My thoughts are that once you put an in-stock item in your online cart - it should be yours until you end that session, timeout, or whatever. So inventory should be reduced when added to your cart. I feel like someone came and took my TV out of my cart, arghhhhhh!
2006-11-06 11:06:05 · 8 answers · asked by Dane1 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
when ever you put something in the cart you must remember to save it!!! And this will work only if you have set up an account with them
2006-11-06 11:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by silverearth1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Until you've actually authorized them to charge your credit card, there is no sale. Requiring vendors to reserve inventory as soon as people put it in their carts would not only be massively complicated, but would also enable customers to indefinitely reserve inventory by simply keeping it in their carts. For numerous reasons, this is not practicable.
As a point of fact, this isn't much different than it is in brick and mortar stores. Though it would be an absolutely terrible business practice, merchants are technically allowed to not sell you anything they like. By bringing an item to a checkout counter, you are making an offer to buy which the merchant may or may not accept. It would be crazy, but the merchant is legally permitted to decide he doesn't want to sell that item anymore. No one does this, as customer service is generally something businesses like, but if you look, pretty much every store and restaurant as a sign up somewhere saying that they reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason. And they can.
2006-11-06 11:11:11 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's what you get for shopping at WalMart - my advice: avoid them like the plague!
2006-11-06 15:04:03 · answer #3 · answered by Cowboy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are in it for money..Why should they hold it for you if somebody else wants it. A lot places don't consider it yours until it's paid for. Sorry
2006-11-06 11:09:56 · answer #4 · answered by chilover 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Another one of those mysteries in life
2006-11-06 12:02:57 · answer #5 · answered by xyz 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they probably did, and besides you will probably get a better deal on the same tv at bestbuy.com
2006-11-06 11:08:29 · answer #6 · answered by dahorndogd013 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I say sue them...and good luck.
2006-11-06 11:11:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
thatswalmart for you, you should have shopped at sears
2006-11-07 19:17:28 · answer #8 · answered by thevillageidiotxxxx 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