Recent Amazon Price Error: You'll be charged unless you return!! Part 2
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I charge Amazon with bait and switch as well as attempted mass murder.
I, along with everyone else has been damaged in our heart and souls. I have even heard reports of people dying from broken hearts.
I for one will be writing my senator and calling in the local radio station about this threat.
I, along with everyone else has been damaged in our heart and souls. I have even heard reports of people dying from broken hearts.
I for one will be writing my senator and calling in the local radio station about this threat.
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I charge Amazon with bait and switch as well as attempted mass murder.
I, along with everyone else has been damaged in our heart and souls. I have even heard reports of people dying from broken hearts.
I for one will be writing my senator and calling in the local radio station about this threat.
I, along with everyone else has been damaged in our heart and souls. I have even heard reports of people dying from broken hearts.
I for one will be writing my senator and calling in the local radio station about this threat.
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Originally Posted by Peep
I'd be fine if we could do without a lot of the crap that flooded the last topic and just focused on the aftermath of this sale and the impact on people who participated.
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Originally Posted by Goldblum
Let's not be too dramatic. It wasn't exactly Hurricaine Katrina.
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I ran this by at the office yesterday, and the prevailing opinion (one attorney, one paralegal--I'm a newbie) was that Amazon would likely win this if the mistake is obvious enough, but only in a court. The credit card companies might very well side with the consumer, so then it becomes the question of does Amazon want to take a whole bunch of people to court for small amounts? They could also ding your credit rating. My boss actually said it would be the same in a brick and mortar situation, so the idea that you could buy a computer for a penny doesn't hold. When I asked him if the receipt was your "contract" in a case like this, he laughed.
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Originally Posted by ChefWinduAZ
Well.....Amazon is sort of like FEMA. Instead of taking care of the problem right away they waited 5 days to acknowledge it. Then instead of giving straight answers they gave people the runaround.
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Amazon doesn't care about scammers.
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Originally Posted by Peep
I'd be fine if we could do without a lot of the crap that flooded the last topic and just focused on the aftermath of this sale and the impact on people who participated.
And I would be fine if I could win Texas Hold Em whenever I play. Cha-ching!!!!
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Originally Posted by tasha99
I ran this by at the office yesterday, and the prevailing opinion (one attorney, one paralegal--I'm a newbie) was that Amazon would likely win this if the mistake is obvious enough, but only in a court. The credit card companies might very well side with the consumer, so then it becomes the question of does Amazon want to take a whole bunch of people to court for small amounts? They could also ding your credit rating. My boss actually said it would be the same in a brick and mortar situation, so the idea that you could buy a computer for a penny doesn't hold. When I asked him if the receipt was your "contract" in a case like this, he laughed.
Your boss, like so many other bosses, sounds rather dim-witted.
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Originally Posted by Peep
I'd be fine if we could do without a lot of the crap that flooded the last topic and just focused on the aftermath of this sale and the impact on people who participated.
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I think they messaged that the new date was Feb. 2(tomorrow)
"We always find it's better to (give people bad news) on a Friday. It's statistically shown that there's less chance of an incident if we do it at the end of the week." - paraphrase from Bob Sydell, Office Space
"We always find it's better to (give people bad news) on a Friday. It's statistically shown that there's less chance of an incident if we do it at the end of the week." - paraphrase from Bob Sydell, Office Space
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I think they messaged that the new date was Feb. 2(tomorrow)
"We always find it's better to (give people bad news) on a Friday. It's statistically shown that there's less chance of an incident if we do it at the end of the week." - paraphrase from Bob Sydell, Office Space
"We always find it's better to (give people bad news) on a Friday. It's statistically shown that there's less chance of an incident if we do it at the end of the week." - paraphrase from Bob Sydell, Office Space
You may have a point with that quote though. IF Amazon charges, they may have wanted it to preceed a weekend. Maybe that is why they changed the date? There never was a reason given as to why the date was changed.
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Originally Posted by CardiffGiant
IF Amazon charges, they may have wanted it to preceed a weekend. Maybe that is why they changed the date? There never was a reason given as to why the date was changed.
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Originally Posted by Peep
I'd be fine if we could do without a lot of the crap that flooded the last topic and just focused on the aftermath of this sale and the impact on people who participated.
This is the store forum NOT the bargain forum.
I'd be fine if we could do without a lot of the crap that flooded the last topic and just focused on the aftermath of this sale and the impact on people who participated.
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Nice bargain
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Originally Posted by tasha99
I ran this by at the office yesterday, and the prevailing opinion (one attorney, one paralegal--I'm a newbie) was that Amazon would likely win this if the mistake is obvious enough, but only in a court. The credit card companies might very well side with the consumer, so then it becomes the question of does Amazon want to take a whole bunch of people to court for small amounts? They could also ding your credit rating. My boss actually said it would be the same in a brick and mortar situation, so the idea that you could buy a computer for a penny doesn't hold. When I asked him if the receipt was your "contract" in a case like this, he laughed.
Also, what sort of law does your boss practice? Is he familiar with "scanner laws" in many jurisdictions governing the correlation between price tags and the price that shows up when an item is scanned?
I appreciate that you ran this by someone who might offer a more informed opinion than some here, but I also think that your laughing boss totally covers is own @$$ by using the word "likely."
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I dont think "scanner laws" would apply here...
And even if they did, the items would have "scanned" in correctly, it was the promotional discount that was incorrect...
oh, and in things pertaining to law nothing is ever 100%, there's always some twist to it to make it just a "likely" result...
And even if they did, the items would have "scanned" in correctly, it was the promotional discount that was incorrect...
oh, and in things pertaining to law nothing is ever 100%, there's always some twist to it to make it just a "likely" result...
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This is the store forum NOT the bargain forum.
Made me chuckle....
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Originally Posted by tasha99
I ran this by at the office yesterday, and the prevailing opinion (one attorney, one paralegal--I'm a newbie) was that Amazon would likely win this if the mistake is obvious enough, but only in a court. The credit card companies might very well side with the consumer, so then it becomes the question of does Amazon want to take a whole bunch of people to court for small amounts? They could also ding your credit rating. My boss actually said it would be the same in a brick and mortar situation, so the idea that you could buy a computer for a penny doesn't hold. When I asked him if the receipt was your "contract" in a case like this, he laughed.
Of course that's hardly verbatim but that's what the responses amount to. Anyway my point is that those responses saying "We sorry, you don't have to pay" set some kind of precident whereas they admit the error and excuse the buyer who "took advantage" of the error. It should be all or none. Amazon is either playing favorites, screwing with our heads or they just don't know what the hell they're doing.
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Originally Posted by OwlAtHome
Amazon is either playing favorites, screwing with our heads or they just don't know what the hell they're doing.