Dixons Closing Down Bargains

12-05-2004, 14:15

Just had a quick look in my local Dixons (Falmouth, Cornwall), which, like 100 or so others, is closing in a couple of weeks.

If you are after any electrical items, and you have a Dixons closing near you, nows the time to buy.

Personally, I'm after a DAB portable radio (stereo). They had a Intempo and a Grundig both with over £40 off. The Grundig is now less than £50 (!), but is it any good?

StereRowe · 12-05-2004, 16:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinminer

The Grundig is now less than £50 (!), but is it any good?

NO, NO & thrice NO!

12-05-2004, 17:24

I doubt it, it's Grundig!!!
LMAO

Alex

rifleman19 · 12-05-2004, 19:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinminer

Just had a quick look in my local Dixons (Falmouth, Cornwall), which, like 100 or so others, is closing in a couple of weeks.

If you are after any electrical items, and you have a Dixons closing near you, nows the time to buy.

Personally, I'm after a DAB portable radio (stereo). They had a Intempo and a Grundig both with over £40 off. The Grundig is now less than £50 (!), but is it any good?

Its not the case every where, My local Dixons is closing and they have put some prices up.

cmq2 · 15-05-2004, 18:46

For the Grundig issue see You and Yours: Listen Again

Rodney · 16-05-2004, 18:17

Seems odd that everyone is bashing Grundig when they were one of the best equipment manufactuers around in the 70s and 80s. Far better than anything coming out of the UK. Of course they have now went bust so I wouldn't expect much of a warranty on their products!

StereRowe · 16-05-2004, 19:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodney

Seems odd that everyone is bashing Grundig when they were one of the best equipment manufactuers around in the 70s and 80s. Far better than anything coming out of the UK. Of course they have now went bust so I wouldn't expect much of a warranty on their products!

The Grundig you mentioned isn't, alas, the Grundig of today!

With regard to the Grundig 'Opus' the original poster mentioned, Dixons group, apparently, bought several 'shed' loads of these sets. They then obtained the rights to 'place' the Grundig logo on. As Grundig, as such, are no more it was just a case of going to the rights holder or official receiver and paying the necessary.

To think that set retailed at £140 originally.

My wife got me one when they went to 'half price' for Christmas. It would only deliver the local mux - just .

It then went back to Santa.

steel wheels · 16-05-2004, 21:16

To think that set retailed at £140 originally.

My wife got me one when they went to 'half price' for Christmas. It would only deliver the local mux - just .

It then went back to Santa.[/quote]

just look how busy santa must have been on e-bay there's tons of 'em!!

and if you think 10% off everthing is a bargain on a £50.00 radio just wait until the next dixons sale!

o x y g e n · 16-05-2004, 22:23

Grundig WERE great...alas now a re a pi$$ poor brand to rival Matsui (or whatever it was called)

Rodney · 17-05-2004, 18:26

Grundig .... R.I.P.

17-05-2004, 19:30

Grundig went bankrupt a while ago..... they now just use the name unfortunately, anyway, i got a free dvd player from dixons the other day so im happy

Dan

GDB2freeview · 17-05-2004, 20:01

I was tempted to go and have a look at the bargains but I have decided to boycott them in the interests of all of the staff presumably laid off...

Clublander · 17-05-2004, 20:09

anyone got a list of all the stores closing?

