Windows XP Home for $1?

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Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:39

Uglarbashdemgud
Joined: 14 Oct 2002
Posts: 1433

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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.

Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:50

Isriam
Joined: 15 Oct 2002
Posts: 2725

yea i didnt get mine either Sad

Posted: 07/29/05 - 11:56

Frax
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 8190

I got mine!

( ok I lied, I got the same email Sad

)

Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:02

Uglarbashdemgud
Joined: 14 Oct 2002
Posts: 1433

Lets Sue!

Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:09

Jakanden
Joined: 11 Nov 2003
Posts: 5336

Uglarbashdemgud wrote:

Lets Sue!

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

Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:10

Overon
Joined: 14 Oct 2002
Posts: 3315

do a joint lawsuit for a few million

Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:13

goatface
Joined: 12 Oct 2002
Posts: 1272

wonder how many orders they got
i saw people posting they ordered 10 to 30
lolz

Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:17

Owyyn
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 2902

Why would anyone want XP Home anyway?

Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:18

sinrakin
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 6094

Owyyn wrote:

Why would anyone want XP Home anyway?

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

Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:19

Asassin
Joined: 15 Mar 2003
Posts: 329

when airlines post a typo airfare they are required to honor those tickets for the purchased price.

how is this any different?

Posted: 07/29/05 - 12:37

Owyyn
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 2902

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.

Posted: 07/29/05 - 15:41

Mogling
Joined: 29 Dec 2002
Posts: 2446

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

Posted: 07/30/05 - 02:26

omgmaximumpwnge
Joined: 10 Jul 2005
Posts: 39

Some1 email them and complain. Then post it. You guys could really take this sumwhere. I could have sworn it was for pre-ordering.

Posted: 07/30/05 - 03:01

halfbent
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 2506

Quote:

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.

Posted: 07/30/05 - 03:26

Luturb
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 3887

Yes they are legally obligated to sell you software at 1/100th the price because one of their employees made a typo. 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.

Posted: 07/30/05 - 08:43

Renaan Hellfire
Joined: 14 Oct 2002
Posts: 321

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.

Posted: 07/30/05 - 12:15

Asassin
Joined: 15 Mar 2003
Posts: 329

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.

Posted: 07/30/05 - 13:06

Snasty
Joined: 13 Oct 2002
Posts: 86

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.

Posted: 07/30/05 - 15:43

Smackmuh
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Posts: 451

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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