So after rushing to Comet and spending about half an hour trying to secure a pre-order with a deposit, I can confirm that I managed to achieve absolutely nada!
Firstly, I called up Comet CS who said I could go to the store and pay a tenner deposit.. so I went to the store. Luckily I was dealing with one of the managers (Carl), who was a nice chap.
Here is where the fun starts... are you ready?
Unfortunately, he didn't even know the iPad 2 was going on sale on Friday. He was saying Saturday 4pm!! 😱
Anyway, I referred him to their website banner and also email mailshot which people had received, and also showed him this thread on MR, which showed other people had managed to secure an iPad 2.
He looked on the system - not convinced he knew what he was doing though! Anyway, he managed to find the iPads, but couldn't get any SKU numbers.
I asked him to call head office to see if they had a list of SKU's... so he did, and was informed that there would be no pre-orders.
Apparently, the Call Centre staff had been mis informed and also the website was incorrect (??)... and all those people who had paid a tenner deposit would not be guaranteed iPad 2's at all.
Even if I had paid the full amount, it's still not guaranteed as they didn't have a clue as to the stock levels.
So, I walked away slightly disappointed, but now I'm kind of glad... I hate shopping at places where I know more than the staff do. It's their job to know these things.. (don't want to offend any staff if you are on this thread)..
Personally, i don't think the comms is very good, and obviously there's more educated people out there who know whats what, and others who don't... it's just a farce! Comet ain't getting my money, I can tell you that. There's a PC World, 2x Currys, and Comet all within 5 min walking distance of each other!
So that was my experience... and the saga continues tomorrow ... trying to source down an iPad 2... 🙄
