Direct golf 20% off what is the point!

[Coatsy79]

You get 20% off nothing

And even when it does give you the discount it puts the thing up to full price, then takes the 20% off!!!!

Pointless :rofl:

 

[delc]

You get 20% off nothing

And even when it does give you the discount it puts the thing up to full price, then takes the 20% off!!!!

Pointless :rofl:

20% off is probably a fair chunk of their profit margin, bearing in mind that their prices are generally competitive anyway!

 

[CMAC]

20% off is probably a fair chunk of their profit margin, bearing in mind that their prices are generally competitive anyway!

as the OP states, they put the price back up from their 'normal' price before taking the 20% off, therefore negating any 'advertised discount'.

Tried it myself when I wanted a Titleist bag, it was c£85 normally, so I expected £69 when discount applied. Applied the 20% discount and it shot up to c£110 minus discount making the bag c£88 (can't remember the exact figs but its a good representation)

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Direct Golfs reduced sales and vouchers always look good in headlines but never actually achieve much

 

[Hobbit]

And still more expensive than Clubhousegolf after taking the 20% off... Haven't bothered with DG for years.

 

[Fish]

as the OP states, they put the price back up from their 'normal' price before taking the 20% off, therefore negating any 'advertised discount'.

Tried it myself when I wanted a Titleist bag, it was c£85 normally, so I expected £69 when discount applied. Applied the 20% discount and it shot up to c£110 minus discount making the bag c£88 (can't remember the exact figs but its a good representation)

If you can honestly prove that, then its illegal.

There is a term of time that things have to be shown as on sale for before being reverted back to a 'normal' price before again being subjected to another offer.

I got caught out with this when I planned an 'everything 20% off' over a Bank Holiday rather than having specific items discounted, which is very time consuming administratively. I had put some items that were discounted prior back to SRRP and then only 1 week later discounted everything, which apparently is wrong to do and I had a polite warning from the OFT.

I think its a full calendar month so, if any prices have been increased within any given month to marry up to a different seasonal sale offer which offers no additional saving, then its illegal.

 

[fundy]

If you can honestly prove that, then its illegal.

There is a term of time that things have to be shown as on sale for before being reverted back to a 'normal' price before again being subjected to another offer.

I got caught out with this when I planned an 'everything 20% off' over a Bank Holiday rather than having specific items discounted, which is very time consuming administratively. I had put some items that were discounted prior back to SRRP and then only 1 week later discounted everything, which apparently is wrong to do and I had a polite warning from the OFT.

I think its a full calendar month so, if any prices have been increased within any given month to marry up to a different seasonal sale offer which offers no additional saving, then its illegal.

They have a normal price and a members price which gets them around this, ie its always on sale at the normal price which they revert to before the price is reduced.

Occasionally their system fails and you can get a decent discount, they had a Galvin Green Jacket already in the sale earlier this yr which it let me take 20% off

 

[DCB]

DGs sale offers are nearly always governed by their small print. A reason why I don't use them all that much.

 

[Fish]

They have a normal price and a members price which gets them around this, ie its always on sale at the normal price which they revert to before the price is reduced.

Occasionally their system fails and you can get a decent discount, they had a Galvin Green Jacket already in the sale earlier this yr which it let me take 20% off

I'm not sure it would legally get them around it, like many companies who point out their terms & conditions, they think it excuses them of the Sale of Goods Act and/or Competitions Act which are very explicit and are not open to interpretation!

Again, I once had items priced in my retail shop that were different to those on-line, again, if these are bought and sold within a solitary limited company, that is illegal, I would think that DG would fall into this category irrelevant of membership/s ect.

 

[fundy]

I'm not sure it would legally get them around it, like many companies who point out their terms & conditions, they think it excuses them of the Sale of Goods Act and/or Competitions Act which are very explicit and are not open to interpretation!

