Damn, I missed it!

[Leah]

Walmart apparently had a big glitch in their pricing this morning. All my deal sites were going nuts posting that they just bought a ride-on hot wheels car that was supposed to be $200-they got it for $22. Eliptical machines going for $300 were $33, PS3 games (normally $59.99) going for $18, these monitors were crazy low. I hope they honor the prices and those people get the deals. Just wish I had gotten in on it!

http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2013/11/06/wal-mart-error-prices-computer-monitors-at-steep-discount/

[Big A]

They won't honor it, I'm sure that they got the typical language that most websites do, stating that pricing is subject to change without notice.

I seem to remember something similar happening on the Best Buy site with a TV, and nobody got the glitch pricing.

[01vnms4v]

^^^^ what he said

[Ruffdaddy]

Controversial question alert!

Does taking advantage of glitches on these websites fall Into the same category as blasting your welfare card because the system broke? I know it's not nearly as severe...but they're both exploitations of a known error.

[DON SVO]

Controversial question alert!

Does taking advantage of glitches on these websites fall Into the same category as blasting your welfare card because the system broke? I know it's not nearly as severe...but they're both exploitations of a known error.

Maybe they're just being really generous for the holidays...?

[Ruffdaddy]

It states a big glitch in the system...

[Big A]

Controversial question alert!

Does taking advantage of glitches on these websites fall Into the same category as blasting your welfare card because the system broke? I know it's not nearly as severe...but they're both exploitations of a known error.

That's not controversial IMO, yes, it's one in the same thing. Those that are doing it though, will have a rash of justifications for it.

[DON SVO]

It states a big glitch in the system...

A generous glitch.

[DamonH]

That's not controversial IMO, yes, it's one in the same thing. Those that are doing it though, will have a rash of justifications for it.

Agreed. Pretty embarrassing. Too many people seem to think it's ok for them, but not others.

[Mach1]

Leah, you fail at being the Deal Queen! Step down from your throne!!!

[talisman]

Causing an online frenzy among shoppers, an apparent glitch on Walmart's website early this morning led to $8.85 listings for items, including computer monitors and projectors normally worth hundreds of dollars.

The country's largest retailer was selling a 24-inch high definition Viewsonic computer monitor, an InFocus IN2124 Projector digital projectors and other products, many for $8.85. The projector is listed for $578.89 on Walmart.com and $579.99 on Newegg.com.

As customers shared about the deals on social media sites like Instagram, wondering if the site was hacked, products sold out online in just hours.
A spokesman for Walmart said the company is still scanning the millions of items on its site to see if there are still any technical errors causing price discrepancies.

Walmart assured the media that the site was not hacked.

"We experienced a technical error that caused some items to show incorrect pricing," Walmart said in a statement. "We are working quickly to correct the error and during this time, there may be intermittent site availability. We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers."

Ravi Jariwala, a spokesman for Walmart, said: "I want to make very clear this is not a hack. This is an internal technical error."

When asked if the company will honor items sold to customers at the mistakenly low prices, Jariwala said the company is "still working through those details."

Just two weeks ago, Walmart stores in Louisiana experienced another frenzied shopping day, but that time with live customers. An error in the food stamps EBT system caused account limits to temporarily disappear, leading customers to load up shopping carts with hundreds of dollars worth of items.

[Craizie]

This is no different than stealing.

[whitetrash]

Kroger had a glitch last week making 12pk cokes a penny

[JC316]

This is no different than stealing.

Yeah it is. Look, if a cashier gives me back too much change, or forgets to scan something, I will point it out every single time, but if the computer makes an error, that is fair game.

[Craizie]

Yeah it is. Look, if a cashier gives me back too much change, or forgets to scan something, I will point it out every single time, but if the computer makes an error, that is fair game.

If you buy something KNOWING it's an error, I equate that to stealing.