Cheap Arse Gaffer |Europe| We Need To Go Cheaper

Status
Not open for further replies.
Miles Quaritch said:
I'm not expecting it to turn up, Littlewoods rarely honour price errors/glitches. Still, they haven't cancelled the order and they've taken the money, so maybe there's a sliver of hope after all.
Click to expand...

If they've taken your money then that constitutes a contract of sale and now they have to fulfil their commitment. I'm not saying they won't try to weasel out of it, but AFAIK they can't legally back out of it.
 
ruttyboy said:
If they've taken your money then that constitutes a contract of sale and now they have to fulfil their commitment. I'm not saying they won't try to weasel out of it, but AFAIK they can't legally back out of it.
Click to expand...

Hmm, I've had orders cancelled in the past even after money was taken. I'm pretty sure that Littlewoods have it covered in their T&C, but I'd have to check them again to confirm.

I suspect you're right, but there's no way they'll be honouring this. They'll probably offer some sort of compensation for cancelling the order.
 
Miles Quaritch said:
Hmm, I've had orders cancelled in the past even after money was taken. I'm pretty sure that Littlewoods have it covered in their T&C, but I'd have to check them again to confirm.

I suspect you're right, but there's no way they'll be honouring this. They'll probably offer some sort of compensation for cancelling the order.
Click to expand...

Oh yeah, they rely on chicanery no doubt, and it's probably not worth the effort but I'm just saying if you wanted to sue, you most likely would win.

Edit: Also, I believe it's a statutory right, so no amount of their T&Cs would remove it.
 
ruttyboy said:
If they've taken your money then that constitutes a contract of sale and now they have to fulfil their commitment. I'm not saying they won't try to weasel out of it, but AFAIK they can't legally back out of it.
Click to expand...

ruttyboy said:
Oh yeah, they rely on chicanery no doubt, and it's probably not worth the effort but I'm just saying if you wanted to sue, you most likely would win.

Edit: Also, I believe it's a statutory right, so no amount of their T&Cs would remove it.
Click to expand...

Is this UK-law or EU-law? Does it apply when ordering from abroad too?
 
ruttyboy said:
If they've taken your money then that constitutes a contract of sale and now they have to fulfil their commitment. I'm not saying they won't try to weasel out of it, but AFAIK they can't legally back out of it.
Click to expand...
This is a commonly-held belief that's actually false. The sale is legally completed at the point of dispatch.

The place where it is legally questionable is if it could reasonably regarded as a deliberately misleading price rather than a misprice; that's a breach of Trading Standards. I don't think that's arguable in this situation!

http://www.lovemoney.com/news/scams.../14314/your-rights-when-stores-misprice-items

It gets a bit more complicated when goods are sold online as it depends on whether a contract has been made between the two parties.

The retailer needs to accept the customer’s order for there to be a contract. If it hasn’t accepted the order it can withdraw the product from sale and cancel the order. Exactly where you stand will depend on the website’s terms and conditions and the wording of any e-mail sent to you when you placed the order.

Many websites say in their terms that an order is only accepted when the goods are dispatched. Any e-mail sent to the customer beforehand is simply an acknowledgement of receipt – as opposed to acceptance - of the order.
Click to expand...

And from the Littlewoods T&Cs:

2.1 All orders placed through our website will be subject to our acceptance of the order.

2.2 When you submit an order to us on our website you will receive a 'bounce back' confirmatory email of this order saying that we are processing your order. You will then receive a second email from us acknowledging your order and giving you estimated timescales for delivery. You should check both emails for accuracy and let us know immediately if there are any errors. Neither of these emails constitute acceptance of the order by us. Your order will be accepted by us (and a contract will then be formed between us) when we despatch the goods to you. Title to the goods will pass to you on delivery.
Click to expand...
 
mclem said:
This is a commonly-held belief that's actually false. The sale is legally completed at the point of dispatch.

The place where it is legally questionable is if it could reasonably regarded as a deliberately misleading price rather than a misprice; that's a breach of Trading Standards. I don't think that's arguable in this situation!
Click to expand...

You could argue that they deliberately priced the Vita that low to drive traffic to their website. The offer still appeared in Google ads for example even after it was taken down from the website. I for one had never heard of that site before. But I'm no lawyer, so don't know if that argument would hold up. :-)
 
Why doesn't Very just come out and cancel it already. The wait for dispatch is excruciating. My one has been 'Order being processed at supplier' since 16:43 yesterday. The last 3 games that came from them were all dispatched before 10am.

HV40Ii4.png
 
tl;dr: Please please please please please back up whatever you're saying before going into rage mode.

LonelyGreyWolf said:
*Sigh*, and here comes another foobarry shitstorm. Am I the only one who even follow this thread? Go all the way back to even page 72, that's the first time it was for £14.99 (that was posted in this thread anyway), and then you can continue if you so desire.

Can't believe your posting screencaps and crap just to always prove everyone wrong, geez.
Click to expand...

Ok, I admit. You were completely right. (*)

(*) if you take into account that the HMV offer was available on an off AND only in store (as pointed out by GRW810 in his post on page 72 of this thread). Fortunately there are 141 HMV stores in the UK, and potentially 1 in Dublin. So a whopping 142 worldwide which means easy access for anyone in this thread.

