Futureshop.ca Screwup

SycophantSycophant Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 7092Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">...and the beast I nearly had</div> A few hours ago, <a href='http://www.futureshop.ca' target='_blank'>futureshop.ca</a> messed up a new product listing, and it seems everyone got to take advantage of it except me.

A new Compaq Celeron 2.4GHz, 17" LCD monitor, plus accessories, was obviously accidentally listed as $117.49 - the price has since been corrected to $1017.49. I was just after clicking that final 'submit online order' button when a friend on msn (<i>who managed to get two</i>) said their website was finally listing them as out of stock.

Sure enough, the website spit back the message saying they were now out of stock and my order was refused becuase of it. <b>I was so close</b>!!! Sure, a 2.4GHz Celeron isn't exactly the system I would have upgraded to, but the price sure was right. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

Oh well, maybe next time.......
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    That would've been sweet. Even if it's a Celeron, it's still 117$.
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  • MajinMajin Join Date: 2003-05-29 Member: 16829Members, Constellation
    you know that they would have cought the mistake and charged you the proper price, most likely, the price was just wrong on thw web site and the billing ppl would have sent bills for the correct amount.
    But you might have got away with it, because if its listed, they have to respect the listed price.
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  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin--Majin+Sep 5 2003, 04:56 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Majin @ Sep 5 2003, 04:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> because if its listed, they have to respect the listed price. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Bingo.

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    False advertisement <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Whats better is that if you buy something and it doesnt scan, or accept the code you usaly get it free <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> happend to me when i got food.
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  • DizzyOneDizzyOne BASS&#33; Join Date: 2002-11-17 Member: 9095Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Rellix+Sep 5 2003, 03:13 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Rellix @ Sep 5 2003, 03:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Whats better is that if you buy something and it doesnt scan, or accept the code you usaly get it free <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> happend to me when i got food. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    doesnt work with electronics, and in the supermarkets i know they usually let one of the workers get the real price from the back ( I worked in a supermaket, and I had to do it alot <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> )
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    edited September 2003
    <span style='color:green'>*Spored.* Inappropriate.</span>
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin--Rellix+Sep 5 2003, 02:13 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Rellix @ Sep 5 2003, 02:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Whats better is that if you buy something and it doesnt scan, or accept the code you usaly get it free :D happend to me when i got food. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    As a former grocery store worker, let me tell you that in all odds the clerk knew the item didn't scan, but just didn't care. I did it all the friggin time. Too much effort to try to rescan your bread, so get the hell out. That sorta thinking.

    Ah apathy...
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