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Online Shopping Site Glitch Slashes Prices for Happy Social Customers

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

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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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Original Submission

• Re:When does an offer become a contract in Oz? (Score: 3, Informative) by c0lo on Wednesday February 06 2019, @11:45PM

  by c0lo (156) on Wednesday February 06 2019, @11:45PM (#797497) Journal

  The Oz consumer protection law only requires the advertised prices to not be misleading [accc.gov.au], but allow for clerical errors in the advertised prices - as long as they are corrected.

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