pyphon · 17-05-2004, 23:03

redcar, stockton, to start the list off

17-05-2004, 23:19

ill get a list for you

Dan

17-05-2004, 23:32

Aberystwyth
Balham
Banbury
Bangor (NI)
Bangor (Wales)
Barnsley
Basingstoke
Beaumont Leys
Beeston
Berwick-U-Tweed
Bexleyheath
Blackburn
Bootle
Boston
Bradford
Braehead
Burton on Trent
Bury St.Edmunds
Cameron Toll
Chesterfield
Chichester
Chiswick
Crewe
Cwmbran
Dunfermline
Durham
Edinburgh (315)
Edinburgh (126)
Eltham
Enfield
Epsom
Falkirk
Falmouth
Fareham
Farnborough
Ford Dunlop
Fulham
Glasgow Parkhead
GlasgowRomford
Glenrothes
Halifax
Hastings
Hereford
Horsham
Kilburn
Kingslynn
Kirkcaldy
Lancaster
Leamington Spa
Livingston
Llandudno
Llanelli
Lowestoft
Macclesfield
Maidenhead
Mansfield
Margate
Monmouth
New Bond Street
Newport
Newry
Northampton
Nuneaton
Paddington Station
Paisley
Perth
Pontefract
Redcar
Rhyl
Rugby
Skegness
Stafford
Stevenage
Stirling
Stockton on Tees
Stretford
Taunton
Telford
Tonbridge
Trowbridge
Wakefield
Walsall
Wandsworth
Watford
Wells
Welwyn Garden City
West Swindon
Widnes
Wigan
Wilmslow
Windsor
Wood Green
Wrexham
York (Monks Cross)

steel wheels · 20-05-2004, 21:16

and the next phase of the sale has started now there is between 30% and 50% off various products as i got microsoft flight simulator 2004 a century of flight edition should have been £49.99p glady purchased for £24.99p but be quick as i think the shops closing will have done by early june as the ones around here seem to be getting bare!

russellelly · 21-05-2004, 20:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by GDB2freeview

I was tempted to go and have a look at the bargains but I have decided to boycott them in the interests of all of the staff presumably laid off...

It is a shame for the staff - apparently some will get a move to other DSG stores, but most seem to be going

I worked in a Comet (Renfrew branch) which shut down in February but all staff got moved elsewhere in the company so it wasn't so bad (apart from me and one other person who were Christmas temps). But since there's so many stores closing it's quite different.

On the subject of bargains WinXP for £45 (just got a Mac a month ago so little good) and Kameleon 4-in-1 remote control for £20 (I'll get one of those tommorow. This was the Braehead branch for anyone up here.

G@V · 22-05-2004, 09:00

Oh the one in my town is closing.Might drop in and see whats going cheap

22-05-2004, 09:08

I may well pick up a Matsui 21" Rv, as they are going cheap.

Alex

skrjones · 22-05-2004, 20:59

Two surprises on that list.

One is that the Keighley branch isn't closing as its possibly the worst store I have ever been in, cramped tiny and half filled with over priced PC's (sorry thats all Dixons stores

) and there is a Currys just down the road.

The second is that Hastings is, as there isn't a Currys nearby (well that I knew of last time I was there) Just another example of how crap the shopping centre in Hastings truly is. Its quite a big store too, but I suppose that just pushes up rent etc.

agentz · 22-05-2004, 21:19

I had a look round my local branch (Livingston) earlier today. There was quite a bit of empty space where the bigger items used to be.

Not a single thing caught my eye, even the 50% off PS2/Xbox/PC games.

The only thing I may have even remotely considered buying was some blank DVD-R's but there were none to be had

Oh, and some of the stuff in there was still over-priced for what it was.

Clublander · 22-05-2004, 21:40

cheers for the list dan!

I see the local Retford store isnt closing - quite small, but theres no comet, no currys, and pretty much no competition here at all!

Also im not surprised they arent closing the MASSIVE dixons extra at Bullring in Brum!

Digital.Diablo · 22-05-2004, 22:04

I don't see any stores near me here in Bristol, and I ain't driving to hereford.

Shame about the Paddington store, I used to enjoy a mozy around there when my train was delayed, and they seemed to have some more unique stuff. Although it was cupboard sized!

magic · 23-05-2004, 13:14

Shame about them closing, and don't think much of what's left, the cheaper VCR's have gone anyway. DAB radios are still dead expensive apart from the Grundig. Still sad to see it go though. We Have got Curry's and Comet here in Wrexham though so not all bad, they're just a fair distance away from the town centre, that's all.

12-05-2004, 14:15	#1
tinminer Posts: n/a	Dixons Closing Down Bargains Just had a quick look in my local Dixons (Falmouth, Cornwall), which, like 100 or so others, is closing in a couple of weeks. If you are after any electrical items, and you have a Dixons closing near you, nows the time to buy. Personally, I'm after a DAB portable radio (stereo). They had a Intempo and a Grundig both with over £40 off. The Grundig is now less than £50 (!), but is it any good?

