were do i stand

dmg24

katiekittykat wrote: »

It was human error!!!

Would you keep money that was put in your bank account?

What about the person who's sofa it is? Hardly fair on them is it?

We're banging our heads against a brick wall on this one.

We must always remember that we are all wrong, and taxiphil is right.









(Sad little man that he is.)

kenwalker

taxiphil wrote: »

You don't know that it was human error. Like I said, it might have been sharp practice to sell another sofa. This kind of thing goes on in certain industries where people are trying to meet sales targets etc.

If any company was stupid enough to send me an item worth hundreds of pounds without me asking for it, I'd have absolutely no sympathy for them, and I'd use the law to my full advantage.

A fundamental part of the Unsolicited Goods Act is that it applies to circumstances where a Company demands payment for unsolicited goods or services supplied. The Company is this case has realised an error and is simply asking for its property back, not asking for payment. If as you suggest it was sharp practice and they were trying to sell another sofa why were they not asking for payment? What I do see as wrong is that the OP was happy to accept the goods thinking that they would get away without paying for them. You're either honest or you're not.

lucysmumwork

I totally agree with the other posters - how could you NOT know you had to ring them...? Did your mate not have to sign something - surely the deliverers (?) would have had a named person to sign and when it did not match they didnt query it...?

God, when you got in did you not think hang on I never ordered a sofa - its a sofa for gods sake - did you not have to get rid of the one you had to get it IN your living room. I cannot picture how this could have innocently happened.

You are worried about them taking you to court and you getting into trouble and rightly so. You have tried it on and been caught and it serves you right. You wouldnt be even asking this question on here if they hadnt been in touch ans scared you.

Yes, some poor s*d somewhere is waiting for his sofa and they will have it recorded as delivered.

Poppy9

dmg24 wrote: »

Anyone else sensing a troll alert?!!

Yes (given the thread title too)

and in answer to the thread title "where do I stand" the answer is on your carpet because you have to give the sofa back:D

shelly

katiekittykat wrote: »

Didn't the OP's friend sign for it? if so then i don't think that classes as being unsolicited goods?

katiekittykat wrote: »

No one made her sign for them - she could have declined delivery.

Like your reply #68. Quoting and answering yourself

tigtag02

Look girls

taxiphil MUST be right coz he is a bloke innit

blokes are ALWAYS right in a disagreement with birds :rolleyes::rolleyes:

dont you know anyfink

taxiphil

shelly wrote: »

Like your reply #68. Quoting and answering yourself

Well spotted!

Now correct me if I'm wrong but I think that happens when one person has two different identities on a thread in order to give themselves a bit of support.

Looks like they forgot who they were logged in as when they answered their own question...... oh dear! :rotfl:

Explains all the mutual Thanks on this thread too.

relay

Sorry. i thanked you by mistake.

OK so it wasn't your mistake but i think you are missing the point. You knew it was a mistake but failed to do anything about it. Do you think everyone can just lay claim to free goods if shops make mistakes? Get real love.

taxiphil

relay wrote: »

Do you think everyone can just lay claim to free goods if shops make mistakes?

Errrrrr, yep! Remind me what this website's called again?!

tigtag02

taxiphil wrote: »

Errrrrr, yep! Remind me what this website's called again?!

I believe (and feel free to correct me if I am wrong) its *money SAVING expert* not *lets see what goods we can fraudulently get our sticky hands on/diddle companies out of* as you would imply :rolleyes: :rolleyes: