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OFF TOPIC => WORLD NEWS => Technology => Topic started by: eye30 on August 01, 2016, 17:39:05

Title: HP apologises after £1.58 laptop error
Post by: eye30 on August 01, 2016, 17:39:05

HP has apologised after an error on its website let shoppers buy expensive laptop computers for less than £2.

One device was listed with a previous sale price of £2,378, but was "reduced" to £1.58.

The computer firm briefly took its UK store offline on Saturday to resolve the error, and said it would not honour the sales that had been made.

:link: HP apologises after £1.58 laptop error - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36941960)

Title: Re: HP apologises after £1.58 laptop error
Post by: Shambles on August 01, 2016, 18:28:27

In all fairness the website didn't actually let customers 'buy' the laptops at the misprice, it only let them order.

Happens all the time on hotukdeals - we learn to live with it :)

Title: Re: HP apologises after £1.58 laptop error
Post by: beerman on August 02, 2016, 02:56:31

So they honoured the sold laptops? What's there to be sorry for, other than for those too late to take advantage of the error.

Would have thought a sorry we have cancelled your order but here is a gift card for $100 would have done it. Everyone who purchased would have realised it was a mistake.

Title: Re: HP apologises after £1.58 laptop error
Post by: Doggie 1 on August 02, 2016, 04:42:13

No, they didn't honour the sales.

Title: Re: HP apologises after £1.58 laptop error
Post by: beerman on August 03, 2016, 10:34:35

I Misread, fair enough too.