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From: F Murtz on 22 Jul 2010 11:07 D Walford wrote: > On 21/07/2010 10:21 PM, Noddy wrote: >> "F Murtz"<haggisz(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:4c46d4c7$1(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au... >> >>> You must have gone to different clive peeters, I was after camera and >>> checked prices at the good guys, j&b hi fi, retrovision, hardly >>> normal,joyce main and some others and by far the dearest was clive >>> peeters >> >> The store you went to might have been more expensive, but that's >> hardly the >> reason for their demise. For what it's worth, when I renovated my >> kitchen a >> couple of years ago I bought a complete package from Clive Peters, and >> they >> were cheaper than anyone else around. >> >> I'd also find it incredibly hard to believe that *anyone* is more >> expensive >> than Hardly Normal :) > > Seems like Clive Peters is still trading, they have been advertising on > the radio all day. > > > Daryl They are in receivership and being completely sold up as far as I can see, I went yesterday to one near Granville, it was nearly empty and what was left still was not bargains, they seemed to be selling to their builder mates judging on some conversations I overheard. I also heard staff telling a customer something about an auction house after they closed the doors. I don't know if they will keep any open elsewhere.
From: D Walford on 23 Jul 2010 04:31 On 23/07/2010 1:07 AM, F Murtz wrote: > D Walford wrote: >> On 21/07/2010 10:21 PM, Noddy wrote: >>> "F Murtz"<haggisz(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:4c46d4c7$1(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au... >>> >>>> You must have gone to different clive peeters, I was after camera and >>>> checked prices at the good guys, j&b hi fi, retrovision, hardly >>>> normal,joyce main and some others and by far the dearest was clive >>>> peeters >>> >>> The store you went to might have been more expensive, but that's >>> hardly the >>> reason for their demise. For what it's worth, when I renovated my >>> kitchen a >>> couple of years ago I bought a complete package from Clive Peters, and >>> they >>> were cheaper than anyone else around. >>> >>> I'd also find it incredibly hard to believe that *anyone* is more >>> expensive >>> than Hardly Normal :) >> >> Seems like Clive Peters is still trading, they have been advertising on >> the radio all day. >> >> >> Daryl > They are in receivership and being completely sold up as far as I can > see, I went yesterday to one near Granville, it was nearly empty and > what was left still was not bargains, they seemed to be selling to their > builder mates judging on some conversations I overheard. > I also heard staff telling a customer something about an auction house > after they closed the doors. > I don't know if they will keep any open elsewhere. > Maybe they are closing stores in states other than Vic? I think their first store was in Ringwood or somewhere in Melbs eastern suburbs, I remember buying a set of speakers there in the mid 70's. Daryl
From: D Walford on 23 Jul 2010 04:33 On 22/07/2010 10:13 PM, atec77 wrote: > On 22/07/2010 9:27 PM, D Walford wrote: >> On 22/07/2010 7:51 PM, Noddy wrote: >>> "D Walford"<dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message >>> news:4c480bb6$0$11107$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> >>>> Seems like Clive Peters is still trading, they have been advertising on >>>> the radio all day. >>> >>> The place is in receivership. They're trying to trade out of trouble, >>> but >>> I'd be fucked if I'd be taking a chance with them now. >>> >> >> Depends what you were buying, appliances are covered by the >> manufacturers warranty so that shouldn't be an issue but I wouldn't be >> paying any more than small deposit on anything I bought from them until >> it was delivered. >> >> >> Daryl > A couple of stores were closed , the rest are now franchised from hardly > normal > I think I may have heard that now that you mention it, sign out the front says Clive Peters but they are owned by HN. Daryl
From: Albm&ctd on 24 Jul 2010 18:14 In article <1279979279.208608(a)idlwebserver.idl.com.au>, athol_SPIT_SPAM(a)idl.net.au says... > D Walford <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > > > Seems like Clive Peters is still trading, they have been advertising on > > the radio all day. > > I've never heard of them. > Maybe this will help.. *CLIVE PETERS!*.. above the deafening tinkle of ADRs in your (injun) ears? Al -- I don't take sides. It's more fun to insult everyone. http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
From: John_H on 24 Jul 2010 18:22
Athol wrote: >D Walford <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > >> Seems like Clive Peters is still trading, they have been advertising on >> the radio all day. > >I've never heard of them. Which might because it's Clive Peeters! :) -- John H |