Can a Website Advertise Items as In Stock When They are Not?

You know how to resolve your problem instead of ordering from the store go straight to the website that they used to order from that will really take the store out of the system altogether you're going straight to the warehouse where they order from because most of the stores now put where they order it from and they give me the website to go to so just go to the website and order from them and eliminate the store let's see how long the stores will stay open then if we ordered straight from the website instead of the store

I ordered a laser machine online paid the money which was £284 .got receipt for the money but no date when I might it so I gav it a few days phoned the company he said it wasn't in stock and offered me a different inferior machine.which i said i was not interested in.then he said he might be able to get it mid February which is more than the 7 to 10 days he said for postage so i asked for a refund then heard nothing.i went on paypal to get a refund he wants to only send me £84cause of buyer error is that legal ?

I purchased two matching lamps online in a sale. Payment was taken then two days later recived an email to say they only had one in the warehouse but I could go to their store 40 miles away to get the other one . I asked if they could get the store to send it to me they said no . I asked if the store could send it to them for them to send to me and they have said no . Help

I made a order at jcpenny and after a few days they canceled a item saying they no longer had in their warehouse.Every day after that I've checked the item on their site and after 2 weeks they are still taking orders for the item they don't have.Because I made another order and of course it was canceled because not in stock. The item is still listed as available and they are still taking orders for this item. After the original order was canceled I contacted them and ask why the item was still being sold if they no longer had the item. They told me the site would update in a day or 2 to show unavailable.Well as I said it's still listed as available and orders being taken for the item. It's a popular item also. I contacted them a few more times and they continue to say the site will update in a day or 2 to show the item is unavailable.Well like I said it's been 2 weeks and it's still showing available. But this is not the only time this has happened.Jcpenny does this on a regular basis.Take orders for weeks for things they don't actually have in stock any more. As this is a very popular item that's listed for sale I can only imagine how much money they have taken in,put a hold on for credit cards that want be released for a week or longer. I guess this makes their sales look better on the books and then looks like after a week or so when they have to return,release the money because they didn't have the item it will look like it's the customers fault for returning. Because that's what it will show as a refund for return. If this isn't considered blatant fraud I don't know what is. Because right now after reordering the item yet again a couple of days ago I've yet to get anything about the order being canceled but I know it's coming. Just like the other times it took 3-4 days before getting a cancelation email and then a few more for a return refund to show up on my credit card,account. How do these companies continue getting away with this type of fraud is what I'd like to know. Each time they ask if I would like a similar item as a replacement.

I was seriously assaulted, meaning my Nursing career ended and I am now on benefits. It takes me hours to put together an order, because of brain issues and I have to plan meals meticulously. Morrisons, via Amazon do organic bread I can't eat the toxins sprayed on ordinary bread. Last night I did an order for four loaves, basing my meals around them. They were in stock. I was charged for them. Non were delivered, my money was taken for them and three other items. I now have no money, no plausible meals of any substance and I am told that I will not have the money to buy anything else for 3-5 working days. I am sure it can be returned as quickly as it is taken. I feel tricked, manipulated, bewildered, robbed and very hungry. This is very dangerous for my health condition I won't be ordering anything from Morrisons on Amazon again. Let's hope it is a conscious choice, not a more serious reason.

I am getting really fed up with this practice. Numerous times recently I have ordered goods and waited patiently for them to arrive, only to find out (when I contact THEM) that the item is on back order/coming from Germany/waiting on a delivery or whatever. I try wherever possible to use small independent retailers so I usually given them a few extra days before chasing, which then adds further to the delay in getting the goods, which is particularly annoying if it's fairly urgent. What really annoys me is that it isn't until I have contacted them to chase the order that I find out I might have to wait weeks for my item. This is terrible customer service. Can you imagine going into a bricks and mortar retailer and being asked to part with money for something, and then be told you have to wait for an unspecified amount of time for it to arrive?

