Harry Potter Adult Hardback Box Set Poss price error?? £10!!!! @ British Bookshops

Rosie88 · 12-09-10, 02:08 PM

Says something like £86 now... LOL. *sigh*

**MJ10** · 13-09-10, 03:02 PM

BOOOOOO

(From paypal)

Quote:

British Bookshops & Stationers just sent you a refund

Might call em up and have a go... they can't just give a refund with no explaination!

**MJ10** · 13-09-10, 03:49 PM

I emailed them acting all surprised and innocent and just got this back:

Link: http://quickfreeiphone.com/10discount.png

So i've emailed them back acting all knowledgable and saying it's not good enough

Let's see if someone human replies this time.

**rider900** · 13-09-10, 05:07 PM

Unlucky Mate

corky20 · 13-09-10, 05:32 PM

Unlucky mate, atleast you got a refund... i'll have to give them a call haha!

cono1717 · 15-09-10, 05:00 PM

You actually have a leg to stand on with this especially if you already bought it.

Take a look at

If you don't want to watch the whole thing I'll sum it up.

A guy went into a shop and bought and iPod for £17.50 which was obviously supposed to be £175 (this was set up by the programme) however upon the transaction going through he set off an alarm and was asked by the manager (the actress) to return to the store. She then told him that there has been a mistake and that he has to pay the rest of the difference. Eventually she gave him a credit note for 17.50

Now this is actually defined by contract law as illegal (as the video says) when you purchase those goods at that price you make a contract with the store, you hold up your end by providing the funds and they must hold up theirs.

Now if you haven't watched a video I would like to put a myth to sleep as I work in a store and people always believe this to be true.

If you go in to a shop and the iPod ticket says "£1" but it appears on the tills system as £100 the shop DOES NOT have to sell it you for £1 the law is in place to protect the shops in case anyone swaps tickets. However if the mistake is deliberate such as an advertising poster that says "Buy our iPod for just £1" and is only there to entice you then off to trading standards you pop for a lovely £12k fine for the shop.

If you have already purchased the product for the amount shown the shop cannot force you to return it, refund it automatically, or make you pay the balance, it's yours that would be stealing on their part.

So yeah just reference that video to the people (better on the phone) if they still refuse to sell it to you then fill out a small claims court application (like 1 form) and get it done there.

Cefca · 15-09-10, 05:42 PM

I think it's completely different online. If they have a clause in their T&Cs about it, you have no leg to stand on.

Edit:

Quote:

British Bookshops & Stationers reserve the right to withdraw from this contract if any obvious errors occur relating to products and price on the website.

Where inaccuracies occur relating to pricing of products you have ordered, we will notify you as soon as possible by e-mail and confirm a refund has been processed to your account.

http://www.britishbookshops.co.uk/terms-and-conditions

corky20 · 15-09-10, 06:01 PM

I finally got a refund today... pity they didn't honour it but was worth a try!

Did see something quite funny in the top sellers after they made the mistake, 'Drupal for beginners'... obviously put there by an admin!

**MJ10** · 15-09-10, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corky20

I finally got a refund today... pity they didn't honour it but was worth a try!

Did see something quite funny in the top sellers after they made the mistake, 'Drupal for beginners'... obviously put there by an admin!

Lol!

Glad you got your refund, would have liked the books though!

I got some bollo*ks reply to the angry "well I bought it and paid and I don't want a refund I want my books" email...

Quote:

The technical problem that arose on Saturday prevented an automatic filter functioning correctly. The filter is set to highlight certain titles that lie within certain parameters. Once highlighted the titles in question are automatically blocked from being uploaded onto our website.

We can only apologise for the inconvenience this has caused.

Made no sense to me!!

I can understand the clause to protect them, shame we couldn't take advantage of their stupidity though

Cefca · 15-09-10, 10:54 PM

Why don't they just admit the pricing error instead of making up bollocks. :/

13-09-10, 03:49 PM	#23
MJ10 Currently: Moderating! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Thatcham, Reading Posts: 15,787	I emailed them acting all surprised and innocent and just got this back: Link: http://quickfreeiphone.com/10discount.png So i've emailed them back acting all knowledgable and saying it's not good enough Let's see if someone human replies this time. __________________ Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £4,280.76 Spoiler Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) \| Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) \| 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) \| BT (£1,302) \| BT (£663) \| BT (£238) \| 500GB Wifi HDD (£103.98) \| Philips iPad Speaker (£99.99) \| Sgt.PepperMill (£10.47) \| Car iPhone/Tape (£9.29) Received from KUDOS: £2,652.50 Spoiler Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) \| Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) \| Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) \| Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) \| Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) \| Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) \| 32GB iPad 3 4G (£579) \| BT (£153) Received from Xpango: £250.14 Spoiler Apple TV (£99) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£69.20) Received from other affiliates: £263.20 Spoiler Amazon Affiliate Voucher (£263.20) 2011 Winner of Best Site Award and Grammanazi Award. Runner up for Member of the Year 2011 Free iPhone \| Free iPhone \| Free iPad 3 \| Sign Define App \| Freebie Proof Photo Blog Total Received: £7,446.87 plus Current Stats: 0 green 12 pending WIN an iPod Shuffle, XBox Live, Amazon or iTunes vouchers >> Free competition entry here << Spoiler Spoiler Ed's status Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £1,854.03 Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) Received from KUDOS: £1,920.50 Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) Received from Xpango: £250.14 (others: £263.20) Apple TV (£99) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£69.20) Amazon: Affiliate Voucher (£263.20)