Now, let's see. Other mentions of Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask in this thread since page 72:

Page 72
Posted by: GRW810
Date: 27/03/2013
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (3DS) £14.99
All in-store at still-open HMV stores

Page 136
Posted by: Shantom
Date: 01/07/2013
For Layton I'd probably try ebay.

Page 146
Posted by: mrklaw
Date: 13/07/2013
Also they have a 3DS XL + Layton miracle mask bundle for £146

Page 149
Posted by: Audioboxer
Date: 19/07/2013
edit: Noticed Asda have the 3DS XL with Professor Layton & The Miracle Mask for £146.

Page 151
Posted by LonelyGreyWolf
Date: 23/07/2013
Been at that price for at least a quarter of a year now.
Click to expand...

Then maybe this thread just missed all those great opportunities on the game? Let's try a HUKD search:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/search?action=search&keywords=miracle+mask&text_only=true

Nope, only the £14.99 HMV deal in store.
Oh, but wait! There was a £9.98 deal at Zavvi just 2 days ago!

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/professor-layton-miracle-mask-3ds-game-brand-new-9-98-zavvi-1609921

And again: nope... (oops, sorry, another screenshot)

szPFKvc.jpg
Click to expand...
 
Mostly interesting for UK GAF (and because someone on here asked for it recently): GAME have Skyrim: Legendary edition (PC) for £14. Which is a quid cheaper than Amazon.

(Amazon might price match if you let them know.)
 
Is there anything like Appshopper/Gamestracker for PSN/XBLA? Just want to be able to add games to there and be notified of drops :(

Thanks
 
SkullplateMurray said:
Anyone had their Pikmin 3 order dispatch yet? ShopTo seem to be a good price, but at GAME in the UK you get the Flying Pikmin keyring.
Click to expand...
My flubit order was dispatched yesterday. Dunno from which retailer. Probably Zavvi/Thehut knowing my luck.

Edit: Wow, piggies must be floating in the skies today as it was Zavvi and it's here already!
 
Mine was shipped from GAME yesterday but the flash flood has caused delays =/ hopefully my package wasn't water damaged...
And I'll receive it tomorrow or so.
 
Not really a deal, but people interested in Tales of Xillia Milla Maxwell Edition (PS3) might be interested to know that it is now also available at Shoppe Two for £79.85.

Before it was only available through Namco's own store, at £79.99.
 
Addnan said:
Why doesn't Very just come out and cancel it already. The wait for dispatch is excruciating. My one has been 'Order being processed at supplier' since 16:43 yesterday. The last 3 games that came from them were all dispatched before 10am.

HV40Ii4.png
Click to expand...
I got a call from them and they referenced hukd along with the pricing error. Gave me a 15% discount code though.. whoopee.
 
foobarry81 said:
Not really a deal, but people interested in Tales of Xillia Milla Maxwell Edition (PS3) might be interested to know that it is now also available at Shoppe Two for £79.85.
Click to expand...

If they would finally show the actual artbook that is included (and the size of it), maybe I would be willing to upgrade. It seems they didn't get enough orders. They also put some on amazon.de for 100EUR.

I mean they already charge people that ordered via namco shop. Why not release a simple unboxing video that shows the goodies.
 
jimi_dini said:
If they would finally show the actual artbook that is included (and the size of it), maybe I would be willing to upgrade. It seems they didn't get enough orders. They also put some on amazon.de for 100EUR.

I mean they already charge people that ordered via namco shop. Why not release a simple unboxing video that shows the goodies.
Click to expand...

There's some pics available since yesterday last week from the statue.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.654990051197206.1073741863.171035032926046&type=1

But yeah.. :-)
 
mclem said:
This is a commonly-held belief that's actually false. The sale is legally completed at the point of dispatch.

The place where it is legally questionable is if it could reasonably regarded as a deliberately misleading price rather than a misprice; that's a breach of Trading Standards. I don't think that's arguable in this situation!

http://www.lovemoney.com/news/scams.../14314/your-rights-when-stores-misprice-items



And from the Littlewoods T&Cs:
Click to expand...

Aha! Well that's good to know, thanks.
 
foobarry81 said:
But yeah.. :-)
Click to expand...

Exactly.

If the artbook is shitty, there is no real reason for me to buy it. And I already own the Japanese artbook, which is 80 pages. Worst case: the CE artbook is the same but a few pages more than that and may even be BluRay case size (which would be smaller than the Japanese artbook). And even if it's the best situation possible (almost completely new artwork + regular size), I still have a hard time coughing up more than twice the price just for that.

They should have included the full soundtrack instead. Would have been instant buy from me.
Or maybe include these here:
IjhYD87.jpg
Click to expand...
instead of a figurine that I feel embarassed to buy.

I really don't understand why they can't just show the artbook. Or at least tell us the size of it.
 
jimi_dini said:
Exactly.

