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websites

Man Tries To Buy From "The Camera Professionals," Fails

"The Camera Professionals" are not actually that professional, nor do they have cameras to sell you. That's what ZDNet reporter Josh Taylor discovered when he decided to take their Google AdWord bait and buy a camcorder they were offering for nearly $300 less than other stores. He didn't expect much success, and he was richly rewarded:

While stories like mine are sadly not that uncommon, I’m still absolutely stumped at what kind of scheme The Camera Professionals is trying to pull off. They never tried to upsell me, they never charged my credit card, they simply appeared to have taken an order for an item they seemingly have no intention of trying to fill.

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1:38 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Chris Walters
10,964 views, 48 comments

shipping problems

Amazon Screws Up Mother's Day Order

When Amazon works, it's a great example of what man and machine can do together to make shopping easier. When it doesn't work, you're stuck with a higher-priced camera from Wal-Mart and a second camera you thought was canceled shipped from Amazon, with a refund taking 3-5 days to go through. More »

12:00 PM on Sun May 11 2008
By Chris Walters
2,886 views, 18 comments

pricing

Sam's Club Charges More For Bulk Check Purchases

An alert reader noticed that something looked fishy on the Sam's Club order screen when he was ordering new checks—if you decide to order double the number of checks, your price-per-box magically goes up the tiniest bit. We figure the amount is so small that most people don't even notice it, or they notice it but figure they'll still save time and shipping so it's worth the 3-5 cents extra. Still, it's a sneaky thing for a bulk discount store to do. More »

7:48 PM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Chris Walters
2,041 views, 31 comments

Latest by n/a: Seriously people? It's not 2x the amount of checks. They are dublicate checks. The kind with the carbon copy underneath each check. more »

mistakes

$100 iPhone Credit Mysteriously Evaporates

Dawn writes to tell us that she and her husband both received the $100 iPhone credits last fall, but when she tried to use them on December 4th she discovered one of the credits had a zero balance. An Apple CSR told her to go ahead and make her purchase without it, and the $100 would be credited immediately to her Visa. Unfortunately, she took his advice. More »

10:40 PM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Chris Walters
6,280 views, 20 comments

fast food

Pizza Hut Announces Nationwide Mobile Ordering

Pizza Hut may not be the world's best pizza, but now that they've rolled out nationwide mobile ordering—via their website on any web-enabled phone, or text message on the rest—they're certainly one of the easiest pizza joints to order from. More »

11:57 PM on Wed Jan 16 2008
By Chris Walters
1,898 views, 33 comments

technology

Apple Files Patent App To Allow Wireless Ordering At Stores

Apple has applied to patent a wireless ordering system that would allow shoppers to place orders from, for example, their iPhones as they approached, oh, let's say a Starbucks, bypassing an ordering line altogether and going straight to the pick-up counter. The system would also allow stores to keep data on repeat customers to speed up future transactions. More »

5:43 PM on Mon Dec 31 2007
By Chris Walters
2,557 views, 42 comments