"7,500 shoppers unknowingly sold their souls"

[apeZ]

Friend just sent me this, had a good laugh. Gamestation's own 'mind experiment' to see if customers read the T&C's - of course they don't!

Thousands of shoppers unknowingly signed their souls over to a computer-game store after failing to read the terms and conditions on their website.

GameStation added the "immortal soul clause" to online purchases earlier this month stating customers granted them the right to claim their soul.

While all shoppers during the test were given a simple tick box option to opt out, very few did this, which would have also rewarded them with a £5 voucher.

The store claims this show 88 percent of people do not read the terms and conditions of a website before they make a purchase.

Bosses also say they will not be enforcing their rights and will now email customers nullifying any claim on their soul.

http://newslite.tv/2010/04/06/7500-shoppers-unknowingly-sold.html

 

[PermaBanned]

I just assumed that's what they said anyway...

 

[craptakular]

Could someone sue them for making them all scared because of a religous belief?

 

[Raikiri]

Surprised it wasn't Apple




Speaking of which I wish they would just release the Core i MBPs already :/

 

[Davies_M]

I've already sold mine, what backdraft could that cause me if I had partaken :O

 

[Berserker]

Must admit I only scan the T&C on the first order and don't bother after that, so would have missed this. Luckily I didn't buy anything online on April 1st. Sounds like that was a good choice!

 

[Lightnix]

Must admit I only scan the T&C on the first order and don't bother after that, so would have missed this. Luckily I didn't buy anything online on April 1st. Sounds like that was a good choice!

"April Fools! We've actually just cleaned out your account!"

 

[Berserker]

I don't have an account with them, so they were obviously mistaken and cleaned out someone else's account. Fine with me.

 

[alex24]

Sounds funny. They should ask the religious people if they noticed anything odd.

 

[Meridian]

Surprised it wasn't Apple

The people who buy their stuff generally don't have souls...


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[alex24]

Wow, that's cold. Even for OcUK.

 

[Randomface74]

I sold my soul for 20p when I was eight.

 

[thingemajib]

hang on, you get a £5 voucher for seeing the tick box and NOT handing over your soul, but if you dont they take your soul and dont give you anything in return.
figures...

 

[ElliorR]

The store claims this show 88 percent of people do not read the terms and conditions of a website before they make a purchase.

That low?

 

[touch]

That low?

Probably not.
When people find a way to get a £5 voucher for buying a game, they will tell other people.