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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Looks like the same sort of mild scam as the
Government scrappage schemes on other 'legacy' products - participating dealers
discounting from their regular prices that have a 'marketing margin'
built in, down to prices that are no better than can be found
elsewhere!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>For example, a typical 'cheap' DAB radio,
the PURE Siesta Clock Radio at the participating stores online is £52 from
Comet, £55 from Argos, £57 from Tesco, £59 from John Lewis, but available at
£45-£51 from plenty of other retailers. There's your supposed 10-20%
discount! (NB FM/AM radios of similar spec cost typically
£15-£30!)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>NB Sainsbury's had the same PURE radio on £9.99
promotion (yes - under £10), but guess what... it's out of stock and they aren;t
taking back orders!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The reconditioning of the disposed sets and sending
to South Africa is a nice touch, but someone these sorts of schemes also often
seem to be the vehicle for little scams of their own!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Alex</FONT></DIV>
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