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Windows XP Home for $1?

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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:39
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Sir Postalot
Uglarbashdemgud
Joined: 14 Oct 2002
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Dear Staples Customer,

We sincerely apologize for being unable to ship your Windows XP Home Edition
item number 594797.
Unfortunately our website contained a typographical pricing error. This item
will not be charged to
your account and will not be shipped. If you have any questions regarding this
item or are still
interested in purchasing it please do not hesitate to contact us at
800-333-3330.

We apologize for any inconvenience this error may have caused you. We have
taken steps to ensure
this does not happen again in the future.



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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:50
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Isriam
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yea i didnt get mine either Sad


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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:56
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Frax
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I got mine!



( ok I lied, I got the same email Sad )


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Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:02
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Sir Postalot
Uglarbashdemgud
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Lets Sue!


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Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:09
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Jakanden
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Uglarbashdemgud wrote:
Lets Sue!


Do it - they f****d up, they should honor it heh


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Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:10
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Overon
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do a joint lawsuit for a few million


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Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:13
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Sir Postalot
goatface
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wonder how many orders they got
i saw people posting they ordered 10 to 30
lolz


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Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:17
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Owyyn
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Why would anyone want XP Home anyway?


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Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:18
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sinrakin
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Owyyn wrote:
Why would anyone want XP Home anyway?

Well, for a buck, you wouldn't feel like you were getting ripped off much.


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Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:19
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Luke Warm
Asassin
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when airlines post a typo airfare they are required to honor those tickets for the purchased price.

how is this any different?


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Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:37
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Owyyn
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When Nvidia's 4600s were brand new BestBuy ran a preorder sale on them, but the ad accidently said something like $150... it was a $450+ card. Depending on the store, sometimes they honored it without question, some flat out refused the offer, and some gave in after getting hassled.


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Posted: 07/29/05 - 15:41
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I used to work retail and if we had a sale price that didn't match up and they could prove this we had to honor it, hell even if things in store had the wrong price listed. I once had to give a guy a 199 item for 99 as some lazy a*s did the sign wrong heh


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Posted: 07/30/05 - 02:26
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omgmaximumpwnge
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Some1 email them and complain. Then post it. You guys could really take this sumwhere. I could have sworn it was for pre-ordering.


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Posted: 07/30/05 - 03:01
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halfbent
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The receipt of an email order confirmation is simply a recognition that we have received your requested order, and does not constitute an offer to sell. We reserve the right to limit the quantity of any item sold, or prohibit a sale altogether, including but not limited to prohibiting sales to resellers.


I had a similar issue a while back with a mistake in a laptop listing, making a $2500+ laptop to be $250+. Needless to say, they didn't let the offer go either. There's a difference in the terms between online listings and actual print or in store listings.


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Posted: 07/30/05 - 03:26
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Yes they are legally obligated to sell you software at 1/100th the price because one of their employees made a typo. Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes When you call your lawyer to get this lawsuit going he will laugh at you for 20 minutes and then charges you $200 for his time.


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Posted: 07/30/05 - 08:43
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Luke Warm
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This happens all the time and people jump on the chance of cheap shit.

Wouldn't surprise me if the online stores actually did it on purpose for a laugh since they don't have to honour the price anyway. Just to see how many people try to buy them.


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Posted: 07/30/05 - 12:15
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Luke Warm
Asassin
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crack jokes and be an a*s all you want. but it doesn't change the fact that what i said was true and comparing it too.

when airlines post airfares online and typo it, they ARE obligated to honor those airfares at that price.

so tell me how purchasing a plane ticket online is different than purchasing a piece of software online.


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Posted: 07/30/05 - 13:06
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Snasty
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Airlines are not "obligated" to sell those tickets but did so to avoid bad publicity. Almost every online store has a section on mispriced items and that they are not obligated to honor them.


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Posted: 07/30/05 - 15:43
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Luke Warm
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All they have to do is prove that they posted the "correct" price elsewhere. Happened with some guy that took a guy selling a 500 dollar camera for 50 dollars by typo, he proved he put in the correct price in another place and it was just messed up once.


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