Kmart had a $20 HDTV
by Matt Burns 
posted Apr 10th 2007 at 8:20PM
Wish someone would have told us (we do have a tip line) about this earlier. Did you know that Kmart had a 46-inch Hitachi HDTV clearenced out at $20 bucks? Well, that's the word according to the Baltimore ABC affiliate, ABC2 and surprise, surprise, Kmart didn't honor the price. A few friends placed orders for the obviously miss-priced TV and didn't end up getting their sets. Retailers have to honor misprinted ads - as long as they don't have a handy-dandy sign next to the item stating the correct price - but they can cancel online orders with the click of button. Honestly though, who would think that Kmart would actually give them the TV but who wouldn't try anyways?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andrew @ Apr 11th 2007 10:06AM
I got two mis-priced receivers like this from bestbuy.com once for $50. Sold one for more than the price of both.
AD @ Apr 11th 2007 10:30AM
Legally, the retailers do NOT have to honor the mis-stated price (under contract law it is merely an invitation to place an offer).
But I guess in reality you are right: any retailer who didn't sell the units at the stated price would be roasted...