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[Gamer345]

I dont understand, why must walmart match the amazon price?

 

[VisceralBowl]

Price matching is really stupid.

What's to stop me from just modifying the DOM on Amazon.com to change the price shown in the browser?

Or setting up a proxy to do that?

It seems stupidly easy to scam retailers with this system.

Every time I price-match anywhere (BB, Fry's, Target, and even Walmart) they actually go to the site on their machine and check it.

 

[MvmntInGrn]

Hmm there's a big difference (ethically) between taking advantage of a glitch and intentionally creating a fake price.

But I'm one of the people who got a Wii U for $60 so who am I to talk.

Not really. You know they are incorrect either way.

I would have done it, don't get me wrong, but they aren't different ethically. You are taking advantage of poorly moderated system either way.

The number of systems that go at a cheap price is pretty minimal which is why it doesn't bother me and I wouldn't hesitate if I still needed a system. Give it a try!

 

[Couleurs]

Stealing from multi-billion dollar companies. So evile.

To be fair, there are many multi billion dollar companies that treat their workers/customers/vendors fairly so I wouldn't encourage taking advantage of them (Costco for example). On the other hand, fuck every single thing about Walmart and they deserve anything bad that happens to them.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

Damn

 

[TomShoe]

Wal-Mart is aware of the situation btw. A mass email has gone to all managers to inform them of whats going on. Managers already had a "approve/disapprove" matching policy to begin with but this is a straight no across all stores

Are you sure?

 

[amnesiac]

I dont understand, why must walmart match the amazon price?

http://corporate.walmart.com/policies/our-online-price-match-policy

 

[shock-value]

It's not really fraud unless the same people putting up the fake listings are the ones buying the PS4s at Wal-Mart. And the article doesn't explicitly say that this is the case.

 

[joeblow]

PS4's November dominance confirmed.

 

[vesvci]

Haha freakin' Walmart. It's their fault for being idiots.

Here's a legitimate, ethical $35 PS+ deal all can take advantage of. VisaCheckout is free to sign up for, no fees or anything like that and you can use non-Visa cards with it.

Not a bad deal, since I haven't seen any 12-mo deals for this BF, either PSN or XBL.

 

[RedTurbo]

Don't get the unethical comments. At the end of the day in a free market people can buy and sell for whatever they like. If companies are not vigliant against this kind of stuff thats their problem, not the buyer.

Would be true if the listings weren't fake.

 

[AlexMeloche]

Stealing from multi-billion dollar companies. So evile.

Won't someone please think of Wal-Mart! It's the holidays and it would be nice if they could actually prepare a nice hot meal for their family this season.

Walmart won't lose anything from this tho. Employees will simply get a lower bonus.

 

[themagicalkitsune]

Congratulations on the theft!

And he's so proud of himself, too. Ugh.

Okay so now this is theft. Meanwhile, at the $60 Wii U and 3ds thread we were all congratulating each other, bargaining to get some from people who got extras, etc.

I'm not gonna lie, if I could jump into any of these deals I probably would. (maybe not ps4 as I don't care about the system right now, but still). At a cost of self respect, sure, but I would.

 

[BloodMoney]

Crooks

 

[Living Proof]

I'm amazed they honor these obvious scams/pricing errors. I don't think I could go into a store and actually take advantage of this, though. Even the Best Buy Gamer's Club with $15 phone thing rubbed me the wrong way.

...why? That was an official discount from Best Buy that they advertised all over their website.

 

[Night Hunter]

Ah yes, the poor big retail chaines. How will they ever recover from the stealing mobs.

 

[Rawket Lawnchair]

Congratulations on the theft!

And he's so proud of himself, too. Ugh.

theft, seriously?

lol

 

[Kumo]

It's not really fraud unless the same people putting up the fake listings are the ones buying the PS4s at Wal-Mart. And the article doesn't explicitly say that this is the case.

I'm pretty sure that's exactly why those people put up the fake listings in the first place.

 

[PumpkinSpice]

At least Target has thought of it and so has others, they use their own systems/computers/iPads to look at the prices.

Yeah but I've price matched at Best Buy (the only time I ever have) and all they did was look at my phone and refresh the page. I could set up a proxy to modify the price element on another page and just do a host file override to point bestbuy.ca at whatever server I'm running.

Also as a consumer I kinda hate price matching. Like I've run into assholes in front of me at the checkout trying to price match everything they're buying. In some cases a cart full of groceries, let's price match absolutely everything. Takes way too long.

 

[friskykillface]

i don't see how its scamming, unless the person made the listing and then proceeded to wal mart to price match, then yeah its scamming

wal mart should change the policy then to only if it says "shipped and sold by amazon" if this keeps happening.

 

[Reszo]

People use to try to pull this, price matching amazon sellers, stuff with me when I worked at Best Buy, I use to bring it up on the computer and point out that it's not AMAZON selling it but another seller. Pissed off a lot of customers lol mostly gamers

 

[The Red Wizard]

People on here didn't take long to work out that the listing wasn't sold by Amazon itself so I have no sympathy for Wal-Mart. I have huge admiration for all those who managed to get this deal. Bravo to you all!

 

[Sorian]

I would cry for Walmart but I can't seem to find the strength to care.

 

[Gamer345]

http://corporate.walmart.com/policies/our-online-price-match-policy

facepalm, oh lord walmart.

 

[malfcn]

Glitches are different than fake listings.