The Law hasn't moved with the times. There should be a clause in the law making it compulsory to inform the purchaser of the status of their purchase at the point of sale. I understand the logistics of the problem but when a person or machine goes to pick an item and it's not there, the purchaser should be informed and either a refund or for the item to be placed a "back order" for the customer with an estimated date of supply to the outlet. We have all seen the comedic sketch when the shop assistant is asked for an item that is on the shelf behind them but when they go to the computer says to the customer he can't purchase it because the computer said it wasn't in stock.

In my opinion this goes beyond frustrating and I really think it is about time it was clamped down upon and legislation put in place to force sellers to be a whole lot tighter on maintaining their web site's shop facilities.The reason I am on here today is because I have just had an example of a shop showing an item as being in stock, one which is in short supply at the moment, which I needed to complete a project and which, of course, turned out not to be.I have, however, had numerous examples of sellers advertising items as 'in stock' on ebay and Amazon market place and when you place your order, it turns out that THEIR supplier is out of stock - I was absolutely livid when all I got once was an email from Amazon to say I had been given a refund, no reason why, and had to waste a couple of hours chasing them up for an explanation.I firmly believe that this should not be allowed and that both sites should be forced to ban sellers who do not have the goods actually in their possession to sell.The one thing I would say is that there are tools for fighting back; feedback and reviews.ebay and Amazon both seek feedback on every transaction and it is noticeable that the ebay feedback now gives a much larger field in which to describe the reason for your scores, good or bad.Likewise, most retailers of any size will be on Google, Trustpilot or both so if you have a story to tell, give them one star and full chapter and verse.One day, maybe............

In my opinion this goes beyond frustrating and I really think it is about time it was clamped down upon and legislation put in place to force sellers to be a whole lot tighter on maintaining their web site's shop facilities.The reason I am on here today is because I have just had an example of a shop showing an item as being in stock, one which is in short supply at the moment, which I needed to complete a project and which, of course, turned out not to be.I have, however, had numerous examples of sellers advertising items as 'in stock' on ebay and Amazon market place and when you place your order, it turns out that THEIR supplier is out of stock - I was absolutely livid when all I got once was an email from Amazon to say I had been given a refund, no reason why, and had to waste a couple of hours chasing them up for an explanation.I firmly believe that this should not be allowed and that both sites should be forced to ban sellers who do not have the goods actually in their possession to sell.The one thing I would say is that there are tools for fighting back; feedback and reviews.ebay and Amazon both seek feedback on every transaction and it is noticeable that the ebay feedback now gives a much larger field in which to describe the reason for your scores, good or bad.Likewise, most retailers of any size will be on Google, Trustpilot or both so if you have a story to tell, give them one star and full chapter and verse.One day, maybe............

I've ordered a horse bridle Jan 18th 2021. A week later after not receiving a dispatch email I emailed the seller asking where it was, I was told "it's on order and I will receive an email when dispatched. It's been over 4 weeks since then so I emailed again last week asking if there was an update on where the bridle was (as I know the company that makes them delivers within a week or 2) the 2nd email has been ignored but luckily I paid with PayPal so if it isn't here by March 20th (8 weeks which is maximum time for on order items) I will take it up with PayPal and get a refund.

Hello I have recently ordereda Radley bag from the website,I did get order confirmation money was taken off from my bank account, week after I knew omethinf was wrong so I have decided to e-mail them , they responded after a week saying item was out of stock saying that they haven sent me an e-mail which is completely untrue cause si have checked every folder 10 times. The problem is a company didn’t put in their website that this item is out of stock, when I am trying to contact them they ignore me . Is t legal for them to not inform a client that the item is out of stock and just take the money.

Hi, Is it ok for the retailer to keep cancelling your order when it clearly shows as in stock on the site and app on both sides of app (clearance and non clearance) and they say that it’s no longer available as a clearance product price but if you bought it through the other side of the site it would be fine? And they just say to me that they are working on updating their site. I wanted the product at the price I ordered it at (twice)! This is not the first time on this site that they’ve cancelled my order.

