RE: UKNM: e-commerce own goal

[Steve Johnston]

As the speculation is to continue, here is my next bit of third-hand

heresay. Apparently, the price was advertised correctly, but was rounded

to £3.00 from £299.00 when it arrived in the 'shopping basket'. No offer

or advertised-price gaff just a simple mistake for all to see. And

Taylor Joynson Garrett should be

ashamed-of-themselves/very-proud-of-themselves for being the first to

commercially exploit the publicity.


Steve Johnston

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> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Paul Douglas [paul [dot] douglasfuturenet [dot] co [dot] uk (mailto:paul [dot] douglasfuturenet [dot] co [dot] uk)]

> Sent: 10 September 1999 12:03

>

To: uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: Re: UKNM: e-commerce own goal

> 

> 

> And now it looks as though a disgruntled customer is going to sue:

> http://www.theregister.co.uk/990909-000012.html

> 

> Ray Taylor wrote:

> > 

>

> From: Robert Hamilton (brandwidth) <listsbrandwidth [dot] co [dot] uk>

> > 

> > >> I read that Argos had consulted with ASA before making their

> > >> decision not to honour the orders.

> > >

> > >Surely it's trading standards, not advertising? The ASA 

> have nothing

> > >to do with the former (wherever you read it!).

> 

> [Sam says: article chopped for brevity...]


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