www.argos.co.uk, product code 710/6811, was £59.99, now £6!

sPoNiX

sPoNiX wrote:
www.argos.co.uk, product code 710/6811, was ?59.99, now ?6!

Out of stock.
Annoyingly it seemed to take the order, but screwed up on a cookie
error before the end.
When I restarted, it was out of stock.

On 08 Oct 2004 13:17:42 GMT, Ian Stirling
wrote:

sPoNiX wrote:
www.argos.co.uk, product code 710/6811, was ?59.99, now ?6!

Out of stock.
Annoyingly it seemed to take the order, but screwed up on a cookie
error before the end.
When I restarted, it was out of stock.

I managed to reserve one online for collection at my local store.

Try the "Click and Collect" option on the left hand side of the
screen.

sPoNiX

In message , sPoNiX
writes
On 08 Oct 2004 13:17:42 GMT, Ian Stirling
wrote:

sPoNiX wrote:
www.argos.co.uk, product code 710/6811, was ?59.99, now ?6!

Out of stock.
Annoyingly it seemed to take the order, but screwed up on a cookie
error before the end.
When I restarted, it was out of stock.

I managed to reserve one online for collection at my local store.

Try the "Click and Collect" option on the left hand side of the
screen.

sPoNiX



Yup - I pick mine up tomorrow. Brilliant. Now I just have to find a use
for it.....

--
Mike Buckley
RD350LC2
http://www.toastyhamster.freeserve.co.uk
BONY#38

On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 15:10:31 +0100, "mike. buckley"
wrote:

Yup - I pick mine up tomorrow. Brilliant. Now I just have to find a use
for it.....

Pick up a Hammer drill while you are there (With free dustbuster):

http://tinyurl.com/5snfl

In message , sPoNiX
writes
On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 15:10:31 +0100, "mike. buckley"
wrote:

Yup - I pick mine up tomorrow. Brilliant. Now I just have to find a use
for it.....

Pick up a Hammer drill while you are there (With free dustbuster):

http://tinyurl.com/5snfl



Ah, but I've just spent 90 quid on a Bosch SDS and got a free electric
screwdriver with it as well. Very happy with the SDS - first one I've
ever used, but it's making flush fitting electric sockets into a brick
wall very easy indeed.

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...reId=10001&cat
alogId=2501&langId=-1&searchTerms=SDS

--
Mike Buckley
RD350LC2
http://www.toastyhamster.freeserve.co.uk
BONY#38

sPoNiX wrote:
On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 15:10:31 +0100, "mike. buckley"
wrote:

Yup - I pick mine up tomorrow. Brilliant. Now I just have to find a
use for it.....

Pick up a Hammer drill while you are there (With free dustbuster):

http://tinyurl.com/5snfl

what is the catalogue number for this as your link doesn't go to the drill.

Cheers

John

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In message , sPoNiX
writes
On 08 Oct 2004 13:17:42 GMT, Ian Stirling
wrote:

sPoNiX wrote:
www.argos.co.uk, product code 710/6811, was ?59.99, now ?6!

Out of stock.
Annoyingly it seemed to take the order, but screwed up on a cookie
error before the end.
When I restarted, it was out of stock.

I managed to reserve one online for collection at my local store.

Try the "Click and Collect" option on the left hand side of the
screen.

sPoNiX

Yup - I pick mine up tomorrow. Brilliant. Now I just have to find a use
for it.....

I have just bought two. £59? It does not appear a £59 machine as Argos are
selling 700w jig saws for around £40. It is not their own Challenge range,
but Direct Power. It is reasonably well made by the feel and for £6 an
absolute bargain. It is far better than the B&D crap I currently have that
cost a far, far more than £6. Comes complete with case and saws. Buy a few
and keep them for Xmas presents.

"IMM" wrote in message
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In message , sPoNiX
writes
On 08 Oct 2004 13:17:42 GMT, Ian Stirling
wrote:

sPoNiX wrote:
www.argos.co.uk, product code 710/6811, was ?59.99, now ?6!

Out of stock.
Annoyingly it seemed to take the order, but screwed up on a cookie
error before the end.
When I restarted, it was out of stock.

I managed to reserve one online for collection at my local store.

Try the "Click and Collect" option on the left hand side of the
screen.

sPoNiX

Yup - I pick mine up tomorrow. Brilliant. Now I just have to find a use
for it.....

I have just bought two. £59? It does not appear a £59 machine as Argos
are
selling 700w jig saws for around £40. It is not their own Challenge
range,
but Direct Power. It is reasonably well made by the feel and for £6 an
absolute bargain. It is far better than the B&D crap I currently have
that
cost a far, far more than £6. Comes complete with case and saws. Buy a
few
and keep them for Xmas presents.

I had a little go of it and it goes fine. Vibrates a little, not too much,
on the fastest speed, drop the speed a little and smooth enough. Nice
speed control. Cushioned handle.

What the web site never said:
4 position pendulum positions.
Vacumm cleaner adaptor to extract dust (very handy),
No tool quick change blade mechanism works well, and very handy too
6 blades

Oh and a 3 year warranty.

