Xbox 360 for £5 on GAME?

Atlas23 · 13 Aug 2013 at 10:38

I was just browsing the GAME website and I came across this:

Obviously it is out of stock, and the deal ran out on the 8th August, but I still couldn't quite believe it.

Blazin

233 · 13 Aug 2013 at 10:40

Cynic in me says companies deliberately do this sort of thing do drive traffic to their sites

Nexus · 13 Aug 2013 at 10:43

Was it actually sold at £5 though, or is that just what the price says since it has gone out of stock. Ultimately, its not a product that is going to come back into stock, so it doesn't really matter what the price is listed as.

If they were mistakenly sold at £5, I doubt they would honour that.

Sudden · 13 Aug 2013 at 10:52

Nexus said:
If they were mistakenly sold at £5, I doubt they would honour that.

If it was any other company, I would say they might want to just as a goodwill gesture. Given Game's status, I would agree with you.

robfosters · 13 Aug 2013 at 12:24

The pack is out of stock and discontinued. They will never have it to sell anyway.

Buckeyed · 13 Aug 2013 at 12:25

233 said:
Cynic in me says companies deliberately do this sort of thing do drive traffic to their sites

I highly doubt that they would put it that low if it was just an attempt to drive traffic to the site..

More likely is that it was just a mess up by an employee.

Doomedspeed · 13 Aug 2013 at 12:41

Buckeyed said:
I highly doubt that they would put it that low if it was just an attempt to drive traffic to the site..

More likely is that it was just a mess up by an employee.

Like the £33 Xbox 360's a week after release.

Edrof · 13 Aug 2013 at 12:43

233 said:
Cynic in me says companies deliberately do this sort of thing do drive traffic to their sites

It wouldn't surprise me.

korso · 13 Aug 2013 at 13:17

Purposely done. I hate when they do this crap marketing, do unrealistic.

neil_g · 13 Aug 2013 at 13:23

Sudden said:
If it was any other company, I would say they might want to just as a goodwill gesture. Given Game's status, I would agree with you.

no retailer has to honor a price that was obviously accidental.

if it was done on purpose then i believe they can get into trouble with trading standards?

arknor · 13 Aug 2013 at 13:41

neil_g said:
no retailer has to honor a price that was obviously accidental.

if it was done on purpose then i believe they can get into trouble with trading standards?

tesco do

my ex got 20 quids worth of hot chocolate for about 3 quid because someone priced it wrong on the shelf

neil_g · 13 Aug 2013 at 13:43

arknor said:
tesco do

yup, they can do but dont have to

Sudden · 13 Aug 2013 at 14:06

neil_g said:
no retailer has to honor a price that was obviously accidental.

if it was done on purpose then i believe they can get into trouble with trading standards?

As said - I would expect most company's to just as a goodwill gesture. No obligation to of course (but only where it is obviously accidental I believe). If a £230 item went for £200, they'd find it more difficult to prove that.

neil_g · 13 Aug 2013 at 14:18

Sudden said:
As said - I would expect most company's to just as a goodwill gesture. No obligation to of course (but only where it is obviously accidental I believe). If a £230 item went for £200, they'd find it more difficult to prove that.

i guess it depends what they priced it as compared to their trade cost.

its happened loads of times where stuff has been mispriced substantially on various websites, JL for example, where they just cancelled and refunded.

Resident · 13 Aug 2013 at 14:33

Buckeyed said:
I highly doubt that they would put it that low if it was just an attempt to drive traffic to the site..

More likely is that it was just a mess up by an employee.

I wouldn't doubt it though. Argos are well known for it in their "sales" and continue to do it despite being 'told off' by trading standards.

I got caught out by it once. A car stereo, RRP £239 was on sale for £40. For love nor money throughout the 30 day sale there was never one in stock in a 50 mile radius but there were plenty of the "suggested alternatives" at their full RRP

Sale ended at the close of business on a Sunday. 9am on the Monday, used the stock checker now that it was back at full price, "more than 4 in stock" at every store within the same radius.

neil_g · 13 Aug 2013 at 14:36

Resident said:
I wouldn't doubt it though. Argos are well known for it in their "sales" and continue to do it despite being 'told off' by trading standards.

same with no competitor hinting please!. look at how much their prices rise and fall.

Enigma_exe · 13 Aug 2013 at 20:03

Reminds me of what happened with all that Razor gear, when it was like 90% off.

Windle · 13 Aug 2013 at 23:25

neil_g said:
yup, they can do but dont have to

Arknor is talking about Instore where the rules are different

httk · 14 Aug 2013 at 00:59

Windle said:
Arknor is talking about Instore where the rules are different

Either that, or his ex used to steal hot chocolate and lie to him about it.

(there's a pun in there somewhere, but I'm very tired) Klept-coa-maniac...I give up.