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Subject:	Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping
Date:	Wed, 1 Dec 1999 17:26:30 GMT
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G. Benedikt Rochow wrote in message ... > > <snip>> > I am *very* surprised that they are giving any discount at all, rather > than ending those emails with "[...], but thanks anyway for trying > to screw us over." > > -gbr Humm... I don't recall trying to pull the wool over anyone's eyes or trying to take any unfair advantage. Come to think of it, I didn't even create their error. If you think I did please let me know. I saw an offer that I was willing to accept and I sent my information along. Where you get off Thanking me for trying to screw someone over is beyond me. I don't have a lawyer investigating this, and I haven't demanded that they ship my order at the posted price. It was a mistake, I am unhappy, but my credit card and I have moved on. (I won't be responding to anymore of the messages directed at me in this thread. I would prefer to talk about shopping rather than attacking others and just being mean.) Have a great day! -Nick

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		Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
(...) This is a good point. I do find the "holier than though" attitude of some posters (and not just in this thread/topic/group) to be a bit much. Scott A (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)

		Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
(...) If you tried to order any of their mispriced items, you certainly did try to unfairly take advantage of their erroneous data in their automated system (in their sleep no less?). (...) No you didn't - or are you saying that you honestly (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)

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		Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
(...) Compensation for what? For revealing one's willingness to ruthlessly take advantage of an obvious database problem, on a large scale in some cases? (Though, admittedly, if they were such a large and automated shipping business that no one (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)

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