Comet on the edge

cunning-stunt · 01-Nov-2012, 13:10

First we lose Best Buy, now looks like Comet will be next. Some very big names on the highstreet finding it tough, this just after JJB. Currys will be the only big electrical retailer left.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...administration

[n00b]Zippy · 01-Nov-2012, 13:28

They've just said on the radio that existing vouchers won't be valid from Monday, when they go into receivership.

Harry Palmer · 01-Nov-2012, 13:35

They were expensive with crap service. Not surprised really.

EvilGrin · 01-Nov-2012, 13:37

Can I buy the company with my £10 voucher then?

Q-Target · 01-Nov-2012, 13:40

You'd have got £8 change too.

Inertiaman · 01-Nov-2012, 13:42

Excellent news. Currently I have to walk almost 20 meters to buy a coffee so I'm pleased to hear there'll be space for a couple more Costas.

mr_o · 01-Nov-2012, 14:31

I would put money on Argos being next.

GroovYF · 01-Nov-2012, 14:32

Be nice if they do a fire sale but doubt that'll happen. The best thing about Currys/Comet (especially as I've found for TVs) is the fact you can see the size, etc in person. As much as I like buying online for the cost side of things, I'm a big fan of seeing something like that in the flesh so to speak. Mind you, after checking it out I'd still look online for the cheapest option.

Spanks · 01-Nov-2012, 14:33

thats a pretty safe bet i'd imagine.
I am however deeply upset about the misleading thread title. I was hoping for news on 2012 Armageddon inbound

[RaG]Ethel · 01-Nov-2012, 14:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by GroovYF

The best thing about Currys/Comet

... is getting John Lewis to price match to them.

Q-Target · 01-Nov-2012, 14:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inertiaman

Excellent news. Currently I have to walk almost 20 meters to buy a coffee so I'm pleased to hear there'll be space for a couple more Costas.

New Cafe Nero opening on George Street just 100 metres from the existing one. Lord knows those old dears need more diuretic beverages to hasten their incontinence.

Inertiaman · 01-Nov-2012, 15:00

And literally opposite costa and nine cafes. It's BROWN GOLD I tell thee.

Q-Target · 01-Nov-2012, 15:02

The coffee machine at work spews out a whole other kind of brown gold. It isn't pleasant.

cunning-stunt · 01-Nov-2012, 16:33

There are two Comets not far from me, and both have a Game franchise inside that reopened after they went under. Double whammy for those employees

qui` · 01-Nov-2012, 20:19

Not at all surprised, I worked there for 2 years and this is essentially the two type of employees there:

- 16-18 who work there as a part time job and know nothing about customer service or basically any of the products. You dont give a shit. If you're not a complete loser and aren't completely incompetent at life you will then move on to something better. These people actually make up the majority of the workforce.

- You stay there for the rest of your life as you basically aren't able to do anything else. You spend your life being pressured into selling extended guarantees. You still know nothing about any of the products, or customer service.

cunning-stunt · 02-Nov-2012, 11:27

I know it's not reatail, but reports this morning saying Sharp Electronics have said they will be lucky to stay in business, and also Panasonic are in big trouble also.

burundi · 02-Nov-2012, 11:34

Comet near us (Preston Capitol Centre) are having a 50% sale from 1pm, I expect this will be nationwide.

Eja Cool8 · 02-Nov-2012, 11:40

I went into a Comet at Kinnaird retail park a few months back. Friday afternoon, and I was the only person in there not wearing a staff badge...

GroovYF · 02-Nov-2012, 11:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by burundi

Comet near us (Preston Capitol Centre) are having a 50% sale from 1pm, I expect this will be nationwide.

Did you spot that from driving by the place, or see it advertised anywhere?
May have to take a pass by the Halifax store and check it out just in case.

burundi · 02-Nov-2012, 12:00

Father in law told us, he was on the Capitol Centre this morning, it was a sign in the Comet window. He sometimes doesn't read stuff properly though so I'm still trying to verify via other sources.

Website is offline as well, though it may have been like that for days.

GroovYF · 02-Nov-2012, 12:03

I've rather cheekily just phoned Comet Halifax and asked...
He was all cheery answering the phone, then after me asking he was rather curt with his response along the lines of "No we're not"

burundi · 02-Nov-2012, 12:08

Could just be the Preston store then, or a few selected stores, or the Father in Law was reading a chinese menu someone had stuck in the window.

burundi · 02-Nov-2012, 13:13

Comet preston opening time is now 5pm. Sale could be uptp 50% or it could be an old sale sign, the details are sketchy at the moment and i can't get hold of anyone at the store.

Father in laws eyes clearly not up to scratch.

burundi · 03-Nov-2012, 09:09

They put it back again, when I got to the store it had a sign up saying not open till tomorrow, the general consensus is that today is a firesale.

