RE: Re: [OT] Screwfix and pricing deal

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Bill - will do that.

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Bill Taylor
> Sent: 25 September 2007 12:15
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Screwfix and pricing deal
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> They can change the price at will until a contract has come into
> existence, which in the case of a web site would be when you had had
> an email from them confirming that they have accepted your order.
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> However a reputable business should honour their offers, so I'd try
> contacting them and see if they will abide by that price.
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> Bill
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups2@...>
wrote:
> >
> > Sorry fo the OT but I know there's a lot of knowledge on this
kind
> of topic here:
> >
> > Screwfix sent me one of their regular email web offers the other
day
> - a Grohe wireless shower kit with =A3240 off - really good deal. I
> planned to take up the offer a few days later but when looking at
> their web site, the item was out of stock and marked up again at the
> old price. Obviously, the offer had been a great success and they ran
> out of stock.
> >
> > My problem with this was that the marketing email stated that all
> the offers within it were valid until the 19th October and nowhere did
> it state this was subject to stock etc.
> >
> > Does anyone know the legal position on this - fairness aside, is
it
> legal to offer something and withdraw it at any time without any small
> print etc? I'm guessing they can pretty much charge what they like and
> at any time - but I hope not???
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Paul.
> >
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