Insurance Payout - £1600 Curry vouchers / £1000 Cash. Which to take

[joey122]

As above??

Quite lost at the mo.

They have offered 1600 pounds in currys vouchers or 1k in cash

What would you take?

Do currys sell anything useful at a reasonable price

[d000hg]

They are more expensive than you could find online, but not 60% more expensive. If you have any need for a big TV or new kitchen appliances I'd take the vouchers.

In terms of "good stuff" they sell a huge range including all but the top-end specialist stuff... Bosch, LG, Phillips, etc, etc.

[joey122]

They are more expensive than you could find online, but not 60% more expensive. If you have any need for a big TV or new kitchen appliances I'd take the vouchers.

In terms of "good stuff" they sell a huge range including all but the top-end specialist stuff... Bosch, LG, Phillips, etc, etc.

What would the minimum cash settlement be that you would be prepared to accept?

Thats a more interesting question

[shoes]

How long have you got to decide?

Ebay auction for the 1600 vouchers with an auction end time of the time by which you need to have made a decision. Set a 1100 reserve. Passes the reserve, take the vouchers, if it doesn't, take the cash.

I want 10% of the amount >1000 you gain via this technique, ta

[HairyArsedBloke]

I first read the subject I thought - that's a lot of Jalfrezi!

Honestly, it didn't occur to me it was vouchers for the shop.

[tim123]

You need to make sure that the vouchers are in small enough denominations to be useful (though perhaps it will come in a "loaded card" form) and that there isn't an unreasonably short timescale to spend them.

I couldn't spend 1600 pounds in Currys in three months and possibly not even in 12.

tim

[Bagpuss]

As above??

Quite lost at the mo.

They have offered 1600 pounds in currys vouchers or 1k in cash

What would you take?

Do currys sell anything useful at a reasonable price

I would say that 1600 in currys vouchers is worth about 1k in cash given that you can buy better products considerably cheaper on t'internet. Can you not haggle for a bit more cash? What exactly are you looking to replace?

[Sysman]

You need to make sure that the vouchers are in small enough denominations to be useful (though perhaps it will come in a "loaded card" form) and that there isn't an unreasonably short timescale to spend them.

I couldn't spend 1600 pounds in Currys in three months and possibly not even in 12.

I once mistakenly went for 180 quids worth of BA vouchers instead of 100 in cash when they bumped me off a flight. If I remember correctly I had to go to their shop in London to redeem them and it simply wasn't worth a trip there just for that.

I should have taken the cash.

[AtW]

If they offer you these vouchers it means they are worth considerably less than their cash offer

HTH

[joey122]

If they offer you these vouchers it means they are worth considerably less than their cash offer

HTH

This is an insurance offer

It means that they are identical :-
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