Nomad · 03-Nov-2012, 09:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by GroovYF

I've rather cheekily just phoned Comet Halifax and asked...
He was all cheery answering the phone, then after me asking he was rather curt with his response along the lines of "No we're not"

hello, can i just ask, have you guys been fired, i'm after some cheap 'leccy goods...
no
are you sure? have you checked your email, can you do it now, i need a new fridge, seriously this is important
no

hi, me again, have they told you yet, it's going to happen you know that right?
this is your 5th call sir, the answer is still no
i've pulled round back, i've got the boot open, can i just help myself?
...

MZhukov · 03-Nov-2012, 09:59

According to what I can find on interweb, the administrators are still going to try and run it as a concern and as such no fire sale.... Although as my local branch is a ten minute walk away I might pop down and have a look!

burundi · 03-Nov-2012, 10:00

Chance of a cheap telly and it's like day of the dead (that's the one set in a mall right?)

MZhukov · 03-Nov-2012, 10:07

Cheap laptop more like!

GroovYF · 03-Nov-2012, 10:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nomad

hello, can i just ask, have you guys been fired, i'm after some cheap 'leccy goods...
no
are you sure? have you checked your email, can you do it now, i need a new fridge, seriously this is important
no

hi, me again, have they told you yet, it's going to happen you know that right?
this is your 5th call sir, the answer is still no
i've pulled round back, i've got the boot open, can i just help myself?
...

I know, I know... I probably sound like a vulture

burundi · 03-Nov-2012, 10:45

I went down to the Preston store for about 10.15, it was heaving but no queues (it opened at 10am), it's just a normal sale, most stuff can be had cheaper online still. Was after a microwave as ours has died but even their cheapest no-brand model was more than I could get a similar one for in the supermarket.

Goodbye Comet, with those prices it's no wonder you can't compete.

01-Nov-2012, 13:10	#1
cunning-stunt will post for food Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,203	Comet on the edge First we lose Best Buy, now looks like Comet will be next. Some very big names on the highstreet finding it tough, this just after JJB. Currys will be the only big electrical retailer left. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...administration

01-Nov-2012, 13:28	#2
[n00b]Zippy Unstartable Sex Machine Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Great Rollright Posts: 11,544	They've just said on the radio that existing vouchers won't be valid from Monday, when they go into receivership. __________________ I wish I were a glow worm A glow worm's never glum 'Cause how can you be grumpy When the sun shines out your bum?

01-Nov-2012, 13:35	#3
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01-Nov-2012, 14:32	#8
GroovYF Octave Doctor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Halifax Posts: 22,308	Be nice if they do a fire sale but doubt that'll happen. The best thing about Currys/Comet (especially as I've found for TVs) is the fact you can see the size, etc in person. As much as I like buying online for the cost side of things, I'm a big fan of seeing something like that in the flesh so to speak. Mind you, after checking it out I'd still look online for the cheapest option. __________________ photoblog

01-Nov-2012, 14:33	#9
Spanks GTFOMI Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,150	thats a pretty safe bet i'd imagine. I am however deeply upset about the misleading thread title. I was hoping for news on 2012 Armageddon inbound __________________ <Blokefish> my bro said there was this person at uni who told everyone to call him "T-Bag" and who wore girls clothes all the time and hit on the townies

01-Nov-2012, 15:02	#13
Q-Target he'll hoof you in the works Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Brighton Posts: 35,844	The coffee machine at work spews out a whole other kind of brown gold. It isn't pleasant. __________________ Making people say "oh fuck off" at their monitor since 1973 (before monitors were invented) twitter Huffington Post Comedy Blog Animangle Zoo Other Photoshop stuff Facebook Animangles Page

01-Nov-2012, 16:33	#14
cunning-stunt will post for food Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,203	There are two Comets not far from me, and both have a Game franchise inside that reopened after they went under. Double whammy for those employees

01-Nov-2012, 20:19	#15
qui` HAI, I am NOT teh Iron Man! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Aldgate, London Posts: 3,300	Not at all surprised, I worked there for 2 years and this is essentially the two type of employees there: - 16-18 who work there as a part time job and know nothing about customer service or basically any of the products. You dont give a shit. If you're not a complete loser and aren't completely incompetent at life you will then move on to something better. These people actually make up the majority of the workforce. - You stay there for the rest of your life as you basically aren't able to do anything else. You spend your life being pressured into selling extended guarantees. You still know nothing about any of the products, or customer service. __________________ One day I am going to grow wings

02-Nov-2012, 11:27	#16
cunning-stunt will post for food Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,203	I know it's not reatail, but reports this morning saying Sharp Electronics have said they will be lucky to stay in business, and also Panasonic are in big trouble also.

02-Nov-2012, 11:34	#17
burundi WARNING: May contain nuts Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Prestonia Posts: 10,535	Comet near us (Preston Capitol Centre) are having a 50% sale from 1pm, I expect this will be nationwide. __________________ Want UnLtd Mobile Data & Texts for £12 a month PAYG? - Order a free GiffGaff SIM via this link and get an additional free £5 credit. At £12 a month data is unlimited with no fair usage policy! ** Have you added yourself to the trickery members map ** WANTED: Something witty to go here.

