICIAL Sony Pulse Wireless Headset with bassimpact, 7.1 surround....model CECHYA-0086, 59.99....i was stunned!

I said to yet wan, that cant be right, check the price and she said...nope its correct. I bought them then and there as i knew i'd seen them alot dearder online and in other shops.

I go a few doors up to Gamestop, i ask to she the same headphones they have for sale, i checked the model number and it was the same....they were charging €159.99!!!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek:

I flipped, i said infront of numerous other customers, i bought the same headphones in HMV for 60, i held up the box and all

I says to yer wan in Gamestop....100 Euros cheaper, HOW can you explain this???????

''we don't set the prices'' blah....so ya i showed them up and went walked out like a star, i'm sure them staff were calling me all sorts.

But 100 Euro is some fecking price difference!....so had to post this story here.....i'm ready for the backlash.

:cool:

Why did you flip? As the girl in the shop said, she doesn't set the prices. You sound like an ***** to be fair.

celticbhoy27

Richard Dower wrote: »

walked out like a star,

:cool:

think "star" is missing a few letters _ _ star_

Richard Dower

antoswords wrote: »

Why did you flip? As the girl in the shop said, she doesn't set the prices. You sound like an asshole to be fair.

Dont care....100 Euro difference from any company is taking the piss, they deserved to be called out and embarrased for it:

http://www.gamestop.ie/PlayStation%203/Games/44184/pulse-wireless-7-1-headet?previousUrl=http://www.gamestop.ie/SearchResult/QuickSearchHeaderPlatform?platform=2&rootGenre=26

copacetic

Richard Dower wrote: »

Dont care....100 Euro difference from any company is taking the piss, they deserved to be called out and embarrased for it:

http://www.gamestop.ie/PlayStation%203/Games/44184/pulse-wireless-7-1-headet?previousUrl=http://www.gamestop.ie/SearchResult/QuickSearchHeaderPlatform?platform=2&rootGenre=26

So it's a huge bargain alert, you were stunned, couldn't believe it was correct in HMV.

Then next store you were stunned and couldn't believe it was correct that they were the orginal price in GameStop?

Go anywhere you weren't stunned today?

kensutz

Richard Dower wrote: »

Dont care....100 Euro difference from any company is taking the piss, they deserved to be called out and embarrased for it:

http://www.gamestop.ie/PlayStation%203/Games/44184/pulse-wireless-7-1-headet?previousUrl=http://www.gamestop.ie/SearchResult/QuickSearchHeaderPlatform?platform=2&rootGenre=26

And why exactly? Could be a pricing error on HMV's behalf and not Gamestop. You should be embarrassed for what you did in both stores.

ButtersSuki

Richard Dower wrote: »

:eek: ok lads....HUGE bargin alert here!....HMV Limerick.

OFFICIAL Sony Pulse Wireless Headset with bassimpact, 7.1 surround....model CECHYA-0086, 59.99....i was stunned!

I said to yet wan, that cant be right, check the price and she said...nope its correct. I bought them then and there as i knew i'd seen them alot dearder online and in other shops.

I go a few doors up to Gamestop, i ask to she the same headphones they have for sale, i checked the model number and it was the same....they were charging €159.99!!!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek:

I flipped, i said infront of numerous other customers, i bought the same headphones in HMV for 60, i held up the box and all

I says to yer wan in Gamestop....100 Euros cheaper, HOW can you explain this???????

''we don't set the prices'' blah....so ya i showed them up and went walked out like a star, i'm sure them staff were calling me all sorts.

But 100 Euro is some fecking price difference!....so had to post this story here.....i'm ready for the backlash.

:cool:

Good bargain alright though I'm not going to open the headphone debate here. :rolleyes: There are plenty of other posts on this if anyone is interested in the Home Audio section.

