Buying experience

Mabozza · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 28, 2004 Posts: 28

Hi folks
Thought i would share my experience. I have just took the plunge and upgraded from TTG (original) and got TTG700. I decided to look around all the various shops selling it, i was specifically trying to find one with the V6 + maps,(no point paying £450 and then having to pay £100+ to upgrade the maps!!!) To me, spending £450 is not like buying a big mac ....a lot of money, so, i want to know what i am getting. I was surprised to find that almost no shop was willing to open a box up, to power up the TTG in order to check the maps version, The only one (after a fair bit of persuasion and explaining the extra cost involved if the older maps) was Comet, however it had the old maps. eventually the only place i found one that MAY have had the newer maps was at PC World(not willing to open up a box,mind you, but, they were the only shop that had a fresh delivery just before xmas)Luckily upon checking it was indeed running the latest maps, however, they also said IF it was the older maps, they would exchange it (if still in wrapping etc...) for a newer model upon their next delivery. So can recommend PC world, simply because they have newer units than any other shop. Possibly Dixons/Curry's/Halfords etc... may have had the newer ones, but, simply by being unwilling to merely open a box.....................NO SALE!!!!
Cheers and Happy NY to all
Scotty

smcaul · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 25, 2005 Posts: 5

Is this not an issue that TT should sort out. i.e. by putting the version number on the outside of the box somewhere!!! I can kind of understand from the retailers POV why they were unwilling to open a box, I for one would not buy an item with an open box, having said that, If I were in your position then I would have done exactly the same and asked them to open the box to check the version.

Mabozza · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 28, 2004 Posts: 28

Yes, fully agree about TT putting it on the box, it would be a real pain to pay same money as someone else, but they have better maps!!
I also DO see the retailers point of view, although, if they open up one box per batch, no doubt the rest would be the same version, also,it is no hassle for one of the big shops to send it back to their distribution centre and have it re shrink wrapped, after all they could have made a £450 sale.
Thanks for the reply.
Scotty

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