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| Thread ID: 57387 | 2005-05-01 05:05:00 | Why do people still buy from DSE? | jesseycy (1046) | PC World Chat |
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| 351108 | 2005-05-13 20:58:00 | Cicero's right, I think we are all basically agreed that firstly the public have a right to expect that products bought over the counter should conform to the appropriate standards, if any. Then subsequently, the customer is responsible for ongoing normal maintenance, (which is also linked to the Berryman case), but they couldn't be held responsible if, for example, a structure failed because of faulty material such as a Chinese mild steel bolt marked as high tensile but not. There would also be a responsibility perhaps on the public to carry out simple visual inspection? If an appliance had an obviously damaged cord, the customer would be at fault if they blithely used it in a dangerous condition? I do feel that successive governments abrogated responsibility for ensuring standards for imported items, after all, they were the ones that removed import protections and licensing, and opened the flood gates to uncertified products. I can remember supplying QA support to firms making products to export to Australia. These products would be returned if they departed from the AS standard in the tiniest degree, departures that fell within the uncertainties. Yet we allow in junk. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 351109 | 2005-05-14 01:41:00 | I tend to become rather nauseated whenever I see DSE branding. | Growly (6) | ||
| 351110 | 2005-05-14 01:44:00 | I do. My internet connection goes through DSE filters to a DSE router, through DSE network cables to a DSE networkcard. I don't have a problem with it. Sure, some things are more expensive, but for an $11 network card there's no point going halfway across christchurch to save a couple of dollars Exactly |
techiekid (7219) | ||
| 351111 | 2005-05-14 06:35:00 | DSE is well marketed. Most pple know about it, its in many of the suburbs. The price is not bad while not the cheapest. Great customer service. Its so conv at the weekends when pple are out and about. Perhaps a browse or perhaps it turns into a demostration instore or a real purchase. Their freq mail leaflets, I enjoy reading them. All I do is just check for my mail and there it is. The PC parts are more with DSE, Aucklanders would have more variety of cheaper stores. Other pple would not have this but rely on a few at most stores (as in pricespy.co.nz). For small purchases its not economical travelling to the other side of town or spend so much online to check the best price. Even if the item is quite bit cheaper its not really ok to purcahse via mail order as its best done in person in the form of face to face. In Welly they are jsut opening a shop called "Parallel Import" sometime soon. In our weekend newspaper the best deals are prob 2 parallel import dealers who advertise but they are both located in Auckland. For other stuff the price isn't bad. Its NZ goods provided with a NZ warranty. And oh yeah pple can of course buy new or buy used off trademe but with a lot more uncertainty. Edit, do you consume for small snacks or just a quick coffee drink at a cafe or at a restaurant? DSE is great cos its well marketed and well positioned in the suburbs. I go for a window shop, have lunch say the cafes, foodcourts, browse home appliance, furniture, kitchenware, bookshops, music stores, toy shops ... do the supermarket. Oh, why not pop into a DSE or the equivalent like Harvey Normans, Noel Leeming, Bond and Bond ........ I have not been into a Harvey Norman shop in our centre yet, I went inside, a handful of pple at their furniture dept, so many pple at the electronic dept. Its so much fun, I can try out the PDAs, the joysticks, wall around, touch and see the back of the plasmas screens ;-) After all of that, lets go home .... and that was Saturday (for me). |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 351112 | 2005-06-22 14:13:00 | The manners mall branch is goodness, camera specialist is great. They will match any Parallel price on cameras as well. Good return policy. Laptops are the best priced. So are the barebones scoop pcs (even have agp slots and use asus mobos). Extended warranties on anything non consumable... I reckon they are good stuff. |
Jimbor (8007) | ||
| 351113 | 2005-06-23 09:27:00 | I use them a lot for small items. They are available locally, seem anxious to please, generally have what I want in stock, very often cheaper than other places on these items and will cheerfully change duff items. There are other times I admit when I do sigh. I was browsing one day when one of their assistants tried to sell me a computer - I did lead him on a bit - then asked him about the huge stock of 5.25 cloppies I still had - could it use them. He thought for a moment -"No problem" he said opening the CD drawer - "just use this". He actually was convinced it would read them. DSE are no different to anybody else - there will always be the time when some staff member lets them down. Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 351114 | 2005-06-23 09:39:00 | What dick smiths was that tom? | Jimbor (8007) | ||
| 351115 | 2005-06-23 09:41:00 | i find that at dse there is only 1 guy who actually knows what he is talking about. I tend to hang round till i can single him out. | CyberGeek (8008) | ||
| 351116 | 2005-06-23 10:14:00 | Dickey Smith’s used to drive me mad with their quality of staff. So, I sat and worked out a solution that may help some of you. Go onto their Web-Site, find what you want, write down the part number and send someone else off to get it. Works for me. Stress Free. :thumbs: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 351117 | 2005-09-12 02:41:00 | I recommend DSE A4 glossy photo paper. It is cheap only $20 for 50 sheets and gives excellent results. ;) | ssssss (2100) | ||
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