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This is a link post The end of the James Bond Box Set saga
Dear Customer,

We are writing to inform you that your recent order for James Bond Complete Collection Box Set was incorrectly listed. Unfortunately we will not be able to supply you with your order at the advertised price and have cancelled your order. If you would still like to purchase this item at the correct price of £99.99 please place a new order.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused to you over this matter and thank you for your patience and valued custom.

Kind Regards,

PLAY.COM
 (I helped save b3ta! The Coast Of Yemen, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 11:59, Reply)
This is a normal post I got this too
Grab your pitchforks chaps, we're going to Jersey!
 (I helped save b3ta! Fishcat Difficult difficult lemon difficult., Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:02, Reply)
This is a normal post You're not going to follow it up?
After all, it was a publically advertised price.
 (I helped save b3ta! chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:04, Reply)
This is a normal post ^ this ^

(I helped save b3ta! McMookMac Crush Proof, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:05, Reply)
This is a normal post I got that email
How do I go about complaining loudly?
 (I helped save b3ta! Angry Boss Bee I love horses, death to other animals, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:07, Reply)
This is a normal post you can't do jack

(I helped save b3ta! the RAND corporation a.k.a. Kevin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:08, Reply)
This is a normal post Tish
and fipsy. I don't even like James Bond that much. Ah well.
 (I helped save b3ta! Angry Boss Bee I love horses, death to other animals, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:11, Reply)
This is a normal post I don't like this kind of behaviour
I think that both shop and customer should act in good faith. If one is trying to screw the other one over then they are in the wrong.

I've never heard of play.com so I don't know if they've screwed anyone over in the past but I'm guessing they're just trying to be nice.

SOCIETY IS NICE WHEN PEOPLE ARE NICE
 (I helped save b3ta! gronkpan, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:09, Reply)
This is a normal post Listen to this man.

(I helped save b3ta! The Coast Of Yemen, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:14, Reply)
This is a normal post This is very true.
I think, as a personal moral choice, that it would depend on the shop for me.

However, yes, Play have always been good to me so I retract my suggestion.
 (I helped save b3ta! chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:20, Reply)
This is a normal post I got done by them
they failed to deliver a game, and then their customer services' attitude was rubbish.
I'm not ordering from them again.
 (I helped save b3ta! wynoh kills threads by his mere presence, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 13:20, Reply)
This is a normal post They're good at letting you order stuff,
the not saying anything for about 4 weeks when it was actually out of stock. Admittedly they never took my money but they did waste my time.
 (I helped save b3ta! mr_wicksy is.... old., Wed 15 Oct 2008, 15:06, Reply)
This is a normal post a little bit of The Goat style cut and paste...
Generally speaking, in contract law terms, a retailer doesn't have to sell an item at the marked price. For there to be a binding contract there has to be an offer which has been accepted. In the context of sale of goods, the offer is made by the customer when they present the goods at the payment point (if the customer offers to buy the goods at the marked price).

The till operator is then free to accept, or reject, that offer. This means that if a till operator spots that goods have been mispriced, they can reject a customer's offer to buy at the incorrect price, and offer the customer the chance to buy at the correct price.
 (I helped save b3ta! Wildyles is back to rimming chimps, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:13, Reply)
This is a normal post Fair enough
I bought a console game a while ago because it was marked at £20 (cheap for a new game but not unreasonable).

The bloke at the till said it was the wrong price and wouldn't sell it to me because I could easily have swapped the stickers.

I accepted and went to leave but before I did I popped back to the shelf and picked up two more copies marked £20 and returned to the desk to hand them to the cashier so he wouldn't get any more problems.

"Ah," He said, "Fair enough, you can have it for £20 then"

Which was nice.
 (I helped save b3ta! chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:19, Reply)
This is a normal post No sorry, I don't think that's correct
I've worked in stores that have legally been forced to sell some items of furnature for a much lower price as that was the advertised price.

It's misleading the consumer.
 (I helped save b3ta! Firkinfedup last shat on your wife's tits at, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:29, Reply)
This is a normal post in this case it's normally a case of either letting it go at the incorrect price or removing the item from sale, and all sales advertising for a period of 24 hours.
if memory serves...
 (I helped save b3ta! Just Flange, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:37, Reply)
This is a normal post It is correct, though.

(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 15:21, Reply)
This is a normal post It matters not
There have been numerous examples of this in the news, with argos advertising tellies at 10% of their rrp by mistake. The site will (almost always) have small print to cover this sort of eventuality.

Alas, but them's the breaks.

However, a business man selling his yacht on ebay Germany recently was forced to sell it for 20 Euro, though it's worth 10,000, because he forgot to set a minimum price. This *is* enforceable, so watch out for bargainous ebay deals
 (I helped save b3ta! LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 13:01, Reply)
This is a normal post Boooooooooo!!!!
Although I feel sorry for the poor bloke that might have lost his job over this I cant help but feel some sort of b3ta'n type revenge might be in order.

Cant someone with fantastical skills of technology put a large and nasty goatse on their front page or something. Or should we just write ironic reviews for their box set? hmmmmmmm, that gives me an idea!!!!

Edit: Actually Mr Coast of Yemen, isnt getting large goatses on BBC news your forte? Surely play.com should be a piece of cake :P
 (I helped save b3ta! lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:19, Reply)
This is a normal post isn't that illegal?
If you have purchased something at the advertised price, you will have to recieve the item. Part of the trades descriptions act.
 (I helped save b3ta! Firkinfedup last shat on your wife's tits at, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:26, Reply)
This is a normal post Amazon (IIRC) had this out in court a while back
The upshot was that if they haven't charged your card, the purchase hasn't been completed and they can cancel it. Once they've taken the money, though, they're committed.

This is a large part of why Amazon don't charge your card until they ship the item.
 (I helped save b3ta! wangmaster2000, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:30, Reply)
This is a normal post THIS
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD YOU FREELOADING TWONKS

READ THIS, FOR IT MAKES SENSE.

PUT THE PITCHFORKS AND YOUR UNFOUNDED INTERNET RAGE AWAY.

RAGJKSFDHDSKJFJDHJHKJFHFHF *O*
 (I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 13:04, Reply)
This is a normal post Oh poopies :(

(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:37, Reply)
This is a normal post Tell Trading Standards.
See what they say.
 (I helped save b3ta! Monty Propps, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:47, Reply)
This is a normal post This is what they will say
www.b3ta.com/links/236321
 (I helped save b3ta! the RAND corporation a.k.a. Kevin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 13:38, Reply)
This is a normal post But what if I would not rather Jack, than Fleetwood Mac?

(I helped save b3ta! Monty Propps, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 14:05, Reply)
This is a normal post That just made me guffaw!!

(I helped save b3ta! lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 4:06, Reply)
This is a normal post oh well
to be honest I didn't really want it anyway; but some of what Gronkpan is mumbling about above I guess; some poor person has probably had a right verbal from an angry boss over this
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 12:52, Reply)
This is a normal post
www.b3ta.com/talk/5548526
 (I helped save b3ta! SickRik float like a camembert sting like a brie, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 15:02, Reply)