It could be intentional deception or it could simply be some web
developers sloppiness, I'd be unhappy either way.
On 12/22/2010 3:41 AM, Cotty wrote:
On 21/12/10, Eric Weir, discombobulated, unleashed:
You may remember my asking for feedback on a Manfrotto Compact Ball Head
496 with RC2 Rapid Connect Plate a while back. At the time I inquired
the head was being offered at Adorama with a $50 rebate. The offer was
clear. It is still in effect.
http://www.adorama.com/BG496RC2.html?
utm_source=dealtime&utm_medium=Shopping
%20Site&utm_campaign=Other&utm_term=Other
Eric, I find lots of US sales pages confusing in the way they are laid
out, they seem designed to bamboozle the purchaser with over-information.
Step 1, I see the item for sale with an offer of 50 bucks back, no
mention of a tripod.
Step 2 I click on the 'View/Download Rebate' link, I see another small
window open confirming a 50 dollar rebate with purchase of the ballhead
only, no mention of a tripod at all.
Step 3 I click on the 'Download Rebate' link and see a whole different
ballgame with tripod purchase required.
Personally there's no way I would have purchased the ballhead without
looking through all the links first. That said, the way the rebate is
presented, only at step 3, is confusing in the least, and downright bad
business practice and deceit at most. In the UK, we have a national
Trading Standards office, and if this was a British company I would be
on the phone to them - but only after giving Adorama the chance to
honour their offer first. I would also download the relevant web pages
and links to hard drive because they may well see how confusing it is
and change things on a whim.
On the other hand, is it worth the aggravation for $50? For me, I would
simply not shop with any company displaying such bad business practices.
YMMV.
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