Maybe @Oldfentiger or someone else with a stack of their "oh I'm sorry it's not in stock" emails would like to complain at www.asa.org.uk ?In all honesty, what they are doing is false advertising. Ideally they should say 'ordered upon request' with x or y amount of lead time etcetc. There are a few retailers that do things this way. Ive seen tredz do this too on some of their products.
It seems like someone isnt checking their stock levels properly
Not the right attitude Iknow, but I can't be arsed.Maybe @Oldfentiger or someone else with a stack of their "oh I'm sorry it's not in stock" emails would like to complain at www.asa.org.uk ?
Touch wood it doesn't happen to you but thats the only company I've had me messed about with this out of order in stock stuff I ordered a Skinsuit that was 'in stock'. Just as it was approaching the delivery date, they emailed me a new delivery date as it was out of stock. No problem I thought as it was cheap but they done the same thing and then did it again. At least when I said I was taking my business elsewhere they were quick to refund without any further hassleI just ordered the same from BikeInn.
£5.73 cheaper too.
Reported as in stock, so we'll see.
No. I mean, keeping stock low is obviously part of their plan, but it's not deep.Or it's a deliberate ploy.
Huh? "Marketers must monitor stocks. If a product becomes unavailable, marketers must, whenever possible, withdraw or amend marketing communications that feature that product" is the part of the ASA code that the Tredz website seems not to comply with.The ASA would only be relevant if they were advertising something at one price and then expecting you to pay another
Not that I can see.- Tredz T&Cs probably contain a get out clause around actual stock levels at the time of advertising.
Then they should show that there is only 1 left in stock, not simply say "in stock": "Marketers must make a reasonable estimate of demand for advertised products" and "if estimated demand exceeds supply, marketing communications must make clear that stock is limited".Who's to say someone didn't order the last one just before he did?
That's hard to prove. The ASA refer fraud cases to Trading Standards, if their investigation uncovers it - and the ASA's questions are far more likely to be answered than a random member of the public.If they're knowingly advertising and taking payment for something that they do not have in stock then that would be fraudulent and recourse would be to the police or Trading Standards.
Always is, call the bank and stop the payment and then tell the retailer you wish to cancel. Last time I pulled that one the item was on my doorstep the next day!No option to cancel?