However, it sounds like you walked out like something else which also has 4 letters to me. GAME and HMV are owned by the same parent company. Even if they weren't I would imagine the manager of GAME having a quiet word with the manager of HMV asking about the pricing. What will likely happen as a result of your display is HMV will amend the price of their obvious pricing error to €160. So you've possibly ruined it for everyone else. Could you not have perhaps said nothing and just posted the offer/misprice?

tok9

Richard Dower wrote: »

Dont care....100 Euro difference from any company is taking the piss, they deserved to be called out and embarrased for it:

http://www.gamestop.ie/PlayStation%203/Games/44184/pulse-wireless-7-1-headet?previousUrl=http://www.gamestop.ie/SearchResult/QuickSearchHeaderPlatform?platform=2&rootGenre=26

But she's only on the till. It's not like you spoke to someone with a great deal of authority over gamestop. You didn't embarrass gamestop, you embarrassed yourself and an employee.

noodler

Richard Dower wrote: »

Dont care....100 Euro difference from any company is taking the piss, they deserved to be called out and embarrased for it:

http://www.gamestop.ie/PlayStation%203/Games/44184/pulse-wireless-7-1-headet?previousUrl=http://www.gamestop.ie/SearchResult/QuickSearchHeaderPlatform?platform=2&rootGenre=26

??

What on earth are you talking about? HMV are the only ones selling them at 60e according to you.

It is probbaly not in all stores and, imo, it is probably a mistake with somebody confusing the old model with these. I doubt this will last.

Richard Dower

copacetic wrote: »

So it's a huge bargain alert, you were stunned, couldn't believe it was correct in HMV.

Then next store you were stunned and couldn't believe it was correct that they were the orginal price in GameStop?

Go anywhere you weren't stunned today?

I'm stunned by the reaction here....i'm saving you guys 100 euros !!

Richard Dower

kensutz wrote: »

And why exactly? Could be a pricing error on HMV's behalf and not Gamestop. You should be embarrassed for what you did in both stores.

Why?....what did i do in HMV to warrant embarrasement?

Richard Dower

kensutz wrote: »

And why exactly? Could be a pricing error on HMV's behalf and not Gamestop. You should be embarrassed for what you did in both stores.

I asked her in HMV to check the price....she said it was correct.

ButtersSuki

Richard Dower wrote: »

I'm stunned by the reaction here....i'm saving you guys 100 euros !!

You may be, but you're likely not for the reasons I outlined in my post. You've alerted them to an obvious error which they will now likely amend as a result of you making a scene about it in a store owned by the same company.

Next time, you could just post the misprice (offer if you want to call it that)...........

ButtersSuki

Richard Dower wrote: »

Why?....what did i do in HMV to warrant embarrasement?

So you're conceding that you may have embarrassed yourself in GAME?

Richard Dower

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Good bargain alright though I'm not going to open the headphone debate here. :rolleyes: There are plenty of other posts on this if anyone is interested in the Home Audio section.

However, it sounds like you walked out like something else which also has 4 letters to me. GAME and HMV are owned by the same parent company. Even if they weren't I would imagine the manager of GAME having a quiet word with the manager of HMV asking about the pricing. What will likely happen as a result of your display is HMV will amend the price of their obvious pricing error to €160. So you've possibly ruined it for everyone else. Could you not have perhaps said nothing and just posted the offer/misprice?

So it's best to get in there quick then!....they have about a dozen. Like i said i ASKED her to check the price, she said it was right.

jmorrisey

Richard Dower wrote: »

I go a few doors up to Gamestop, i ask to see the same headphones they have for sale, i checked the model number and it was the same....they were charging €159.99!!!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek:

I flipped, i said infront of numerous other customers, i bought the same headphones in HMV for 60, i held up the box and all

I says to yer wan in Gamestop....100 Euros cheaper, HOW can you explain this???????

''we don't set the prices'' blah....so ya i showed them up and walked out like a star, i'm sure the staff were calling me all sorts.

Seriously fella, take a step back and think about it

Richard Dower

tok9 wrote: »

But she's only on the till. It's not like you spoke to someone with a great deal of authority over gamestop. You didn't embarrass gamestop, you embarrassed yourself and an employee.

Employees always pull the "i'm just doing my job" crap, maybe she'll contact HQ to adjust prices down as a result.

copacetic

Richard Dower wrote: »

I'm stunned by the reaction here....i'm saving you guys 100 euros !!

Relax the cacks there Richard, you'll be worn out with all the stunning going on, and it's only lunchtime.

Richard Dower

ButtersSuki wrote: »

So you're conceding that you may have embarrassed yourself in GAME?

