Hi Chaps,
I was posting last week about buying a GPS to aid navigation, more a double check for when I really don’t want to keep getting the map out to make sure every turn is right.
I ended up buying an Etrex 20. Went into the shop, on the display it says ‘Comes with free 1:25k Explorer for the whole of GB’. Or wording to very much that context. On the box it says ‘1:25k Explorer GB map voucher inside this box’ – OS stickers are on it, so all looks pretty good as a deal.
I ask at the counter – “Are the GB maps included in the box?”, “yes they are, there’s a voucher in the box – assistant opens the box, shows me voucher – great I think.
Get home, enter the voucher details into the Garmin site – turns out it’s for ‘600 sq km’… that’s enough for one or two ride areas! And the vouchers are £25 a pop.
Completely misleading marketing, and shocked that the staff obviously didn’t know what the deal was with the unit.
No where on the box does it say you get 600 sq km of mapping only.
I’ve downloaded the Tastytoaster maps, which are OK, but I wanted the Garmin to replace getting the OS map out every 10 minutes.
Anyone else fallen foul of this one?
Cheers
Ricks