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grivas · 25th September 2015, 12:23

Yet again another **** take from the above, just got an e-mail from them to advertise yet another promotion, and 50% Plus 10% etc etc etc, I was only the other day looking for fuel filters on their site and their premium diesel filter was priced at just over £20, it has now been hyped up to more than £33 and the price for the current promo is just about what it was before so no real price cut just a **** take. For that reason I will not be buying anything from them again, who do they think they are kidding?

mh007 · 25th September 2015, 18:57

It's annoying isn't it.

Fair to say though, it's not only ECP that do this.

Les4048 · 25th September 2015, 19:25

Is that not illegal. I'm sure something has to be on sale for a certain period of time before they can reduce it and say it's a sale/offer

Dallas · 25th September 2015, 19:35

Yoyo pricing, the price is artificially inflated to produce a false sale price, simply an advertising scheme to mislead consumers, also against the law if not done correctly.

Pre-sale prices should be the last price at which goods were offered, and the goods should have been at that price for 28 consecutive days in the previous six months. There are various get-out clauses and the rule is rarely enforced.

Dragrad · 26th September 2015, 02:10

Thread moved to a more appropriate forum. Re-direct left in old. This may be the better forum as things get 'buried' very quickly in the General Forum.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Les4048

Is that not illegal. I'm sure something has to be on sale for a certain period of time before they can reduce it and say it's a sale/offer

Usually for 28 days in a store somewhere in the UK.....

EuroCarParts · 26th September 2015, 08:36

Hi all!

Sorry to hear that.

To remove any worries that we 'increase' the prices before a promo, we don't actually have control of the prices - - they are updated daily by our product managers, where any changes affect the entire business (every one of our 197 branches) and our national account customers...

It sounds like a dramatic price increase and not the norm, but you can rest assured it's for a reason such as RRP increase, large cost increase or maybe the lower price was an error.

If you do message me the part number, I'd love to look into it, find the reason and happily share the past 6 years of pricing data to show how we try to always offer the best prices.

Hope that helps

Pat

mamasboy · 26th September 2015, 12:19

I've had some great service from ecp and personally from Pat so can't complain about that side of the business but the constant sale is a bit of a joke, its like the DFS sale scenario and I think you loose credibility from it.

mh007 · 28th September 2015, 12:26

Pat:

Thank you for your reply on here but I have to say that it does not help the fact that the banner at the bottom of your post still advertises the club 25% discount which hasn't been in effect for quite some time now.

There was a discussion on this a little while ago.

EuroCarParts · 28th September 2015, 15:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by mh007

Pat:

Thank you for your reply on here but I have to say that it does not help the fact that the banner at the bottom of your post still advertises the club 25% discount which hasn't been in effect for quite some time now.

There was a discussion on this a little while ago.

Hey!

I'll speak to the team about removing it - however what we offer forum members still stands.

If an item has LESS than 25% off, drop us a PM and we'll price match it, to offer the 25% discount that you are used to. this way, forum mebers always get 25% off our normal store prices (or less!)

Pat

coab · 28th September 2015, 15:41

Do you still have to spend £20 to get the discount Pat?

25th September 2015, 12:23	#1
grivas I really should get out more....... Rover 75 CDT Club Tourer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Milky Way Posts: 2,368 Thanks: 105 Thanked 513 Times in 382 Posts	EuroCar Parts Yet again another ** take from the above, just got an e-mail from them to advertise yet another promotion, and 50% Plus 10% etc etc etc, I was only the other day looking for fuel filters on their site and their premium diesel filter was priced at just over £20, it has now been hyped up to more than £33 and the price for the current promo is just about what it was before so no real price cut just a ** take. For that reason I will not be buying anything from them again, who do they think they are kidding?

26th September 2015, 08:36	#6
EuroCarParts Premium Trader European Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wembley Posts: 586 Thanks: 32 Thanked 101 Times in 48 Posts	Hi all! Sorry to hear that. To remove any worries that we 'increase' the prices before a promo, we don't actually have control of the prices - - they are updated daily by our product managers, where any changes affect the entire business (every one of our 197 branches) and our national account customers... It sounds like a dramatic price increase and not the norm, but you can rest assured it's for a reason such as RRP increase, large cost increase or maybe the lower price was an error. If you do message me the part number, I'd love to look into it, find the reason and happily share the past 6 years of pricing data to show how we try to always offer the best prices. Hope that helps Pat __________________

26th September 2015, 12:19	#7
mamasboy RS South East Ford fester... blah.... Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hastings Posts: 2,900 Thanks: 29 Thanked 78 Times in 42 Posts	I've had some great service from ecp and personally from Pat so can't complain about that side of the business but the constant sale is a bit of a joke, its like the DFS sale scenario and I think you loose credibility from it. __________________ the name's Bernard but you can call me nursie......

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25th September 2015, 18:57	#2
mh007 This is my second home MG ZT260 SE, MG ZT190+, MG ZTT 160, R75 Conn SE 2.0, R75 Conn SE 2.5 X 3, R75 Club SE 1.8, P5B Coupe Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Keynsham, Bristol Posts: 4,211 Thanks: 65 Thanked 635 Times in 499 Posts	It's annoying isn't it. Fair to say though, it's not only ECP that do this.

25th September 2015, 19:25	#3
Les4048 This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer/ MG ZT-T 400 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Lhanbryde Posts: 3,277 Thanks: 2,627 Thanked 1,523 Times in 869 Posts	Is that not illegal. I'm sure something has to be on sale for a certain period of time before they can reduce it and say it's a sale/offer

25th September 2015, 19:35	#4
Dallas This is my second home 1979 Capri 1.6L, 1982 Capri 1.6L, 2016 Dacia Stepway Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 8,595 Thanks: 3,496 Thanked 3,397 Times in 2,218 Posts	Yoyo pricing, the price is artificially inflated to produce a false sale price, simply an advertising scheme to mislead consumers, also against the law if not done correctly. Pre-sale prices should be the last price at which goods were offered, and the goods should have been at that price for 28 consecutive days in the previous six months. There are various get-out clauses and the rule is rarely enforced.

28th September 2015, 12:26	#8
mh007 This is my second home MG ZT260 SE, MG ZT190+, MG ZTT 160, R75 Conn SE 2.0, R75 Conn SE 2.5 X 3, R75 Club SE 1.8, P5B Coupe Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Keynsham, Bristol Posts: 4,211 Thanks: 65 Thanked 635 Times in 499 Posts	Pat: Thank you for your reply on here but I have to say that it does not help the fact that the banner at the bottom of your post still advertises the club 25% discount which hasn't been in effect for quite some time now. There was a discussion on this a little while ago.

28th September 2015, 15:41	#10
coab This is my second home 2007 57 GOLF GTi EDITION 30 DSG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Shropshire and Coventry. Posts: 5,137 Thanks: 2,424 Thanked 1,452 Times in 852 Posts	Do you still have to spend £20 to get the discount Pat?