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Subject: Re: Advertising con- idiot potential customer! Posted on: Sun, 4 May 2008 10:42:41 +0000 (UTC)


"johannes" wrote in message
news:481D908B.B96975DD@sizefitt567777er.com...
> Got 'promotional email from maplin' under the heading:
> "Last minute Holiday Bargains" .
>
> One of the so called bargains is the ASUS Eee (pocket PC) for £259 with
> 512MB.
> However, this is not at all a bargain, the same ASUS Eee with 2 Gig can be
> had for
> £199 at a well known computer retail store. In fact £259 is the highest
> price
> for this PC of any I could find on the internet. Is this kind of false
> price
> advertising allowed, i.e. suggesting that it's a "Last minute Holiday
> Bargains"?

I bet you had no intention of buying one and have plenty of experience with
"no win no fee/finance agreement/cash upfront" types!
Maplin were advertising their own retail price and are not responsible for
advertising on behalf of other computer retailers you fool.
Explain why you think the Maplin advert contains a false price and why it is
misleading for Maplin to describe the product they are selling in such a
way.