Bad news for contractors

[BigTime]

"Department store Fortnum & Mason has confirmed hundreds of its customers will not receive its world-famous hampers, some of which cost £5,000."

IT Failures Hit Xmas Food & Drink Deliveries - Yahoo!

[The Spartan]

These things happen this time of year, online shopping explodes in the run up to Christmas. A prime example is putting something in your basket when you're told it's available, only to see it's out of stock by the time you reach the checkout

[Support Monkey]

did you see that bit they put it down to "a tripling of trade in December"

A tripling of of trade for Fortnum and Mason hampers, "What Recession"

[Mr.Whippy]

did you see that bit they put it down to "a tripling of trade in December"

A tripling of of trade for Fortnum and Mason hampers, "What Recession"

And also a "new computer system"... what idiot decides to put in a new computer system just as you're coming into your busiest period of the year? genius......

[Spacecadet]

And also a "new computer system"... what idiot decides to put in a new computer system just as you're coming into your busiest period of the year? genius......

the CEO probably got a new laptop and that was easy to blame

[PAH]

A prime example is putting something in your basket when you're told it's available, only to see it's out of stock by the time you reach the checkout

Isn't that technically theft?

Besides, any system that can't temporary reserve an item while it's in your shopping trolley is beyond tulipe.

The amateurs may moan about people leaving their trolley before getting to the checkout but there's ways of checking if the client has done a runner so you can return the stock to the shelves.

Moral of the story: If a site treats you this way, shop elsewhere and send them an email to say why. They may get in some proper developers to write them a decent system that is ready well before Christmas.

[PRC1964]

Isn't that technically theft?

Besides, any system that can't temporary reserve an item while it's in your shopping trolley is beyond tulipe.

The amateurs may moan about people leaving their trolley before getting to the checkout but there's ways of checking if the client has done a runner so you can return the stock to the shelves.

Moral of the story: If a site treats you this way, shop elsewhere and send them an email to say why. They may get in some proper developers to write them a decent system that is ready well before Christmas.

Funny you should say that, I've just finished sending an email to a company explaining why I won't be buying from them again for having accepted my order and stating that the ordered item was in stock only for them them to email me two days later to say their suppliers had let them down.

[AtW]

A tripling of of trade for Fortnum and Mason hampers, "What Recession"

Their sales might just crash in January though.