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I was wondering what people think of this. I major department store has an item mispriced on their website for $0.00 and free shipping. Is it wrong to take advantage of such things?
All I wanna know is — which department store and what product?
lol tickle toe,
why can’t you?
Taos Akum is Muttar right?
taos akum…go for it
SlickDeals and FatWallet always list such stuff.
What do you think the odds are that your order will be canceled before shipment?…
We tried it and they were gonna charge us 7.95 in shipping which was still a ton of $ off but then we got an email later that the order was canceled.
It could still be a Chillul Hashem if you take advantage of it, even if there is no Issur Gezeilah.
Most stores that sell online (or otherwise) print a disclaimer (In fine print, if you will.) that whatever price they state, they’re not responsible for typographical errors. The “$0.00” can end up costing you anywhere from $10 to $100, to $1,000.
You could make a Kidush Hashem by writing to them that becuase you follow orthodox Jewish ethics, you feel obliged to point out their mistake.
How is it a Chillul Hashsem all they know you by is a screen name?
I was in a major department store and an item clearly marked $18.95 rang up at the register as $1.89. Someone obviously entered it wrong, in the computer. They honored the price that rang up on the register, then advised me to play the numbers 189 in the lotto 🙂
They also told me not to bother trying to go back to the shelf because they already corrected the error. 🙂
on our website at work we once had a mistake like that. i called the guy up and told him that I have to charge his credit card because we dont give away items for free (especially when its a $200 item!) he ended up cancelling!
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