The Hawk
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35407350
Looks like at least one of the Stafford sites will close.
Looks like at least one of the Stafford sites will close.
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Currys/PC World/Carphone Warehouse Store Mergers
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John Marwood
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Amazon seemed to have replaced PC World in my world. Curry's still get a few small sales off me, usually when something has broken, the parking helps, but Carphone have never ever seen my dosh
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
PCW and Currys have had the same website for ages, may as well share stores too!
staffordjas
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If Carphone Warehouse move into the PC World/Currys stores I won't be venturing in there.
I went in Carphone warehouse on the retail park for the first time a few months ago when I was leaving Virgin mobile. They were most helpful when they got me set up with a EE Sim contract (a lot more helpful than the town EE store !).
Only actually bought anything in PC world when son went in for his desktop computer (he knows one of the staff so we went in when he was there as he trusted him ) but I have always found them too pushy, trying to sell additional stuff that I must have , and always ended up walking out having not purchased anything.
Only went in Currys the once whilst looking at cookers. The sales assistant told me "I could look on our computer for you to see if we have anything more suitable, but you are better off looking yourself on-line when you get home ! " A great salesperson
, ended up buying one from Truview that day instead.
I went in Carphone warehouse on the retail park for the first time a few months ago when I was leaving Virgin mobile. They were most helpful when they got me set up with a EE Sim contract (a lot more helpful than the town EE store !).
Only actually bought anything in PC world when son went in for his desktop computer (he knows one of the staff so we went in when he was there as he trusted him ) but I have always found them too pushy, trying to sell additional stuff that I must have , and always ended up walking out having not purchased anything.
Only went in Currys the once whilst looking at cookers. The sales assistant told me "I could look on our computer for you to see if we have anything more suitable, but you are better off looking yourself on-line when you get home ! " A great salesperson
, ended up buying one from Truview that day instead.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
A mate briefly worked for them, he left because he wouldn't push unsuitable crap on people that didn't know better.
John Marwood
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tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Yeah, unfortunately he was knowledgeable about the products and accurately matching them to the needs of the customer so it was never going to work.
Could you recommend somebody buy an £80 HDMI cable without laughing?
Could you recommend somebody buy an £80 HDMI cable without laughing?
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
The trick is to ask them a technical question, and look like you already know the answer. Blind panic ensues and they run off.
John Marwood
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Purple shirts?
Why
Why
Noah
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Quite a lot of Currys & PC World shops have been merged for some time. Mostly if you go into a shop labelled PC World it is full of fridges, cookers, washing machine etc with a bit of computer stuff stuck in one corner. PC Worlds that actually specialise in computing equipment are becoming rare. (Festival Park has a proper PC World, Telford has a household electrical one).
If the usually empty Carphone Warehouse in Queens goes, maybe Costa will be able to expand into it & give customers a little more room.
If the usually empty Carphone Warehouse in Queens goes, maybe Costa will be able to expand into it & give customers a little more room.
Exactly. Where in the world?
John Marwood
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Purple Pie Pete
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Lips are like lightning
Girls melt in the heat
Tumble weed
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The PC World store is definitely closing in Stafford, along with either one or both Carphone stores. All staff affected will have the opportunity to be reloacted to either the Currys store or a neighbouring store.
basil
don't mention the blinds
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John Marwood
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Yes sa
I knew you couldn't resist the line prop analogy
With ya Corona man cover story
And ya Davenports Esso Blue Brew Xl come backs...