yorkrose26
Registered Shopper
Hello peeps,
I know that this is another thread that has had previous threads, but again....
Any case I am wondering if there is a case for going to OFCOM (or whoever), regarding Advanced Orders, I have caught a bit of the Dimonique (SP) hour and they were stating that one of the pieces would not be available until the 11th September, but as always they would deliver sooner if the stock came in. Now the item was around £30 and whilst I know some people wouldn't necessarily 'miss that' from their bank account, I feel that the vast majority would, whether it be from a OCD with their finances point of view, or because they really have to budget hard and use Q as the occasional 'treat'. Now I know this has been discussed before on this forum, but surely there must be some legislation or something, because in effect they are selling something that they haven't got, thus people are reserving stock not 100% knowing when or indeed if (lets not forget the channel we are discussing), so surely this does 'sail close to the wind', with regards to selling.
I suppose even Q has a 'cut-off' point and wouldn't for example sell a TV for a £1000 with no EP on advance orders, but it does make you wonder how high they would go. I know they do it from the 'accounting', but I still do feel it is a very grey area and only 'just' this side of legal practice.
I know that this is another thread that has had previous threads, but again....
Any case I am wondering if there is a case for going to OFCOM (or whoever), regarding Advanced Orders, I have caught a bit of the Dimonique (SP) hour and they were stating that one of the pieces would not be available until the 11th September, but as always they would deliver sooner if the stock came in. Now the item was around £30 and whilst I know some people wouldn't necessarily 'miss that' from their bank account, I feel that the vast majority would, whether it be from a OCD with their finances point of view, or because they really have to budget hard and use Q as the occasional 'treat'. Now I know this has been discussed before on this forum, but surely there must be some legislation or something, because in effect they are selling something that they haven't got, thus people are reserving stock not 100% knowing when or indeed if (lets not forget the channel we are discussing), so surely this does 'sail close to the wind', with regards to selling.
I suppose even Q has a 'cut-off' point and wouldn't for example sell a TV for a £1000 with no EP on advance orders, but it does make you wonder how high they would go. I know they do it from the 'accounting', but I still do feel it is a very grey area and only 'just' this side of legal practice.