12-05-2004, 16:14	#2
StereRowe Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,273	Quote: Originally Posted by tinminer The Grundig is now less than £50 (!), but is it any good? NO, NO & thrice NO!

12-05-2004, 17:24	#3
kentboy Posts: n/a	I doubt it, it's Grundig!!! LMAO Alex

12-05-2004, 19:38	#4
rifleman19 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: North West Kent Posts: 1,808	Quote: Originally Posted by tinminer Just had a quick look in my local Dixons (Falmouth, Cornwall), which, like 100 or so others, is closing in a couple of weeks. If you are after any electrical items, and you have a Dixons closing near you, nows the time to buy. Personally, I'm after a DAB portable radio (stereo). They had a Intempo and a Grundig both with over £40 off. The Grundig is now less than £50 (!), but is it any good? Its not the case every where, My local Dixons is closing and they have put some prices up.

15-05-2004, 18:46	#5
cmq2 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hampshire Posts: 2,092	For the Grundig issue see You and Yours: Listen Again

16-05-2004, 18:17	#6
Rodney Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Craigavon, Northern Ireland Posts: 2,373	Seems odd that everyone is bashing Grundig when they were one of the best equipment manufactuers around in the 70s and 80s. Far better than anything coming out of the UK. Of course they have now went bust so I wouldn't expect much of a warranty on their products!

16-05-2004, 19:39	#7
StereRowe Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,273	Quote: Originally Posted by Rodney Seems odd that everyone is bashing Grundig when they were one of the best equipment manufactuers around in the 70s and 80s. Far better than anything coming out of the UK. Of course they have now went bust so I wouldn't expect much of a warranty on their products! The Grundig you mentioned isn't, alas, the Grundig of today! With regard to the Grundig 'Opus' the original poster mentioned, Dixons group, apparently, bought several 'shed' loads of these sets. They then obtained the rights to 'place' the Grundig logo on. As Grundig, as such, are no more it was just a case of going to the rights holder or official receiver and paying the necessary. To think that set retailed at £140 originally. My wife got me one when they went to 'half price' for Christmas. It would only deliver the local mux - just . It then went back to Santa.

16-05-2004, 21:16	#8
steel wheels Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: liverpool Posts: 972	To think that set retailed at £140 originally. My wife got me one when they went to 'half price' for Christmas. It would only deliver the local mux - just . It then went back to Santa.[/quote] just look how busy santa must have been on e-bay there's tons of 'em!! and if you think 10% off everthing is a bargain on a £50.00 radio just wait until the next dixons sale!

16-05-2004, 22:23	#9
o x y g e n Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 926	Grundig WERE great...alas now a re a pi$$ poor brand to rival Matsui (or whatever it was called)

17-05-2004, 18:26	#10
Rodney Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Craigavon, Northern Ireland Posts: 2,373	Grundig .... R.I.P.

17-05-2004, 19:30	#11
*dan* Posts: n/a	Grundig went bankrupt a while ago..... they now just use the name unfortunately, anyway, i got a free dvd player from dixons the other day so im happy Dan

17-05-2004, 20:01	#12
GDB2freeview Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: England; receiving sat through an Amstrad SRD510 from ASTRA 19.2E Posts: 1,986	I was tempted to go and have a look at the bargains but I have decided to boycott them in the interests of all of the staff presumably laid off...

17-05-2004, 20:09	#13
Clublander Banned User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Yorkshire/North Midlands Posts: 898	anyone got a list of all the stores closing?

17-05-2004, 23:03	#14
pyphon Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Teesside Posts: 2,545	redcar, stockton, to start the list off

