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Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 03:40 AM Nov 2014

customers "trick" Walmart into price matching by creating fake amazon pages, playstations for $90

Wal-Mart tricked into selling $400 PlayStation 4 consoles for just $90 after customers take advantage of loophole in price match promotion
On November 13 the world's largest retailer announced that it would price match items against select online retailers including Amazon
Shoppers quickly realized they could take advantage by creating their own authentic-looking Amazon page selling the PS4 at a quarter of the retail price
News of the loophole quickly spread on social media with people even posting photos of their receipts
The retail giant quickly updated its terms and conditions to state that it won't not honor prices from marketplace vendors and third-party sellers


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2842674/Wal-Mart-tricked-selling-400-PlayStation-4-consoles-just-90-customers-advantage-loophole-price-match-promotion.html

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customers "trick" Walmart into price matching by creating fake amazon pages, playstations for $90 (Original Post) Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 OP
Walmart whining about fraud, thats "rich" ( pun intended)...they perpetrate a fraud on the American pkdu Nov 2014 #1
Doesn't make stealing from them right. nt IdaBriggs Nov 2014 #2
Never said it did. Or even implied it. Nt. pkdu Nov 2014 #3
My apologies; when you pointed out the obvious irony, I mistakenly thought IdaBriggs Nov 2014 #4
No worries , no offense taken... pkdu Nov 2014 #5
Yes fraud and stealing is a great idea. Nt Logical Nov 2014 #12
Well, imagine THAT!! [**cough**] Petrushka Nov 2014 #6
It said "PlayStation 4 consoles" not "4 PlayStation consoles"... jmowreader Nov 2014 #9
Seriously? No, SERIOUSLY! Petrushka Nov 2014 #13
yes - Onion worthy indeed! nt pkdu Nov 2014 #15
Damn JonLP24 Nov 2014 #7
"...it won't not honor prices from marketplace vendors and third-party sellers" ret5hd Nov 2014 #8
After reading several of their inflammatory pieces on Ferguson (and KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #10
dailymail writers Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #11
I think it is terrible that people Jenoch Nov 2014 #14

pkdu

(3,977 posts)
1. Walmart whining about fraud, thats "rich" ( pun intended)...they perpetrate a fraud on the American
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 04:33 AM
Nov 2014

people every day.

 

IdaBriggs

(10,559 posts)
4. My apologies; when you pointed out the obvious irony, I mistakenly thought
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 12:16 PM
Nov 2014

you were implying they sort-of-kind-of did.

No big deal.

Petrushka

(3,709 posts)
6. Well, imagine THAT!! [**cough**]
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 09:57 PM
Nov 2014

"Too bad they were scammed out of those FOUR play stations (seriously...no, SERIOUSLY, stealing IS wrong). However, their press release about the topic got me wondering what it might look like if it were applied to their employee wages (like matching Costco). Hmmmm. Imagine this:

" 'We launched wage matching because it’s the right thing for our economy,' a Walmart representative shared with us this week. 'It’s making a meaningful difference for employees who want to feel confident they’re able to pay for rent and food, and we’re committed to matching employee wages going forward … At the same time, we can’t tolerate fraud or attempts to trick our cashiers by paying them poor wages while making billions ourselves. This kind of activity is unfair to the thousands of employees who count on us every day for honest value for their work.'

" 'With this in mind,' the spokesperson added, 'We have updated our price and wage policy to clarify that we will not only match prices from Costco, but we will not honor and match wages paid by employers of current migrant workers, employers of third-world country laborers, human trafficking sites, and any and all employers requiring employees to work at second and third jobs in order to survive.' ”
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Someone shared the above comments with me earlier today. Just passing it on for your perusal.

jmowreader

(50,553 posts)
9. It said "PlayStation 4 consoles" not "4 PlayStation consoles"...
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 12:02 AM
Nov 2014

Pretty sure they got nailed for a LOT of them before they wised up.

Petrushka

(3,709 posts)
13. Seriously? No, SERIOUSLY!
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 03:03 AM
Nov 2014

Four PlaysStation consoles or PlayStation 4 consoles---either way, doesn't matter---I thought it was funny and whoever wrote it, in my opinion, should be working for The Onion.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
7. Damn
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 10:11 PM
Nov 2014

I missed out on the opportunity.

Kinda funny considering they get ripped off far more thru shoplifting no receipt gift card exchanges.

 

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)
10. After reading several of their inflammatory pieces on Ferguson (and
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 12:09 AM
Nov 2014

reader comments on same), I've concluded that the DailyMail is the UK's premier hillbilly newspaper site.

Didn't think shitkickers existed in the UK, but there you have it.

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