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Fencing panels - bespoke but not supplied correctly

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  • Okell
    Okell Posts: 2,960 Forumite
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    edited 3 September at 8:28PM
    Boohoo said:

    If the OP got the last email from the firm without the word "hit and miss" and then went ahead and paid for the order I think the OP should of picked up on this before paying and not expect the company to take the hit 
    If I order a blue widget online and get an email saying green widget I don't think I should be the one spotting that...
    Yeah but if you'd contacted them previously to say you wanted a blue widget and they said "What's a widget?", would you describe to them what you wanted in the hope they'd supply the correct thing, or would you just go to someone who did know what a widget was?

    Normally I'd agree with you that a consumer ought to be able to rely on a trader's skill and their knowledge of the products they sell, but the OP seems to have been put on notice here that the trader isn't very knowledgeable

    Boohoo said:

    If the OP got the last email from the firm without the word "hit and miss" and then went ahead and paid for the order I think the OP should of picked up on this before paying and not expect the company to take the hit 

    ... If @CookieSwirl can confirm the exact step by step process that occurred (discussion > order form > payment but in what order) that would probably be helpful. :) 
    I think that would be very helpful.  I don't really understand the sequence of events here.  Or who "she" is...
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