In #bit-tech we were having a discussion about price errors online. Bloodcar said that when a product is advertised for a certain price, the shop has to sell it at that price, even if an error has been made with that price, and even on-line. I find this hard to believe. Can anyone clarify the situation? Is it indeed like bloodcar said, or can a shop say there was an error with the price?
If the advertisement says "not responcible for typos blah blah" then they can sell at the higher price. But if its not then they have to by law sell at the lower price. Take CompUSA for example, a few years ago i got a 250 gig maxtor retail at one of there stores for $50 instead of $399. There was a price tag on that one (not the rest) and when i brought it to the register, it showed up as $399 but i told the lady and she typed in $50. in a similar situation, they had a pack of DVD-R's marked really cheap in a flyer. I went to purchase them and they had a notice on the door that the price was wrong and they would not honor the low price.
Well, technically a store would have to honor the ad. But the only way to force them would be to sue them and take them to court. Although, if you threatened to take them court, they would probably just give you the discount so they could be done with you. It's bad publicity to face-off with a customer because you won't sell something to him at the advertised price.
