Comments on: Buying a Television: shop around http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/04/18/buying-a-television-shop-around/ blogging is not a spectator sport Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The only decision, is never to shop at Retravision Bunbury again. http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/04/18/buying-a-television-shop-around/comment-page-1/#comment-138159 The only decision, is never to shop at Retravision Bunbury again. Tue, 01 May 2007 10:41:22 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/04/18/buying-a-television-shop-around/#comment-138159 [...] It probably serves me right to gloat about getting a bargain. 2 weeks later and my Sony HD TV still hasn’t arrived. When I agreed to buy the thing the salesman told me 2 days. After I handed over the money I was told 1 week and a bit, Thursday to be precise. So I wait at home Thursday (last week) for it to arrive. Nothing. I ring them Thursday 3pm, I’m told it will definitely be there the next day (Friday). So I ring Bunbury Retravision at 10am Friday, am told that yes, TV is on the truck on the way to me. Wait all day for the delivery. Ring at 3:30pm. Told again that the TV is on the delivery truck and will be with me very soon. Mind you, Thursday I’d packed up the old TV and put it away, ready for the new TV, so at this stage I’ve only viewing TV via small sets (to this day). 4:30pm Friday I get a phone call from the original salesman: the TV still hasn’t been shipped to Bunbury. I flip, big time. He offers me a free DVD player for my inconvenience. I accept but I still want the f*cking TV, he promises that it’s on its way, Monday, Tuesday at the latest. [...] [...] It probably serves me right to gloat about getting a bargain. 2 weeks later and my Sony HD TV still hasn’t arrived. When I agreed to buy the thing the salesman told me 2 days. After I handed over the money I was told 1 week and a bit, Thursday to be precise. So I wait at home Thursday (last week) for it to arrive. Nothing. I ring them Thursday 3pm, I’m told it will definitely be there the next day (Friday). So I ring Bunbury Retravision at 10am Friday, am told that yes, TV is on the truck on the way to me. Wait all day for the delivery. Ring at 3:30pm. Told again that the TV is on the delivery truck and will be with me very soon. Mind you, Thursday I’d packed up the old TV and put it away, ready for the new TV, so at this stage I’ve only viewing TV via small sets (to this day). 4:30pm Friday I get a phone call from the original salesman: the TV still hasn’t been shipped to Bunbury. I flip, big time. He offers me a free DVD player for my inconvenience. I accept but I still want the f*cking TV, he promises that it’s on its way, Monday, Tuesday at the latest. [...]

]]> By: Andy Merrett http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/04/18/buying-a-television-shop-around/comment-page-1/#comment-135093 Andy Merrett Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:27:57 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/04/18/buying-a-television-shop-around/#comment-135093 I won't ask you whether you <em>really</em> wanted to fork out extra for a 1080p model :) I doubt you'll really notice much difference any time soon, even if you go completely Sony Fanboy and get a PS3 and/or Blu-ray. Notice I haven't pimped Shiny's HD blog here - partly because it would shatter the illusion that I'm an expert on all of this :) I won’t ask you whether you really wanted to fork out extra for a 1080p model :)

I doubt you’ll really notice much difference any time soon, even if you go completely Sony Fanboy and get a PS3 and/or Blu-ray.

Notice I haven’t pimped Shiny’s HD blog here – partly because it would shatter the illusion that I’m an expert on all of this :)

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