For £6 I'm glad I bought 2.

I managed to reserve one online for collection at my local store.

Try the "Click and Collect" option on the left hand side of the
screen.

Done!

They have none in Bromley, Kent now!

Sparks..

On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 13:17:42 +0000, Ian Stirling wrote:

710/6811

Have you tried reserving one in store via the web site ?

Jason Pearce wrote:
On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 13:17:42 +0000, Ian Stirling wrote:

710/6811

Have you tried reserving one in store via the web site ?

I have now.
(not the jigsaw, the 18V cordless hammer/drill)

I note that it says "the price you pay will be the price in the store
on the day."
Are all the prices in all stores and the websites identical?

In message , Ian
Stirling writes

I note that it says "the price you pay will be the price in the store
on the day."
Are all the prices in all stores and the websites identical?

Seem to be IME, I think it's too cover themselves in the situation where
you reserve it one day and the prices change the next
--
Chris French, Leeds

"chris French" wrote in message
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In message , Ian
Stirling writes

I note that it says "the price you pay will be the price in the store
on the day."
Are all the prices in all stores and the websites identical?

So far.

chris French wrote:
In message , Ian
Stirling writes

I note that it says "the price you pay will be the price in the store
on the day."
Are all the prices in all stores and the websites identical?

Seem to be IME, I think it's too cover themselves in the situation where
you reserve it one day and the prices change the next

And, indeed, they diddn't honor it when I went in.

On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 12:50:47 GMT, (sPoNiX) wrote:

www.argos.co.uk, product code 710/6811, was £59.99, now £6!

You're right - cheap !

That's a fifteen quid jigsaw for a mere £6

Think I'll stick with £120 for the Bosch. I can't afford something
this cheap - it would cost me a fortune in smoothing poor edges,
wasting time with bigger cut allowances, melting plastics onto the
teeth and generally being rubbish.

Hopefully they'll break quickly, so people won't have to suffer by
using them for long.


--
Smert' spamionam

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www.argos.co.uk, product code 710/6811, was £59.99, now £6!

sPoNiX

for occasional use on thin materials, that;s a bargain.

wouldn't trust it for any kind of accurate use though.


--
Richard Sampson

mail me at
richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk

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www.argos.co.uk, product code 710/6811, was £59.99, now £6!

sPoNiX

for occasional use on thin materials, that;s a bargain.

wouldn't trust it for any kind of accurate use though.

I used one today. pretty accurate. Well far better than the B&D crap I had.

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www.argos.co.uk, product code 710/6811, was £59.99, now £6!

sPoNiX

for occasional use on thin materials, that;s a bargain.

wouldn't trust it for any kind of accurate use though.

I used one today. pretty accurate. Well far better than the B&D crap I
had.



what materials? My experiences with cheap jigsaws is that they have been so
inaccurate as to make their use pointless.

blade wandering I can, to a certain extent, live with, but the utter
inablility to cut square, I could not.


--
Richard Sampson

mail me at
richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk

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www.argos.co.uk, product code 710/6811, was £59.99, now £6!

sPoNiX

for occasional use on thin materials, that;s a bargain.

wouldn't trust it for any kind of accurate use though.

I used one today. pretty accurate. Well far better than the B&D crap I
had.

what materials? My experiences with cheap jigsaws is that they have been
so
inaccurate as to make their use pointless.

blade wandering I can, to a certain extent, live with, but the utter
inablility to cut square, I could not.

A jigsaw is something which few people have a real need for. Few pros use
them enough to worth bothering with.

In article ,
IMM wrote:
A jigsaw is something which few people have a real need for. Few pros use
them enough to worth bothering with.

You're talking ******** again. When doing an average plumbing job in an
average house, a jigsaw would be second only to a drill in use, power
tools wise. And the same for many other general DIY jobs.

--
*Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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I used one today. pretty accurate. Well far better than the B&D crap
I
had.

what materials? My experiences with cheap jigsaws is that they have
been
so
inaccurate as to make their use pointless.

blade wandering I can, to a certain extent, live with, but the utter
inablility to cut square, I could not.

A jigsaw is something which few people have a real need for. Few pros use
them enough to worth bothering with.


I'd be interested to know how you scribe a sheet of MDF, some shelves, or a
worktop to a wall without one. Although it's not my most frequently used
power tool, it's certainly proved invaluable over the last couple of years,
and I wouldn't be without it.


--
Richard Sampson

mail me at
richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk

see http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/index.nsf/p...20041011.index

they have one of offer in UK from Mon 11th Oct 04.

{£25.}


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www.argos.co.uk, product code 710/6811, was £59.99, now £6!

sPoNiX

for occasional use on thin materials, that;s a bargain.

wouldn't trust it for any kind of accurate use though.

I used one today. pretty accurate. Well far better than the B&D crap I had.

Gel wrote:
see http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/index.nsf/p...20041011.index

they have one of offer in UK from Mon 11th Oct 04.

{£25.}

That's a CIRCULAR saw not a JIGSAW!

John