Buyers asked to pay €1,000 to get delivery of €119 Argos couch

BARGAIN hunters were told to cough up €1,000 if they wanted delivery of a couch they had purchased for a little more than €100.

A mistake on Argos’s Irish website priced two corner couches at €119, which prompted eagle-eyed consumers to scoop up the offer. However, as they waited for delivery of the sofa they were contacted by Argos, who told them the price was in fact €1,199.99.

The incorrect price was on the Irish website only for three days following the launch of the latest catalogue. The correct price was shown in the Irish catalogue but the in-store system processed the lower price when shoppers went to purchase the sofa.