That's Comet NONsense

Advantages: Cheap, good range
Disadvantages: They lie!

...-in model before so didn't think that we had the necessary connections and (b) did they need to see our kitchen first, because the fridge freezer would be positioned some distance from the sink, so presumably the pipe(s) would need to be routed round the back of the kitchen cupboards. We were assured that Comet would install and connect the unit, at a cost of £69.99. This seemed reasonable. We were assured that delivery was free, and a delivery date was set for two weeks time. When we got home, we rang Comet customer services, and explained the situation. We wanted to double-check that Comet really would plumb this thing in! We were once again told that, yes, they had workmen who did this all day, every day and it was no problem. Delivery could be any time between 8am and 6pm, but our purchase arrived at around 10am. We had removed the old...

Ali1000 11.01.2005 (16.07.2005) · Read review
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Refreshingly good service from Comet.

Advantages: Cheap, efficient, helpful.
Disadvantages: Small range, not enough delivery staff.

...keep (in case of return) and who we contacted if any problems. So, the store content 7/10 (could have a wider range) Prices 9/10, seemed very competitive Staff 9/10, helpful and polite Delivery 8/10 Overall contentment 8/10 I would use Comet again, especially as they had some lovely, big TV's, well done....

paulhanton 23.03.2008 · Read review
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Comet Clearance Store, Wembley.

Advantages: Could find a bargain
Disadvantages: What you see is what they have.

...Comet have a Clearance store at a retail park close to me ( its right next to Wembley Stadium actually). There are no elaborate displays, none of the usual inviting colour schemes or layouts, it just looks like an abandoned shop thats being used to clear stock which is basically what it is, just rows of appliances divided up into washing machines, cookers, dishwashers, dryers etc and a section for TVs and other entertainment goods. The products they sell are shop soiled, returns, refurbished and cosmetically damaged in some way. Each item has a sticker telling you what the problem is and everything you buy comes with a full 12 month guarantee. I know these are uncertain times and a 12 month guarantee is only worth anything as long as Comet stay in business, but its no different to the 12 month guarantee that comes with a full...

lavender43 02.01.2009 · Read review
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Comet Conmen

Advantages: Price, initially friendly, handy locations, good website
Disadvantages: Rude staff, hidden information...lots and lots more!

...with the date our student loans got paid in, and all seemed fine. Comet decided to take the money out a couple of days early, so we got charged! After much complaining we realised that we were wasting more money by calling them and let them off on this one...rah! Very annoying situation though. The next incident was related to our lovely washing machine. The "friendly" salesman told us all about it and persuaded us to buy it. The delivery cost a little, but it also included installation (or so he said), so we didn't mind. The washing machine was finally delivered, about a week after initially promised, and the men asked who was going to install it. "You are!" was my reply, but they insisted that they could not do so as they would get into trouble, blah blah blah. So, we had to do it ourselves. We wouldn't have minded, had we not been told...

vikstar 31.08.2005 · Read review
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Curse the comet

Advantages: can give you encyclopaedia definitions from the comfort of the webpage you are visiting
Disadvantages: spyware, superfluous

...The comet cursor may look like a funky little dooberry so enhance your website and give it a bit of originality, but in actual fact the cursèd cursor (fine archaic orthography!) contains a nasty payload. Whilst you obliviously let the comet cursor guide people across your websites, you are actually giving a spyware application free rein to reveal your surfing habits to third parties, and pry on your internet habits. Aside from being an example of spyware, what does the comet cursor do? Well simply put, it should help improve the browsing experience of the site (its claim - Yeah right!) with "Smart Cursors" which give you definitions and references or search results, on the end of your mouse pointer. The Smart Cursor works as follows: if you click on a word on the Net, you can then search the Online version of the Encyclopaedia...

Morgenhund 12.04.2001 · Read review
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Comet - They Live Electricals Me - I Love Electricals!

Advantages: Great website, easy to use, take all major credit cards.
Disadvantages: More sale items would be great!