I'm not conceeding any embarrasement, i just wondering based on the story told how people could say i embarrased myself in HMV

Adam

Richard Dower wrote: »

Employees always pull the "i'm just doing my job" crap, maybe she'll contact HQ to adjust prices down as a result.

They are just doing their job.

(Totally worth the infraction, thanks in advance mods)

Richard Dower

jmorrisey wrote: »

Seriously fella, take a step back and think about it

Like i said i couldnt understand how they could justify selling them for 160 Euros to customers while a few doors down it was 60, i was pissed as a consumer....thinking about others going into Game and spending 100 Euros extra.

ButtersSuki

Richard Dower wrote: »

So it's best to get in there quick then!....they have about a dozen. Like i said i ASKED her to check the price, she said it was right.

Ok, let me break it down for you.

• I assume she scanned the barcode which read as €60, right?
• So let's for a second assume that maybe/perhaps/possibly when the price was inserted manually on the IT system the person inputting it inserted the RRP as €60 instead of €160
• So when she scans the barcode it reads as per the inputted figure, i.e. €60
• That is the correct price as inputted, but actually the incorrect price as it was an error at the time of input

See?

So let's assume the inputter inserted an additional "0" at the end and made the RRP as €1600. Would you have paid €1600 then as when checked the barcode would read €1600 as the correct price. No, of course not, because it was obviously an error. Which is also what your €60 price is.

Richard Dower

Adam wrote: »

They are just doing their job, you spastic.

(Totally worth the infraction, thanks in advance mods)

Imo as a consumer and for other consumers the HUGE price difference should be highlighted, its wrong to charge such a big difference from shop to shop.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Why is nobody discussing the bargain instead of having a pop at Richard?

He's tried to alert us to a bargain, makes ya wonder whats the point with responses like this.

copacetic

Richard Dower wrote: »

Like i said i couldnt understand how they could justify selling them for 160 Euros to customers while a few doors down it was 60, i was pissed as a consumer....thinking about others going into Game and spending 100 Euros extra.

I'm starting to come around to your thinking. In fact come to think of it I'm a bit put out that you aren't doing more. Couldnt you get a placard or leaflets done up and get back outside GameStop pronto?

ButtersSuki

Richard Dower wrote: »

Employees always pull the "i'm just doing my job" crap, maybe she'll contact HQ to adjust prices down as a result.

The price will be going up in HMV, not reduced in GAME. Do you not get it yet?!!!

tok9

Richard Dower wrote: »

Employees always pull the "i'm just doing my job" crap, maybe she'll contact HQ to adjust prices down as a result.

But the price is correct. Hence why you have created a bargain alert as it is cheaper in another store.

The only thing that may happen is the price in hmv rising as it is clearly a mistake since their own website sells at £159.

Also the employee is just doing his/her job. They cannot change prices.

It is a bargain but your behaviour is the reason for why no one is particularly thankful.

ButtersSuki

copacetic wrote: »

I'm starting to come around to your thinking. In fact come to think of it I'm a bit put out that you aren't doing more. Couldnt you get a placard or leaflets done up and get back outside GameStop pronto?

Why stop there? Ring the Lahv Lahn with Joe Duffy! He loves this kinda thing.

FutureGuy

Richard Dower wrote: »

Dont care....100 Euro difference from any company is taking the piss, they deserved to be called out and embarrased for it:

http://www.gamestop.ie/PlayStation%203/Games/44184/pulse-wireless-7-1-headet?previousUrl=http://www.gamestop.ie/SearchResult/QuickSearchHeaderPlatform?platform=2&rootGenre=26

One second...you are surprised by the brilliant value on offer at HMV because it's so far below retail, and then you berate the next store for selling at retail? I presume this was at the crescent?

Decent price but man you were fair rude to the gamestop people!

jmorrisey

Richard Dower wrote: »

Like i said i couldnt understand how they could justify selling them for 160 Euros to customers while a few doors down it was 60, i was pissed as a consumer....thinking about others going into Game and spending 100 Euros extra.

Ah jaysus, you said yourself it was a huge bargain alert yet you go into the store that sells them at the normal price and throw a massive strop for no reason.....your next move should be to find any other place that sells em at the regular price and go "London riot" on their asses and then send an abusive email to amazon for doing the same:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Richard Dower

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Ok, let me break it down for you.

