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"Its like the Vikings have been."

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  • 19-12-2006 2:42pm
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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭


    ...bywhich meaning internet shoppers armed with a cumulative series of voucher codes that amounted to 60% off. The links went up saturday and by Sunday, :p . RoboRaptors for £20 and £5 delivery kind of pillage.

    Ho! Ho! Ho!

    Full Story

    http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1975079,00.html
    Hamleys stocks pillaged in internet error

    [FONT=Geneva,Arial,sans-serif] [/FONT]An internet loophole has left Hamleys toyshop facing a retailer's nightmare - a shortage of toys for sale at Christmas
    .     Users of the HotUKDeals website spotted a glitch in a voucher scheme which allowed customers to claim a cumulative 60% discount if they bought goods from the Hamleys online store. Within hours of details of the offer being posted on the internet, thousands of shoppers across the web had taken advantage of it - selling out most of the company's festive supplies for a fraction of the original price.


    The rush took managers and IT workers by surprise, and brought the Hamleys website to a virtual standstill. And although the offer was quickly withdrawn, it is not yet clear how many people took advantage of the error. Since the store uses a central warehouse for both its actual store and its online store, the shortage will affect both outlets.

    The full details of the anomaly emerged on the internet on Saturday afternoon, and by Sunday morning the Hamleys site had been picked clean - with more than half of the top-selling doll and toy ranges out of stock.
    "It's like the Vikings have been to Hamleys" reported one surfer. "If you get on to their site, it's been emptied and pillaged."

    The culprits, "Consumer Hackers" thay are called nowadays.


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    miamee
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    Sponge Bob wrote:
    The culprits, "Consumer Hackers" thay are called nowadays.

    I would have called them 'bargain-hunters' :D


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    User45701
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    i wonder if anyone got any wiis for 60% off :)
    still tho companies have insurence for events like this


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    Sponge Bob
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    Yes but if you follow the Bargain Alerts board on Boards.ie you will see that getting the bargain can involve complex to-ing and fro-ing first.

    This detailed and often arcane series of steps that must be followed to get your maximum discount (maximum discount=BARGAIN) is what is called a 'Consumer Hack' . One really wonders who works these out sometimes :D


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    miamee
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 12,022 Mod ✭✭✭✭miamee


    People with waaay too much time on their hands ;)


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