littlewwoods

smodgley

hi, on the littlewoods ireland website they offered this Compaq mini desktop with 21.5in monitor €69.99
i have ordered one.if they posted the wrong price (which i think they did) do they have to honour the quoated 69 price

biko

An ad is an invitation to buy, they don't have to honour the price on the site.
This is probably stated in their T&C too somewhere.

Hope you get it though.

Btw, see more here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2055606244

Cabaal

By right they should honor it if your payment method was deducted for the agreed amount

dudara

smodgley wrote: »

if they posted the wrong price (which i think they did) do they have to honour the quoated 69 price

In short, no.

Their advertisement is an 'invitation to treat' and it is not legally binding upon them.

smodgley

dudara wrote: »

In short, no.

Their advertisement is an 'invitation to treat' and it is not legally binding upon them.

they offered an invitation at a certain price i accepted ,they sent an email comfirming the order at the agreed price of 69

mcaul

ssshhhh...

They may not notice it as the item is shipped direct from the supplier.

I ordered one too. (Just in case they don't notice!) Any chance this thread could be deleted until we see if it arrives?;)

smodgley

mcaul wrote: »

ssshhhh...

They may not notice it as the item is shipped direct from the supplier.

I ordered one too. (Just in case they don't notice!) Any chance this thread could be deleted until we see if it arrives?;)

hahahahaha:):)

Nody

smodgley wrote: »

they offered an invitation at a certain price i accepted ,they sent an email comfirming the order at the agreed price of 69

Still not enough; the deduction on your credit card would though as they can argue that the e-mail is automated and connected to the incorrect price in the add and in their system.

BuddhaJoe

smodgley wrote: »

they offered an invitation at a certain price

They didn't, you did. Now its up to them if they want to accept your offer.

dudara

smodgley wrote: »

they offered an invitation at a certain price i accepted ,they sent an email comfirming the order at the agreed price of 69

Still doesn't matter. Until payment is processed, it's still open.

Even when payment is processed, if they can prove that it's a genuine error on their part, they can refuse the transaction. (See the Aer Lingus fiasco that happened a while back).

mel123

dudara wrote: »

Still doesn't matter. Until payment is processed, it's still open.

Even when payment is processed, if they can prove that it's a genuine error on their part, they can refuse the transaction. (See the Aer Lingus fiasco that happened a while back).

there is already a big thread on here about this, its a pricing error and they have already let some people know that they will not be honoring it...and by law they dont have to.

dasilverfox

my missus ordered a 3 in 1 buggy which was advertised as 39.99euro. the next day the price was corrected to 630euro. we got ours 2 weeks later. the same buggy is advertised on mothercare's website for 730euro. we did receive a confirmation email, so if you received one they have to send it out to you at that price.:D

dasilverfox

sorry we did get it for 39.99euro.

darc

dasilverfox wrote: »

my missus ordered a 3 in 1 buggy which was advertised as 39.99euro. the next day the price was corrected to 630euro. we got ours 2 weeks later. the same buggy is advertised on mothercare's website for 730euro. we did receive a confirmation email, so if you received one they have to send it out to you at that price.:D

so many "experts" in consumer law!!

They don't HAVE to honour the deal. Quite clearly stated in their T&cs. They sent the buggy to you out of goodwill. If they send any computers out it will be by way of good will and nothing whatsoever to do with consumer rights / joe effin duffy or anything else.

Basq

darc wrote: »

so many "experts" in consumer law!!

They don't HAVE to honour the deal. Quite clearly stated in their T&cs. They sent the buggy to you out of goodwill. If they send any computers out it will be by way of good will and nothing whatsoever to do with consumer rights / joe effin duffy or anything else.

Spot on sir!

I've it covered in the Littlewood's thread - see post here. Sick of hearing all these wild claims to be honest!

dudara

dasilverfox wrote: »

we did receive a confirmation email, so if you received one they have to send it out to you at that price.:D

I'll repeat this once more. They do not have to send it to you even if you've received a confirmation email.

Actual payment (or debiting of the credit card) is usually the point of no return but even then that can be cancelled IF they can prove that they made a genuine error.

craichoe

This thread is on Today FM now


Hello Radio !!

deisedevil

Before the thread was closed in Bargain Alerts someone said he ordered it and asked for it to be shipped express delivery. He said DHL had just delivered it and he had signed for it. That true? Anyone else do that?

Basq

deisedevil wrote: »

Before the thread was closed in Bargain Alerts someone said he ordered it and asked for it to be shipped express delivery. He said DHL had just delivered it and he had signed for it. That true? Anyone else do that?

Sounds like utter crap tbh..

Ron DMC

Here's the post here. I reckon he's yanking our chain.

And the fella who was gonna pick up his from Compaq's warehouse hasn't reported back either.

I'd be surprised if anyone ends up with a PC from this.

Basq

Ron DMC wrote: »

Is this post here for real? Can anyone else confirm that they have recieved the order or is the poster taking the pish?

Of course he's taking the piss.. there's alway one in a misprice thread of this magnitude.

Ron DMC wrote: »

And to the fella who was going to pick up his order yesterday afternoon from Compaq, did he actually get his hands on the machine?

He said further down thread he was joking.. there was no option to collect it from Compaq!

brettmirl

Ron DMC wrote: »

And the fella who was gonna pick up his from Compaq's warehouse hasn't reported back either.

I'd be surprised if anyone ends up with a PC from this.

He was taking the mickey.

Dongasaurus

I waited around this morning before work to collect it (package tracking is great ), didn't even get a chance to open it.

I'll post pics this evening

Basq

Will give you the benefit of the doubt so Dongasaurus.

But you can surely understand our sheer disbelief!

