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UK Retailer Mistakenly Sends PS Vitas, Threatens Legal Action To Get Them Back
New submitter Retron writes "The BBC brings news that British retailer Zavvi mistakenly sent out PlayStation Vitas to people who had preordered a game called Tearaway. The company is now threatening legal action against those who have kept theirs despite a request to return them. It's unclear whether the Distance Selling Act protects consumers who have mistakenly been sent an expensive item, and forums such as Eurogamer seem divided on the issue."
When I need mod points - I don't have them.
That's a well deserved "dumb ass" if I ever saw one.
"Lame" - Galaxar
This isn't unsolicited (and the term unsolicited has a far narrower meaning in its legal sense than in common English). This is a case of establishing a business contract with a company to pay them for a certain product and them delivering an incorrect product. You have consented to have a company send you that product--but they made an honest mistake and sent you a different one. They're not trying to force it on you--they're trying to pay you to get it back (not scam you). People make mistakes. People make mistakes. People make mistakes. Can you get that through your thick skull?