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Topic: US Law
Posted By: Gullanian
Subject: US Law
Date Posted: 26 September 2003 at 10:56am

Ok last night I was browsing a website selling drum stuff (website will remain annonymous!).  I saw this on the site:

MAPEX DOUBLE BASS KIT
WAS -
$1,500
NOW - $0.99!

Before I made the purchase I chatted to a representative in Live Support and this is an extract from the conversation:

Me: The products on your site, the price they say, once I place an order for them, is that the price I pay? no hidden charges?
Chase: That is the price you pay, there are no hidden charges.
Me: Once ive placed the order, the contract is made and i get the product for that price?
Chase: Correct.

I got the reprensentative to send me a copy of the transcript to my email account.

So then I was lead to believe that the kit was 99cents as advertised, so I ordered one.  I got a receipt, and 99cents was taken from the bank account.

Im thinking that just before they ship someones going to stop it, do they have any grounds now to do this?

Thanks!




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Posted By: 3BEPb
Date Posted: 26 September 2003 at 11:53am

That's how I ordered office cabinet from staples or officemax.com. The price wasn't so low, however fair enough. They promised 2-3 days delivery, however they didn't even shipped the order during the next 3 weeks, saying it's out of stock. So I just cancelled it. But the deal was about $150-200.

Question - how many of you will cances $0.99 deal - I mean time and nerve-wise. Most of us will say "screw this 99 cents", they don't worth to spend half-hour on the phone with your credit card company to cancel that 99 c. transaction.

Obviously, the shipping can be delayed beyond any reasonable timeline... until you'll just forget abt this dollar. However, please let us know if you'll REALLY receive your order. :))))

p.s. man, if I wasn't a cop I used to be a con artist, I have so many brilliant ideas :)))



Posted By: zMaestro
Date Posted: 26 September 2003 at 11:58am

Did they know you are from England?

i.e. they can add an extra $1,499.1 for shipping



Posted By: Gullanian
Date Posted: 26 September 2003 at 12:05pm

No I got my friend in the US to order two kits.  One each!  Its $70 shipping per kit, but if you ordered $300 worth of stuff shipping was free, but my friend said he didnt have space for 1,800 drums!  Its less conspicuous with two anyway.

We will start bugging them as soon as the order takes longer than is stated.

I bet they are sh*tting their pants!  $3,000 of drums for $1.98



Posted By: KCWebMonkey
Date Posted: 26 September 2003 at 12:20pm

Maybe we should start a poll:

Will Gullanian get the drums he ordered?

1) No Way in hell!
2) Not a chance!
3) Don't hold your breath!
4) Are you kidding?

5) Can't talk now...laughing too hard...check back later...



Posted By: Gullanian
Date Posted: 26 September 2003 at 12:37pm
What about the option of yes


Posted By: KCWebMonkey
Date Posted: 26 September 2003 at 1:44pm
There isn't one...


Posted By: pmormr
Date Posted: 26 September 2003 at 2:05pm
my vote's on #5

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Posted By: zMaestro
Date Posted: 26 September 2003 at 2:25pm
still no news?


Posted By: 3BEPb
Date Posted: 26 September 2003 at 11:56pm
Agree with #5 :)


Posted By: Bluefrog
Date Posted: 27 September 2003 at 6:06am
#5a - laughed too hard - peed pants - changing underwear now...


Posted By: the boss
Date Posted: 27 September 2003 at 10:15am
ohh sh*t!! next time...be with diapers..huggies is a good brand

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Posted By: Bluefrog
Date Posted: 27 September 2003 at 10:16am
They are a bit too tight for my fat ass. I went out and grabbed a case of Depends.

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Posted By: dpyers
Date Posted: 27 September 2003 at 3:19pm

Im the US, merchants are not required to conform to prices posted with mistakes made by the publishing media although many do.

The courts apply a standard of "Reasonale Prudence" to many things. The issue would be... would a reasonably prudent person really expect to get a $1500 dollar article for $1?

I believe that in this instance, a court would conclude that you were trying to take advantage of an honest mistake and were trying to manipulate the customer service rep. Now, if the email from the customer service rep also quoted the price of $.99, that's a different matter.



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Posted By: zMaestro
Date Posted: 27 September 2003 at 4:12pm
Originally posted by dpyers dpyers wrote:

I believe that in this instance, a court would conclude that you were trying to take advantage of an honest mistake and were trying to manipulate the customer service rep.

so, Gullanian is in trouble now...



Posted By: Gullanian
Date Posted: 27 September 2003 at 5:37pm
Not trouble, they would give me the option to cancel the order im sure.


Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 27 September 2003 at 5:57pm
Maybe you bought a photo of the drum and not the drum itslef

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Posted By: MadDog
Date Posted: 27 September 2003 at 7:23pm
Watch it be a little drum set on a key chain LMAO!!!

O wait, even better yet, it will be a drum set that will go on the end of a car antenna, kind of like those Jack In The Box heads ROTFLMAO

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Posted By: dead_angel
Date Posted: 27 September 2003 at 8:15pm

in the uk, an item must be offered at the price advertised or a suitable replacement must be offered for the same price. i remember a couple of years ago, ARGOS online sold in one day, 400 28" widescreen TVs for £3.99p each. they took it to court who said that they must still give the buyers the TVs as they have legally bought them.

i once bought Tony Hawks 2 on PC for £9.99 (when it first came out) as the company had missed the 2 off the front.



Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 27 September 2003 at 9:47pm
Well if you already bought and have it, it does not matter, but if you order something they can still say (at least in the US) sorry that was a print error, no ship to you.... Well I sure hope Gulli get's his drums. And hope he did not sign up for some drum club, where you have to order a drum every year or you get one sent. Like those annoying Bookclubs.

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Posted By: Gullanian
Date Posted: 28 September 2003 at 10:12am

No its a proper online drum shop, and its a proper drum kit.

They refused the sale, but I cant do much because it was a friend in the US who made the order.  If it was in the UK and my card, id be on the phone right now shouting and them and getting my kit.




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