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

mirandamayhem

danio wrote:

I think Argos/GUS should revise the way it takes our Money (ie) NOTHING taken until despatch.

The way they are doing it now,(Take the money first, THEN confirm your purchase....Or not as the case may be) doesn't leave the purchaser with much protection at all, Imagine for instance (and i'm not saying that this is the case with Argos) A company offers an item worth £500 for £10, It is pretty obvious that they are going to get heap loads of orders, They take your money then the company goes bust, Where does that leave us! Right at the bottom of the creditors list, without a hope in hells chance of seeing the money again.

Sorry for sprouting on lol, BUT this is IMO why online shops should revise the way they take your money.

If people are this concerned though, maybe they shouldn't order something at a bargain price until they are absolutely sure the bargain price is genuine?

aliasojo

The fact is, there are fundamental differences in law with regard to buying online and in person though.

An example of this is the Distance Selling Regs which obviously allow you to change your mind for whatever reason. You don't have this cover with a physical purchase from a store.

Btw, ca-uk........even if you did have the ability to leg it....I doubt you could with a 28" widescreen tv in your arms!

Munki_2

ca-uk wrote:

i might be looking at this too simplistically, but, say i was to walk into a shop and buy a packet of crisps - they've priced them up at 2p, get to the checkout, pay my 2p - as soon as that money goes in the till, the crisps become my property. as i walk out of the shop, the shop man says "oi, mate, i'd mispriced them - they should've been 20p! come back and pay me 18p" - i'd say - sorry, not my problem, the crisps are now mine.

why does this not apply to buying something online? just because i don't physically have hold of a tv and the ability to leg it, should that make a difference?

surely companies should be accountable for their mistakes?

Yes, but they haven't actually given you the TV yet, have they? I know it's wrong that they have taken the money before dispatching the TV... that is something I feel is a little out of order and companies should be stopped doing this.. but to try and draw any comparisons to shop purchases and distant purchases (i.e. Internet/phone) will always bring up issues regarding the handing over of the payment. If you were delivered the TV and then homebase discover the error, then just as buying your packet of crisps, there's nothing the seller can do about it. The transaction is only complete once payment has been received, and the item in which payment was given was received by the buyer. After all, homebase still have the right to give you the money back now and have the right not to supply you with any goods. Just like if the man in the corner shop realised after you hand over the 2p that 'hang on this is far too cheap', he has the right to refuse sale. Remember, if it's priced up in the shop wrongly, the shop has a right to refuse sale, just like they have the right to refuse a sale even if the price is correct.

Munki.

terrierlady

has anyone received either telephone call or email to say they are NOT getting the item?

mirandamayhem

how many ebay sellers send out the item before funds have cleared? Out of curiosity?

BritBrat

An example of this is the Distance Selling Regs which obviously allow you to change your mind for whatever reason.

Is that from order or recieved date?

Because delivery of this is far more than 7 day's, so guess it's when you receive it, not that we are going to anyway.

sainthalo

Those who have actually made cleared payment (regardless of whether it has been refunded or not) and wish to commence legal action please PM me.

biglugs

even if you did have the ability to leg it....I doubt you could with a 28" widescreen tv in your arms!

I think if I had a 28" widescreen TV that cost 49p I would be able to run pretty quickly no matter how heavy it was!!

has anyone received either telephone call or email to say they are NOT getting the item?

Nope

aliasojo

BritBrat wrote:

Is that from order or recieved date?

Consumers have a cooling off period in which they can withdraw from the contract for any reason. The cooling off period begins as soon as the order has been made. In the case of goods, it ends seven working days after the day of receipt of the goods. In the case of services, it ends seven working days after the day the order were made. If the consumer agrees to the service beginning within the seven days, the right to cancel ends when the service starts; and
Where consumers notify the supplier in writing or another durable medium that they wish to cancel the contract, they must be refunded within 30 days all money paid.

monlchr

noyhing yet either by e-mail or telephone.......how much longer?................but i had a phone call from last minute.com saying i have won a holiday?????????????????? have i???????????????????? i do hope so that would be nice