Free CD-Wow £8.75 voucher loophole

heyho_3

Oh well i got mine!!!

mirandamayhem

i didn't get mine, but then i also decided to unsubscribe from their mailing list so no loss there!

Karnam

in reply to martins post, ive been sent LOADS of spam like email from cdwow and got no voucher, not even 'you're not eligible' type email. ditto the OH who has nothing but spam to show for cd wow's offer.

Pete2001

Just to say well done to heyho for getting a voucher - would have been a shame if you had missed out - got there in the end! :T

Edna_Bucket_2

MSE_Martin wrote:

At the moment CD wow has shut up shop talking to me. There is no legal recourse here as there is an opt-out in its terms and conditions this is an 'invitation to treat' not a contract, therefore there is no legal right to enforce this.

As argued all along this applies to 'Time out readers', without any definition of what a reader of Time Out is. The legal advice is this is a perfectly legitimate application for people to make but CD-Wow is legitimate in rebutting and not honouring it.

I wouldn't agree with that Martin, I'm afraid. If you have applied (genuinely!!) and retained the CD WOW response which states that you will get the voucher, as I suggested right at the start of the thread, they have indeed entered into a binding contract.

I also think that there is a generally accepted definition of what a "reader" of any publication is - this is why the circulation figures of any journal usually show two figures - the numbers sold and the actual (normally larger) readership number.

CD WOW have also undermined their case by changing the T&Cs after the event. As we have seen the proviso to "subscribe to the mailing list" was not on the original T&Cs but was inserted at a later date, arguably to dissuade some applicants from pursuing the case. That behaviour seriously undermines any "argument" they may have.

I may be wrong, but I still believe that Trading Standards ought to be the best route forwards for disgruntled genuine applicants.

presurrection

We shouldn't forget that they promised to get back to people on this issue by tomorrow (wed 15th) at the latest. It's far from over as far as I'm concerned

Karnam

personally (and this might just be me!!) i always think of things like this as 'bonuses' not rights, and when things dont go my way, ie tescos dont take coupons for things i didnt buy, or the SA wont scan certain vouchers at boots, i dont think of it as my 'right' to claim certain things.

yes ive written my fair share of complaining letters/emails expressing my disappointment. but never demanding goodies. and often this works. my attitude has always been freebies/special offers are bonuses, not rights, so dont expect them to always work out.

ive accepted my 3x £3 vouchers grudgingly. its not what i hoped for from the promotion, but its better than nothing!

heyho_3

All I can say is if your unhappy email time out and they will be more than happy to look into your case if you are a genuine reader or think that you can get away with it.

I have had a few emails from time out and they are unhappy that CD WOW changed the terms and conditions that you needed to be on the mailing list which is NOT that case.

heyho_3

Pete2001 wrote:

Just to say well done to heyho for getting a voucher - would have been a shame if you had missed out - got there in the end! :T

We it took at lot of emails... to time out.. sad my first thread went so wrong

Karnam

heyho wrote:

All I can say is if your unhappy email time out and they will be more than happy to look into your case if you are a genuine reader or think that you can get away with it.

I have had a few emails from time out and they are unhappy that CD WOW changed the terms and conditions that you needed to be on the mailing list which is NOT that case.

is this the timeout@cdwow.com email address?