Re: Electronic Express

"Floris van den Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> "Glenn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreef in bericht
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> > "Jeremy Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> 
> > > Actually, no.  He is correct.
> > >
> > > Regardless of whether it was a mistake or not, the company must honor
>  the
> > > advertised price.  They should give him the speakers he ordered at the
>  advertised
> > > price and go fix the mistake to stem any further loss.  The burden is on
>  the advertiser
> > > of the product to honor their advertised price.  And in the future, they
>  should read
> > > their ad copy a bit closer...
> > >
> > > Jeremy
>  
> > According to what we have researched so far, if a company makes a
> > mistake on an advertised price that is in print (internet or
> > otherwise), they have to post another ad in print saying that the
> > previous ad was a mistake and what the price should really be.
> 
> Imagine i am a store. I put up an ad in a newspaper for a bunch of speakers
> for $23,95. But the newspaper publisher make a mistake, or the ad is faxed
> and the fax ink is almost up, and the ad is printed as $2,39. You can't
> honestly think the company should now honor the $2,39, because that's what's
> published? People make mistakes. It would be crazy if the company would have
> to honor that.
> 
> > In the
> > meantime, they have to "honor" that mistake. This company has not done
> > that. They only tell you when you go into their store or try to order
> > from them. No where was it posted or shown in print that this price
> > was a mistake. This is called bait and switch.
> 
> Nonsense.
> 
> > Our website is exactly what has actually happened so far. If its
> > negative, it's because the company has made it negative by not
> > honoring an advertised sale price. After the rudeness we have been
> > shown and how we've been treated, we don't want the speakers or any
> > other items from them.
> 
> But you don't mind blackmailing them for it. You're such a good customer.
> 
> Floris

This company does this type of advertising a lot. This is the not the
first time they have posted prices and refused to honor them. They are
also under investigation with several consumer agencies. I can
understand a few mistakes but if it's consistant which it is, then
it's bait and switch which is against the law. Why would you want to
do business with a company like this or any other company like this?
How would you go up against a large company with plenty of legal power
and force them to stop their unethical practices on innocent
consumers? Since you seem to think what we are doing is wrong, what
you do to get the word out and to force this company to stop this?