13-09-10, 05:07 PM	#24
rider900 Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7,772	Unlucky Mate __________________

13-09-10, 05:32 PM	#25
corky20 Free The Gadgets Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NI Posts: 4,776	Unlucky mate, atleast you got a refund... i'll have to give them a call haha! __________________ GADGETS - WANT TO MAKE A GUEST POST? PM ME! Spoiler Received: Playstation 3 80GB I Nintendo DS Lite I £522 Bank Transfer I Xbox 360 I Playstation 3 I £180 Bank Transfer I £350 Cheque I £85 Custom Order I Nintendo Wii I Xbox 360 Elite I £68 Amazon Voucher I £270 Cheque I £108 Bank Transfer I £68 Bank Transfer I PS3 Slim 120GB I £540 Bank Transfer I £1008 Bank Transfer I Panasonic 42" HD Ready Plasma TV I BaByliss I-Trim Stubble I Viewsonic 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor I Xbox 360 Tekken 6 I 100% Whey - Cookies N Cream I Mede8er Network Media Player I £1240 Bank Transfer I £342 Bank Transfer I £162 Bank Transfer I £51 Bank Transfer I £342 Bank Transfer I £198 Bank Transfer I £493 Bank Transfer I £170 Bank Transfer I Dog The Bounty Hunter Season 1-3 I Klipsch Image S4 Headphones I Kinect Sensor I Kinect Sports I Kinect TV Clip I £198 Bank Transfer I LG 50" Plasma Internet TV with Freeview HD I Dome AV TV Cabinet I £1054 Bank Transfer I Custom Order for Clothes I £255 Bank Transfer I £119 Bank Transfer TOTAL RECEIVED: £11655 @freethegadgets

15-09-10, 05:00 PM	#26
cono1717 iPod 30gb Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Widnes Posts: 1,090	You actually have a leg to stand on with this especially if you already bought it. Take a look at If you don't want to watch the whole thing I'll sum it up. A guy went into a shop and bought and iPod for £17.50 which was obviously supposed to be £175 (this was set up by the programme) however upon the transaction going through he set off an alarm and was asked by the manager (the actress) to return to the store. She then told him that there has been a mistake and that he has to pay the rest of the difference. Eventually she gave him a credit note for 17.50 Now this is actually defined by contract law as illegal (as the video says) when you purchase those goods at that price you make a contract with the store, you hold up your end by providing the funds and they must hold up theirs. Now if you haven't watched a video I would like to put a myth to sleep as I work in a store and people always believe this to be true. If you go in to a shop and the iPod ticket says "£1" but it appears on the tills system as £100 the shop DOES NOT have to sell it you for £1 the law is in place to protect the shops in case anyone swaps tickets. However if the mistake is deliberate such as an advertising poster that says "Buy our iPod for just £1" and is only there to entice you then off to trading standards you pop for a lovely £12k fine for the shop. If you have already purchased the product for the amount shown the shop cannot force you to return it, refund it automatically, or make you pay the balance, it's yours that would be stealing on their part. So yeah just reference that video to the people (better on the phone) if they still refuse to sell it to you then fill out a small claims court application (like 1 form) and get it done there. __________________ Totally Free iPad \| McFlurry Ice Cream Van Everything I say reflects my own opinions and not that of any company. Last edited by cono1717; 15-09-10 at 05:02 PM..

15-09-10, 06:01 PM	#28
corky20 Free The Gadgets Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NI Posts: 4,776	I finally got a refund today... pity they didn't honour it but was worth a try! Did see something quite funny in the top sellers after they made the mistake, 'Drupal for beginners'... obviously put there by an admin! __________________ GADGETS - WANT TO MAKE A GUEST POST? PM ME! Spoiler Received: Playstation 3 80GB I Nintendo DS Lite I £522 Bank Transfer I Xbox 360 I Playstation 3 I £180 Bank Transfer I £350 Cheque I £85 Custom Order I Nintendo Wii I Xbox 360 Elite I £68 Amazon Voucher I £270 Cheque I £108 Bank Transfer I £68 Bank Transfer I PS3 Slim 120GB I £540 Bank Transfer I £1008 Bank Transfer I Panasonic 42" HD Ready Plasma TV I BaByliss I-Trim Stubble I Viewsonic 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor I Xbox 360 Tekken 6 I 100% Whey - Cookies N Cream I Mede8er Network Media Player I £1240 Bank Transfer I £342 Bank Transfer I £162 Bank Transfer I £51 Bank Transfer I £342 Bank Transfer I £198 Bank Transfer I £493 Bank Transfer I £170 Bank Transfer I Dog The Bounty Hunter Season 1-3 I Klipsch Image S4 Headphones I Kinect Sensor I Kinect Sports I Kinect TV Clip I £198 Bank Transfer I LG 50" Plasma Internet TV with Freeview HD I Dome AV TV Cabinet I £1054 Bank Transfer I Custom Order for Clothes I £255 Bank Transfer I £119 Bank Transfer TOTAL RECEIVED: £11655 @freethegadgets

12-09-10, 02:08 PM	#21
Rosie88 iPod Shuffle Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5	Says something like £86 now... LOL. sigh

15-09-10, 10:54 PM	#30
Cefca iPod 60gb Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,713	Why don't they just admit the pricing error instead of making up bollocks. :/