widescreen TVs for 49p!!!!! [CLOSED]

Destiny33

Just checked this morning and the money has been taken from my bank

Unfortunately i said monday morning as up in Scotland we have to go to work as its not a bank holiday boo hoo

Hee hee just checked website for a look and it says the "store is experiencing problems" errm really??lol

mdbs

So just what is the legal aspect of this, can we all, as a group, "insist" on the deal going through?

withabix

Destiny33 wrote:

Just checked this morning and the money has been taken from my bank

No, it will only have been ring-fenced and removed from your available funds figure. This is standard practice in e-commerce and any other from of ordering using plastic.

The money is still in your account, just not available to you.

This will happen every time you order something by an automated system.

Basically, their automated transaction system (via the retailer's particular transaction processing company) interrogates the Visa, Mastercard or banking clearance system organisation(BACS), to see if you have (in this case) £5odd available in your account, so that the purchase would be able to proceed. The clearance system then reserves that amount if it's there, or reports insufficient funds if it's not, enabling the retailer's automated system to add your request to the huge pile, or reject it if no funds are available.

This money can be ring-fenced in your account for upto 7 days. After 7 days, if the supplier hasn't then requested that £5odd to be transferred to them, the money then by default returns to your available funds figure. It doesn't leave your account.

If this didn't happen, you would be able to have a spending frenzy on plastic at a weekend or especially a bank holiday weekend, just like you could a few years ago and go overdrawn etc, without your bank knowing until the next working day.

socks_uk

I placed an order for one about 9.45pm last night and as of 8am this morning I have still have no e-mail confermation and no money has been taken/reserved from my account.

I'm going to 'forget about' this one and be surprised if it all works out.

Jill

pdoff

just seen this so thought would try for a laugh - still on at 49p but when add to basket it says:

Generic Error

The store is currently experiencing problems. Try again later.

think has been sussed! hope someone gets something out of it tho, even if is just a few vouchers!

biglugs

So just what is the legal aspect of this, can we all, as a group, "insist" on the deal going through?

Er, No!

Generic Error
The store is currently experiencing problems.

Looks like they've gone into headless chicken mode and just deleted the page with the TV details on it. Expect correction to be made later this morning.

Mecoconuts

biglugs wrote:

Er, No!


Looks like they've gone into headless chicken mode and just deleted the page with the TV details on it. Expect correction to be made later this morning.

Yep ...Generic Error.....they're definately having problems.

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=20001&catalogId=3801&langId=-1&productId=171745

MyUserNamesTaken

Thank you for your order


Unfortunately your card has not been authorised for the following item(s). This amount has not been charged to your card.


Product Name Qty Price
Bush 28in Integrated Digital TV, DVD Rec 1 £ 0.49
order and Stand.
Delivery Charge. 1 £ 4.95

SubTotal £ 5.44

I received two emails from Homebase this morning. One gave me an order number, the other said my card hasn't been authorised. I guess the card that wasn't authorised was for the order that I wanted delivered to someone else's address, although I gave my billing address as my contact details.

Thank you for your order


Your order number is *********. Please keep a note of this number until your order arrives. This email is only an acknowledgement of receipt of your order which has been passed to our team to be processed.

Product Name Qty Price
Bush 28in Integrated Digital TV, DVD Rec 1 £ 0.49
order and Stand.
Delivery usually within 21 days.
- Hide quoted text -
Delivery Charge. 1 £ 4.95

SubTotal £ 5.44

Strange, really, as the card I used to order the tv to be delivered elsewhere has had the money reserved by Homebase.

njp_3

hi i ordered mine last night just received confirmation email thorugh so fingers crossed

biglugs

I ordered mine about 11pm last night and I've just received my order confimation this morning!! AFTER they pulled this from the website. Someone is going to have a bad Bank Holiday weekend!