If the artbook is shitty, there is no real reason for me to buy it. And I already own the Japanese artbook, which is 80 pages. Worst case: the CE artbook is the same but a few pages more than that and may even be BluRay case size (which would be smaller than the Japanese artbook). And even if it's the best situation possible (almost completely new artwork + regular size), I still have a hard time coughing up more than twice the price just for that.

They should have included the full soundtrack instead. Would have been instant buy from me.
Or maybe include these here:

instead of a figurine that I feel embarassed to buy.

I really don't understand why they can't just show the artbook. Or at least tell us the size of it.
Click to expand...

The fact that they haven't showed it yet, probably means that the book's nothing to write home about. The best artbooks are the ones you buy separately anyway (at least most of the time).

Also in the promo pictures the artbook does look to have the size of a BluRay case: http://gameoasis.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bmUploads_2013-07-16_3966_ToX_Collector-Edition.jpg

Is your Japanese copy a hardcover artbook?
 
jimi_dini said:
They should have included the full soundtrack instead. Would have been instant buy from me.
Click to expand...

I was so mad when I got my tales of graces f day 1 edition last year, put the soundtrack in and it wouldn't even play in my stereo. I had to rip the disc on my PC to find out that all the songs were basically just snippets and probably not even high quality. The OST was my main reason for buying this on release in the first place ...

bad Namco Bandai, bad ...

you keep disappointing me. especially your European division (nothing but trouble with these guys, seriously)
 
Fisico said:
The statue is also available since months in Japan, I've even got one myself I won at a lottery.
Click to expand...

But it's like $75 or so if you want to buy it that way, I think.

D-e-f said:
I was so mad when I got my tales of graces f day 1 edition last year, put the soundtrack in and it wouldn't even play in my stereo. I had to rip the disc on my PC to find out that all the songs were basically just snippets and probably not even high quality. The OST was my main reason for buying this on release in the first place ...
Click to expand...

What? Really?

Edit: according to my PC the bit rate of the .wav files (!) on my disc is over 1400 kbps. So seems to be more than decent enough quality. And not all the songs seem to be snippets. But some of them have been cut off in a really sloppy way.
 
D-e-f- said:
I was so mad when I got my tales of graces f day 1 edition last year, put the soundtrack in and it wouldn't even play in my stereo. I had to rip the disc on my PC to find out that all the songs were basically just snippets and probably not even high quality. The OST was my main reason for buying this on release in the first place ...
Click to expand...

Oh right, that was pretty bad as well. I mean they actually burned WAVE files onto the disc. WAVE files. How hard would it have been to actually create an actual Audio CD smh

At least Graces day-1 was priced the same as other games (similar to Dark Souls Day 1 edition), which means noone actually paid extra for those things. I bought the Graces soundtrack from Japan. I think it's 3 discs or something like that. And at least that those are actual Audio CDs lol
 
jimi_dini said:
Oh right, that was pretty bad as well. I mean they actually burned WAVE files onto the disc. WAVE files. How hard would it have been to actually create an actual Audio CD smh

At least Graces day-1 was priced the same as other games (similar to Dark Souls Day 1 edition), which means noone actually paid extra for those things. I bought the Graces soundtrack from Japan. I think it's 3 discs or something like that. And at least that those are actual Audio CDs lol
Click to expand...

I just put in the Behind the Scenes DVD. There is a language selection menu at the start and they actually put the Belgian flag there instead of the German. :-) Wow...
 
Received a call from Littlewoods a little earlier, order has been cancelled, was offered a discount on a future purchase and was told the money charged would be back in my account as soon as the call ended. Haven't checked my account, but I assume it's all done.

Not too disappointed, mainly wanted one to give away as a cheap Christmas present. Ah well.

Edit.

Hi,

On the 23rd July 2013, the PS Vita + Epic Monkey bundle was incorrectly priced on our website. This error was identified and corrected on the same day.

Whilst it is always our intention to keep our website up to date and error free, pricing errors can occasionally occur.

In this instance, we are unable to process orders placed at the incorrect price. However, in recognition of our error, we will be contacting all customers involved within the next few days and offering them a discount off the correct selling price or off their next order.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Littlewoods Representative
Click to expand...
 
foobarry81 said:
But it's like $75 or so if you want to buy it that way, I think.
Click to expand...

Maybe, I was just answering to your "they post a bunch of photos in their facebook page" like it was something "never seen before" when the figure has been available for a long time in Japan already. (not to mention they chose the Ichiban Kuji when Alter released a slightly better one weeks after)
 
Fisico said:
Maybe, I was just answering to your "they post a bunch of photos in their facebook page" like it was something "never seen before" when the figure has been available for a long time in Japan already. (not to mention they chose the Ichiban Kuji when Alter released a slightly better one weeks after)
Click to expand...

Oh ok, then I misunderstood. I thought you meant: they put some old, non exclusive, stuff in there.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

Are cheaper SSDs good for games only?
2
55
3K
raduque replied
We need a GTA4 Remaster
2
67
3K
hououinkyouma00 replied
  • Poll
Do you still need better graphics than we have now?
2
96
2K
Grildon Tundy replied
Okay Ubisoft. We need to talk
48
3K
kapshin replied
We need a new Playstation 5 Media Remote
27
1K
Mibu no ookami replied
Top Bottom