Phones4u payg

stevejk75 · 04-05-2007, 14:23

I went into my local phones4u store this morning to buy an lg chocolate advertised at £99.95.But when i went to pay for it the boy said how do you wish to pay.No problem with that question.The next question, cash or card.I said cash,He said that will be £119.95.I said why, he said because i didnt pay by card.i could have paid by card but i had the cash on me.I said to the boy forget it and walked out.It seems to me if you pay by cash nowadays you are a second class citizen.

coyle06 · 04-05-2007, 14:38

Yes that happened to my friend a few months ago.

He went to purchase a pay as you go phone, I think it was £89.95, when he went to the til and paid by cash he was told he would need to get a £20 top up as he was paying by cash.

He refused and told the guy to take the phone back. It's ridiculous!

prking · 04-05-2007, 16:25

Except, that this is clearly advertised as being due to fraud. The price is for the phone when bought with a £10 top-up by Card. If paying by cash its a £20 top-up. Surely, you haven't missed the signs and adverts?

DXRulz · 04-05-2007, 17:40

I know CPW state that in their T's & C's but i dont think P4U do. This is why i rarely buy from either of them...

stevejk75 · 04-05-2007, 20:00

The thing is all i wanted to do was put my contract sim card in the phone.I didnt want the payg sim.

04-05-2007, 14:23	#1
stevejk75 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kent. Posts: 805	Phones4u payg I went into my local phones4u store this morning to buy an lg chocolate advertised at £99.95.But when i went to pay for it the boy said how do you wish to pay.No problem with that question.The next question, cash or card.I said cash,He said that will be £119.95.I said why, he said because i didnt pay by card.i could have paid by card but i had the cash on me.I said to the boy forget it and walked out.It seems to me if you pay by cash nowadays you are a second class citizen.

04-05-2007, 14:38	#2
coyle06 Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,079	Yes that happened to my friend a few months ago. He went to purchase a pay as you go phone, I think it was £89.95, when he went to the til and paid by cash he was told he would need to get a £20 top up as he was paying by cash. He refused and told the guy to take the phone back. It's ridiculous!

04-05-2007, 16:25	#3
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	Except, that this is clearly advertised as being due to fraud. The price is for the phone when bought with a £10 top-up by Card. If paying by cash its a £20 top-up. Surely, you haven't missed the signs and adverts?

04-05-2007, 17:40	#4
DXRulz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oswestry, Shropshire Posts: 4,196	I know CPW state that in their T's & C's but i dont think P4U do. This is why i rarely buy from either of them...

04-05-2007, 20:00	#5
stevejk75 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kent. Posts: 805	The thing is all i wanted to do was put my contract sim card in the phone.I didnt want the payg sim.

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