Retailer Dick Smith's website has been hit by an apparent glitch this morning that let shoppers "purchase" all products, including expensive plasma televisions and smartphones, for free.
The glitch, affecting the retailer's New Zealand site dicksmith.co.nz, let one person purchase a 46-inch plasma Panasonic TV - worth more than $NZ3000 - for free, charging only a $NZ52.50 delivery fee.
Members of online technology site Geekzone have been reporting problems with the site for a few weeks, and some have been quick to take advantage of the latest fault.
One member posted: " have successfully submitted an order for a 40" TV and an iPhone, all for the sum of $4.95 delivery which went through on my credit card."
The site has now been taken offline for maintenance and Dick Smith has issued a tweet, saying it will be in contact with people who have placed orders "to confirm cancellation or whether you would like the items at their correct pricing".
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Dick's looking a dick
Dick's looking a dick
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: Dick's looking a dick
How sad that Dick won't stand by the incorrect prices.
I once saved $800 on an incorrectly advertised product. (There were only two sold at the stupidly advertised price to those of us who were quick to realise there may have been an error.)
I once saved $800 on an incorrectly advertised product. (There were only two sold at the stupidly advertised price to those of us who were quick to realise there may have been an error.)
Bah!
