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Online Shopping Site Glitch Slashes Prices for Happy Social Customers

posted by martyb on Wednesday February 06 2019, @07:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the you-get-what-you-give dept.

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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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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday February 06 2019, @10:24PM

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Wednesday February 06 2019, @10:24PM (#797451)

    ...is Oz as anti-consumer-protection as those two are?

    No. See my comment above.

    There is also this banking scandal [stuff.co.nz] playing out at the moment. I can't see any senior bankers going to jail though. Even though they seem to have broken the law. Australia is of course not immune to money making charges go away.

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