[guide.chat] news shop blunders terrys chocolate orange 29p petrol 12p
- From: vanessa <qwerty1234567a@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:23:40 -0000
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:02:02 GMT
Bargain hunt: Britain?s pricing errors
As an IT error sees Tesco selling iPad 3s at a 90% discount, we look at some of
the other massive pricing foul ups.
Opportunist shoppers flocked to Tesco's online store yesterday after an IT
glitch meant the new iPad was on sale for just £49.99.
The supermarket was inundated with orders for the new 4G 64GB iPad 3, which
normally retails at around £650, with some shoppers ordering up to 20 of the
tablets for themselves.
However, the supermarket giant has since confirmed that they will not be
receiving their incorrectly-discounted iPad's.
This is because Tesco's terms and conditions stipulate that, if a pricing error
is spotted before an item is shipped, it is only required to offer the shopper
a full refund or the opportunity to purchase the item at the recommended retail
price.
But this is by no means the first time that big retailers - and Tesco in
particular - have fouled up their pricing. And sometimes the shoppers have
successfully cashed in.
Every little helps at Tesco
Back in October, a price glitch resulting from two discount offers being
applied to the same product saw Terry's Chocolate Oranges selling for 29p
instead of the recommended £2.75.
Cue shoppers literally buying trolley loads of the chocolate orbs as word
spread rapidly through social media (a Facebook page was even set up in honour
of the occasion, simply titled 'Terry's Chocolate Orange glitch: I was there').
Similarly, a number of Tesco stores in Scotland erroneously allowed customers
to buy three boxes of alcoholic beverages for £11 instead of £20.
In yet another instance, the supermarket was forced to pull its 'Double the
Difference' campaign, which promised to pay customers twice the difference in
price if they could find products cheaper elsewhere.
Savvy shoppers soon figured out they were indeed able to buy cheaper goods at
rival Asda and thus pocket a tidy sum when they took the receipts to Tesco.
Motorists flock to Asda
Speaking of Asda, they too were caught out when an incorrectly-placed decimal
point meant eager motorists could top up for just 12.9p a litre at one of its
stations.
And it's not just the supermarkets that have fouled up. In January, Argos
mistakenly advertised the Nokia Lumia 800, normal price £450, for just £120.
The retailer apologised for the error and promised a full refund.
Back in 2009, online giant Amazon was deluged by music fans after a number of
albums went on sale for just 29p instead of up to £7.99.
Word soon spread and it's not clear how many opportunist shoppers benefitted
from the glitch in the four hours before it was fixed.
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