It's different in store because you only get so many walk in customers that buy it not knowing the actual price tag error until check out.

Online is totally different because news can spread like wild fire. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is an obvious typo. Only morons like Mugen EvOlutioN will come moaning and bitching and feel like they're entitled to this obvious error when common sense tells you that the order will/should get canceled.

Wouldn't be surprised if the person that did this in the ecomm team got a very stern warning or fired.

the difference is $140 mistagged at $70, compared to $3,399.99 mistagged at $9.99

In BC, there is a law that protects consumers that in the event of a pricing error based off of what was advertised on display and what price was shown on the cash register, the lower price will be given to the comsumer.

But I wonder how far this goes to protect the consumer?

So if I walked into BB and saw that TV for $9.99 instead of $3,399.99, you better believe i am walking out with that tv for $9.99 and I might even splurge and get the extended warrenty. But since this is online, and from the US, I guess there isn't any laws that protect the consumers from pricing errors.

^wrong
in this case he would only get $10 off

http://www.cacds.com/onrecord/docume...r2007Final.pdf

LOL

Good luck with that one.

That protects the consumer if the price rang up higher than displayed. And yes, it's only a max value of $10.

Of course if the other way around occurred, they can't force you to return the item. Transaction has already been completed as in they received the money and you received the item. So I don't believe they have a right to ask for it back. Good luck on that happening though.

I say the same thing about Nigerian scams. Seriously, you wasted the scam artist time and effort. If you're stupid enough to give them the money you should eat up the cost!

Uh, no dude.

It isn't a "law".

It's a voluntary program called SCOP (Scanning Code of Practice) that retailers can CHOOSE to adhere to. They are under no obligation to do so.

At the stores that participate, you get a maximum of $10 off the item if it scans in at a price higher than an advertised or shelf price. If the item is less than $10, you get one for free.

D'oh. Guess I won't be walking out with a $9.99 TV any time soon.

If I ran a store I'd give you a TV for $9.99

plus favours, behind closed back doors. or open back doors. LOL!!!!!!!!111

If you wanna be really tricky goto best buy and pick up a price tag of w/e you want to buy take it home photoshop it reprint it go back to future shop show the price tag say you brought it from best buy, boom 300 dollar cheaper laptop.

fucking thief

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If they followed SCOP, then I believe you should have gotten even more off.

The SCOP pretty much has three conclusions.

1: The store sell the mislabeled product for what the shelf price was
2: The customer gets the item for free if it's ten dollars or less
3: If the mislabeled product is over ten dollars, he/she gets up to a maximum of ten dollars off

Lots of major retailers participate in the SCOP. If they have it advertised and they do not honour the SCOP, you are able to file a complaint against them (whether or not that makes a difference is another question). This also mean not all of them do.

If the TV was priced $9.99 in store then BestBuy would have to honour the price to in store customers because bylaw they have to. Online they do not because technically speaking you are offering to purchase their product at their asking price and its the retailer's choice to accept the offer or not.

i'd say you got fucking lucky buddie
you having that price tag in the first place is already skeptical
they'll just look up the item online on bestbuy's website and they can call the cops on you for theft under $5000.

I think someone says this shit about once every 6 months. It's simply untrue. If something is labelled wrong, it's labelled wrong. The stores have the right to notice this, correct the price, and then offer the product to the customer at the correct price.

Now stop spreading stupidity.

No. Read what I wrote earlier. The maximum discount for SCOP is $10.

Stop spreading false information. Thanks...

Never actually did it, posting what someone else told me they did. Was in the states a few years back.

I complained to customer service and threatened to sue over false advertising and they gave it to me for $400 + shipping. refurbished one tho, with 2 year warranty still

Thank you! I hate when people spread false information. There is no such bylaw people! Yes some stores will honor prices where they fucked up but that's not because it's a bylaw but they chose to.