...are looking for a gift for somebody but not sure what to purchase for them. There is also a Comet Newsletter available to view online and you can track your order for home delivery to see what the status is. (all you need is your postcode, name of the person who placed the order & your order number). Overall the website is very clear and consise and easy to navigate, the order and collect service is very simple too (think along the lines of the same service provided by Argos) and very quick once you arrive in store and provide our reference number. There is a section on the website where customers can write their reviews and give the product a rating from 0-5 stars and this is pretty useful if you want to buy the product fast and know if its worth your money on not (in the opinion of others anyway!) Comet accept all major credit...

katyeverett 27.03.2009 · Read review
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Buying online from comet

Advantages: Great timing
Disadvantages: none

...I wanted a dishwasher, but could'nt be bothered to trail around the shops looking for one, so I began my search online, found the sort of price range I wanted and found a suitable product at currys, but it was never in stock - and I kept checking back over a period of two weeks, so in the end I looked elsewhere... Comet! they had the product in stock and as I did'nt want to pay for delivery I ordered with the five day delivery period... dlivery was advised for the following wednesday between 8am-8pm - which I hate, having to wait in all day..... But at 7.20am on the delivery day the phone went.... "we're about 15 minutes away, s it ok to deliver now, well I was surprised, 10 minutes later, dressed.... I answered the door to two guys who brought in the dishwasher, unpacked it and took away all the rubbish..... KNOCK ME DOWN...

snapdogs 10.04.2009 · Read review
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Comet's credit trap

Advantages: Good products, reasonable prices.
Disadvantages: Staff fail to tell you important details of their credit schemes until the last minute.

...Comet - good brands of all types of electrical appliances at reasonable prices. I give Comet this much credit, but a word of warning is do not opt for their interest free credit schemes available on most major appliances, unless you really have to. The credit option is run through Time Retail Finance (TRF), as a subsidiary of the Kingfisher Group that owns Comet. Interest free should read more like this; Interest free* *As long as you can actually get hold of Time Retail Finance before the date which the balance has to be due to avoid them piling on 24.9% APR interest. (The company supplied no contact telephone number, Comet store had the wrong telephone number) *As long as you realise that despite what TRF tell you, the balance has to clear ten days, yes ten days, before the actual balance settlement deadline date...

Nicola21 29.05.2001 · Read review
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IS THERE NO END TO COMET'S GENEROSITY?

Advantages: Exchanged faulty product, price promise works!
Disadvantages: Some staff lacking expertise, finance deals

...I have never really been I fan of large electrical retailers, believing them to be in league with each other over prices and also guilty of sucking people into debt with deceptive finance deals and ridiculous extended warranty prices. I can't really explain why I chose Comet for some recent large electrical purchases - probably convenience, lack of available time to go checking prices elsewhere and a lower than average IQ. My first big purchase, at the end of last year, was a JVC television, video, DVD package which came with a half priced offer on a digibox. The whole package was on a special offer so I felt reasonably happy with the price that I paid. I had to wait awhile until a knowledgeable assistant became available to help me but when she arrived everything was dealt with smoothly, everything was in stock and I managed to...

inycon2 20.07.2004 · Read review
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Comet? More Like Big Ball Of Rubble And Dust!

Advantages: were able to sell me a fax machine
Disadvantages: bored staff, not much choice, still flogging warranties

..., but they couldn't find it in the store room. They refunded my money but I was still without a fax machine. I needed it so all I could do was brave some more shops. I went over to Mill Hill where there's an Argos Superstore and Comet next to each other. Argos, again, didn't have what I wanted so the only other option was Comet next door. The place is the size of a small airport hangar and all the sales personnel looked very, very bored and harassed. At least I knew where to call for help if I ever needed some. The layout of the store didn't look very appealing to me. It was kind of the "stack 'em high, sell 'em cheap" kind. There was audio-visual to the left of the store. Televisions and stereo systems were cramped into a small space, the shelves too close together. It would have been difficult for two people to pass each other...

Tempus_Fugit 01.03.2008 · Read review
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