Park TV

For Christmas this year (long time away i know and im sorry) i was thinking about saving with Park. I went to their website to see about how much you can save, what products are available etc etc....

Are these people serious? £440 for an xbox! :eek: Paid at about £11 per week. I can get an xbox from play.com for less than £200. Why would i pay over double?!

Think i will just stick to the standing order into the savings account each week instead of being completely ripped off! [disgust]

Anyone had any experience with them?

No I have no experience with them. Just like you a couple of years ago I received a catalogue and when I saw the prices I filed it in the correct place. The BIN.

What I did was to put money away each week from my pension and by christmas I had sufficent to buy my presents and Yum, Yum's for christmas dinner.

A few years ago wasnt there some problem with them not giving out goods at christmas, maybe im wrong but seem to remember something that was on the news.

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Originally Posted by chaz

A few years ago wasnt there some problem with them not giving out goods at christmas, maybe im wrong but seem to remember something that was on the news.

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chaz you might be referring to the collapse of Farepak. Details here
IMO these types of saving schemes are expensive and financially dangerous.

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Originally Posted by Gronnuck

chaz you might be referring to the collapse of Farepak. Details here
IMO these types of saving schemes are expensive and financially dangerous.

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sorry knew it was one of them, have never used any of them so didnt pay much attention but remembered it was along those lines.

Yes Shellie - keep saying with bank or post office - safer.
Park or Park Hampers or some such name had serious problems and folk lost money at Christmas time a few years ago.
Can remember when working in Aberdeen some of the folk were putting into this each week - when looking at the prices I was shocked when worked out value of packs, less than half of what the folks would pay in during the year.
Do not touch them - as said just keep putting your money away yourself then you can choose what YOU want to spend and when.

yeh i have been using park for years but i buy the vouchers not any gifts from the as you ay they are over priced for the goods but vouchers you pay the same price

I used Park for the first time last year, but just for vouchers. We saved £450 of high street vouchers and £100 amazon vouchers.

Not bothering this year, as very little places you can spend the High Street Vouchers up here. Will just put money aside each month into a savings account and then have the cash available to either hit online shopping or local shops!