Prices quoted on websites

[Reg Lizard]

Yesterday morning after arriving at work I went on the CW Cycles website to check the price on a Dura-Ace chain. The price shown was R255.00 and I printed the document displaying both the date and the price plus picture of chain

 

When I got to the shop yesterday afternoon they checked on the website and I was told that it was an old price and that the new price is R320.00.

 

Is it possible that my PC stored an old cookie or whatever of a previous search or am I being taken for a ride

[AndreZA]

For starters, CW online and the brick and mortar shop is 2 different companies but the shop will sometimes match the website prices.

 

 

[TheRev]

unless they changed the price during or after your visit yesterday, old cookies are the fault. Bummer. Be happy that you have CWC so close, in Gauteng the prices are a little higher for most things.

[Reg Lizard]

For starters' date=' CW online and the brick and mortar shop is 2 different companies but the shop will sometimes match the website prices.

 

 

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I understand that and that is why I took the print of the price on the website along when I went to purchase the product. I specifically asked for the online price and Chris (snr) referred me to another assistant to help me. This assistant then went to Chris (jnr) due to the fact that my print showed the price to be R255 and their price being R320.

 

I don't want to make a hell of an issue about the matter. I just want to know if there is something I can do to stop this from happening again. EK was nogal 'n bietjie in die oe ook, omdat ek met R290 in my sak daar ingestap het- die ding kos mos R255.

[mountain_lion]

You can try to do a complete refresh to ensure that all is up to date on the page.

 

Ctrl-F5 works in most browsers.

 

[javadude]

 

Cookies don't have anything to do with it, its your browser cache that is the likely culprit. Yes, cookies are stored in the browser cache but they generally contain session / tracking information and not a complete site's data.

velo2008-04-08 15:28:08

[gianni]

why didn't you just buy it online ?

[peloton]

It happens.

 

Interestingly, it happens so often there's even a legal term - that stems from English law - for the situation it creates: 'Snatching at the bargain'.

 

An ad - interestingly - is not considered as a true, real, genuine offer susceptible of being accepted. It is merely seen as an invitation to do business, but if your invitations are incorrect/misleading, do so at your own peril...

[Reg Lizard]

Yesterday, I even tried accesing the website from other pc's in our office and the same result- the old price of R255. I then accessed the site via dial-up network and the new stuff appear. It must therefore surely be a server thing because we all run on the same server. How do I correct this?

[Saffa_G]

click refresh..

[Reg Lizard]

Did that and it did not work.

[Saffa_G]

you deleted you temp folders......do that.....

[Reg Lizard]

Deleted browser history, temp files, cookies, etc. same result.

 

As I said previously, I even accessed the site from one of my co-workers pc, same result.

[Saffa_G]

sheesh, thats really a *** one...oh well man, you shouldn't be on the hub at work  

 

Phone your IT department and complain, hahaha imagine that.... would be funny

 

[GFishy]

Remind your IT department not to put thehub on list of banned websites at your work.

 

 

[Reg Lizard]

And you shoudn't be on the hub during work time

I ussually access before work, that's between 6 and 7 in the mornings and off course lunch times

I have quite a good relationship with our IT guys and will be phoning them later today to find out what the problem is.