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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? =)
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Can anyone remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 07 2019, @04:50PM (1 child)
> If you don't do it, somebody else will.
Not even a commons tragedy here. What you're saying is plain "if people think they can get away with it, they will steal."
Well, that's nice. I know communities of people who would not, without greater cause than personal gain.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday February 07 2019, @06:20PM
You keep on using that word...
The circle of people who will jump on a price mistake is much larger than those who will steal (barring a post-apocalypse scenario).
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