The latest ploy I've noticed is the "technical hitch"...normally it has something to do with the phonelines, but the latest one was an issue with the sound (Perhaps Mr Mason was tinkering around with the electrics!) Anyway these hitches all seem to lead to so called cheaper prices. Eg, as nobody could get through/hear us for the last 5 mintues we've had to drop the price to less than we intended to in order to clear the stock....."Come on, make the most of Our mistake GO, GO, GO"! Yeah right! They must think the viewers were born yesterday....Once may have been slightly feasable, but the amount of times these "techincal glitches" and mistakes by the presenters take place it's so obviously deliberate!
As for the 1p deals, I have my own little theory about that. I reckon they must have quite a few returns, and whilst they are raking it in by not refunding p&p most of the time, by selling some crap item for a penny pretty much means that the customer is not going to bother returning it for the sake of the penny they'll get back in return, and of course the extra postage they'll incur in order to send it back. I guess returns must cost them something, as many items won't be re-sell able, and those that do will need repackaging. They can obviously afford it anyway due to the extortionate p&p they charge for every item.....but I the less that gets returned the less hassle for them...cos it's all about them at the end of the day.
I am really starting to believe they're going to end up getting pulled some time soon due to their dodgy selling tactics!
As for the 1p deals, I have my own little theory about that. I reckon they must have quite a few returns, and whilst they are raking it in by not refunding p&p most of the time, by selling some crap item for a penny pretty much means that the customer is not going to bother returning it for the sake of the penny they'll get back in return, and of course the extra postage they'll incur in order to send it back. I guess returns must cost them something, as many items won't be re-sell able, and those that do will need repackaging. They can obviously afford it anyway due to the extortionate p&p they charge for every item.....but I the less that gets returned the less hassle for them...cos it's all about them at the end of the day.
I am really starting to believe they're going to end up getting pulled some time soon due to their dodgy selling tactics!
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