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How much do you save with Halfords' half price deals?
Sales are great, because not only can you save bags of money, they validate spending what little you had in the first place. Kids going hungry? Never mind, you've bought a new bathroom suite! Red letters worrying the doormat? Don't worry, there's a plasma television mounted on the living room wall!
Not all sales are born equal, however, and not all sales are as breathtaking as they may first appear. Bitterwallet reader Ducky contacted us to enquire about the Halfords sale, with particular regards to two products on offer in "the "better than half price sale", or the "sale with better than half price deals", depending how you read their rather confusing graphics.
The two items in question are the Navigon 1200 and Navigon 2200 sat nav units:
Quite a deal, you'll agree; those prices would mean savings of £80 and £110 respectively. Except both units were on sale in Halfords during December for just £10 more than their current sale price; the Navigon 1200 cost just £69.99 and the Navigon 2200 was £99.99 immediately before the sale began, as stated in reviews by PC Advisor and Pocket Lint and subsequently confirmed to us by Halfords themselves.
So what's going on? Halford's are comparing the current sale prices to the product prices in October and November. Since both products were sold at the higher prices for 28 consecutive days within the last six months, there's no breaking of consumer law according to Consumer Direct. That doesn't stop the price comparison being unclear to customers - you might be led to think the substantial savings are a direct result of the sale, which is untrue since the sale reduced the immediate price of each product by just £10, not £80 or £110.
So it looks like a massive saving, so long as you don't take into account the prices immediately before the sale began. Oh, and you if don't know about the manufacturer's RRP for the products when launched in August:
To summarise, then; Halfords charged up to a third more than the manufacturer's RRP on these two items, then reduced them significantly to cash in on the pre-Christmas market, and have now reduced both items by just £10 in the sale. Despite this minimal reduction the items are being advertised as "better than half price" deals by comparing them to the original prices that were up to a third higher than the manufacturer's RRP. Phew.
Consumer Direct advised us this was within their guidelines and when we contacted Halfords they stated that the small print of insert ads notes this is compared to the "was price".
Them's the facts, kids. What say you?
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- halflifeShould read Halfrauds!
- BobIs it Argos that actually state on their website "this item has previously been on sale at " and then a price generally about 3p more expensive than the sale price which negates their rrp quote? I'd look myself but frankly I couldn't give a toss.
- Juan K.They've been doing this for years. Very dodgy but legal. They do the same with their shitty own-brand Apollo bikes which they "reduce" from £200 to £100 every year.
- PaulroYes, lots of companies practice this con. Carpet and furniture retailers in particular, price establish goods, in order to have seasonal sales. Avoid falling for the promotional hype, by simply shopping around and using price comparison websites. Whenever I've looked for bikes, Halfords have rarely been the most competatively priced. (Unless you're after the dubious quality of a Shockwave)
- WillThey'll go bust soon I recon. I know the manager in our local Halfords and apparently sales have hit rock bottom and there are a lot of people running around like headless chickens. A company maintained by a bunch of 'wanna get out of here' students IMO.
- ODBI hope Halfords go...what a shit company full of idiots who havent a clue! Their prices are ridiculous too eg Oil...went in t'oher day 5L oil - £37.50 (on offer!!)...same exact Oil in Tesco £18 STANDARD PRICE!!!
- JoffThis is how sales work people! The margins aren't there for most retailers to slash all their prices by over 50% without making losses so careful manipulation of prices is in order. It's no different to Tesco setting the price of wines higher at a perceived value only to allow them to appear to offer genuine savings a month later. People all too often get caught up in the sales mindset and just buy any crap as long as they think they're getting a deal - just look at the vultures raiding Woolworths for the last of it's tat.
- Anonfuck them......all.
- adanother bit of fun is there advertising the higher price inj a few select stores then posting thelower ``sale `` price across thefeckin world with pride , lower than a snakes hardon i recon
- janaltusJust visited Halfrauds to get a new car battery. I checked out prices at other sites then checked Halfrauds. They said - on their webshite - "better than half price" and "look for discounts in the basket". Turns out there was no discount in the online basked AND they were charging DOUBLE the price of other retailers. What a waste of time that was! I'll give them a wide berth in future.
- Tim\Yes in the credit crunch, a poor service means the shop will go, and the students in our local one stand around chatting
- Jim b.The fact is Halfords are selling these items far below the rrp you get a bargain, if you dont compare prices before you buy then your a fool. All sales should be taken with a pinch of salt. But these are good prices for good sat navs.
- The B.[...] warned you earlier in the week about how prices of goods can be manipulated in sales. Halfords provided the example of a price [...]
- WWFCODB I hope Halfords go… You are some kind of Idiot posting something like that. How could you possibly make such a statement in the current climate. You are some kind of imbecile to wish more people out of work. I know people are allowed to their own opinions but surely Halfords could not of upset you that much. You are entitled to take your custom elsewhere without hoping a company goes. Have you ever thought of becoming an MP? With statements like that you would fit right in with all the other inbreds. Hope you have a pleasant life
- Kal-elI love Halfords
- AndyI agree with WWFC that you, ODB, are a complete moron to wish Halfords to go out of business.
- Stuart888What this report doesn't mention, is that the tickets for the items do state the 'intrim' prices between the dates of the last price ammendment, and the current price. This is in full view of the customer, and is up to the customer to read. It's called marketing!! Without it, how many units would've been sold? These examples are what's known in the business as footfall drivers, simply put, getting customers into the store, then trading up to a better (and more expensive) model. This is totaly legal, and practiced in shops all over the country. and OBD, sort your life out you fool, you just see how long your car lasts on Tesco oil!
