Monk
Active Member
Some quick info you may have already heard - careful when presented with "Coupons" during checkout...
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10293633-93.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10293633-93.html
Buy.com - controversial practice..
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Sacedog
Active Member
Buy.com still has great deals, so I will continue to shop there. I have shopped there for years, and never had an issue. I think it is kind of like getting really bad spyware; READ what you are clicking on, don't just click, click, click to get through something.
Were they wrong to do this; without a doubt. I'm just saying Caveat Emptor!
Were they wrong to do this; without a doubt. I'm just saying Caveat Emptor!
Vote your thoughts with your dollars.....
I will go elsewhere just because I think it is UNDERHANDED.
When I give my CC information out, I EXPECT that it stays put with THAT company. Wading through fine print to figure out that they re-sell your CC card info is CRAP (imho)!
I will go elsewhere just because I think it is UNDERHANDED.
When I give my CC information out, I EXPECT that it stays put with THAT company. Wading through fine print to figure out that they re-sell your CC card info is CRAP (imho)!
Rupp
Senior Member
Amen brother! +1
pete_c
Guru
For many years (30 yrs) I purchased flowers from one place. It was easy and I knew the owners. Last year I decided to try the on-line florist retailers because the cost was getting very competitive. I tried a couple with decent deals. One of them had something similiar attached to the finalizing of the purchase and I ended up with a "loyalty" or "club" charge on my credit card statement. I called the vendor of said charge and the vendor appeared to be insulted that I was calling telling me that I should have read the "fine" print on the acknowledgement of purchase. I had used AMEX and called them to report this incident and they promptly removed the charge.
Rupp
Senior Member
Unfortunately we've enter the era of "Anything for a buck" and the sad thing is some of these guys will try to get that buck as deceptively as they can. Even if I have to pay extra to another vendor that runs a "clean" business that's who my dollars will support. Until more individuals do this the practice will only get worse unfortunately.
39 Cent Stamp
Member
This is not a new practice, maybe for buy.com it is but it has been around for years. I think it was fandango where i noticed it first. It was definitely something to do with tickets. Its very misleading.
A tip though.. any place you buy something that asks for a coupon code.. do a google search for the coupon code and you will usually find one. I got a coupon code for a piece of software that saved me $20 off the $70 price tag. My boss told me about saving $50 on a printer doing the same thing.
A tip though.. any place you buy something that asks for a coupon code.. do a google search for the coupon code and you will usually find one. I got a coupon code for a piece of software that saved me $20 off the $70 price tag. My boss told me about saving $50 on a printer doing the same thing.
What the problem is with this situation is Buy has risk free advertising.
It really sucks for end users as well as advertisers that pay buy $10-20-30 for you to errantly click, then demand refunds.
But its hardly Buy.com specific. Every website out there tries to upsell you. Personally, I have had issues with buy.com taking forever, not sending product as advertised etc. Typically i dont even dick with that or ebay anymore. I buy most my crap on amazon.com
It really sucks for end users as well as advertisers that pay buy $10-20-30 for you to errantly click, then demand refunds.
But its hardly Buy.com specific. Every website out there tries to upsell you. Personally, I have had issues with buy.com taking forever, not sending product as advertised etc. Typically i dont even dick with that or ebay anymore. I buy most my crap on amazon.com
having to give an educated guess, theyre not sharing your card number, they most likely host the offers or sales pages as part of it on their site, and will order products and features per your request..How different is this than if youre adding something to your cart?
Btw, what is the huge deal about card numbers anyway? You go to a gas station, you could be handing some meth hed your card number. Pay for anything at a store, card #.
Just the same logic as people that refuse to use ACH, because they wont give out their banking info. But then they write a check for a value meal and hand to a $6/hr employee.
Btw, has anyone given any thought into the gateways people use? Every site shares your number with gateways for validation. Auth.net is very common, and most retailers use. They got hacked and shut down recently.
Whats this mean to you/me/your mom?
Nothing.
Btw, what is the huge deal about card numbers anyway? You go to a gas station, you could be handing some meth hed your card number. Pay for anything at a store, card #.
Just the same logic as people that refuse to use ACH, because they wont give out their banking info. But then they write a check for a value meal and hand to a $6/hr employee.
Btw, has anyone given any thought into the gateways people use? Every site shares your number with gateways for validation. Auth.net is very common, and most retailers use. They got hacked and shut down recently.
Whats this mean to you/me/your mom?
Nothing.
