From: Matt Howe (matthowe_at_comcast.net)
Date: Fri Jul 29 2005 - 18:23:28 PDT
I agree. In Michigan, if they post an advertisement in the newspaper and you
go to the store and they are out, they have to give you a rain check unless
the advertisement specifically says limited quantities. Otherwise it is like
Jon Glass and his Wal-Mart story. They have to sell it to you. I'd call them
back and put some pressure on them, were it I.
Matt "Ducky" Howe
matthowe_at_comcast.net
mywebpages.comcast.net/mhowe41
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[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Richard Kilpatrick
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 7:16 PM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] [OT[ Re: Tiger Direct Hard Drives
On 29 Jul 2005, at 20:10, Jon Glass wrote:
> Is that sort of thing even legal? I mean, I once bought a subwoofer
> at=20=
>
> Walmart some years ago. I was expecting to pay something like $100,
> but=20=
>
> it rang up for about $40. I told the clerk, like a dummy, and after
> she=20=
>
> consulted with the manager, he told her that she needed to ring it
> up=20
> that way, and that the error was theirs, and they had to honor it.
> I=20
> don't know if it was just a Walmart policy or what, but having a=20
> shipper recall something after it shipped is _really_ out there,
> IMO...
Certainly under UK rules, if they've taken payment, then the goods
are yours and they can't recall them. There have been a few cases of
errors like that over the past couple of years, some resulting in
court cases where firms were forced to honor the online pricing.
E&OE notwithstanding; the moment they've taken payment from your
card, they've accepted your offer and the goods are yours.
I personally would be checking up on US distance selling regulations
and demanding my HD.
Richard
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