Does placing an order in store class as an online purchase.

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

So what's the plan? Pretend they don't fit, return them for a refund and buy them again online?

If there’s more than a £10 price difference this would be my plan.

NCC-1707 wrote: »

Did you not once say that you were an honest person?

I’m extremely honest but only if I’m being treated honestly.

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Without getting into an off-topic discussion of how shopping online is often cheaper than shopping in a physical store, why do you think the store in this scenario has acted in any way "dishonestly"?:eek:

The non existent postage charges.

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

So you are saying that in addition to offering a personal measurement service, the store was somehow "dishonest" by not also absorbing the postage costs?

I remain unconvinced by your argument I'm afraid.

Unfortunately, such attitudes as yours are contributing to the steady decline of high street shops. Don't bemoan the lack of such shops in the near future...

I'm not convinced by yours either, they did not need to absorb the postage cost because there wasn't any.


I agree with you about the loss of high street shops, perhaps being more upfront with their customers will encourage people to shop there.

Whether the delivery cost is stated sperately or not is not really relevant. It's the total that the OPs daughter paid that counts.

The questions I'd ask are whether the shop assistant's time and advice and the opportunity to inspect a range of styles was worth the extra money and whether you care if the shop's still there next time you want to want to buy shoes.

If the answer is no, find a pretext to reject the shoes and order them again online. With luck you might find them even cheaper as 'customer returns'.