Galaxy S3 - Pick n Pay FAIL !

[gnomez]

So, Pick n Pay Hyper advertised the Samsung Galaxy S3 on a promotion this weekend, R279 x 24 months, on a Vodacom Everyday off-peak 120 Contract(phone R144 x 24 + Subscription R135 x 24)...

BUT they don't have any stock !!! DAMN YOU PICK N PAY !
I went to a few branches, and apparently they never had stock of the phone !
How do you advertise something when you don't have any stock ?

[APoc184]

I have one in my hand now. Got it from PnP Centurion.

Phone their customer care line. The guy was very helpful and phoned all the branches for me and checked for stock. He then phoned me back and told Centurion to keep one for me.

[DJ...]

There are aspects of the CPA intended to prevent this sort of bait marketing. Lay a complaint with the NCC at least and put it on Hellopeter. I despise retailers using this sort of dishonesty to lure in customers...

[reactor_sa]

There are aspects of the CPA intended to prevent this sort of bait marketing. Lay a complaint with the NCC at least and put it on Hellopeter. I despise retailers using this sort of dishonesty to lure in customers...

+1, but the famous 'while stocks last' line, along with 'e&oe'.... They get away with just about everything.

[RaptorSA]

Thanks for this thread, perfect timing since I was just about to upgrade to the R369PM Contract from Vodacom tomorrow.
Sincerely hoping P&P Hyper in Northgate has stock
Here's the pamphlet deal if anyone wanted to take a look:
http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/Pi...2012071901/#10

[Grimspoon]

Checkers is the biggest culprit of this type of bait marketing. 99% of the time I have asked in store about the special and all you get is "Sorry no stock". So now I get a "rain check". As soon as they get stock the manager calls you and you go get your goods.

Don't put up with this nonsense, take them up on it.

[shubz]

A friend works at PnP Hyper, he says they only received two S3's for the promotion!

[Grimspoon]

A friend works at PnP Hyper, he says they only received two S3's for the promotion!

wow a whole 2 units?

[Mike Smit]

I called the customer care center this morning. Chick says she will call around and find a store with stock. 2 hours later she calls back saying she can't find anything in Gauteng.

What a fail.

[Grimspoon]

I called the customer care center this morning. Chick says she will call around and find a store with stock. 2 hours later she calls back saying she can't find anything in Gauteng.

What a fail.

Epic fail

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Is this a temporary promotion or is it going to carry on for a while? If it was just a weekend special or similar limited offer I would take the cpa route. This is unethical business practice. If however the promotion still continues for the next few weeks, then they can still get stock.

[Malfeasant]

Is this a temporary promotion or is it going to carry on for a while? If it was just a weekend special or similar limited offer I would take the cpa route. This is unethical business practice. If however the promotion still continues for the next few weeks, then they can still get stock.

It wasn't a weekend offer. Was for the whole of last week (23-29).

A friend works at PnP Hyper, he says they only received two S3's for the promotion!

Wow that's pathetic. If I may ask, which PnP Hyper was this? I ask because I was at Ottery yesterday hoping against all hope that they might still have stock and the guy told me that customers have been streaming in since Monday, lapping up this deal. I don't think he would've phrased it that way if they only had two units to begin with, lol. (or then again, I guess he might...)

But damn I can't believe I missed this deal. 'Twas a killer offer, and the guy at PnP I spoke to yesterday said they aren't likely to ever run this kinda special again on that phone.

[shubz]

It wasn't a weekend offer. Was for the whole of last week (23-29).



Wow that's pathetic. If I may ask, which PnP Hyper was this? I ask because I was at Ottery yesterday hoping against all hope that they might still have stock and the guy told me that customers have been streaming in since Monday, lapping up this deal. I don't think he would've phrased it that way if they only had two units to begin with, lol. (or then again, I guess he might...)

But damn I can't believe I missed this deal. 'Twas a killer offer, and the guy at PnP I spoke to yesterday said they aren't likely to ever run this kinda special again on that phone.

Lol it was at Ottery Hyper - epic fail I say.

[Malfeasant]

Lol it was at Ottery Hyper - epic fail I say.

Wow, fail indeed. Wish I'd heard of the damn deal sooner. Too bad we don't get the pamphlet over here.

[gnomez]

Yup, it was a good deal and a good 'publicity stunt' from PnP
I went to 3 branches, same story... no stock. Also called customer service, who phoned some branches and could also not find any store with stock.

I think the universe is trying to tell me not to get a S3