Argos has been accused of 'ripping off' its customers after it emerged it charges up to twice as much for toys as other stores.
The Thomas & Friends Super Station, for example, costs £139.99 at the British retailer, but is a far more purse-friendly £97.99 in Smyths.
Meanwhile the Zoomer Show Pony toy is £85 at Argos but would set you back just £30 in Smyths - and can be snapped up for £35 on Groupon.
Argos has been accused of 'ripping off' its customers after it emerged it charges up to twice as much for toys as other stores. A Thomas & Friends Super Station (pictured) costs £139.99 on the brand's website
The exact same Thomas & Friends Super Station is for sale on the Smyths website (pictured), but costs £97.99 and so £41 cheaper
The price differences were spotted by mother Zoe Baskerville, who said she will be 'giving them a swerve' when it comes to picking up Christmas presents this festive season.
Writing in a Facebook post, which has since had over 13,000 shares, Zoe shared screengrabs of price comparisons she had carried out between Argos and other stores.
A Thomas & Friends Sky High Bridge Set costs £108.99 at Argos - almost twice as much as the £57.99 price tag at online store Bargain Max.
The Zoomer Show Pony (pictured) is being sold for £84.99. The product is a robotic horse that makes chopping sounds when a child plays with it
On bargain website Groupon the Zoomer Show Pony is just £34.98, which is £50 cheaper than buying it from Argos
Argos are charging £42.99 for a Shimmer and Shine Magic Flying Carpet set. The product is two adjustable dolls sitting on a carpet that flutters when children move it around in the air
The Shimmer and Shine Magic Flying Carpet is on sale on the Smyths website for just £19.99, which is a £24 saving from Argos
While A Shimmer and Shine Magic Carpet set is being sold for £42.00 in Argos, but the same set is available for £19.99 in Smyths.
This is despite a special 'three for two' promotion currently available at Argos.
Zoe wrote: 'Giving Argos a swerve this year!! Doing some price checking before I sort Xmas and these are just a few iv found!!!
'DAYLIGHT ROBBERY FROM ARGOS! Even with 3 for 2 your losing out!!!'
Argos is selling a Stretch Screamers Frankenstein doll for £25. The doll screams and makes monster like sounds when it is stretched, while children can record their own screams and make the doll play them
The Stretch Screamers doll is on sale on the Smyths website for £9.99, which more than £15 cheaper than the Argos listing
Her post has had thousands of shares and other parents have said they will be avoiding the store this year.
One commented: 'I can't believe the price difference,what a rip off,just shows you that you need to shop about.'
'Thats shockin same thing n alot more how do they justify that [sic],' another posted.
A third said: 'WHAT!! That's crazy! Surely they can't do that, will be avoiding Argos this year for sure!'
Mother Zoe Baskerville said she will be 'giving them a swerve this year' in a Facebook post (pictured), which has had over 13,000 share
An Argos spokesperson said, 'Our '3 for 2' promotion offers great deals across thousands of our bestselling toys. We always aim to give customers the best possible value.'
Argos faced similar accusations last year when parents claimed the store had hiked the price of many of the most popular toys included in the three for two deal.
For example, on the day before the promotion began, the price of a Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn chair was £26.99; a Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Cookie Shape Surprise was £10.99 and a Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Counting with Puppy book was £10.99. Together this came to £48.97.
Other parents have now said they won't be shopping at Argos this Christmas thanks to Ms Baskerville's Facebook post, with one calling it a 'rip off' (pictured)
Once the three for two deal went live, the price of the chair went up to now £39.99 and the shape surprise toy to £19.99. The puppy book remained at a headline price of £10.99 but was included for free.
The net effect of these changes was to put up the price of these three toys to £59.98, which is £11.01 more than before the promotion launched.
Argos customer service staff explained the changes at the time, saying: 'Our prices change from time to time and only a tiny percentage of products included in our 3 for 2 offer increased in price today.'
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Main photo article Argos has been accused of ‘ripping off’ its customers after it emerged it charges up to twice as much for toys as other stores.
The Thomas & Friends Super Station, for example, costs £139.99 at the British retailer, but is a far more purse-friendly £97.99 in Smyths.
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