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I amn sure we have all seen it, the knife for £6000 on Amazon or suchlike and we all know how these ridiculous prices are there to hold the place for the seller until they have new stock, but what about seemingly silly priced stuff that people just might buy. Now don't ask what I was doing here, but I came across this little gem:
It seems, on the face of it, ridiculous to be charging £12.60 for a battery that we all know is available from good manufacturers for a fraction of the price. So usually we move on, quietly tutting away as to how some people are just bandits, but is that the end of it. Well I disco vered that this was just the beginning, if you put this battery in the cart and then try to checkout it will cost you nigh on £100!! This sumn is made up as follows:
Sub-Total: £12.60
Low Order Fee: £50.00
Domestic (Shipping to XXX XX): £20.00
Current UK Vat Rate: £16.52
Total: £99.12
NOTICE: A low order fee has been added, purchase another £187.40 to remove the fee.
Clucking Bell, where does it end?
And this was a "special offer" Gordon Bennet.
SPECIAL OFFER Waters Battery, Lithium - WAT080443 (HAZ-MAT) - £12.60 : UVISON.com
UVISON.com SPECIAL OFFER Waters Battery, Lithium - WAT080443 (HAZ-MAT) - SPECIAL OFFER! Waters Battery, Lithium Product Number: WAT080443 Hazaradous Material: This product contains hazardous material which requires special freight handling. Additional charges may apply. The 3V lithium battery is...
uvison.com
It seems, on the face of it, ridiculous to be charging £12.60 for a battery that we all know is available from good manufacturers for a fraction of the price. So usually we move on, quietly tutting away as to how some people are just bandits, but is that the end of it. Well I disco vered that this was just the beginning, if you put this battery in the cart and then try to checkout it will cost you nigh on £100!! This sumn is made up as follows:
Sub-Total: £12.60
Low Order Fee: £50.00
Domestic (Shipping to XXX XX): £20.00
Current UK Vat Rate: £16.52
Total: £99.12
NOTICE: A low order fee has been added, purchase another £187.40 to remove the fee.
Clucking Bell, where does it end?
And this was a "special offer" Gordon Bennet.
