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Reply #45 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:26am

John Smith wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:11am:

Sophia wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 10:41am:

Harvey Norman is not in any financial trouble is it?

he's not .... but many of his franchisee's are. Harvey makes more money from the rent he charges his franchisees, then he does from the sale of his goods.

Shows how savvy they are to survive, that's part of business.

Sophia wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 10:41am:

This still needs to be either delivered for x amount either from the store, or from wherever it needs to be transported.

many online stores offer free delivery and they'll even take away your old appliance ..again, http://www.appliancesonline.com.au/ comes to mind

I will have to have a closer look at this, hence it will eliminate the need to put it out for hard rubbish collection I suppose.

Sophia wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 10:41am:

.how can I determine what to buy online without really looking at it and measuring it?

a good online store will provide all that information for you.

I really do like to have a real look at it, and see how the lid opens for the BBQ for instance....sure, then I can look at prices online of what I liked or saw.

Sophia wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 10:41am:

And buying TV's.....I either go into The Good Guys, JB Hifi, or Harvey Normal, to get a physical idea what TV I like.

so do I ... then I phone appliances online, tell them what I want and what price they need to beat (if they haven't already done so) and they match or better it for me. Delivered to my door usually the next day.

Sophia wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 10:41am:

So it's nothing to do with online sales,

Dicks biggest problem is that it sells old technology.

I found some of the phones, printers and inks, and GPS were all up to date. There is this one particular GPS I want, 7 inch, and you talk to it.....but their price was always over $300, even online with ebay, it was never as cheap as what I could get it at say Bing, for instance for around the $270...so I did wait for a price drop for over a year to buy it from Dick Smith store (I didn't need one in a hurry, still have the Navman).....but....it never happened, their prices were not always the best to compare with other stores online. But would not think that was the sole reason to go under. There would have to be various factors, it usually takes more than one factor for that to happen.

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Reply #46 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:27am

John Smith wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:11am:

many online stores offer free delivery and they'll even take away your old appliance ..again, http://www.appliancesonline.com.au/ comes to mind

I can highly recommend them.

Reasonable prices, next day delivery, installation, and removal of old appliance.

I've used them a few times now.

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Reply #47 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:37am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:27am:

John Smith wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:11am:

many online stores offer free delivery and they'll even take away your old appliance ..again, http://www.appliancesonline.com.au/ comes to mind

I can highly recommend them.

Reasonable prices, next day delivery, installation, and removal of old appliance.

I've used them a few times now.

I am having a geez at the french door fridges on that online site now, with plumbed in water dispenser (and ice maker), will take the model no's down with price, and go see what I find in the next couple of days going out to the shops

Usually I say to the store, if they can match the price onine, they have done so in the past I found.
That's another way of doing business, when they say something like, if you find it cheaper elsewhere, we will match it or give you 5-10% cheaper.

Competition in business is the way to keep afloat.

BTW.....find and tell me the cheapest Garmin Nuvi 2797 GPS Cool

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Reply #48 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:50am

Sophia wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:37am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:27am:

John Smith wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:11am:

many online stores offer free delivery and they'll even take away your old appliance ..again, http://www.appliancesonline.com.au/ comes to mind

I can highly recommend them.

Reasonable prices, next day delivery, installation, and removal of old appliance.

I've used them a few times now.

I am having a geez at the french door fridges on that online site now, with plumbed in water dispenser (and ice maker), will take the model no's down with price, and go see what I find in the next couple of days going out to the shops

Usually I say to the store, if they can match the price onine, they have done so in the past I found.
That's another way of doing business, when they say something like, if you find it cheaper elsewhere, we will match it or give you 5-10% cheaper.

Competition in business is the way to keep afloat.

BTW.....find and tell me the cheapest Garmin Nuvi 2797 GPS Cool

You might not always get the cheapest price with appliancesonline.com.au, however, with delivery, installation, and removal of the old unit thrown in, I don't mind paying a little extra just to have everything done in one morning or afternoon.

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Reply #49 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:55am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:50am:

Sophia wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:37am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:27am:

John Smith wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:11am:

many online stores offer free delivery and they'll even take away your old appliance ..again, http://www.appliancesonline.com.au/ comes to mind

I can highly recommend them.

Reasonable prices, next day delivery, installation, and removal of old appliance.

I've used them a few times now.

I am having a geez at the french door fridges on that online site now, with plumbed in water dispenser (and ice maker), will take the model no's down with price, and go see what I find in the next couple of days going out to the shops

Usually I say to the store, if they can match the price onine, they have done so in the past I found.
That's another way of doing business, when they say something like, if you find it cheaper elsewhere, we will match it or give you 5-10% cheaper.

Competition in business is the way to keep afloat.

BTW.....find and tell me the cheapest Garmin Nuvi 2797 GPS Cool

You might not always get the cheapest price with appliancesonline.com.au, however, with delivery, installation, and removal of the old unit thrown in, I don't mind paying a little extra just to have everything done in one morning or afternoon.