Again, I once had items priced in my retail shop that were different to those on-line, again, if these are bought and sold within a solitary limited company, that is illegal, I would think that DG would fall into this category irrelevant of membership/s ect.

Well theyre a big chain and been doing it for years, I expect theyve had its legalities checked and I dare say been challenged, yet are still doing it

 

[Fish]

Well theyre a big chain and been doing it for years, I expect theyve had its legalities checked and I dare say been challenged, yet are still doing it

Well there is 1 anomaly that I've just found, they state on their main on-line website that some offers may not be available in some stores and are only available on-line. I've just been onto a local DG shop website and when you link to their T&C's it rebounds to the national one with the same company registration & VAT numbers so, it is all 1 limited company irrelevant of if its on-line or retail presence! I was formerly warned by the OFT for having different prices so I can't see how they can be any different, I first thought the retail outlets may be franchises but then they would have different limited company names in their websites but have a 'trading as' signature linking back to DG.

 

[fundy]

Well there is 1 anomaly that I've just found, they state on their main on-line website that some offers may not be available in some stores and are only available on-line. I've just been onto a local DG shop website and when you link to their T&C's it rebounds to the national one with the same company registration & VAT numbers so, it is all 1 limited company irrelevant of if its on-line or retail presence! I was formerly warned by the OFT for having different prices so I can't see how they can be any different, I first thought the retail outlets may be franchises but then they would have different limited company names in their websites but have a 'trading as' signature linking back to DG.

A lot of the big firms (currys, asda, tesco etc) do this, how do they get around it then?

 

[pbrown7582]

Pretty standard DG 20% off not members prices and selected items all in the small print.
Typical chain store marketing you do occasionally find some things slip through but generally as already stated its not a blanket 20% off.

 

[Fish]

A lot of the big firms (currys, asda, tesco etc) do this, how do they get around it then?

The on-line businesses will be usually a different limited company within 'the group' to that of the retail chains, that way it is a totally separate entity, this was explained to me by the OFT. If I wanted different prices on-line, I had to set up a different limited company and show that I was buying my stock in through that company, having a different trading name was not enough as it would be linked by law to my retail limited company and would contravene the Sale of Goods Act and the Competitions Act.

I reported a large well known brand once to the OFT for price fixing, I had purchased a large shipment from them and retrospectively discounted it to fit my margins, other stores complained to the brand that I was selling too cheap, the brand told me to put my prices up immediately or they wouldn't supply me any more, a real breach of law. I sent the emails and hard copy proof of the price fixing threat to the OFT but they said they were too busy to investigate! It was a large well known brand and quite simply they (large corporate companies) get away with loads that smaller business can't, this is why the high street is empty!

 

[DAVEYBOY]

American golf are the same... The Scotty Cameron putter I was looking at is in the sale and has gone up a couple of quid :rofl:

They can all swivel :clap:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Rarely use them. I never buy clubs online so it is usually only clothing I'm interested in and a lot of these are usually out of stock. I prefer clubhousegolf or Function 18

 

[Coatsy79]

Rarely use them. I never buy clubs online so it is usually only clothing I'm interested in and a lot of these are usually out of stock. I prefer clubhousegolf or Function 18

That's what I was doing popped a footjoy pullover thing in my basket applied the discount code, low and behold the price goes up to the full rrp minus the 20% making it a quid more than than the knockdown price you can beat at most other online golf shops

Madness lol

 

[Deleted member 17920]

I bought some Adidas powerband golf shoes last week. £89 down to £49 then got an e mail to save an extra 20%, I didn't think it would be on a sale item but got the 20% saving then got an extra £5 off on rewards points so got the pair for £34.99. Bloody good bargain :thup:

 

[G1BB0]

buyer beware and all that jazz

 

[Garush34]

Only thing I'm interested in buying, Callaway X-hot driver isn't included in the offer. Looks like if I pull the trigger I'll be going to snainton golf can get it £25 cheaper there than DG. But might aswell wait a couple weeks for the new X-hot to be released and it will come down.