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06-13-2013, 07:03 PM | #41 |
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06-13-2013, 07:08 PM | #42 | |
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I would disagree with you kindly that everyone knew it was a mistake. I didn't, when placing the order. Only after the fact when Amazon notified us and said they would honor one reel per order and that they had made a pricing mistake. Only to later change their decision again to none. This isn't some Bible camp decision here about "what is right". It's strictly about business and how a business conducts itself with it's customer. Last edited by CR Yaker; 06-13-2013 at 08:02 PM. |
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06-13-2013, 08:01 PM | #43 |
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I've overheard people talking about this Amazon price error deal at Sav-on Tackle, and again at Turner's another time. They must have lost TONS of money over this error. I say bravo Amazon for even honoring 1 of the reels. They could have just said "NO", and cancelled all of them. Seems like a fair response on their part, to me. Wish I caught it. Oh well..
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06-13-2013, 08:04 PM | #44 | |
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06-13-2013, 09:11 PM | #45 |
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joke is over...
I was just teasing about 3 reels ... ...Amazon gave me one Curado for $79 and cancelled my other order with 2 reels...that is fine with me I got a great deal on a reel and a new terez rod -$100 off..
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06-13-2013, 09:37 PM | #46 |
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I'm still in for one plus $25 dollar amazon card and 1 day shipping
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06-13-2013, 10:36 PM | #47 | |
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Maybe it's because I know (a little) about the fishing industry, ...but with all due respect do you "seriously" think the cost of a Curado 300EJ IS $80? I knew it was a mistake as soon as it was posted! I ordered 3 but still feel fortunate to still have been allowed to buy one(I almost placed an order for 100 just to sell on ebay & make extra $ . With twitter, IMs and everything I'd hate to be the employee that was responsible for posting that ad, and the $ that Amazon lost. I'm sure SHIMANO didn't offer them a discount for the mistake that was made. SHIMANO will be busy trying to fulfill the extra quantity that Amazon sold and I'm sure SHIMANO had a say in the matter!. Since I already have 2, If I wanted I could turn around and post on eBay and make a quick $125-150 easy. Glass half full...I bought a Curado 300EJ FOR $80 JUST MY $.02 FFY |
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06-13-2013, 11:09 PM | #48 |
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You guys all think your still getting one reel. But after my conversation with Amazon this evening and she talked with her supervisor, she said I wouldn't be getting any of the reel orders, let alone even one and that all mispriced orders for anyone would be canceled in due time.
I hope she was wrong but I think she was telling me the facts. I don't disagree that Amazon has a right to cancel all orders but have a slight disagreement when they mislead folks into thinking they are going to get one reel and those folks go out and buy a rod in anticipation, only to find out they are getting nada, zero. Houston, I think we have a problem. |
06-13-2013, 11:42 PM | #49 | |
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If these orders do get canceled this will be the biggest cluster_____I've ever seen from them that I'm aware of. Nobody will win, everyone will lose! FFY |
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06-13-2013, 11:51 PM | #50 | |
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06-14-2013, 06:35 AM | #51 |
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I contacted them like 2 days ago, they said I'm gonna be able to get 1.
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06-14-2013, 06:54 AM | #52 |
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If we had made this less public to keep the order amount low as a couple of us had suggested early on I don’t think we would have this issue :S First rule of a price mistake or better then average deals is to never contact the seller. Rule 2 is to keep the ‘deal’ contained until the item is in hand.
Postting on other forums and ordering too many is a no no. Some of us may have ordered one or two but i'm sure retail stores may have jumped on the deal and ordered dozens. ß Long time slickdeals.net member On a differnt note I got my Shimano Calcutta today... Yayyy me.
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06-14-2013, 10:41 AM | #53 | |
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My take is that when you purchase something the description of the item is like a contract. The seller is offering the described goods or services at a set price it is their responsibility to honor it. They can refuse to honor the contract but you don't want to make that an easy option. If you call them up and say: "Hey this looks wrong, it's a obvious mistake, are you really going to send me this to me?" All you have done is made it easy for them to say: "No it was a mistake we'll issue a refund!!" I mean I hate to point out the obvious but the customer service people at Amazon can cancel an order and issue a refund at any moment. It's a option on their screen when they pull up your order. In a case like this why wouldn't they cancel it, especially if they think it's not going to be a big issue with you. It's their job to help you to an extent but it's also their job to save the company money. You want those auto generated notices that say this will be shipped shortly, not someone on the phone that can say: OK.... now that looks like a mistake. I'll just cancel this right now and issue you a full refund." The last thing I would do is call them, or contact them. In fact the only reason I'd contact them is if I did not get the reel and then I'd call them and tell them I bought a reel at a set price we have a contract and they need to honor that contract if the want my business in the future. Last edited by Fiskadoro; 06-14-2013 at 10:57 AM. |
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06-14-2013, 10:50 AM | #54 |
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Main reason not to contact the seller is to not alert the employees of the deal. Many times they would jump the line and take it for themselves.
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06-14-2013, 11:08 AM | #55 |
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There are different ways it could work out. You guys are making up your plot. How about this.
If you did call them and complain about one of your orders being cancelled and enough people made noise then they would think twice about cancelling the single reel they promised. Whereas, if no one makes any noise, then they figure that they can just go ahead and cancel all orders. In my case they cancelled other items along with the deal on a single order, I wanted to know why? They then informed me of the cancelling of all orders of the mispriced reel and that I could just reorder, obviously at the higher price. Story can be molded however we like. Fact is, let's just see if we do get that one reel, long time between now and end of July/August. Really it's no big deal, what's a few bucks when I can be doing this |
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I'd say there is a pretty fair chance that those that got the notices that they will get one reel will in fact get one reel and that now after talking to customer service all your orders are cancelled. The last thing I'd do is call them especially after hearing about your experience. |
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06-14-2013, 11:58 AM | #57 | |
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I then expressed my displeasure in this action by Amazon by pointing out to her that they sent out an email informing us of making good on one reel. She then informed me that eventually those orders would also be cancelled. Agree, it may be best to wait and see if they cancel the last remaining order. If they do, then make noise. End of story, I still have that one open order like the rest of you but have little faith that we will receive it. |
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06-14-2013, 12:22 PM | #58 | |
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No need to get upset.
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06-14-2013, 12:32 PM | #59 | |
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I am not upset, I am just trying to be as informative as possible. As Americans I am sure we are all aware of deals and have experience in handling these situations. As far as a big company such as Amazon, in my experience they strive for customer service and image, so if you did notify them for any reason, the higher up you go the more likely they are going to want to make good on a promise. So go ahead contact them now or later if necessary, I think noise is good. I really don't care at this point for the few bucks I potentially will have saved. Good advice about keeping the deals quiet. Glad I'm out of the rat race. All I want to do is Mark Last edited by CR Yaker; 06-14-2013 at 12:38 PM. |
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