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Old 20-11-2012, 23:36
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I brought my I Pod classic from them a few years back and they used to offer an excellent after sales guarantee if anything went wrong. I think it was something 3 years and they would replace the model if it broke down. Luckily, nothing has gone wrong but I have just visited their website and they have announced they will no longer sell technology:

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Techn...arch_Technolgy

I am sorry if I have already missed a thread on this topic, but I was wondering if anyone knows why?
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Old 20-11-2012, 23:56
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Yes. I was surprised to learn that a week or two ago. My uneducated guess it economics. That division of the business was not flourishing.
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Old 21-11-2012, 12:23
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Amazon killed them on the internet, John Lewis do a better job on the high st.
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Old 22-11-2012, 17:33
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So that's why I was able to buy a 40" TV with 5 year warranty from them for £200.....
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Old 22-11-2012, 18:23
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Unsurprisingly there's little or no profit selling electronics unless you're Amazon it seems..... there's been little profit selling TV's in the last 15 years or so and the advent of the internet just made it worse for retailers..... probably also indicates why Panasonic and Sony shares are classed as junk....

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8AL07B20121122

Who would have thought selling cheaper and cheaper products equates to making less and less profit, or more accuralely made a loss!
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Old 22-11-2012, 21:07
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So that's why I was able to buy a 40" TV with 5 year warranty from them for £200.....
When was this and were
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Old 22-11-2012, 22:28
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Unsurprisingly there's little or no profit selling electronics unless you're Amazon it seems..... there's been little profit selling TV's in the last 15 years or so and the advent of the internet just made it worse for retailers..... probably also indicates why Panasonic and Sony shares are classed as junk....

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8AL07B20121122

Who would have thought selling cheaper and cheaper products equates to making less and less profit, or more accuralely made a loss!
Is that because of the lack of tax they pay in this country?
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Old 23-11-2012, 08:17
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Is that because of the lack of tax they pay in this country?
Could be, yes...the more tax a company pays the more it has to charge the customer
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Old 23-11-2012, 16:28
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When was this and were
September of this year, at M&S, one of their M&S-branded Cello 40" sets, £199 w/5 year warranty online.

Churlish to refuse really
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Old 23-11-2012, 18:19
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Is that because of the lack of tax they pay in this country?
Amazon? yes that's probably how they make money when most other UK retailers (that pay tax etc) seem to make constant loses!
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Old 17-12-2012, 15:31
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I tried to buy my TV from M&S 2 years ago - a 42" Panasonic G10 with a free Blu-Ray player. They delivered the Blu-Ray but failed on 3 occasions to deliver the TV so I got a full refund and bought a G15 from Richer Sounds. Thanks for the Blu-Ray player though M&S
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