False advertising at John Lewis

earthstorm

indy2005 wrote: »

Pressing refresh every second from 11:55 to 12 to watch the site go from "available to purchase at 12:00" to something else.

That does not always work, just like a telephone redial, if you keep hitting redial after 3 or 4 times you have to dial the number again as redial fails. so after a few times hitting refresh button you would need to retype the URL again

Helix

earthstorm wrote: »

That does not always work, just like a telephone redial, if you keep hitting redial after 3 or 4 times you have to dial the number again as redial fails. so after a few times hitting refresh button you would need to retype the URL again

You clearly don't know how the internet or browsers work, its nothing like redial on a phone (even that doesn't forget the number after you try 3 or 4 times). It might cache the page but you don't have to retype the address - in fact that has no impact on the cache. You just press Ctrl + F5 or Cmd + R on a Mac.

earthstorm

Helix wrote: »

You clearly don't know how the internet or browsers work, its nothing like redial on a phone (even that doesn't forget the number after you try 3 or 4 times). It might cache the page but you don't have to retype the address - in fact that has no impact on the cache. You just press Ctrl + F5 or Cmd + R on a Mac.

I know all all about the internet and browsers as i have been in the internet business since 1999

Jakg

Its very unlikely that caching would of been an issue.

indy2005

I am a java web developer, I know how data driven sites work...I build them. In fact a data driven site based on Java, JSF, PrimeFaces, Oracle and Spring Roo paid for my Xbox.

John Lewis told me this morning, they had no stock...hence the out of stock message. No mystery, no caching, no wires crossed....bad retail practice.

I got my money back, they admitted fault....the internet works as expected...

Tara folks

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earthstorm wrote: »

That does not always work, just like a telephone redial, if you keep hitting redial after 3 or 4 times you have to dial the number again as redial fails. so after a few times hitting refresh button you would need to retype the URL again

Further to the other answers, redial is unlikely to fail anyway.

Redial is a feature of your handset (it remembers the number you typed), so if it isn't working after 3 or 4 tries there's a fault in the handset.

paddyrg

And there I was thinking this thread was going to be about how rabbits don't really give bears alarm clocks.

patman99

Indy500, If you are so desperate for an XB1, then give CeX a try. My local store had a 'first day release' model in the window after a customer brought it in 5 minutes after they opened-up the store.

I have a gut feeling that there will be a huge number of 2nd-user XB1's flooding the marketplace once the purchasers realise they cannot sell-on the games they have grown tired of. Bit of an own goal from Microsoft methinks.

unholyangel

patman99 wrote: »

Indy500, If you are so desperate for an XB1, then give CeX a try. My local store had a 'first day release' model in the window after a customer brought it in 5 minutes after they opened-up the store.

I have a gut feeling that there will be a huge number of 2nd-user XB1's flooding the marketplace once the purchasers realise they cannot sell-on the games they have grown tired of. Bit of an own goal from Microsoft methinks.

Same rules as xbox 360 currently. You can loan/sell disc based games. They also have plans to make digital content available to loan/trade.

They originally had it so it would only work for the original owner, and that you had to log onto the internet once every 24 hours but they changed their minds after many people spoke out about it and said they'd buy a ps4 instead.

patman99

Thanks, wasn't aware they had backed-down & changed their minds over 2nd-hand games. That is the 2nd time in 12 months that Microsoft have actually reacted to user criticism & changed their products for the better.