| currys amazon 20:16 - Nov 5 with 5280 views | enfieldargh |
Needed to buy a cheap tv for one of my kids bedrooms.
Went on Currys website found a good priced 43" was about to order it suddenly a banner appears top of screen from Amazon Prime offering same TV at the same price saying its knocked down from £399 to £249, same price as Currys .
Currys wanted £10 to deliver, Amazon its free delivery.
So question is are Amazon & Curries pat of the same group or have Amazon just hijacked a Currys purchase? |  |
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| currys amazon on 20:40 - Nov 5 with 3112 views | RangersDave |
you dont want to be wasting time here asking that question mate.
if its the same size and model number buy it.
Amazon are great with their replacement service for electronic gear, and id have no problems buying from them |  |
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| currys amazon on 21:23 - Nov 5 with 3044 views | enfieldargh |
| currys amazon on 20:40 - Nov 5 by RangersDave |
you dont want to be wasting time here asking that question mate.
if its the same size and model number buy it.
Amazon are great with their replacement service for electronic gear, and id have no problems buying from them |
yes i did but what i want to know is how amazon were able to infiltrate my shopping card page with currys? | |
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| currys amazon on 21:38 - Nov 5 with 3026 views | Juzzie |
Cookies probably |  | | |
| currys amazon on 22:08 - Nov 5 with 2959 views | MrSheen |
Is an Alexa listening to you? |  | | |
| currys amazon on 22:36 - Nov 5 with 2910 views | stevec |
If that’s as it sounds then it’s quite scary.
Basically means behemoths putting even the largest competitors out of business and heaven help small businesses.
Benefits consumers in the short term but we are heading towards control of the economy by a relative handful of companies, largely automated, and I’m struggling to understand how 8 billion people fit into that scenario.
Soon the only growth industry will be food banks. |  | | |
| currys amazon on 22:38 - Nov 5 with 2914 views | LunarJetman |
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| currys amazon on 23:02 - Nov 5 with 2874 views | kensalriser |
| currys amazon on 22:36 - Nov 5 by stevec |
If that’s as it sounds then it’s quite scary.
Basically means behemoths putting even the largest competitors out of business and heaven help small businesses.
Benefits consumers in the short term but we are heading towards control of the economy by a relative handful of companies, largely automated, and I’m struggling to understand how 8 billion people fit into that scenario.
Soon the only growth industry will be food banks. |
Welcome to unfettered capitalism. |  |
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| currys amazon on 23:24 - Nov 5 with 2855 views | timcocking |
| currys amazon on 20:40 - Nov 5 by RangersDave |
you dont want to be wasting time here asking that question mate.
if its the same size and model number buy it.
Amazon are great with their replacement service for electronic gear, and id have no problems buying from them |
Hmmm, i hear what you're saying, but if these massive corporations put all of the small ones out of business, damn sure they'll be putting the prices up pronto. A company like Amazon will most likely benefit people in the short-term but to irreparable damage to lots of things in the longer term. As it is in places like Cornwall, all of the towns have gone from having cool little sport shops and toy shops and stuff to be completely sh!t in quick time. We obviously can't halt progress, but that doesn't mean there isn't much to lament.
And speaking of Amazon, https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50302392 [Post edited 6 Nov 2019 2:22]
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| currys amazon on 02:26 - Nov 6 with 2783 views | timcocking |
| currys amazon on 22:36 - Nov 5 by stevec |
If that’s as it sounds then it’s quite scary.
Basically means behemoths putting even the largest competitors out of business and heaven help small businesses.
Benefits consumers in the short term but we are heading towards control of the economy by a relative handful of companies, largely automated, and I’m struggling to understand how 8 billion people fit into that scenario.
Soon the only growth industry will be food banks. |
This | | | |
| currys amazon on 03:07 - Nov 6 with 2772 views | SydneyRs |
| currys amazon on 23:24 - Nov 5 by timcocking |
Hmmm, i hear what you're saying, but if these massive corporations put all of the small ones out of business, damn sure they'll be putting the prices up pronto. A company like Amazon will most likely benefit people in the short-term but to irreparable damage to lots of things in the longer term. As it is in places like Cornwall, all of the towns have gone from having cool little sport shops and toy shops and stuff to be completely sh!t in quick time. We obviously can't halt progress, but that doesn't mean there isn't much to lament.
