It's 2019 and still retailers haven't quite got a grip on their online shopping websites. Coles, a large supermarket in Australia, sold products with deep discounts due to a glitch until the company found the problem and restored the system. This story comes with a modern twist with users going to social media to spread the word about the glitch on the site so others can quickly take advantage. The store was able to get ahead of the surge in online shoppers and cull some of the carts, but not before the front runners picked up their discount goods.
Oh, look, a good use for social media. What are we up to, 5, or 6 now? =)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 07 2019, @04:48PM
> Oh, look, a good use for social media.
Customers saving money when a seller has a glitch, and spreading the word over social media about it, isn't 'good'. The supply chain of food is a good thing (unless you're a sociopath) and ripping off a farmer or a mom&pop isn't that different from systematically abusing a mistake.
This is only a "good use" in the sense of "culls the weak at IT," which is only good if you want the fittest, hungriest, most rapacious corps to survive.