As many of you may know, Argos is a catalogue retailer available in the UK and Ireland. They have a range of products such as toys, furniture, laptops and much more. Argos, like many retail companies, have their own app. However, at the minute this app is not available in Ireland.
A number of people from the UK tweeted to the @Argos_Online twitter page last week, all praising their latest app update description. The Circular decided to investigate further.
It turns out that Argos UK app
The Argos app update notes are sheer genius 😂 pic.twitter.com/5VWVWAonL4
— Tom Stables (@tomstables) September 28, 2016
The Circular compiled ten of the best update descriptions. Beginning with the one that caught our eye last week.
1.Brexit – (App update: April 2019)
2.Back to the Future – (App update: April 2016)
Best description for an app update I’ve seen yet #argos pic.twitter.com/dCB3l8kuMM
— CraigBrophy (@CraigBrophy) April 19, 2016
3.Take Hart/Art Attack – (App update: August 2016)
Good work, @Argos app update bloke. I agree. pic.twitter.com/IsMSBoCpMN
— James Cameron (@Tankslider) September 18, 2016
4.Oprah – (App update: June 2017)
Love me an Argos app update purely so I get to see what description they've put in this time pic.twitter.com/lhsYCXfV5s
— Marc (@Ver_2) June 30, 2017
5.Where’s Wally? – (App update: March 2019)
The @Argos_Online app update notes always make me chuckle 🤣 #tinywizards #tinyunicorns pic.twitter.com/uJywzQbmE8
— Sarah Burns (@KitsunerOrLater) March 6, 2019
6.Game of Thrones – (App update: September 2017)
7.Christmas – (App update: November 2016)
Loving the @Argos_Online app update details. Someone has put some proper work into it! pic.twitter.com/nXSLoJfpyo
— 80sNostalgia (@80sNostalgia) November 14, 2016
8.New
Once again the people of @Argos_Online show that they're the best when it comes to app update notes. McConaughey as Lion-O 👍 pic.twitter.com/CEfywZITKc
— David Strathdee (@David_Strathdee) January 31, 2017
9.Schrodingers cat – (App update: October 2018)
Hey @Argos_Online please give your developers a raise. Their app update descriptions are an absolute gem in a boring sea of “minor bug fix”. pic.twitter.com/nWZ5bF8mpC
— Chris Emmett (He/Him) (@chrisEmmett) October 10, 2018
10.I Phone 6 – (App update: February 2016)
Refreshing app update from @Argos_Online – one I actually enjoyed reading and a change from the usual 'bug fixes' pic.twitter.com/wJ1J3Ah4xa
— Alan Hickman (@alan_hickman) February 24, 2016
It is clear that a lot of effort is put into creating these unique descriptions but app update descriptions often go unnoticed by users.
However, it is obvious from the reaction on Twitter that these descriptions often brighten up the day of those who come across them.
The Argos app update notes brought a smile to my face 🙂 pic.twitter.com/ssubWDgTzo
— nickholl (@nickholl) November 14, 2018