 

[RedTurbo]

Okay so now this is theft. Meanwhile, at the $60 Wii U and 3ds thread we were all congratulating each other, bargaining to get some from people who got extras, etc.

What don't you understand?

If a pricing error happens and it is the fault of the seller, the seller must acknowledge it and let the buyers that got it at the error price to keep their purchase.

A customer making up a fake amazon listing and then going to the store to get it at a "deal" that doesn't exist is scamming.

 

[CrossTrigger]

People use to try to pull this, price matching amazon sellers, stuff with me when I worked at Best Buy, I use to bring it up on the computer and point out that it's not AMAZON selling it but another seller. Pissed off a lot of customers lol mostly gamers

This is what everyone who works at a "price matching" approved store should do. Good on you!

 

[RS4-]

If this was in Canada, our version of CAG or something would be crying all fucking day about not being able to Pm, calls to upper management, complaints to the BBB, etc.

Then there'd be the eventual "I bought 10 ps4s" kind of people.

 

[BennyBlanco]

This is fraud.

no, it's not?

 

[IISANDERII]

This buffoonery was sanctioned.

 

[ViciousDS]

CASHIER/MANAGER FUCKED UP.



thats about it.......It's the Cashiers/Managers responsibility to make sure it says sold and shipped by Amazon instead of some 3rd party distributor.

edit: and no Amzonelectronics isn't legit lol, how the fuck did that go through.

 

[MvmntInGrn]

This is what everyone who works at a "price matching" approved store should do. Good on you!

Why? Does that policy say that?

As an employee they are to follow the policy as written and nothing else.

 

[kingofthedead45]

Don't get the unethical comments. At the end of the day in a free market people can buy and sell for whatever they like. If companies are not vigliant against this kind of stuff thats their problem, not the buyer.

If this is unethical so is buying games from a store reigon apart from your own, for example.


Its poor taste to brag about it though.

Do you feel the same when people put up a "cracked"(them developers not being viligiant enough) version of games to be pirated?

(100% not trying to bust your balls but I feel like this is no different then piracy)

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Would be true if the listings weren't fake.

My point is anyone with a grain if common sense would know that just looking at the listing.

So its walmarts fault for not exercising due diligence.

 

[Nori Chan]

I should've made an attempt damn it lol I was at Walmart buying far cry 4

 

[Enter The 36 Chambers]

Man what a good idea.

I'd be all over picking up some cheap ps4s to flip to desperate parents over Christmas.

Dwight k schrute style

 

[Tesseract]

i got a u and xl for $120 total, might try this tonight with overnight staff. i needs me a ps4.

 

[TomShoe]

I should've made an attempt damn it lol I was at Walmart buying far cry 4

I have the page saved, will try it in a few hours.

 

[SliceSabre]

This isn't unethical at all. Customers are making Wal-Mart make good on their price match promise. Its Wal-Mart's problem to make sure the price shown is legit, not the customer's.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Do you feel the same when people put up a "cracked"(them developers not be viligiant enough) version of games to be pirated?

(100% not trying to bust your balls but I feel like this is no different then piracy)

They are not remotely similar and exactly what proof do you have that the people who took advantage of this are the same people who created the listing?

 

[Einbroch]

I don't understand. What moron would accept a 77.5% discount on an incredibly popular piece of hardware?

I mean, I could see a $50-$75 price match. Fire sales, whatever. But $310 off? Idiots.

 

[Foxy Fox 39]

CASHIER FUCKED UP.



thats about it.......It's the Cashiers/Managers responsibility to make sure it says sold and shipped by Amazon instead of some 3rd party distributor.

edit: and no Amzonelectronics isn't legit lol, how the fuck did that go through.

Cashier didn't. Manager did. If the price is over a certain amount (I think its like 20+ dollars) then a manager has to override.

 

[Nzyme32]

Amazon pulled the listing.

As it says in the OP, the listings were fake ie never existed

 

[E the Shaggy]

I don't understand. What moron would accept a 77.5% discount on an incredibly popular piece of hardware?

I mean, I could see a $50-$75 price match. Fire sales, whatever. But $310 off? Idiots.

A "moron" who gets paid minimum wage and has their hours constantly changed/shortened with no benefits.

Wal-Mart treats their employees horribly, they should expect horrible performance.

 

[ViciousDS]

Cashier didn't. Manager did. If the price is over a certain amount (I think its like 20+ dollars) then a manager has to override.

yes, in my small font I explained both, I edited the initial opener lol.


But yes, the manager must have only done a quick glance at the distributor because its clearly not an Amazon listing.

 

[DR2K]

Congratulations on the theft!

And he's so proud of himself, too. Ugh.

I'm sure a walmart exec is crying from their yacht.

 

[Akahige]

So I take it that I should probably cancel the amazon order I made earlier?

 

[kingofthedead45]

They are not remotely similar and exactly what proof do you have that the people who took advantage of this are the same people who created the listing?

They don't have to be? You dont have to be the one who put up the pirated version of the game, youre still taking advantage of something by downloading it. Works the same in this case, you don't have to be the one who put up the listing but you still took advantage of it.

 

[Aces&Eights]

If it is a legit listing I.E. Best Buy actually listed the product that low then I would be all over it. But come on, this is fraud plain and simple.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

yes, in my small font I explained both, I edited the initial opener lol.


But yes, the manager must have only done a quick glance at the distributor because its clearly not an Amazon listing.

Which is probably why the third party went for the name "Amozon" to trick people for the price-match.

Very deliberate scamming.