17-05-2004, 23:19	#15
*dan* Posts: n/a	ill get a list for you Dan

17-05-2004, 23:32	#16
*dan* Posts: n/a	Aberystwyth Balham Banbury Bangor (NI) Bangor (Wales) Barnsley Basingstoke Beaumont Leys Beeston Berwick-U-Tweed Bexleyheath Blackburn Bootle Boston Bradford Braehead Burton on Trent Bury St.Edmunds Cameron Toll Chesterfield Chichester Chiswick Crewe Cwmbran Dunfermline Durham Edinburgh (315) Edinburgh (126) Eltham Enfield Epsom Falkirk Falmouth Fareham Farnborough Ford Dunlop Fulham Glasgow Parkhead GlasgowRomford Glenrothes Halifax Hastings Hereford Horsham Kilburn Kingslynn Kirkcaldy Lancaster Leamington Spa Livingston Llandudno Llanelli Lowestoft Macclesfield Maidenhead Mansfield Margate Monmouth New Bond Street Newport Newry Northampton Nuneaton Paddington Station Paisley Perth Pontefract Redcar Rhyl Rugby Skegness Stafford Stevenage Stirling Stockton on Tees Stretford Taunton Telford Tonbridge Trowbridge Wakefield Walsall Wandsworth Watford Wells Welwyn Garden City West Swindon Widnes Wigan Wilmslow Windsor Wood Green Wrexham York (Monks Cross)

20-05-2004, 21:16	#17
steel wheels Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: liverpool Posts: 972	and the next phase of the sale has started now there is between 30% and 50% off various products as i got microsoft flight simulator 2004 a century of flight edition should have been £49.99p glady purchased for £24.99p but be quick as i think the shops closing will have done by early june as the ones around here seem to be getting bare!

21-05-2004, 20:17	#18
russellelly Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 10,720	Quote: Originally Posted by GDB2freeview I was tempted to go and have a look at the bargains but I have decided to boycott them in the interests of all of the staff presumably laid off... It is a shame for the staff - apparently some will get a move to other DSG stores, but most seem to be going I worked in a Comet (Renfrew branch) which shut down in February but all staff got moved elsewhere in the company so it wasn't so bad (apart from me and one other person who were Christmas temps). But since there's so many stores closing it's quite different. On the subject of bargains WinXP for £45 (just got a Mac a month ago so little good) and Kameleon 4-in-1 remote control for £20 (I'll get one of those tommorow. This was the Braehead branch for anyone up here.

22-05-2004, 09:00	#19
G@V Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 863	Oh the one in my town is closing.Might drop in and see whats going cheap

22-05-2004, 09:08	#20
kentboy Posts: n/a	I may well pick up a Matsui 21" Rv, as they are going cheap. Alex

22-05-2004, 20:59	#21
skrjones Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Keighley, West Yorkshire Posts: 2,395	Two surprises on that list. One is that the Keighley branch isn't closing as its possibly the worst store I have ever been in, cramped tiny and half filled with over priced PC's (sorry thats all Dixons stores ) and there is a Currys just down the road. The second is that Hastings is, as there isn't a Currys nearby (well that I knew of last time I was there) Just another example of how crap the shopping centre in Hastings truly is. Its quite a big store too, but I suppose that just pushes up rent etc.

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Dixons Closing Down Bargains

22-05-2004, 21:19	#22
agentz Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,292	I had a look round my local branch (Livingston) earlier today. There was quite a bit of empty space where the bigger items used to be. Not a single thing caught my eye, even the 50% off PS2/Xbox/PC games. The only thing I may have even remotely considered buying was some blank DVD-R's but there were none to be had Oh, and some of the stuff in there was still over-priced for what it was.

22-05-2004, 21:40	#23
Clublander Banned User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Yorkshire/North Midlands Posts: 898	cheers for the list dan! I see the local Retford store isnt closing - quite small, but theres no comet, no currys, and pretty much no competition here at all! Also im not surprised they arent closing the MASSIVE dixons extra at Bullring in Brum!

22-05-2004, 22:04	#24
Digital.Diablo Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: The Black Country, Bostin! Posts: 3,366	I don't see any stores near me here in Bristol, and I ain't driving to hereford. Shame about the Paddington store, I used to enjoy a mozy around there when my train was delayed, and they seemed to have some more unique stuff. Although it was cupboard sized!

23-05-2004, 13:14	#25
magic Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Wrexham, using The Wrekin transmitter for FreeView Posts: 585	Shame about them closing, and don't think much of what's left, the cheaper VCR's have gone anyway. DAB radios are still dead expensive apart from the Grundig. Still sad to see it go though. We Have got Curry's and Comet here in Wrexham though so not all bad, they're just a fair distance away from the town centre, that's all.