Fair fecks if you did get it..

Ron DMC

Dongasaurus wrote: »

I waited around this morning before work to collect it (package tracking is great ), didn't even get a chance to open it.

I'll post pics this evening

Yeah, I really won't believe it 'til I see it.

And make sure the front page of one of today's papers is in the photo.

Basq

Ron DMC wrote: »

And make sure the front page of one of today's papers is in the photo.

Excessive.. much?

eightyfish

Ron DMC wrote: »

And make sure the front page of one of today's papers is in the photo.

*LOL*

Please make it a selection of papers, one can be photoshoped too easily. Also, scan a copy of your delivery docket. Plus get some sort of formal declaration drafted up by your solicitor if you don't mind. Then... people might believe you.

elainee40

Surly you can put a screen print of the tracking as you can do it online ??

chavezychavez

Ron DMC wrote: »

Yeah, I really won't believe it 'til I see it.

And make sure the front page of one of today's papers is in the photo.

And send it to the Today FM studios as well.
Lets see if D'arcy will get back to Littlewoods with proof that they honoured at least 1 of them.

Ron DMC

basquille wrote: »

Excessive.. much?

Forgot to add a smiley.

/edited.

o1s1n

chavezychavez wrote: »

And send it to the Today FM studios as well.
Lets see if D'arcy will get back to Littlewoods with proof that they honoured at least 1 of them.

More a case of one slipping through the net than them honouring anything.

vectra

Why not photograph it working showing Boards on the monitor

Ron DMC

o1s1n wrote: »

More a case of one slipping through the net than them honouring anything.

Yeah, fair fecks to him if he did get it. No one else thought of getting it shipped by DHL. Smart move is what it was.
Let's not report him to the radio or Littlewoods and have them take it back on him.

Basq

Ron DMC wrote: »

Let's not report him to the radio or Littlewoods and have them take it back on him.

I'm on the phone to the Internet police right now! :pac:

chavezychavez

basquille wrote: »

I'm on the phone to the Internet police right now! :pac:

Mayoegian

According to The Consumer Information Act 1978 you are entitled to that price. It is their mistake, and if they try to charge you at that price report it to the Director of Consumer Affairs.

Basq

Mayoegian wrote: »

According to The Consumer Information Act 1978 you are entitled to that price. It is their mistake, and if they try to charge you at that price report it to the Director of Consumer Affairs.

majiktripp

Both my orders are showing as cancelled now on Littlewoods order tracking page. Missed littlewoods phonecall to home address as I had put that down on account, looks like the dream is well and truely ended!

portumna

Just rang there and they said all orders of these computers were frozen and are being cancelled as the actual price is €639. Now i know €69 was crazy but €639 is awfully high for a basic enought spec. It's only £439 on their uk site.

mcgovern

majiktripp wrote: »

Both my orders are showing as cancelled now on Littlewoods order tracking page. Missed littlewoods phonecall to home address as I had put that down on account, looks like the dream is well and truely ended!

One of the guys in work just got a phone call saying his order was being cancelled.
A few minutes later another guy (whose order had been processing since 11am yesterday) got a confirmation mail and his account in littlewoods just got updated to accepted and a delivery date.
I don't think anyone is going to get them, but they are really handling it terribly.

chavezychavez

Aye, my order has now changed status to "Credit Rejected".

The dream is over

GrumPy

It was all a marketing scheme!! There website got so many fúcking hits.
There's bound to be some idiots that end up browsing other sections and buying junk. :rolleyes:

brophs

Just got a call from Littlewoods saying that the price was incorrect, so the order has been cancelled.

Not really a surprise.

Thargor

What about those of us who got in when the original thread was only 2 pages long though? Im still hoping ¬_¬

If that guy who asked for expedited delivery posts pics of the pc he got Ill need a new pc because this one will be in bits.

Kristopherus

Just got a call from Littlewoods Uk, informing me that the price was incorrect and asking if I wanted to cancel. I asked woud they honour the offer. She said no. I cancelled.:mad:

spank_inferno

Ditto here also

the actual rrp on the littlewoods site is absolutely crazy though.
I doubt they will ever actualy make a legitimate sale for it ever.

mcgovern

Thargor wrote: »

What about those of us who got in when the original thread was only 2 pages long though? Im still hoping ¬_¬

If that guy who asked for expedited delivery posts pics of the pc he got Ill need a new pc because this one will be in bits.

I was in on it on the first page, " Credit Rejected".

Thargor

Im still being processed, only a matter of time though I think

tinner777

Thargor wrote: »

What about those of us who got in when the original thread was only 2 pages long though? Im still hoping ¬_¬

If that guy who asked for expedited delivery posts pics of the pc he got Ill need a new pc because this one will be in bits.

i cant see anywhere on the site that says you can speed up delivery times, can you?

TestTransmission

GrumPy wrote: »

It was all a marketing scheme!! There website got so many fúcking hits.
There's bound to be some idiots that end up browsing other sections and buying junk. :rolleyes:

with prices like this,im surprised they make any money

http://www.littlewoodsireland.ie/rf/lwi/p.do/electricals/gaming/80gb-console-plus-motorstorm-pacific-rift-pro-evolution-soccer-2009-and-extra-rumble-controller?groupId=549334854&Nu=pca_id&SNtk=&Np=1&SN=154+4294484536&Ntt=549334854&D=549334854&Ntk=group_search&Dx=mode%2bmatchall&thisprod=549334854&N=154+4294484536&Nty=1&Mis_item_id=15&Mis_item_loc_id=1&product=549334854

eightyfish

Thargor wrote: »

Im still being processed, only a matter of time though I think

mine still says "Order Accepted" but only a matter of time, yes.