NMA reports:
Hamley's, the toy retailer, has fallen victim to the current etail craze of e-vouchers after a loophole let consumers gain as much as 60% off its online stock over the last weekend.The vouchers were not intended to allow a discount of that amount, but if used with offers on the site then almost two-thirds of the price could be shaved off.The error was rectified within 24 hours, and all products bought will be honoured, according to Hamley's, but the company is unsure how badly its stock levels have been affected.
Hamley's, the toy retailer, has fallen victim to the current etail craze of e-vouchers after a loophole let consumers gain as much as 60% off its online stock over the last weekend.
The vouchers were not intended to allow a discount of that amount, but if used with offers on the site then almost two-thirds of the price could be shaved off.
The error was rectified within 24 hours, and all products bought will be honoured, according to Hamley's, but the company is unsure how badly its stock levels have been affected.
According to The Guardian, more than half of Hamleys' top selling toy and doll ranges are now out of stock, while one very happy customer snapped up a £13,000 full-size snooker table for just £5,000. Idiots.
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