• I assume she scanned the barcode which read as €60, right?
• So let's for a second assume that maybe/perhaps/possibly when the price was inserted manually on the IT system the person inputting it inserted the RRP as €60 instead of €160
• So when she scans the barcode it reads as per the inputted figure, i.e. €60
• That is the correct price as inputted, but actually the incorrect price as it was an error at the time of input

See?

So let's assume the inputter inserted an additional "0" at the end and made the RRP as €1600. Would you have paid €1600 then as when checked the barcode would read €1600 as the correct price. No, of course not, because it was obviously an error. Whish is also what your €60 price is.

I cant speak to a barcode reading wrong, for all i know HMV are doing a special deal for a limited period, or it could be an error or it could be the real price.

All i know is she scanned it, came up 60 quid....i asked her to check because i knew i'd seen it more expensive....she said thats the price and thats what i paid.

I came here to post a bargin alert and gloat and get my angry consumer face on over Gamestop. I dont feel embarrased at saving 100 Euro.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Thread needs to be exploded

jmorrisey

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Why is nobody discussing the bargain instead of having a pop at Richard?

He's tried to alert us to a bargain, makes ya wonder whats the point with responses like this.

Fair-ish point, it is a great BA. I think people in general are taking exception to the style in which OP has dealt with his amazing find....or lack thereof

joe316

Like the others in here I dont know why you went into Gamestop, would you not have taken yourself off the floor after being stunned and bought all of the other ones, then go into Gamestop and start selling them to all the poor folk who were all there to purchase one of them??

Stick it to Mr. Gamestop, Richard!!

DylanII

Richard Dower wrote: »

I cant speak to a barcode reading wrong, for all i know HMV are doing a special deal for a limited period, or it could be an error or it could be the real price.

All i know is she scanned it, came up 60 quid....i asked her to check because i knew i'd seen it more expensive....she said thats the price and thats what i paid.

I came here to post a bargin alert and gloat and get my angry consumer face on over Gamestop. I dont feel embarrased at saving 100 Euro.

Its not about you saving €100, its about you acting like a dick in the other store.

I just bought a TV, it was on sale. I didnt go and complain to another store because they didnt have it on sale. Its just kind of how these things work.

Richard Dower

FutureGuy wrote: »

One second...you are surprised by the brilliant value on offer at HMV because it's so far below retail, and then you berate the next store for selling at retail? I presume this was at the crescent?

Decent price but man you were fair rude to the gamestop people!

I didnt know the RRP was 160....i was going by what MHV charged.

ButtersSuki

Richard Dower wrote: »

I cant speak to a barcode reading wrong, for all i know HMV are doing a special deal for a limited period, or it could be an error or it could be the real price.

All i know is she scanned it, came up 60 quid....i asked her to check because i knew i'd seen it more expensive....she said thats the price and thats what i paid.

I came here to post a bargin alert and gloat and get my angry consumer face on over Gamestop. I dont feel embarrased at saving 100 Euro.

As a previous poster has stated, it's €159.99 on their website (HMV's) so it's clearly an error as I and pretty much everyone else here has pointed out to you. No-one is begrudging of you securing one for yourself. No-one. What we're commenting on primarily is your subsequent behaviour and reaction to securing this misprice.

Couple of questions:

1. Why would you need or want to gloat?
2. Has the reaction you've received here not made you question your behaviour in GAME in any way?

Richard Dower

ButtersSuki wrote: »

As a previous poster has stated, it's €159.99 on their website (HMV's) so it's clearly an error as I and pretty much everyone else here has pointed out to you. No-one is begrudging of you securing one for yourself. No-one. What we're commenting on primarily is your subsequent behaviour and reaction to securing this misprice.

Couple of questions:

1. Why would you need or want to gloat?
2. Has the reaction you've received here not made you question your behaviour in GAME in any way?

Well at the TIME i didnt know the RRP was 160....i knew it was higher then 60, i said to the girl in HMV i thought they were 100, so i didnt know the real retail price.

joe316

Richard Dower wrote: »

Well at the TIME i didnt know the RRP was 160....i knew it was higher then 60, i said to the girl in HMV i thought they were 100, so i didnt know the real retail price.

