Goal: To ensure Holland and Barrett honour our orders for 'Serious Mass' protein.
On March 28th 2012, Holland and Barrett priced Serious Mass protein (Strawberry) for £3.29 on their website. A number of people then purchased this item and took advantage of their buy one get second half price offer. Confirmation emails were received by those who purchased and we were notified that the products will be dispatched within 48 hours. The monies were then debited from our accounts for the protein ordered.
We were then notified by Holland and Barrett via email that they were having 'availability problems' with the product and the orders are cancelled. In conjunction with this the product status on line was changed to 'out of stock'. Yet to our amazement, the product status was changed back to 'available' a mere 2 hours later of the cancellation email, but at a price of £32.99. Now if there was ever an insult to their customers' intelligence this is one; to suggest that this was an availability issue is outrageous and we will not pay for your pricing errors!
And to uncover this further, point 5 b) of Holland & Barrett's terms and conditions states, and I quote, "we will confirm acceptance of your order by e-mail to the address you have given and the sending of this e-mail (whether or not it is received) makes the contract between us". Therefore, they are now breaking a binding contract with their customers since we have received confirmation orders via email. To add to this, under section 6 a) Holland and Barrett quote "the price of the products will be the price quoted in the Web Site at the time we accept your order. The price will include any applicable value added tax, but not the cost of delivery"; this, therefore, is further evidence of another breach of the contact they have made with us.
To wrap this up, Holland and Barrett you must accept your mistakes, accept that this was an outrageous way to cover up your mistakes and outrageous disregard to customer service, and accept that these orders must be honoured.
If you are affected by this, please show your support and follow this petition. We will get our protein we have purchased delivered.
The volume of support has now reached a point that allows us to escalate this issue to the consumer ombudsman. I am currently finalizing a formal letter referencing their specific terms and conditions to be sent to their legal department tomorrow. Please monitor your emails for updates regarding their response.
6 Comments
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Sarah Holt
14 years ago
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This is completely illegal. You took my money and then canceled? Send me my protein now.
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Mark Nkemelu
14 years ago
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total joke. they just want more money. honor the price you listed it at, it was your mistake not ours.
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Dave Navarro
14 years ago
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Ridiculous. Straight up false advertising. Fixing the price to 32 quid 2 hours later is so obvious.
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James Perry
14 years ago
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they should be ashamed. treatin paying customers like this is just bad business.
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Tom Fuentes
14 years ago
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greedy. plain and simple.
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Katy Stewart
14 years ago
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I got my confirmation email too. You cant just cancel a contract because you messed up the price tag. Not happy at all.
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Goal: To ensure Holland and Barrett honour our orders for 'Serious Mass' protein.
On March 28th 2012, Holland and Barrett priced Serious Mass protein (Strawberry) for £3.29 on their website. A number of people then purchased this item and took advantage of their buy one get second half price offer. Confirmation emails were received by those who purchased and we were notified that the products will be dispatched within 48 hours. The monies were then debited from our accounts for the protein ordered.
We were then notified by Holland and Barrett via email that they were having 'availability problems' with the product and the orders are cancelled. In conjunction with this the product status on line was changed to 'out of stock'. Yet to our amazement, the product status was changed back to 'available' a mere 2 hours later of the cancellation email, but at a price of £32.99. Now if there was ever an insult to their customers' intelligence this is one; to suggest that this was an availability issue is outrageous and we will not pay for your pricing errors!
And to uncover this further, point 5 b) of Holland & Barrett's terms and conditions states, and I quote, "we will confirm acceptance of your order by e-mail to the address you have given and the sending of this e-mail (whether or not it is received) makes the contract between us". Therefore, they are now breaking a binding contract with their customers since we have received confirmation orders via email. To add to this, under section 6 a) Holland and Barrett quote "the price of the products will be the price quoted in the Web Site at the time we accept your order. The price will include any applicable value added tax, but not the cost of delivery"; this, therefore, is further evidence of another breach of the contact they have made with us.
To wrap this up, Holland and Barrett you must accept your mistakes, accept that this was an outrageous way to cover up your mistakes and outrageous disregard to customer service, and accept that these orders must be honoured.
If you are affected by this, please show your support and follow this petition. We will get our protein we have purchased delivered.
The volume of support has now reached a point that allows us to escalate this issue to the consumer ombudsman. I am currently finalizing a formal letter referencing their specific terms and conditions to be sent to their legal department tomorrow. Please monitor your emails for updates regarding their response.
6 Comments
S
Sarah Holt
14 years ago
Featured
This is completely illegal. You took my money and then canceled? Send me my protein now.
M
Mark Nkemelu
14 years ago
Featured
total joke. they just want more money. honor the price you listed it at, it was your mistake not ours.
D
Dave Navarro
14 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous. Straight up false advertising. Fixing the price to 32 quid 2 hours later is so obvious.
J
James Perry
14 years ago
Featured
they should be ashamed. treatin paying customers like this is just bad business.
T
Tom Fuentes
14 years ago
Featured
greedy. plain and simple.
K
Katy Stewart
14 years ago
Featured
I got my confirmation email too. You cant just cancel a contract because you messed up the price tag. Not happy at all.
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This is completely illegal. You took my money and then canceled? Send me my protein now.