
Any deal seekers (or as
Best Buy would say, "devils") out there know all too well that a blatant price mistake typically leads to a furious frenzy of orders, only to patiently await the arrival of the package, or worse, the dreaded cancellation notice. While folks were presumably amped up about all these
Black Friday deals and the
downward trend in prices of HDTVs, "more than 24,000" UK e-shoppers pounced on Woolworths' incredulous deals, which showcased 37- and 42-inch
Sharp LCD HDTVs for around £150 ($294). Of course, managers were quick to point out the typographical error and explain that orders would not be filled, as any price advertisements were an "invitation to treat," but not legally binding. Sure, we didn't
really expect Woolies to ship out its entire stock of Sharp panels at sub-production cost, but we can certainly sympathize for the hopeful few that labeled the store "Scrooge."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Maff @ Dec 22nd 2006 3:27AM
What was annoying about Woolworths doing this was the fact that they had 6 different TV's from 26" up to 42" all at 150 (so it's not like they missed a number off) but they had them on the website and able to order for around 5 hours, they knew what was happening after less than an hour but still let people order
seems like a scam by them to get people on their site!
g.thompson @ Dec 22nd 2006 5:12AM
'incredulous', 'antithesis', decimate', 'shore up' - are you guys doing this on purpose? That's just this week!
I'm going to start a 'Digg vocabulary howler of the day' blog...