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Hi,

I am moving to a new house and last weekend we put a depsoit on a new flatscreen TV for delivery when we move to our new house. Well, call me stupid but we realised last night that we were a bit hasty and cannot really afford it until after Xmas and will make do with what we have as it's really fine and only 2 years old but we wanted a flatscreen for Xmas and to keep little ones fingerprints off it!!!:D
Does anyone know if we will get the €250 deposit back if we ring them and tell them we don't want it now or are we going to loose it?. There is nothing on the receipt to say deposits are non-refundable:confused:
 
Well go and ask for it back. I'm sure you'll have no problem. Don't know why you bothered with a deposit in the first place - TVs are hardly scarce at the moment.
 
We were asked for a deposit coz the TV is on special off at the moment and to hold onto the current offer price we had to pay a deposit.
 
Believe me.....the Jan Sales will reduce the prices further...there was a glut of TV's after the world cup and there will be a further glut after Christmas and the budget...
 
I agree, the "special prices" always come back again as TV prices are falling constantly. We were told something similar when buying ours, didnt go for it, came back about a month later and it was cheaper again.
 
Thanks guys, going to get it back on Sat and hang on till the new year, we were a bit too hasty tbh, new house excitement and all that!.
 
Worst case scenario they may hold on to the depsoit, and allow you to complete the deal when you can afford it after Christmas.
 
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Paying deposits

A deposit is a payment made to a supplier of a product or a service by a consumer which indicates an intention to buy a product or a service. The amount of the deposit and the timing of payment of the balance are a matter between the consumer and the supplier. When you pay a deposit for goods a contract is created between you as a consumer, and the supplier of the product or service. You should be clear at the time of paying a deposit what your obligations are (e.g. when you need to pay the balance, how much each payment is etc). You should also be clear about the duties of the supplier (e.g. when the product will be available).

It is always easier to know what your rights and responsibilities are if you have details of the contract in writing, however, a verbal contract is also enforceable. If the supplier does not adhere to the terms of the contract (e.g. delivery of a product takes significantly longer than stated) you may have a right to ask for your deposit to be returned. If you pay a deposit to a supplier who, in return, holds an article for you and you change your mind about paying the balance the supplier may not in all these circumstances be obliged to return your deposit.

If you buy goods (or pay a deposit on them) and the seller goes out of business before they are delivered, you may have considerable difficulty in getting either the goods or your money back. Usually the seller in these circumstances owes money to a number of people so your claim is just one of many. There are rules for the priority to be given to the various debts in the case of the business going into liquidation or receivership. Generally, the individual customer is low in the order of priority. If you paid for the goods by credit card, it is worthwhile to contact the credit card company who may not have actually paid or may be able to cancel the payment – you do not have a right to have this done but the credit card company may be able to do it for you.
 
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