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Amazon hit by pricing error
News Due to apparent pricing error, the company has cancelled all orders for a Samsung LNR409D 40-inch LCD TV advertised and sold for $1,899 (£1,071) on 4 October. Amazon.com's Customer Service Department apologized for the inconvenience and cited...
[October 7, 2005, 10:35]
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
Talkback Well 1 day ago Dell had the 75-300 III, now they do not even list the lens. I smell something wortten going on,
[December 13, 2004, 22:34]
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
Talkback How can Dell refuse to honor this mistake and then honor this one? http://asia.cnet.com/news/communications/0,39037080,13031642,00.htm I feel that if they do not ship the advertised product for the advertised price that they are opening themselves...
[December 13, 2004, 22:48]
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
Talkback Who cares really, it will take Dell a year to figure out who did the typo, just as it takes a year to get through to their deplorable customer service or tech support. But hey if you want to place an oder for something from Dell you never get put...
[December 13, 2004, 23:12]
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
Talkback You forgot to mention that Dell had the correct Canon part number (for the less expensive lens) on the page, showing that there was an error somewhere
[December 14, 2004, 1:22]
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
Talkback I love Dell, but this time they screwed up.
[December 14, 2004, 5:58]
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
Talkback I got another interesting article for you guys. Dell recently had a "Dellf Sweepstakes" game where you could register and you could either win a "prize" or if you lost you got a coupon. Dell had a coupon that was "a $1 17" LCD TV when you pruchase...
[December 14, 2004, 18:17]
PC World Business sued over Net pricing error
Talkback If a company takes payment for goods, they should honour that transaction. I hope he wins his court case.
[August 4, 2003, 12:36]
Amazon hit by pricing error
Talkback Error's are made all the time. Really? what is the world coming to? I bet all of the people complaining have NEVER made a mistake in their lives! And what's with all the "sue" culture? As for the comments here about UK law, get your facts straight!
[October 7, 2005, 14:04]
Amazon hit by pricing error
Talkback Hm. I notice they don't say thy will correct the price if it's too high.
[October 7, 2005, 11:29]
Amazon hit by pricing error
Talkback Does this mean that any store (online or not) can cover it's pricing errors with its own terms and conditions? I was under the impression that it was UK law for a company to honour it's advertised price.
[October 7, 2005, 12:01]
Amazon hit by pricing error
Talkback Uk law says no company can advertise an item at one price then raise the price after a purchase has been made by the customer.Argos and several other companies have been heavily fined for these kind of tactics where they offer a very low priced...
[October 7, 2005, 12:47]
Amazon hit by pricing error
Talkback The only reason that it is "big news" is that with Internet technology, the word spreads quickly and thousands get to hear of the pricing error and try and exploit it. If something is really, obviously advertised at the wrong price (and a TV/DVD...
[October 7, 2005, 13:41]
Amazon hit by pricing error
Talkback Actually, its not covered by UK law. Firstly most companies have something in their T & C, that's guaranteed. In shops, if something is priced incorrectly they DO NOT have to sell for that price if it is wrong, they have to take them off the shelf...
[October 9, 2005, 14:19]
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
Talkback if it's too good to be true.of course it is.and I bet every single person that placed the order knew it must be an error and tried to take advantage of it.regardless of the size of a company it only takes one person to make a mistake.people should...
[April 7, 2005, 18:15]
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
Talkback I have no issue with those who place an order in hopes of receiving the deal of the century. What I do think is pathetic beyond all reasonability is the self-righteous indignance these patrons put on as if somehow Dell has cheated them out of their...
[December 13, 2004, 20:01]
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
Talkback You could also mention one of the forums members on dpreview.com that placed an order for 30 of these units. Everyone there knew it was a MISTAKE, they talk as if Dell is trying to screw them, that its a bait and switch, that it is not a moral...
[December 13, 2004, 20:36]
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
News Dell, which has suffered from online pricing errors in the past, uses its terms and conditions to protect itself though lawyers caution that companies should not take this form of protection too far. Dell's terms and conditions state that the...
[December 13, 2004, 17:15]
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
Talkback I believe that this is not the first time a major pricing error has slipped through their irresponsible managerial team, as in reference to the pricing problem at Dell which involved a Dell Inspiron 3800 C600ST notebook, originally priced at about...
[December 13, 2004, 21:00]
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
Talkback You go DELL. You are the dude !
[December 13, 2004, 21:06]
