e-gift card payments, after the retailer failed to remind people they could shop around when taking out an extended warranty.
Argos has also agreed to fix the way it sells extended warranties to customers and provide a goodwill gesture to those who may have missed out on a better deal.
Its breach of a legally-binding commitment affected sales of more than 400,000 extended warranties and 114,000 of those customers may have found a cheaper deal by comparing prices, had they been prompted to shop around.
Some cases involved extended warranties for breakdown care for larger electrical items. Argos will now contact all customers who may have missed out on a lower price and make them aware of the error.
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