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pointandlaugh ([info]pointandlaugh) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2007-02-16 10:35:00


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Amazon Wank
So it seems that before Christmas Amazon had a DVD offer on boxsets - buy one get one free. Except they made a bit of a mistake and the lowest item was actually taken off twice. This resulted in, if you had two items of the same price, free DVDs.

As will happen people took advantage of this and people discussed whether that was ethical.

Skip forward to December 28th, and Amazon finally realises their error. All customers affected are asked to either return the boxsets unopened, or their credit cards will be charged the total price.

Aaaaand wank results People ask whether it's legal. Some people ring Amazon to complain. And some people sit proclaiming that it's all perfectly fine and serves folk right for taking advantage of it.


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[info]sashenka
2007-02-16 06:14 pm UTC (link)
My first thought: Sucks for Amazon.
My second thought: Damn, I could be owning the rest of Buffy and Voyager right now. WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME?! *cuts*

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[info]lyppy
2007-02-16 06:20 pm UTC (link)
Same. I used to watch "The Monkees" on TvLand when I was a child, and the DVDs cost about $50. If I could've bought both seasons for half the price...

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[info]heddychaa
2007-02-16 06:28 pm UTC (link)
Or Kids in the Hall, whose season boxsets are like, eighty bucks a piece :(

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