Comet misprinted price in sales leaflet...

Debt_Tired

Hello, I recently visited Comet (we live electrical) and picked up a large red sales leaflet. Inside was a computer going for £349.99. I managed to secure some money from my parents as they recently moved house. This is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity to buy something new instead of relying on secondhand or freebies.

For the spec. it was a bargain, so I telephoned the number printed on the leaflet to see where the nearest branch was that had one in stock - only to be told that the price was a misprint and that the PC was actually £449.99. As the item was in the sales and clearly priced at £349.99, can I argue that they should honour the price printed : £349.99?

Best Wishes

Debt Tired

gordikin

The money is second hand and a freebie (if you don't have to pay it back) as it came from your parents. Comet does not have to honour the price.

Sunshine12

gordikin wrote: »

The money is second hand and a freebie (if you don't have to pay it back) as it came from your parents.

Trying to figure out why this is in any way helpful to the OP?

StudentOfBusiness

Debt_Tired wrote: »

Hello, I recently visited Comet (we live electrical) and picked up a large red sales leaflet. Inside was a computer going for £349.99. I managed to secure some money from my parents as they recently moved house. This is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity to buy something new instead of relying on secondhand or freebies.

For the spec. it was a bargain, so I telephoned the number printed on the leaflet to see where the nearest branch was that had one in stock - only to be told that the price was a misprint and that the PC was actually £449.99. As the item was in the sales and clearly priced at £349.99, can I argue that they should honour the price printed : £349.99?

Best Wishes

Debt Tired

No, they do not have to honour the price they printed, as when they advertise something or put it in the shop priced up, that is an "invitation to treat", meaning they are open to take and "offer" of sale from people, but, they do not have to accept a sale. Any shop or business does not legally have to accept to sell you something.

But it is good customer service if they honoured the price.

dmg24

Sunshine12 wrote: »

Trying to figure out why this is in any way helpful to the OP?

About as much as your post?

Sunshine12

dmg24 wrote: »

About as much as your post?

and yours? :rolleyes:

dmg24

Sunshine12 wrote: »

and yours? :rolleyes:

I was not trying to be helpful to the OP, I was responding to your post.

I take it your new year has not got off to a good start considering the stroppiness of your posts? Chill out!

Sunshine12

New Year off to great start thanks. Just get bit exasperated when people ask for help and are responded to with smart a** comments. I wasnt responding to OP in my original post either. Thought that was obvious. My response to you was made in a tongue in cheek manner as I thought yours was, wasnt being stroppy.

Debt_Tired

savemoney wrote: »

The first pc I mentioned from pcworld has now expired but the Misco one has been on offer for days and looks good spec for price

Was the comet pc this one?

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/602442/HP-P6206

Yep, that's the one :mad::mad::mad::mad:

Esqui

People make mistakes, but they did tell you there was an error. If they were to honour the price, it'd be out of goodwill, but I suspect if a sales leaflet has gone out with a mistake on across the whole country, they'll have been told not to honour the lower price.

hippey

The contract of sale is made at the point of sale, do comet don't have to sell you the item at all. But you might be lucky, smile nicely complain a little that you have travelled specially to the wonderful store, you always shop at comet and so do all you family and pet cat and you are everso dsappointed about the item and you never know!!!

But don't get angry or stroppy, the nice option always works for me!