Hewlett Packard C7280 Wireless

[mat]

Printer / Scanner / Copier / Fax

£54.99 Free Delivery

RRP: £259.99 | You save: £205.00 (78%)

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3476493/Hewlett-Packard-C7280-Wireless-Multifunction-Inkjet-Printer-Scanner-Copier-Fax/Product.html

Just bought one, cant go wrong

 

[doodlebug]

Nice price !!!

I have a HP complete with cable lol

all i want for xmas is a wireless printer

i'll have to show the missus ;-)

 

[mat]

Its £259 again now

I better still get it at the price i paid on the site yesterday???

 

[doodlebug]

To late !!!

DAMN IT, DAMN IT DAMN IT !!!
I miss everything

 

[mat]

It says it was packed and ready for shipping yesterday at the processed £55 with free delivery so fingers crossed!

 

[bb99]

I bought two

Thanks for the tip.

 

[doodlebug]

Hope you get yours for 55 pounds Mat
Lucky !!! BB99

as for me

 

[mat]

Now saying...

STATUS Cancelled

Bit cheeky because they havnt sent me an email or anything, I actualy needed this as my old one is broken so as far as im concerned if I didnt look its turning up next week.

Where do I legaly stand, It said that it had been packed and awaiting shipping....

 

[bb99]

Balls, mine is now showing as cancelled as well! Doesn't say how or why.

Their T&Cs say that the contract isn't formed until they accept the order, so I don't think we've got a leg to stand on

Will wait and see though...

 

[mat]

They have charged my card, the money has come out of my bank.

Surely by processing the payment and setting the status to packed and shipping they have entered the contract and cant go back on it?

They state that in the case of a miss price they will contact you and allow you to either cancel or go ahead by paying the full correct price.

In this case they have charged me and then cancelled at last minute without even contacting me....

 

[bb99]

Not sure Mat...

The email confirmation sent to me says:

Please note: This is an 'open' order and has not been processed by our dispatch department. No contract for the sale of any product will subsist between you and Play.com until Play.com dispatches the product(s) ordered. We will confirm that the product(s) have been dispatched by a confirmation email. This confirmation e-mail amounts to an acceptance by Play.com of your offer to buy goods from Play.com or a third party supplier that is engaged on your behalf by Play.com (whether or not you receive that e-mail).

This suggests to me that we're fooked

 

[Jeewhizz]

Legally, once they take the payment, the contract is formed. It just depends whether you want to enforce that!

 

[mat]

Its just an inconvenience, I really needed this printer for next week and so far have had the item cancelled without any form of contact and im also down £55.

Ill give them a ring tomorrow and see what they have to say for themselves, its certainly not good service and doesnt follow their terms and conditions.

 

[bb99]

I think it's somewhat rude not to email to tell us that the order has been cancelled.

Can you please let us know what they say tomorrow Mat?

Ta.

 

[doodlebug]

Bl**dy hell lads !!!

What tw*ts, that e-mail looks like their being crafty with what they say ?

Well i now know where not to shop onlne.

Looks like their luring people in and hoping they would carry on with the order at full price, i wonder what trading standards would say ???

Search on google for other people who have been duped, get a collection of signatures and then send them to the tradng standards insisting on an official ivestigation, it might work ?

You could always mention a small claims court and how little it costs to take someone to a small claims court ?

Goodluck !!!

 

[keys]

invitation to treat

A invitation to open negotions with a view to forming a Contract. In English law an invitation to treat is not an `offer' in the contractual sense, and agreement to its terms, even if unqualified, does not constitute the formation of a contract. There are many instances where invitations to treat are misconstrued as offers. For example, if a shop displays goods for sale with a price label attached, they are not obligated to sell for the marked price. This is because displaying goods for sale is an invitation to treat, not an Offer (see: FisherVBell1961, PartridgeVCrittendon1968). In general, in a standard retail transaction the contract is made and concluded at the checkout. There have been attempts to construe the selecting of items for purchase as being an AcceptanceOfOffer but these have generally failed (see: PharmaceuticalSocietyOfGreatBritainVBoots1952).

Source: The K-Zone: invitation to treat

Also useful: BBC News | The Economy | Argos - an invitation to 'treat'

 

[mojoco]

contact your credit card company to see if they will step in to the frame, you might get lucky.......just don't waste too much time on what could be a lost cause.

 

[stender]

according to keys post mat your in the right imho. You paid so that is the checkout.

 

[scooter]

Keys is a good post. I used to work in retail and we were not obliged to sell if there was a wrong price put on an appliance as it was "human error".

I think you will find play.com clearly state they are not contracted until the goods are dispached because this will be the 1st time there is any human interaction with the sale. I bet you all that goes before is fully automated.

goods priced on site (wrong price, human error)
customer orders goods (automated)
c/card checked and authorised (automated)
goods readied for despatch and order checked (1st human contact and error noticed)

Order cancelled and pricing error rectified.

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