I would appreciate some advice. My wife bought me a dressing gown (£89) from online "Joules". Item shown as in stock despite it coming from one of their "Friends" Full payment taken. Two days later order cancelled due to no stock. Problem is that in the first place they state " if they have taken payment" looking online at the hundreds possibly thousands of complaints, they always take payment and "if we do we will refund ASAP" with no time span given, is all they offer. Its been weeks now and there are online complaints that it can take months. The invariable response is to for them to tell customers via Facebook, Trustpilot etc to contact Customer Services which is in fact refusing to take calls or to email which simply generates an auto response that they will reply within 72 hours. If they do reply its simply another auto email. Looking at the number of complaints about this it appears this is a deliberate policy designed to hold on to the customers money for as long as possible. Now I assume I can get my money back via the credit card company so that's not the issue, but surely there must be somebody that can take action against these people. Do they not have to have a credit license or some such in the UK that can be opposed for renewal?Does the Financial Ombudsman have any power? As you say in the article this feels like fraud. We are lucky in that having this money tied up is annoying but not the end, but many must need it back simply to spend it again on the gifts they want to give and cannot. All because of what seems a cynical policy that I believe is tantamount to theft. You are right in that its not always the retailers fault but Joules actually gave an interview stating that it was unable to get supplies and this was its biggest problem, but knowing this they continue to take payments regardless. Thanks

I asked for a lemon tablecloth from a well known catalogue, which was out of stock. I was sent a refund saying I could spend my rebate cheque on any order from the catalogue sent over £40. The cheque was dated 24/08/20 and it was valid until 29/9/20. i have no wish to buy anything fromthis company again.

I ordered trainers from well known JD Sports, received daily text to say order was being processed through warehouse and would be with me shortly' After 10 days got email saying items were out of stock and refund would be issued, yet they are still advertising them on website. They are using them as 'click-bait' to get you to buy other items

I ordered a laptop from a company that said it was in stock. After that I got an email saying it would be delayed a week (a month later) Then another email saying it was delayed another week but their website is still showing it in stock. Surely this is not legal to show in stock when my order has not been filled in nearly 7 weeks. I spoke with the company today who ignored my concerns and would refund my money if I wasn't prepared to wait but they still could not confirm when they would fulfil my order.

I purchase item from aheadad I paid for item it was. Paddling pool prices over £145.00 reduced to £12-47 so I ordered it and paid in full next thing got messaged saying that it was a pump for a paddling pool not a paddling pool contacted company they then stated that they have modified the item in question my granddaughter was so upset about this as she gave us her last bit of pocket money to purchase this.. I contacted company all they’ve said is refund Be givenplus have good day bye Keep happy.. I’m fuming with this company they are in the wrong here DONT EVER USE THESE ON AMAZON

Bought an ex display cooker from a marketplace site. After 2 delivery persons never showed up and one month later after being given all sorts of excuses was told I would get refund. After 4 days and no refund started to think how easy it would be to set up a fictitious company selling these goods and keeping money to buy and sell drugs maybe, then after making a profit from drugs refunding my money. Using other people’s money to fund your illegal business and it’s very hard to prove.

I ordered a product online from a Dutch Company. The company have on several ocassion revised the delivery date. Even today I note that they are taking orders online with a suggested delivery date in July 2020. This is wrong as at the same time they are advising backers who backed their project through Crowdfunding that the product will not be available in July 2020. They have consistently set dates for delivery over the past year and have failed to deliver. They state that they are delivering product but aren't, so they are being deceitful. Is this legal to consistently set delivery dates that they know they can't deliver to. To me it would seem they are funding the business through new sales. Is this a ponzi scheme.

I ordered an item online for click and collect in 24-48hrs from a well known bike shop. It says in stock. Even today on their websiteit says in stock and available for next day delivery. I paid, got a confirmation email and told to wait for a email. That was 2 weeks ago not heard anything since. Is this legal to continue to advertise items for sale online and take your money but not contact you?

