3 times i have bought something wrongly priced what is the policy on this?

Question

3 times i have bought something wrongly priced what is the policy on this?

Answer 1

You're getting some misleading answers here!

If you pick up an item in a shop and ask them if the price is correct, they can advise you that it is not and mark it up at the correct price.

However, if you take the item to the checkout and say 'i'll buy this' then they have to sell it to you at the marked price.

It's a legal contact term 'offer and acceptance'.

Answer 2

nothing. u cant do nufin bout it

Answer 3

If you mean that when you paid for it, it was dearer  than priced on the shelf then it's up the store to decide whether you get it at the lower price or not. The have no obligation to sell it if they don't want too.

Answer 4

If it's wrongly priced they have to sell it to you for the price stated on the shelf, e.g. £4.99 instead of £5.99, unless the price stated is actually more than the cost of the product - then they have to sell you it for the genuine price. That is why sometimes, you will reach the till and there will be discount that you didn't know about.

This has happened to my Mum on several occasions, three examples being:

* She once bought a wooden letter tray for £1 because the shelf was labelled incorrectly. Actual price: £12.

* A book was priced wrongly in a shop (£32 instead of £33) and so with just a small difference, my Mum wasn't fussed about which price she paid. However, when the immature checkout person said, "No, you're wrong, the shelf is obviously wrong and we have to sell it for this price, the till is always right," (or along those lines) my Mum stormed out, and spoke to his manager the next day when she had calmed down. My Mum was right, according to the manager. Silly checkout boy got a good telling off.

* We had a 'vegetarian' (very ill) cat, and she could only eat Quorn and prawns. In the supermarket, there was an offer on Quorn, something like buy one get one free (and about £2 per box). They were also reduced, can't remember what to so let's just say £1. What was happening was for every box of Quorn going through the till, £2 was being reduced off the next box - the 'free' box. Total cost of shoping bill: approximately £4 (Quorn plus the rest of the shopping). Actual price of shopping (for 50+ boxes of Quorn, plus the rest of the shopping): approximately £130. Funny thing is, the checkout woman didn't realise until my Mum had paid, so couldn't do anything about it.

Answer 5

If the item is higher than advertised when at the till the shop can either sell it at the lower price or withdraw it from sale. I don't think they can sell it at the higher price. Although if they withdraw the item from sale then reprice it they can sell it again.

Answer 6

They have to sell it to you at the price that it is marked in the shop and at the time of the sale.  So,if something is marked as £6.99, but it really costs £8.99 they have to sell it to you for the reduced price and vice versa.

Answer 7

in ireland by law they should sell it 2 you 4 the price marked, if it lower happy days, if not you can get the difference back..

Answer 8

Why did you buy it if it was priced wrong?

I don't think I am clearly understanding your question.

Good luck figuring it out!