Re: Electronic Express

"Glenn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreef in bericht
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> "Floris van den Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "Glenn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreef in bericht
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> > > "Jeremy Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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> > message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >
> > > > 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.

Ok. I'm not from the US and so i don't know the company from personal
experience. If this is often repeated behavior, i agree that something
should be done about it. Blackmail is not the answer though.

> 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?

Don't buy anything there anymore.

Floris