At least you don't have to bust your back doing all that, and especially if one has stairs at their abode.

I am now looking online for specials and what delivered for, Moet & Chandon Imperial.......I managed to get 2 for $100 at woolies the other day in beautiful containers.
(Special occasion coming up).

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Reply #50 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:58am

John Smith wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:11am:

Sophia wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 10:41am:

Harvey Norman is not in any financial trouble is it?

he's not .... but many of his franchisee's are. Harvey makes more money from the rent he charges his franchisees, then he does from the sale of his goods.

Yes Hardly Normal is nothing more than a glorified commercial landlord and his franchise is just a front to stitch up punters to a commercial lease !!

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Reply #51 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 1:49pm

Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:58am:

John Smith wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:11am:

Sophia wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 10:41am:

Harvey Norman is not in any financial trouble is it?

he's not .... but many of his franchisee's are. Harvey makes more money from the rent he charges his franchisees, then he does from the sale of his goods.

Yes Hardly Normal is nothing more than a glorified commercial landlord and his franchise is just a front to stitch up punters to a commercial lease !!

Does that mean 'franchise' is or can be a dirty word? Huh

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Reply #53 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 1:54pm

Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:58am:

John Smith wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:11am:

Sophia wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 10:41am:

Harvey Norman is not in any financial trouble is it?

he's not .... but many of his franchisee's are. Harvey makes more money from the rent he charges his franchisees, then he does from the sale of his goods.

Yes Hardly Normal is nothing more than a glorified commercial landlord and his franchise is just a front to stitch up punters to a commercial lease !!

The workers aren't looked after too well either.

I've noticed that Harvey Norman are in Europe now. Not sure when that started.

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Reply #54 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 1:59pm

There are 2 Dick Smith Stores in Penrith. One in the big Penrith Plaza but the store is relatively small. The other one is on Mulgoa Road where many of the trade sites are. It's a big one.

But...both have one common thread, the service in them has been poor, poor, poor.

I even fronted the Manager of the one on Mulgoa Road and told him that it was totally unacceptable to expect customer to wait upwards of 30 minutes just so the store could accept their dollars. I dumped my purchases on the counter and walked.

Went back recently near Christmas to see if things had improved, they had in a fashion, think there was one other customer in that huge store.

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Reply #55 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 2:17pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:27am:

John Smith wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:11am:

many online stores offer free delivery and they'll even take away your old appliance ..again, http://www.appliancesonline.com.au/ comes to mind

I can highly recommend them.

Reasonable prices, next day delivery, installation, and removal of old appliance.

I've used them a few times now.

I've used them dozens of times. They've never failed on delivery at the said time once.

In my line of work it makes things easy for me cause when a tenants appliance breaks, I send the owner the link and ask them to pick a new appliance. They have a whole range of items to choose from rather than just leaving it up to the tradesman to choose, which is what most property managers do.

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Reply #56 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 2:19pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 8^th, 2016 at 11:50am:

You might not always get the cheapest price with appliancesonline.com.au,

yes you will ... you just have to phone them and let them know what the competitors price is. I even rang them a week after I bought the appliance to complain because I found the same appliance $200 cheaper elsewhere and they refunded me the difference.

Having said that, I have never use applianceonlines installation service. I have a range of regular contractors that I use that usually install for less then appliancesonline charges me.

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Our esteemed leader:
I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 75114 Gender:	Re: Receiver into Dick Smith Reply #57 - Jan 8^th, 2016 at 2:50pm Coles, Kogan to offer exchanges for Dick Smith cards after retailer enters receivership http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-08/dick-smith-gift-cards-honoured-by-other-re... Well done to both Kogan and Coles .... and clever too. National advertising on every news service for what will probably be a fairly low cost.
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Reply #59 - Jan 14^th, 2016 at 12:48pm

Worse than expected:

Dick Smith's fate may not be decided for another six months, with administrators set to apply for more time to investigate the downfall of the electrical retailer.

At the first meeting of creditors on Thursday, McGrathNicol administrator Joe Hayes said it would be impossible to resolve all the issues by the current February 9 deadline.

He told an audience of about 150 people he would make a court application next week and expects the bank-appointed receivers to ask for six months in which to conduct their business.

The retailer went into receivership just over a week ago and has been advertised for sale, with the receiver Ferrier Hodgson weighing whether it is possible to offload the business as a going concern.

Dick Smith owes secured creditors about $140 million and unsecured creditors, which includes customers with unredeemed gift cards, another $250 million.
Mr Hayes said initial estimates suggested Dick Smith had employee liabilities of about $15 million, covering things such as long service leave but excluding any potential redundancy payments.

He said it holds about $220 million of inventory but cautioned that this was just a snapshot of the business.

"We've only been in Dick Smith for 10 days or so, so our information is limited," Mr Hayes said.

Thursday's meeting in central Sydney will determine whether to appoint a committee of creditors and, if so, who the committee members will be and whether to continue McGrathNicol as the administrators.

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