- pigeon f.ODB=knob Halfords is like all other retailers...u get the good stores and the bad ones, but as a company id say they were shit hot. tesco oil....hahhahahahahaha....hope ur not running a decent car on that.
- Jim b.always rememebr what tesco did to peoples cars with their petrol
- B&Q B.[...] recent investigations into the real value of sale prices, in particular those at Halfords and Argos, the Independent has also been busy exposing how retailers plan their sales so they can [...]
- Bed B.[...] covered plenty of dubious selling practices on Bitterwallet in the past, from sales where the prices of items increase to outrageous postal charges for items marketed as free. What a wonderful world it would be if [...]
- Paul G.This half price hype has to stop across the board, just give us one decent price, companies would reep the benefit by being honest!
- Mike R.The guy only "hoped" Halfords went out of business....... I found it rather amusing..... It's not like he actually invested in stocks, destabilised Halfords and then sold his assets before the company crashed...... Stop getting so stressed out people...... He is entitled to his opinion, right?-you wouldn't want us to be like Nazi Germany or Clockwork Orange, unable to express our opinions, would you? I hope all their staff die....there you go, I said it! of cancer which cannot be cured and which their children inherit and i hope Halfords are there, to reclaim the unopened, paid for xmas presents and recondition them and resell them to make the profit all over again..... and i hope the directors attend the funerals and lavish themselves with free champagne and chocolates and f*k the widows and daughters during their bereavement IT WONT ACTUALLY HAPPEN COS I SAID IT
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Back in the day, as our moms like to remind us, women had to straighten their hair by draping it over an ironing board and waiting for their abuelita to run over it with an actual plancha. Flatirons didn't become available to buy until the '90s. Before then, they were reserved only for salon pros. Imagine that!
Luckily it's 2016, and we now have endless options to straighten, curl, or wave out our hair. So much so, that it's tempting to overuse them. Which leads to a big problem: heat damage. Yes, technologies have made it easier to keep hair healthy, but there are few guidelines you can follow to keep your pelo perfectly styled y damage-free. Which is why we turned to celebrity hairstylist Gabriel Samra, owner of the Gabriel Samra Hair Salon in Miami, who also works with Pantene, for pro advice on getting the best of both worlds. "Heat tools are such an essential component of a Latina's beauty regimen, whether we're talking about curly girls who want straight hair or straight-haired girls who want waves," he says. "Some of my Latina clients use hot tools every day, though, which is excessive and potentially damaging." Read on for his best tips, so you never fry your hair again.
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Hey guys! Well like I told you last week the fair came to town. Things were absolutely nuts! We went through a really rough patch because a lot of our appointments fell. The Catholic church lit off millions of "bombas" all throughout the day, even at 4 00 in the morning haha. The good thing is that the fair is done and things should be normal until Christmas.
To tell the truth I am absolutely exhausted right now. The fair ended on Thanksgiving day, but I wasnt there because me and the zone leaders did a gigantic division. One of the zone leaders came here to Nahuala to look for a new house with my companion. I went with Elder Rojas from Panama to do a double division in San Cristobal. Elder Caseres and I first went with a guy named Santos to do a babtism interview. Haha I did an interview with him last week and he passed, but he didnt show up to his babtism!! Apparently his mom got sick so he couldnt go. Anyway the interview went well, Santos seems like a very nice, very humble guy. He uses a wheelchair because he was living in the USA but got attacked by a gang and got deported. Really sad storty but Im very greatful that he got babtized on Saturday!
After the interview with Santos I did an interview with a lady named Albertina. She also has a sad story, here kidneys are failing and doesnt have a lot of time left to live. Super humble, nice lady. She passed the interview with flying colors and also got babtized on Saturday!
After the interviews my companion and I went to do some visits with the sister missionaries. Their investigator wasnt home, but there was a family who wanted our help hauling fire wood from the mountain haha so that was pretty interesting. The service ended and we met back up with Elder Rojas and the companion of Elder Caseres to interview a family. Long story short is that the family isnt ready quite yet but their daughter Vilma got babtized and the elders will keep working with her family.
We got home, did our planning, then me and Elder Rojas had to talk about some companionship things with the other elders. I think this gigantic division was productive and I sure did learn a ton.
On Sunday we had some miracles happen. Saturday afternoon our appointments fell and we felt impressed to return to visit an old investigator. We dropped him because we kind of thought he was a little crazy and didnt really want anything. Anyway, we returned with him and invited him to church. He said he would come, but we still had some doubts. On Sunday at 745 we found him standing right in front of the chapel. He only stayed for 40 minutes but for us this was a huge miracle! A lot of people are super affraid of our church and dont even want to go inside. Having him come was such a huge blessing and we look forward to visiting him this coming week.
The other miracle also happened in church. After our investigator left a teenage girl walked in and sat in front of us. All the members started looking at here and asking, "who is she?" She wasnt wearing the typical corte dress of Nahuala so we were all a little confused. After the meeting we talked with her and turns out she got babtized 6 months ago in Guatemala City but returned to live here with her family. Her parents dont go to any church and her sister is Catholic but not really, we look forward to working with this family and with the Lords help they should be babtized.
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Competing in front of a packed home audience was 'amazing' and the incredible support helped her to achieve a respectable distance of 57.71m after two no-throws.
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An inflamed disc back injury and damaged pelvic joint hampered her preparations and meant extensive treatment in the days and weeks leading up to the event.
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