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Author:  M.A.D [ Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:22 am ]
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I have seen from past posts that quite a lot of people buy things via the internet, Amazon, Play.com etc.
Answer this question honestly –
Do you read the small print when you buy things on the internet?
High Street retailing giant GameStation decided to put this to the test and inserted a new clause into their terms and conditions earlier this month that granted them legal rights to the immortal souls of thousands of their online customers. Here, in darkest legalese, is how they got away with such a heinous act:
"By placing an order via this Web site on the first day of the fourth month of the year 2010 Anno Domini, you agree to grant us a non transferable option to claim, for now and for ever more, your immortal soul. Should We wish to exercise this option, you agree to surrender your immortal soul, and any claim you may have on it, within 5 (five) working days of receiving written notification from gamestation.co.uk or one of its duly authorised minions."
GameStation’s fiendish clause specified that they might serve such notice in “six foot-high letters of fire” too, but also offered customers an option to opt out, rewarding them with a £5 money-off voucher if they did so.
Alas, hardly anyone noticed the clause, let alone the bonus for spotting the gag. More to the point, the fact that it passed more or less unnoticed raises an important issue – too few people actually read the small print when they make online purchases.
According to GameStation, around 7,500 customers carelessly signed their souls away on the day. Were you one of them...?
:evil:
Author:  outasite [ Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:57 am ]
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In simple terms:

People do not read the small print. If they did then the people in line behind them would get fed up waiting and drop their purchases on the floor and then walk off, resulting in the shop losing business and being unable to pay the rent or wages and the profits would disappear so the taxman (may he burn in hell!) wouldn't get his share, and the shop workers would get laid off and not be able to get any dole or welfare as the taxman couldn't get any money from the profits of the shop and gradually the economy would go down the pan and there would be food riots and other riots in the streets of the UK and the insurance companies would go bankrupt paying out all the money for the damages thus declaring a loss and the taxman would not get his share of the loot (sorry profits) made by the insurance companies and the printers would go under as there would be no one asking for anything in small print and that's why no-one reads the small print. :mrgreen:
Author:  M.A.D [ Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:11 pm ]
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Quote:
People do not read the small print. If they did then the people in line behind them would get fed up waiting and drop their purchases on the floor and then walk off, resulting in the shop losing business and being unable to pay the rent or wages and the profits would disappear so the taxman (may he burn in hell!) wouldn't get his share, and the shop workers would get laid off and not be able to get any dole or welfare as the taxman couldn't get any money from the profits of the shop and gradually the economy would go down the pan and there would be food riots and other riots in the streets of the UK and the insurance companies would go bankrupt paying out all the money for the damages thus declaring a loss and the taxman would not get his share of the loot (sorry profits) made by the insurance companies and the printers would go under as there would be no one asking for anything in small print and that's why no-one reads the small print.


What ?

This topic was about internet shopping, not standing in a queue at the local Tesco. When was the last time anyone had to agree with the ‘term and conditions’ small print whilst buying your groceries?

PS agree about the taxman
:D
Author:  Neil [ Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:47 pm ]
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we dont buy much online , but I would think most of us dont read it ??
Author:  JandT [ Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:21 pm ]
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nope... I never read the terms and conditions.. maybe skim the first few lines (if that!)
so I would have lost my soul that day too :)
Author:  CypruswithBabies [ Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:40 pm ]
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Nope - nobody reads the small print. Because if you did, you wouldn't buy anything 'cos the small print would scare the s**t out of you :shock:
Author:  Captain Fantastic [ Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:38 am ]
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Thing is, you can put what you like in your small print, but if it's not legal then it'll be unenforceable.

Not that I'm an expert on the legalities of the immortal soul mind you, but if they want to send me a free flat screen telly I'll happily sign mine away! :D
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