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To think this is madness

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StealthPolarBear · 09/02/2018 11:13

Yesterday on my commute I needed to buy a phone charger, knew my phone wouldn't last. I was in a hurry and dashed into the ee store, payment card in hand wanting to grab one and go. There were two, a ten pound one and a £26 one. I wanted the cheaper one. Then I was told it came with a free phone (!!!). I said fine but I didn't have much time at all and would rather just have the charger. He ambled off to consult with a colleague and then came back t tell me my only option was the £26 charger
Utter madness.

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Dancingfairy · 09/02/2018 11:16

What?

HollyBayTree · 09/02/2018 11:18

Innit tho ?

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StealthPolarBear · 09/02/2018 11:19

Sorry is my ranting incomprehensible? :o
I didn't want the free phone the charger came with. I therefore could not just buy the charger.

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Dancingfairy · 09/02/2018 11:20

Doesn't make sense though? Why wouldn't yet let you?

Dancingfairy · 09/02/2018 11:20

They*

PutTheBunnyBackInTheBox · 09/02/2018 11:20

Bastards.

icelolly99 · 09/02/2018 11:20

So £10 one means you must have free phone but £26 one doesn't and they wouldn't let you have cheaper one without phone? Yep, bit weird!

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StealthPolarBear · 09/02/2018 11:21

I have no idea. I had to fil out the forms in triplicate for the free phone I didnt want in order to buy a ten pounds charger I did want.

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StealthPolarBear · 09/02/2018 11:21

And I had no time at all!

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StealthPolarBear · 09/02/2018 11:25

Annoyingly I did have time on the way home but felt it would be admitting defeat :)

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HeadBasher2018 · 09/02/2018 11:25

Maybe the cheap charger came with a free phone AND a mandatory contract?

Tarraleaha · 09/02/2018 11:26

if you had to fill in so many forms, are you sure you didn't sign for a 2 years contract to get your "free" phone?

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StealthPolarBear · 09/02/2018 11:27

Possibly. I didn't ask for details when I discovered I wasn't able to just tap my card and dash out.

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StealthPolarBear · 09/02/2018 11:28

Sorry to be clear I didn't do it. I walked out at the pouty where they said the only charger they could sell me without a free phone was £26

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Wellfuckmeinbothears · 09/02/2018 11:31

That is madness!

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StealthPolarBear · 09/02/2018 11:33

Glad it's not just me

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AnnieAnoniMouse · 09/02/2018 11:44

Look at it the other way, they are trying to tie you into a contact which has a free handset, but you have to buy the charger for £10. It makes sense, but they shouldn’t have them on general display.

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StealthPolarBear · 09/02/2018 11:46

Yes. In that case the only charger they sold was £26. So I could look at it like that.

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spiderlight · 09/02/2018 11:48

Bonkers!

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StealthPolarBear · 09/02/2018 12:29

Both chargers were hanging on a little rack thing BTW. Both supposedly for sale in tbe normal way.

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Leiaorganashair · 09/02/2018 12:40

It sounds like it was a promotion deal with the phone and the promotion wasn't valid without buying the two together. Annoying but not the shop assistant's fault.

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StealthPolarBear · 09/02/2018 12:41

But the charger was just hanging on a rack with the £10 price label at the end. Very frustrating

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