Waste of Time Adverts....

[walesdave]

Haven't put this in the Gunshops thread as it's not about any particular retailer but just a general rant

I've just scrolled past 10 pages of adverts on an online gun listing site.....all with a price of '£0'.

Some advice to any retailers out there who don't like to put prices on adverts....

If you don't put the price, don't put the f&^*ing advert!!! :cool2:

To most punters, an advert at '£0' = you are so over priced you don't want to scare custom away by admitting it, so no-one reads them and no-one cares.

...and the same for POA!

Rant over..... thanks....

[saddler]

Pity they're not legally made to sell the gun for the asking price, as I know the site you mean & it's VERY annoying to have such adverts used as a blocking device that stops genuine customers from sourcing guns at actual real honest LOW prices...

I have been known to send each advert an email reply...but only the first couple or three pages worth

[Les]

+1 .


If a price is included in the advert, you know exactly where you stand - unless it doesn't include VAT, which is another personal bugbear.


As for POA, why waste the cost of a phone call, because you already know that it's going to cost more than you want to pay, and if it doesn't then the numpties have lost a sale by being so 'clever'. :roll:

[Charlotte the flyer]

Its the same on Auto trader. You can filter on mileage so traders are now dropping the 000 ie 80 miles instead of 80000.

[Demonic69]

I'm pretty sure the law says all retailers have to advertise all of their prices. Seems like one of the least enforced rules ever

[Chuck]

Actually if it says £0 that is what they are asking for. If they say it is actually £Y then they MUST change the advert or they are breaking the law. Misleading adverts are not too popular with Trading Standards.

As said, it is a PITA all those POA, Call for price etc ads, I just buy from those that show a price, much easier!