02-Nov-2012, 11:40	#18
Eja Cool8 Member shown actual size Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 9,015	I went into a Comet at Kinnaird retail park a few months back. Friday afternoon, and I was the only person in there not wearing a staff badge... __________________ "A friend of mine described her disgust as two Blackwater mercs, shortly after introducing themselves, proposed a two-on-one sex act that involved one of the men ejaculating on the other." Steve Fainaru: "Big Boy Rules"

02-Nov-2012, 12:00	#20
burundi WARNING: May contain nuts Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Prestonia Posts: 10,535	Father in law told us, he was on the Capitol Centre this morning, it was a sign in the Comet window. He sometimes doesn't read stuff properly though so I'm still trying to verify via other sources. Website is offline as well, though it may have been like that for days. __________________ Want UnLtd Mobile Data & Texts for £12 a month PAYG? - Order a free GiffGaff SIM via this link and get an additional free £5 credit. At £12 a month data is unlimited with no fair usage policy! ** Have you added yourself to the trickery members map ** WANTED: Something witty to go here.

02-Nov-2012, 12:03	#21
GroovYF Octave Doctor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Halifax Posts: 22,308	I've rather cheekily just phoned Comet Halifax and asked... He was all cheery answering the phone, then after me asking he was rather curt with his response along the lines of "No we're not" __________________ photoblog

02-Nov-2012, 12:08	#22
burundi WARNING: May contain nuts Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Prestonia Posts: 10,535	Could just be the Preston store then, or a few selected stores, or the Father in Law was reading a chinese menu someone had stuck in the window. __________________ Want UnLtd Mobile Data & Texts for £12 a month PAYG? - Order a free GiffGaff SIM via this link and get an additional free £5 credit. At £12 a month data is unlimited with no fair usage policy! ** Have you added yourself to the trickery members map ** WANTED: Something witty to go here.

02-Nov-2012, 13:13	#23
burundi WARNING: May contain nuts Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Prestonia Posts: 10,535	Comet preston opening time is now 5pm. Sale could be uptp 50% or it could be an old sale sign, the details are sketchy at the moment and i can't get hold of anyone at the store. Father in laws eyes clearly not up to scratch. __________________ Want UnLtd Mobile Data & Texts for £12 a month PAYG? - Order a free GiffGaff SIM via this link and get an additional free £5 credit. At £12 a month data is unlimited with no fair usage policy! ** Have you added yourself to the trickery members map ** WANTED: Something witty to go here. Last edited by burundi; 02-Nov-2012 at 13:17.

03-Nov-2012, 09:09	#24
burundi WARNING: May contain nuts Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Prestonia Posts: 10,535	They put it back again, when I got to the store it had a sign up saying not open till tomorrow, the general consensus is that today is a firesale. __________________ Want UnLtd Mobile Data & Texts for £12 a month PAYG? - Order a free GiffGaff SIM via this link and get an additional free £5 credit. At £12 a month data is unlimited with no fair usage policy! ** Have you added yourself to the trickery members map ** WANTED: Something witty to go here.

03-Nov-2012, 09:59	#26
MZhukov I liek boobies Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Essex, England Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: 1,655	According to what I can find on interweb, the administrators are still going to try and run it as a concern and as such no fire sale.... Although as my local branch is a ten minute walk away I might pop down and have a look! __________________ 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case...... Why does desire treat me so cruelly?

03-Nov-2012, 10:00	#27
burundi WARNING: May contain nuts Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Prestonia Posts: 10,535	Chance of a cheap telly and it's like day of the dead (that's the one set in a mall right?) __________________ Want UnLtd Mobile Data & Texts for £12 a month PAYG? - Order a free GiffGaff SIM via this link and get an additional free £5 credit. At £12 a month data is unlimited with no fair usage policy! ** Have you added yourself to the trickery members map ** WANTED: Something witty to go here.

03-Nov-2012, 10:07	#28
MZhukov I liek boobies Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Essex, England Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: 1,655	Cheap laptop more like! __________________ 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case...... Why does desire treat me so cruelly?

03-Nov-2012, 10:45	#30
burundi WARNING: May contain nuts Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Prestonia Posts: 10,535	I went down to the Preston store for about 10.15, it was heaving but no queues (it opened at 10am), it's just a normal sale, most stuff can be had cheaper online still. Was after a microwave as ours has died but even their cheapest no-brand model was more than I could get a similar one for in the supermarket. Goodbye Comet, with those prices it's no wonder you can't compete. __________________ Want UnLtd Mobile Data & Texts for £12 a month PAYG? - Order a free GiffGaff SIM via this link and get an additional free £5 credit. At £12 a month data is unlimited with no fair usage policy! ** Have you added yourself to the trickery members map ** WANTED: Something witty to go here.