toshiba laptop 249.99

west_is_best

I took both out on the 52 week free interest

Sorry just missed that question!!!

west_is_best

just received this email from littlewoods...... They should be so lucky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.theinfoservice.co.uk/brochuredetail/Littlewoods_Even_More?source=info_nl_6_rdp

PeteHerts

I've just e-mailed Watchdog and i urge you all to do the same.
Lets stand united :T

Idiophreak

PeteHerts wrote:

I've just e-mailed Watchdog and i urge you all to do the same.
Lets stand united :T

Can you please post what you write - then we can make sure we all say the same thing

Personally, I don't have anything to complain about yet - still says order accepted

PeteHerts

Idiophreak wrote:

Can you please post what you write - then we can make sure we all say the same thing

Personally, I don't have anything to complain about yet - still says order accepted

I use a site called Money Saving Expert hosted by Martin Lewis and on 30/01/2007 was made aware of a Toshiba A100 laptop for £249.99 advertised by Littlewoods Catalogue. At that price i ordered two (one for me and one for a friend). I registered with Littleowoods and used a 10% discount for first time users to get a price of £448.20 for both machines. I used my credit card as payment. On 31/01/2007 i recieved a confimation e-mail from from Littlewoods saying i would be recieving '"A100" laptop with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition PR3933*' with an estimated delivery date of 21/02/2007. I then checked my order history and found under the sundry items it said my order was not sent and a credit to my Visa credit card.
I am aware that alot of people have ordered these laptops and ones at a lower price of £149.99. Also LXDirect Catalogue were advertising offers like these.
I also have printouts of the pages from Littlewoods advertising this.
Im not sure what Watchdog can do but i have asked other users to inform you of their particular situation.
I hope to you can help.
Many thanks in advance.

Peter Phirrippis

Kizzy001

i emailed watchdog too - just to see what happens - worth a shot. doubt anything will come of it, but if enough people write to watchdog ..well you never know!

i basically wrote what had happened - that i ordered a laptop, they have listed it as software - that's not was my order printout says.. and now they are cancelling.

west_is_best

I have aswell........ see what comes of it..

west_is_best

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2000/20002334.htm

If someone fanices going through the rules for distance buying...... please do so, the more people that reads it, the more chance of us getting somewhere.

west_is_best

As well as the Distance Selling Regulations, Trading Standards Services enforce a range of consumer and trading legislation that might affect you. Examples include the Consumer Protection Act (Misleading Prices), Product Safety Legislation and the Trade Descriptions Act. Advice or literature to assist you in complying with these is available from your local Trading Standards Service.

This leaflet is not an authoritative interpretation of the law and is intended only for guidance. For further information, please contact your local Trading Standards Service.

Does anyone have this leaflet at hand by chance?????

matto

Littlewoods will rely on their terms and conditions to the effect that no contract is formed until the goods are despatched. The only way around this is to claim the term is unfair under the Unfair Terms and Conditions in Consumer Contracts legislation. This would undoubtedly require high court action as it is a grey area. You would have to argue that a consumer has a right to know exactly when a contract is formed and it not be some arbitrary point in the future. The terms and conditions are after all meaningless until the contract is formed.