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i got turned down for a job there a while ago.. i was too orangified for them!!
have fun with the form!
fatreg
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Posted: 2007-04-07 18:40:26
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Carephonewarehouse are just bad from the story's i have read here in regards to Phones 4u.
I'll explain mines. When the D600 came out, i went to the carphonewarehouse. Signed upto a contract with them on O2, it was 6 months cash back half price line rental and the remainder at the full price a 12 month contract. I thought hmm might as well go for this, since my staff discount for O2 would not be applicable to me in 3 month's time ( thats 3 months waiting period before i can get discount at work) anway signed upto the contract etc. That night went home. was thinking about it, that in the long run if i signed up through O2 direct with my staff discount, i'l get 50% off any plan, and its not a cash back thing or nething. So i thought i go into carphoneware, ask them to cancel me contract under 14 day term. I was at the store 1st thing, at 9am, only the manager was around. Got told i am not allowed to cancel, that Vodafone and O2 contracts signed up through carephonewarehouse no 14 day term apply?
I was raging at this stage, explaining, I was not told this at all, by your advisor, and he said to me, that its in the terms and conditions. I read the terms and conditions through every line of the thing and so it was, der, saying i cannot cancel. I was raging, I thought I call up o2 from the store, and it was carphonewarehouse O2 cust service, (carphoneware deal with o2 billing and cust service, its not dealt with O2 directly, O2 only sells airtime to carphonewarehouse) anyway they advised me the contract is valid and no 14 day term either.)
I go well if i signed up with O2 directly online or thru der retail store, then i would not be in this scenario, they go to me, not much can be done at all.
Then the manager advised me that since it is a new handset what you can do if u want, is sell it on ebay, and recoup your years rental. I can't beleive he actually said that to me. However thats what I ended up doing. Got me money for me years line rental through selling me handset.
[ This Message was edited by: Mr Miyagi on 2007-04-07 17:59 ]
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Posted: 2007-04-07 18:58:51
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I got stung by 4UBusiness, They sold me a O2 contract and promised me the earth instead i got a £382.49 bill from Vodafone as they cancelled my existing contract with them! and put me on the highest (£80/month) tariff with O2 for TWO years!!! even O2 couldn't downgrade my tariff!
If i had of stayed with Vodafone (even though they aren't the cheapest) i would have saved myself over £1,300!
Moral to this story Steer clear of John Caudwell and his mighty empire!
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Posted: 2007-04-07 19:16:13
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Thats bad man. Sorry to hear that. Has John not sold his empire for apparently 1 billion pound last year to some group I heard?
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Posted: 2007-04-07 19:23:29
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they pulled out...
caudwell group is still for sale if you have a spare £1BN.....
EDIT: my bad.. 26/09/06 sold for £1.46BN... must be a screw loose to buy that in the shambles its in..
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[ This Message was edited by: fatreg on 2007-04-07 18:34 ]
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Posted: 2007-04-07 19:33:18
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True it sold for £1.24billion wonder if he'll reimburse us all?
Edit: £1.46billion
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[ This Message was edited by: nanu*1 on 2007-04-07 18:52 ]
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Posted: 2007-04-07 19:33:24
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i just dont like der sales tactics at all, they all wear suits thinking they well smart etc, u might be in for browsing and not wanting to buy anyting, then they ask u to sit down, get der bit of paper out asking u questions on what phone u liked mins and texts u want on a bit of paper, then u say to them oh thaks for that info, i'll think about it, then they go to u, oh have u got a contact number we'l contact u in a few days time to see u interested etc. i just give them a fake number lol. thats my experience with phones4u one day lol.
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Posted: 2007-04-07 19:38:44
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P4U are sending me a application form so if I get in there
anytime soon well
gotta admit im put off by commision but I think i'd be good at flogging mobiles to new customers
better then working for a car company
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Posted: 2007-04-11 00:20:06
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lol good look!
i applied in january with over 4yrs experience selling and fixing phones on all networks and had to go to an 'Open' day style interview where they had about 20 ppl all tryin for the job and u get interviewed and then u have to sell a phone to one of the managers there and they r buggers let me tell yeh!!!
Anyways i got offered the job but declined it as i was told some right horror stories bout how heavy the managers come down on u and that its a very sexist company with regards to promotions and such for females and i didnt wanna work for a company like tha... neither did i think morally i could lol...
Good luck.
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Posted: 2007-04-11 01:13:43
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I haven't got any sales experienece at all but im willing to try,
I went for some cold sales job a few weeks ago selling charitys to people in there homes, I hated that..
doing the same instore shouldn't be a prob i know abit about phones thanks to this forum and if the worst comes to the worst im sure I can get round the manager like I did whith the charity job
I think CPW might be better place work for tbh tho,
im not liking what people are saying what they've had happen to them by the staff in P4U's stores across the UK
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Posted: 2007-04-11 01:46:07
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