Page 1 of Retailer Mis-Price `bargains` - Some Sense at Last

All of us who think we deserve to take advantage of e-tailers price errors should take a look at this article

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2872429.stm

It makes interesting reading and tells it like it is, I think

Something like this happened in my local tesco. They were selling Wharfdale 750`s at about £170. But some doofus had added a decimal point in the wrong place, labelling the item at £1.70. A man who it seems was good at complaining, took a player to the checkout, and when the correct price came up, he loudly proclaimed "But that`s not the price on the shelf! I demand to see the manager immediately" He got the player for the £1.70, and even got the clubcard point.

Maybe the manager should have taken a leaf out of Amazon`s book. In that the item was still the store`s property until a financial transaction had taken place. If the guy had moaned about false advertising, I personally would have told him to stuff it. Take them to court if you like, but it`ll cost you more than £170

Well said Bill Thompson.

All the best,

The 42%er.

Are people actually going to take Amazon to court over this then?

What is the world coming to, we are all after all only human and therefore make human type mistakes, also the saddos claiming their legal right to the mis-priced goods should remember that they started off with nothing and will probably end up getting nothing, so nothing gained but more importantly nothing lost!

The simple fact is that a shop is under no obligation to sell you anything. Until they accept your money - whether it be over the counter or by debiting your credit card following an online transaction - they don`t have to hand over the goods.