Hi ... i have purchased a chair which was displayed online as being in Stock; the chair was 'supposedly' collected by the courier but the trail went cold; I call the seller 'Wayfair' and asked what the delay was as it was next day delivery but this was now day 5. I was then emailed to say that the cahir was lost in transit amd they to 'Special Order ' a replacement from Poland which would be delivered by 10th June leaving the factory on the 25th May.I requested to cancel the order as the chair was needed quickly, however Wayfairs policy is not to issue refunds as the chair is a 'Special Order'. I bought the chair under the impression it was in stock and would be delivered- it got as far as the courier but now my money is locked down by Wayfair and they are refusing to refund the money. I was not given a choice to accept the timescales.... do I jave any right to demand a refund?

Hello. Is it legal for a website to list a bunch of Items in stock and then when you order only send the ones they actually have? Now I have to order the missing items another place and thereby pay shipping fees again from another supplier. Is there anything I can do? Thanks.

If a website is doing this deliberately on a regular basis are they breaking the law? I purchased a bike from a website who then emailed me to tell me they didn't have that model, but offered me a newer one for more money. After some investigation, I've discovered that almost every single person who buys from their website has the same issue. I have good reason to believe they are running a scam and that they don't even have stock of the bikes they're advertising to begin with. I don't want a refund, and I don't want the more expensive bike I've been offered. I want the product I paid for, at the price I paid for it. Where do I stand legally?

Hi there,i ordered a set of car floor mats from an online company which said they were in stock, on 16th October,they took payment next morning, 17th, then 2 days later they email me saying sorry they are not in stock and did i want other ones, i said no, so i just ask them to cancel the order, and give me a refund, which they agreedto,its now 24th and i still haven't had a refund, how long should i leave it and what do i do next.

I orderedabike advertised as adult put arrivedas toycan I complane as wrong advertising

I've bought some boots from a company selling them as seconds or ex display. They have arrived and I have two left boots. Now the company is out of stock on those items , do they have to honor the purchase and send me the correct item even if they are full price ?

I ordered an item from a company that claimed in big letters "guaranteed in stock" and order before 2pm and receive tomorrow. that evening I get an email, "sorry its not instock and we don't know when it will be" surely this is false advertising and in breach of some code of practice. very frustrating

You can still buy the item the is apparently sold out that I told them about

I have bought from a website 9 items on April 9th 2019 I have texted and complained about various things to the company in problem the I have encountered. Such as ordering and item and it being out of stock and having to change my complete order. Now this has happened to me again it is April 14 2019 I still have no tracking detail on my order so I contacted the company because they said by the 13th I'd have my tracking detail. So I contact them to find out they let me buy a sold out item that wont be back in stock till the 19 I have to be in malaga on the 27 for modeling and I told them this last time when it has happened.

Hi, I ordered a couple of fishing rods online on the 22nd March, paid in full and got the email saying the rods had been dispatched with an estimated delivery date of the 26th March.On the 28th March the rods still had not arrived so I emailed the supplier with regards.The supplier emailed me back stating that the rods had been delivered on the 25th March and that I should check with my neighbours, which I did not do as the building they are being delivered to is open 24/7.So I emailed them back asking for a signature and time as all deliveries are on CCTV.No response from the supplier.So I called them and explained the situation.The woman said she would call the courier company as they HAD NOT received a proof of delivery.She phoned me back stating that the courier company 'Tuffnells' had 'lost the package' and that she would send the rods out today (28th March).I have emailed the supplier again today (31st March) as I have had no confirmation or email regarding an estimated delivery date.So I looked online at another site and the cost of the rods has almost doubled since my original order date and now I am thinking they are going to try and fob me off with 'we are out of stock' or the 'package has gone missing' again and just offer me a refund of my money.Which would be fine but I have also paid out for two rod bags for the rods which I have already received.