And speaking of Amazon, https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50302392 [Post edited 6 Nov 2019 2:22]
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Exactly. Once the competition is no longer there look out. Be careful what you wish for. |  | | |
| currys amazon on 03:42 - Nov 6 with 2756 views | PlanetHonneywood |
| currys amazon on 22:08 - Nov 5 by MrSheen |
Is an Alexa listening to you? |
If she ain’t, then her Big Brother is! |  |
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| currys amazon on 07:04 - Nov 6 with 2676 views | Jeff |
Whilst I understand the sentiment on a lot o this thread about the danger of big business, shopping local etc., DSG Retail, who own Currys, have a revenue somewhere near £10 Billion a year, so He’s hardly choosing Amazon over a mom and pop shop! |  |
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| currys amazon on 08:08 - Nov 6 with 2611 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
Amazon assistant in your tool/address bar?
Not sure why you would buy from Argos or Amazon when Richer Sounds and John Lewis offer price match and free 5/6 year warranties. |  |
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| currys amazon on 08:33 - Nov 6 with 2574 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
Bloody hell. Do kids get 43" TV's in their bedrooms these days? |  |
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| currys amazon on 09:24 - Nov 6 with 2497 views | Snipper |
| currys amazon on 08:33 - Nov 6 by CliveWilsonSaid |
Bloody hell. Do kids get 43" TV's in their bedrooms these days? |
Yeah, I was ecstatic to have a 14’ black & white portable with a dodgy aerial in my room. |  | | |
| currys amazon on 11:05 - Nov 6 with 2381 views | bob566 |
stop shopping on the internet before all the highstreet stores are gone. | | | |
| currys amazon on 11:53 - Nov 6 with 2314 views | PinnerPaul |
You have to pay a monthly fee for Amazon Prime I thought? | | | |
| currys amazon on 12:14 - Nov 6 with 2288 views | TacticalR |
| currys amazon on 11:53 - Nov 6 by PinnerPaul |
You have to pay a monthly fee for Amazon Prime I thought? |
Monthly or Annual. |  |
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| currys amazon on 12:28 - Nov 6 with 2272 views | Nov77 |
Currie's Amazin'
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| currys amazon on 12:28 - Nov 6 with 2271 views | CamberleyR |
| currys amazon on 11:53 - Nov 6 by PinnerPaul |
You have to pay a monthly fee for Amazon Prime I thought? |
£79 annual or £7.99 monthly. |  |
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| currys amazon on 12:37 - Nov 6 with 2252 views | Tonto |
| currys amazon on 08:33 - Nov 6 by CliveWilsonSaid |
Bloody hell. Do kids get 43" TV's in their bedrooms these days? |
so Im not the only one thinking that... |  |
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| currys amazon on 12:53 - Nov 6 with 2226 views | colinallcars |
| currys amazon on 12:37 - Nov 6 by Tonto |
so Im not the only one thinking that... |
Bedroom ? Pah, we had a 9 inch black and white in the living room with some gold coloured cellophane paper from a Lucozade bottle taped over the screen so we could pretend we had colour. |  | | |
| currys amazon on 12:54 - Nov 6 with 2218 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
| currys amazon on 12:53 - Nov 6 by colinallcars |
Bedroom ? Pah, we had a 9 inch black and white in the living room with some gold coloured cellophane paper from a Lucozade bottle taped over the screen so we could pretend we had colour. |
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| currys amazon on 13:16 - Nov 6 with 2169 views | R_from_afar |
I work for a cybersecurity company and I would advise you to be very careful with what you connect to the internet. Even smart TVs (TVs!) leak your personal data back so you can be targeted. Anything labelled as "smart" is vulnerable.
OK, that may sound paranoid but we are seeing cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, like power networks. The bank accounts of casino users were hacked via an internet connected thermometer in a fishtank.
That's why there is no way I am having a smart meter and why I bought the non-networked version of the charger for my electric car. |  |
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| currys amazon on 13:23 - Nov 6 with 2150 views | Juzzie |
| currys amazon on 13:16 - Nov 6 by R_from_afar |
I work for a cybersecurity company and I would advise you to be very careful with what you connect to the internet. Even smart TVs (TVs!) leak your personal data back so you can be targeted. Anything labelled as "smart" is vulnerable.
OK, that may sound paranoid but we are seeing cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, like power networks. The bank accounts of casino users were hacked via an internet connected thermometer in a fishtank.
That's why there is no way I am having a smart meter and why I bought the non-networked version of the charger for my electric car. |
It's certainly a concern but as our wifi at home hooks up our phones, tablets and Amazon Echo already, does then having a smart TV actually make any difference? | | | |
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