Still didnt explain why you felt the need to go into Gamestop?? You had already purchased the headphones, were you going to purchase another or something?

ButtersSuki

Richard Dower wrote: »

Well at the TIME i didnt know the RRP was 160....i knew it was higher then 60, i said to the girl in HMV i thought they were 100, so i didnt know the real retail price.

Yes, ignore my questions and answer whatever you want. Are you a Politician?

noodler

copacetic wrote: »

Relax the cacks there Richard, you'll be worn out with all the stunning going on, and it's only lunchtime.

Fcuking brilliant - priceless!



Richard, I own a pair of the previous model which are excellent (and I bought them last Xmas for 70/80e which was reduced at that stage).

So, I can confirm with you, based on reading reviews for the product that they are an absolute bargain for 60e and people who are interested should get in before the error is rectified or the promo is gone.

(A few reviews compared them to the previous model and said it wouldn't really be worth an upgrade if you have them for those of you who might be wondering).

Richard Dower

ButtersSuki wrote: »

You may be, but you're likely not for the reasons I outlined in my post. You've alerted them to an obvious error which they will now likely amend as a result of you making a scene about it in a store owned by the same company.

Next time, you could just post the misprice (offer if you want to call it that)...........

Well i didnt know they were owned by the same company, and as i said i thought at the time it was the real price [60 Euro] because i asked her to check....but now i see it must be an error, so yeah kicking up a fuss and alerting HMV/Gamestop may result in MHV putting up prices.....:o

Richard Dower

jmorrisey wrote: »

Ah jaysus, you said yourself it was a huge bargain alert yet you go into the store that sells them at the normal price and throw a massive strop for no reason.....your next move should be to find any other place that sells em at the regular price and go "London riot" on their asses and then send an abusive email to amazon for doing the same:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I didnt know 160 was the normal price......

Richard Dower

joe316 wrote: »

Still didnt explain why you felt the need to go into Gamestop?? You had already purchased the headphones, were you going to purchase another or something?

Because i thought consumers were getting ripped off @ 160 Euro, so i made a point of saying another store had them for 60.

noodler

Richard Dower wrote: »

Because i thought consumers were getting ripped off @ 160 Euro, so i made a point of saying another store had them for 60.

It is an amazing stance to take though.

I mean

1) A shop can sell at whatever price they want once it isn't above the RRP..I think.

2) It is clearly a pricing mistake on the part of HMV and giving Gamestop staff lip is just crazy and pointless.

3) You have, imo, likely brought the error to a premature end.

Richard Dower

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Yes, ignore my questions and answer whatever you want. Are you a Politician?

That was an honest reply, as i said i couldnt belive myself the price in HMV @ 60 Euro, i asked her to check.....she said it was correct and took her at face value.

I went to Gamestop to see what price they had [160] and got pisses at the 100 Euro difference, NOW....now ckecking online and Sony the RRP is 160....so its EITHER a special offer by HMV or an error.

I dont regret my rant in Game but i do feel bad i made have spoiled a bargin alert for others by alerting MHV/Gamestop.

My advice....get in there quick before they change prices!!

Richard Dower

noodler wrote: »

It is an amazing stance to take though.

I mean

1) A shop can sell at whatever price they want once it isn't above the RRP..I think.

2) It is clearly a pricing mistake on the part of HMV and giving Gamestop staff lip is just crazy and pointless.

3) You have, imo, likely brought the error to a premature end.

I see that NOW......

long_b

Richard Dower wrote: »

... quick before they change prices!!

ROFL. Truly.

Thanks for the chuckle OP

Richard Dower

DylanII wrote: »

Its not about you saving €100, its about you acting like a dick in the other store.

I just bought a TV, it was on sale. I didnt go and complain to another store because they didnt have it on sale. Its just kind of how these things work.

Sorry but i dont subscribe to the staff doing there job excuse....at the TIME i thought they were ripping people off, but now it seems it was just a mistake.

At the time i was pissed one store was charging 100 Euro extra to customers, but now it appears the price was correct, but even if it wasn't a mistake i would have done the same.

sweetie

I got the last one on the shelf in hmv grafton st. I then went to GameStop and apologised on behalf of the gaming community for RD's behaviour. But thanks for the BA RD!