Christmas Shopping - what a laugh!

My great-ganddaughter, just 5, loves music so I thought of buying her
a big pink personal cassette player from Early Learning Centre but it is
in the centre of Norwich and parking is difficult especially at this time of year.
I decided to see if I could order by telephone as that would be easier than
visiting the shop.

"Certainly" was the reply when I rang "we have them in stock and we will post it to you
but we do not take payment over the phone you will have to call in to pay for it" !!!

I was, as they say, gobsmacked

Anyone else experienced this sort of thing?

 

Hi jj. part of me wants to disagree. Shoppimg is part of the fun.. not now I know it. still apppreciate the fact that you have grandchildren amd cam enjoy it.

I wouldn't go near the shops!

cheers

 

Borrowers
I only wish it was still fun to walk round the shops as I love shopping but now 75
and with arthritis/knee and back problems I cannot walk too far at a time.

Trying not to moan about it as I have done my share of shopping over the years -
I am just trying to find easier ways to do things to buy for my GREAT-grandchildren.
Hooray for computers and internet shopping :thumb:

 

Jjordie, have you tried Argos? It is by far the best of the lot for delivery and price. It may not have the exact same one, but it will have simialr, if not better. How old is she? If you don`t mind me asking. I ask because I have two daughters, aged 12 and 6-I can ask them what is the now item if you`d like.

 

I whole heartedly agree lolli, all my prezzies up to now have been reserved on line at Argos. they send your reserved item code to your mobile phone, you go in that day or the day after pay for it and pick it up. No trying to get a glimpse of a catalogue fighting through all the crowds, getting stressed out.:el-f: Its great because Ive managed to keep my sanity up to now, this year.:yho: 02

 

Perhaps you could have posted them a cheque jjordie or asked them to call round for payment:D

I did some online shopping from Argos Thursday night and they delivered it today:thmb:
Trouble is that only one of the six items delivered was correct!any one want a Hannah Montana...what ever that us!

 

Its a Barbie type doll Pal,:dh:didnt you know that!!:lollol: (Ive got 4 grandkids and 3 of them are girls, but I only found out last week) :hehe: 02

 

Thanks for suggestions. I did try Argos but they didn't have what I wanted.



The shop concerned was the Norwich branch so I just ordered it from their
online shop and it was delivered yesterday - no problem with paying on line.
It was £1 cheaper and pp was less than £3 so not bad. I just thought it was
so ridiculous to try to ring in an order so I didn't have to go there and they would
only accept payment if I took it in - so no point really was there.

Lucky you having a Hannah Montana Nick as it's the 'in' thing this year :hehe:
so I'm told.

 

I was expecting a pair of pillows and bed cover ...not the colouring crayon set and face paints either!

 

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: There is a woman in our Arndale shopping center, that does face painting for the kiddies, she must make a small fortune. You could take it up a sideline Pal:hehe::hehe::hehe:

 

Nick, you could have such fun and posted pics on GC for us :lollol:

 

Hannah Montana-so I am told ( by my two madmoiselles) is soooooooo like yesterday!!!!!


I can`t keep up. May God grant me the strength

 

:dh: You mean it's not it's not the top requested for Christmas this year????



'Scuse me while I turn my music up louder as next door neighbours
are being rather noisy again again:roll:

 

:lollol:You will be wanting High School Musical 3 stuff I`m told.:lollol:

I remember when it was all Duran Duran-now that ages me!

 

At five years old Lollipop?

Thought more like nursery songs?? or is that too old fashioned?